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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual
Digital Selective Calling
4. Select
ACCEPT
when you have entered your MMSI number.
5. Select
CALL
. The radio transmits the call on Channel 70, and then switches to your
current working channel. The screen displays “POS REQUEST WAITING FOR
ACKNOWLEDGE”.
Receiving Calls
Receiving Distress Calls and Distress Relay Calls
The radio sends data relative to the call over the NMEA network based on how you have
MMSI filtering configured. See
1. When receiving a distress call or a distress relay call, the screen displays the
“DISTRESS” or “DISTR RELAY” and information about the call (for example, the MMSI
number and the nature of the distress). Select
]
to view additional information.
2. If necessary, select
OK
to tune to Channel 16. See
for more information on
configuring the auto channel-change setting. If you select
CANCEL
, the radio does not
change channels and continues to receive on the current channel.
3. Select
OK
to return to the Home screen on the new channel.
Receiving All-Ships Urgency Calls
1. When receiving an all-ships urgency call, “ALL SHIPS” is displayed on the screen.
“URGENCY” is shown as the type of call.
2. If necessary, select
OK
for more information on
configuring the auto channel change setting. If you select
CANCEL
, the radio does not
change channels and continues to receive on the current channel.
3. Select
OK
to return to the Home screen on the new channel.
Receiving All-Ships Safety Calls
1. When receiving an all-ships safety call, “ALL SHIPS” is displayed on the screen.
“SAFETY” is shown as the type of call. Select
OK
to change the channel. If you select
CANCEL
, the radio does not change channels and continues to receive on the current
channel.
2. Select
OK
to return to the Home screen on the new channel.
Receiving Individual Routine Calls
1. When receiving an individual routine call, “INDIVIDUAL” is displayed on the screen.
“ROUTINE” is shown as the type of call. If the channel request is for an invalid channel,
“INVALID CH REQUEST” is displayed on the screen.
2. If the channel request is for a valid channel, select
OK
to change channels. If you select
CANCEL
, the radio does not change channels and continues to receive on the current
channel.