Standard Horizon QUANTUM GX6500E Owner's Manual page 62

6. To turn off the distress alarm before the radio retransmits the distress aleart,
press the 16/S key or the [QUIT] soft key.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX6500E/GX6000E is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with
the following "Nature of Distress" categories:
Undesignated, Fire/Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing,
Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
1. Press the MENU key to display "MENU".
2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select "DSC CALL", then
press the [SELECT] soft key.
3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select "DIST ALERT
MSG", then press the [SELECT] soft key. (To cancel,
press the [BACK] soft key.)
4. Press the [NATURE] soft key. The "NATURE OF" menu
will appear on the display.
5. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the desired nature of distress category,
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
6. Press and hold the DISTRESS key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the GX6500E/GX6000E fails to get a GPS position fix, you may input
your latitude and longitude, and time to transmit the distress alert.
1. Press the MENU key to display "MENU".
2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select "DSC CALL", then
press the [SELECT] soft key.
3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select "DIST ALERT
MSG", then press the [SELECT] soft key. (To cancel,
press the [BACK] soft key.)
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