Setting The Distress Information - Icom IC-M502 Instruction Manual

Setting the distress information

The nature of the distress call should be included in the dis-
tress call.
q Push [DSC/ENT] to select the DSC menu.
w Rotate the channel selector to select "DTRS set" and push
[DSC/ENT].
Sel item
RCV calls
˘DTRS set
Set-up
e Rotate the channel selector to select the nature of the dis-
tress, then push [DSC/ENT].
• 'Undesign (Undesigned),' 'Explosion,' 'Flooding,' 'Collision,'
'Grounding,' 'Capsizing,' 'Sinking,' 'Adrift (Disable adrift),' 'Aban-
doning (Abandoning ship),' 'Piracy (Piracy attack),' 'MOB (Man
overboard)' and 'EPIRB (EPIRB emission)' are available.
Sel nature
Undesign
˘Explosion
Flooding
r The position information appears. Set the current position,
then push [DSC/ENT].
• Rotate the channel selector to select the character.
• Push [CH/WX] to advance the cursor.
• Push [SCAN] to move the cursor backward.
• Push [HI/LO] to clear the position data.
Input POS
LAT: ° '
LON: ° '
Null˘[H/L]
t The time information appears. Set the current time, then
push [DSC/ENT].
• Rotate the channel selector to select the numeral.
• Push [CH/WX] to advance the cursor.
• Push [SCAN] to move the cursor backward.
• Push [HI/LO] to clear the time data.
Input time
UTC: :
Null˘[H/L]
y Push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
• Push [DSC/ENT] to exit the condition.
• The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes.
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DSC OPERATION
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