User manual FURUNO DSC-6A OPERATORS GUIDE

[. . . ] 45 sec). Distress acknowledge call received. FROM COAST: 001234567 SHIP IN DIST: 123456789 NATURE: UNDESIGNATED POS: 12°34N 123°45E AT 12:34 2182. 0 KHZ TELEPHONE STOP ALARM 3. The audio alarm sounds; press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm. Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone as follows: a) b) c) d) Say MAYDAY three times. " name of your vessel and your call sign three times. [. . . ] Select communication type desired and press the [ENT] key. FREQ menu. : AREA CALL CALL TYPE AREA: 12°N 123°W 12° 12° NO INFO PRIORITY FREQUENCY COM. FREQ : 2M-INTL DSC FREQ *** Send message *** To select a user channel If you have previously registered user channels (see page 7-10), you can insert one into your message as follows: 1. Press the [FILE] key after completing step 8 in the above procedure. TX: 3302. 0 TX: 3702. 0 Note: You can print the User channel file list by pressing the [8/PRINT] key. GO TO ALL VIEW $UP #DOWN 2. Select file and press the [ENT] key to insert channel no. Select communication frequency desired and press the [ENT] key. (See page 4-6 for details. ) 4-21 11. Press the [ENT] key to open the DSC FREQ menu. *** Send message *** Individual CALL TYPE: 2 MHZ AREA: PRIORITY COM. FREQ DSC FREQ 4 MHZ 001234567 6 MHZ : Routine 8 MHZ : Telephone 12 MHZ : No infor : 12M-INTL $ 16 MHZ 18 MHZ 22 MHZ 25 MHZ OTHER MANUAL Use to scroll menu. MANUAL: For selection of frequency at radiotelephone when there is "remote control error. " TL GO TO ALL VIEW 12. Select appropriate frequency and press the [ENT] key. 4-24 9. You are now ready to send the neutral craft call. *** Send message *** CALL TYPE : NEUTRAL CRAFT PRIORITY COM. TYPE DSC FREQ : SAFETY : TELEPHONE : 2187. 5 KHZ GO TO ALL VIEW 10. Press the [CALL] key to send the neutral craft call (transmission time: approx. 7 sec. ). Neutral craft call in progress! SAFETY TELEPHONE DSC FREQ : TIME TO GO: 2182. 0 KHZ 2187. 5 KHZ 7S O 11. After the call is sent (timer counts down to zero), the DSC standby screen automatically appears. Inform all ships (by radiotelephone) that your ship is not a participant in armed conflict. 4. 5. 2 Receiving a neutral craft call 1. When a neutral craft call is received the alarm sounds and the display changes as below. Neutral craft call received. FROM SHIP: SAFETY TELEPHONE 123456789 2182. 0 KHZ STOP ALARM 2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm. The display changes as below. JUL-23-1999-23:59 * Received message * OK ECC: 123456789 2182. 0 KHZ NEUTRAL CRAFT FROM SHIP: SAFETY TELEPHONE GO TO ALL VIEW 4-25 4. 6 Medical Transport Call The medical transport call informs all ships, by using the priority "urgency", that own ship carries medical supplies. 4. 6. 1 Sending a medical transport call 1. Press the [CALL] key followed by the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu. CALL TYPE # *** Send message *** POLLING : Medical If the part of the menu appears, use to scroll menu. $ STATION ID PRIORITY DSC FREQ NEUTRAL transport MEDICAL : Urgency RELAY ALL :RELAY SEL Telephone :DISTRESS 2187. 5 kHz INDIVIDUAL PSTN CALL TEST CALL ALL SHIPS GROUP CALL AREA CALL POSITION $ 2. [. . . ] 3-16 on behalf of other ship, to coast station . . . 3-13 receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 to coast station on HF band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 DSC frequency setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]