User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General Information
- Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- 4-2 Enter or View Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-4 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 4-5 ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality
- 4-6 DSC functionality options (DSC FUNC)
- 4-7 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-8 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 4-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 4-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-2-2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV)
- 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST CALL)
- 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 (DISTR LOG)
- 5-2-9 Call using the Sent Call Log (SENT CALL)
- 5-2-10 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-2-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 5-3 Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- Section 6 - Distress Calls
- Section 7 - Installation
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix E - MMSI, FCC and License Information
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4. The radio then asks for confirmation of the ALL SHIPS call. Press ENT to send the call.
Continue as explained in Section 5-2-1.
5-2-7 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
DSC CALL
GROUP ▲
ALL SHIPS
►CALL LOG ▼
BOBBY D
►CALL BACK
DELETE
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SET CHANNEL
01 BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
10:45 UTC
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 to enter DSC mode, then select CALL LOG. Scroll
down to the desired contact details.
The radio 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 most recent call are
displayed. Press ENT to advance to next screen.
2. Again press ENT to confirm the call back, then set the working channel and press ENT to
send the call. Continue as explained in Section 5-2-1.
5-2-8 Call using the Distress Log (DISTR LOG)
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS ▲
CALL LOG
►DISTR LOG ▼
BOBBY D
►CALL BACK
DELETE
SAVE MMSI ▼
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SET CHANNEL
01 BOBBY D
DISTRESS
UNDESIG
ENT->OPTION
The Distress Log contains the Distress Log data for the last 20 re-
layed Distress Calls so that you can call any of them quickly. Always
try to make voice contact on CH16 first, as follows:
1. Press CALL to enter DSC mode, then select DISTR LOG.
2. The most recent Distress Call received is the first entry (01) in the Distress Log. Select
the entry that you want to call and press ENT to select OPTION to select one of the
following options on how you want to respond to the call:
CALL BACK
to call the station press ENT, then set the channel and continue as ex-
plained in Section 5-2-1.
DELETE
to delete the entry from the call log
SAVE MMSI to save the MMSI. You will be asked to add a name of the contact.
INFO to display more information about the station, such as the location and
name or MMSI of the vessel in Distress and the nature of the emergency (if
specified).
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SEND?
BOBBY D
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
►SEND?
Draft - Final approval