Operation Manual

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12.5.5 Transmitting an Individual Call
This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio and
have the radio switch to another channel and ring like a telephone. This fea-
ture is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another
channel.
Pre-Programmable Calling
1. Press the key. The “DSC MENU” will appear.
2. Press the / keys to select “INDIVIDUAL”.
(To cancel, press the or key.)
3. Press the key. The transceiver will beep, and
the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Press the / keys to select the “Individual”
you want to contact.
5. Press the key, then press the / keys to
select the operating channel you want to commu-
nicate on and press the key.
6. Press the key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
7. After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if the re-
ply signal is not received, “WAIT FOR ACK” is shown
on the display which means the GX1150 is wait-
ing for the ship you called to send an acknowl-
edge-ment.
8. To transmit the call again, press the key fol-
lowed by the key.
9. When the GX1150 receives an acknowledgement
from the vessel you called, the radio will automati-
cally switch to the operating channel selected in
step 5 and produce a ringing sound.
10. Press the key to listen to the channel to make
sure it is not busy, then key the microphone and
call the other vessel you desire to communicate
with.