6.6 Group calls
Group calls can be made to groups of vessels sharing
the same Group MMSI numbers.
Group calls are made by selecting a saved group contact
from the Phonebook or by entering the Group MMSI
number for the group you want to call.
Making a group call
From the Group Call menu: Menu > DSC Calls > Group
Call.
1. Select Phonebook to make a call to a group saved in
your Phonebook, or
2. Select Recent Calls to make a call to a group that
you have called recently, or
3. Select Enter MMSI to manually enter the MMSI
number of the group you want to contact.
4. Select a group or enter an MMSI manually and press
the OK button.
5. Select the Channel you want to transmit the call on.
The radio will wait for an acknowledgement to be
received.
6. If an acknowledgement is received, press the OK
button.
7. Press and hold the PTT button and speak your
message.
8. Release the PTT button when you have completed
your message.
Receiving a group call
Note: To receive a call made to a Group, the Group’s
MMSI number must be saved in your phonebook.
With an incoming group call displayed:
1. Select Show info from the options to review relevant
call details.
2. Select Reply on Ch ## at any time to accept the call.
If auto channel change is turned on then the channel
will automatically change after 10 seconds.
The radio is re-tuned to the specified channel.
3. To reject the call, select Reject.
4. If you rejected the call, select a reason for the
rejection from the list.
Confirmation of the acceptance or rejection of the call is
displayed. If you have accepted the call then the radio
will re-tune to the requested channel.
6.7 Position requests
The radio can request position information from any
station capable of responding to the request.
Position requests can be sent to any contact stored in
the Phonebook or by manually inputting the station’s
MMSI number.
When connected to a Raymarine
®
multifunction display
the position data from the request can also be display in
the Chart application.
Making a position request
You can request the position of another station.
From the Position Request menu: Menu > DSC Calls
> Position Request.
1. Select Phonebook to request the position of a
contact saved in your Phonebook, or
2. Select Recent Calls to request the position of a
contact that you have called recently, or
3. Select Enter MMSI to manually enter the MMSI
number of the station that you want to request the
position of.
4. Select a contact or enter an MMSI manually and
press the OK button.
The position request is sent. When a response is
received the position of the contact is displayed.
Responding to a position request
With a Position request displayed:
1. Select Send position to respond with your current
location, or
2. Select Cancel to ignore the request.
3. If the position reply is set to manual then select
SEND to send the position report.
4. Select OK to resume normal operation.
If the Position requests setting, found in the GPS set-up
menu is set to Auto accept then the response is sent
automatically.
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