Installation manual

Chapter 2: Operation
DSC calls 27
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Operation
3. Press the selector wheel knob to accept the selected nature of distress.
4. Then lift the cover of the red distress button and push the
Distress button for 3 seconds.
Acknowledgement of own distress
When the SAILOR 6215 VHF DSC receives an
acknowledgement of distress from another vessel or
station, a 2-tone alarm sounds. The display shows
the MMSI number of the station who sent the
distress acknowledgement call, the status and the
time passed since the distress acknowledgement
arrived (format: mm:ss).
•Press SILENT to only switch off the 2-tone alarm. A press on any other key
also switches off the 2-tone alarm.
•Press the soft key INFO to display further data for this call.
•Press the soft key OK to view the status of this
distress call.
If the same Distress call comes in more than once,
the 2-tone alarm sounds briefly and terminates
automatically.
Cancelling of own distress
If you need to cancel a sent distress message do as
follows:
1. The display shows that a distress message has
been sent. Press the soft key ANNUL.
OWN DISTRESS
SILENT
MORE
INFO
DISTRESS ACKNOWL.
FROM: 002233445
TO: ALL SHIPS
DISTR MMSI: 123456789
NAT: UNDESIGNATED
LAT: 23°23.3234 N
OK
OWN DISTRESS
QUIT
INFO
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ACKNOWLEDGED
MMSI: 002233445
ELAPSED TIME 0:12
(ACTIVE)
ACTIVE
CH: 16
OWN DISTRESS
WAIT FOR ACK
ELAPSED TIME: 0:00:10
(ACTIVE)
REPEAT IN 2:11
CH: 16
PAUSE
ANNUL
INFO
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