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7.4.2 TRANSMITTING AN ALL SHIPS CALL
1. Press the [
CALL
(
ENT
)
MENU
] key. The “
DSC Call
Menu
” will appear.
2. Press the [
] key to select “
All Ships
”.
3. Press the [
CALL
(
ENT
)
MENU
] key. (To cancel,
press the [
CLR
] key.)
4. Press the [
] / [
] key to select the type of call
( “
Urgency
” o r “
Safety
” ) , t h e n p r e s s t h e
[
CALL
(
ENT
)
MENU
] key.
5. Press the [
CALL
(
ENT
)
MENU
] key again to
transmit the selected type of All Ships DSC Call.
6. After the All Ships Call is transmitted, the transceiver
will switch to Channel 16.
7. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy,
then press the
PTT
switch and say “PAN PAN
PAN” or “Securite, Securite, Securite” depend-
ing on the priority of the call. Then announce
your call sign and announce the channel you wish to
switch to for communications.
7.4.3 RECEIVING AN ALL SHIPS CALL
1. When an All Ships Call is received, an emergency alarm sounds.
The radio will automatically change to Channel 16. The
display shows the MMSI of the vessel transmitting the
All Ships Call.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the All Ship Call voice communi-
cation is completed.