Navico Simrad RS90S User Manual page 41

Continuing a distress call
1.
After you have initiated a distress call as above, the radio goes
into call repeat mode—it automatically repeats the distress call
approximately every 4 minutes, until the call is acknowledged by an
official search and rescue station.
The display shows the time remaining to the next resend.
You can press or
information.
2. You now have the following soft-key options:
•
RESEND
Displays "HOLD DISTRESS 3 SECONDS TO SEND." You can then:
•
Hold down the red [DISTRESS] key for 3 seconds to resend the
call, or
•
Press the [EXIT] softkey to return to waiting for an
acknowledgement.
•
PAUSE
Pauses the call repeat mode. You can then:
• Press the [EXIT] softkey to resume the same call.
• CANCEL
Displays "DISTRESS CALL SEND CANCEL." You can then:
• Press the [NO] softkey to return to waiting for an
acknowledgement.
•
Press the [YES] softkey to send the DISTRESS CANCEL signal.
•
Press [PTT] and report your situation using the handset.
•
When finished talking, press [X] to return to standby mode.
3. After receiving an acknowledgment, press the [SILENC] softkey.
4.
Press [X] to quit the current distress acknowledgment.
Notes:
• Prior to receiving an acknowledgement, you cannot terminate the
distress alert call. It can only be cancelled by completing the distress
call cancel process as described above.
•
Call information is stored in the Distress Call Log. See "Calling using
the distress log" on page 51.
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