Raymarine Ray215e Owner's Handbook Manual page 89

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Unspecified Distress Call
To make a Distress Call without specifying type of distress:
1. Open the door labeled DISTRESS on the back of the handset and
press and hold the DISTRESS key. After one second, dSr flashes on
the 7-segment display and the DSC indicator appears. On the dot matrix
display, countdown message appears prompting you to hold the
DISTRESS key for 4 more seconds.
2. Continue to hold the DISTRESS key for the duration of the countdown.
An alert tone is sounded at one-second intervals.
Countdown starts 1 second after pressing
DISTRESS key. The types of DISTRESS
can be selected by releasing the key
before the Countdown is completed.
Note: If you fail to hold the key for the full 5 seconds, the DISTRESS
call is cancelled.
3. After the countdown has completed, the message RELEASE appears
on the dot matrix display. Release the DISTRESS key.
The unit switches to channel 16, displays the message AWAIT ACK,
and monitors channel 70 for an acknowledgment.
The unit retransmits the DISTRESS call at random intervals of 3.5 to 4.5
minutes, until a response is received or the call is manually cancelled.
To cancel the DISTRESS call, press the CLR key and hold for 3 seconds.
The call is cancelled and the unit returns to the state before the call.
Note: When a Distress Call is sent, an alarm is sounded at maximum
volume on the external speaker (provided with optional second station),
even if the volume knob has been rotated all the way OFF. You can mute
the alarm tone by pressing the CLR key for one second. Pressing CLR
only turns off the alarm; it does not interrupt the Distress Call.
Operation with Full Function Handset
press
DISTRESS
release
DISTRESS