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Page 33GX1500E
Transmitting a Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX1500E is capable of transmitting a Distress Alert with the following “Na-
ture of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, Mob
1. Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press
the [DISTRESS] key. The “DISTRESS” menu will ap-
pear on the LCD.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de-
sired nature of distress category.
3. Press and hold the
[
DISTRESS
]
key. The radios dis-
play will count down (5-4-3-2-1) and then transmit
the Distress Alert. The backlight of the LCD and key-
pad flashes while the radios display is countdown.
4. When the distress signal is sent, CH70 and “ ”
icon will appear on the LCD.
5. The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg-
ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls
on CH16.
6. If an acknowledgement is received, select channel
16 and advise your distress situation.
7. If no acknowledgment is received, the Distress Alert
is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowl-
edgment is received.
8. When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received,
a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automati-
cally selected. The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your
distress.
RECEIVED ACK: acknowledgment signal is received.
RECEIVED RLY ACK: relay acknowledgment signal is received from another
vessel or coast station.
9. To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker, press any key.
Cancel a Distress Alert
In order to cancel the repeat call
function of the DSC, press the
[
CLR
]
key, then press the
[
ENT
]
key.
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