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Chapter 2: Operation

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Operation

Receiving distress calls

When the radio receives a distress call, the 2-tone alarm sounds.

Types of distress calls are DISTRESS, DISTRESS ACK,

DISTRESS RELAY and DISTR. RELAY ACK.

1. To switch off the 2-tone alarm press the soft key

SILENT. A press on any other key also switches off

the 2-tone alarm.

2. If you decide to stay in the communication loop to

receive follow up information, updates etc., press

the soft key OK.

3. If you don’t accept the distress call, press the soft

key CANCEL, then the radio logs the call.

4. Monitor channel 16 as a coast station may require

your assistance. If the radio is not in channel 16, turn the

selector wheel knob or use the key 16/C to go to channel 16.

5. The radio receives the first distress acknowledgement call and

the 2-tone alarm sounds again. To switch off the 2-tone alarm press the

soft key SILENT. A press on any other key also switches off the 2-tone

alarm.any key.

Distress call with errors

If a distress call contains errors, it is still received

and errors in the data are shown as underscores

(_).

CALL RECEIVED

SILENT

CANCEL

DISTRESS CALL

FROM: 219005678

TO: ALL SHIPS

STATION: 219005678

NAT: UNDESIGNATED

LAT: 23°23.3234 N

DISTRESS ALERT

NOT ACKNOWLEDGED

ELAPSED TIME 0:12

MMSI: 219005678

(ACTIVE)

QUIT

VIEW

HOLD

CH: 16

CALL RECEIVED

SILENT

CANCEL DISTRESS CALL

LON: 123°23.__34W

POS UTC: 12:34

MODE: TELEPHONY

(ERR)

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