Operation Manual

72 Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios
Note: To conform with regulations of the Basel Agreement for radiotelephone service on
inland waterways, DSC functions are disabled when ATIS is active. Please see “ATIS Func-
tion“ on page 65.
Making DSC Menu and Programming Selections
There are three ways to make DSC menu and character selections in your radio:
1. Most examples in this chapter describe making selections using the
CH/OK
knob and soft keys on the transceiver.
2. However, you can also press the microphone up/down keys to make your
selections and then press the microphone
HI/LO key to accept.
DSC Call
Type Description
DISTRESS Sends out your MMSI number and nature of your Distress along with
the position and time information from the input NMEA data. This dig-
ital information lets other ships and shore stations equipped with
appropriate DSC equipment know where you are and that you are in a
Distress situation. Distress Calls are made using the DISTRESS key.
INDIVIDUAL Makes a ROUTINE DSC call to a specific station identified by its MMSI
number.
GROUP Sends transmissions that are only received by radios sharing a com-
mon Group MMSI number. Up to 5 Group MMSI numbers can be
stored and called.
ALL SHIPS Sends out a message to all stations within range that you have impor-
tant information but the situation is not serious enough for a Distress
Call. There are two types of All Ships Calls: SAFETY for advisory alerts
and URGENCY for assistance when life is not in immediate danger.
POSITION
REQUEST
This option enables you to request GPS position information from any
vessel for which an MMSI number is known. You can specify the target
vessel either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manu-
ally entering its MMSI number. You can also be requested to send out
your position to someone else.
RECEIVED
CALLS
Three separate logs listing all received DSC Call types by number and
time of call. Entries are separated into the following: Distress Log, Call
Log for all other types of DSC Calls, and Position Log.
NOTE: You can place a call directly from a log to the station that is cur-
rently displayed. You can also add the displayed station to the DSC
Phonebook.