I Transmitting Dsc Calls; D Transmitting An Individual Call - Icom iC-M505 Instruction Manual

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DSC OPERATION
i After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi-
crophone.
Received
DistressACK
<Osaka Bay
<CLR ˘
Beep Off>
➥ A distress alert contains (default);
• Nature of distress : Selected nature of the distress
• Position data
➥ The distress call is repeated every 3.5–4.5 min., until re-
ceiving an 'acknowledgement.'
➥ Push [CLR] to cancel the 'Call repeat' mode.
➥ "? ? ? ? " may blink instead of position and time indications
when the GPS data is invalid, or has not been manually
updated after 4 hours.
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25W INT
TAG
CALLING
: GPS or manual input position data is held
for 23.5 hrs or until the power is turned
OFF.

I Transmitting DSC calls

To ensure correct operation of the DSC function, please
make sure you set the squelch correctly. (p. 8)
D D Transmitting an individual call
The individual call function allows you to transmit a DSC sig-
nal to a specific ship only.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select "I I n n d d i i v v i i d d u u a a l l C C a a l l l l ,"
push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
• "P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n I I n n p p u u t t " item appears when a GPS receiver
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.
--DSC Menu--
Select Item
Position Input
˘Individual Call
Group Call
All Ships Call
Position Request
Position Report