User's Manual

8
Basic
When you receive a call you can read in the display whether the call is addressed to All
Ships, ships in a specific geographic area, a group of ships or to your ship (identified by your
MMSI number) as an individual call.
If you are busy you can choose to handle the call a little later (e.g. by pressing ),
which will stop the alarm sound.
When you are ready to accept the call, lift the handset or press . Your choices
handling the particular call will now appear. Follow the instructions.
If an individual call is received it will not be acknowledged before you accept the call.
2.3 Transmitting DSC Calls
All DSC calls are initiated from the DSC Call Menu (1).
Call
DW
1W
Vol
SQ
Alarm Int
US
BI
Tx
DSC Call 1
2 PSTN Call
5 DSC Logs
3 Group Call
4 Emergency
1 Station Call
When entering a menu item, you will be guided through
the call construction. For every call generated you will
have the possibility of verifying the call before you
transmit it.
2.4 Call a ship station
To call a ship station and suggest a working channel, enter the Station Call menu (1.1) and
follow the instructions. Have the ships MMSI number ready if it is not available via the
contact list.
Please also refer to Section 4.1.2 for using extended sub-addressing.
2.5 Call a shore station
To call a shore station, enter the Station Call menu (1.1) and follow the instructions. Have the
shore MMSI number (00*) ready if it is not available via the contact list.
2.6 Direct call to a PSTN via a coast station
This kind of calls requires automatic/semi-automatic support from the coast station, and is
available only within some countries. If the service is not available, you will need to make a
simple shore station call and request the connection via radiotelephony.
To make a direct phone call to a PSTN or a mobile phone, enter the direct phone call menu
(1.2) (PSTN Call) and follow the instructions. Have MMSI number (00*) for a reachable shore
station ready if it is not available via the contact list, as well as the public phone number you
would like to request.
2.7 Call a group of ships
To call a group of ships enter the Group Call menu (1.3) and follow the instructions. Have
the group MMSI number (0*) ready if it is not available via the contact list.
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