User Guide
GX1600/GX1700
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9.3.1.3 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Entering a Position
The GX1600 and GX1700 allow you to manually enter a latitude/Longitude
of your vessel to be able to transmit a DSC distress alert.
1. Press the
key. The “
DSC Menu
” will appear.
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-POS/POS Time Input-
POS Time:10:00[UTC]
Position:
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W
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2. Press the / key to select “
DISTRESS
ALERT MSG
”.
3. Press the
soft key. (To cancel, press the
soft key.) The “
DISTRESS ALERT MSG
”
menu will appear on the display.
4. Press the
soft key.
5. Enter UTC time in the 24-hour format and the
latitude and longitude of your vessel. Press the
/ key to select the number and press
the soft key to move the cursor to the
next character. You may backspace the cursor
by pressing the soft key if you make a
mistake.
6. When you have completed your selection, press and hold in the
soft key for two seconds to save the setting.
7. Press and hold the
key until a distress alert is transmitted.
8. Perform the steps 1 through 6 of the basic operation described in the
previous section.
9.3.1.4 Pausing a DSC Distress Call
After a DSC distress call is transmitted, the call is repeated every 4 minutes
until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is turned on and off
again. The GX1600 and GX1700 have provision to suspend (pause) the
retransmitting of the distress call by the procedure below.
1. After the distress call is transmitted, the radio will
show the top display to the right.
Looking at this display you will notice “
TX in:
02:25
” that is the time when the radio will
re-transmit the DSC distress call.
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Nature of:Undesignated
Position:
POS Time: 10:00
Wait for ACK
TX in: 02:25
N
W
33 37.120
118 09.580
PAUSE CANCEL
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Retransmission is
TX in: 02:25
now pausing!
RESUME CANCEL
2. To suspend re-transmitting the DSC distress call,
press the soft key.
3. To resume counting down to transmit the DSC
distress call, press the
soft key.