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Basic Operation
1. Lift the red spring loaded [
DISTRESS
] cover,
then press and hold the [
DISTRESS
] key for 3
seconds. The “
DISTRESS
” screen will appear on
the LCD and the radios display will count down
(3-2-1) and then transmit the distress alert. The
backlight of the LCD and keypad flashes while
the radio's display is counting down.
QUIT
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[DISTRESS]
Hold for 3 sec.
2. When the distress signal is sent, the transceiver
watches for a transmission on CH70 until an
acknowledgment signal (distress acknowledge-
ment) is received.
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[ Transmitting ]
3. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress
alert is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a
acknowledgment is received.
!!DISTRESS!!
UNDESIGNATED
[Waiting for ACK]
TX IN: 02:25
PAUSE
INFO
CANCEL
4. When a distress acknowledgment is received,
a distress alarm sounds and Channel 16 is
automatically selected. The display shows the
MMSI of the ship responding to your distress.
!!DISTRESS!!
RX ACKNOWLEDGED
USCG CA
SINCE: 00:15
OK
5. Press the microphone
PTT
switch and state your name, vessel name,
number of persons on board and the distress situation, then say “
over
”
and wait for a reply from the acknowledging ship.
6. To turn the distress alarm OFF before the radio retransmits the distress
alert, press the [
16/S
] key or the [
QUIT
] soft key.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The
GX1400
series is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the
following “Nature of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire/Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing,
Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
1. [
]
“
DSC
”
“
DIST ALERT MSG
”
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