Group Call; Sending A Group Call - Furuno FS-1570 Operator's Manual

Compose message
**
CALL TYPE : UNABLE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REASON : CHANNEL
NOT USABLE
TO SHIP : 121234567
DSC FREQ :
12577.5 KHZ
GO TO ALL VIEW
9. Press the [CALL] key to send the call. The display shows "Unable acknowledge call in
progress!" while the call is being sent.
Unable acknowledge
call in progress!
CHANNEL NOT USABLE
TO SHIP:
ROUTINE
DSC FREQ :
TIME TO GO:
10. The timer counts down the time remaining until the call is sent (transmission time: about
7 sec.). The DSC standby screen automatically appears upon completion of
transmission.

5.3 Group Call

A group call is for calling a specific group by specifying its group ID.

5.3.1 Sending a group call

1. Press the [2/DSC] key and then push the [ENTER] knob to open the CALL TYPE menu.
Compose message
**
INDIVIDUAL
PSTN CALL
: All ships
CALL TYPE
TEST CALL
: Safety
STATION ID
ALL SHIPS
: Telephone
PRIORITY
GROUP CALL
: 2187.5 kHz
COM. TYPE
AREA CALL
$
COM. FREQ
POSITION
DSC FREQ
2. Choose GROUP call and then push the [ENTER] knob.
Note: If you have registered some group IDs (Chapter 6), you can automatically a
desired ID into your message as follows:
1. Press the [FILE/CURSOR] key after completing step 1.
2. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose file which contains the ID you want to use
and push the [ENTER] knob.
3. Push the [ENTER] knob again to insert group ID in your message.
4. Go to step 5.
3. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the GROUP ID menu.
**
121234567
12577.5 KHZ
6S
Rotate [ENTER] knob to scroll.
**
POLLING
NEUTRAL
MEDICAL
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
5. CALLING, RECEIVING
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