Icom ic-m424g - DSC Operation: Receiving Calls; Handling Incoming Distress Calls

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Receiving DSC calls ■
[Example]: Receiving a Distress Call.
When a Distress Call is received:
The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes. ➥
“RCVD DISTRESS” is displayed and the backlight blinks. ➥
[IGN]
Push to return to the normal operating mode. ➥
  •ThetransceiverexitstheDSCmode.
  •Bypushing[PTT],thetransceiveralsoexitstheDSCmode.
  •“ ” continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received
Call Log.
Push
Push [ALARM OFF] to q
stop the alarm and the
blinking backlight.
 •Even if you do not push
[ALARM OFF], the alarm
stops after 2 minutes, and
then the screen in step w
is displayed.
Push a softkey to select w
your desired action.
[INFO]
Push to display the Re- ➥
ceived call information.
(p. 61)
[ACPT]
Push to accept the call. ➥
And then, push [CH 16]
to change the operating
channel to Channel 16,
and then monitor it, as a
coast station may require
assistance.
 •Evenifyouhaven’tpushed
[CH 16] within 10 seconds,
the operating channel au-
tomatically changes to
Channel 16. (p. 64)
D Receiving a Distress Call/Distress Acknowledgement