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■ Receiving DSC calls
D Receiving a Distress call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress call is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any key to stop the alarm.
➥ “DSC” appears and “” scrolls at the chan-
nel comment indicator, then Channel 16 is automatically
selected.
➥ Continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may re-
quire assistance.
D Receiving a Distress acknowledgement
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress acknowledge-
ment to other ship is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any key to stop the alarm.
➥ “” scrolls at the channel comment in-
dicator, then Channel 16 is automatically selected.
D Receiving a Distress Relay call
While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay acknowl-
edgement is received:
➥ The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.
• Push any key to stop the alarm.
➥ “” scrolls at the channel comment indicator,
then Channel 16 is automatically selected.
D Receiving an Individual call
While monitoring Channel 70 and an Individual call is re-
ceived:
➥ The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the
received category.
➥ “” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
➥ Push [DSC•
POS] to change to the channel specified by the
calling station for voice communication; push any other key
to ignore the Individual call.
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