All Ships Call - Standard Horizon HX851E Owner's Manual

7.4 ALL SHIPS CALL

The All Ships Call function allows contact to be established with other vessel
stations without having their ID in the individual calling directory. Also, priority
for the call can be designated as Urgency or Safety.
URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in
SAFETY Call:
7.4.1 SETTING UP THE ALL SHIPS RINGER
The HX851E has the capability to turn off the All Ships ringer.
1. Press and hold the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key un-
til "Setup Menu" appears.
2. Press the [ ] key to select "DSC Setup" menu.
3. Press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key, then select
"DSC Beep" with the [ ] / [ ] key.
4. Press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key, then select
"All Ships" with the [ ] / [ ] key.
5. Press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key, then press
the [ ] key to select "Off".
6. Press the [ CALL ( ENT ) MENU ] key to store the
selected setting.
7. Press the [ CLR ] key twice to return to the "Setup
Menu", then press the [ CLR ] key again to return to ra-
dio operation.
To return to enabling the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, press the
[ ] key to select "On" in step "5" above.
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distress, but have a potential problem that may lead to a dis-
tress situation. This call is the same as saying PAN PAN PAN
on channel 16.
Used to transmit boating safety information to other vessels.
This message usually contains information about an over-
due boat, debris in the water, loss of a navigation aid or an
important meteorological message. This call is the same as
saying Securite, Securite, Securite.
HX851E