Furuno 16 manual EGC Messages, Displaying and reprinting EGC messages, EGC menu

4. INMARSAT C OPERATIONS

4.4EGC Messages

When an EGC message is received, RECEIVING EGC MESSAGE appears at the bottom left corner of the display. If Auto Message Save in the Auto Mode Setup is ON, EGC messages are automatically saved. EGC messages are automatically received, printed and saved to the terminal unit selected with EGC Output Port on the System Setup menu. The memory capacity for EGC message is 32 Kbytes. When the EGC message memory becomes full, the oldest EGC message is automatically deleted.

4.4.1Displaying and reprinting EGC messages

1. Press the [F4] key.

EGC

1.Display EGC Message

2.EGC Network ID

EGC menu

2. Press the [1 key to show the Display EGC Message screen.

File Edit Transmit		EGC		Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm
			Display EGC Message <E0021102.023>
	EGC Message --- MET Navarea Warning or MET Forecast ---
	Message Sequence No. : 00472
	LES		: KDDI
	Priority		: Urgent
	Size		: 285 characters
	Receive Date & Time		: 02-11-02 06:08 (UTC)

ZCZC

NAVAREA XI WARNING

NAVAREA XI 0752.

ARAFURA SEA.

DERELICT F/V PARTIALLY SUBMERGED ADRIFT

IN 10-12.6S 133-19.6E, GEODETIC DATUM

UNKNOWN, AT 180200Z NOV.

CANCEL 0749/02.

Ctrl+P: Print Ctrl+S: Save ¨: Previous Æ: Next

Sample display EGC message screen

3.Press the [↑] or [↓] key to scroll the screen.

4.To print a message, press the [P] key while pressing the [Ctrl] key and press the [P] key. To stop printing, press the [Esc] key.

5.To save the message, press the [S] key while pressing the [Ctrl] key.

6.Press the [Esc] key to return to the standby display.

EGC messages can be automatically saved to the hard disk. See paragraph 2.4.4 for details.

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