Receiving An Individual Call - Standard Horizon HX850S Owner's Manual

the right, press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key. Repeat
this procedure until all nine spaces of the MMSI num-
ber which you want to contact are entered.
6. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number
repeatedly press the [ H/L (
ber is selected, then press the [ ] / [ ] key to correct
the entry.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press and
hold the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key. The transceiver will
beep, and the "Select Intership CH
8. Press the [ ] / [ ] key to select "Manual
the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key.
9. Press the [ ] / [ ] key to select the operating channel
you want to communicate on and press the
[ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key.
10. Press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key again to
transmit the Individual DSC signal.
11. When an Individual Call acknowledgment is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically
changed to the channel which is selected on step
5 above and a ringing tone sounds.
12. Press the [ CLR ( MEM )] key to listen to the chan-
nel to make sure it is not busy, then key the mi-
crophone and call the other vessel you desire to com-
municate with.

7.5.5 RECEIVING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL

When receiving an Individual Call, an acknowledgment must be sent back to
the calling station. The HX850S default setting is Automatic, but has a selec-
tion that allows you to manually send a reply before the radio will switch to the
requested calling channel. This selection is useful if you want to see who is
calling and requesting you to switch to a channel for communications, similar
to caller id on a cellular phone.
1. When an Individual Call is received, an Individual Call ringing alarm sounds.
The radio automatically (automatic mode selected)
switches to the requested channel. The display shows
the MMSI of the vessel calling.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Press the PTT switch and talk to the calling ship.
HX850S
)] key until the wrong num-
Select Intership CH" menu will appear
Select Intership CH Select Intership CH
Select Intership CH
Manual", then press
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