Operation Manual

Page 31GX1100S
Transmitting a Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX1100S is capable of transmitting a Distress Alert with the following “Na-
ture of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, Mob
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and
press the
[
DISTRESS
]
key. The “DISTRESS”
menu will appear on the LCD.
2. Press the
[
ENT
]
key.
3. Press the
[
S
(
UP
)]
/
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
keys to select
the desired nature of distress category, then press
the
[
ENT
]
key.
4. Press and hold the
[
DISTRESS
]
key. The radios
display will count down (
3S 3S
3S 3S
3S Æ
2S 2S
2S 2S
2S Æ
1S 1S
1S 1S
1S) and then
transmit the Distress Alert. The backlight of the
LCD and keypad flashes while the radios display
is countdown.
5. The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg-
ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls
on CH16.
6. If an acknowledgement is received, select chan-
nel 16 and advise your distress situation.
7. If no acknowledgment is received, the Distress
Alert is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a DSC
acknowledgment is received.
8. When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is re-
ceived, a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is
automatically selected. The LCD shows the MMSI
of the ship responding to your distress.
RECEIVED ACK: acknowledgment signal is received.
RECEIVED RLY ACK: relay acknowledgment signal is received from another
vessel or coast station.
9. To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any key.
NOTE
After the radio transmits the DSC call, the display of the radio will show
the next time the Distress call will be transmitted. The display will show
TX IN 4:00 and count down until the distress call is transmitted.