1. The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the received category, press [CLR] to stop the alarm or beeps.
2. "DSC" and "RCV GROUP" appear into LCD.
3. Press [ENT] to reply the call and select the specified communication channel; press [CLR] to ignore the call.
■ All ships calls:
Large ships use channel 70 as their "listening channel". When you want to announce a message to these ships within range, use the "All Ships
Call" function.
♦ Transmit an all ships call:
In DSC menu, select "ALL SHIPS" function, and then choose the desired category.
Press [▲] or [▼] to select a desired ITU channel, then press [ENT], channel 70 is automatically selected and "READY" appears in the channel
comment display. Press [ENT] to transmit the all ships call. After the all ships call has been transmitted, the specified channel is automatically
selected.
♦ Receive an all ships call:
When an all ships call is received:
1. The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the received category, press [CLR] to cancel the alarm or beeps.
2. "DSC" and "RCV ALL SHIPS" appear on the LCD.
3. Press [ENT] to monitor channel 16 for an announcement from the calling vessel, press [CLR] to ignore the call.
■ Geographical area calla:
Calls to all ship stations in a given sea area.
♦ Receive a geographical call area:
When a Geographic Area call (for the area you are in) is received:
1. The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the received category press [CLR] to cancel the alarm or beeps.
2. "DSC" and "RCV GEOGRAPHICAL" appear on the LCD.
3. Press [ENT] to select the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication; press [CLR] to ignore the call.
4. Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from the calling station.
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