Garmin VHF 200 Owner's Manual page 23

2. The radio automatically sounds an alarm, switches to Channel 70, and transmits your
call on HI (25 W) power. You can press any key to turn off the alarm sound.
3. After transmitting your distress call, the radio automatically tunes to Channel 16 on
HI (25 W) power. Press the
message. The radio waits for an acknowledgement (ACK) on Channel 70 from a listening
station.
Sending a Designated Distress Call
When you send a designated distress call, the nature of your emergency is transmitted to the
receiving stations.
1. Lift the spring-loaded door and press the
Channel
2. Use the
• UNDESIGNATED
• FIRE
• FLOODING
• COLLISION
• GROUNDING
• CAPSIZING
• SINKING
• ADRIFT
• ABANDONING
• PIRACY
• MAN OVERBOARD
NOTE: To exit this screen without sending a designated distress call, press the
return to the Home screen, or press the
3. Press and hold the
4. The transceiver beeps, and the screen displays "DISTRESS CALL COUNTING DOWN".
The channel pane counts down the seconds from 3 to 1.
5. The radio automatically sounds an alarm, switches to Channel 70, and transmits your
call on HI (25 W) power. You can press any key to turn off the alarm sound.
6. After transmitting your distress call, the radio automatically tunes to Channel 16 on HI
(25 W) power. Press the
message. The radio waits for an acknowledgement (ACK) from a listening station.
Waiting for a Distress Call Acknowledgement
If the radio does not receive a distress call acknowledgement, the radio retransmits the
distress call at a random time between 3.5 and 4.5 minutes. This process is repeated
continually until the radio receives an acknowledgement.
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PTT key on the microphone or handset and speak your
knob to select the type of distress call:
DISTRESS key for at least three seconds.
PTT key on the microphone or GHS 10 handset and speak your
DISTRESS key.
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key to tune to Channel 16.
Digital Selective Calling
CLEAR key to
1