GME GX850W - Manual (Page 12)

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2. Briefly press the DISTRESS button. The display shows the
‘Distress’ Menu list.
Distress Menu
Undesignated
Fire, Explosion
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Capsizing
Sinking
Exit
3. Use the or keys to select the nature of the
distress. The list includes: Undesignated, Fire,Explosion,
Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking, Adrift,
Abandoning, Piracy and Man Overboard.
4. Press and HOLD the DISTRESS button. The display will
flash and the radio will count down from 3 to 1.
NOTE: To cancel the distress call, release the DISTRESS
button before the countdown is completed. The radio will
return to normal operation.
When the countdown is complete, the DISTRESS call will be
sent. The radio will then switch to CH16 and the display will
show ‘DISTRESS’ to indicate it is now in the distress mode
and is waiting for an acknowledgement from another radio.
The distress call mode will be cancelled when a DISTRESS
ACKNOWLEDGE is received. The radio will then return to
normal operation.
DSC
DISTRESS
Resend in 4:09
Exit Pause Send
16
HI
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If an acknowledgement is not received, the distress call will
be re-sent at around 4 minute intervals for as long as the
radio remains in the distress call mode. Select PAUSE to
delay the resending of the distress call or SEND to resend
the call immediately. To cancel the call select EXIT.
NOTE: A Distress Acknowledge response is generally sent by
a coastal base station.
Receiving a Distress Call
When a Distress Call is received an audible Distress Alert
alarm will be generated and, if the Auto Channel Change in
the DSC Setup Menu set to Automatic, the GX850 will switch
to CH16.
To see all received DSC messages, press the
key and select the Receive Call Log then press Enter.
DSC Menu
Individual Call
Position Request
All Ship Call
Group Call
Test Call
Receive Call Log
Send Call Log
Exit Enter
DSC MENU
Apart from distress calls, all other DSC calls are made using
the Menu available from the
key. To access the DSC
menu briefly press the key. The following menu will
appear.
LIFT
COVER
PRESS
BUTTON