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GX6500E/GX6000E
6. To turn off the distress alarm before the radio retransmits the distress aleart,
press the
16/S
key or the
[QUIT]
soft key.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The
GX6500E/GX6000E
is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with
the following “Nature of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire/Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing,
Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
1. Press the
MENU
key to display “
MENU
”.
2. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
DSC CALL
”, then
press the
[SELECT]
soft key.
3. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
DIST ALERT
MSG
”, then press the
[SELECT]
soft key. (To cancel,
press the
[BACK]
soft key.)
4. Press the
[NATURE]
soft key. The “
NATURE OF
” menu
will appear on the display.
5. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select the desired nature of distress category,
then press the
[SELECT]
soft key.
6. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the
GX6500E/GX6000E
fails to get a GPS position fix, you may input
your latitude and longitude, and time to transmit the distress alert.
1. Press the
MENU
key to display “
MENU
”.
2. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
DSC CALL
”, then
press the
[SELECT]
soft key.
3. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
DIST ALERT
MSG
”, then press the
[SELECT]
soft key. (To cancel,
press the
[BACK]
soft key.)