GX2350S
Owner’s Manual
page 22
6.3
SENDING A DISTRESS CALL WITH NATURE
OF DISTRESS
The NATURE OF on type of distress call can be selected and transmitted.
The distress call automatically includes the vessels DSC MMSID and Lat/
Lon position. The vessels position will be sent only if the transceiver is
properly connected to an operating GPS receiver.
1. R e m o v e t h e c o v e r a n d p r e s s t h e r e d
DISTRESS key. The distress call menu will
appear.
2. Turn the Channel Selector knob or press the
UP or DOWN key on the microphone to select
the nature of distress ( NATURE OF).
3. Press the CALL/SET key.
The dot-matrix area of LCD will be as shown in
the illustration on the left.
4. Turn the Channel Selector knob or press the UP or DOWN key on
microphone to select the NATURE OF DISTRESS. To send a
DISTRESS CALL with NATURE OF DISTRESS, press and hold
CALL/SET key until the distress signal is sent.
5. After a message has been sent, the transceiver
“shadow-watches” between CH16 and CH70
u n t i l a n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t i s r e c e i v e d .
(Example: Fire is sent.)
6. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress call is repeated in 4
minute intervals until an acknowledgment is received.
To cancel this, turn power OFF then ON again.
7. When a distress acknowledgment is received, emergency alarm
sounds and channel 16 is automatically selected.
8. To cancel the alarm, press any key.
>DISTRESS
NATURE OF
CANCEL
EXIT
A
DISTRESS
>NATURE OF
CANCEL
EXIT
A
FIRE
WAITING
>FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
A
