Icom IC-M504 instruction manual Dsc Operation, DTransmitting an individual acknowledgement

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yStandby on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is re- ceived.

--DSC Menu--

Individual Call

TX Complete

Now Waiting for ACK

<CLR˘Exit>

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 enter the DSC menu) with beeps.

25W INT

Received

INDV ACK <John

<CLR˘

Beep Off> COMMERCIAL

25W	INT
DUP
Received
Unable ACK
<John
<CLR˘
Beep Off>	INTL

iPush [CLR] 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 ac- knowledgement (‘Able to comply’ or ‘Unable to comply’) by using the on screen prompts (see page 42 for details). You can also send an acknowledgement through the menu sys- tem as follows.

qPush [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.

wRotate [DIAL] to select “Individual ACK,” push [DIAL•ENTER].

•“Position Input” item appears when a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.

•“Individual ACK” item appears after an individual call is received.

--DSC Menu--

Select Item

Position Input

Individual Call

˘Individual ACK

Group Call

All Ships Call

Position Request

eRotate [DIAL] to select the desired individual address or ID code, push [DIAL•ENTER].

--DSC Menu--

Select Address John

˘Paul George Michael

<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

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