User's Manual Part 2

RS81/RS82 VHF

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NOTE Check with your local network provider for usage instructions.

NOTE If an acknowledgement is not received, the radio will continue

showing “AWAITING ACKNOWLEDG” for 4.5 minutes before

timing out and returning to normal operation.

9.2.2 Public correspondence call

For vessels within range of a country operating the necessary

network, the RS82 can be used to directly make and receive

public correspondence calls from a land-based telephone sys-

tem via a coast station. Press S

HIFT, then ON/C to enter the

public correspondence call function.

Enter the telephone number manually using the numeric key-

pad (Fig 9.3), or use the V

OL ▲ and VOL ▼ keys to scroll

through the telephone number directory. Press O

K to conﬁrm

the selected entry.

AWA I T I NGAA

ACKNOWLEDG

INT

Fig 9.2 - Call sent, awaiting acknowledgement from recipient

44 1 606547

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INT

Fig 9.3 - Dialling a number manually

On initiation of the call, the display will show “AWAITING

ACKNOWLEDG” (Fig 9.2). Once an acknowledgement is

received, the radio will switch to the speciﬁed working channel.