Furuno 16 manual PIN Code

5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING

♦PIN Code

The PIN (Personal ID Number) code is an eight-digit code number agreed upon by communicating parties, and there is no rule for determining PIN code. It is a password used in message reporting. When a ship receives a polling command w/PIN code from a shore subscriber and the code matches that of the ship, the ship sends a message report.

To register PIN code number do the following:

1.Press [F5] to show the Report menu.

2.Press the [2] key to open the Message Report menu.

3.Press [1], [2], [3] or [4] key to show the following menu.

For polling command

Message Report

PIN Code

Message Report Programming

Status	OFF
Station Name
Destination Type	TELEX
Prefix Code
Country/Ocean Code
Station ID
Modem Type
Address
Subject
LES ID
Activation	Regular Interval
Interval Time	00:10
Report Times	1 (- - - : No Limit)
Start Time1	- - : - -
Start Time2	- - : - -
Start Time3	- - : - -
Start Time4	- - : - -
Report Contents	NAV
File

Message report menu

4.PIN Code is selected; press the [Enter] key to open the PIN code entry window.

5.Enter PIN code number (max. 8 digits).

6.Press the [Enter] key.

7.Follow from step 4 on page 5-4.

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