Receiving An Individual Call - Standard Horizon QUANTUM GX6500E Owner's Manual

7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press the [FINISH] soft key.
8. In the INTERSHIP CH list, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob
to select the operating channel on which you want to
communicate, then press the [SELECT] soft key. To
select operating channels from all voice channels,
press the [MANUAL] soft key.
9. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
10. When an individual call acknowledgment is received,
the established channel is automatically changed to
the channel which is selected on step 8 above and a
ringing tone sounds.
11. Press the [QUIT] soft key to listen to the channel to
make sure it is not busy, then press the microphone's
PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the other
vessel.
9.4.5

Receiving an Individual Call

When an individual DSC call is received, the radio will automatically respond
(default setting) to the calling ship, and switch to the requested channel for
voice communications. Refer to section "10.4.2 Setting up the Individual Call
Reply" to change the reply to manual if you want to see who is calling before
replying to the call.
Automatic reply:
1. When an individual call is received, an individual call
ringing alarm sounds.
The radio automatically switches to the requested
channel. The display shows the MMSI of the vessel
calling.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Monitor the requested channel until the message is completed.
Press the microphone's PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the
called vessel.
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