Icom DS-100 instruction manual Call Procedure

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■Distress call/Simple operation

CALL PROCEDURE 2

eAfter transmitting the call, the transceiver is set to the

A distress call should be transmitted if, in the opnion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires imme- diate assistance.

A distress call should include the ship’s position and time. They are included automatically when a GPS receiver is con- nected. If no GPS is connected, input them, if possible.

NEVER: USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. DIS- TRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IM- MEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.

phone frequency (ch 16) au- tomatically.

•The controller is still waiting on ch 70 for an acknowledgment call.

rWhen receiving the acknowl- edgment, reply to the con- nected station via the transceiver’s microphone as described on the page at right.

Distress alert Completed

Now waiting for acknowledgemnt

<CLR→Exit>

NOTE:

qConfirm any distress call is

not being received.

wLift up the switch cover, pushing and holding the [DISTRESS] button for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.

<Push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec>

Nature of distress: Undesignated

GPS : UTC 15:22 12°34’N 123°45’W

• Distress alert (simple operation) contains (default);

Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress

Position data: According to the displayed information.

- GPS or manual input position data held for 23.5 hrs.

• Distress call repeats every 3.5–4.5 min., until receiving an ‘ac-

knowledgement’

• Beep (Pi,Pi) sounds with the max. volume every 1 sec.

•A DSC channel (ch 70) is auto- matically selected and the dis- tress call is transmitted.

•If you have the time, select the nature of the distress and con- tents.

•If no GPS is connected, your location and UTC time should be input.

• Push [DISTRESS] button to transmit a renewed distress call, if de-

sired.

• Push [CLR] to cancel the ‘Call repeat’ mode.

The ‘cancel acknowledgement’ is automatically transmitted when the [CLR] key is pushed.

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Contents DS-100 If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk Personal injury, fire hazard or electricShock may occur Equipment damage may occurPage Table of Contents Front panel Panel DescriptionFunction display GPS IndicatorTime Zone Indicator Position IndicatorCall Procedure Distress call/Regular operation Entry Position/Time Individual call Distress call to shipsAll ships call Group callAfter receiving acknowledgement call When no acknowledgement is receivedDisplay example and operation When Receiving a CallWhen receiving a DSC call To receive a DSC callPush ENT, then the oper When receive a Distress callWhen receiving a Position request When receiving an All ships callWhen receiving a Postion reply When receiving a Distress Relay ACK When receiving a Distress ACK When receiving a group callDistress message Received message RCV MSGIndividual call Other messagesGroup call Distress All shipsDistress relay Distress acknowledgement Distress relay acknowledgement q Push CALL, then push √Add an address ID SET-UPSelect ‘Set-up’ Address IDAdd a group ID Delete address IDDelete a group ID Mmsi check Offset timeBrightness ContrastConnection diagram Connection and InstallationsRear panel description Supplied accessoriesOverhead Mounting MountingInternational channels VHF Marine Channel ListSpecifications Specifications and OptionsOptions Dimensions Instructions Supplied accessoriesMB-75 Page Template Page 0560 Count on us

DS-100 specifications

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