Installation and Operation Instructions

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MakingaDistresscall
Inanemergencyyoucanmak
eanautomaticDSC
distresscall.
The
DIS
TRESSbuttonislocatedontherearofthe
handset.
1.Openthe DIS
TRESSbutton’scoverandthenpress
andholdthe DISTRESSbuttonfor3seconds.
Oncethebuttonispresseda3secondcountdown
willbegin,whenthecountdownreacheszerothe
DSCdistresscallistransmitted.
TheDistresscallisrepeatedautomaticallyuntilitis
acknowledged.
2.Pressandholdthe PTTbutton,thenslowlyand
clearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistressinthe
followingformat:
MA
YDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY
Thisisstatenameofvessel3times
MAYDAYstatenameofvessel1time
Mypositionisstatelatitudeandlongitude,ortrue
bearinganddistancefromaknownpoint
Iamstatenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onfire
etc.
Ihavestatenumberofpersonsonboardandany
otherinformationdrifting,flaresfiredetc.
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
3.Releasethe
PTTbutton.
MakingaMaydaycall
Inanemergencyyoucanalsomak
eaMaydaycall
followingtheinstructionsbelow.
1.Pressthe
16PL
USbutton.
2.Pressandholdthe
PTTbutton.
3.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:
MA
YDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY
Thisisstatenameofvessel3times
MAYDAYstatenameofvessel1time
Mypositionisstatelatitudeandlongitude,ortrue
bearinganddistancefromaknownpoint
Iamstatenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onfire
etc.
Ihavestatenumberofpersonsonboardandany
otherinformationdrifting,flaresfiredetc.
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
4.Releasethe
PTTbutton.
5.Ifanacknowledgementisnotreceivedthenrepeat
steps2to4above.
Cancellingadistresscallbefore
transmission
Tocanceladistresscallbeforeitistransmittedfollow
thestepsbelow:
1.Releasethe
DISTRESSbuttonbeforethecountdown
timercompletes.
Whenthebuttonisreleasedyouwillbereturnedto
normaloperation.
Cancellingadistresscallafter
transmission
Adistresscallcanbecancelledafterithasbeen
transmitted.
1.Select Options.
2.SelectCanceldistress.
3.SelectYestoconfirmcancellation.
4.Select OK.
5.Pressandholdthe PTTbuttonandmakeabroadcast
toallstationsgivingyourvessel’sname,callsignand
MMSInumberandcancelthefalsedistressalert
Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)
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