Furuno 16 manual Polling commands, Polling command on MES signalling channel

5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING

5.2Polling

When the FELCOM 16 receives a polling command from your home office it automatically transmits data to your home office. The data are position, speed, bearing and other data sent from a navigator or an interface unit.

A polling command from your home office can also activate a data report or message report if the corresponding setting is completed on the FELCOM 16. If a polling command with a file name is received, the FELCOM 16 transmits the file to your home office.

5.2.1Polling commands

This paragraph shows you how to make the polling command at your home office.

There are two kinds of polling commands: one is sent on the MES signalling channel and the other is sent on the MES message channel.

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Polling command on MES signalling channel

Request a land station to make the polling command because the format varies with land station.

Polling command on MES message channel

To make the polling command, enter D???, hyphen, PIN code (max. 8 digits), hyphen, file name, colon.

To send file data, type a hyphen and file name. Then, only the file specified in the directory of the Message Directory is transmitted. If neither hyphen nor file name is entered, nav data (own ship position, course, speed, etc) is transmitted. For PIN Code setting, refer to the next page.

File Name

D???-XXXXXXXX-TEST:

PIN Code

Polling command

If the above polling command PIN code and the PIN code set on the message report menu (see next page) are the same, data is sent to the subscriber set on the message report menu.

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