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4. When a DSC distress acknowledgment is
received on channel 70, a DSC distress alarm
sounds and channel 16 is automatically select-
ed. Pick up the microphone and advise your
distress situation. The LCD shows the MMSI
of the ship responding to your distress.
RECEIVED ACK:
RECEIVED RLY ACK:
5. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress alert is repeated at
approximately 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowledgment is
received.
6. To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any
key.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX1200E is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the follow-
ing "Nature of Distress" categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, Mob
1. Press the
appear.
2. Press the
MSG ", and then press the
cancel, press the
3. The " DISTRESS " menu will appear on the
LCD. Press the
4. Press the
nature of distress category, then press the
soft key.
5. Press and hold the [ DISTRESS ] key until a
distress alert is transmitted.
6. Perform the steps 2 through 6 of the basic
operation described in the previous section.
GX1200E
acknowledgment signal is received.
relay acknowledgment signal is received from
another vessel or coast station.
key. The " D S C M E N U " will
keys to select " DIST ALT
/
soft key.)
soft key.
/ keys to select the desired
soft key. (To
!!DISTRESS!!
WAIT FOR ACK
TX IN 2:25
-DSC MENU-
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALT MSG
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
33˚37.1N
118˚09.5W
!!NATURE OF!!
UNDESIGNATED
FIRE
FLOODING
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