JRC JSS-2150 -, Instruction Manual

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Operation
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4 4 . . 5 5 . . 5 5 . . 2 2 Distress alerts from the menu
During communicating in telex mode, finish it to enable the menu before practicing below.
The following describes the procedure to send a distress alert with the nature of distress selected
in the menu. Also, besides manually inputting position and the time information, the subsequent
communication mode, the transmission method and frequency can be set here.
Note: Multi-frequency or single frequency can be selected as the transmission method. The
various methods are shown below.

Multi-frequency method: The distress alert message is sent continuously on each
frequency, 2187.50 kHz, 8414.50 kHz, and at least one
other distress/safety frequency.

Single frequency
method: The same distress alert message is sent on one
distress/safety frequency 5 times continuously. If 2 or
more distress/safety frequencies are selected, the same
message is transmitted 5 times continuously in the same
way on the other frequency after an interval between 3.5
to 4.5 minutes (variable).
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Procedure
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11
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On the status display or operation display,
while pressing and holding
MENU
key, press
3
NR
key to open “3. Editing a distress msg”.
The distress type is displayed as
Undesignated as a default value. If the
position information is input automatically by
a GPS type device, or has already input
manually, that information is also displayed.
2
22
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Press ENT and select the nature of distress.
The nature of distress is selectable from below.
Nature of distress Contents
Fire Fire, explosion
Flooding Flooding
Collision Collision
Grounding Grounding
Listing
Listing, in danger of
capsizing
Sinking Sinking
Disabled Disabled
and adrift
Undesignated Undesignated distress
Abandoning Abandoning ship
Piracy attack
Piracy/armed robbery
attack
Man overboard Man overboard
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[Undesignated ]
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
3)Editing a distress msg
Nature :[ Fire ]
Position :[NE]
:[ 89ﾟ59.0123'N]
:[179ﾟ59.6789'E]
UTC of pos :[23:59]
Mode(fixed) :[Radiotelephone]
Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
Tx bands :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
[Preview] [Tips] [Cancel]
Attention