Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
E-36
Making Test Calls (Test)
Press the
MENU-PA
button to display the menu.
Choose the
DSC Call
sub-menu, then select
Test.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use the
CHANNEL
UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
buttons to highlight the directory entry you want
to send a test call to and press the
SELECT-1W/25W
button.
If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory,
select
Manual
. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you
want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory
entries (see page 26). Enter all nine digits and press the
SELECT-1W/25W
button.
The radio displays the MMSI number you
are about to call and asks you to confirm.
If you want to call the displayed MMSI
number, select
Send
. To cancel the call,
select
Cancel
.
The radio automatically switches to chan-
nel 70 to transmit the test call request,
then switches back to the last-used channel.
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You can use the
test call
feature to make sure your radio is working and
configured correctly. To avoid overloading coastal receiving stations, you
should limit test calls to these stations to once a week.
NOTE: Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMSI numbers
you should use for making test calls. Before making a test call to a coastal
station, be sure to check the Local Notice to Mariners (LNM), issued every
week by the US Coast Guard. The LNMs for each region are available online
at
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/default.htm
.
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[Manual]
John Henry
Sam Adams
Test
MENU
DSC Call
SELECT
Test
SELECT
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Send
Cancel
Test
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