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GX5000S
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The
GX5000S
is capable of transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with the follow-
ing “Nature of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and
press the [
DISTRESS
] key. The “
DISTRESS ALERT
DISTRESS ALERT
DISTRESS ALERT
DISTRESS ALERT
DISTRESS ALERT
”
menu will appear on the LCD.
2. Turn the
CHANNEL
selector knob to select the de-
sired nature of distress category.
3. Press and hold the [
DISTRESS
] key. The radios dis-
play will count down (5-4-3-2-1) and then transmit
the Distress call. The backlight of the LCD and key-
pad flashes while the radios display is countdown.
4. When the distress signal is sent, CH70 and “
”
icon will appear on the LCD.
5. The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg-
ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls
on CH16.
6. When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received,
a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is auto-
matically selected. The LCD shows the MMSI of the
ship responding to your distress.
RECEIVED ACK:
acknowledgment signal is re-
ceived.
RECEIVED RLY ACK: relay acknowledgment signal is received from another
vessel or coast station.
7. To cancel the DSC Distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any key.
Cancel a DSC Distress Call
If a DSC Distress call was sent by error the
GX5000S
allows you to send a
message to other vessels to cancel the Distress Call that was made in error.
Press the [
CLR
] key, then press the [
ENT
] key.
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