Operation 
4-48 
If cancelling the distress alert since a false distress alert is transmitted 
accidentally, perform the distress alert cancelling procedure as follows. 
1. Press the CANCEL key while 
the option selectable screen 
is focused. 
 
 
 
 
2.  On the popup screen, select 
Continue with the jog dial, 
and press ENT. 
Starts the distress alert cancelling 
procedure and sends the DSC 
acknowledgements to own ship in 
every frequency where distress 
alerts are transmitted. 
3.  After DSC acknowledgements 
are complete, the popup screen 
is displayed as shown at right. 
If the false distress alert indicates 
the FEC mode, the popup screen is 
displayed as shown at lower right. In 
this case, the message for cancelling 
distress alert is sent in the TLX 
mode automatically without operating 
the DTE. 
 
 
 
4.  According to the guidance on 
the screen, broadcast to cancel 
the distress alert in TEL mode. 
 When finishing the broadcast on 
a frequency, press ENT to change 
to the next frequency. 
  The cancelled frequency shows 
✓
 
mark. 
5.  When the cancelling procedure is 
completed on every frequency, 
displays the operating screen as 
shown at right and finishes the 
distress mode. 
 
TXTO : All |
TEL
ID 431001234           23:59(UTC)
Pos 89゚59.0123'N
   179゚59.6789'E@23:59  
S
IG
RX
 
2182.00
 
kHz
TX
 
2182.00
 
kHz
W
KR
 2
 
4
 
6
 
8
 
12
 
16
A
  DST CNLT
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DST ACK
Call-F   :2/4/6/8/12/16  
Cancelled DISTRESS
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00
. 2 min )
[ RLY ][ INF ][ FRQ ][ HLD ][ END ]
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PS
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