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Lowrance electronic LVR-250 manual Distress Calls, 6-1Sending a Distress Call

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Section 6 - Distress Calls

Section 6 - Distress Calls

WARNING

A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio before these DSC functions can be used. See 4-2 Enter Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI).

6-1 Sending a Distress Call

DISTRESS CALL >FIRE

FLOODING

COLLISION

DISTRESS CALL >PIRACY HOLD DISTRESS 2 SECONDS..

DISTRESS CALL SENT! WAIT..

PRESS EXIT

TO CANCEL...

1.Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS.

If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go directly to step 3.

2.Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll to the category that describes your situation, then press ENT:

UNDESIGNATED	(Undesignated)
FIRE	(Fire)
FLOODING	(Flooding)
COLLISION	(Collision)
GROUNDING	(Grounding)
LISTING	(Listing)
SINKING	(Sinking)
ADRIFT	(Adrift)
ABANDONING	(Abandoning)
PIRACY	(Piracy)
OVER BOARD	(Over Board)

3.Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds, until you see the distress call sent message (DISTRESS CALL SENT!) on the screen. The whole display starts to flash and beep loudly.

The distress call repeats five times continuously. It then repeats randomly every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) is received from a search and rescue authority or until you cancel the distress call manually.

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Lowrance electronic LVR-250 manual Distress Calls, 6-1Sending a Distress Call

Contents

VHF Radio Installation and OperationLVR-250 Instructionsprohibited Important safety informationDANGER Installation Table of ContentsSection 1 - General Information Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu DSC SETUP Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu RADIO SETUPSection 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls Navico Full Two-YearLowrance VHF Warranty Appendix A - Technical SpecificationsAppendix B - Troubleshooting Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel ChartsInstallation Options InstallationLocation Requirements Checklist Recessed Installation Gimbal InstallationChange the Viewing Angle Install the Microphone Bulkhead Mount Connect the Radio Cables Fix the DSC labelWire Set Up the RadioEnter Your User MMSI Wiring for GPS/COM connectorExternal The Completed InstallationFuse on Red power cable Black power cable BatteryNotes Section 1 - General Information 1-1Features1-2Customizing your Lowrance VHF Radio 1-3How to Display and Navigate Menus1-4How to Enter Alphanumeric Data 1-5LCD Symbols and MeaningsMeaning SymbolA typical operational display is shown here Function 1-6Basic Operation and Key FunctionsVOL/PWR displayed on the LCD Send DSC Distress Call. See Section See Section Section 2 - The Radio Menu MENU2-1Radio Menu Options Menu See Section2-2-1Add an Entry 2-2Maintain Your Buddy List BUDDY LIST2-2-2Edit an Entry 2-3-1Set Distance Sensitivity 2-3Local or Distance Sensitivity LOCAL/DIST2-4Backlighting BACKLIGHT and Contrast CONTRAST 2-2-3Delete an Entry2-5GPS Data and Time GPS/DATA 2-4-1Set the Backlighting Level2.4.2 Set the Contrast Level 2-5-1Manually Enter Position and UTC Time MANUAL2-5-3Time Format Options TIME FORMAT 2-5-2Local Time TIME OFFSET2-5-5Position Display Options LL display 2-5-4Time Display Options TIME DISPLAY2-5-6Course & Speed Display Options COG/SOG 2-6GPS Simulator SIMULATOR 2-7Reset to Factory Defaults RESET2-5-7GPS Alert Options ALERT See Section Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu RADIO SETUP3-1Radio Setup Menu RADIO SETUP 3-2Channel UIC3-3Channel Names CH NAME 3-4RING & BEEP Volume RING VOLUME and KEY BEEP3-5Internal Speaker Connections INT SPEAKER LVR-250US ONLY 3-6Set the Priority Channel WATCH MODE3-7Weather Alert Wx ALERT 3-8NMEA protocol COM PORT4-1DSC Setup - Menu Options Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu DSC SETUP4-2Enter Your USER MMSI USER MMSI 4-3-1Create a Group GROUP SETUP 4-3Maintain Your Groups GROUP SETUP4-3-2Edit Group Name Details 4-5ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality 4-4Response to Individual Calls INDIV REPLY4-3-3Delete a Group 4-5-1Enter or Edit YOUR ATIS MMSI MANUAL 4-6DSC functionality options DSC FUNC4-7Response Type to LL Polling Calls LL REPLY AUTOSection 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls 5-1What is DSC?5-2Sending DSC calls 5-2-2Retrying a Routine Call 5-2-1Make a Routine Call Individual5-2-5Call a Group GROUP 5-2-4Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call LASTURGENCY 5-2-7Call using the Call Log CALL LOG5-2-6Call All Ships ALL SHIPS SAFETY5-2-8Call using the Distress Log DIST LOG 3.Again press, ENT, then select RELAY 5-3-1Receiving an All Ships Call ALL SHIPS 5-3Receiving DSC Calls5-3-2Receiving an Individual Call INDIV 5-3-4Receiving a Geographic Call GEOGRAPH 5-3-3Receiving a Group Call GROUP5-3-5Receiving a Polled Position Call POSITION 6-1Sending a Distress Call Section 6 - Distress Calls6-3Distress Acknowledgement distress ack or Relay 6-2Receiving a Distress Call DISTRESSGENERAL Appendix A - Technical SpecificationsFEATURES LOWRANCE LVR-250RECEIVER TRANSMITTER4.No sound from the external speaker Appendix B - Troubleshooting1.The transceiver will not power up 6.Battery symbol is displayedC-1International Channel Chart Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel ChartsSpecial Notes on International Channel Usage C-2USA Channel Chart Special Notes on USA Channel Usage C-3CANADA Channel Chart Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage NAME C-4WEATHER ChannelsRX MHz TRAFFIC TYPECountry Specific table Appendix D - EU Inland Waterway ChannelsGeneral remarks to Country Specific table c.In the Netherlands, this channel is used by for its on-scenecommunications during safety operations on the North Sea, IJsselmeer, Waddenzee, Ooster- and Westerschelde SHIP D-1Special ChannelsSEND TRAFFIC TYPEFCC Compliance Appendix E - MMSI and License InformationNavico Full Two-YearLowrance VHF Warranty 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F How to Obtain ServiceIn the USA 800-324-1356Shipping Information Accessory Ordering Information for all countriesNotes Navico 0560Lowrance Pub. Printed in China -