Standard Horizon MATRIX GX1280S - Manual (Page 34)

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5. If an acknowledgement is received, select chan-
nel 16 and advise your distress situation.
6. If no acknowledgment is received, the distress call
is repeated in 4 minute intervals until an acknowl-
edgment is received.
7. When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is re-
ceived, a distress alarm sounds and channel 16
is automatically selected. The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship respond-
ing to your distress.
RECEIVED ACK: acknowledgment signal is received.
RECEIVED RLY: relay signal is received from another vessel or coast
station.
8. To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any
key.
Cancel a DSC Distress Call
If a DSC Distress call was sent by error the MATRIX allows you to send a
message to other vessels to cancel the Distress Call that was made in error.
Press the [CALL/SET] key, turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “CAN-
CEL.” Then, press the [CALL/SET] key or turn off the radio.
7.5.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call
1. A distress call is received. An emergency alarm
sounds.
Then channel 16 is automatically selected.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the
display to show the position of the vessel in dis-
tress.
4 If the position of the vessel distress data does not
include position, the LCD will show the display on
the left.
NOTE
You must continue monitoring channel 16 as a coast station may re-
quire assistance in the rescue attempt.