GX2350S
Owner’s Manual
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TX HI USA
>URGENCY
SAFETY
ROUTINE
EXIT
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TX HI USA
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10. When an individual call acknowledgment with
“unable to comply” is received, the established
channel is automatically selected.
11. To cancel, select EXIT using the Channel Selector knob and press
the CALL/SET key.
This procedure can be also canceled as follows;
Press the CALL/SET key or 16/9 key.
6.5
SENDING AN ALL SHIPS CALL
The All Ships Call function allows contact to be established with other
vessel stations without having their ID in the individual calling directory.
Also, priority for the call can be designated as Urgency, Safety or Routine.
URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in
distress, but have a potential problem that may lead to a distress situation.
SAFETY Call: Used to transmit boating safety in formation to other vessels.
This message usually contains information about an overdue boat, debris in
the water. Loss of a navigation aid or an important meteorological message.
1. S e l e c t t h e t r a f f i c c h a n n e l ( f o r v o i c e
communication).
2. Press the CALL/SET key. The DSC CALLING
menu will appear.
3. Turn the Channel Selector knob to select ALL
SHIP.
4. Press the CALL/SET key.
To cancel this, Turn the Channel Selector knob
to select EXIT.
5. Turn the Channel Selector knob to select the
nature of call (URGENCY, SAFETY or ROUTINE).
6. Press the CALL/SET key to transmit the
selected type of ALL SHIPS DSC call. When
ROUTINE is selected, the signal is transmitted
then the transceiver will wait on the channel
selected in step 1.
7. After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted, the
transceiver will wait on CH16 except ROUTINE.
>INDIVIDUAL
ALL SHIP
STANDBY
CALL WAIT
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UNATTENED
BOB
>SEND
EXIT
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INDIVIDUAL
>ALL SHIP
STANDBY
CALL WAIT
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>URGENCY
SAFETY
ROUTINE
EXIT
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