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5.3.2.1 Send an All Ships Call
All Ships calls are initiated with the f ollowing procedures.
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Note: Pressing the DSC key at any time aborts the current function and selects
the Send Call Main Menu
.
1.
Press
DSC
key.
The Send Call Menu appears in the text area of the display.
2.
Rotate the
Channel/Select
knob to select “ALL SHI PS”. Press the
Channel/Select
knob to enter.
The Send Call Menu reconfigures to display the Call Type selection menu.
3.
Rotate the
Channel/Select
knob to select the call types, ROUTING,
URGENCY, SAFETY. Push the
Channel/Select
knob to enter the selected
call type.
If the call type is Urgent or Safety, the talk channel is automatically set to
Channel 16, and the Text Area of the display reconfigures to show the
confirmation screen.
4. Press the
Channel/Select
knob to confirm the sending; or press
16
key to
quit.
5. rotate the channel/select knob to select “yes”, press the channel/select knob
to send the call
Once the call is sent, the Text area of the display momentarily shows the
Calling All Ships message. The radio returns to normal VHF operation on
the designed channel.
If channel 70 is busy, or an error occurs, after the prescribed number of
automatic broadcast attempts the Text Area of the display reconfigures to
show the Try Again Confirmation menu. See 5.3.2.2.
5.3.3
GROUP CALL
Before sending a GROUP call, you should enter the GROUP MMSI in
set- up mode, for which, please refer to 6.13 GROUP MMSI.
5.3.3.1 Send a GROUP Call
Group call is initiated with the following procedures.
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