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SX 35 DSC
INT
TX HI
SENDING
DISTRESS!
CALLING.
SENDING
DISTRESS!
CALLING.
Sending Distress Call
•
The following screen appears indicating your distress message has been
transmitted.
INT
DISTRESS!
PRESS END
TO CANCEL.
WAITING....
PRESS END
TO CANCEL.
WAITING....
Distress Call Sent
The DSC distress message is automatically sent on channel 70 and your
transceiver is automatically set to Channel 16 in order to listen for, and re-
spond to, voice replies from SAR authorities or other vessels which may
have received your distress call. The alarm will sound every 2 minutes to
remind you that a distress message is active. Unless canceled, the distress
message is automatically retransmitted every 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 minutes.
transceiver is automatically set to Channel 16 in order to listen for, and re-
spond to, voice replies from SAR authorities or other vessels which may
have received your distress call. The alarm will sound every 2 minutes to
remind you that a distress message is active. Unless canceled, the distress
message is automatically retransmitted every 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 minutes.
Re-transmissions of DSC distress calls are canceled automatically when a
DSC acknowledgment is received from an authorized SAR coast station, or
canceled manually by you.
DSC acknowledgment is received from an authorized SAR coast station, or
canceled manually by you.
To manually cancel DSC distress retransmissions from your vessel:
•
Press the
END
key. The
DISTRESS CANCELED
message appears in
the display.
INT
DISTRESS
CANCELED.
CANCELED.
Manual Distress Cancel
•
If your DSC distress call is acknowledged (ACK) by a coast station, the
DISTRESS! CANCELED. ACK RECEIVE
screen appears in the display.