Operating Your Radio
Caller Identified
DSC Operation
Receiving An Individual Call
When another station makes an Individual call to your radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD, and your radio will be switched to the channel selected by the caller. Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
To Receive An Individual Call:
Press the Talk button and greet the caller — almost as if you were answering the telephone.
DSC Operation
Operating Your Radio
Receiving A Group Call
When another station makes a Group call to your radio, the individual alarm will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD, and your radio will be switched to the channel selected by the caller, just as for an individual call. Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
Caller Identified | To Receive A Group Call: |
1. | Listen for the group voice message. |
2. | Press the Talk button and respond |
| only if appropriate. |
Sending A Group Call
Sending a Group call is very similar to sending an individual call, except that the group MMSI is used and the resend and DSC responses do not apply.
Sending A Position Request
Position Request mode enables a DSC radio to obtain the position
Standby Mode
To Send A Group Call:
1. In Standby mode, select a channel on which you want |
(latitude and longitude) of a station that has a GPS device connected to the DSC radio at that station.
Group
Send/Exit
Group Waiting
| to communicate. |
2. | Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu. |
3. | Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to GROUP. |
4. | Press the Call/Set button to move to the send |
| or exit menu. |
5. | Use the Up/Down buttons to select SEND or EXIT. |
6. | Press the Call/Set button to send the message or |
| return to the Call Send menu if EXIT was chosen. |
All radios will be switched to the channel selected in step 1. Press and hold the Talk button to send your voice message to everyone in the group.
Anyone in the group can now also transmit on that channel.
Standby Mode
Position Request
Individual Directory
To Request The Position Of Another Station:
1.In Standby mode, select a channel on which you want to communicate.
2.Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu.
3.Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to POS REQST (position request) on the menu.
4.Press the Call/Set button to enter the Individual Directory menu.
5.Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to the name of the station whose position you want to request.
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