Switching The Inland Waterway Mode/Seagoing Mode - PRESIDENT MC-8000 DSC Owner's Manual

2. The Distress call is transmitted and it waits for about 210 -
270 seconds. This is continued internally. After the Distress
call has been sent, the Distress alert will sound every other
second, and it also "shadow-watches" for a transmission be-
tween CH16 and CH70 until an acknowledgment signal is
received from the Coast Guard shore station.
To cancel the Distress call, press 16/9/TRI .
3. When the radio receives a Distress call, the following screen
appears. If an acknowledgment is not received, the Distress
call is repeated until an acknowledgment is received from the
Coast Guard shore station.
Note: If the radio receives a Distress call, it will be displayed on the LCD display. An
emergency alert will sound. The name will be displayed if it is the name registered
in the directory. Otherwise, sender's MMSI is displayed. Latitude, longitude, and
time information will also be displayed if the GPS module is carried in the vessel
that transmitted a DSC Distress call.

Switching the Inland waterway Mode/Seagoing Mode

You can switch between Inland waterway mode and Seagoing mode. Press and hold PA/
MENU to switch between the two.
When the radio in the Inland waterway mode;
• DISTRESS/DSC cannot be transmitted nor received.
• Only ATIS can be transmitted. WX blinks.
When the radio in the Seagoing mode;
Transmission and reception of DISTRESS/DSC, and
transmission of ATIS can be available.
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