Making An Automatic Distress Call; Canceling An Automatic Distress Call - Uniden UM425 Owner's Manual

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features

Making an automatic distress call

If you have programmed your MMSI number, the UM425 can transmit an
automated distress call with your current location and nature of the distress.
The radio then monitors the channel 16 for a response and repeats the
distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement.
To send an automatic distress call, press and hold the
for three seconds. If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio
prompts you to enter your MMSI number.
If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call, use the
distress procedure below:
1. Press the
2. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use the
and
then press and hold the
3. If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to
enter your MMSI number.

Canceling an automatic distress call

While the radio is waiting for a response, it gives you the option of canceling
the call. To cancel the distress call, highlight Cancel and press the
button.
1W/25W
button.
DISTRESS
buttons to highlight the nature of your distress,
CHANNEL DOWN
• Undesignated
• Fire
• Flooding
• Collision
• Grounding
• Capsizing
button for three seconds.
DISTRESS
• Sinking
• Adrift
• Abandoning
• Piracy/Armed
• Overboard
E-33
button
DISTRESS
CHANNEL UP
SELECT-