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Press the –keyagaintoreturntoNormaloperatingmode
onCH16.
MAKING ALL OTHER DSC CALLS
AllotherDSCcalls-apartfromdistresscalls-aremade
usingtheCALLbuttononthemicrophone.
DSC MENU NAVIGATION
To access the DSC Call menu:
Press the CALL
buttononthemicrophone.The‘CALL’Menu
willbedisplayedprovidingarangeofDSCcalloptions.
To navigate the Call Menu:
Press the
or keystomoveupordownthroughthe
availablemenuoptions.
Press the CALL buttontoselectthecurrentmenuselection.
Press the –keytoquitthecurrentmenuselection.
Press the –keyagaintoexitthe‘CALL’menuandreturn
tonormaloperation.
NOTE: AtanytimeinDSCmode,includingDistressCalls,
pressthe16keytocancelDSCmodeentirelyandreturn
theradiotonormalmodeonHIpower.
DSC CALL MENU OPTIONS
Individual Calls:
Usethe‘IndividualCall’optiontoalertaspecicvesselthat
youwishtocommunicatewiththemonaspeciedchannel.
Ifthecalledvessel’sradioisonadifferentchannel,their
radiowillchangetothechannelyouspecify.
NOTE:TomakeanindividualDSCcallyoumustknowthe
MMSIofthevesselyouarecalling.
To make an Individual Call:
1. PresstheCALL button.TheDSCCallmenuwillbe
displayed.
2. Select‘INDIVIDUAL’andpresstheCALL button.The
MMSInumbereldwillbedisplayed.
3. Enterthevessel’sMMSInumber
Youcaneither;
 i.Pressthe keytoretrievethelastcalledMMSI
or
 ii.Pressthe keytoselectavessel’sMMSIfromthe
AddressBook
or
 iii.Manuallyenterthevessel’sMMSIasfollows;
 a.PressandholdtheCALL buttontoentertheEDIT
mode.
 b.Usethe or keystoentertherstdigitofthe
UserMMSInumber.
 c.PresstheCALL buttontomovetothenextdigit
position.Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.
NOTE: Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALL
buttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontothe
incorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigit
atthatlocation.
4. OncethecorrectMMSIhasbeenenteredorselected,
press the CALL button.‘SELECTCHNL’isdisplayed.
5. Selectthechanneltobeusedforvoicecommunication
usingthe or keysthenpresstheCALL button.
6. ‘SENDCALL’isdisplayed.PresstheCALL button
tosend.
NOTE: IfyouarecallingaCoastStationyouwillnotbe
askedtoselectachannel.InsteadtheCoastStationwill
decidethechanneltobeused.
Oncethecallhasbeensent,theradiowillwaitforan
acknowledgement.Ifanacknowledgementisreceivedthe
radiodisplays.
Press the –key(orwaitafurther5seconds)fortheradio
toreturntoNormalmode.Youcannowhavenormalvoice
communicationsontheselectedchannel.
If NO Acknowledgement is received:
Itislikelythatthevesselyoucalledisswitchedofforoutof
range.Ifnoresponseisreceivedwithin5secondstheradio
displays:
Press the –
key(orwaitafurther5seconds)fortheradioto
returntoNormalmode.
PAGE10 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL GX600D
CALL FROM:
SIRIUS
ACKNOWLEDGE
CALLING . . .
SIRIUS
NO REPLY
CALL
> INDIVIDUAL
ALL SHIPS
GROUP
SEND CALL
MMSI:
SEND CALL?
SIRIUS
CALL
SIRIUS:
SELECT CHNL