Uniden UM385 Owner's Manual page 26

Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI. You must have a group
Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call)
MMSI 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 CALL-MENU to display the call menu.
2. Select Group.
3. The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL
DOWN to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you
want to use for a response, press ENT-1W/25W.
4. The radio asks you to confirm the call. Select Send to continue with the call or select
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
Making an Automatic Distress Call
distress 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.
# NOTE: 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:
1. Press DISTRESS.
2. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL
DOWN to choose the nature of your distress, then press and hold DISTRESS for three
seconds.
Undesignated
Adrift
Sinking
Flooding
Fire
Abandoning
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