User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General Information
- Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- 4-2 Enter or View Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-4 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 4-5 ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality
- 4-6 DSC functionality options (DSC FUNC)
- 4-7 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-8 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 4-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 4-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-2-2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV)
- 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST CALL)
- 5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-2-7 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5-2-8 Call using the Distress Log (DISTR LOG)
- 5-2-9 Call using the Sent Call Log (SENT CALL)
- 5-2-10 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-2-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 5-3 Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- Section 6 - Distress Calls
- Section 7 - Installation
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix E - MMSI, FCC and License Information
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5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST CALL)
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SEND?
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
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DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
►LAST CALL
GROUP ▼
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SET CHANNEL
This facility is useful and used frequently.
1. Press CALL to enter DSC mode. LAST CALL is automatically selected. Press ENT to display
the contact details of the most recent incoming call.
2. Press ENT to recall the caller. Select the working channel and press ENT. (Note: Duplex
channels cannot usually be called and are automatically eliminated from the suggested
call list. If the call is to a Coast Station (MMSI begins with 00), the radio will recognize this
and specify the correct channel to talk on.)
3. The radio summarizes the call details and asks for confirmation to send the call (SEND?).
Press ENT to send the call, and continue as explained in Section 5-2-1.
5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP)
RD GROUP
055554444
ROUTINE
►SET CHANNEL
SELECT GROUP
►RD GROUP
GROUP #2
GROUP#3
DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
LAST CALL
►GROUP ▼
RD GROUP
055554444
ROUTINE
►SEND?
1. Press CALL to enter DSC mode, then select GROUP. The radio displays the names of your
groups you setup in section 4-3.
2. Select the group that you want to call (the Group MMSI must be set before making the
call). Then set the channel and continue as explained in Section 5-2-1.
5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
ALL SHIPS
URGENCY
►SET CHANNEL
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
►URGENCY
DSC CALL
LAST CALL ▲
GROUP
►ALL SHIPS ▼
ALL SHIPS
URGENCY
►SEND?
1. Press CALL to enter DSC mode, then select ALL SHIPS.
2. Select one of the following call priorities:
SAFETY
to send safety information to all other vessels in range
URGENCY for use when a serious situation or problem arises that could lead to a
distress situation
3. Set the working channel.
Draft - Final approval