Call Logs; Test Calls - Raymarine RAY50 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

7.9 Call logs

All DSC calls are logged.
The following call types are recorded in call logs:
• distress
• distress relay
• distress acknowledgements
• sent position requests
• received position requests
• group calls
• all ship calls
• individual routine calls
The details below are recorded for each call:
• MMSI number(s) (If a call is relayed up to 3 MMSI
numbers can be recorded.)
• type of call
• date and time of call
• latitude and longitude (if sent with the call)
• nature of distress (specified distress calls only)
If the call was received from a contact in the
phonebook then the contact name is displayed,
otherwise the MMSI number is displayed.
Accessing the call logs
Follow the steps below to access the call logs.
From the DSC Calls menu: Menu > DSC Calls.
1. Select Call logs.
2. Select the log you want to view:
• Unread
• Distress calls
• Non-distress calls
• Outgoing calls
• Position log
3. Select a call and press the OK button to view
details.
4. Select Options to view available options.
• Call Back — return a received call.
• Resend — only available in the outgoing call
log.
• Call — available in the position log.
• Send position — available in the position log.
• Request position — available for individual
and distress calls.
• Save to Phonebook — available for received
and outgoing calls to new contacts.
• Send ACK — available for unacknowledged
individual received calls.
• Delete — deletes the log entry.
Digital selective calling (DSC)

7.10 Test calls

A Test Call feature is available for the purposes of
testing your DSC VHF radio for correct operation.
There are 2 types of test call:
• Test call to the US Coast Guard automated
response test call service (MMSI: 003669999).
This type of test call will receive an automated
response (acknowledgement).
• Test call to another vessel that has a radio that
supports the test call feature. Your radio will
automatically acknowledge test calls received
from other radios.
For radios that do NOT support the test call feature,
correct radio operation can be tested by making an
individual call on channel 70 to another DSC VHF
radio.
Raymarine recommends that once you've
successfully placed a test call you add the test call
MMSI to your radio's phonebook for easy retrieval
for future test calls. For information on how to add an
MMSI to your radio's phonebook, refer to the radio's
user documentation.
Note: Individual calls (that is, NOT a test call) to
the US Coast Guard 003669999 MMSI will NOT
receive an automated response.
Note: The US Coast Guard automated response
test call service is only available in the United
States and its coastal waters.
Making a test call
From the Test call menu: Menu > DSC ~Calls >
Test call.
1. Select Phonebook to make a test call to a
contact saved in your Phonebook, or
2. Select Recent Calls to make a test call to a
contact that you have called recently, or
3. Select Enter MMSI to manually enter the MMSI
number of the station you want to send a test call.
4. Select a contact or enter an MMSI manually and
press the OK button.
The test call is sent.
5. If you called the US Coast Guard automated
response test call MMSI (003669999), wait for
an acknowledgement. If you made a test call to
another vessel with a test call capable radio, your
radio will wait for a response.
When an acknowledgement is received, an
audible alarm is sounded and the message
(envelope) icon is displayed.
Receiving a test call
Your radio will automatically acknowledge received
test calls from other stations
When a test call is received a notification is displayed
to alert you that a test call has been received and
automatically acknowledged.
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