Receiving Dsc Calls; D Receiving A Distress Call - Icom GM800 Instruction Manual

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DSC OPERATION

■ Receiving DSC calls

NOTE: After receiving a DSC call
• " " is continuously displayed when the
transceiver has DSC calls.
• " " continuously blinks when the transceiver
has an unread DSC message in the Received Call
Log. (p. 69)
IMPORTANT:
You should stop Distress call reception after one
sequence because the coast station should send
back an acknowledgement to the ship.
If the Distress call continues, the coast station may
not be receiving the call.
In such cases, you should contact the ship via the
phone.
When the ship requires a 'Distress Relay' call or
the ship appears not to reply, you should transmit
'Distress Relay.' (p. 37)

D Receiving a Distress Call

1. When a Distress call is received:
• Alarm sounds.
• The following screen is displayed and the backlight
blinks.
• " " is displayed and "
Push [Alarm Off]
2. Select your desired action.
L To send an acknowledgement, push [Accept]
[Hold]: Push [Hold]
screen.
[Pause]: Push [Pause]
countdown.
[Accept]: Push [Accept]
Task mode.
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" blinks.
.
Push
any
to return to the Main
to pause the
to enter the DSC
Inffrratifn
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• One of the Emergency frequencies is automatically
selected. Monitor it, because a coast station may
require assistance.
• Rotate [CH/GRP] to confirm the call contents.
• See page 29 for details of the software key functions
in the DSC Task mode.
NOTE:
When you select [Accept]
can send the Relay call in the DSC Task mode.
To send the Relay call, go to step 3.
If you return to the Main screen without sending the
Relay call, go to step 10.
3. Push [►] to scroll the software key functions.
4. Push [Relay]
5. When the confirmation screen is displayed, push
.
[OK].
6. Select "Address," then push [ENT].
7. Select the desired Individual address, or "Manual
Input," then push [ENT].
in step 2, you
.
Push