Receiving A Group Call - Standard Horizon Explorer GPS GX1700 Owner's Manual

and hold the
9. Press the
ating channel you want to communicate on,
then press the
nel you want is not shown, press the
key, then press the
the operating channel you want to commu-
nicate on, then press the
10. Press the
Group Call signal.
11. After the Group Call is transmitted, all the radios in
the group will switch to the designated channel.
12. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy,
then press the microphone's PTT switch and talk
into the microphone to the group of vessels.

9.7.3 Receiving a Group Call

1. When a group call is received, the GX1700 will produce a ringing alarm
sound.
2. The display shows the GROUP MMSI number.
3. Press the any key to stop the alarm.
4. Monitor the channel for the person calling the
Group for a message.
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.
5. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to
make sure it is clear, then press the microphone's
PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the
group of vessels.
6. Press the
tion.
GX1700
soft key.
/ key to select the oper-
soft key. If the chan-
/
soft key to transmit the
soft key to return to radio opera-
-Select Intership CH-
06
08
09
10
13
15
SELECT
soft
key to select
soft key.
Category:Routine
-Select Intership CH-
06
08
MANUAL QUIT
09
10
13
15
SELECT MANUAL
-Group Call-
Name:
ID:034567891
CH: 08
-Group Call-
Name:
Transmit?
ID:034567891
YES QUIT
Category:Routine
CH: 08
Transmiting
-Group Call-
Name:
ID:034567891
Category:Routine
CH: 08
Since: 00:25
Received GROUP
Name:HORIZON GRP
ID:023456789
Category:Safety
CH: 06
Since: 01:03
ACCEPT PAUSE
Received GROUP
Name:HORIZON GRP
ID:023456789
Category:Safety
CH: 06
Since: 01:03
25W USA
SOG:25.0
MP
COG:123
T
33 37.120
N
118 09.580
W
12:56
LOC AM
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
SAFETY
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