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Cancel a Distress Alert
The
GX1150
has the capabil-
ity to transmit a DSC Distress
cancel call by, pressing the
key, then press the
key.
12.3.2 Receiving a Distress Alert
1. When a Distress Alert is received, an emergency alarm sounds.
The display will show the MMSI (or name) of the
vessel transmitting the Distress.
2. Press any of the keys on the radio to stop the
alarm.
3. To show the nature of distress and GPS position
of the vessel in distress, press the
key.
4. If a key is not pressed for thirty seconds after a
DSC call is received, the
GX1150
will automati-
cally switch to channel 16 for you to monitor distress communications.
5. To immediately switch to channel 16, press the
key.
6. If you want the radio to stay on the channel you were on before receiving
the distress call, press the
key.
7. If the position of the vessel distress data does not include position, the
LCD will show “
NO POSITION
”.
8. Press the
key to return to radio operation mode.
NOTE
When there is an unread Distress Alert, “
” icon will appear on the
display. You may review the unread Distress Alert from the DSC Log,
refer to section “
12.6.2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the
Call Waiting Directory
.”
