Icom IC-M412 Instruction Manual - Page 27

Regular call

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DSC OPERATION 6 Scrolls r After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the microphone. • "RCV DISTRESS ACK" scrolls in the channel comment display. Scrolls ➥A distress alert contains; • Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress • Position data : T he latest GPS or manual input position data is held for 23.5 hours, or until the power is turned OFF. ➥The Distress call is repeated every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes, until receiving an 'acknowledgement.' ('Call repeat' mode) • "RE-TRANSMISSION" is displayed while transmitting. ➥Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed Distress call, if desired. D Regular call The nature of the distress should be included in the Distress call. q P ush [MENU] to enter the DSC menu. w P ush [s] or [t] to select "DISTRESS," and then push [ENT]. 6 Scrolls e P ush [s] or [t] to select the nature of the distress, and then push [ENT]. • 'UNDESIGNATED,' 'EXPLOSION,' 'FLOODING,' 'COLLISION,' 'GROUNDING,' 'CAPSIZING,' 'SINKING,' 'ADRIFT (Disable adrift),' 'ABANDONING (Abandoning ship),' 'PIRACY (Piracy attack),' and 'MOB (Man overboard)' are available. • The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes. Scrolls When a GPS receiver is connected, steps r and t (Current position/time programming) do not appear. Go to step y. ☞ Continued on the next page 19

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6
DSC OPERATION
6
Scrolls
r
After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the micro-
phone.
• “RCV DISTRESS ACK” scrolls in the channel comment display.
Scrolls
A distress alert contains;
• Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress
• Position data
: The latest GPS or manual input position
data is held for 23.5 hours, or until the
power is turned OFF.
The Distress call is repeated every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes,
until receiving an ‘acknowledgement.’ (‘Call repeat’
mode)
• “RE-TRANSMISSION” is displayed while transmitting.
Push
[DISTRESS]
to transmit a renewed Distress call,
if desired.
D
Regular call
The nature of the distress should be included in the Distress call.
q
Push
[MENU]
to enter the DSC menu.
w
Push
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
to select “DISTRESS,” and then push
[ENT]
.
Scrolls
e
Push
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
to select the nature of the distress, and
then push
[ENT]
.
•‘UNDESIGNATED,’ ‘EXPLOSION,’ ‘FLOODING,’ ‘COLLISION,’
‘GROUNDING,’ ‘CAPSIZING,’ ‘SINKING,’ ‘ADRIFT (Disable
adrift),’ ‘ABANDONING (Abandoning ship),’ ‘PIRACY (Piracy at-
tack),’ and ‘MOB (Man overboard)’ are available.
• The selected nature of the distress is stored for 10 minutes.
Scrolls
When a GPS receiver is connected, steps
r
and
t
(Current
position/time programming) do not appear. Go to step
y
.
Continued on the next page