1. Open the call menu.
2. Select
All Ships,
and then choose whether this is an
Urgency
call or a
Safety
call.
3. The radio asks you to confirm the call. Select
Send
to continue with the call or select
Cancel
to cancel the call.
4. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches to channel 16, the
designated response channel for all-ships calling.
Making an automatic distress call
If you have programmed your MMSI number, your radio can transmit an automated distress call with your current location and
nature of the distress. The radio then monitors the channel 16 for a response and repeats the distress call every few minutes until
it receives an acknowledgement.
NOTE:
To send an automatic distress call, press and hold DISTRESS for three seconds. If no MMSI number has been
programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number.
If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call, use the following distress procedure:
1. Press
DISTRESS
.
2. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose the nature of your
distress, then press and hold
DISTRESS
for three seconds.
Undesignated
Sinking
Fire
Adrift
Flooding
Abandoning
Collision
Piracy. Armed
Grounding
Overboard
Capsizing
3. If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number.
Canceling an automatic distress call
While the radio is waiting for a response, it gives you the option of canceling the call. To cancel the distress call, choose
Cancel
and press
ENT-1W/25W
.
Receiving a DSC Call
If your radio receives an individual DSC call from another station, it sounds an incoming call tone and displays the name or MMSI
number of the station calling you. To respond to the call, select
Send: Able-Comply
; the radio sends an acknowledgement
and automatically switches to the designated response channel. To reject the call, select
Send: Unable-Comply
; the radio advis-
es the other station that you are unable to respond to the call.
If the DSC request contains a response channel that you are not allowed to use, the radio displays
Not Support CH
; your only
response option is
Send: Unable-Comply
.
If the radio receives a group or all ships call, it sounds an incoming call tone and automatically switches to the designated
response channel.
Receive log
Just like your telephone’s caller ID list, your radio keeps track of the calls you receive but do not answer. The receive log is useful
if you have been off your boat or away from your radio and want to see who has tried to contact you. The radio displays the last
10 distress calls and the last 20 non-distress calls that it received. If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a
Message icon. When you display all Distress and Other receiving logs, the message icon disappears.
VHF595 RADIO
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