Sailor 6222, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Operation
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DSC calls
In this section of the manual you find information on:
• Sending, acknowledging and cancelling own distress
• DROBOS — Distress Relay on behalf of someone else
• Receiving distress calls
• DSC calls for communication
Sending, acknowledging and cancelling own distress
To send a distress message
1. Lift the cover of the red distress button and press and hold the
distress button for longer than 3 seconds. For short step-by-
step instructions how to proceed when sending a distress
message see Emergency calls on page v.
When the distress signal is sent, CH70 and
Tx appear in the display. A two-seconds
steady tone is heard.
2. The radio watches for a DSC
acknowledgement transmission on channel
70.
3. To pause the automatic resend procedure
press the soft key PAUSE .
4. To annul the distress message press the soft key ANNUL . See also To cancel
own distress on page 23.
5. When a distress acknowledgement is received, a pop-up window is
displayed. Start distress communication on channel 16 to inform about your
distress situation.
Note
If no distress acknowledgement is received within a period of 3,5 to
4,5 minutes, the distress message will automatically be
retransmitted.
ANNUL
VIEW
PAUSE
POS
INT
16
!!! OWN DISTRESS !!!
WAITING FOR REPLY
ELAPSED TIME: 1:33
REPEAT IN: 2.15