Raymarine Ray54 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

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5. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to the desired name.

If using MANUAL MMSI ID entry:

Enter the MMSI number using the CH knob. Rotate the CH knob to select
each character and then push in the CH knob to accept. A full description
of manual character entry can be found in Adding an Entry on page 59.

6. Push in the CH knob to select the desired name/MMSI ID.

7. Press the CH knob again to send the Position Request Call.

The call is transmitted on channel 70, and then the radio tunes to the orig-
inal channel and waits for acknowledgement. During this period you are
still able to receive calls.

Note: Pressing PTT at any time before reply is received cancels the Position
Request. In this case, you must resubmit the request.

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