Distress Alerts From The Menu - JRC JSS-2150 Instruction Manual

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Distress alerts from the menu

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Attention
During communicating in telex mode, finish it to enable the menu before practicing below.
The following describes the procedure to send a distress alert with the nature of distress selected
in the menu. Also, besides manually inputting position and the time information, the subsequent
communication mode, the transmission method and frequency can be set here.
Note: Multi-frequency or single frequency can be selected as the transmission method. The
various methods are shown below.
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Multi-frequency method: The distress alert message is sent continuously on each
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Single frequency
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Procedure
1 1 . .
1 .
On the status display or operation display,
while pressing and holding
3 key to open "3. Editing a distress msg".
NR
The distress type is displayed as
Undesignated as a default value. If the
position information is input automatically by
a GPS type device, or has already input
manually, that information is also displayed.
2 2 . .
2 .
Press ENT and select the nature of distress.
The nature of distress is selectable from below.
Nature of distress
Fire
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Listing
Sinking
Disabled
Undesignated
Abandoning
Piracy attack
Man overboard
frequency, 2187.50 kHz, 8414.50 kHz, and at least one
other distress/safety frequency.
method: The same distress alert message is sent on one
distress/safety frequency 5 times continuously. If 2 or
more distress/safety frequencies are selected, the same
message is transmitted 5 times continuously in the same
way on the other frequency after an interval between 3.5
to 4.5 minutes (variable).
key, press
MENU
Contents
Fire, explosion
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Listing, in danger of
capsizing
Sinking
Disabled and adrift
Undesignated distress
Abandoning ship
Piracy/armed robbery
attack
Man overboard
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Undesignated ]
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Fire
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
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