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DSC OPERATION
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Receiving DSC calls
D
D
Receiving a distress call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a distress call is received:
➥
The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any switch to stop the alarm.
➥
“
Received Distress
” appears in the display; then
Channel 16 is automatically selected.
➥
Continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may re-
quire assistance.
D
D
Receiving a distress acknowledgement
While monitoring Channel 70 and a distress acknowledge-
ment to other ship is received:
➥
The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any switch to stop the alarm.
➥
“
Received Distress ACK
” appears in the display;
then Channel 16 is automatically selected.
D
D
Receiving an all ships call
While monitoring Channel 70 and an all ships call is received:
➥
The emergency alarm sounds when the category is ‘Dis-
tress’ or ‘Urgency’; 3 beeps sound for other categories.
➥
“
Received All Ships
” appears in the display; then
Channel 16 is automatically selected for voice communica-
tion.
➥
Monitor channel 16 for an announcement from the calling
vessel.
BUSY-
25W
---
INT
---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--
TAG
Received
CAN
All Ships
<Chuck3
>
<CLR˘Exit>
-
<CLR˘OK>
--
CALLING
BUSY-
25W
---
INT
---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--
TAG
Received
CAN
DistressACK
<Osaka Bay
>Chuck3
-
<CLR˘Exit>
--
CALLING
BUSY-
25W
---
INT
---CALL
LOCAL--DUP
SCRAM--
TAG
Received
CAN
Distress
<Chuck3
-
<CLR˘Exit>
--
CALLING