Icom IC-M127 - Page 23

© Receiving a geographical area call
While monitoring channel 70 and a geographical area call (for
the area you are in) is received:
‘» Emergency alarm or beeps
sound depending on the re-
ceived category.
‘= "RCV" and “GEOGRAPHIC”
appear in the display; then, the
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communications.
‘* Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from
the calling ship.
NOTE: When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a
problem with the connected receiver, all geographical area
Z calls are received, regardless of your position.
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DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 4
© Receiving an individual call
When receiving an individual call, an acknowledgement must be
sent back to the calling station within 4.5 min. Operation and
transceiver function differs depending on the SET mode settings.
Two messages can be selected for acknowledgement:
* “Able to comply”. ...You can communicate with the
calling vessel via the mic after a DSC connection.
* “Unable to comp! You cannot communicate with
the calling vessel after a DSC connection (e.g. operator
leaves transceiver).
While monitoring channel 70 and an individual call is
received:
‘» Emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the re-
ceived category.
“> “RCV” and “INDIVIDUAL” ap-
pear in the display.
‘» The channel specified by the
calling station is automatically
selected for checking the
channel condition (except
when full automatic acknowl-
edgement is selected).
‘> Proceed as follows on the next
Page according to your preset conditions.
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‘TDUAL,