Furuno FS-1570 - Manual (Page 49)

4 DISTRESS OPERATIONS
4-5
10. The COMPOSE MESSAGE screen is redisplayed. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the
COM. TYPE menu.
NATURE: FLOODING
POS: 35
°
N 135˚00E AT 23:25
DISTRESS CALL TYPE:
GO TO ALL VIEW
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 KHZ
COM. TYPE: TELEPHONE
NBDP-FEC
TELEPHONE
** Compose message **
11. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose TELEPHONE or NBDP-FEC as appropriate and
then push the [ENTER] knob. (Telephone is the usual mode, however NBDP may also
be used.)
12. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.
** Compose message **
NATURE: FLOSIGNATED
POS: 35
°
N 135˚00E AT 23:25
DISTRESS CALL TYPE:
GO TO ALL VIEW
COM. TYPE: TELEPHONE
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 KHZ
4207.5
6312.0
8414.5
12577.0
16804.5
2187.5
AUTO
13. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose a DSC frequency (normally 2187.5 kHz) and then
push the [ENTER] knob. (AUTO retransmits the distress alert on the distress and
safety frequencies 2 MHz, 8 MHz, 16 MHz, 4 MHz, 12 MHz and 6 MHz in that order if
the distress alert is not acknowledged.)
14. The display changes as below (example).
Compose message
NATURE: FLOODING
POS: 35
°
N 135
°
00E AT 23:25
DISTRESS CALL TYPE:
COM. TYPE : TELEPHONE
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 KHZ
GO TO ALL VIEW
15. Press the [DISTRESS] button more than three seconds to send the distress alert.
Distress
call in progress!
TIME TO GO : 38S
NATURE: FLOODING
POS: 12
°
34N 123
°
45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
2182.0 KHZ
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 KHZ
16. For telephone, follow steps 3 to 6 on page 4-2 and 4-3. For NBDP, follow the
procedure below.