JRC JSS-2150 Instruction Manual page 14

Do not use this equipment anyplace 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.
Do not install the equipment in a place near water or in one with excessive
humidity, steam, dust, or soot.
Doing so may cause fire, electrical shock, or malfunction.
Do not test the distress alert.
Doing so may inconvenience local shipping and rescue centers.
Do not turn off the equipment when at sea because the SOLAS Convention
requires keeping watch on distress and safety frequencies at all times. Always
listen to 2187.5 kHz, and 8414.5 kHz, and one or more of the following
frequencies; 4207.5 kHz, 6312.0 kHz, 12577.0 kHz, or 16804.5 kHz. In class B
mode, it is necessary to keep watch only on 2187.5 kHz.
When completely turning off the power to the equipment, turn off the breaker
on the transceiver
To operate DSC functions of the equipment, the ID numbers assigned to the ship
must be registered in advance. If registration is necessary, contact our service
center or agents.
To install this equipment, contact 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 in addition to
installing the equipment.
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 alert or clear a display such as a received DSC message, do not
press the
(Press the
When sending a drobose call, do NOT press the
cause a false distress alert.
(Drobose calls can be sent via the [Call] button displayed on the screen.)
A distress acknowledgement or a distress relay call can be transmitted using the
option on an active procedure screen, but when sending such a call, follow the
instructions of the ship's captain or officer in charge.
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DISTRESS key. Doing so may cause a false distress alert.
CANCEL key to turn off the alert.)
DISTRESS key. Doing so may