Furuno RC-1500-1T Operator's Manual page 65

13. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm, and the display below appears.
Received message
*
JUL-23-1999-23:59
DISTRESS RELAY ACK
FROM COAST :
SHIP IN DIST :
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
12 34N 123 45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
GO TO ALL VIEW
Sending the distress acknowledge to ship in distress
Transmit the distress acknowledge signal to the ship in distress only when you do not receive it
from a coast station and you are able to aid the ship in distress. First, transmit the distress
acknowledge to the ship in distress by telephone. This will stop transmission of the distress alert.
1. The audio alarm sounds and the display shows the message "Distress call received." when
your ship receives a distress call.
Distress
call received.
DISTRESS CALL
SHIP IN DIST:
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
STOP ALARM
2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm, and the display changes as below.
Received message
*
JUL-23-1999-23:59
DISTRESS CALL
SHIP IN DIST:
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
! "
ANSWER
3. If you do not receive the distress acknowledge from a coast station and you have
received the distress alert more than twice, press
[ENT] key to send the distress acknowledge signal to the ship in distress.
4. Press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.
Send message
***
CALL TYPE: ALL SHIPS
RELAY ALL
DISTRESS RELAY
RELAY COAST
SHIP IN DIST: 987654321
ACKNOWLEDGE
DSC FREQ :
GO TO ALL VIEW
*
ECC:OK
001234567
123456789
8414.5KHZ
123456789
2182.0 KHZ
*
ECC: OK
123456789
8414.5 KHZ
ALL VIEW
The option ACKNOWLEDGE
***
does not appear in the following cases:
a) Distress alert received on HF band.
b) If, on MF band, more than 2 min. 45 sec.
elapses after the distress alert is received.
2187.5 KHZ
to choose ANSWER and press the
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