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GX6500E/GX6000E
4. Press the
[POS/TM]
soft key.
5. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select the first number
of latitude, then press the
[SELECT]
soft key to step
to the next number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the position and time.
If a mistake was made, rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to
select “←” or “→”, press the
[SELECT]
soft key until
the wrong character is selected, then perform step 5.
7. When finished programming the position and time, press the
[FINISH]
soft
key. The display will return to the previous screen.
8. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Pausing a DSC Distress Aleart
After a DSC distress call is transmitted, the DSC distress call is repeated every
4 minutes until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is turned off
and on again. The
GX6500E/GX6000E
has the capability to suspend (pause)
the retransmitting of the distress call by the procedure below.
1. After the distress call is transmitted, the radio will show
the display as on the right.
Looking at this display you will notice “
TX IN: 02:10
”,
this is the time when the radio will re-transmit the DSC
distress call.
2. To suspend re-transmitting the DSC call, press the
[PAUSE]
soft key.
3. To resume counting down to transmit the DSC
Distress call, press the
[RESUME]
soft key.