Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 51)

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Manual reply:
1. When an individual call is received, an indi-
vidual call ringing alarm sounds.
The display shows the MMSI of the vessel
transmitting the individual call.
RX INDIVIDUAL
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
STOP ALARM
RX INDIVIDUAL
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
ACCEPT QUIT PAUSE
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. On the display you will notice 3 soft key
selections. These selections are described
below:
[ACCEPT]: Press this key to accept the DSC individual call and to switch
to requested channel.
[PAUSE]: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic switching to the
requested channel.
Note: In some cases automatically switching to a requested channel might
disrupt important ongoing communications. This feature allows commer-
cial users to suspend channel switching and stay on the working channel
selected before the individual call was received.
[QUIT]: Press this key to quit the automatic channel switching and revert
to the last selected working channel.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will auto-
matically change to radio operation.
4. After accepting the call, press the [ABLE]
soft key to switch to the requested channel.
(To inform that you cannot respond, press
the [UNABLE] soft key.)
RX INDIVIDUAL
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
ABLE QUIT UNABLE
RX INDIVIDUAL
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
YES NO CHG CH
Able to comply
Transmit?
RX INDIVIDUAL
Yaesu
366901235
Connected
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
RESEND QUIT
5. Press the [YES] soft key to send an acknowl-
edgement.
Press the [CHG CH] soft key to change
the channel for communication from the
requested one.
6. Monitor the requested or specified channel
until the message is completed.
Press the PTT button and talk into the microphone to the called vessel.
7. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to the channel display.
NOTE
When there is an unread individual call, “ ” icon will appear on the
display. You may review the unread individual call from the DSC log,
refer to the section “ 10.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls”.