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MT-550
INT
INDIVIDUAL
>DIRECTORY
MANUAL
Individual Menu
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob or press the
CALL
key. The directory list
appears in the display.
•
Use the
SELECT/ENT
knob to select the desired vessel or station name.
Note: The MMSID’s for each entry do not appear in the list.
•
Press the
CALL
key. The
INDIVIDUAL
call screen appears in the display.
•
Use the microphone keys to select a working channel.
NOTE
If the call is to the coast station, you should not select a working channel. Even if
you select,
MT-550
ignores it when transmits the call.
INT
INDIVIDUAL
vessel name
>ROUTINE
PRESS CALL.
Individual Call Screen
•
Press the
CALL
key to send the call. DSC calls are made on channel 70. If
you observe the display closely, you will see the channel number change to
channel 70 momentarily and then revert to the original working channel.
•
While waiting for acknowledgment from the called vessel,
WAITING . . . .
appears in the lower line of the display.
INT
INDIVIDUAL
vessel name
>ROUTINE
WAITING....
Waiting For Acknowledge
•
When the called vessel acknowledges your call, an alert sounds and
ACK
RECEIVE
appears in the lower line of the display.
INT
16 PRI. HI
vessel name
>ROUTINE
ACK RECEIVE
Acknowledge Received
NOTE
If call is to a vessel, channel automatically switches to a selected working channel.
If call is to the coast station, channel automatically switches to a channel which
coast station defined.