Owner manual

GX600D INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE11
If an acknowledgment is received but the other
radio is unable to comply:
Thisindicatesthecalledvessel’sradiohasreceivedand
acknowledgedyourcall,butcouldnotchangetothe
requestedchannel.Thiscouldmeanthecalledvessel’sradio
isconguredformanualreplyorisinamodewherethe
operatordoesnotwantthechanneltochange.
Theradiodisplays:
Press the –key(orwaitafurther5seconds)forradioto
returntoNormalmode.
ALL-SHIPS CALL
AnAll-ShipscallisaDSCbroadcasttoalertallshipsin
thearea.ItistheequivalenttosendingaPAN-PANor
SECURITEvoicecall.SincethecallistoAllShipsandnotto
anindividualvessel,acallingMMSIisnotrequired.Ships
receivinganAll-ShipscallwillchangetoCH16.
To make an All Ships call:
1. PresstheCALL button.
2. Select‘ALLSHIPS’andpresstheCALL button.
3. Select‘URGENCY’or‘SAFETY’asappropriateandpress
the CALL button.
4. Theradiowilldisplaythe‘SELECTCHNL’optionbutwill
defaulttoChannel16automatically.
5. Ifanotherchannelisrequiredusethe or keysto
selectanalternatechannel,otherwisepresstheCALL
buttontouseChannel16.
6. ‘SENDCALL?’‘ALLSHIPS’willbedisplayed.
7. PresstheCALL buttontosendthecall.
TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonChannel16(oryour
alternativeselectedchannel)assoonasthecallhasbeen
sent.
NOTE: ThereisnoDSCacknowledgetoanAllShipscall.
GROUP CALL
AGroupCallisusedtocontactallshipsthathavethesame
GroupMMSI.AllshipsreceivingaGroupcallwillchangeto
thespeciedchannel.Forexamplethiscouldbeused
toalertallyachtsinaracetoannounceachangeinthe
raceconditions.
To make a Group Call:
1.PresstheCALLbutton
2.Select‘GROUP’andpresstheCALLbuttonagain.The
GroupMMSIusedistheoneprogrammedintoyour
radio(seeCongurationMenu).
3.Selectchanneltobeusedforsubsequent
communicationsthenpressCALL.
4.‘SendCALL?Group’isdisplayed
5.PressCALL again to send the call
TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeontheselectedchannel
assoonasthecallhasbeensent.
NOTE:ThereisnoDSCacknowledgetoaGroupcall.
POSITION REQUEST
APositionRequestisusedtoobtainthepositionof
anothervessel.Theothervessel’spositionisdisplayedon
yourradio’sLCD.Ifyouhaveachartplotterconnectedto
theGX600D,thepositionoftheothervesselcanalsobe
displayedonthechartplotter’sscreen.
To make a Position Request:
1. PresstheCALLbutton
2. Select‘POS REQUEST’ then press the CALLbutton
3. EnterthevesselsMMSI.
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
CALL FROM:
SIRIUS
ACKNOWLEDGE
NOT COMPLY
CALL
INDIVIDUAL
ALL SHIPS
> GROUP
CALL
GROUP
SELECT CHNL
CALLING . . .
GROUP
SEND CALL?
GROUP
CALL
INDIVIDUAL
> ALL SHIPS
GROUP
ALL SHIPS
> URGENCY
SAFETY
CALL
ALL SHIPS
SELECT CHNL
SEND CALL?
ALL SHIPS