8.7 DSC DISTRESS call
8.7.a Sending a DISTRESS call
IMPORTANT! You can only send a DSC call if you have been assigned an individual MMSI
code and this code has been programmed into the transceiver (otherwise the following
commands will be deactivated).
Sending a distress call without founded reason is a criminal offence. Never use this
function unless you nd yourself in a situation that merits requiring help.
The DISTRESS button is protected by a small plastic shutter.
This button activates preset emergency messages which are transmitted on a dedicated channel,
channel 70. These messages are sent to all the radios operating within your range and may be sent
also to a busy channel.
To activate a Distress call: raise the shutter, press DISTRESS and choose, with the UP/DOWN
keys, the desired message amongst these:
A. UNDEFINED
B. ABANDONING
C. PIRACY
D. M.O.B. (man over board)
E. FIRE
F. FLOODING
G. COLLISION
H. GROUNDING
I. LISTING
L. SINKING
M. ADRIFT
Hold down DISTRESS for 5 seconds as conrmation.
An acoustic alert sign will emit and the distress call will be carried out.
If the distress call is received and conrmed by another station, the alert sign will stop and the display
will return to normal use in VHF model on channel 16, sending on high transmission power.
If no confrimation is received, the unit will send again the di stress call at intermission of 4 minutes
(even with channel 70 in use) until a conrmation is received or the user manually cancels the call
through MENU/SELECT or 16(distress cancell) buttons or PTT(uscita).
8.8 Position Request
It is possible to send a DSC call to requie the position of a DSC station (it may be preset in the
directory or manually inserted).
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Hold down the MENU/SELECT key till the display indicates DSC CALL
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Press MENU/SELECT as conrmation
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Scroll through the channels with the UP/DOWN keys
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Select POS REQUEST and conrm by pushing MENU/SELECT
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You will be asked a MMSI code, which may be manually inserted or found in the directory
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Select MANUAL INPUT or DIRECTORY with the UP/DOWN keys
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Insert the code with the UP/DOWN keys (in case of manual selection) and press MENU/SELECT
as conrmation
The request will be sent to the selected DSC station and the display will show WAITING ACK.
