Pausing A Dsc Distress Call; Cancel A Dsc Distress Call; Receiving A Dsc Distress Call; Accept - Standard Horizon Explorer GPS GX1700 Owner's Manual

9.3.1.3 Pausing a DSC Distress Call

After a DSC Distress call is transmitted, the DSC distress call is repeated
every 4 minutes until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is
turned on and off again. The GX1700 has provision to suspend (Pause) the
retransmitting of the distress call by the procedure below.
1. After the distress call is transmitted, the radio will
show the top display to the right.
Looking at this display you will notice TX in: 02:25,
this is the time when the radio will re-transmit the
DSC distress call.
2. To suspend re-transmitting the DSC call, press the
soft key.
3. To resume counting down to transmit the DSC Dis-
tress call, press the

9.3.1.4 Cancel a DSC Distress Call

If a DSC Distress call was sent by error the GX1700 allows you to send a
message to other vessels to cancel the Distress Call that was made.
Press the
press soft key.

9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call

1. When a DSC Distress call is received, an emergency alarm sounds.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. The display shows the position of the vessel
in distress. To show additional information
of the vessel in distress, press the
(refer to the second display).
On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections.
These selections are described below:
a. : Press to immediately select Channel 16.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will auto-
matically select Channel 16.
b. : Temporarily suspend switching to channel 16.
c. : Exit to the working channel.
4. Press the
Input " menu, then enter the desired waypoint name
(up to 11 characters), described previously (select
GX1700
soft key.
soft key, then
Nature of:Undesignated
soft key to enter the " Waypoint
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Position: 33 37.120
118 09.580
POS Time: 10:00
TX in: 02:25
Wait for ACK

PAUSE

CANCEL
key
Nature of:Undesignate

ACCEPT

!DISTRESS ALERT!
Nature of:Undesignated
Position: 33 37.120
118 09.580
POS Time: 10:00
TX in: 02:25
Wait for ACK
PAUSE CANCEL
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Retransmission is
now pausing!
TX in: 02:25
RESUME CANCEL
!DISTRESS ALERT!
N
W

Transmit?

YES
Received DISTRESS
Name:VERTEX
ID:XXXXXXXXX
Since: 01:03
-DISTRESS INFO-
Received DISTRESS
DIST ID:XXXXXXXXX
DIST ID:XXXXXXXXX
PAUSE

QUIT

Position: 33 39.220
118 10.560
POS Time: 10:00
DIST: 11.2NM
BRG:300
ACCEPT PAUSE
Received DISTRESS
Name:VERTEX
ID:XXXXXXXXX
Since: 01:03
-DISTRESS INFO-
Nature of:Undesignate
DIST ID:XXXXXXXXX
WPT
N
W
NO
N
W
QUIT
QUIT
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