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Owner’s Manual
GX2355S
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 MMSI and Lat/
Lon position. The vessels position will be sent only if the transceiver is
properly connected to an operating GPS receiver.
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and
press the red
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
“DSC SCAN” between CH16 and CH70 until an
acknowledgment is received. (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
