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Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios
Receiving an All Ships Call
When an All Ships Safety or Routine Call is received, the LCD alternates between
a screen displaying the name (or MMSI ID) of the station initiating the call and one
requesting a change of working channels. The 2 alternating pages of data are
recorded in the Call Log. The envelope icon (
)
blinks until you accept the call,
reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the log. See page
“Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 94.
For an Urgency or Distress Call, the Automatic Channel Change option (see page
98) determines how the call is handled. If set ON, the radio automatically switches
to Priority Channel 16 for voice communications. If OFF, you are prompted to
manually accept or decline the call and channel change by pressing OK or
CANCEL, respectively. When set OFF, the
icon appears.
To mute the alert tone:
Press
CLEAR
.
Automatic cancellation takes place after 2 minutes.
To ignore the All Ships Call:
Press
CLEAR
a second time
or press the CANCEL soft key. The envelope icon
disappears, the call is interrupted and the normal screen appears on the LCD.
To accept an All Ships Safety or Routine Call:
1. Press the OK soft key or the
CH/OK
knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-
lope icon disappears and the radio switches to the requested channel.
2. Press OK again to confirm the channel change. The radio returns to standby
mode. Press
PTT
to communicate on channel 16.
To accept an All Ships Urgency or Distress Call when Auto Channel
Change is OFF
1. Press the OK soft key or the
CH/OK
knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-
lope icon disappears and the radio switches to channel 16.
2. Press OK again to confirm the channel change. The radio returns to standby
mode. Press
PTT
to communicate on channel 16.
73
SHIP/SHIP
B
B
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
CANCEL
FROM:
$RESPITE
I
N
T
OK
73
SHIP/SHIP
B
B
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
CANCEL
CH CHANGE
REQUESTED
TO CH 16
I
N
T
OK
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16
DISTRESS
B
B
I
N
T
OK
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY
FROM:
$RESPITE
CH HAS BEEN
CHANGED
