Group Calls - Raymarine Ray260 User Manual

Making a routine DSC call
You can use your product to make a routine DSC call to contact
saved in the phonebook.
1. Press and hold the Menu DSC button for 3 seconds.
The DSC menu is displayed.
2. Select Individual.
The Manual option and the phonebook list is displayed.
3. Select a phonebook entry to make a DSC call to that contact,
or
4. Select MANUAL to manually enter an MMSI number.
5. Use the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to select a
channel to transmit on.
6. Select OK.
7. Select SEND.
The radio now waits for an acknowledgement to be received.
8. If an acknowledgement is received, press and hold the PTT
button.
9. Speak your message.
10. Release the PTT button when you have completed your
message.
Receiving a routine individual call
When you receive an individual routine call the details are
displayed on-screen.
When an individual routine call is received.
1. Press the RIGHT soft button to cycle through the information
pages.
2. If you want to accept the call select OK at any time.
If auto channel change is turned on the radio will automatically
change to the request channel in 10 seconds.
3. Select ACCEPT to accept the call, or
4. Select NOT ACCEPT to reject the call.
i. If you do not accept the call you can select a reason from
the list by selecting OP:
• NO REASON
• CONGESTION
• BUSY
• QUEUE
• BARRED
• NO OPERATOR
• UNAVAILABLE
• DISABLE
• UNABLE CH
• UNABLE MODE
ii. Select OK to confirm the reason.
5. Select SEND to send the acceptance or rejection of the call.
Confirmation of the acceptance or rejection of the call is
displayed on-screen. If you have accepted the call then the radio
will re-tune to the requested channel.
Digital selective calling (DSC)

7.6 Group calls

Routine group calls can be made to groups of vessels sharing
the same Group MMSI numbers.
Routine group calls are made by selecting a group from the
Group menu, group calls are only received by stations sharing
the selected group MMSI number.
Refer to the Group list section for details on adding groups to
your radio.
Making a group routine call
To make a routine call to a group of stations use the group menu.
HI HI
- - - - DSC M ENU- - - - GROUP
ALL SHIP CALL
GROUP MY GROUP I D
POS REQUES T EXIT
OK
HI HI
GROUP
GROUP
ROUTINE ROUTINE
SELECT CHA NNEL SELECT CHA NNEL
CH:0072 CH:0072
BACK OK BACK
HI HI
GROUP INT
0072
ROUTINE
TX COMPLETE
CH CHG TO: 0072
CHANNEL NAME
OK 0 0 0 1 A
1. Press and hold the DSC Menu button for 3 seconds.
The DSC menu is displayed.
2. Select GROUP.
3. Select CALL.
The group list is displayed.
4. Select a group you want to make a call to.
5. Use the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to select a
channel you want to use for the communication.
6. Select OK.
7. Select SEND.
The radio now will now call the selected group.
8. When TX COMPLETE is displayed on-screen select OK.
9. Press and hold the PTT button.
10. Speak your message.
11. Release the PTT button when you have completed your
message.
Receiving a group call
If you receive a group call the details are displayed on-screen.
1. Press the RIGHT soft button to cycle through the information
pages.
2. Select OK at any time to accept the group call, or
3. Select CANCEL reject the call and resume normal operation.
4. If the caller has requested an acknowledgement then select
SEND to send the acknowledgement.
With auto channel change turned on the radio will automatically
change to the requested channel after 10 seconds, otherwise
you will be request to confirm the change of channel.
HI
GROUP
GROUP- A
GROUP- B
EMPTY-03
OK
HI
GROUP
ROUTINE
CALLING...
SEND OK
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