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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6. After the Distress Call is sent, the radio waits for an acknowledgment.
7. The Distress Call is automatically re-sent every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress
acknowledgement is received or press ENT to select OPTIONS:
DISTRES CALL
SENT! WAIT..
ENT–> OPTION
RESEND:03:30
OPTION
►RESEND
PAUSE ▼
RESEND:03:20
OPTION
PAUSE ▲
►CANCEL
RESEND:03:10
Options are:
RESEND to resend the Distress call immediately.
PAUSE to PAUSE the RESEND countdown timer. Press Exit to continue.
CANCEL to CANCEL the Distress Call and transmit a DISTRESS CANCEL call. Use the
PTT microphone to report your situation:
OPTION
PAUSE ▲
►CANCEL
RESEND:03:20
SEND CANCEL?
►YES
NO
RESEND:03:20
DISTR CANCEL
SENDING..
DISTR CANCEL
SENT
PTT-->REASON
DISTR CANCEL
COMPLETED
EXIT–> ESC
8. After a DISTRESS ACK is received, rotate the CH knob to silence the alarm, then use the
PTT microphone to report your situation.
9. The following information (if available) is contained in the DIstress Call:
- Nature Of Distress (if available)
- Position information. The latest GPS or manual input position is held for 23.5 hours, or
until the power is turned OFF.
6-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!)
1. An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received. Press any key to cancel the
alert. You do not need to send an acknowledgement.
DISTRESS
FLOODING
123456789
▼ 00:01
FLOODING
123456789
82’50.178N
▲▼ 00:02
123456789
82’50.178N
024’45.342W
▲▼ 00:03
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