Call type

What it does

When to use it

Individual

Calls a single station using the

Any time you want to talk to another

 

User MMSL.

station.

Group

Calls all the stations that have the

Any time you want with the whole

 

same Group MMSL as yours.

group you are traveling with at the

 

 

same time.

All Ships

Calls all stations within range of

Safety warnings (e.g., debris in the

 

your radio.

water) or any urgent situation.

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

the area, but since it doesn’t

 

have a radio, you can’t

 

communicate with the

Group

rowboat. You use all ships

call

calling to alert all the other

 

boats in the area of the

 

possible danger.

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 23) 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.

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Uniden UM380BK owner manual Calling a single station Individual Call, Select Individual