MT-550
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Individual type receives the following priorities: Safety and Routine.
Group type receives one priority: Routine.
Also
MT-550
can receive the calls of advanced Individual Routine priority; Position
Send, and Position Request. Lat/Lon position from another vessel can be transferred
to the DSC equipped chart plotter, if it is connected.
When your
MT-550
receives a DSC call from another vessel or a coast station, an
alert sounds and a Call Received screen appears in the display. The Call Received
screen identifies the time of a call, the caller, the type and the priority of a call. Also,
a number appears in the screen indicating the number of calls in the log. The call
log holds thirty two entries.
Individual Call Received
INT
09:52
P
name or ID
INDIVIDUAL
16 ROUTINE
USA
INT
REQ CHANGE
TO CH72
INDIVIDUAL
16 ROUTINE
Individual Routine
If the calling vessel or station is listed in your DSC calling directory, the vessel or
station name, as it is listed, appears in the display. If the caller is not listed in your
directory, the caller’s MMSID appears in the display. Also, your transceiver is set to
a working channel selected by the caller.
To accept an Individual Call:
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob to confirm the requested working channel and
mute the alert. ACK screen appears.
INT
09:53
P
name or ID
PRESS CALL
16 TO ACK!
Routine ACK Screen
•
Press the
CALL
key to acknowledge the call. ACK is made on Channel 70
and then your transceiver is set to the selected working channel by the caller.
The caller should respond to your ACK with voice communication. If not, you
may initiate voice communication.
INT
09:54
P
name or ID
INDIVIDUAL
16 CALLING.
Routine ACK Screen
To decline an Individual Call:
•
Press the
END
key. The calls interrupted and the Normal Communication
screen appears in the display.