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