Standard Horizon Gx5500s - Manual (Page 41)

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11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the [CALL(MENU)] key. The “ DSC Call DSC Call DSC Call DSC Call DSC Call
Menu Menu Menu Menu Menu” will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “ All All All All All
Ships Ships Ships Ships Ships.”
3. Press the [ENT] key. (To cancel, turn the
CHANNEL selector knob to select “ Exit Exit Exit Exit Exit.”)
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the
nature of call (“ Urgency Urgency Urgency Urgency Urgency” or “Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety”), then press
the [ENT] key.
5. Press the [ENT] key again to transmit the selected
type of all ships DSC call.
6. After the All Ships Call is transmitted, the trans-
ceiver will switch to CH16.
7. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy,
then key the microphone and say PAN PAN
PAN or “Securite, Securite, Securite” depend-
ing on the priority of the call. Then announce your call sign and announce
the channel you wish to switch to for communications.
11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call
1. When an all ships call is received, an emergency alarm sounds.
The radio will automatically change to channel 16.
The LCD shows the MMSI of the vessel transmit-
ting the All Ships Call.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the URGENCY voice communi-
cation is completed.
11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL
This feature allows the GX5500S to contact another vessel with a DSC VHF
radio and automatically switch the receiving radio to a desired communica-
tions channel. This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and request-
ing to go to another channel (switching to the channel is private between the
two stations).
11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory
The GX5500S has a DSC directory that allows you to store a vessel or person’s
name and the MMSI number associated with vessels you wish to transmit
Individual calls, Position Requests and Position Send transmissions.
To transmit an Individual call you must program this directory with information