Receiving A Group Call - Standard Horizon GX2200 Owner's Manual

9.6.3 Receiving a Group Call

1. When a group call is received, the GX2200 will
produce a ringing alarm sound.
2. The display shows the group MMSI number.
3. Press any key to stop the alarm.
4. Monitor the channel for the person calling the group for a message.
On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections. These selections are
described below:
: Press this key to accept the group call and to switch to request-
ed channel.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will auto-
matically change to the requested channel.
: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic switching to the
requested channel.
: Press this key to quit the automatic channel switching and revert
to the last selected working channel.
5. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to
make sure it is clear, then press the microphone's
PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the
group of vessels.
6. Press the
When there is an unread group call, "
display. You may review the unread group call from the DSC log,
refer to the section "9.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls."
GX2200
soft key to return to radio operation.
NOTE
" icon will appear on the
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