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GX2200
Canceling a DSC Distress Call
If a DSC distress call was sent by error the
GX2200
allows you to send a
message to other vessels to cancel the distress call that was made.
Press the
soft key, then press the
soft key.
!DISTRESS ALERT!
Nature of:Undesignated
Position:
POS Time: 10:00
Wait for ACK
TX in: 02:25
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9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call
1. When a DSC distress call is received, an emer-
gency alarm sounds.
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2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. The display shows the position of the vessel in
distress. To show additional information of the
vessel in distress, rotate the
CH
knob counter
clockwise (refer to the second display).
On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections. These selections are
described below:
: Press this key to accept the DSC distress call and to switch to
Channel 16.
Note
: If a key is not pressed for 10 seconds or longer the radio will auto-
matically select Channel 16.
: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic switching to
Channel 16.
: Press this key to quit the automatic Channel 16 switching and
revert to the last selected working channel.
4. Press the
soft key to enter the “
Waypoint
Input
” menu, then enter the desired waypoint
name (up to 11 characters), described previously
(select the letter/number by rotating the
CH
knob
and move the cursor by pressing the
/
soft keys).
The ID is the MMSI from the vessel in distress.
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