Installation manual

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Transmitting an Individual DSC Call Using Called Station Name
To Transmit an Individual Call Using Station
Name:
1. Press Menu action key to display top level
menu selection; (Send DSC messages).
2. Press Select action key to display the
Send DSC Messages menu.
3. The first (default) option displayed in the
Send DSC Messages menu is
Individual or group.
This call is to an individual station so press
Select to display the
Individual or group menu.
4. The first option displayed in the
Individual or group menu is
Called stn MMSI.
Use the Scroll keys to change the option to
Called stn Name then press Select.
5. The display shows Called stn Name and
a station name. The example here is
SeaMist. Use the Scroll keys to move through
the directory and change the station name.
The numeric keys also have an alternate
function, allowing characters to be entered. Using this feature it is possible to enter
the initial character for the station name, which causes the F1 radio to search for
that name. If the F1 finds the name it will display the station name and MMSI ready
for a DSC transmission. If not it will attempt to display the closest alphabetically
matched name from the directory. For more details on this feature see the ‘Directory
: Adding a Directory Entry’ section of this manual.
When the desired station name is displayed press Select.
6. Now the radio prompts for a working
channel
number to include in the DSC message. If the
current channel is OK press Send, otherwise
use the scroll keys or numeric keys to
change the channel, then press Send.
The message is now transmitted and the radio
display shows Wait for Acknowledge. The
radio will remain in this state waiting for acknowledge for 5 minutes or until Reset is
pressed.
If acknowledgement is received the radio switches to the specified working channel
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Menu
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Pos
Send DSC Messages 
Select Exit
Send DSC Messages
Individual or group 
Select Back
Individual or group
Called stn Name 
Select Back
Called stn Name
Name:
SeaMist
Select Back
Individual Call
Call stn: SeaMist
Working Channel:
6
Send Back
Individual Call
Call stn: SeaMist
Wait for Acknowledge
Reset Back