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V90S User Manual
Continuing a distress call
1.
After you have initiated a distress call as above, the radio goes
into call repeat mode—it automatically repeats the distress call
approximately every 4 minutes, until the call is acknowledged by an
official search and rescue station.
The display shows the time remaining to the next resend.
You can press
▼
or
▲
to scroll through the transmitted Distress call
information.
2.
You now have the following soft-key options:
•
RESEND
Displays “HOLD DISTRESS 3 SECONDS TO SEND.” You can then:
•
Hold down the red [DISTRESS] key for 3 seconds to resend the
call, or
•
Press the [EXIT] softkey to return to waiting for an
acknowledgement.
•
PAUSE
Pauses the call repeat mode. You can then:
•
Press the [EXIT] softkey to resume the same call.
•
CANCEL
Displays “DISTRESS CALL SEND CANCEL.” You can then:
•
Press the [NO] softkey to return to waiting for an
acknowledgement.
•
Press the [YES] softkey to send the DISTRESS CANCEL signal.
•
Press [PTT] and report your situation using the handset.
•
When finished talking, press [X] to return to standby mode.
3.
After receiving an acknowledgment, press the [SILENC] softkey.
4.
Press [X] to quit the current distress acknowledgment.
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Notes:
•
Prior to receiving an acknowledgement, you cannot terminate the
distress alert call. It can only be cancelled by completing the distress
call cancel process as described above.
•
Call information is stored in the Distress Call Log. See “Calling using
the distress log” on page 51.
