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9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert
1. When a DSC distress alert is received, an emergency alarm sounds.
The display will show the MMSI (or name) of the vessel transmitting the
distress.
2. Press any key on the radio to stop the alarm.
3. To immediately switch to channel 16, press the
ACCEPT
soft key.
If a key is not pressed for thirty seconds (by
default; refer to the section “
10.3.8 Auto
Channel Switching Time
”) after a DSC call
is received, the
GX1300E
will automatically
switch to channel 16 for you to monitor distress
communications.
RX DISTRESS
YAESU
UNDESIGNATED
NOT ACKNOWLEDGED
SINCE: 00:05
ACCEPT
QUIT
PAUSE
BUSY
MEM
A
C
INTL
25W
DISTRESS PAUSE
P
16
QUIT
RESUME
4. Press the
P A U S E
soft key to suspend the
acknowledgement.
Press the
RESUME
soft key to resume the
acknowledgement.
5. If you want the radio to stay on the channel you were on before receiv-
ing the distress call, press the
QUIT
soft key.
6. After accepting the distress call, press the
INFO
soft key to show information of the vessel
in distress.
RX DISTRESS
YAESU
UNDESIGNATED
NOT ACKNOWLEDGED
SINCE: 00:05
INFO
QUIT
INFO
DIST INFO
DIST: 366901234
YAESU
UNDESIGNATED
RX DISTRESS
BACK
QUIT
7. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to scroll the screen and
see the MMSI (or name), nature of distress,
and GPS position of the vessel in distress.
If the received call does not include position
data, the LCD will show “
NO POSITION
”.
8. Press the
QUIT
soft key to return to radio
operation mode.
NOTE
When there is an unread distress alert, “ ” icon will appear on the
display. You may review the unread distress alert from the DSC log,
refer to the section “
9.13.2 Reviewing a Logged DSC Distress Call
.”