Icom IC-M510 Instruction Manual page 62

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DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
D Using an AIS transponder
Transponder operation:
1. Select an AIS target on the plotter display, Target,
Danger, or Friends list screen.
L See the MA-510TR INSTRUCTION MANUAL for
details.
2. Push [ENT] to display the Menu window.
• The Menu window is displayed.
3. Select "Send DSC," and then push [ENT].
• The "DSC TRANSMISSION" screen is displayed.
4. Push [▲] or [▼] to select a voice channel.
• Voice channels are already preset into the transponder
in the recommended order.
NOTE: When a base station is selected in step 1, a
voice channel will be specifi ed by the base station.
Therefore you cannot change the channel. The
transponder will display "Voice Channel is specifi ed
by the Base station," in this case.
5. Push [ENT] to make the Individual DSC call.
• "Transmitting individual call" is displayed.
L If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until
the channel becomes clear.
6. After making the Individual DSC call, "DSC
transmission completed." is displayed.
• If the transceiver cannot make the call, "DSC
transmission failed." is displayed.
Transceiver operation:
7. When the acknowledgment is received, alarm sounds.
z If the acknowledgment 'Able to comply' is received,
Alarm OFF
push
the voice channel specifi ed in step 4.
• A diff erent voice channel will be selected if the station
you called cannot use the channel.
• To reply, push [PTT] and speak at a normal voice
level.
• You can check the MMSI code or the name, if entered,
of the AIS target on the display.
z If the acknowledgment 'Unable to comply' is
received, push
Acknowledge information is displayed.
8. After the communication is finished, push
return to the normal operating mode.
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to stop the alarm, and then select
Alarm OFF
to stop the alarm, then the
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