Instruction Manual

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Transmitting Distress Calls 3
The NCT-196N enables an operator to create and edit messages for transmission.
Procedure
1. Confirm that the "DSC watching" screen is displayed.
2. Press .
The "MENU #1-EDIT&CALL" screen is displayed.
3. Press and then to select “3. Distress call”.
The "Distress Call" screen is displayed as follows. Then setup these items except for “Address”
and “End of sequence” properly.
4. Open the cover on the left and press for 3.5 seconds at least.
5. The following screen is displayed and the distress transmission is started.
If a printer is connected, it prints out the distress message.
The distress message is transmitted for 5 times successively.
• If break the distress transmission, press .
DSC watching 06.Sep.2001(Thu) 01:26
12
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34’N123
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45’E SPEED:12.4KT at 01:26
Self-ID = XXXXXXXXX [UTC]
MENU
MENU #1-EDIT&CALL Select no.
1.Individual call
2.Acknowledgement call
3.Distress call
4.Distress relay call
5.Auto/semi-auto call
6.All ships call
Use and to scroll the screen.
7.Group call
8.Area call
9.Position request
10.Polling call
11.Test call
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3
ENT
DISTRESS CALL Transmissible
Address : XXXXXXXXX
Nature : UNDESIGNATED DIST
Dist-position : 31
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00’N 135
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00’E
Dist-UTC : 01:26
Dist-telecomm : J3E TEL Use and to
End of sequence: EOS scroll the screen.
Call TX/RX freq: 2,187.5/ 2,187.5 kHz
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DISTRESS CALL Transmitting
TX frequency : 2,187.5 kHz
TX date&time :06.Sep.2001(Thu) 01:26
1/5
DISTRESS
Note
STOP