Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 57)

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10.6.3 Receiving a Group Call
1. When a group call is received, the HX870 will produce a
ringing alarm sound.
RX GROUP
Yaesu
036690123
Horizon
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
STOP ALARM
MMSI: 366901234
2. The display shows the group MMSI number.
3. Press any key to stop the alarm.
4. Monitor the channel for the person calling the group for a
message.
On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections. These
selections are described below:
[ACCEPT]: Press this key to accept the group call and to
switch to requested channel.
[PAUSE]: Press this key to temporarily disable automatic
switching to the requested channel.
[QUIT]: Press this key to quit the automatic channel switch-
ing and revert to the last selected working channel.
RX GROUP
ACCEPT QUIT PAUSE
Yaesu
036690123
Horizon
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
MMSI: 366901234
5. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to make sure it
is clear, then press the PTT button and talk into the micro-
phone to the group of vessels.
6. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio operation.
Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the
radio will automatically change to radio operation.
RX GROUP
Yaesu
036690123
CATEG: ROUTINE
CH: 06
SINCE: 00:15
QUIT
NOTE
When there is an unread group call, “ ” icon will appear on the
display. You may review the unread group call from the DSC log, refer
to the section “ 10.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls”.