8.5Test Call

This function sends a test signal over one of six distress and safety frequencies to a coast station. For that reason, it should not be executed unnecessarily.

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

 

 

*** Send

 

message ***

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL

 

 

 

CALL TYPE

 

PSTN CALL

 

 

 

STATION ID

 

TEST CALL

 

 

 

PRIORITY

 

ALL SHIPS

 

 

 

 

GROUP CALL

 

 

 

COM TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

AREA CALL

 

 

 

COM TYPE

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this part of the menu appears, use 5to scroll.

5

POLLING

NEUTRAL

MEDICAL

RELAY ALL

RELAY SEL

DISTRESS

2. Use or to select TEST CALL and press the [ENT] key.

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

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE

 

 

: TEST

 

COAST ID

 

 

000000000

 

PRIORITY

 

 

: SAFETY

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

:

2187.5 KHZ

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

How to input coast ID automatically

If you have previously registered some coast IDs, you can insert them into your message as follows:

1.Press the [FILE] key after completing step 2 in the above procedure. The following display appears.

 

Test ID file

 

Note: You can print the

300.

FURUNO

 

Test ID file list by pressing

500.

MARINE

￿

the [8/PRINT] key.

777. ELECTRIC

4

 

 

 

 

UP 6DOWN

 

 

2. Select file which contains ID you want to use (press to show ID number).

3. Press the [ENT] key to insert ID number in message.

4.Key in the ID of the coast station ID (seven digits) to where to send the test call and press the [ENT] key.

5.Press the [ENT] key to open the DSC FREQ menu. (Note that PRIORITY is automatically selected to SAFETY.)

*** Send

 

message ***

 

 

 

CALL TYPE

 

 

2187.5

 

 

 

 

 

4207.5

 

 

 

 

COAST ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

6312.0

 

 

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

8414.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

12577.0

 

 

 

MANUAL: For selection of frequency at

DSC FREQ

 

16804.5

 

 

KHZ

radiotelephone when there is "remote control

 

MANUAL

 

 

 

error."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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