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GX1300E
9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT
The
GX1300E
is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC distress messag-
es to all DSC radios. The
GX1300E
may be connected to a GPS to also
transmit the latitude and longitude of the vessel.
NOTE
9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert
NOTE
In order for your vessel's location to be transmitted, either connect a GPS
to the
GX1300E
(refer to section “
6.4 ACCESSORY CABLE
”) or manually
input your position (refer to section “
9.9 MANUAL INPUT OF THE GPS
LOCATION
”).
Basic Operation
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover,
then press and hold the
DISTRESS
key. The
“
DISTRESS
” screen will appear on the LCD
and the radios display will count down (
3sec
2sec
1sec
) and then the distress alert
will be transmitted. The backlight of the LCD
and keypad flashes while the radios display is
counting down.
QUIT
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[DISTRESS]
Hold for 3 sec.
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[ Transmitting ]
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[Waiting for ACK]
TX IN: 02:25
PAUSE
INFO
CANCEL
2. The
GX1300E
watches for an acknowledg-
ment call on channel 70 or a voice call on
channel 16 from another vessel.
3. If an vessel responds to you on channel 16,
pick up the microphone and press and hold the
PTT
switch to advise your distress situation.
If a GPS with NMEA output is not connected to the radio, the
GX1300E
will beep 10 minutes after the radio is turned on and will
continue to beep every 4 hours alerting to connect a GPS.
To be able to transmit a DSC distress alert, a MMSI number must be
programmed (refer to section “
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI
”).