Icom IC-M505

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DSC OPERATION
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Regardless of a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or
3.01) connection, the current position/time information
appears in steps r and t. If the information is not nec-
essary to be changed, push [CHANNEL•ENTER] or
[16•C] several times to skip the data input steps.
r The position information appears. Set your position (lati-
tude and longitude) data by rotating [CHANNEL].
 •Push[16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
 • Rotate [CHANNEL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude
when the cursor is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position, and W; West longitude
or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.
 •Push[CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/ longitude data.
 •Push[CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
--DSC Menu--
Input Position
Latitude
__°__.___N Null
Longitude
__°__.___W Null
<CLR 1sec ˘ Null Data>
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
t After setting the position data, push [CHANNEL•ENTER]
to set the current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by
rotating [CHANNEL], then push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
 •Push[16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
 •Push[CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.
 •Push[CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
--DSC Menu--
Input UTC Time
__:__ Null
<CLR 1sec ˘ Null Data>
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
y Push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
 •Whilepushing[DISTRESS], the key backlighting blinks.
u After transmitting the distress call, the transceiver waits
for an acknowledgment call on Channel 70.
 • The distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 min.
 •After2sec.,thetransceiverissettoChannel16automatically.
Distress Call
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
<CLR ˘ Cancel>
After 2 sec.
25W INT
TAG
Wait ACK
<CLR˘
Cancel> CALLING