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Sending a Distress Call
Important:
You must set a user MMSI before
you can send a Distress call.
Please see page 60 to set the
MMSI.
This feature lets you transmit a Distress call.
1.
To transmit a Distress call, flip up the
button cover then press and hold
DISTRESS
for 5 seconds. The
following screen appears.
2.
Select
SEND
to confirm the Distress
call or
CANCEL
to cancel it. If you
select
CANCEL
, the display returns to
the channel display screen.
DISTRESS
SEND
CANCEL
3.
Press the
PUSH – SEL
knob to send
the Distress call.
The radio transmits the Distress call
then waits for an acknowledgement
signal for about 210 - 270 seconds.
After the Distress call has been sent,
the Distress alert sounds every other
second. The radio also "shadow-
watches" for a transmission between
CH16 and CH70 until an
acknowledgement signal is received
from the Coast Guard shore station.
4.
To cancel the Distress call, press the
PUSH – SEL
knob.
5.
When the
VHF600
receives a Distress
call, the following screen appears. The
Distress call is repeated until an
acknowledgement is received from the
Coast Guard shore station.
Note:
If the
VHF600
receives a Distress call, it appears on the
display and the radio sounds an emergency alert. The name of
the vessel that sent the Distress call is displayed if it is a name
registered in the directory. Otherwise, the vessel’s MMSI is
displayed. Latitude, longitude, and time information also appear
if a GPS receiver is installed in the vessel that sent the
Distress call.
DISTRESS
KENT NEWMAN
35±40.610 N
139±46.564 E
DISTRESS
012345678
35±40.610 N
139±46.564 E
DISTRESS
KENT NEWMAN
NO POSITION
DISTRESS ACK
WAITING
CANCEL
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