Users Manual

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4.4.3 Safety or urgency all ships calls
The DSC safety all ships calls can be made as follows.
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From the main menu, touch the [CALL]→[EDIT]→
[CALL TYPE] buttons. Then select SAF/ALL/RT or
URG/ALL/RT and touch the [✓ ] button.
Change the working channel, if required.
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Touch the [CALL] button to send.
After checking the free channel, the message is sent.
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After sending the message, the working channel is set.
Start broadcasting using the handset.
For an urgency call, special subject such as
either medical transport (MEDICAL TRNSP) or
neutral ship (NEUTRAL SHIP) can be conveyed
by adding the information in the DSC message.
To use this function, after every powering on
the equipment, set either MDCL USE or NEUT
USE to ON as the special subject on the DSC
OPE menu (MENU> SETUP).
Note