Cobra Electronics COBRA MARINE MR F45-D - Manual (Page 26)

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Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Operation
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Sending An All Ships Calls
Use DSC All Ships call is used for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan
and Securite voice calls as well as to send routine messages to all stations at once.
The DSC All Ships call reaches all stations within range of your radio. Use the DSC
All Ships call if you have an urgent, but not life-threatening, situation or a safety
warning to broadcast to all vessels in your area.
To Send An All Ships Call:
1. Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu.
2. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to ALL SHIPS .
3. Press the Call/Set button to move to the message
type menu.
4. Use the Up/Down buttons to select a message type
— URGENCY or SAFETY .
5. Press the Call/Set button to send the message.
After urgency and safety calls, the radio will switch
to Channel 16 and wait for you to press the Talk button to
send the urgent or safety message by voice.
DSC equipped radios that receive your message will be
automatically switched to Channel 16.
To return to Standby mode without sending a message,
use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to EXIT and
press the Call/Set button.
All Ships
Standby Mode
Urgency/Safety/Routine
Operating Your Radio
Urgency Waiting
Routine Waiting
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Digital Select Calling (DSC)
Operation
Receiving Distress Calls
When a vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio receives the call,
sounds the Distress alarm, and switches to Channel 16. All DSC calls that are
received will sound one (1) alert alarm. See pages 36-37 for descriptions of the
different alarms. Press any button to turn Off the alarm. The received call information
continues to display on the LCD.
When A Distress Call Is Heard:
1. Press any button to turn Off the alarm and return
to Standby mode.
2. Read and write down the distress information on the
LCD (there may or may not be position data shown),
then determine whether you should answer the call.
3. Respond, if appropriate, by pressing and holding
the Talk button to transmit on Channel 16.
NOTE
Your radio will automatically switch to Channel 16
upon receiving a DSC distress call.
Regarding Distress Relay Calls
This radio cannot send Distress Relay calls. Only large ships and shore stations,
with specially equipped radios, can send Distress Relay calls.
Receiving Distress Relay Calls
This radio does respond to a received Distress Relay call juat as it responds to a
Distress call.
Operating Your Radio
Distress Info on LCD
Distress Info on LCD
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