MODEL FELCOM
OPERATORS MANUAL
INMARSAT MINI-C MOBILE EARTH STATION
Pub. No. OME-56380-F1 DAMI FELCOM16
00080934515 00080934515
A MAY F1 OCT . 15
The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free
How to discard a used battery
How to discard this product
IMPORTANT NOTICES
General
Radiation Level
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
10W/m
60 cm
xvii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
2. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
FOREWORD
3. FILE OPERATIONS
4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS
7. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS
AP-1
SPECIFICATIONS
SP-1
IN-1
Introduction
FOREWORD
Program Number
Features
viii
PC Board
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Standard Option Local Supply SSAS Specification
JUNCTION BOX IC-315 SSAS ALERT UNIT IC-307 SSAS ALERT UNIT IC-307
Introduction
INMARSAT C SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Inmarsat C System Configuration
Inmarsat C system configuration
OCC SCC LES
Region
Satellite
Satellite Position
xiii
Coverage area of Inmarsat satellites
INMARSAT
MES signaling channel
Communications Network
NCS/NCS signaling link
LES TDM channel
Types of MES
INMARSAT C SYSTEM
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LRIT COMPLIANCE
Notes on the LRIT system
xviii
1.1.2 Diagnostics
1.1.1 Turning the power on/off
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.1 Communication Unit
1.2 Terminal Unit PC Operation
1.2.1 Starting, quitting the application
PC requirements
Controls
1.2.2 Controls description
F1-F10
Backspace
1.2.3 Shortcut keys
Ctrl
Num Lock
1.2.4 Function keys
Menu
Description
Standby display
1.3 Standby Display
1.3.1 Display indications
2 WORKING AREA
1 Communication network mode
3a Communication status
2 Communication unit status
4 Frame synchronization
3b RF CON board program version number
5 Ocean region receiving
6 Logging status
7 Other information
1-10
8 Date and time
9 Ship’s position
1-11
1.4 Menu Overview
1.5 Error Messages and Alerts
1-12
Keying Sequence
1-13
1.6 Choosing a Printer
1-14
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
2. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
2.1 System Settings
3. Press the ↓ key twice to choose MES Operation Mode
Window Color Setup
2.2 PC Window Setup
Default Color
Window Color
Window Color Setup
Window color setup menu
Location of items
Base Window
2.3.1 Login
2.3 Login and Logout
4. Yes is selected press the Enter key to start login
2.3.2 Logout
2.4.1 What is the EGC Enhanced Group Call service?
2.4 EGC Settings
2 FleetNETTM
2-10
2.4.2 EGC setup
7. Press the Enter key to open the navarea entry window
2-11
10. Press the ↓ key to choose Station Code
2-12
2.4.3 Adding EGC channels
2-13
EGC channel list
5. Press the Enter key to open the EGC channel list entry screen
2-14
2-15
2.4.4 Saving, printing EGC messages automatically
Automatically saving EGC messages
Auto Log Print
Automatically printing EGC messages
2-16
2-17
2.5 Adding NCS Channels
NCS channel list, update window
NCS channel list
13. Yes is selected press the Enter key to register input
2-18
2.6.1 Setting toll charges
2.6 LES List
2-19
3. Press the 2 key to display the LES List
2-20
2-21
2.6.2 Registering LES to LES list
Place cursor here LES ID No 0 AORWEST 1 AOREAST 2 POR 3 IOR
Name
2.6.3 Editing the LES list
2-22
LES list, text entry window
2-23
2.6.4 Printing the LES list
1. Press F8, 8 and 2 to display the LES list
2. To print the LES list, press the P key while pressing the Ctrl key
2.7 Station List
2.7.1 Adding stations to the station list
2-24
2-25
Procedure for Telex
Destination communication type options
2-26
Procedure for FAX
Modem type options window
Procedure for E-mail
2-27
2-28
2.7.2 Editing the station list
2.7.3 Printing the station list
2-29
Sample station list printout
2-30
2.8 Entering Own Ship’s Position
Ship position, update
Ship position window
2.9 Creating A Directory
2.9.1 Creating a directory where to store messages
2-31
Directories
5. Enter directory name and press the Enter key. Entered name appears
2-32
2-33
2.9.2 Specifying directory where to store messages
2-34
2.10 E-mail Service/SMS Station List
Setup menu, configuration
Setup menu, E-Mail/SMS service list
E-mail setup items
2-35
Service station list, service station name entry window
Service ID E-Mail SMS LES IDAORW AORE POR IOR To Cc Subject
16. Press the ↓ key to choose LES ID
2-36
2-37
2.11 E-mail Setup
Setup
E-mail setup
2.12.1 Saving system settings
2.12 Saving, Loading System Settings
2-38
Station List Station List LES List LES List
2.12.2 Loading system settings to the terminal unit
2-39
Load Window
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3.1 Files and Working Areas
3. FILE OPERATIONS
3.2.1 Preparing a routine file
3.2 Preparing Files
Addressee code and password
3.2.2 Preparing a confidential file
Preparing message with both addressee code and password
Preparing message with addressee code
Setup
3.2.3 Editor menu setup
Displayed if Line No. is turned on in Editor Setup menu
3.2.4 Working with text
Cursor can be a square or an underline Line Number
Cutting and pasting text
Copying and pasting text
Insert with Citation
Select All
Search and Replace
Direction
Search Word
Forward
Query or ALL QueryQuery
Time or Pos. Ins
Go to line
3.3 Saving Files
3.3.1 Save file, retain place on screen
3-10
3-11
3.3.2 Save file, clear screen
File menu, close file prompt
Save screen
3.4 Opening Files
3.4.2 Switching between files
3.4.1 Opening files
3-12
3-13
3.4.3 Opening a file when both working areas are occupied
3-14
3.5 Saving a File Under a New Name
3-15
3.6 Printing Files
Overwrite confirmation screen
Sample print screen
3-16
3.7 Combining Files
3-17
3.8 Deleting Files
Sample delete screen
Prompt for verification of file delete
3-18
3.9 Renaming Files
File, rename
Rename window
3-19
3.10 Decoding E-mail Attachment
File chosen at step
File attachment
8. Press the Esc key twice to return to the standby display
3-20
4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS
4.1 Transmitting
4.1.1 Code description
Transmitting a message to a station registered on station list
4.1.2 Transmitting prepared message
Message File
Transmit
Station Na
FURUNO
1 Press the ↓ key to choose Subject
LES ID options
Transmit message menu, select file window opened
Transmit
Normal
Transmit Message
Transmit message screen
30.Press the Esc key twice to return to the standby display
Transmitting a message to a station not registered on station list
TRANSMIT MESSAGE STATUS
Displayed if toll charges have been entered. See para
Not used
Transmit Message
Transmit message menu, destination type options window
Transmit message menu, country/ocean code window
4-10
Transmit message menu, station ID window opened
Country/Ocean Code
LED ID entry window
4-11
Transmit message menu, modem type options window
4-12
Transmit message menu, address entry window
4-13
Transmit message menu, subject entry window opened
Address
Transmit message menu, select file window
4-14
4-15
4.1.3 Transmitting a file stored on the hard disk
4-16
4.1.4 Canceling transmission on a message awaiting transmission
4.1.5 Requesting delivery status
4-17
Automatically receiving delivery status
Message File
4-18
Station
Priority
Manually requesting delivery status
4-19
Request delivery status display
Sample message file list
4-20
4.1.6 Accessing the code number services
Displayed if toll charges have been entered. See para
Not used
Content
4-21
Code
Remarks
4.1.7 Displaying the send message log
4-22
1. Send Message Log
4.2 Receiving
4.2.1 When a message is received
4-23
Received message alarm
4.2.3 Displaying, printing received messages
4.2.2 Setting the receive alarm
4-24
Auto Log Print
Display message list description
4-25
Message No
Priority
Location of password
4-26
Sample printout
Appears only for confidential messages
About attachments
4-27
4.2.5 Saving received messages to the hard disk
4.2.4 Automatically printing received messages
4-28
Auto Log Print
4.2.6 Automatically saving received messages to the hard disk
4-29
Auto Log Print
4-30
4.2.7 Deleting received messages
Sample receive message log
Delete window
4.3.1 Displaying and printing the display log
4.3 Display Log
4-31
Display log description
4.3.2 Automatic printing of display log
4-32
Auto Log Print
4.4.1 Displaying and reprinting EGC messages
4.4 EGC Messages
4-33
1. Display EGC Message
4-34
4.4.2 Displaying EGC closed network ID ENID
4.4.3 Displaying the EGC message log
4-35
EGC message log
4-36
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4. INMARSAT C OPERATIONS
5.1 Data Reporting
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
5.1.1 Setting a data report
Data report menu regular interval reporting
PIN Code
5.1.2 Setting a message report
10. Press the ↓ or ↑ key to choose a station
Message report screen
Auto Log Print
5.1.3 Automatic printing of data report, polling command
5.2 Polling
5.2.1 Polling commands
Polling command on MES signalling channel
Polling command on MES message channel
PIN Code
5-10
5.2.2 Other polling commands
Public Switched Telephone Network
Packet Switched Data Network
5.2.3 Polling reception
5-11
Sample MES message channel printout
5.3 DNID Data Network Identification
5.3.1 Displaying DNID
5-12
5-13
5.3.2 Enabling/Disabling DNID
5-14
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5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
6.1 Aborting an Operation
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS
6.2 Scanning NCS Common Channel
Ocean region menu
NCS scan confirmation screen
6.3 Choosing EGC Receiving Channel
6.4 Choosing NCS Channel
Description of LES information table
6.5 LES Information
Services Alphabet shown only when Flag is “1” for a bit
7.1 General Checking and Maintenance
7. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
Cleaning the communication unit
Checking connectors and earth terminal on the communication unit
7.2.1 Self test at power on
7.2 Diagnostics
Program No. ** = Version no
7.3.1 PV test sequence
7.3 Performance Verification PV Test
7.3.2 PV test procedure
Automatic test mode Normal communication disabled
Do not press any distress button unless you are in distress
Signal Strength
7.3.3 Results of PV test
Interpreting the PV test results display
Test Date & Time
Interpreting the system status monitor
7.4 System Status Monitor
Date
Time
Antenna Power Supply
7.5 Replacing the Fuse
Temperature
DCE Memory
7.6.1 Equipment trouble messages
7.6 Error Messages
Error Message
Meaning
7-10
7.6.2 Warning messages
Error Message
Meaning
APPENDIX
Menu Tree
AP-1
F3 Transmit
AP-2
F4 EGC
TRANSMIT
F5 Reports
AP-3
F6 Logs
AP-4
F7 Options FELCOM functions as Inmarsat MES
F7 Options FELCOM functions as EGC receiver
F8 Setup
AP-5
INMARSAT-C, EGC
Full Screen, Half Screen YY-MM-DD, MMM-DD-YY, DD-MMM-YY
APPENDIX
AP-6
APPENDIX
AP-7
AP-8
International Telex/Telephone Country Code List
Area and Country
AP-9
Telephone
Telex Country
APPENDIX
AP-10
APPENDIX
AP-11
APPENDIX
AP-12
APPENDIX
AP-13
APPENDIX
AP-14
LES List
AP-15
April/2003
AP-16
International Telex Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
AP-17
International Telegraphy Alphabet
FIGURES
LETTERS
Messages
F1 File
AP-18
F3 Transmit
F5 Data report
AP-19
AP-20
F7 PV test
Parts List
AP-21
FURUNO PARTS LIST
Communication unit
Parts Location
Antenna unit
AP-22
GENERAL
FURUNO SPECIFICATIONS OF INMARSAT C MES FELCOM
ANTENNA UNIT
SOURCE
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IN-1
INDEX
IN-2
IN-3