*** Send message ***
CALL TYPE INDIVIDUAL PSTN CALL

4.3Group Call

A group call is for calling a specific group by entering its group ID.

4.3.1Sending a group call

1. Press the [CALL] key at the DSC standby5screen, and press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP ID

 

 

TEST CALL

 

 

POLLING

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

ALL SHIPS

 

 

NEUTRAL

 

 

COM. TYPE

 

 

GROUP CALL

 

 

MEDICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM. FREQ

 

 

AREA CALL

 

 

RELAYRELAY SELALL

 

 

 

 

POSITION6

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use or

to select GROUP CALL and press the [ENT] key.

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

 

*** Send message ***

 

CALL TYPE

: GROUP CALL

 

GROUP ID

 

000000000

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

 

: ROUTINE

 

 

COM. TYPE

: TELEPHONE

 

COM. FREQ

: NO INFO

 

DSC FREQ

: 2M-INTL

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

How to input group ID automatically

If you have registered some group IDs (see page 6-4), 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.

Group ID file

 

Note: You can print the

004.

FURUNO

 

Group 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 group ID (nine digits) where to send the message and press the [ENT] key.

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

*** Send message

***

 

CALL TYPE

: GROUP CALL

 

GROUP ID

 

 

ROUTINE

 

 

 

 

PRIORITY

 

 

SAFETY

 

 

 

COM. TYPE

 

 

URGENCY

 

 

 

COM. FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO INFO

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

: 2M-INTL

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

 

6. Select priority desired and press the [ENT] key.

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