User Manual

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GX1600/GX1700
9.4 ALL SHIPS CALL
The all ships call function allows contact to be established with DSC
equipped vessels without having their MMSI in the individual calling direc-
tory. Also, priority for the call can be designated as “Urgency” or “Safety”.
URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be
in distress, but has a potential problem that may lead to a
distress situation. This call is the same as saying “PAN PAN,
PAN PAN, PAN PAN” on Channel 16.
SAFETY Call: This type of call is used to transmit boating safety informa-
tion to other vessels. This message usually contains infor-
mation about an overdue boat, debris in the water, loss of a
navigation aid or an important meteorological message. This
call is the same as saying “Securite, Securite, Securite.”
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the key. The “
DSC Menu
” will
appear.
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POS Request
POS Report
Auto POS Polling
-DSC Menu-
ALL SHIPS
QUIT
SELECT
-Category-
SAFETY
Urgency
QUIT
SELECT
-Select Intership CH-
16
08
06
09
10
13
QUIT
SELECT MANUAL
-Select Intership CH-
06
08
16
09
10
13
QUIT
SELECT MANUAL
Category:Safety
CH: 06
Transmit?
-All Ships Call-
QUIT
YES
Category:Safety
CH: 06
Transmiting
-All Ships Call-
Category:Safety
CH: 06
-All Ships Call-
Since: 00:25
QUIT
2. Press the / key to select “
ALL
SHIPS
”.
3. Press the
soft key. (To cancel, press
the soft key.)
4. Press the
/ key to select the nature
of call (“
SAFETY
” or “
URGENCY
”), then press
the soft key.
5. Press the
/ key to select the oper-
ating channel you want to communicate on,
then press the soft key.
6. Press the
soft key to transmit the
selected type of all ships DSC call.
7. After the all ships call is transmitted, the
transceiver will switch to the selected chan-
nel.
8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is
not busy, then press the microphone’s
PTT switch and say “PAN PAN, PAN PAN,
PAN PAN” or “Securite, Securite, Securite”
depending on the priority of the call and
state your message.
9. Press the
soft key to exit the all ships call menu.