Furuno 16 manual Preparing Files, Preparing a routine file

3. FILE OPERATIONS

3.2Preparing Files

There are two types of files: routine and confidential. Files can be assigned a file name and saved to the hard disk for later use. A message may contain maximum 32 Kbytes of characters.

3.2.1Preparing a routine file

1. Press the [F1] key to display the File menu.

File		Edit		Transmit EGC		Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm
			File
	1. New				ALT-N
	2. Open				ALT-O
	3. Close				ALT-Q
	4. Save				ALT-S
5.		Delete			ALT-D
	6. Rename
7.		Print			ALT-P

8.Print Setting

9.MIME (Decode)

File menu

2.Press the [1] key to choose New. The display should now look something like the illustration below.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001

Cursor can be a square or an underline.

----*---------	+	---------+---------	+	---------	+---------	+---------	+---------	<
TELEX		1 Char.	[ Line	1/	1 Col.	1 ]	[Insert	]

Text editor screen

Note: When two working areas are opened and you try to open a third file, the message “Save this message” appears. When this occurs close an open file to free a working area.

3.The cursor is on the first line. Type your message.

4.To transmit the message you have just prepared, go to paragraph 4.1.2. To save it to the hard disk, for future transmission, go to paragraph 3.3.

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