Icom IC-M412 - DSC OPERATION - CALL TRANSMISSION; Transmitting Individual DSC Calls

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DSC OPERATION
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i After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the micro-
phone.
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➥A distress alert contains (default);
 •Natureofdistress:Selectednatureofthedistress
 •Positiondata : GPS or manual input position data is held for
23.5 hours or until the power is turned OFF.
➥ The Distress call is repeated every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes,
until receiving an ‘acknowledgement.’ (‘Call repeat’ mode)
 •“RE-TRANSMISSION”isdisplayed.
➥ Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed Distress call,
if desired.
➥ “??” may blink instead of position and time indications
when the GPS data is invalid, or has not been manually
updated after 4 hours.
n Transmitting DSC calls
To ensure correct operation of the DSC function, please
make sure you set the squelch correctly. (p. 7)
D Transmitting an Individual call
The Individual call function allows you to transmit a DSC sig-
nal to a specific ship or a Coast station.
4 Convenient
When the lcom MA-500TR c l a s s b a i s t r a n s p o n d e r is con-
nected to your transceiver, an individual DSC call can be trans-
mitted to a selected AIS target using the transponder, without
needing to enter the target’s MMSI code.
See the MA-500TR instruction manual for more details.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Push [Y] or [Z] to select “INDIVIDUAL,” then push
[ENT].
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