Icom IC-M505 instruction manual Transmitting a group call

rRotate [CHANNEL] to select “Able to Comply” or “Unable to Comply,” push [CHANNEL•ENTER].

•When “Unable to Comply” is selected, “No Reason Given” will be transmitted.

--DSC Menu--

Select Action ˘Able to Comply

Unable to Comply

<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

--DSC Menu--

Individual ACK Ready

<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

tPush [CHANNEL•ENTER] to transmit the acknowledge- ment call to the selected station.

yAfter the individual acknowledgement call has been trans- mitted, the specified channel (specified by the calling sta- tion) is selected automatically when “Able to Com- ply” is selected, or returns to the previous condition (before entering the DSC menu) when “Unable to Comply” is selected in step r.

DSC OPERATION 6

DTransmitting a group call

The group call function allows you to transmit a DSC signal to a specific group only.

qPush [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.

wRotate [CHANNEL] to select “Group Call,” push [CHANNEL•ENTER].

• “Position Input” item appears when a GPS receiver	6
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.

--DSC Menu--

Select Item

Position Input

Individual Call

˘Group Call

All Ships Call

Position Request

Position Report

eRotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired pre-programmed group address or “Manual Input,” push [CHAN- NEL•ENTER].

•The ID code for the group call can be set in advance. (p. 19)

•When “Manual Input” is selected, set the 8-digit ID code for the group you wish to call by rotating [CHANNEL].

--DSC Menu--

Select Address

Manual Input ˘Icom

Coast station

<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

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