Section 6 - Distress Calls; Sending A Distress Call - Lowrance LVR-250 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Section 6 - Distress Calls

A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio before these DSC functions can be
used. See 4-2 Enter Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI).

6-1 Sending a Distress Call

DISTRESS CALL
>FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
1. Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS.
If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go
directly to step 3.
2. Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll to the category that
describes your situation, then press ENT:
3. Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds, until you see the distress call sent
message (DISTRESS CALL SENT!) on the screen. The whole display starts to flash and
beep loudly.
The distress call repeats five times continuously. It then repeats randomly every 3.5 to
4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) is received from a search
and rescue authority or until you cancel the distress call manually.
DISTRESS CALL
>PIRACY
HOLD DISTRESS
2 SECONDS..
UNDESIGNATED
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
LISTING
SINKING
ADRIFT
ABANDONING
PIRACY
OVER BOARD
Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions
WARNING
DISTRESS CALL
SENT! WAIT..
PRESS EXIT
TO CANCEL...
(Undesignated)
(Fire)
(Flooding)
(Collision)
(Grounding)
(Listing)
(Sinking)
(Adrift)
(Abandoning)
(Piracy)
(Over Board)
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