Installation manual

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(normally channel 6) to allow verbal communication.
Transmitting a Call to a Coast (Shore) Station
When calling a Coast Station (ie a fixed installation whose MMSI number begins
’00….’), it is that station which selects the channel number for communication. As a
consequence, it is necessary to wait for the acknowledgement as this contains the
calling channel number.
To Transmit a Call to a Coast Station:
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.
If you know the MMSI of the Coast Station
press Select to display the
Called stn MMSI entry screen.
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If you want to make a Station Name Call to the Coast Station, follow the procedure outlined in 'Transmitting an Individual
DSC Call Using Called Station Name' page 17, steps 4-5, and select a station name associated with a coast station MMSI,
then proceed to complete steps 6-8 in this section 'Transmitting an Individual DSC Call to a Coast (Shore) Station Name', on
page 17.
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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 MMSI 
Select Back
Calling a Coast Station produces a prompt Insert position Yes; to select
‘
No’, use the scroll keys. (This replaces the working channel selection, which
is not used in the outgoing call; however, it is often useful for the Coast
Station to know the position of the calling vessel.)