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Automatic DISTRESS CALL (DSC)
Caution! The SOS message will alert and activate a rescue operation.
To call off a rescue operation, contact your nearest coastal station.
PUSH SOS
SOS
SOS
AUTO SOS
70
AUTO SOS
16
The SOS function is blocked until a DSC number
is entered - see overleaf for programming of DSC
and ATIS.
Refer to page 12 and 13 for details on Position
input and DSC.
Activate automatic transmission of digital
SOS
DISTRESS CALL by pressing the SOS key three
times at intervals of 1 second.
The distress message will be transmitted and
repeated automatically at random intervals on
Channel 70.
TX
Channel 16 will be available for communication
after each transmission.
If not answered after a short interval, try to send
your message manually, - see previous page.
Important! After the AUTO SOS has been acti-
vated, it must be terminated again (by pressing
any key), as it otherwise will continue to send out
messages.
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