JRC JHS-770S Instruction Manual page 11

Do not use this equipment for anything other than specified.
Doing so may cause failure or malfunction.
Do not turn the trimmer resistors or the trimmer capacitors on the PCB unit. Doing so
may cause failure or malfunction. They are preset at the factory.
Do not install this equipment in a place near water or in one with excessive humidity,
steam, dust or soot. Doing so may cause fire, electric shock, or malfunction.
Do not test the distress alert as doing so will inconvenience local shipping and Rescue
Centers.
Do NOT turn off the power of the equipment when at sea because the SOLAS
Convention requires keeping CH16 watch at all times.
Always listen to the CH16 except when talking on a specific channel.
To operate DSC and ATIS functions of this equipment, ID numbers must be registered
respectively. If not been registered, contact our agent or service center.
Leave installation of this equipment to our service center or agents. Special knowledge
on selecting the place where the antenna is to be mounted and setting the ID number
(MMSI) assigned to the ship is required besides mounting operation.
When sending a distress alert, follow the instructions of the ship's captain or officer in
charge.
If a false distress alert is transmitted accidentally, select the Cancel menu and transmit
the distress cancel referring the guidance displayed on the controller. And then report the
false distress alert to a nearby RCC (Rescue Coordination Center/ in Japan, inform the
nearest Japan Coast Guard.)
Information to be reported:
Ship's name, type, nationality, and ID number, the date/time, location and reason
why the false distress alert was transmitted. Also the unit model name and
manufacture number/date, if possible.
To turn off an alarm or clear a display such as a received DSC message, do NOT press the
DISTRESS key. Doing so may cause a false distress alert.
(Press the CANCEL key to turn off the alarm and delete the on screen message.)
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