Dsc Distress Alert; Transmitting A Dsc Distress Alert - Standard Horizon ECLIPSE DSC+ GX1200E Owner's Manual

9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT

The GX1200E is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC distress messag-
es to all DSC radios. The GX1200E may be connected to a GPS to also
transmit the latitude and longitude of the vessel.
If a GPS with NMEA output is not connected to the radio, the
GX1200E will beep 10 minutes after the radio is turned on and will
continue to beep every 4 hours alerting to connect a GPS.

9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert

To be able to transmit a DSC distress alert, an MMSI number must be
programmed (refer to section "9.2.2 Programming the MMSI").
In order for your vessel's location to be transmitted, either connect a GPS to
the GX1200E (refer to section "6.4 ACCESSORY CABLE") or manually input
your position (refer to section "9.11 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS
LOCATION").
Basic Operation
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover,
then press and hold the [ DISTRESS ] key. The
" DISTRESS " menu will appear on the LCD and
the radios display will count down ( 3S  2S
 1S ) and then transmit the distress alert.
The backlight of the LCD and keypad flashes
while the radios display is counting down.
2. The GX1200E watches for an acknowledg-
ment call on channel 70 or a voice call on
channel 16 from another vessel.
3. If an vessel responds to you on channel 16,
pick up the microphone and advise your
distress situation.
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NOTE
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
TIME FOR 3S
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
TIME FOR 3S
!!DISTRESS!!
TRANSMITTING
TX IN 0:00
GX1200E