Icom IC-M423 Instruction Manual page 61

D Receiving a Distress Acknowledgement
When a Distress Acknowledgement sent to another ship is
received:
The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
➥
" RCVD DISTRESS ACK" pops up and the LCD backlight
➥
blinks.
Push [ALARM OFF] to stop the alarm and the blinking
q
backlight.
Push a softkey to select your desired action.
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[IGN]
➥ Push to return to the normal operating mode.
• The transceiver exits the DSC mode.
• By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode.
• " " continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received
Call Log.
[INFO]
➥ Push to display the Received call information. (p. 64)
[ACPT]
Push to accept the call.
➥
And then, push [CH 16] to switch the operating channel
to Channel 16, and then monitor it, as a coast station
may require assistance.
• If you haven't pushed [CH 16] within 10 seconds, the operat-
ing channel automatically switches to Channel 16. (p. 67)
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DSC OPERATION
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