User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety summary
- Preface
- Training information (for FCC approved equipment)
- Introduction
- Operation
- Overview
- General use and navigation
- Power on, speaker volume and antenna tuning
- SSB, AM BROADCAST, DSC or TELEX mode
- Radio settings and ITU channel selection
- Entering Rx and Tx frequencies
- Adjusting RF gain
- Soft-key functions
- Position and MMSI Information
- Channel information always available in the display
- Engagement status
- Speaker devices
- Changing the display colors and dim function
- Squelch on/off (soft key)
- Basic MF/HF radio communication
- Watch function
- DSC calls
- Phone book
- Radiotelex
- Replay function
- Setup
- Service & maintenance
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 2: Operation
20 DSC calls
3. Lift the cover of the red Distress button and push the Distress
button for 3 seconds.
To receive acknowledgement of own Distress
When the MF/HF radio receives an
acknowledgement of Distress from another
vessel or station, a 2-tone alarm sounds. The
display shows a pop-up window with the MMSI
number of the station who sent the Distress
acknowledgement call.
•Press SILENT or any other key to switch off
the 2-tone alarm.
•Press the soft key VIEW to display further data for this call.
•Press VIEW again to return to the working display.
If the same own Distress acknowledgement comes in more than once, the 2-
tone alarm sounds briefly and terminates automatically.
To cancel own Distress
If you inadvertently transmit a DSC Distress
alert and want to cancel it do as follows:
1. The display shows that a Distress message
has been sent. Press the soft key ANNUL.
A pop-up window is displayed.
SILENT
DSC: ALL
LAT: N 23° 23.3234
LON: W 123° 23.3234
POS: UTC: 12.34
PUSH DISTRESS
Bands: 2 4 6 8 12 16
ACK RECEIVED:
OWN DISTRESS
DISTRESS ACK
FROM: 219005678
CAT: DISTRESS
Call Received
ANNUL
FREQ
MORE
PAUSE
WAIT FOR ACK: 0:01:50
REPEAT IN: 1:30
D. MMSI:223344556
NAT: UNDESIGNATED
Bands: 2 4 6 8 12 16
2182.0 Rx
2182.0 Tx
SSB DIST
OWN DISTRESS