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■ Receiving DSC calls, Receiving a Distress Call

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7 DSC OPERATION ■■Receiving DSC calls NOTE: After receiving a DSC call • " " is continuously displayed when the transceiver has DSC calls. • " " continuously blinks when the transceiver has an unread DSC message in the Received Call Log. (p. 69) IMPORTANT: You should stop Distress call reception after one sequence because the coast station should send back an acknowledgement to the ship. If the Distress call continues, the coast station may not be receiving the call. In such cases, you should contact the ship via the phone. When the ship requires a 'Distress Relay' call or the ship appears not to reply, you should transmit 'Distress Relay.' (p. 37) DDReceiving a Distress Call 1. When a Distress call is received: ••Alarm sounds. ••The following screen is displayed and the backlight blinks. ••" " is displayed and " " blinks. Push [Alarm Off] . LLInformatio ••One of the Emergency frequencies is automatically selected. Monitor it, because a coast station may require assistance. ••Rotate [CH/GRP] to confirm the call contents. ••See page 29 for details of the software key functions in the DSC Task mode. NOTE: When you select [Accept] in step 2, you can send the Relay call in the DSC Task mode. To send the Relay call, go to step 3. If you return to the Main screen without sending the Relay call, go to step 10. 3. Push [►] to scroll the software key functions. 4. Push [Relay] . Push any 2. Select your desired action. L To send an acknowledgement, push [Accept] . Push 5. When the confirmation screen is displayed, push [OK]. 6. Select "Address," then push [ENT]. 7. Select the desired Individual address, or "Manual Input," then push [ENT]. [Hold]: Push [Hold] screen. [Pause]: Push [Pause] countdown. [Accept]: Push [Accept] Task mode. to return to the Main to pause the to enter the DSC 57

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57
DSC OPERATION
7
■
Receiving DSC calls
D
Receiving a Distress Call
1.
When a Distress call is received:
•
Alarm sounds.
•
The following screen is displayed and the backlight
blinks.
•
“
” is displayed and “
” blinks.
Push [Alarm Off]
.
2. Select your desired action.
L
To send an acknowledgement, push [Accept]
.
[Hold]:
Push [Hold]
to return to the Main
screen.
[Pause]:
Push [Pause]
to pause the
countdown.
[Accept]:Push [Accept]
to enter the DSC
Task mode.
Push
any
NOTE: After receiving a DSC call
• “
” is continuously displayed when the
transceiver has DSC calls.
• “
” continuously blinks when the transceiver
has an unread DSC message in the Received Call
Log. (p. 69)
IMPORTANT:
You should stop Distress call reception after one
sequence because the coast station should send
back an acknowledgement to the ship.
If the Distress call continues, the coast station may
not be receiving the call.
In such cases, you should contact the ship via the
phone.
When the ship requires a ‘Distress Relay’ call or
the ship appears not to reply, you should transmit
‘Distress Relay.’ (p. 37)
InfFr±atiFn
L
•
One of the Emergency frequencies is automatically
selected. Monitor it, because a coast station may
require assistance.
• Rotate [CH/GRP] to confirm the call contents.
•
See page 29 for details of the software key functions
in the DSC Task mode.
NOTE:
When you select [Accept]
in step 2, you
can send the Relay call in the DSC Task mode.
To send the Relay call, go to step 3.
If you return to the Main screen without sending the
Relay call, go to step 10.
3.
Push [►] to scroll the software key functions.
4. Push [Relay]
.
5.
When the confirmation screen is displayed, push
[OK].
6.
Select “Address,” then push [ENT].
7.
Select the desired Individual address, or “Manual
Input,” then push [ENT].
Push