Icom IC-M92D Instruction Manual - Page 31

Distress call

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New2001 DSC OPERATION 8 ■ Distress call A Distress call should be transmitted if, in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires immediate assistance. NEVER MAKE A DISTRESS CALL IF YOUR SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A DISTRESS CALL SHOULD BE MADE ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED. D Simple call q Confirm no Distress call is being received. w While lifting up the key cover on the back side of the trans- ceiver, hold down [DISTRESS] for 3 seconds to transmit the Distress call. • While holding down [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound and both the key and display backlighting blink. • DSC channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted. 1 NOTE: The distress call is paused for up to 15 seconds 2 when no valid position data is received. The distress call 3 is made when a valid position data is received within 15 seconds. 4 • If valid position data cannot be received within 15 seconds, the 5 distress call is made with a stored position data. e After the call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment 6 call on channel 70 for 10 seconds, and then waits for a call 7 by alternately monitoring channel 70 and channel 16. • The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 8 minutes, until an acknowledgement is received ('Call repeat' 9 mode), or DSC Cancel call is made. (p. 27) • Push [RESEND] to manually transmit the Distress repeat call. 10 • Push [Ω]/[≈] then push [INFO] to display the transmitted Distress call information. 11 • Push [Ω]/[≈] then push [PAUSE] to pause the 'Call repeat' mode, push [RESUME] to resume it. 12 13 14 15 r After receiving the acknowledgment, push [ALARM OFF] 16 then reply using the microphone. ➥ A distress alert default contains: • Nature of distress: Undesignated distress • Position information: The latest GPS or manual input position is held for 23.5 hours, or until the power is turned OFF. 24

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Distress call
A Distress call should be transmitted if, in the opinion of the
Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires im-
mediate assistance.
NEVER
MAKE A DISTRESS CALL IF YOUR SHIP OR A
PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A DISTRESS
CALL SHOULD BE MADE ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE
HELP IS NEEDED.
Simple call
D
Confirm no Distress call is being received.
q
While lifting up the key cover on the back side of the trans-
w
ceiver, hold down [DISTRESS] for 3 seconds to transmit
the Distress call.
While holding down [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound and
both the key and display backlighting blink.
DSC channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected and the
Distress call is transmitted.
NOTE:
The distress call is paused for up to 15 seconds
when no valid position data is received. The distress call
is made when a valid position data is received within 15
seconds.
If valid position data cannot be received within 15 seconds, the
distress call is made with a stored position data.
After the call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment
e
call on channel 70 for 10 seconds, and then waits for a call
by alternately monitoring channel 70 and channel 16.
The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5
minutes, until an acknowledgement is received (‘Call repeat’
mode), or DSC Cancel call is mad
e. (p. 27)
• Push [RESEND] to manually transmit the Distress repeat call.
Push [
Ω
]/[
] then push [INFO] to display the transmitted Dis-
tress call information.
Push [
Ω
]/[
] then push [PAUSE] to pause the ‘Call repeat’ mode,
push [RESUME] to resume it.
After receiving the acknowledgment, push [ALARM OFF]
r
then reply using the microphone.
A distress alert default contains:
Nature of distress
: Undesignated distress
Position information
: The latest GPS or manual input position
is held for 23.5 hours, or until the power is turned OFF.