Users Manual

4.3 Basic DSC operations ....................................................................................................... 4-16
4.3.1 Routine calls to an individual station .......................................................................... 4-16
4.3.2 Receiving routine individual calls ............................................................................... 4-18
4.3.3 Routine group calls ..................................................................................................... 4-20
4.3.4 Receiving routine group calls ..................................................................................... 4-21
4.3.5 Communicating with a PSTN subscriber .................................................................... 4-22
4.3.6 AIS-linked DSC calls .................................................................................................. 4-25
4.4 Emergency calls (DSC safety/ urgency/ distress calls) ..................................................... 4-26
4.4.1 Safety or urgency calls to an individual station .......................................................... 4-26
4.4.1.1 Special safety individual calls (test calls and position request calls) .................. 4-26
4.4.2 Receiving safety or urgency individual calls ............................................................... 4-28
4.4.2.1
Receiving special safety individual calls (test calls and position request calls) .... 4-28
4.4.3 Safety or urgency all ships calls ................................................................................. 4-29
4.4.4 Receiving safety or urgency all ships calls ................................................................. 4-30
4.4.5 Distress alerts ............................................................................................................. 4-31
4.4.5.1 Quick distress alerts ............................................................................................ 4-31
4.4.5.2 Distress alerts from the menu ............................................................................. 4-34
4.4.5.3 Receiving distress alerts ..................................................................................... 4-36
4.4.6 Distress relay calls on behalf of someone else (DROBOSE) ..................................... 4-37
4.5 DSC call log ....................................................................................................................... 4-39
4.5.1 Received distress messages ...................................................................................... 4-39
4.5.2 Received other messages .......................................................................................... 4-40
4.5.3 Transmitted messages ............................................................................................... 4-40
4.6 Other features ................................................................................................................... 4-41
4.6.1 Notification of registered ships by the AIS .................................................................. 4-41
4.6.2 Playback of received voice ......................................................................................... 4-42
4.6.3 Public Address function with an external speaker (option) ......................................... 4-45
4.6.4 Intercom ...................................................................................................................... 4-46
4.6.5 Talk with a wireless speaker microphone (option) ...................................................... 4-48
5. SETTINGS & REGISTRATIONS ................................... 5-1
5.1 Date and time setting ........................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2 Own ship position and time setting ................................................................................... 5-2
5.3 Settings for each control panel .......................................................................................... 5-3
5.3.1 LCD adjustment .......................................................................................................... 5-3
5.3.2 Sound settings ............................................................................................................ 5-4
5.3.3 User key assignment .................................................................................................. 5-5
5.3.4 Name the device ......................................................................................................... 5-6
5.3.5 Menu shutdown timer setting ...................................................................................... 5-7
5.3.6 Setting the handset ..................................................................................................... 5-7
5.3.7 Setting the channel area ............................................................................................. 5-8
5.3.8 Setting the S meter display ......................................................................................... 5-8
5.4 Making contact lists ........................................................................................................... 5-9
5.5 Advanced settings for DSC ............................................................................................... 5-11
5.5.1 Automatic acknowledgement ...................................................................................... 5-11
5.5.2 Disabling receiving alarms for routine and safety calls .............................................. 5-12