Making a Test call

Test callMakingFrom the Test call menu: Menu > DSC Calls > Test call.

  1. Select Phonebook to make a test call to a contact saved in your Phonebook, or
  2. Select Recent Calls to make a test call to a contact that you have called recently, or
  3. Select Enter MMSI to manually enter the MMSI number of the station you want to send a test call.
  4. Select a contact or enter an MMSI manually and press the OK button.

    The test call is sent.

  5. If you called the US Coast Guard automated response test call MMSI (003669999), wait for an acknowledgement. If you made a test call to another vessel with a test call capable radio, your radio will wait for a response.

    When an acknowledgement is received, an audible alarm is sounded and the message (envelope) icon is displayed.