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6.5
TX Call menu
The
TX Call
menu offers various ways of setting up DSC calls for
transmission. The options range from totally manual setup using the
extended calls entry and setting up each item of information
involved, to almost automatic setup using the menu entries ADDR
BOOK, SHIP STN, and SHORE STN. A DISTRESS call can be set
up using the DISTRESS option in the
TX Call
menu. Alternatively,
and more simply, pressing the orange DISTRESS key automatically
transmits a DISTRESS call.
To access the menu, first press
TX Call
. Pressing the
up arrow
then
cycles through the following options. At each level, use the
left
and
right arrows
to select further options.
SHIP STN
Your input: MMSI number or a station stored in the station register,
change of working channel if desired.
Call setup: Automatic, individual routine including VHF working
channel, requests acknowledgment.
ADDR BOOK
Your input: Name from the address book.
Call setup: Automatic, depending on: Ship station: Shore station:
Shore station including telephone number:
SHORE STN
Your input: MMSI number or pre-stored station from the station
register, optional telephony number.
Call setup: Automatic, depending on: Telephone number included:
No telephone number included:
EXTENDED
Your input: All information in call.
Call setup: As specified by user.
DISTRESS
Your input: Nature of DISTRESS, position and time. If connected to
GPS, time and position are automatically inserted.
Call setup: A standard DISTRESS call.
ALL SHIP
Your input: Change of working channel if desired.
Call setup: Automatic. All ships, safety, including VHF working
channel.
6.6
Setting up a call using the
EXTENDED TX Call menu
The following example goes through the various stages of setting up
a DSC call in the EXTENDED TX Call menu.
1.
Press
TX Call
.
2.
Press the
up arrow
three times to display EXTENDED.
3.
Press
right arrow
to display CALL TYPE.
4.
Press
right arrow
followed by
up
or
down arrows
to select
INDV-STN. (The other option here is an ALL-STN call.)
5.
Press
right arrow
to display MMSI.
6.
Key in the nine-digit MMSI number of the ship or shore station
you wish to call, using the numeric keys. When all nine digits
have been entered, the word SELECT will appear at the top right
of the display.
7.
Press
right arrow
to display CATEGORY.
8.
Press
right arrow
followed by
up
or
down arrows
to select
SAFETY. (The other options here are ROUTINE, URGENCY and
DISTRESS.)
9.
Press
right arrow
to display 1 TELECMD.
10. Press
right arrow
and then use
up
or
down arrows
to select
SIMPLEX. (The other options here are NO-INFO and NO
COMPLY.)
11. Press
right arrow
to display ADD W-CH (add VHF working
channel).
12. Press
right arrow
and then enter the number of the working
channel for example “16”.
13. Press
right arrow
to display CALL ANSW.
14. Press
right arrow
followed by
up
or
down arrows
to select
REQ ANSW. (The other option here is NO ANSWER.)
15. Press
right arrow
to display SEND CALL.
16. Finally, to transmit the call, press
Send Call
.
Once the call has been transmitted, the handset waits for an
acknowledgment that the call has been received.
Please note that it is not always possible to backtrack if an incorrect
choice is made in the menu selection. If this happens, cancel the
procedure – for example by pressing
16
– and re-enter your
selections.
Operation
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