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Digital Selective Calling
(DSC) Operation
Operating Your Radio
Receiving Distress Calls
When a vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio receives the call, sounds
the Distress alarm, and switches to Channel 16. All DSC calls that are received will sound
one alert alarm. See pages 24-25 for descriptions of the different alarms. Press any button
to turn Off the alarm. The received call information continues to display on the LCD.
When A Distress Call Is Heard:
1. Press any button to turn Off the alarm and return
Distress Info on LCD
to Standby mode.
2. Read and write down the distress information on the
LCD (there may or may not be position data shown),
then determine whether you should answer the call.
3. Respond, if appropriate, by pressing and holding
Distress Info on LCD
the Talk button to transmit on Channel 16.
NOTE
Your radio will automatically switch to Channel 16
upon receiving a DSC distress call.
Regarding Distress Relay Calls
This radio cannot send Distress Relay calls. Only large ships and shore stations, with
specially equipped radios, can send Distress Relay calls.
Receiving Distress Relay Calls
This radio does respond to a received Distress Relay call juat as it responds to a Distress
call.
Sending a Test Call
Allows you test and confirm the DSC operation of your radio.
To Send a Test Call:
1. Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call/Send menu.
2. Scroll to TEST CALL and press the Call/Set button to enter the TEST CALL menu.
3. Using the Up/Down buttons to enter the STORED DIRECTORY or MANUAL to
allow you to enter the MMSI number of the radio to be called.
4. After selecting the radio to be called, press the Call/Set key to transmit the TEST
CALL.
5. Your radio will wait for the called radio to reply and will show the acknowledgement
on the display.
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Digital Selective Calling
(DSC) Operation
Operating Your Radio
Sending An All Ships Calls
Use DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan and
Securite voice calls as well as to send routine messages to all stations at once. The DSC
All Ships call reaches all stations within range of your radio. Use the DSC All Ships call if
you have an urgent, but not life-threatening, situation or a safety warning to broadcast to
all vessels in your area.
To Send An All Ships Call:
Standby Mode
1. Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu.
2. Scroll to
ALL SHIPS
3. Press the Call/Set button to move to the message
type menu.
All Ships
4. Scroll to select a message type
—
URGENCY
5. Press the Call/Set button to send the message.
After urgency and safety calls, the radio will switch
to Channel 16 and wait for you to press the Talk button to send
Urgency/Safety/Routine
the urgent or safety message by voice.
DSC equipped radios that receive your message will be
automatically switched to Channel 16.
To return to Standby mode without sending a message,
use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to
Urgency Waiting
press the Call/Set button.
Routine Waiting
.
or
.
SAFETY
and
EXIT
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