GME GX850W User Manual

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2. Briefly press the DISTRESS button. The display shows the

‘Distress’ Menu list.

Distress Menu

Undesignated

Fire, Explosion

Flooding

Collision

Grounding

Capsizing

Sinking

Exit

3. Use the

keys to select the nature of the

distress. The list includes: Undesignated, Fire,Explosion,
Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking, Adrift,
Abandoning, Piracy and Man Overboard.

4. Press and HOLD the DISTRESS button. The display will

flash and the radio will count down from 3 to 1.

NOTE:

To cancel the distress call, release the DISTRESS

button before the countdown is completed. The radio will
return to normal operation.

When the countdown is complete, the DISTRESS call will be
sent. The radio will then switch to CH16 and the display will
show ‘DISTRESS’ to indicate it is now in the distress mode
and is waiting for an acknowledgement from another radio.
The distress call mode will be cancelled when a DISTRESS
ACKNOWLEDGE is received. The radio will then return to
normal operation.

DSC

DISTRESS

Resend in 4:09

Exit

Pause

Send

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If an acknowledgement is not received, the distress call will
be re-sent at around 4 minute intervals for as long as the
radio remains in the distress call mode. Select PAUSE to
delay the resending of the distress call or SEND to resend
the call immediately. To cancel the call select EXIT.

NOTE:

A Distress Acknowledge response is generally sent by

a coastal base station.

Receiving a Distress Call
When a Distress Call is received an audible Distress Alert
alarm will be generated and, if the Auto Channel Change in
the DSC Setup Menu set to Automatic, the GX850 will switch
to CH16.

To see all received DSC messages, press the

key and select the Receive Call Log then press Enter.

DSC Menu

Individual Call

Position Request

All Ship Call

Group Call

Test Call

Receive Call Log

Send Call Log

Exit Enter

DSC MENU

Apart from distress calls, all other DSC calls are made using
the Menu available from the

key. To access the DSC

menu briefly press the

key. The following menu will

appear.

LIFT

COVER

PRESS

BUTTON