Standard Horizon HX870 Owner's Manual page 43

On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections. These
selections are described below:
[ACCEPT]: Press this key to accept the DSC distress call
and to switch to Channel 16.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 15 seconds or longer the
radio will automatically select Channel 16. (Timer setting
time is set in "CH SWITCH TIME" from "DSC SETUP". The
default setting is 15 sec.)
[PAUSE]: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic switching to
Channel 16.
[QUIT]: Press this key to quit the automatic Channel 16 switching and revert
to the last selected working channel.
4. After accepting the call, press the [TO WPT] soft key to set
the vessel in distress as a destination for navigation.
Note: You may change the waypoint name.
5. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select "SAVE & GO", then
press the [SELECT] soft key to replace the display to the
waypoint screen. The display indicates the distance and
direction of the distressed vessel, and also the compass
indicates the distressed vessel by dot ().
6. To stop navigating to a waypoint, press one of the soft keys,
then press the [STOP] soft key. The radio is switched to
the normal mode.
• You must continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may
require assistance in the rescue attempt.
• When there is an unread distress alert, "
display. You may review the unread distress alert from the DSC log,
refer to the section "10.13.2 Reviewing a Logged DSC Distress Call".
• Not all DSC radios can receive a DSC distress relay call.
HX870
NOTE
" icon will appear on the
RX DISTRESS
366901235
Yaesu
NATURE:UNDESIGNATED
24 ° 25.975
POS: N
118 ° 59.456
E
12:56
POS TM:
UTC
NOT ACKNOELESGED
00:05
SINCE:
ACCEPT PAUSE QUIT
RX DISTRESS ACK
DIST INFO
DIST:366901235
Horizon
NATURE:UNDESIGNEATED
24 ° 25.975
N
POS:
118 ° 59.456
E
12:56
POS TM:
UTC
10:00
DST: NM
BACK TO WPT QUIT
WAYPOINT
NAME:
---------
001WPT
POSITION:
34 ° 25.975
S
118 ° 59.456
W
SAVE
SAVE & GOTO
BACK SELECT
BUSY USA HI
16
WPT
DW-16
BRG
T
300
°
DST
km
35.2
SOG
kph
N-UP 20nm 36.0
WPT 001WPT
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