Icom IC-M802 Instruction Manual

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CALL PROCEDURE
■ Distress call
A distress call should be transmitted if in the opinion of
the Master, the ship or person is in distress and re-
quires immediate assistance.
A distress call should include the ship’s position and
time. They are included automatically when their data
in NMEA0183 ver. 3.01 format is applied to [GPS] con-
nector. When no data is applied, input them, if possible.
A distress call some times called as a “MAYDAY call.”
DD
Distress call operation outline
NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR
SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. DISTRESS
CALLS CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE
HELP IS NEEDED.
RX
J3E
GPS
12.345.0
Exit
SP
Lat
34 34'N
Lon135
34'E
12:34
******* DSC MENU *******
--------
Select --------
Position
Individual
Group
All
ships
Position
REQ
Distress
Test
RX
memory
TX
memory
Set
up
Exit
Ç
Ç
OKSEL
******* Distress *******
--------
Nature --------
Undesignated
Fire,Explosion
Flooding
Collision
Grounding
Capsizing
Sinking
Disable
adrift
Abandoning
ship
Piracy
attack
Man
overboard
EPIRB
emission
Ç
OKSEL
******* Distress *******
---
Position & time ----
Latitude
Longitude
UTC
34 34'N
135
34'E
12:34
OKNull
******* Distress *******
--------
Attempt -------
Single;six
frequency
Single;
2187.5kHz
Single;
4207.5kHz
Single;
6312.0kHz
Single;
8414.5kHz
Single;12577.0kHz
Single;16804.5kHz
OKSEL
Ç
DSC menu Distress nature selection Position & UTC time setting
Frequency selection
Push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec.
Push and hold
[DISTRESS]
for 5 sec.
• Simple distress call
• Regular distress call
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Icom IC-M802 Specifications

General

Brand	Icom
Model	IC-M802
Category	Transceiver
Language	English