Standard Horizon QUANTUM GX5500S Owner's Manual page 48

9.3.1.4 Pausing a DSC Distress Call
After a DSC distress call is transmitted, the call is repeated every 4 minutes
until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is turned off and on
again. The GX5500S has provision to suspend (pause) the retransmitting of
the distress call by the procedure below.
1. After the distress call is transmitted, the radio will
show the display as in the right.
0 2 : 2 5 " that is the time when the radio will
re-transmit the DSC distress call.
2. To suspend re-transmitting the DSC distress call,
press the
0
Q Z
A
3. To resume counting down to transmit the DSC
distress call, press the
9.3.1.5 Canceling a DSC Distress Call
If a DSC distress call was sent by error the GX5500S allows you to send a
message to other vessels to cancel the distress call that was made.
Press the key, then press the
CLR
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key.
key.
0
Q Z
A
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Nature of:Undisignated
Position: 33 37.125
11 09.5 7
TX in: 02:25
Waiting for Ack
CANCEL PAUSE POS/TM
[CLR] [0] [ENT]
TX in:
key.
ENT
!DISTRESS CANCEL!
N
W
Trainsmit?
NO
[CLR]
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Nature of:Undisignated
Position: 33 37.125
11 09.5 7
TX in: 02:25
Waiting for Ack
CANCEL PAUSE
[CLR] [0]
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Retransmission is
now pausing!
TX in: 02:25
Waiting for Ack
CANCEL RESUME
[CLR] [0]
YES
[ENT]
GX5500S
N
W
POS/TM
[ENT]