Furuno FM-8500 manual Cancelling a False Distress Alert

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CANCELLING A FALSE

DISTRESS ALERT

1.Switch off transmitter immediately.

2.Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16.

3.Make broadcast to "All Stations" giving your vessel's name, callsign and DSC number, and cancel the false distress alert.

Example message:

All Stations, All Stations, All Stations

This is NAME, CALLSIGN,

DSC NUMBER, POSITION.

Cancel my distress alert of

DATE, TIME, UTC.

=Master, NAME, CALLSIGN.

DSC NUMBER, DATE, TIME UTC.

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Contents VHF Radiotelephone 00080762901 Cancelling a False Distress Alert Page Iii Table of Contents System Confirmation Maintenance Troubleshooting Diagnostic TestFeatures Program numberVii Viii System ConfigurationThis page is intentionally left blank VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview Controls, Indications ControlsIndications Telephone Operation Channel Output powerTransmitting Turning the loudspeaker on/offPriority Dual watchScanning Remarks on voice communicationsThis page is intentionally left blank DSC Messages DSC Terminal Operational OverviewACK RQ BQ Channel Voice communication channelPos Ship’s position UTC Universal Time CoordinationLEDs Controls, LEDsKeyboard Selecting and registering items When blinking question mark appearsBasic Operation Normal displayPreparing and storing message for later transmission Preparing and Transmitting MessagesPreparing message for immediate transmission Prepare message and then transmit itKey entry of VHF Status of FM-8500 during DSC CallManual function Auto AcknowledgeTurning & Auto ACK on/off Auto functionPage Transmitting the distress call Distress call Distress communications 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 manuallyReceiving Distress Alert from Other Ship Procedure when in area A1CS and/or RCC? Progress? Yes Transmitting Dist ACK over CH16 After transmitting Dist ACK Transmitting Dist ACKProcedure Distress RelayGeneral From previous Wait for relay ack This page is intentionally left blank General procedure DSC CommunicationTransmitting Individual Calls Prepare and transmit a message as follows Detailed procedureSelect ROU Received Receiving Individual Call ACK RQ Setting of Able or UnableReceiving individual call message ACK RQ with Auto ACK On FM-8500 sends the ACK BQ signal automaticallyACK BQ Receiving ACK RQ with Auto ACK OffFrom previous When changing communication mode Transmitting All Ships Calls When to use All Ships CallPlace the cursor on ALL Press the ENT key Press the t key. To return to previous menu From previous Procedure for on hook status Receiving All Ships CallsStatus of FM-8500 Procedure for off hook status Detailed procedureSelect END and press the ENT key Page END Example You want to write over file saved under file number Writing Over FilesRetrieving, Transmitting Files Retrieving a fileTransmitting a file Transmit/Receive Message Memory Retrieving a transmit messagePress the 9 Xmtd key at the normal display You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Transmitting retrieved messageReceive message memory Retrieving a receive messagePress the 8 Rcvd key at normal display Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key Selection of calling type Other Calling TypesAll ships call Refer to Individual call Refer toTelephone call semi-auto/auto call Refer toNeutral craft All ships call Position request individual callPolling call individual call Medical transport All ships callMaking Telephone Calls Pstn Call Operation after making DSC call Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station Registering Other Station IDs and Telephone NosRetrieving This page is intentionally left blank Other Settings Printer Setup Auto/ManualAutomatic printing Printing Timing of 4 key pressing Example Pringout Manual printingExample printout You can turn keyboard click response on or off as follows Turning Keyboard Click ON/OFFAural Alarm Setup This page is intentionally left blank Own Ship’s ID can be confirmed as follows System ConfirmationConfirming Own Ship’s ID OverviewAt screen 1 previous page, select V and press the ENT key Confirming ROM VersionAt screen 1 on page 7-1, select RT and press the ENT key Confirming VHF Section SettingsVHF channel status Confirming VHF ChannelsYou can confirm VHF channels registered as follows At screen 1, select CH and press the ENT keyConfirming Tx Output Power This page is intentionally left blank Antenna connectors Maintenance & TroubleshootingMaintenance TroubleshootingDiagnostic Test Transmit Power NG This page is intentionally left blank Specifications GeneralTransmitter M.689-2 ReceiverDSC Section Protocol10-1 Menu List10-2 10-3 This page is intentionally left blank Page Page Input impedance Ohms Max. Voltage Threshold Input sentencesLoad requirements as listner IsolationAP-4 GGA Global positioning system GPS fix dataAP-5 GLL Geographic position latitude and longitudeAP-6 RMA Recommended minimum navigation information Loran C dataAP-7 VHF transceiver Power settingsFront panel ID number Nature of distress On hook