Distress Calls From The Menu - JRC JSS-2250 Instruction Manual

4 . 5 . 3 . 2

Distress calls from the menu

4 . 5 . 3 . 2
The following describes the procedure to send a distress call with the nature of distress selected
in the menu. Also, besides manually inputting position and the time information, the subsequent
communication mode, the transmission method and frequency can be set here.
Note: Multi-frequency or single frequency can be selected as the transmission method. The
various methods are shown below.
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Multi-frequency method: The distress call message is sent continuously on each
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Single frequency
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Procedure
1 1 . .
1 .
Press the
MENU
hierarchical menus, select 3 Editing a
distress msg.
The distress type is displayed as
Undesignated as a default value. If the
position information is input automatically by
a GPS type device, or has already input
manually, that information is also displayed.
2 2 . .
2 .
Press ENT and select the nature of
distress.
The nature of distress is selectable from
below.
Nature of distress
Fire
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Listing
Sinking
Disabled
Undesignated
Abandoning
Piracy attack
Man overboard
3 3 . .
3 .
Press ENT.
The cursor moves to Position. If a valid position
and time of that position are already displayed,
no entry is necessary. Skip to step 6.
frequency, 2187.5 kHz, 8414.5 kHz, and at least one
other distress/safety frequency.
method: The same distress call message is sent on one
distress/safety frequency 5 times continuously. If 2 or
more distress/safety frequencies are selected, the same
message is transmitted 5 times continuously in the same
way on the other frequency after an interval between 3.5
to 4.5 minutes (variable).
key, and through
Contents
Fire, explosion
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Listing, in danger of
capsizing
Sinking
Disabled and adrift
Undesignated distress
Abandoning ship
Piracy/armed robbery
attack
Man overboard
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Undesignated ]
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Fire
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Fire
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
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