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■ Sending a Distress call, Simple call

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BASIC OPERATION 4 ■■Sending a Distress call 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. ee After sending, the following screen is displayed. You should send a Distress call if, in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires immediate assistance. • E mergency channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected to send a Distress call. rr When receiving the acknowledgement: • Alarm sounds. • The following window is displayed. 1 2 NOTE: A distress alert default contains: 3 - Nature of distress: Undesignated distress (Simple call) 4 - Position information: 5 The latest GPS or manual input position is held for 23.5 hours, or until turning 6 OFF the transceiver. 7 8 9 10 11 DDSimple call 12 qq Confirm no Distress call is being received. 13 ww Lift up the key cover, then hold down [DISTRESS] until "Transmitting" is 14 displayed to send the Distress call. tt Push any [Alarm Off] . 15 yy Push any [Close Call RCVD Window] . uu Hold down [PTT] to announce your 16 situation. ii Push [Standby Mode] to return to the Main screen. 10

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Sending a Distress call
You should send a Distress call if, in
the opinion of the Master, the ship or
a person is in distress and requires
immediate assistance.
• Emergency channel (Channel 70) is
automatically selected to send a Distress call.
NOTE:
A distress alert default contains:
- Nature of distress:
Undesignated distress (Simple call)
- Position information:
The latest GPS or manual input position
is held for 23.5 hours, or until turning
OFF the transceiver.
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
Lift up the key cover, then hold down
[DISTRESS] until “Transmitting” is
displayed to send the Distress call.
r
When receiving the acknowledgement:
• Alarm sounds.
• The following window is displayed.
t
Push any [Alarm Off]
.
y
Push any [Close Call RCVD Window]
.
u
Hold down [PTT] to announce your
situation.
i
Push [Standby Mode]
to return to
the Main screen.
e
After sending, the following screen is
displayed.