Putting the Radio into Standby
If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio
in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will automatically respond
with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps below
to put your radio in standby:
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
1. Display the Call menu.
2. Select
Standby
to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby
screen, above.
3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button.
Disabling Automatic Channel Switching
If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically
switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.
1. Press and hold
CALL-MENU
to display the normal menu.
2. Select
Setup
and then
Auto CH SW
.
3. Choose
Off
and press
ENT-1W/25W
. The radio will not automatically switch channels
until you reactivate this feature.
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NOTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then
forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls.
If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a message icon ( ). You will be
able to review who has called. The radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20
non-distress calls it received (see the receive log on page 29).
Renaming Channels
If you discover that a marine radio channel has a different common name in your local
area, you can change the name of that channel to make it easier for you to use (see the
channel lists beginning on page 36 for the default channel names). To rename a channel,
follow the steps below:
1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select
Channel Name
. The screen displays the list of channels.
3. Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose the channel you want to change
and press
ENT-1W/25W
.
4. Select
Rename
to enter a new name for this channel. The radio prompts you to
enter a new name for this channel. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Use
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