Manual Icom IC-M601 (page 24 of 72) (English)

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■ Distress call

A distress call should be transmitted, if in the opinion of the

Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires imme-

diate assistance.

NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN

YOUR SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A

DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN

IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.

q Conﬁrm no distress call is being received.

w While lifting up the switch cover, push [DISTRESS] for 5

sec. to transmit the distress call.

• An emergency channel (Ch 70) is automatically selected and the

distress call is transmitted.

• Input the nature of distress call, if possible. (see p.23 Setting the

distress information)

• When no GPS is connected, input your position and UTC time, if

possible.

e After transmitting the distress call, the transceiver waits for

an acknowledgment call on Ch 70.

•The distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5

minutes.

r After 5 sec., the transceiver is set to Channel 16 automat-

ically.

BUSY-25W---INT---CALL

LOCAL--DUP

SCRAM--TAG

NORMAL-SCAN

Wait ACK

-34"34.506N

<CLR˘

Cancel ACK---CALLING

Distress Call

TX Complete

Now Wating for ACK

<CLR˘Cancel ACK>

Distress Call

Push for 5 sec.

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