Furuno FM-3000 manual Receiving an All Ships call, Receiving a Distress Relay call

5.DSC Operation

5.7.5 Receiving an All Ships call

While monitoring Channel 70 and an All Ships call is received:

➥Emergency alarm sounds when the category is ‘Distress’ or ‘Urgency’; 3 beeps sound for other categories.

➥“Received All ships” appears in the display.

Received

All Ships

Routine

< Osaka Bay

➥Push [DSC/ENT] to change to the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication; push other key to ignore the All Ships call.

➥Monitor the channel for an announcement from the calling vessel.

5.7.6 Receiving a Distress Relay call

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay call is re- ceived:

➥Emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

•Push any key to stop the alarm.

➥“Received Distress RLY” appears in the display; then, Channel 16 is automatically selected.

➥Monitor Channel 16 until the emergency communication has been completed.

5.7.7Receiving a Distress Relay acknowledgement

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay acknowl- edgement is received:

➥Emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

•Push any key to stop the alarm.

➥“Received DTRS RLY ACK” appears in the display; then, Channel 16 is automatically selected.

5.7.8 Receiving a Geographical Area call

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Geographical Area call (for the area you are in) is received:

➥Emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the re- ceived category.

➥“Received Geographic” appears in the display.

➥Push [DSC/ENT] to change to the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication; push other key to ignore the Geographical Area call.

➥Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from the calling station.

Received

Geographic

Routine

< Tokyo CG

Note: When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a problem with the connected receiver, all Geographical Area calls are received, regardless of your position.

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