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2.
Press softkey
[
]
, the received call’s information is dis-
played.
3.
Press softkey
[
]
to send an “Able to Comply” Ac-
knowledgement, or press softkey
[
]
to send an “Un-
able to Comply” Acknowledgement.
NOTE:
If no valid GPS postion is received, you can manually
enter the position and time in “Position” item on this screen.
See “Entering the position and time” for details.
4.
Press softkey
[
]
to send the Position Reply call.
5.
Press softkey
[
]
, and then press
[
]
to return to
the operating screen.
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Test Call
You should avoid testing calls on the specific DSC distress
channels and safety calling channels. When you cannot avoid
testing on a distress or safety channel, you should indicate that
these are test calls. Normally the test call would require no fur-
ther communications between the two stations involved.
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Sending a Test Call
1.
Press softkey
[
]
, the “OTHER DSC” screen is
displayed.
NOTE:
You can also display the “OTHER DSC” screen by
selecting the “DSC Call” item on the Menu screen.
2.
Select “Type”, then press
[OK]
, “MESSAGE TYPE” is dis
-
played. Select “Test”, then press
[OK]
or softkey
[
]
.
3.
Select “Address”, and then press
[OK]
.
4.
Select a station to send the Test call to.
NOTE:
You can also select “Manual Input” to manually enter
the calling station.
5.
Press softkey
[
]
to send the Test call, “Transmitting
Test Call” is displayed.
NOTE:
If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until
the channel becomes clear.
6.
When you receive an Acknowledgement:
y
An alarm sounds, the screen is displayed as below.
7.
Press softkey
[
]
to turn OFF the
alarm.
8.
Press softkey
[
]
,”Terminate the procedure. Are you
sure?” is displayed.
9.
Press softkey
[
]
to return to the operating screen.