Receiving An Individual Call - Icom IC-M59 Instruction Manual

D Receiving a geographical area call
While monitoring channel 70 and a geographical area call (for
the area you are in) is received:
➥ Emergency alarm or beeps
sound depending on the re-
ceived category.
➥ "RCV" and "GEO" appear in
the display; then, the channel
specified by the calling station
is automatically selected for
voice communications.
➥ Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from
the calling ship.
NOTE: When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a
problem with the connected receiver, all geographical area
calls are received, regardless of your position.
D Receiving an individual call
When receiving an individual call, an acknowledgement must be
sent back to the calling station within 4.5 min. Operation and
transceiver function differs depending on the SET mode settings.
BUSY
LOW
Two messages can be selected for acknowledgement:
USA RCV
• "Able to comply" ..............You can communicate with the
• "Unable to comply"...........You cannot communicate with
USA RCV
While monitoring channel 70 and an individual call is
received:
➥ Emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the re-
➥ "RCV" and "Ind" appear in the
➥ The channel specified by the
➥ Proceed as follows on the next page according to your pre-
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
calling vessel via the mic after a DSC connection.
the calling vessel after a DSC connection
tor leaves transceiver).
ceived category.
display.
calling station is automatically
selected for checking the
channel condition (except
when full automatic acknowl-
edgement is selected).
set conditions.
4
(e.g. opera-
BUSY
LOW
USA RCV
USA RCV
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