Plastimo 68756, Instruction Manual

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Press [
◄
]/[
►
], then press softkey [ ] to pause the countdown to resend the next Distress
call, press [ ] to resume the countdown.
4. When you receive an Acknowledgement, an alarm sounds, press [ ] to turn
OFF the alarm.
5. Hold down [PTT], and then explain your situation.
6. After you have finished your conversation, then press [ ] to return to the operating screen.
A default Distress alert contains:
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Nature of Distress: Undesignated distress.
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Position Information: The latest GPS, or manually input position, which is held for 23.5 hours, or until
turning OFF the transceiver.
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Regular Call
Select the nature of the Distress call to include in the Regular Distress call.
1. Press softkey [ ] or [ ], the “ DISTRESS ” screen is displayed.
2. Press [OK] or softkey [ ] to enter the Nature selection mode.
3. Press [
▲
]/[
▼
] or rotate [DIAL] knob to select the nature of the Distress, then press [OK] or softkey
[ ].
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If no valid GPS data is being received, press [
▲
]/[
▼
] or rotate [DIAL] knob to select “ Position ” , then
enter the latitude, longitude and UTC.
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The nature of distress includes Undesignated, Fire, Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding,
Capsizing, Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning Ship, Piracy, Man Overboard.
4. While lifting up the key cover, hold down [DISTRESS] for 3 seconds until you hear 3 short countdown
beeps and a long beep sound.
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The backlight blinks.
5. After sending, wait for an Acknowledgement call, “ Waiting for ACK ” is displayed.
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The Distress call is automatically sent every 3.5~4.5 minutes, until an Acknowledgement is received,
or a Distress Cancel call is sent.
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Press softkey [ ] to manually resend the Distress call.
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Press [
◄
]/[
►
], then press softkey [ ] to display the information of the Distress call that
you have sent.
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Press [
◄
]/[
►
], then press softkey [ ] to pause the countdown to resend the next Distress
call, press [ ] to resume the countdown.