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MT-550
8. ATIS OPERATION
NOTE
Availability of this function depends on the country. Call your dealer for the
availability.
Your
MT-550
can enable to operate ATIS (Automatic Transmitter Identification
System) function if you are navigating on the inland waterways in Europe. ATIS
function sends the data which identifies you at the end of the transmission. Also TX
on channel 06, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76 and 77 is restricted
to 1W.
8.1 ATIS SET
To enable ATIS function:
•
Press and hold the
CALL
key. Menu topics appear in the display.
•
Rotate the
SELECT/ENT
knob to position the cursor on the
ATIS SET
topic.
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob. The
ATIS SET
menu appears in the display.
INT
ATIS SET
>SEA
WATERWAYS
ATIS Set Menu
•
Rotate the
SELECT/ENT
knob to select
WATERWAYS
to enable ATIS
function and automatically disable DSC function.
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob to store the setting and exit the menu.
NOTE
When
enable
ATIS
function;
Frequency bank annunciator (
INT
) disappears in the display. You can know that
now you are in WATERWAYS mode.
DISTRESS
,
CALL
,
SCAN
and
MEM
keys will not operate and a beep error tone is
emitted when press them.
DIRECTORY
,
DATA SET
,
MMSID SET
and
NMEA SET
will not be displayed in
Menu topics.