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the call again, press the
[
ENT
]
key or to exit the mode,
press the
[
CLR
]
key.
11. When an individual call acknowledgment is received,
the established channel is automatically changed to
the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a
ringing tone sounds.
9. Press
any
key to listen to the channel to make sure it
is not busy, then key the microphone and call the
other vessel you desire to communicate with.
9.5.4 Receiving an Individual Call
When receiving an individual call, an acknowledgment must be sent back to the
calling station. The VM-3500E default setting is Automatic, but has a selection
that allows you to manually send a reply before the radio will switch to the re-
quested calling channel. This selection is useful if you want to see who is calling
and requesting you to switch to a channel for communications, similar to caller id
on a cellular phone.
1. When an individual call is received, an individual call
ringing alarm sounds.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Press the
[
ENT
]
key to send an acknowledge, and
the radio switches to the requested channel.
4. Press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship.
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