User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 - General Information
- Chapter 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Chapter 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Chapter 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- Chapter 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5.1 WHAT IS DSC?
- 5.2 Sending dsc calls
- 5.2.1 Make a Routine Call MANUALLY (INDIV REPLY)
- 5.2.2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5.2.3 ACKNOWLEDGE AN INDIVIDUAL CALL (INDIV ACK)
- 5.2.4 Recall the Most Recent INCOMING Call (LAST)
- 5.2.5 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5.2.6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5.2.7 CALL Using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5.2.8 CALL using the distress log (DISTRES LOG)
- 5.3 receiving dsc calls
- Chapter 6 - Distress Calls
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - MMSID & License Information
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5.2.6 CALL ALL SHIPS (ALL SHIPS)
1. Press CALL MENU to enter DSC mode, then select ALL SHIPS.
2. The priority is set automatically to URGENT. However, if you have a VHF
7100 USA, you can select one of the following call priorities:
URGENT - for use when a serious situation or problem arises that could lead
to a distress situation
SAFETY - to send safety information to all other vessels in range;
ROUTINE - routine call.
3. The VHF 7100 asks for confirmation of the all ships call. Select YES and press
ENT to transmit the call. Continue as explained in Section 5.2.1.
5.2.7 CALL USING THE CALL LOG (CALL LOG)
The Call Log contains the contact details for the 20 most recent incoming calls,
so that you call any of them again quickly.
1. Press CALL MENU to enter DSC mode, then select CALL LOG.
Scroll down to the desired contact details.
The VHF 7100 displays the contact details for the most recent incoming call
as the first entry (01) in the call log. In the example, the contact details for
the 11th most recent call are displayed.
2. Set the channel and continue as explained in Section 5.2.1.