Dsc Distress Alert; Transmitting A Dsc Distress Alert - Standard Horizon Eclipse GX1300 Owner's Manual

9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT

The GX1300 is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC distress messag-
es to all DSC radios. The GX1300 may be connected to a GPS to also trans-
mit the latitude and longitude of the vessel.
If a GPS with NMEA output is not connected to the radio, the GX1300
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, a 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 GX1300 (refer to section "6.4 ACCESSORY CABLE") or manually input
your position (refer to section "9.9 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 " screen will appear on the LCD
and the radios display will count down ( 3sec
 2sec  1sec ) and then the distress alert
will be transmitted. The backlight of the LCD
and keypad flashes while the radios display is
counting down.
2. The GX1300 watches for an acknowledgment
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 press and hold the
PTT switch to advise your distress situation.
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NOTE
NOTE
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[ DISTRESS ]
Hold for 3 sec.
QUIT
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[
Transmitting
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[Waiting for ACK]
TX IN: 02:25
PAUSE CANCEL INFO
GX1300
]