Icom IM402A Marine Radio User Manual


 
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DSC OPERATION
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D Receiving an All Ships call
While monitoring Channel 70 and an All Ships call is received:
The emergency alarm sounds when the category is Dis-
tressor Urgency; 2 beeps sound for other categories.
DSC appears and “” scrolls at the channel
comment indicator.
Push [DSC
IC] to change to the channel specied by the
calling station for voice communication; push any other key
to ignore the All Ships call.
Monitor the channel for an announcement from the calling
vessel.
D Receiving a Geographical Area call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Geographical Area call
(for the area you are in) is received:
The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the
received category.
DSC appears and “” scrolls at the chan-
nel comment indicator.
Push [DSC
IC
] to change to the channel specied by the
calling station for voice communication; push any other key
to ignore the Geographical Area call.
Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from
the calling station.
When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a prob-
lem with the connected receiver, all Geographical Area
calls are received, regardless of your position.
Scrolls
Scrolls
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