Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 56)

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Group Call by Manually Entering an MMSI
This feature allows you to contact a group of vessels by entering in their group
MMSI manually.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”, then
select “DSC CALL” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key.
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
BACK
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALERT MSG
SELECT
HISTORY
MEMORY
NEW ID
GROUP CALL
BACK SELECT
1 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4
Delete
3
BACK SELECT FINISH
GROUP CALL
GROUP MMSI
- 08765432
CH: 06
BACK
GROUP CALL
CH: 08
CH:
09
CH:
10
CH:
13
SELECT
INTERSHIP CH
GROUP CALL
Transmitting
CATEG: ROUTINE
Horizon-Group
087654321
CH: 06
GROUP CALL
Do you want to
transmit a Call?
CATEG: ROUTINE
Horizon-Group
087654321
CH: 06
YES NO
GROUP CALL
Transmitted
CATEG: ROUTINE
Horizon-Group
087654321
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:05
QUIT
2. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then press
the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “GROUP”. (To
cancel, press the [BACK] soft key.)
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
4. Select “NEW ID” with the CH▼/CH▲ key,
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
5. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select the first
number of the MMSI (nine digits: first digit
permanently set to “0”) which you want to
contact, then press the [SELECT] soft key
to step to the next number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number.
If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI
number, press the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to
select “←” or “→”, press the [SELECT] soft
key until the wrong character is selected,
then perform step 5.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number,
press the [FINISH] soft key.
8. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select the operating channel you want to
communicate on, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
9. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the group call signal.
10. After the group call is transmitted, all the radios in the group will switch to
the designated channel.
11. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then press the PTT button
and talk into the microphone to the group of vessels.