Operation Manual

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Manual Calling
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without storing it in the
Individual Directory.
1. Press the
[
CALL
(
MENU
)]
key. The “
DSC MENUDSC MENU
DSC MENUDSC MENU
DSC MENU”
will appear.
2. Press the
[
S
(
UP
)]
/
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
keys to select
“
INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUAL”. (To cancel, press the
[
16/9
]
or
[
CLR
(
WX
)]
key.)
3. Press the
[
ENT
]
key. The transceiver will beep,
and the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Press the
[
S
(
UP
)]
/
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
keys to select
“
MANUALMANUAL
MANUALMANUAL
MANUAL”, then press the
[
ENT
]
key.
5. Press the
[
S
(
UP
)]
/
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
keys to scroll
through numbers, 0-9. To enter the desired num-
ber and move one space to the right, press the
[
ENT
]
key. Repeat this procedure until all nine
spaces of the MMSI number which you want to
contact are entered.
6. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num-
ber repeat pressing the microphone’s
[
H/L
]
key until
the wrong number is selected, then move the chan-
nel knob to correct the entry.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press
and hold the
[
ENT
]
key.
8. Press the
[
ENT
]
key, then press the
[
S
(
UP
)]
/
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
keys to select the operating channel you
want to communicate on and press the
[
ENT
]
key.
9. Press the
[
ENT
]
key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
10. After the INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if a reply
signal is not received, “
WAIT FOR ACKWAIT FOR ACK
WAIT FOR ACKWAIT FOR ACK
WAIT FOR ACK” notation will
show on the display. To send the call again, press
the
[
T
(
DOWN
)]
key followed by the
[
ENT
]
key.
11. When an individual call acknowledgment is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically
changed to the channel which is selected on step
8 above and a ringing tone sounds.
12. Press the
[
CLR
(
WX
)]
key to listen to the channel
to make sure it is not busy, then key the micro-
phone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with.