Sending An Individual Call - Standard Horizon Quest GX1255S Owner's Manual

6.3 SENDING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL

This feature allows the user to contact another user vessel DSC and to
automatically switch the receiving DSC radio to a desired working channel.
This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to a
another channel. To send an individual call, see section 7.5 INDIVIDUAL
DIRECTORY SETUP and 7.11 USER MMSI INPUT. The individual call func-
tion allows you to transmit a DSC signal to a specific party only, prompting
communication on a voice channel.
1. Select the traffic channel for voice communication.
2. Press the CALL/SET key. The "INDIVIDUAL" icon will
appear on the LCD.
3. Press the CALL/SET key again. The individual address
will appear.
4. Press the UP or DOWN key to select the individual you
want to contact.
5. To cancel, if needed, press the UP or DOWN key until
the "EXIT" icon appear. Then press the CALL/SET key.
This procedure can be also canceled by pressing the WX or 16/9 key.
6. Press the CALL/SET key to transmit the individual DSC signal.
7. After an INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, the transceiver will wait 8 sec-
onds for the acknowledgment. If the reply signal is not received, the
transceiver will transmit again.
8. After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if the
reply signal is not received, "NO REPLY" icon will ap-
pear on the LCD to prompt the user to send the call
again or exit the mode.
9. When an individual call acknowledgment "able to comply" is received,
the established channel is automatically selected and an alarm sounds.
10. When an individual call acknowledgment with "unable to comply" is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically selected.
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