Operation Manual

76 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. See “ATIS Function“ on
page 65.
Transmitting
After the Distress transmission, the radio is automatically set to channel 16 at
high power to listen for and respond to voice replies from Search and Rescue
authorities or other vessels that may have received your Distress Call.
To mute the alarm:
Press CLEAR.
To manually cancel the automatic Distress resend:
Press CLEAR a second time.
The Distress Call is resent randomly every 3.5 – 4.5 minutes until an
acknowledgement is received or the call is manually cancelled.
Receiving Acknowledgement
After the call is sent, the radio waits for acknowledgement. The display stops
flashing and the alarm sounds continuously until muted or an ACK is received.
Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error
If the countdown has not been completed, release the DISTRESS key before the
countdown has completed.
If the countdown has completed and the distress call has been sent in error, you
should make an announcement as soon as possible that the distress situation
does not exist.
1. Immediately press
CLEAR two times to cancel the Distress Call. The radio
returns to the state before the Distress Call.
2. Press the
16/PLUS key. The radio switches to the Priority Channel.
3. Make a broadcast to all stations giving your ship’s name, call sign and MMSI
number and cancel the false distress alert. For example:
“All Stations, All Stations, All Stations. This is NAME, CALL SIGN, MMSI ID,
POSITION. Cancel my distress alert of DATE, TIME, NAME, CALL SIGN.”
16
DISTRESS
B
B
I
N
T
16
DISTRESS
B
B
I
N
T
END
DISTRES CALL
AWAIT ACK
AUTO
TRANSMIT
OK
16
DISTRESS
B
B
I
N
T
DISTRES ACK
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
12:45UTC
OK
UNDESIG
DISTRESS ACK
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