Furuno FM-8800D - Receiving Distress Relay Area Call

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2.7.3 Receiving distress relay area call
If you receive a distress relay area call, continue monitoring CH16.
1. When a distress relay area call from a coast station is received, the audio
alarm sounds and the display looks like the one below.
Distress relay area
call received.
ID IN DIST : 123456789
KIND : DISTRESS RELA Y
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS :
12° 34. 1234' N
123° 45. 6789' E
A
TELEPHONE NO ACK REQ
T : 12 : 34
CANCEL ALARM
FROM : 003456789
AREA : 15
°
N 120
°
E ↓10
°
→
10
°
2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm and the display changes as
below.
** Received Message **
APR01/04 12 : 34 ECC : OK
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
DIST RLY AREA CALL
POS : 12° 34. 1234’ N
123° 45. 6789’ E
AT : 12 : 34
TELEPHONE NO ACK REQ
ID IN DIST : 123456789
FROM : 003456789
KIND : DISTRESS RELA Y
PRESS ENT
AREA : 15
°
N 120
°
E ↓ 10
°
→
10
°
3. Press the ENT key to return to the standby display with CH16.
4. Watch CH16.