Pony Electric Corporation 8TQMT-300 Manuale Utente

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three seconds. The radio switches to Ch. 16 and a three-second on 

screen timer begins to count down in the bottom right corner of the 

screen. When it reaches zero, the call is sent out. To stop the call, let go 

of the 

 key. No message will be sent unless the timer counts 

down to zero. Press the 

 key to cancel. 

NOTE 

If an inadvertent Distress call is sent out, make sure you're on Ch. 

16 and quickly transmit a message to all vessels, canceling the Dis-

tress call. 

 

If the 

 key is held down until the timer expires, the radio will 

switch to Ch. 70 and a distress call will be sent out. The DSC Distress 

message is transmitted at 25 watts. 
The Distress message contains your MMSI, your position and the UTC 

time acquired from your GPS, if you're using a GPS unit. The 

 is displayed during the transmission. 

 

A loud 2-tone alarm sounds. This alarm cannot be stopped unless the 

mode is canceled. Pressing the 

 or 

 key cancels the 

. If the mode is not canceled, the radio transmits the Distress 

message again every 4 minutes. A 

 message will be dis-

played on the screen. 

 

NOTE 

The Coast Guard is the only agency allowed to acknowledge a Dis-

tress call. An individual vessel's DSC radio will not automatically 

respond with an acknowledgement.