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Sending a Test call

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DSC OPERATION 6 4. Confirm the contents. Rotate  If the displayed data is invalid, enter the position and time data (p. 22) 5. Push Call to send a Position Request Acknowledgment. • Your position and time are transmitted. D Sending a Test call You should avoid sending Test calls on the exclusive DSC Distress channels and the safety calling channels. If you cannot avoid testing on a Distress or safety channel, you should indicate that these are test calls. Usually, the Test call would require no further calls between the two stations involved.  You can send a Test call to a pre-entered Individual ID or manually enter the target station ID before sending. (p. 20) 1. Push Compose Other . 6 • The "COMPOSE NON-DISTRESS" screen is displayed.  To display the screen from the Menu screen: [MENU] > Compose Non-Distress 2. Select "Message Type." Rotate + Push  See page 23 for details of the Software Key functions in the DSC Task mode. 6. Push Standby Mode , and then OK to return to the Main screen. TIP: When "Position ACK" is set to "Auto (Able)," the transceiver automatically transmits a Position Request Acknowledgment. (p. 49) 3. Select "Test." 4. Select "Address." Rotate + Push Rotate + Push 5. Select an Individual ID or "Manual Input." Rotate + Push NOTE: When "Manual Input" is selected in this step, push the Keypad keys to manually enter the target station ID. ► Continued on the next page. 36

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DSC OPERATION
6
6
D
Sending a Test call
You should avoid sending Test calls on the exclusive
DSC Distress channels and the safety calling channels.
If you cannot avoid testing on a Distress or safety
channel, you should indicate that these are test calls.
Usually, the Test call would require no further calls
between the two stations involved.
You can send a Test call to a pre-entered Individual
ID or manually enter the target station ID before
sending. (p. 20)
1. Push
Compose Other
.
•
The “COMPOSE NON-DISTRESS” screen is displayed.
To display the screen from the Menu screen:
[MENU] >
Compose Non-Distress
2. Select “Message Type.”
3. Select “Test.”
4. Select “Address.”
5.
Select an Individual ID or “Manual Input.”
NOTE:
When “Manual Input” is selected in
this step, push the Keypad keys to manually
enter the target station ID.
► Continued on the next page.
+
Push
Rotate
+
Push
Rotate
+
Push
Rotate
+
Push
Rotate
4. Confirm the contents.
Rotate
If the displayed data is invalid, enter the position and
time data (p. 22)
5. Push
Call
to send a Position Request
Acknowledgment.
•
Your position and time are transmitted.
See page 23 for details of the Software Key
functions in the DSC Task mode.
6. Push
Standby Mode
, and then
OK
to
return to the Main screen.
TIP:
When “Position ACK” is set to “Auto (Able),”
the transceiver automatically transmits a Position
Request Acknowledgment. (p. 49)