Raymarine Ray218, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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70 Ray218 and Ray55 Marine VHF Radios
Making DSC Menu and Programming Selections
There are three ways to make DSC menu and character selections in your radio:
1. Most examples in this chapter describe making selections using the
CH/OK
knob and soft keys on the transceiver.
2. However, you can also press the microphone up/down keys to make your
selections and then press the microphone
HI/LO
key to accept.
3. Alternatively, if you have an optional Raymic, you can use its
CH
up/down
keys to select and
OK
key to accept.
GROUP Sends transmissions that are only received by radios sharing a com-
mon Group MMSI number. Up to 5 Group MMSI numbers can be
stored and called.
ALL SHIPS Sends out a message to all stations within range that you have impor-
tant information but the situation is not serious enough for a Distress
Call. There are two types of All Ships Calls: SAFETY for advisory alerts
and URGENCY for assistance when life is not in immediate danger.
POSITION
REQUEST This option enables you to request GPS position information from any
vessel for which an MMSI number is known. You can specify the target
vessel either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manu-
ally entering its MMSI number. You can also be requested to send out
your position to someone else.
RECEIVED
CALLS Three separate logs listing all received DSC Call types by number and
time of call. Entries are separated into the following: Distress Log, Call
Log for all other types of DSC Calls, and Position Log.
NOTE: You can place a call directly from a log to the station that is cur-
rently displayed. You can also add the displayed station to the DSC
Phonebook.
DSC Call
Type
Description
D10023-1