Furuno RC-1500-1T - Manual (Page 68)

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5. Select RELAY COAST (if you know the ID of the nearest coast station) and press the [ENT]
key.
GO TO EASY VIEW
CALL TYPE : INDIVIDUAL
DISTRESS RELAY
DSC FREQ :
GO TO ALL VIEW
*** Send message ***
2187.5 KHZ
SHIP IN DIST:
COAST ID: 000000000
6. Key in ID of coast station where to send the distress relay and press the [ENT] key.
7. Press the [ENT] key to open the DSC FREQ. menu.
GO TO EASY VIEW
CALL TYPE : ALL SHIPS
DISTRESS RELAY
SHIP IN DIST :
*** Send message ***
VIEW
DSC FREQ KHZ
GO TO ALL VIEW
4207.5
6312.0
8414.5
12577.0
16804.5
MANUAL
2187.5
COAST ID:
MANUAL: For manual selection of frequency at the
radiotelephone when there is "remote control error."
8. Select appropriate frequency and press the [ENT] key. You should first select 8414.5 kHz.
9. Press the [CALL] key to relay the distress call.
Note: If a coast station acknowledges the distress alert call before the timer counts to zero,
press the [CANCEL] key to cancel your call. Further, If the call key is pressed before five
minutes has elapsed the time to wait until the distress relay is sent is shown at the bottom of
the display.
10. While the distress relay sel (to coast station) call is being sent the display shows the
following.
SHIP IN DIST: 123456789
Distress relay sel
call in progress!
DSC FREQ : 2 187.5 KHZ
TIME TO GO : 25S
11. After the call is transmitted the message “Wait for distress relay acknowledge!” appears.
When you receive distress acknowledgement from the coast station communicate with the
coast station by telephone, over the DSC frequency specified. If you do not receive the
distress acknowledgement from a coast station after the timer counts down to zero, repeat
the transmission on a different frequency.