Icom MR-1220 Series - Advanced Operation; Receiving DSC Information

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Receiving DSC information
ADVANCED OPERATION
If an external DSC data is received through the
NMEA 2 connector, the radar can display the DSC
information of a target on the screen.
The displayable DSC formats are:
• Distress
• Distress ACK
• Distress Relay
(All Ships, Geographic, Individual, Group)
• Distress Relay ACK (All Ships, Individual, Group)
• Position ACK
• Position Report
D Receiving DSC
When DSC information is received:
• The emergency alarm sounds.
• An icon that displays the type of DSC call is plotted
on the screen.
• The readout pops up that includes the “Received
DSC,” format of the DSC, sender's MMSI, and the
nature of distress are displayed.
Information
box
DSC icon
Popup
window
z Push [CLEAR]/[ ] to cancel the alarm.
• The DSC popup window closes.
z Move the cursor to the target icon, and push Enter
to display the Information into the Information box
at the bottom of the screen.
z Move the cursor to the target icon, and then hold
down [ENTER]/[ ] for 1 second, and then select
“Display Details” from the context menu to display
the detailed information in the DSC details window.
L push [CLEAR]/[ ] to close the window.
D Customizing the DSC setting
You can customize the DSC display setting in the
Menu screen.
[MENU]/[
] > Display > Display DSC Info
Display DSC Info
Selects the DSC information display type.
• OFF: Does not display DSC information.
• Symbol: Displays only DSC icons.
• Pop-up: Displays only a DSC pop-up
window.
• Symbol & Pop-up: Displays both the Symbols and the
pop-up window.
D Checking the DSC log
Up to 20 of the recently received DSC log can be
checked in the DSC List menu.
[MENU]/[
] > DSC List
z Push [▼] or [▲] to select a caller ID (or name.)
• The DSC details is displayed.
L Push [MENU]/[ ] to close the Menu screen.