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Receiving DSC calls (Distress), Receiving a Distress call

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7 DSC OPERATION ■■Receiving DSC calls (Distress) The transceiver receives Distress calls, Distress Acknowledgments, and Distress Cancel calls. When you receive a call, an Emergency Alarm sounds. NOTE: continuously blinks while transceiver has DSC call or an unread DSC message in the Received Call Log. (p. 54) DDReceiving a Distress call IMPORTANT! Distress call reception should stop after one sequence because the coast station should send back an Acknowledgment to the vessel. If the Distress call continues, even after the coast station sends back an Acknowledgment, the vessel in distress may not receive it. When a Distress call is received: •• The emergency alarm sounds until you turn it OFF. •• "Received Distress" is displayed. 1. Push to turn OFF the alarm. Rotate •• One of the Emergency Frequencies is automatically selected. Monitor it because a coast station may require assistance. •• Rotate [CH/GRP] to confirm the call contents. LLSee pages 27 and 28 for details of the Software Key functions in the DSC Task mode. 3. Push , and then to return to the Main screen. TIP: When you push in step 2, the countdown will be paused. Push to restart the countdown. LLWhen "Accept after 10 sec." or "Ignore after 10 sec." is selected in "CH Auto Switch" setting, the countdown is displayed on the bottom of the window. (p. 58) After 10 seconds have passed since is pushed, the screen will move to the DSC Task screen, or return to the Main screen. 2. Push the Software Key below the intended operation. : Ignores the call and returns to the Main screen. : Puts the RX task on hold, and returns to the Main screen. : Pauses the countdown. : Enters the DSC Task mode immediately. 44

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7
DSC OPERATION
■
Receiving DSC calls (Distress)
The transceiver receives Distress calls, Distress
Acknowledgments, and Distress Cancel calls.
When you receive a call, an Emergency Alarm sounds.
NOTE:
continuously blinks while transceiver
has DSC call or an unread DSC message in the
Received Call Log.
(p. 54)
D
Receiving a Distress call
IMPORTANT!
Distress call reception should stop after one
sequence because the coast station should send
back an
Acknowledgment to the vessel. If the Distress
call continues, even after the coast station sends back
an Acknowledgment, the vessel in distress may not
receive it.
When a Distress call is received:
•
The emergency alarm sounds until you turn it OFF.
•
“Received Distress” is displayed.
1. Push
to turn OFF the alarm.
L
When “Accept after 10 sec.” or “Ignore after 10 sec.”
is selected in “CH Auto ¼witch” setting, the countdown
is displayed on the bottom of the window. (p. 58)
After 10 seconds have passed since
is
pushed, the screen will move to the D¼C Task screen,
or return to the Main screen.
2.
Push the ¼oftware Key below the intended
operation.
: Ignores the call and returns to the ¾ain
screen.
: Puts the RX task on hold, and returns
to the Main screen.
: Pauses the countdown.
: Enters the D¼C Task mode
immediately.
•
One of the Emergency Frequencies is automatically
selected. Monitor it because a coast station may
require assistance.
•
Rotate [CH/GRP] to confirm the call contents.
L
¼ee pages 27 and 28 for details of the ¼oftware Key
functions in the DSC Task mode.
3. Push
, and then
to return to
the Main screen.
TIP:
When you push
in step 2, the
countdown will be paused. Push
to restart the countdown.
Rotate