Standard Horizon Gx5500s - Manual (Page 45)

Page 45 GX5500S
7. When an individual call acknowledgment is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically
changed to the channel which is selected on
step 5 above and a ringing tone sounds.
8. Press [CLR] key to listen to the channel to make
sure it is not busy, then key the microphone
and call the other vessel you desire to com-
municate with.
Manual Calling
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without storing it in the
Individual Directory.
1. Press the [CALL(MENU)] key. The “ DSC Op- DSC Op- DSC Op- DSC Op- DSC Op-
eration eration eration eration eration” menu will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “ In- In- In- In- In-
dividual dividual dividual dividual dividual.” (To cancel, press the [CLR] key.)
3. Press the [ENT] key. The transceiver will beep,
and the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual ,” then press the [ENT] key.
5. Enter the MMSI number (nine digits) which you want
to contact by the keypad, then press the [ENT] key.
6. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num-
ber repeat pressing the [H/L] key until the wrong
number is selected, then enter the correct number.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press and
hold the [ENT] key.
8. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“
Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual
,” then press the [ENT] key.
9. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the
operating channel you want to communicate on and
press the [ENT] key.
10. Press the [ENT] key again to transmit the indi-
vidual DSC signal.
11. When an individual call acknowledgment is re-
ceived, the established channel is automatically
changed to the channel which is selected on
step 5 above and a ringing tone sounds.
12. Press the [CLR] key to listen to the channel to
make sure it is not busy, then key the micro-
phone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with.