Users Manual

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CAUTION
Do not use this equipment for anything other than specified.
Doing so may cause failure or malfunction.
Do not install this equipment in a place near water or in one with excessive humidity,
steam, dust or soot. Doing so may cause fire, electric shock, or malfunction.
Do not test the distress alert as doing so will inconvenience local shipping and Rescue
Centers.
Do NOT turn off the power of the equipment when at sea because the SOLAS
Convention requires keeping CH16 watch at all times.
Always listen to the CH16 except when talking on a specific channel.
To operate DSC and ATIS functions of this equipment, ID numbers must be registered
respectively. If not been registered, contact our agent or service center.
Leave installation of this equipment to our service center or agents. Special knowledge
on selecting the place where the antenna is to be mounted and setting the ID number
(MMSI) assigned to the ship is required besides mounting operation.
When sending a distress alert, follow the instructions of the ship's captain or officer in
charge.
If a false distress alert is transmitted accidentally, use the [CANCEL] button to cancel
transmission of the distress alert. Then report the false distress alert to a nearby RCC
(Rescue Coordination Center). In Japan, inform the nearest Japan Coast Guard. Follow
the on-screen instructions to report the following information.
Ship's name, type, nationality, and ID number, the date/time, location and reason why
the false distress alert was transmitted.
Also the unit model name and manufacture number/date, if possible.
To turn off an alarm or clear a display such as a received DSC message, do NOT use the
DISTRESS button. Doing so may cause a false distress alert.
(Use the [CANCEL] button to turn off the alarm and clear display.)