DReceiving a Group call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Group call is received:
➥The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 minutes de- pending on the received category.
•Push any key to stop the alarm or beeps.
➥“DSC” appears and “ 
” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
Scrolls
➥Push [DSC•POS] to select the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication; push any other key to ignore the call.
DReceiving an All Ships call
While monitoring Channel 70 and an All Ships call is received:
➥The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes when the cat- egory is ‘Distress’ or ‘Urgency’; the beeps sound for 2 min- utes for other categories.
•Push any key to stop the alarm or beeps.
➥“DSC” appears and “
” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
Scrolls
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➥Push [DSC•POS] to monitor Channel 16 for an announce- ment from the calling vessel, push any other key to ignore the call.
DReceiving a Geographical Area call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Geographical Area call (for the area you are in) is received:
➥The emergency alarm or beeps sound for 2 minutes de-
pending on the received category. | 6 |
•Push any key to stop the alarm or beeps.
➥“DSC” appears and “ 
” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
Scrolls
➥Push [DSC•POS] to select the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication; push any other key to ignore the call.
➥Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from the calling station.
When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a prob- lem with the connected receiver, all Geographical Area calls are received, regardless of your position.
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