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Basic Operation
1. Lift the red spring loaded [DISTRESS] cover,
then press and hold the [DISTRESS] key for 3
seconds. The "DISTRESS" screen will appear on
the LCD and the radios display will count down
(3-2-1) and then transmit the distress alert. The
backlight of the LCD and keypad flashes while
the radio's display is counting down.
2. When the distress signal is sent, the transceiver
watches for a transmission on CH70 until an
acknowledgment signal (distress acknowledge-
ment) is received.
3. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress
alert is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a
acknowledgment is received.
4. When a distress acknowledgment is received,
a distress alarm sounds and Channel 16 is
automatically selected. The display shows the
MMSI of the ship responding to your distress.
5. Press the microphone PTT switch and state your name, vessel name,
number of persons on board and the distress situation, then say "over"
and wait for a reply from the acknowledging ship.
6. To turn the distress alarm OFF before the radio retransmits the distress
alert, press the [16/S] key or the [QUIT] soft key.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX1400 series is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the
following "Nature of Distress" categories:
Undesignated, Fire/Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing,
Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
[
] "DSC" "DIST ALERT MSG"
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!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[ DISTRESS ]
Hold for 3 sec.
QUIT
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[
Transmitting
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[Waiting for ACK]
TX IN: 02:25
PAUSE
CANCEL
INFO
!!DISTRESS!!
RX ACKNOWLEDGED
USCG CA
SINCE: 00:15
OK
]
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