■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 imme- diate 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.
DSimple call
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 (Channel 70) is automatically selected and the distress call is transmitted.
•When no GPS is connected, input your position and UTC time, if possible.
•While pushing [DISTRESS], the key backlighting blinks.
Distress Call
Push for 5 sec.
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eAfter transmitting the distress call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment call on Channel 70.
•The distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes.
•After 2 sec., the transceiver is set to Channel 16 automatically.
Distress | Call | 6 | |
TX Complete |
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Now Waiting | for | ACK |
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<CLR˘Cancel ACK>
25W INT
TAG
After 2 sec. Wait ACK
<CLR˘
Cancel ACK> CALLING
rAfter receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi- crophone.
25W INT
TAG
Received
DistressACK
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<CLR˘
Beep Off> CALLING
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