1.PressandholdtheMenu/DSCbuttonfor2seconds.
TheDSCmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectDISTRESS.
TheDistresseventlistisdisplayed.
3.Selectadistresseventfromthelist.
•UNDESIGNATED
•FIRE
•FLOODING
•COLLISION
•GROUNDING
•LISTING
•SINKING
•ADRIFT
•ABANDONING
•PIRACY
•MANOVERBOARD
4.Selecttherelevantdistressevent.
•IfyourradioisreceivingavalidGPSpositionthenthe
distresstypeandcoordinatesaredisplayedon-screen,
otherwiseyouwillbepromptedtoenteryourposition
coordinates.
5.Ifpromptedenteryourpositioncoordinatesandlocaltime
usingtheLeftArrowandRightArrowsoftbuttonstomove
thecursorandtheNumerickeypadtoentertherelevant
digits.
6.SelectDONE.
7.SelectOKtoconrmdistressdetails.
8.Followthestepsformakingadistresscalltotransmitthe
distressalert.
Makingadistresscall
Inanemergencyyoucanuseyourproducttomakeanautomatic
DSCdistresscall.
1.Openthespringloadeddoorontherearofthehandset.
2.PressandholdtheDISTRESSbuttonfor3seconds.
OncetheDISTRESSbuttonispresseda3secondcount
downwillbegin,whenthecountdownreacheszerothe
distresscallistransmitted.
3.Waitforanacknowledgementofyourdistresscall.
Thedistresscallisrepeatedautomaticallyuntilitis
acknowledged.
4.PressandholdthePTTbutton.
5.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:
MAYDAY ,MAYDAY ,MAYDAY
Thisis<statenameofvessel3times>
MAYDAY<statenameofvessel1time>
Mypositionis<statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearing
anddistancefromaknownpoint.>
Iam<statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onreetc.>
Ihave<statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyother
information—drifting,aresredetc.>
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
6.ReleasethePTTbutton.
MakingaMaydaycall
InanemergencyyoucanuseyourproducttomakeaMayday
call.
1.Pressthe16/9or16PLUSbutton.
2.PressandholdthePTTbutton.
3.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:
MAYDAY ,MAYDAY ,MAYDAY
Thisis<statenameofvessel3times>
MAYDAY<statenameofvessel1time>
Mypositionis<statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearing
anddistancefromaknownpoint.>
Iam<statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onreetc.>
Ihave<statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyother
information—drifting,aresredetc.>
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
4.ReleasethePTTbutton.
5.Ifanacknowledgementisnotreceivedthenrepeatsteps
2to4above.
Cancellingadistresscallbeforetransmission
Tocanceladistresscallbeforeitistransmittedfollowthesteps
below:
1.ReleasetheDISTRESSbuttonbeforethecountdowntimer
completes.
Whenthebuttonisreleasedyouwillbereturnedtonormal
operation.
Cancellingadistresscallaftertransmission
Tocanceladistresscallafterithasbeentransmittedfollowthe
stepsbelow:
Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)
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