Icom GM600 User Manual - Page 13

BASIC OPERATION 4 ■■DSC Task mode After sending or receiving a DSC call, the transceiver enters the DSC Task mode. (Example: After receiving the All Ships call) In the Task mode, you can resend the call, or send an acknowledgement to the caller station, and so on. • The transceiver can hold up to 7 task. • In the standby mode, a task icon is displayed in the Task area, when the transceiver has a DSC task. • When any task icon is displayed in the standby mode, you can enter the Task mode by pushing [Task Mode] . NOTE: The Task window has a TOT (Time-out Timer) function. When you push no key for a preset period of time, the transceiver automatically closes the Task window. The count down alarm sounds 10 seconds before the TOT activates. No count down alarm sounds before Radio Telephone TOT activates. The default settings of the TOT function are shown below. • Distress call: OFF • Non-Distress call: 15 minutes 1 DDAbout "Active" and "Hold" 2 The Task mode has two statuses, Active 3 and Hold. When you resend the call, or send an 4 acknowledgement to a caller station, 5 push [Active] window. to activate the Task 6 • Active window 7 8 9 10 11 • "✔" is displayed on the active Task tab. 12 • To view the contents, rotate [CH/ENT]. 13 • Hold window 14 15 16 • To view the contents, push [∫] or [√]. 8