Operation Manual

8-14 View user MMSI and GPS information
The radio’s MMSI can be viewed as well as the current position.
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99°99.999’X
999°99.000’Y
DSC CALL
LL REQUEST▲
TRACK BUDDY
DSC TEST
►MMSI/GPS
8-15 Receiving DSC calls
Several types of DSC calls can be received from vessels within range at various priority levels:
• DISTRESS See Section 8.
• ALL SHIPS Urgency or Safety priority (see Section 7-16)
• INDIVIDUAL Urgency, Safety, or Routine priority (see Section 7-17)
• GROUP Routine priority only (see Section 7-18)
• GEOGRAPHIC Routine priority only see Section 7-19)
• POLLED POSITION Routine or Safety priority (see Section 7-20)
In addition to the audible alert, the telephone icon will flash on the screen.
This is to remind you that a call is stored in the CALL LOG. Polled position call data is NOT
stored.
8-16 Receiving an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
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AUTO SWITCH
▼ 00:01
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
123456789
AUTO SW OFF
▼ 00:01
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
123456789
CHANGE TO
▼ 00:11
1. When you receive notification of an ALL SHIPS call, press SILENC softkey (AIS/IC key) to
silence the alert. The priority level and the user MMSI are displayed on the screen. If the
radio recognises the user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy name is shown in
place of the user MMSI.
2. Press ACCEPT softkey (AIS/IC key) to switch to the designated channel immediately,
Press +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information about the call, or
press EXIT to return the current DSC receive process.
3. If the display shows "AUTO SWITCH", the radio will automatically switch to the
designated channel after 10s if no user intervention. For "AUTO SW OFF", a manual
change is required - for "AUTO SWITCH" options , see section 7-18.
4. Press PTT to initiate voice contact on current display channel.
The call data is stored in your Call Log (see Section 7-8).
8-17 Receiving an individual call (INDIV)
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE FROM
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AUTO SWITCH
▼ 00:01
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE FROM
123456789
AUTO SW OFF
▼ 00:01
1. When you receive notification of an INDIV call, press SILENC softkey (AIS/IC key) to
silence the alert. INDIV calls are almost always routine priority. If the radio recognises the
user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy’s name is displayed in place of the user
MMSI.
2. Press +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information about the call, or
press EXIT to return the current DSC receive process.
3. You have the following options to respond the call:
• ABLE softkey (WX/NAV key) respond to the call with requested channel
• NEW-CH softkey (AIS/IC key) respond to the call with but request a different channel
• UNABLE softkey (GO/MOB key) respond to the call with unable to use the requested
channel ( Note: this option is not available with ROUTINE calls)
4. If the display shows "AUTO SWITCH", the radio will automatically respond to the call
after 10s if no user intervention. For "AUTO SW OFF", a manual responce is required - for
"INDIV REPLY" options , see section 5-5.
5. The caller should respond to your acknowledgement by making voice contact
designated channel. If this does not happen, you can press PTT to initiate voice contact
instead.
The call data is stored in your Call Log (see Section 7-8).
8-18 Receiving a group call (GROUP)
GP: SAM
CALL FROM
123456789
AUTO SWITCH
▼ 00:01
GP: SAM
CALL FROM
123456789
AUTO SW OFF
▼ 00:01
GP: SAM
CALL FROM
012345678
CHANGE TO
▼ 00:11
1. When you receive notification of a GROUP call, press SILENC softkey (AIS/IC key) to
silence the alert. Press +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information
about the call.
The priority level is always routine, and the group is identified on the screen. The group
will be one of the 20 groups of frequently called people that you set up earlier (see
Section 5-2).
2. Press ACCEPT softkey (AIS/IC key) to switch to the designated channel immediately, or
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