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2.
The Distress call is transmitted and it
waits for about 210 - 270 seconds for an
acknowledgement from the Coast Guard
before the Distress call is resent.
After the Distress call has been sent, the
Distress alert will sound every other
second. The radio will automatically
change to channel 16, and it also watches
channel 70 in the background until an
acknowledgement signal is received from
the Coast Guard shore station.
To cancel the Distress call, press
16/9/TRI
briefly.
Note:
Only the Coast Guard can electro-
nically acknowledge a Distress call.
3.
When the radio receives a Distress call,
the following screen appears. If an
acknowledgment is not received, the
Distress call is repeated until an
acknowledgment is received from the Coast Guard shore station.
Note:
If the radio receives a Distress call, it will be displayed on the
Radio Status Display. An emergency alert will sound. The
name will be displayed if it is the name registered in the
directory. Otherwise, sender’s MMSI is displayed. Latitude,
longitude, and time information will also be displayed if the
GPS receiver is carried in the vessel that transmitted a DSC
Distress call.
1.
Press
H/L/MENU
for more than two
seconds to enter the Menu Operation.
2.
Press
SELECT
briefly to enter
DSC CALL
.
DSC CALL
has 7 options as follows:
To exit, select
EXIT
.
To enter the MENU:
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