Furuno FM-8500 Individual call Refer to, Telephone call semi-auto/auto call, R/S, Group call

• IND	:Individual call (Refer to page 4-1.)
• TEL	:Telephone call (semi-auto/auto call.
	Refer to page 5-4.)
	Call a terrestrial network, for example, your
	office through a coast station.
• ALL	:All ships call (Refer to page 4-9.)
• R/A and R/S	:Distress relay for All ships and for Se-
	lective (Individual) calls (Refer to
	page 3-5.)
• DIS	:Distress call (Refer to page 3-1.)
• GRP	:Group call
	Call a specific group by entering group ID
	number.
• GEO	:Georgraphic area call
	Call for ships within a range set by you in
	the transmit message (menu). To designate
	the range, enter reference point and width
	(range) data of both longitude and latitude.
	Example: Ocean AD … 34N 135E da10 do5

Reference point

34° N

135° E

Range data

34N

10° = da

24N

5° = do

135E 140E How to enter the data.

Area < >

NORTH=00°-00°EAST=000°+00°

Enter latitude	Enter range	Enter longitude		Enter range
(34N).	(da = 10).	(135E).		(do = 05).
Press the	Press the [s]		Press the	Press the
[s] key.	key twice.		[s] key.	[ENT] key.

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