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DSC OPERATION
Transmitting an All Ships call
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All ships, that have DSC transceiver, use Channel 70 as their
‘listening channel.’ When you want to announce a message to
these ships within range, use the ‘All Ships Call’ function.
Enter “ALL SHIPS CALL” in the DSC CALLS menu.
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Select a desired category, using Dial or [
w
Y
]/[
Z
], then push
Dial or [ENT].
•The selectable category may differ, depending on the pro
-
grammed setting. Ask your dealer for the selectable categories.
•Push[EXIT]toreturntothenormaloperatingmode.
•Push[BACK]toreturntothepreviousscreen.
Select a desired traffic channel, using Dial or [
e
Y
]/[
Z
], then
push Dial or [ENT].
•Theselectedchannelisdisplayed.
A confirmation screen appears.
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•Conirmthecallcontents.
Push [CALL] to transmit the All Ships call.
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•IfChannel70isbusy,thetransceiverstandsbyuntilthechannel
becomes clear.
After the All Ships call has been transmitted, the following
y
screen is displayed.
Announce the message using the microphone.
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After the announcement, push [EXIT] to return to the nor-
i
mal operating mode.
MENU
➪
DSC Calls
➪
All Ships Call
(Push [MENU]) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)