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8.9 STAND BY option
Everytime a DSC call is received, you can manually choose whether accept or refuse it.
If you activate the Stand By option, the radio will automatically refuse the incoming calls (individual,
group call, all ship safety,position request)
•
Hold down
MENU/SELECT
till
DSC CALL
appears on the display
•
Press again
MENU/SELECT
as confirmation
•
With the
UP/DOWN
keys, select
STAND BY
, and confirm with
MENU/SELECT
.
•
Select
ON
if you want to refuse automatically the incoming calls
•
Select
OFF
to manually answer to incoming calls.
•
Confirm by pushing the
MENU/SELECT
button.
To return to the radio mode, push
PTT
, select
EXIT
in any menu or wait for 1 minute and the radio
will automatically exit.
9. Receiving a DSC call
When the user receives a DSC call, the transceiver will automatically respond according to the
type of call.
Information shown on the LCD display will vary according to the type of call.
9.1 Receiving a distress call
When the transceiver receives a distress call, an acoustic alarm will sound. The pressure to the
function key
MENU/SELECT
will deactivate the alarm.
When the signal also includes position and time data, these information will appear on the display.
If no position and time data are included in the signal, the display will indicate 99°99 999°99
88:88.
9.2 Individual call
When the transceiver receives an individual call, it automatically move to the channel indicated by
the DSC signal and emits a tone to alert the user of an incoming call. The pressure to the function
key
MENU/SELECT
will deactivate the alarm.
The MMSI owner code contained in the signal appears on the display.
If the MMSI owner code has been programmed previously with name in the directory, the name of
the caller appears too.
Every time
NEPTUNE 100
receives a call (distress, individual or general) an entry will be stored in
the list of registered calls “LOG”.
