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GX1300
4. When a DSC distress acknowledgment is
received on channel 70, a DSC distress alarm
sounds and channel 16 is automatically select-
ed. Pick up the microphone and press and
hold the
PTT
switch to advise your distress
situation.
!!DISTRESS!!
RX ACKNOWLEDGED
USCG CA
SINCE: 00:15
OK
The LCD shows either of the following messages depending on the
received acknowledgement:
RX ACKNOWLEDGED: acknowledgment signal is received.
RX RLY ACK:
relay acknowledgment signal is received from
another vessel or coast station.
To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any
key.
5. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress alert is repeated at
approximately 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowledgment is
received.
NOTE
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The
GX1300
is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the following
“Nature of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB
1. Press the
MENU
key to display the menu.
BACK
SELECT
BACK
SELECT
DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
ALL SHIPS
DIST ALERT MSG
2. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “
DSC
”, then
press the
SELECT
soft key.
3. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “
DIST ALT
MSG
”, then press the
SELECT
soft key. (To
cancel, press the
BACK
soft key.)
After the radio transmits the distress call, the display of the radio will
show the remaining time until the distress call will be re-transmitted.
The display will show “
TX IN 04:00
” and count down.