Navman VHF 7110 Quick Start Manual page 13

Making a DSC Distress Call
Base Unit and Handset
Receiving a Distress Call from another vessel
Base Unit, Microphone
and Handset
Receiving a Distress Relay from another vessel
An alarm sounds. Maintain a listening watch on CH16 and standby to lend assistance.
Receiving a Distress Acknowledgement from a coast station
An alarm sounds. Maintain a listening watch on CH16 and standby to lend assistance.
For further information on these and other options, including radio setup and
DSC options, troubleshooting, and channel charts, refer to the Navman VHF
7100 Owner's Manual.
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Open the red DISTRESS cover.
If time is available to specify the
nature of the distress, press and
release the DISTRESS key to show the
categories. Scroll to your category.
• Hold down the DISTRESS key for
about 3 seconds. The LCD starts
to flash and beep and warns that
a distress call is about to be sent
unless it is cancelled.
To cancel, press
Otherwise, the call is sent and then
repeated automatically until an
acknowledgement is received or
the call is cancelled.
The Distress Alarm tone sounds and
the VHF 7110 automatically tunes to
CH16.
• Press any key to stop the alarm.
• Make voice contact on CH16 and
lend assistance if needed.
Position and time data and the vessel's
MMSID are shown on the LCD, and the
data is recorded in the DISTRESS CALL
LOG.
NAVMAN
or CH .
ESC 16
VHF 7110 Quick Start Guide
UNDEFINED
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
LISTING
SINKING
ADRIFT
ABANDONING
PIRACY
OVERBOARD
DISTRESS
AUTO TX
WAITING ACK
>
CANCEL
DISTRESS
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PIRACY
12:45PM LOC