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DSC OPERATION
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When a Distress call is received:
• Alarm sounds.
• The following screen is displayed
and the backlight blinks.
•
“ ” is displayed and “ ” blinks.
w
Push any [Alarm Off]
.
e
Select your desired action.
[Hold]: Holds the RX call task,
and return to the previous
screen.
[Pause]: Pauses the countdown.
• To restart the countdown,
push [Resume]
.
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Receiving DSC calls
IMPORTANT!
Distress call reception should stop
after one sequence because the
coast station should send back an
‘acknowledgement’ to the ship.
If the distress call continues, even
after the coast station sends back an
‘acknowledgement,’ the ship in distress
may not receive the acknowledgement.
In such cases, you should send back
an ‘acknowledgement’ instead of the
coast station and contact the coast
station. (p. 34)
[Accept]: Enters the DSC Task mode.
To send the acknowledgement,
push [Accept]
.
DSC Task mode
• Automatically selects Channel 16, and
then you should monitor it, because a
coast station may require assistance.
•
Rotate [CH/ENT] to view the call
contents.
• See page 28 for details of the Task
mode's software key functions.
When you select [Accept] in step
e
,
you can send the Relay call in the
DSC Task mode.
To send the Relay call, go to step
r
.
If you return to the Main screen
without sending the Relay call, go to
step
!0
.
r
Push [
≈
] to scroll the software key
functions.
NOTE: After receiving a DSC call
•
“ ” is continuously displayed when
the transceiver has DSC call.
•
“ ” continuously blinks when the
transceiver has an unread DSC
message in the Received Call Log.
(p. 69)
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Receiving a Distress Call