6 DSC OPERATION
yStands by on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is re- ceived.
• “ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
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uWhen the acknowledgement ‘Able to comply’ is received, the specified channel (in step r) is selected with beeps automatically. Or, when the acknowledgement ‘Unable to comply’ is received, the display returns to the operated channel (before entering the DSC menu) with beeps.
•“ ” or “ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
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‘Able to comply’ is received.
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‘Unable to comply’ is received.
iPush any key to stop the beep, then push and hold [PTT] to communicate your message to the responding ship.
DTransmitting an Individual acknowledgement
When receiving an Individual call, you can transmit an acknowledgement (‘Able to comply’ or ‘Unable to comply’) by using the on screen prompts (see page 26 for details). Alter- natively, you can send an acknowledgement through the menu system as follows.
qPush [DSC•POS] to enter the DSC menu.
wPush [Y] or [Z] to select “ ,” push [DSC•POS].
•“ ” item appears after an Individual call is received.
•“ ” item disappears if another call is received after the Individual call.
•The Individual acknowledgement can be transmitted to the last received Individual call only.
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