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E-21West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual
response channel for voice transmission.
x If the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays
Not support CH
.
Calling a parcular group of staons (Group Call)
Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI. You must have a group
MMSI programmed into the radio to make a group call, and the stations (boats) you are
calling must have this same group MMSI programmed into their radios.
1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the
Call
menu.
2. Select
Group
.
3. The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use Channel Up and Channel
Down to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you
want to use for a response, press GPS/ENT H/M/L.
4. The radio asks you to conrm the call. Select
Send
(press GPS/ENT H/M/L) to
continue with the call or select
Exit
(press CLR/SCAN) to cancel the call.
5. The radio switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically
switches to the designated response channel.
Calling all staons (All-Ships Call)
All ships calling contacts all DSC radios within range of your boat. You should only use all
ships calling in the event of a Safety warning (such as debris in the water) or to request
assistance in an Urgency (any situation where your vessel has a serious problem but is not
yet in distress).
1. Open the
Call
menu.
2. Select
All Ships
, and then choose whether this is an Urgency call or a Safety call.
3. The radio asks you to conrm the call. Select
Send
(press
GPS/ENT H/M/L) to
continue with the call or select
Exit
(press CLR/SCAN) to cancel the call.
4. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then
automatically switches to channel 16, the designated response channel for all-ships
calling.
If you have programmed your MMSI number, your radio can transmit an automated distress
call with your current location and nature of the distress. The radio then monitors channel
16 for a response and repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an
acknowledgement.
If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call, use the following
distress procedure:
1. Press DISTRESS.
2. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use Channel Up and Channel
Down to choose the nature of your distress, then press and hold DISTRESS for three
seconds.