Selecting The Dsc Menu - SEA 7157 Operator's Manual

DSC OPERATIONS
Pressing the DSC
display the primary DSC menu. The menu
selections available are used for reviewing
received calls, programming station Ids, and
transmitting the different DSC formats. Please
see the individual sections for complete details.
Most calls will conform to one of the five
predefined formats which have a simplified
calling procedure:
Routine individual calls may be selected with
D
.
DSC 3
E
F
Routine individual calls on an alternate
calling channel are selected with
G
.
4
DSC
H
I
Distress relay calls may be placed with
J
DSC .
5
K
L
If a call is to be placed to all ships for warning
purposes, use
DSC
P
DSC
7
allows placing a telephone
R
S
call through an operator.
For those calls that do not fit one of the
mentioned categories,
allow the operator to compose CLASS A
formats. Class A formats allow all call types to
be generated, including geographic area calls,
group calls, nonvoice (fax and data) calls,
position requests, and polls.
RADIO
The key can be used to abort the DSC
call at any point in the process and return to the main radio display.

SELECTING THE DSC MENU

key will have the radio
. M
6
N
O
T
DSC 8
U
V
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1
1=REVIEW
3=DSC
5=RELAY
7=PHONE
Primary DSC menu selections
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1
LAST STATION CALLED:
CALL SAME STATION?
1=YES
3=Routine individual call or 7=Phone call
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1
ENTER DSC CALLING
CHANNEL:
4=Routine individual alternate channel
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1
SEND RELAY TO
1=ALL SHIPS
2=INDIVIDUAL
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1
1=ROUTINE
3=URGENCY
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will
1
1=DSTRESS
3=GEOAREA
5=GROUP
16
47° 47N 122° 19W
US EXAMP
A
2=PROGRAM
4=ALT CHAN
6=ALL SHIP
8=CLASS A
47° 47N 122° 19W
US EXAMP
A
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2=NO <1
NO-NAV-DATA
A US EXAMP
16 US
47° 47N 122° 19W
A US EXAMP
5=Distress relay call
47° 47N 122° 19W
US EXAMP
A
2=SAFETY
4=DISTRESS
6=All ships call
47° 47N 122° 19W
US EXAMP
A
2=ALLSHIPS
4=INDIVIDL
6=PHONE
8=Class A call screen