Icom M88 Instruction Manual - Page 37

31 OPERATION GUIDE iM88 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ❍ USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE 1. MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY. 2. THIS IS (name of vessel) 3. Your call sign or other indication of the vessel. 4. LOCATED AT (your position) 5. The nature of the distress and assistance required. 6. Any other information which might facilitate the rescue. e Complete w Fold q Cut CHANNEL SELECTION (pgs. 8, 9) Channel 16 9 Push Channel 9/Call channel 9 Push for 1 sec. Weather channel U/I/C/L Push USA/International/Canadian/LAND channels U/I/C/L Push for 1 sec. Call channel programming (p. 12) q Push [CH/WX•U/I/C] for 1 sec. once or several times, to select the desired channel group. w Push [16•9] for 1 sec. to select the call channel. e Push [16•9] for 3 sec. (until long beep changes to 2 short beeps) r Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel. t Push [16•9] to program the displayed channel as the call channel. QUICK 14 REFERENCE Important operating instructions are summed up in this and the following page for your simple reference. By cutting along the line and folding on the dotted line, it will become a card sized operating guide which can easily be carried in a card case or wallet, etc.