Receiving An All Ships Call - Raymarine Ray218 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Receiving an All Ships Call

When an All Ships Safety or Routine Call is received, the LCD alternates between
a screen displaying the name (or MMSI ID) of the station initiating the call and one
requesting a change of working channels. The 2 alternating pages of data are
recorded in the Call Log. The envelope icon (
reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the log. See page
"Received Calls (Logs)" on page 92.
For an Urgency or Distress Call, the Automatic Channel Change option (see page
96) determines how the call is handled. If set ON, the radio automatically switches
to Priority Channel 16 for voice communications. If OFF, you are prompted to
manually accept or decline the call and channel change by pressing OK or
CANCEL, respectively. When set OFF, the
To mute the alert tone:
Press CLEAR/WX. Automatic cancellation takes place after 2 minutes.
To ignore the All Ships Call:
Press CLEAR/WX a second time or press the CANCEL soft key. The envelope icon
disappears, the call is interrupted and the normal screen appears on the LCD.
To accept an All Ships Safety or Routine Call:
1. Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-
lope icon disappears and the radio switches to the requested channel.
2. Press OK again to confirm the channel change. The radio returns to standby
mode. Press PTT to communicate on channel 16.
71 ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
FROM:
U
S
$RESPITE
A
B B
PLEASURE
CANCEL
To accept an All Ships Urgency or Distress Call when Auto Channel
Change is OFF
1. Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-
lope icon disappears and the radio switches to channel 16.
2. Press OK again to confirm the channel change. The radio returns to standby
mode. Press PTT to communicate on channel 16.
71
U
S
A
PLEASURE
OK CANCEL
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Ray218 and Ray55 Marine VHF Radios
blinks until you accept the call,
)
icon appears.
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
CH CHANGE
REQUESTED
B B
TO CH 16
OK
16 ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
FROM:
U
S
$RESPITE
A
B B CH HAS BEEN
DISTRESS
CHANGED
OK