Dsc Distress Alert; Transmitting A Dsc Distress Alert - Standard Horizon HX850S Owner's Manual

7.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT

The HX850S is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC Distress messages
to all DSC radios. The HX850S will also send the Latitude and Longitude of the
vessel when the internal GPS has acquires a satellite fix.

7.3.1 TRANSMITTING A DSC DISTRESS ALERT

To be able to transmit a DSC Distress Call an MMSI number must be
programmed, refer to section "7.2.2 PROGRAMMING THE MMSI". In
order for your ships location to be transmitted, the internal GPS unit
must be activated, refer to section "6.5 DISPLAYING THE GPS RE-
CEIVING DATA".
1. Lift the red DISTRESS rubber cover on the right side
of the transceiver and press the [ DISTRESS ] key. The
"DISTRESS ALERT DISTRESS ALERT" menu will appear on the display.
DISTRESS ALERT DISTRESS ALERT
DISTRESS ALERT
2. Press and hold the [ DISTRESS ] key. The radios dis-
play will count down (3-2-1), and afterwards the
HX850S will transmit the DSC Distress Alert on chan-
nel 70. The backlight of the display and keypad flashes
while the radios display is countdown. When the Dis-
tress signal is being sent, "
the display.
3. The transceiver "shadow-watches" for a transmission
between Channel and Channel 70 until an acknowl-
edgment signal is received. The display will be shown
in the illustration on the right.
4. If an acknowledgment is received, select channel 16
and advise your distress situation.
5. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress call is repeated in 4 minute
intervals until an acknowledgment is received.
6. When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received, a distress alarm sounds
and channel 16 is automatically selected. The display shows the MMSI of
the ship responding to your distress.
RECEIVED ACK: acknowledgment signal is received.
RECEIVED RLY: relay signal is received from another vessel or coast sta-
7. To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any key.
HX850S
NOTE
" icon will appear on
tion.
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