Icom IC-M801E Instruction Manual page 26

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CALL PROCEDURE
D D Regular distress call
Transmit a distress call after selecting "
in the DSC menu.
q Push [DSC] to select DSC watch mode.
w Push [MODE
SET
[CALL]
[CANCEL] [F]
e Rotate [CH] to select "
[ENT].
Ç
r Rotate [CH] to select the desired nature then push
[ENT].
Ç
t Verify the position and UTC time data, then push
[ENT].
• When no position and time data is applied to [GPS],
your position and UTC time should be input in this step.
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] to select the DSC menu.
[MODE ] [ENT]
SET
[CH] [DSC] [FREQ/CH]
," then push
NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR
"
SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY.
DISTRESS CALLS CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN
IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.
y Rotate [CH] to select the desired distress fre-
quency, then push [ENT].
• After pushing [ENT], return to the DSC menu as shown
in step e.
Ç
u Lift up the distress switch cover, push [DISTRESS]
for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
• The distress call is transmitted on the emergency fre-
quency selected in step y.
i After transmitting the call, the transceiver is set to
the phone emergency frequency automatically.
• The DSC receiver circuit is still working to receive an
acknowledgement call on the previous frequency.
• The distress call transmission and acknowledgement
reception are performed on the all distress frequencies
(2187.5, 4207.5, 6312.0, 8414.5, 12577.0 and
16804.5 kHz) in sequence when "
" is selected in step y.
o When receiving an acknowledgement, push any
key to stop the alarm then reply to the connected
station via the transceiver's handset or micro-
phone.
• The acknowledgement is memorized into the RX mem-
ory channel. (p. 30)