Furuno FM-8700 manual Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off, Limit acknowledge

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2.3 Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off

To enable or disable AUTO ACK and remote control, press the [2} key. Each press of the key enables or disables automatic acknowl- edge and remote control function in the sequence shown below.

Watch

Auto

Press [2] key

Watch

Manual

Press [2] key

Watch

Limit

Press [2] key

	Automatic	Remote control function

		At transmission
	acknowledge	At transmission
	acknowledge	with [CALL] key	At reception
		with [CALL] key	At reception
		pressed

	ON	ON	ON

	ON	ON	OFF

			1) When receiving
			all ships call or
			call related to
	OFF	ON	distress: ON
	OFF	ON	2) When receiving
			2) When receiving
			calls other than
			the above: OFF

Limit acknowledge

The limit setting provides restricted use of the remote control func- tion. It is useful when the following is desired:

•Automatically set a working channel when receiving anAll Ships call so as not to miss initial voice from the transmitting station.

•Prevent automatic transmission of acknowledge back (ACK BQ) in response to an individual call, when no operator is present.

•Prevent automatic transmission of own ship position data in re- sponse to an individual call which requests such data.

Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…

•An Error Checking Code (ECC) appears at the end of a receive message.

•A distress alert is received. (A distress alert cannot be acknowl- edged automatically.)

•Conducting voice communications.

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Contents VHF Radiotelephone FM -8 7 0 Canceling Distress Alert Safety Instructions Table of Contents Index-1 SP-1Word to FM-8700 Owners ForewordProgram number FeaturesVii System ConfigurationThis page is intentionally left blank Front Panel VHF Radiotelephone Operational OverviewVHF Controls, Indications Turning the Power On/OffSelecting Channel Modes, Channels Adjusting Volume of LoudspeakerAdjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions Automatic Selection of CH16 Selecting Output PowerTransmitting Turning the Loudspeaker On/OffScanning Dual WatchPriority Remarks on Voice CommunicationsDSC controls DSC Terminal Operational OverviewDSC Controls, LED Warnings LED warnings Key Function/Purpose DSC control descriptionSelecting and registering items When blinking question mark appearsDSC Operational Overview Standby displayPrepare message and then transmit it as follows Preparing and transmitting DSC messagesWhen keyboard input is prohibited Distress alert transmission and output powerLimit acknowledge Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off This page is intentionally left blank Distress Alert Transmission DSC Distress CommunicationsDistress call Provide the following information to the coast stationConfirming Ships Position and Time Canceling manually entered dataManual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time Entering data manuallyWithin five seconds after pressing the Distress key Canceling a Distress CallReceiving distress alert from other vessel Procedure when in area A1DSC Distress alert received Transmitting Dist ACK over CH16 To transmit the Dist ACK signal, do the following Transmitting Dist ACK signalRelaying a distress alert When you should relay a distress alertDistress Alert Relay Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice Wait for relay ack This page is intentionally left blank Transmitting Individual Calls General procedure for transmitting an individual callDSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases Prepare and transmit a message as follows Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual callTransmission time about 0.5 seconds From previousFrom previous After receiving the ACK BQ signal, do the followingReceiving Individual Calls ACK RQ Setting of Able or UnableReceiving individual call with Auto ACK on Received * ACK RQ ID Receiving ACK RQ with Auto ACK OFFPage Purpose of all ships call General procedure for transmitting an all ships callTransmitting All Ships Calls Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call To return to previous menu, press the t key From previous Receiving an all ships call in on hook status Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships callReceiving All Ships Calls Select END and press the ENT key Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Listen to contents of message Prepare message as follows How to prepare transmit messagesPreparing and Saving Messages Page Example You want to write over file saved under file number How to write over filesWriting Over Files Transmitting a file Opening, Transmitting FilesOpening a file Press the 9 Xmtd key at the standby display Transmit/Receive Message MemoryOpening a transmit message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Transmitting retrieved messagePress the 8 Rcvd key at the standby display Receive message memoryOpening a receive message Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key This page is intentionally left blank Calling types description How to select other calling typesOther Calling Types Selection of Other Calling TypesID number Ships, by using urgent category, that own shipDividual calls. Refer to Distress call. Refer toMaking Telephone Calls Basic procedure for making a telephone callDetailed procedure for making a telephone call 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 NumbersOpening other station IDs, telephone numbers Automatic printing Automatic or Manual Printing Printer setupUser Preferences Selecting automatic or manual printingPrinting Timing of 4 key pressing Example Pringout Manual printingExample printouts Turning Key Beep On/Off How to turn receive alarm on/off, select distress alarm tone Alarm SetupThis page is intentionally left blank Own ship’s ID can be confirmed as follows How to confirm own ships IDSystem Confirmation Confirming Own Ship’s IDConfirming ROM Version No How to confirm ROM version noHow to confirm VHF section settings Confirming VHF Section SettingsYou can confirm VHF channels registered as follows How to confirm VHF channelsConfirming VHF Channels How to confirm Tx output power Confirming Tx Output PowerThis page is intentionally left blank When the power cannot be turned on Maintenance & TroubleshootingMaintenance TroubleshootingHow to start the diagnostic tests Diagnostic TestTransmit Power NG This page is intentionally left blank Specifications of Marine VHF Radiotelephone Power Requirements Menu Tree AppendixDist Ship ID POS & Time Distress Dist ACK Marine VHF Channel Frequencies International version Marine VHF Channel ListsPage Marine VHF Channel Frequencies USA version Private Channels U.K. Mariners Weather Channels Included in US versionPrivate Channels Netherlands Inland Isolation Digital Interface IEC 61162-1 EditionInput sentences Load requirements as listnerGGA 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 This page is intentionally left blank Index-1 Index