Transmitting An Individual Call - Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC+ GX1100S Owner's Manual

11.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call

This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio and
have the radio switch to another channel and ring like a telephone. This feature
is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel.
Pre-Programmable Calling
1. Press the [ CALL ( MENU )] key. The "DSC MENU
will appear.
2. Press the [ ( UP )] / [ ( DOWN )] keys to select
INDIVIDUAL". (To cancel, press the [ 16/9 ] or [ CLR ]
"INDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL
key.)
3. Press the [ ENT ] key. The transceiver will beep,
and the "Individual directory" will appear.
4. Press the [ ( UP )] / [ ( DOWN )] keys to select
the "Individual" you want to contact.
5. Press the [ ENT ] key, then press the [
[ ( DOWN )] keys to select the operating channel
you want to communicate on and press the [ ENT ]
key.
6. Press the [ ENT ] key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
7. After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if the reply
signal is not received, "WAIT FOR ACK
will show on the display. To send the call again,
press the [ ( DOWN )] key followed by the [ ENT ]
key.
8. When an individual call acknowledgment is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically
changed to the channel which is selected on step
5 above and a ringing tone sounds.
9. Press the [ CLR ( WX )] key to listen to the channel
to make sure it is not busy, then key the micro-
phone and call the other vessel you desire to com-
municate with.
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DSC MENU DSC MENU" DSC MENU
DSC MENU
WAIT FOR ACK" notation
WAIT FOR ACK WAIT FOR ACK
WAIT FOR ACK
( UP )] /
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