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6 DSC OPERATION
y Standby on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is re-
ceived.
u When the acknowledgement ‘Able to comply’ is received,
the specified channel (in step r) is selected with beeps
automatically. Or, when the acknowledgement ‘Unable to
comply’ is received, the display returns to the operated
channel (before enter the DSC menu) with beeps.
i Push [CLR] to stop the beep, then push and hold [PTT] to
communicate your message to the responding ship.
DD
Transmitting an individual acknowledgement
When receiving an individual call, you can transmit an ac-
knowledgement (‘Able to comply’ or ‘Unable to comply’) by
using the on screen prompts (see page 42 for details). You
can also send an acknowledgement through the menu sys-
tem as follows.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “
IInnddiivviidduuaall AACCKK
,”
push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
•“
PPoossiittiioonn IInnppuutt
” item appears when a GPS receiver
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.
•“
IInnddiivviidduuaall AACCKK
” item appears after an individual call is
received.
e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired individual ad-
dress or ID code, push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
