Making An Automatic Distress Call - Uniden UM380 Owner's Manual

5. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm. If you
want to call the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel.
6. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request.
When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response
channel for voice transmission.
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If the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays Not
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support CH.
Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI. You must have a group MMSI
Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call)
programmed into the radio to make a group call, and the stations (boats) you are calling
must have this same group MMSI programmed into their radios.
1. Press to display the call menu.
2. Select Group.
CALL-MENU
3. The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use
to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you want to use for
a response, press
4. The radio asks you to confirm the call. Select Send to continue with the call or select
ENT-1W/25W
Cancel to cancel the call.
5. The radio switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches
to the designated response channel.
All ships calling contacts all DSC radios within range of your boat. You should only use all
Calling all stations (All-Ships Call)
ships calling in the event of a Safety warning (such as debris in the water) or to request
assistance in an Urgency (any situation where your vessel has a serious problem but is not
yet in distress).
1. Open the call menu.
2. Select All Ships, and then choose whether this is an Urgency call or a Safety call.
3. The radio asks you to confirm the call. Select Send to continue with the call or select
Cancel to cancel the call.
4. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then
automatically switches to channel 16, the designated response channel for all-ships
calling.
If you have programmed your MMSI number, your radio can transmit an automated distress

Making an automatic distress call

call with your current location and nature of the distress. The radio then monitors the
channel 16 for a response and repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an
acknowledgement.
To send an automatic distress call, press and hold DISTRESS for three seconds. If
no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI
If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call, use the following
number.
distress procedure:
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