Standard Horizon GX2400GPS, Owner'S Manual

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7. Press the [ QUIT ] soft key to listen to the channel to
make sure it is not busy, then press the microphone
PTT switch and talk into the microphone to commu -
nicate with the other vessel.
Individual Call by Manually Entering an MMSI
You may enter an MMSI contact number manually without storing it in the
individual directory.
1.
[ ]

“ DSC CALL ”

“ INDIVIDUAL CALL ”
2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “ NEW ID ”, then
press the [ SELECT ] soft key.
3. Press the [◄] or [►] key to select the first number of
the MMSI which you want to contact, then press the
[
SELECT
] soft key to step to the next number.
4. Repeat step 3 to set the MMSI number (nine digits).
If a mistake is made while entering the MMSI number,
press the [
◄
] or [►] key to select “←” or “→”, press
the [ SELECT ] soft key until the incorrect character is
selected, then perform step 3 to enter the corrections.
5. When finished entering the MMSI number, press the
[
FINISH
] soft key.
6. In the INTERSHIP CH list, rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob
to select the operating channel on which you want to
communicate, then press the [
SELECT
] . To select
operating channels from all voice channels, press the
[
MANUAL
] soft key.
7. Press the [ YES ] soft key to transmit the individual
DSC call.
8. When an individual call acknowledgment is received,
the operating channel is automatically changed to
the channel which is selected in step 6 above and a
ringing tone sounds.
9. Press the [ QUIT ] soft key to listen to the channel and
make sure it is not busy, then press the microphone
PTT switch and talk into the microphone to commu -
nicate with the other vessel.