Receiving A Group Call - Standard Horizon HX870 Owner's Manual

10.6.3 Receiving a Group Call

1. When a group call is received, the HX870 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:
[ACCEPT]: Press this key to accept the group call and to
switch to requested channel.
[PAUSE]: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic
switching to the requested channel.
[QUIT]: Press this key to quit the automatic channel switch-
ing 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 PTT button and talk into the micro-
phone to the group of vessels.
6. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio operation.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the
radio will automatically change to radio operation.
When there is an unread group call, "
display. You may review the unread group call from the DSC log, refer
to the section "10.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls".
HX870
NOTE
" icon will appear on the
RX GROUP
036690123
Yaesu
ROUTINE
CATEG:
06
CH:
00:15
SINCE:
366901234
MMSI:
Horizon
STOP ALARM
RX GROUP
036690123
Yaesu
ROUTINE
CATEG:
06
CH:
00:15
SINCE:
366901234
MMSI:
Horizon
ACCEPT PAUSE QUIT
RX GROUP
036690123
Yaesu
ROUTINE
CATEG:
06
CH:
00:15
SINCE:
QUIT
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