Furuno FM-8500 manual Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key

Transmitting retrieved message

You can send the acknowledged call (DIST ACK or ACK BQ) under certain conditions after retrieving a received message. Refer to page 3-5 for transmitting the DIST ACK signal.

Example: Transmit acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal in response to an individual call (Refer to page 4-5.)

Received	call <	>
DISTRESS	ORDINARY

Select “ORDINARY”, then press the [ENT] key.

Ordinary log No. <1/50>

Select “INDIVIDUAL” number desired by the

To view contents of message, arrow keys. press the [ENT] key successively.

Press the [t] key. (To return to previous menu.)

Acknowledge call <					>
ACK END NEXT DEL
	Press the [ENT] key.
* Acknolege call *
Telecom1				?
		Press the [ENT] key.
Channel			?

END: Returns to normal display.

NEXT: Recalls received message.

DEL: Deletes received message from memory.

To change, press the [SELECT] key.

To change, press the [SELECT] key.

Press the [ENT] key.

* Ready for calling *

ACK BQ CALL CH70

Press the [CALL] key to transmit the ACK BQ signal.

NOTE: If the signal transmitted more than five minutes after re- ception of ACK RQ signal, it is treated as an ACK RQ signal rather than ACK BQ. Finally the “Wait for ACK BQ” screen appears.

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