4.8.1 Position call: requesting other ship’s position

1. Press the [CALL] key, and press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.

 

 

*** Send message ***

If this part of menu appears,

 

 

use 5to scroll menu.

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

CALL TYPE

 

 

PSTN CALL

 

 

 

 

POLLING

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEST CALL

 

 

 

 

NEUTRAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL SHIPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL

 

 

 

STATION ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP CALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELAY ALL

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AREA CALL

 

 

 

RELAY SEL

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use or

to select POSITION and press the [ENT] key.

3. Press the [ENT] key to open the STATION ID menu.

 

 

*** Send message ***

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALL TYPE:

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REQUEST

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATION ID

 

- - - - - - - - -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIORITY

 

:

ROUTINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

:2M-INTL

 

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

4.Key in ID of station (nine digits) of which you want their position and press the [ENT] key.

5.Press the [ENT] key to open the PRIORITY menu.

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUTINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATION ID

 

BUSINESS

 

 

 

SAFETY

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

 

URGENCY

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

6.Select priority desired (usually ROUTINE) and press the [ENT] key.

7.Press the [ENT] key to open the DSC FREQ menu.

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE

2 MHZ

4 MHZ

 

 

6 MHZ

STATION ID 68 MHZ

PRIORITY 12 MHZ

DSC FREQ

INTL

VIEW

16MHZ

18MHZ

22MHZ

25MHZ OTHER MANUAL

Use to scroll menu.

OTHER: Special, private channels.

MANUAL: For selection of frequency at radiotelephone when there is "remote control error."

8.Select appropriate DSC band and press the [ENT] key. Select DSC frequency and press the [ENT] key. (See page 4-8 for details.)

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