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4.11 Adding Channels to Memory .........................................................26
4.12 Using the Monitor Modes ...............................................................28
Dual Watch .................................................................................28
Tri Watch .....................................................................................29
4.13 USER Channel Mode ..................................................................... 30
4.14 DSC Call Operation ....................................................................... 30
4.15 Menu Mode Operation ...................................................................30
Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .......................................................31
5.1 DSC Call Function .........................................................................32
5.2 Individual Calls ..............................................................................34
Making DSC Calls to Coast Stations ..........................................34
Transmitting an Individual Call ..................................................34
Receiving Individual Calls ......................................................... 37
5.3 Group Calls ....................................................................................38
Transmitting a Group Call .......................................................... 38
Receiving Group Calls ................................................................ 40
5.4 All Ships Calls ................................................................................42
Transmitting an All Ships Call ....................................................42
Receiving an All Ships Call ........................................................43
5.5 Distress Calls ..................................................................................45
Sending a Distress Call .............................................................. 45
Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call .....................................46
Designated Distress Call ....................................................... 46
Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error ....................................48
Receiving a Distress Call ............................................................48
Receiving a Distress ACK Sent from a Coast Station .................49
Receiving a Distress Relay Sent by Another Station ..................49
5.6 Position Request ............................................................................. 50
Specifying the Target Vessel ....................................................... 50
Retrieving the Last Received Position Data ...............................52
Receiving a Position Request From Another Station .................53
5.7 Call Log .......................................................................................... 53
Making a Call from a Call Log Entry .......................................... 54
Saving an MMSI ID Number from a Call Log Entry .................. 55
5.8 DSC Distress Log ...........................................................................56
Chapter 6: Menu Settings ..................................................................................57
6.1 Menu Function ...............................................................................57
6.2 DSC Phonebook .............................................................................59
Adding an Entry .......................................................................... 59
Editing an Existing Entry ............................................................ 61
Deleting an Existing Entry ..........................................................62