Using Position Send Call; Using Dsc Geographical Call; Using Dsc Distress Relay Call - Uniden UM525 Owner's Manual

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Using Position Send Call

DSC position send call lets you send your position to another vessel. The radio
automatically sets itself to high power when it sends a DSC position send call.
1. Rotate PUSH/SELECT to select POS.SEND, then press PUSH/SELECT to select
it.
2. Follow one of these steps to select the station where you want to send your posi-
tion.
a. To select a station by vessel name, rotate PUSH/SELECT until the name of the
station is highlighted, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
b. To select a station manually, rotate PUSH/SELECT until MANUAL is
highlighted, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
A screen appears you can use to enter the user MMSI. After you enter the user
MMSI, press PUSH/SELECT. A screen appears where you can confirm or cancel
sending a position.
3. To send your position, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select SEND, then press PUSH/
SELECT to select it. The radio transmits your position.
Otherwise, to cancel the transmission, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select CANCEL, then
press PUSH/SELECT to select it.

Using DSC Geographical Call

DSC geographical call lets you receive geographical information from another vessel.
Note: The radio does not transmit geographical information.
If another vessel sends geographical information, a screen
similar to the following appears.

Using DSC Distress Relay Call

DSC distress relay call lets you receive distress information from another vessel.
The radio does not transmit distress relay information.
If another vessel sends distress relay information, a screen
similar to the following appears.
If the radio successfully received distress relay
acknowledgement information, a screen similar to the following
appears.
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GEOGRAPHICAL
685749638
URGENCY
DTRS RELAY
685749638
> IN DISTRESS
123456789
35°40.610N
139°46.564E
08:24U
UNDESIGNATED
DTRS RLY ACK
685749638
> IN DISTRESS
123456789
35°40.610N
139°46.564E
08:24U
UNDESIGNATED
Using the Radio's Menus
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