Standard Horizon QUANTUM AIS GX6000 Owner's Manual page 53

Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The GX6000 is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the following
"Nature of Distress" categories:
Undesignated, Fire/Explosion, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing,
Sinking, Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
[ ]  "DSC CALL"  "DIST ALERT MSG"
1.
2. Press the [NATURE] soft key. The "NATURE OF"
menu will appear on the display.
3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the desired nature of distress category,
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
4. Press and hold the DISTRESS key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the GX6000 fails to get a GPS position fix, you may manually input your
latitude and longitude, and time before transmitting the distress alert.
[ ]  "DSC CALL"  "DIST ALERT MSG"
1.
2. Press the [POS/TM] soft key.
3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the first number
of latitude, then press the [SELECT] soft key to step
to the next number.
4. Repeat step 3 to set the position and time.
If a mistake was made, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to
select "←" or "→", press the [SELECT] soft key until
the wrong character is selected, then perform step 3.
5. When finished programming the position and time, press the [FINISH] soft
key. The display will return to the previous screen.
6. Press and hold the DISTRESS key until a distress alert is transmitted.
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