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Owner’s Manual
GX2350S
6.2
SENDING A DISTRESS CALL
The distress call automatically includes the vessel’s DSC MMSID and Lat/
Lon position. Refer to section 7.7, USER MMSID INPUT. The vessel’s
position can be sent only if the transceiver is properly connected to an
operating GPS receiver.
1. Remove the red DISTRESS cover and press
the DISTRESS key. The distress call menu will
appear on the LCD.
Press and hold the DISTRESS key until the
distress signal is sent (see step 2)
2. When the distress signal is sent, the dot-matrix
area of the LCD will be as shown in the
illustration on the left.
After the message has been sent, the Distress
Alarm will sound.
3. The transceiver “shadow-watches” for a
transmission between CH16 and CH70 until an
acknowledgment signal is received. “DISTRESS”
and “WAITING” will appear on the LCD.
4. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress call is repeated in 4
minute intervals until an acknowledgment is received.
5. To cancel, turn the Channel Selector knob to
select CANCEL. Then, press the CALL/SET
key or turn off the radio.
6. When a distress acknowledgment is received, a distress alarm
sounds and channel 16 is automatically selected.
7. To cancel the alarm, press any key.
NOTE
When a GPS receiver with NMEA output is connected, the vessel’s
position is automatically transmitted with the distress call.
DISTRESS
WAITING
TX HI USA
A
>DISTRESS
NATURE OF
CANCEL
EXIT
A
DISTRESS
NATURE OF
>CANCEL
EXIT
A
