Preparing and Transmitting Messages

There are two methods by which you can prepare and transmit messages, and they are shown below.

Preparing message for immediate transmission

Prepare message and then transmit it.

Normal display

Press the [ENT] key.

* VHF call message *

Format INDIVIDUAL

For how to prepare a message, refer to page 4-1.

After preparation, press the [CALL] key to transmit the message.

Preparing and storing message for later transmission

Prepare messages excluding distress message and save them to the memory. (Maximum 99 files) You may retrieve and transmit a memory-stored message as follows.

Normal display

Press the [SELECT] key.

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Press the [7] key.

For how to prepare and store a message, refer to “4.5 Preparing and Saving Transmit Messages”.

After the normal display appears, press keys in the order shown below to transmit a message.

Press the [7] key. / (Enter file number.) / Press the [CALL] key.

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