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DSC OPERATIONS
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DSC DISTRESS CALLING
A distress DSC call can be transmitted by using
the following method.
When equipped with a protective cover, lift the
cover to expose the
key.
Press and hold the key for 5 seconds.
An alert tone will sound while the key is held.
Select from the list of available distress
conditions shown. If the condition is not
shown, press the
key for more selections.
After selecting the type of distress, press the
key to transmit the DSC emergency.
If the radio is not supplied with positioning
information from a LORAN or GPS, follow the
prompts to input a Lat/Long position.
After entering the position manually and
pressing the
key, you are prompted to
press the key to transmit the DSC
emergency on DSC channel 70.
The radio will wait for an acknowledgment
from the coast station and automatically resend
the DSC emergency approximately every 4
minutes if a coast station does not respond.
You may press the key to resend the
emergency again or press the key to
exit the DSC emergency.
2:55 47° 47N 122° 19W
1=NONE
3=FLOOD
5=GROUND
7=SINKING
1
US EXAMP A
UP=MORE
2=FIRE
4=COLLIDE
6=LISTING
DISTRESS
2:55 NO-NAV-DATA
QUADRANT:
LATITUDE:
LONGITUDE:
MINUTES(0-59’):
1
US EXAMP A
NW
47° 47’
122°
19
FOR DISTRESS
HOLD 5 SECONDS
ENT
DISTRESS
2:55 47° 47N 122° 19W
1=ADRIFT
3=PIRACY
5=EPIRB
1
US EXAMP A
UP=MORE
2=ABANDON
4=MANOVER
DSC
2:56 47° 47N 122° 19W
REPEAT IN 4:29
WAITING FOR ACK
PRESS DSC TO RESEND
PRESS RADIO TO EXIT
1
US EXAMP A
2:55 47° 47N 122° 19W
PRESS DSC TO XMT
1
US EXAMP A
2:55 NO-NAV-DATA
ENTER POS MANUALLY?
1=YES 2=NO <1
1
US EXAMP A
DSC
2:55 NO-NAV-DATA
SELECT QUADRANT
0=NE
2=SE
1
US EXAMP A
1=NW
3=SW
DSC
RADIO