Using the Radio’s Menus
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To select the DSC Call menu, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
to select
DSC CALL
, then press
PUSH/
SELECT
to select it.
Using DSC Individual Call
DSC individual call lets you transmit DSC calls to an individual station. You can also receive
DSC calls from other stations.
1.
Rotate
PUSH/SELECT
to select
INDIVIDUAL
, then press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it.
A screen showing the stations saved in the directory appears.
2.
Follow one of these steps to select the station where you want to send a DSC call.
a. To select a station by vessel name, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
until the name of the station
you want to talk to is highlighted, then press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it.
b. To select a station by its user MMSI, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
until
MANUAL
is
highlighted, then press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it. A screen appears you can use to enter
the user MMSI. After you enter the user MMSI, press
PUSH/SELECT
. The channel select
screen appears.
3.
Rotate
PUSH/SELECT
to select the channel you want to use, then press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it. A confirmation screen appears.
4.
To send a DSC call to the station you selected, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
to select
SEND
, then
press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it.
DSC
appears and the radio transmits the DSC call.
Otherwise, to cancel the transmission, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
to select
CANCEL
, then
press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it.
5.
When you receive an acknowledgement from the station you called and the station is
staffed, the radio sounds a tone and the receiving station name or user MMSI,
COMPLETED
, and the channel number appear.
Otherwise, if you receive an acknowledgement from the station you called and the station is
unattended, the radio sounds a tone and the receiving station name or user MMSI,
UNATTENDED
, and the channel number appear. Press any key to turn off the tone.
6.
If you receive a DSC call from another radio, the radio sounds a tone.
a. To reply with an individual acknowledgement, rotate
PUSH/SELECT
until
REPLY
is
highlighted, then press
PUSH/SELECT
to select it.
Call
Receive Transmit
ALL SHIPS
Yes
Yes
Group
Yes
Yes
Position Request
Yes
Yes
Position Reply
Yes
Yes
Position Send
Yes
Yes
Geographic
Yes
No
Distress Relay
Yes
No
Distress Relay Ack Yes
No
