Make A Routine Call (Individual) - Lowrance Link-5 VHF User Manual

DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
►LAST CALL
▼
GROUP

5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIVIDUAL)

You can call any other person that has another DSC equipped radio.
DSC CALL
►INDIVIDUAL
LAST CALL
▼
GROUP
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INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SEND?
1. Press CALL to enter DSC mode, then select INDIVIDUAL. This allows you to call another
person.
2. Press ENT, the arrow is pointing to <ROUTINE>. However, you can select one of the
following call priorities: ROUTINE, SAFETY, URGENCY.
To make a Routine call, press ENT to select MANUAL NEW to call a person that is not in
your buddy list, otherwise select the name of your buddy. Press ENT.
If you selected MANUAL NEW, you need to enter the user MMSI and then press ENT.
Note: If the MMSI is for a Coast Station, enter the 7 digits then press ENT twice.
3. Select the Inter-ship working channel and press ENT. The radio automatically lists all
Inter-ship (Simplex) channels that can be used. (Note: If you wish to use a Duplex
channel (Duplex channels cannot usually be called), rotate the dial until Manual
appears, then select your channel of choice. If the call is to a Coast Station (MMSI begins
with 00), the radio will recognize this and specify the correct channel to talk on.
4. The radio summarizes the call details and asks for confirmation to send the call (SEND?).
Press ENT to send the call. The radio goes to CH70 and the
on the screen while the DSC call is being sent.
5. The radio then waits for an acknowledgement and displays the elapsed time since the
call was sent.
6. If the call is acknowledged (ACK), press PTT to talk. If there is no reply, retry making the
call. See Section 5-2-2.
Note that only three DSC call types can be shown at any one
time on the screen.
Press + or - to scroll up and down the DSC call types until the
cursor is positioned at the desired option. Then press ENT. The DSC
call types are:
INDIVIDUAL
►ROUTINE
SAFETY
URGENCY
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INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
CALLING...
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MANUAL MMSI
0––––––––
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INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
WAIT... 00:00
TX
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INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►INTER-SHIP
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
ACK FROM
▼
00:00
annunciator is displayed
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