All Ships; Position Request - PRESIDENT MC-8000 DSC Owner's Manual

1-C. ALL SHIPS
1. Press SELECT at DSC CALL (To enter DSC CALL, see page
15). INDIVIDUAL appears.
2. Press CH ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ twice to select ALL SHIPS.
3. Press SELECT . URGENCY appears.
4. Select the category of your call using CH ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ or CH ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ (UR-
GENCY, SAFETY, EXIT).
5. Press SELECT to transmit the ALL SHIPS DSC signal.
When sending either an URGENCY or SAFETY message, all radios will automatically move
to channel 70 until all of the data is received.
6. After selecting URGENCY or SAFETY, ALL SHIPS call is trans-
mitted, the radio will switch to Channel 16. You should wait a
few minutes before transmitting the ALL SHIPS call informa-
tion.
1-D. POSITION REQUEST
This radio has the ability to request the position of an individual vessel that is registered in the
DIRECTORY.
1. Press SELECT at DSC CALL (To enter DSC CALL, see page
15). INDIVIDUAL appears.
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