Icom IC-M510 Instruction Manual page 36

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DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
D Distress Cancel call
If you have accidentally made a Distress call, or made an incorrect Distress call,
send a Distress Cancel call to cancel the call as soon as possible while waiting for an
Acknowledgment. Be sure to report the purpose of the cancellation.
1. While waiting for an Acknowledgment, push
• The screen on the right is displayed.
OK
2. Push
• The Distress Cancel call is sent.
•
Channel 16 is automatically selected.
3. Hold down [PTT] to report the purpose of the
cancellation.
L You can display the wording of the cancellation by
pushing [▼].
4. After communicating, push
L The screen on the right is displayed.
STBY
5. Push
• "Terminate the procedure. Are you sure?" is
displayed.
OK
6. Push
D Distress call Software Key description
While waiting for an Acknowledgment:
Cancel
: Cancels the Distress call and
enables you to send a Cancel call.
Resend
: Enables you to resend the Distress
call by holding down [DISTRESS]
again.
Pause
: Pauses the countdown to resend
the next Distress call.
INFO : Displays the information of the
Distress call that you have sent.
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Finish
to finish the Distress Cancel call.
to return to the operating screen.
Cancel
.
.
After receiving an Acknowledgment:
STBY
: Closes the Distress operation, and
returns to the operating screen.
INFO
: Displays the information of the
received Distress Acknowledgment.
History
: Displays the "Distress History."