6 DSC OPERATION
■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 IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A
DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN 
IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.
qConfirm any distress call is not being received.
wWhile lifting up the switch cover, push the [DISTRESS] switch for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
•An emergency channel (Ch 70) is automatically selected and the distress call is transmitted.
•If no GPS is connected, input your position and UTC time, if pos- sible.
DistressÊÊTX
LAT:Ê35°23'N
LON:135°35'E
GPSÊUTC12:34
eAfter transmitting the call, the transceiver waits for an ac- knowledgment call on Ch70.
•The distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes.
Distress
Completed
WaitÊforÊACK
rWhen receiving the acknowledgment, reply to the con- nected station via the microphone.
Received DistressÊACK <ÊTokyoÊCG
➥Distress alert contains (default);
• Kinds of distress : Undesignated distress
• Position data : GPS or manual input position data held for 23.5 hrs. or until the power is turned OFF.
➥The distress call is repeated every
ceiving an ‘acknowledgement.’
➥Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed distress call, if
desired.
➥Push [16•9] to cancel the ‘Call repeat’ mode.
➥‘??’ may blink instead of position and time indications,
when the GPS data is invalid, or 4 hours after the time data is input manually.
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