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GX1150
12.5.5 Transmitting an Individual Call
This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio and
have the radio switch to another channel and ring like a telephone. This feature
is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel.
Pre-Programmable Calling
1. Press the
key. The “
DSC MENU
” will appear.
2. Press the
/
keys to select “
INDIVIDUAL
”.
(To cancel, press the
or
key.)
3. Press the
key. The transceiver will beep, and
the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Press the
/
keys to select the “Individual”
you want to contact.
5. Press the
key, then press the
/
keys to
select the operating channel you want to commu-
nicate on and press the
key.
6. Press the
key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
7. After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if the reply
signal is not received, “
WAIT FOR ACK
” is shown
on the display which means the
GX1150
is waiting
for the ship you called to send an acknowledge-
ment.
8. To transmit the call again, press the
key fol-
lowed by the
key.
9. When the
GX1150
receives an acknowledgement
from the vessel you called, the radio will automati-
cally switch to the operating channel selected in
step 5 and produce a ringing sound.
10. Press the
key to listen to the channel to make
sure it is not busy, then key the microphone and
call the other vessel you desire to communicate
with.
