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Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 43
Section 6 - Distress Calls
6-1 Sending a Distress Call
Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS. 1.
If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go
directly to step 3.
Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll to the category that
2.
describes your situation, then press ENT:
UNDESIGNATED Undesignated
FIRE (Fire)
FLOODING (Flooding)
COLLISION (Collision)
GROUNDING (Grounding)
LISTING (Listing)
SINKING (Sinking)
ADRIFT (Adrift)
ABANDONING (Abandoning)
PIRACY (Piracy)
OVER BOARD (Over Board)
Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds, until you see the distress call sent
3.
message (DISTRESS CALL SENT!) on the screen. The whole display starts to flash and
beep loudly.
The distress call repeats five times continuously. It then repeats randomly every 3.5 to
4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) is received from a search
and rescue authority or until you cancel the distress call manually.
WARNING
A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio before these DSC functions can be
used. See 4-2 Enter Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI).
DISTRESS CALL
>FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
DISTRESS CALL
>PIRACY
HOLD DISTRESS
2 SECONDS..
DISTRESS CALL
SENT! WAIT..
PRESS EXIT
TO CANCEL...