Operation Manual

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DSC OPERATION
New2001
New2001
After transmitting the call, the transceiver waits for an ac- t
knowledgment call.
 •The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5
minutes, until an acknowledgement is received (‘Call repeat’
mode), or DSC cancel call is made. (p. 28)
 •Push[RESEND]tomanuallytransmittheDistress repeat call.
 •Push [Ω]/[≈] then push [INFO] to display the transmitted Dis-
tress call information.
 •Push[Ω]/[≈] then push [PAUSE] to pause the ‘Call repeat’ mode,
push [RESUME] to resume it.
After receiving an acknowledgment call, push [ALARM y
OFF] then reply using the microphone.
A distress alert contains: ➥
 •Natureofdistress :Selectedinstepw.
 •Positioninformation:The latest GPS or manual input position
is held for 23.5 hours, or until the power is
turned OFF.
When no GPS data is received or invalid data is received,
and both position and time have been manually pro-
grammed, the screen as shown below appears. Edit your
latitude and longitude position and UTC time as follows:
Push [CHG], then edit your latitude and longitude posi- ➥
tion and UTC time.
 •Selectadesirednumberusing[Ω]/[≈].
 •Push[ENTER]tosetit.
 •Tomovethecursor,selecteitherarrow,“←” or “→,” then push
[ENTER].
 •SelectN(Northlatitude)orS(Southlatitude)whenthecursor
is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position.
 •SelectW(Westlongitude)orE(Eastlongitude)whenthecur-
sor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.