Calling a single station Individual Call | Uniden UM380 instruction

Suppose you are coordinating safety for a sailboat race. Before the race starts, you instruct all the racers to enter your group MMSI number into their radios. During the race:

xx Throughout the race, you use group calling to update the racers on the time, race status, and any course corrections.

xx	A power boat full of
	spectators comes a little too
	close to the race path. You use
	individual calling to contact
	the power boat and advise
	them to stay clear of the race.		All ships call
xx	You see a rowboat entering	All ships call	All ships call

	the area, but since it doesn’t
	have a radio, you can’t
	communicate with the	Group
	rowboat. You use all ships	Group
	rowboat. You use all ships	call
	calling to alert all the other	call
	calling to alert all the other
	boats in the area of the
	possible danger.	Individual
		Individual
		call
	Calling a single station
	(Individual Call)
	To call a single station with DSC,
	follow the steps below:

1.Press CALL-MENUto display the call menu.

2.Select Individual.

3.The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to call and press ENT-1W/25W.

If you want to call a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 19) Enter all nine digits and press ENT-

1W/25W.

4.The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you want to use for a response, press the ENT-1W/25Wbutton.

5.The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm. If you want to call the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel.

6.The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request.

xx When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response channel for voice transmission.

xx If the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays Not support CH.

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UM380 Making a Distress Call Making a Voice Distress Call Faire un appel de détresse Faire un appel de détresse vocal Cómo hacer una llamada de socorro Cómo hacer una llamada de socorro por voz Contents Manual overview FeaturesIntroduction Conventions Getting Started What’s included Parts of the Radio Button Press to Press and hold to Parts of the Microphone Connector/Cable Connects to For details, seeCancel scanning and stay on Talk on a channel Channel Turning on the Radio How It Works Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA/CAN/INTMode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Message Meaning Normal mode operationWatch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch Using the radio in normal modeNormal mode with Weather Alert Watch Monitoring Channel 08 10 11 12 13 15 17 Scan modeNormal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch Using the radio in scan modeScan mode with Weather Alert Watch Using the radio in weather mode Weather modeScan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 Using Your RadioUsing Your Radio Making a voice Mayday call Setting the volumeSetting the squelch level Changing the channel Boosting the transmission power Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch Using Fips codes for weather alerts Changing display and sound options Setting the GPS position manuallyLamp adjust Contrast Setup Advanced DSC features Using Digital Selective Calling DSC FeaturesWhat is DSC? What is an Mmsi number? Entering Mmsi numbers Individual or User Mmsi Number Using the Directory Group Mmsi number Channel Up Button Channel Down Button Call type What it does When to use itMaking DSC Calls Calling a single station Individual Call Select Individual Calling all stations All-Ships Call Making an automatic distress callCalling a particular group of stations Group Call Receive log Canceling an automatic distress callReceiving a DSC call DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Making Test Calls Test Test CallsReturning a call Receiving Test Calls Enabling automatic test call reply Receiving a position request Position Reply Position Request and ReplyRequesting another station’s position POS Request Enabling automatic position reply Sending your own position Position Send Disabling automatic channel switchingPutting the radio into standby Installing the Hardware Mounting the radio Connecting the radio Power Supply Requirements VHF Antenna Requirements Connecting to a GPS receiver Ground Wire Color Configuring the GPS GPS Verification Connecting to a Chartplotter Connecting to an External Speaker Maintenance and Troubleshooting Problem Things to Try Engine Noise Suppression Transmitter SpecificationsRadio Specifications Receiver Reference TablesChannel descriptions and what they mean Channel name/description Used for US Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display International Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display Ch No RX Freq Name on display Weather Channels and Frequencies US, CAN, and INTEmergency Alert System Same Information Types of events FFW No Response Event Code WFW Nmea Input Nmea OperationNmea Output Three Year Limited Warranty English UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM QUESTIONS?