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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6-4 Acknowledgement of an Distress Relay Individual (INDIV DISTR)
US models ONLY
When an incoming Individual Distress Relay call is received, the alarm sounds and INDIV DISTR
RELAY is displayed.
1. Push +/- or 3CH or SCAN or H/L button or rotate the CH knob to stop the alarm
2. Push +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information about the call
3. Press ENT to ACK the call.
4. Or press EXIT to return to standby.
The call data is stored in the Call Log (see Section 5-2-7).
900000000
FLOODING
55'29.975’N
▲▼ 00:02
RELAY
900000000
FLOODING
▲▼ 00:01
INDIV DISTR
RELAY
▼ 00:00
FLOODING
55’29.975’N
012’18.559’E
▲▼ 00:03
02:43UTC
AUTO SWITCH
CH16 IN 10S
▲▼ 00:06
012’18.559’E
02:43UTC
AUTO SWITCH
▲▼ 00:05
55’29.975’N
012’18.559’E
02:43UTC
▲▼ 00:04
AUTO SWITCH
CH16 IN 10S
KEY–>SILENCE
▲▼ 00:07
KEY–>SILENCE
EXIT–> ESC
ENT–> ACK
▲ 00:09
CH16 IN 10S
KEY–>SILENCE
EXIT–> ESC
▲▼ 00:08
Note: These additional
information screens are
available by rotating
the CH knob.
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