6 DSC OPERATION

■Distress call

A Distress call should be transmitted, if in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires immediate assistance.

NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.

qConfirm no Distress call is being received.

wWhile lifting up the key cover, push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. to transmit the Distress call.

•Emergency channel (Ch 70) is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted.

•While pushing [DISTRESS], the key backlighting is blinking.

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rAfter receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi- crophone.

•Channel 16 is automatically selected.

•“ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.

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eAfter transmitting the Distress call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment call on Ch70.

•The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes.

•“ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.

➥A distress alert contains;

• Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress

• Position data : Latest GPS position data held for 23.5 hrs. or until the power is turned OFF.

➥The Distress call is repeated every 3.5–4.5 min., until re- ceiving an ‘acknowledgement.’

➥Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed Distress call, if desired.

➥Push [16•9] to cancel the ‘Call repeat’ mode.

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