Icom IC-M92D - Regular DSC Call Types; Transmitting Distress Calls with Nature of Distress

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Regular call D
The nature of the Distress call should be included in the Dis-
tress call.
Enter “DISTRESS CALL” in the DSC CALLS menu. q
Select the nature of the distress using Dial or [ w Y]/[Z], then
push Dial or [ENT].
 •‘Undesignated,’‘Fire,Explosion,’‘Flooding,’‘Collision,’‘Ground-
ing,’ ‘Capsizing,’ ‘Sinking,’ ‘Adrift,’ ‘Abandoning ship,’ ‘Piracy’ or
‘Man Overboard’ is selectable.
 •Thenatureofthedistressisstoredfor10minutesafteraselec-
tion is made.
The Distress call confirmation screen is displayed. e
 •RotateDialorpush[Y]/[Z] to see the hidden lines.
Hold down [DISTRESS] for 3 seconds to transmit the Dis- r
tress call.
 •While holding down [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound
and both the key and display backlight blink.
 •Theselectednatureofthedistressisstoredfor10minutes.
MENU ➪ DSC Calls ➪ Distress Call
(Push [MENU]) (Push [Y]/[Z] , then push [ENT].)