Raymarine RAY91 - Test Calls; Making a Test Call

•Distresscalls
•Non-distresscalls
•Outgoingcalls
•P
ositionlog
3.Selectacallandpressthe
OKbuttontoviewdetails.
4.Select
Optionstoviewavailableoptions.
•CallBack—returnareceivedcall.
•R
esend—onlyavailableintheoutgoingcalllog.
•Call—availableinthepositionlog.
•Sendposition—availableinthepositionlog.
•Requestposition—availableforindividualanddistresscalls.
•SavetoPhonebook—availableforreceivedandoutgoingcallstonewcontacts.
•SendACK—availableforunacknowledgedindividualreceivedcalls.
•Delete—deletesthelogentry.
7.10Testcalls
AT estCallfeatureisavailableforthepurposesoftestingyourDSCVHFradioforcorrectoperation.
Thereare2typesoftestcall:
•TestcalltotheUSCoastGuardautomatedresponsetestcallservice(MMSI:003669999).This
typeoftestcallwillreceiveanautomatedresponse(acknowledgement).
•Testcalltoanothervesselthathasaradiothatsupportsthetestcallfeature.Y ourradiowill
automaticallyacknowledgetestcallsreceivedfromotherradios.
ForradiosthatdoNOTsupportthetestcallfeature,correctradiooperationcanbetestedbymaking
anIndividualcallonchannel70toanotherDSCVHFradio.
Itisrecommendedthatonceyou'vesuccessfullyplacedatestcallyouaddthetestcallMMSItoyour
radio'sPhonebookforeasyretrievalforfuturetestcalls.ForinformationonhowtoaddanMMSIto
yourradio'sPhonebook,refertothe“AddingaPhonebookentry”section.
Note:
Individualcalls(thatis,NO Tatestcall)totheUSCoastGuard003669999MMSIwillNOTreceive
anautomatedresponse.
Note:
TheUSCoastGuardautomatedresponsetestcallserviceisonlyavailableintheUnitedS tates
anditscoastalwaters.
MakingaT estcall
Fromthe Testcallmenu: Menu>DSCCalls>Testcall.
1.Select
PhonebooktomakeatestcalltoacontactsavedinyourPhonebook,or
2.Select RecentCallstomakeatestcalltoacontactthatyouhavecalledrecently,or
3.Select
EnterMMSItomanuallyentertheMMSInumberofthestationyouwanttosendatestcall.
4.SelectacontactorenteranMMSImanuallyandpressthe OKbutton.
Thetestcallissent.
5.IfyoucalledtheUSCoastGuardautomatedresponsetestcallMMSI(003669999),waitforan
acknowledgement.Ifyoumadeatestcalltoanothervesselwithatestcallcapableradio
,your
radiowillwaitforaresponse.
Whenanacknowledgementisreceived,anaudiblealarmissoundedandthemessage(envelope)
iconisdisplayed.
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