Contents
VHF Radiotelephone
FM -8 7 0
Canceling Distress Alert
Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
Index-1
SP-1
Word to FM-8700 Owners
Foreword
Program number
Features
Vii
System Configuration
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Front Panel
VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview
VHF Controls, Indications
Turning the Power On/Off
Adjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions
Adjusting Volume of Loudspeaker
Selecting Channel Modes, Channels
Transmitting
Selecting Output Power
Turning the Loudspeaker On/Off
Automatic Selection of CH16
Scanning
Dual Watch
Priority
Remarks on Voice Communications
DSC Controls, LED Warnings
DSC Terminal Operational Overview
DSC controls
LED warnings
Key Function/Purpose
DSC control description
DSC Operational Overview
When blinking question mark appears
Standby display
Selecting and registering items
Prepare message and then transmit it as follows
Preparing and transmitting DSC messages
When keyboard input is prohibited
Distress alert transmission and output power
Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off
Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…
Limit acknowledge
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Distress Alert Transmission
DSC Distress Communications
Distress call
Provide the following information to the coast station
Manual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time
Canceling manually entered data
Entering data manually
Confirming Ships Position and Time
Within five seconds after pressing the Distress key
Canceling a Distress Call
Receiving distress alert from other vessel
Procedure when in area A1
DSC Distress alert received
Transmitting Dist ACK over CH16
To transmit the Dist ACK signal, do the following
Transmitting Dist ACK signal
Distress Alert Relay
When you should relay a distress alert
Relaying a distress alert
Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice
Wait for relay ack
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DSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases
General procedure for transmitting an individual call
Transmitting Individual Calls
Prepare and transmit a message as follows
Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual call
Transmission time about 0.5 seconds
From previous
From previous
After receiving the ACK BQ signal, do the following
Receiving Individual Calls ACK RQ
Setting of Able or Unable
Receiving individual call with Auto ACK on
Received * ACK RQ ID
Receiving ACK RQ with Auto ACK OFF
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Transmitting All Ships Calls
General procedure for transmitting an all ships call
Purpose of all ships call
Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call
To return to previous menu, press the t key From previous
Receiving All Ships Calls
Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships call
Receiving an all ships call in on hook status
Select END and press the ENT key
Receiving an all ships call in off hook status
Listen to contents of message
Preparing and Saving Messages
How to prepare transmit messages
Prepare message as follows
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Writing Over Files
How to write over files
Example You want to write over file saved under file number
Opening a file
Opening, Transmitting Files
Transmitting a file
Opening a transmit message
Transmit/Receive Message Memory
Press the 9 Xmtd key at the standby display
You can transmit a retrieved message as follows
Transmitting retrieved message
Opening a receive message
Receive message memory
Press the 8 Rcvd key at the standby display
Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key
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Other Calling Types
How to select other calling types
Selection of Other Calling Types
Calling types description
Dividual calls. Refer to
Ships, by using urgent category, that own ship
Distress call. Refer to
ID number
Detailed procedure for making a telephone call
Basic procedure for making a telephone call
Making Telephone Calls
Pstn Call
Operation after making DSC telephone call
Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station
Registering other station IDs, telephone numbers
Other Station IDs and Telephone Numbers
Opening other station IDs, telephone numbers
User Preferences
Automatic or Manual Printing Printer setup
Selecting automatic or manual printing
Automatic printing
Printing Timing of 4 key pressing Example Pringout
Manual printing
Example printouts
Turning Key Beep On/Off
How to turn receive alarm on/off, select distress alarm tone
Alarm Setup
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System Confirmation
How to confirm own ships ID
Confirming Own Ship’s ID
Own ship’s ID can be confirmed as follows
Confirming ROM Version No
How to confirm ROM version no
How to confirm VHF section settings
Confirming VHF Section Settings
Confirming VHF Channels
How to confirm VHF channels
You can confirm VHF channels registered as follows
How to confirm Tx output power
Confirming Tx Output Power
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Maintenance
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
When the power cannot be turned on
How to start the diagnostic tests
Diagnostic Test
Transmit Power NG
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Specifications of Marine VHF Radiotelephone
Power Requirements
Menu Tree
Appendix
Dist Ship ID POS & Time
Distress Dist ACK
Marine VHF Channel Frequencies International version
Marine VHF Channel Lists
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Marine VHF Channel Frequencies USA version
Private Channels U.K. Mariners
Weather Channels Included in US version
Private Channels Netherlands Inland
Input sentences
Digital Interface IEC 61162-1 Edition
Load requirements as listner
Isolation
GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data
GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude
RMA Recommemded minimum navigation information Loran C data
RMC Recommended minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data
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Index-1
Index