I Receiving Dsc Calls - Icom IC-M601 Instruction Manual

I Receiving DSC calls

D D Receiving a distress call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a distress call is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any switch to stop the alarm.
➥ "Received Distress" appears in the display, then
Channel 16 is automatically selected.
➥ Continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may re-
quire assistance.
BUSY-25W---INT---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--TAG
ReceivedCAN
Distress
<Chuck3
-<CLR˘Exit>--CALLING
D D Receiving a distress acknowledgement
While monitoring Channel 70 and a distress acknowledge-
ment to other ship is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any switch to stop the alarm.
➥ "Received Distress ACK" appears in the display,
then Channel 16 is automatically selected.
BUSY-25W---INT---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--TAG
ReceivedCAN
DistressACK
<Osaka Bay
>Chuck3
-<CLR˘Exit>--CALLING
D D Receiving an all ships call
While monitoring Channel 70 and an all ships call is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds when the category is 'Dis-
tress' or 'Urgency'; 3 beeps sound for other categories.
➥ "Received All Ships" appears in the display, then
Channel 16 is automatically selected for voice communica-
tion.
➥ Monitor channel 16 for an announcement from the calling
vessel.
BUSY-25W---INT---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--TAG
ReceivedCAN
All Ships
<Chuck3
><CLR˘Exit>
-<CLR˘OK>
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DSC OPERATION
--CALLING
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