Furuno DP-6 manual Send a file from a floppy disk

2.Select a station. (Station must be registered for the ARQ mode). Press the [Enter] key. The message "Calling Station" appears.

If the message "Station calling suspended. Check radio and interconnections. Press any key to escape." appears, check both radio's power and interconnections between the radio and the DP-6.

3.When an acknowledge signal is detected, "Connect" appears in inverse video on the communication status display (see next page).

Note: If signal conditions are poor, connection may take a while. If the line could not be connected in one minute, calling stops and "Calling failed" appears. Try step 2 again one minute later. Should signal conditions worsen during message transmission, "Error" appears in inverse video and 30 seconds later the line is disconnected.

4.Transmit message by one of the following methods;

Send a file from a floppy disk

a)Press function key [F7] (WRU) to receive the answerback code of the other station. Verify that the code from the sta- tion called is correct.

b)Press function key [F8] (HR) to transmit your own identity (answerback code).

c)Press function key [F3] and then the [3] key to display the Send screen. Select file to send and press the [Enter] key. Send appears in inverse video while the file is being trans- mitted.

			Send File
	Filename					Data &	Time
				Size
<Parent		Directory>			96-11-15		12:24
00FOX		.MES	95		96-11-15		08:07
ASCII		.TXT	613		96-11-15		16:15
BEEP		.EXE	28854		96-11-15		10:36
DPX		.AUT	1830		96-11-15		10:02
DPX		.BAT	349		96-11-15		13:54
DPX		.BSC	28000		96-11-15		17:11
DPX		.CNL	1000		96-11-15		10:02
29 Files exist				247271424 bytes free
To select:ENTER				To view:SPACE			To quit:ESC

Figure 5-8 Send file screen

Sending volume (percentage of message transmitted, counts upward as the message is being transmitted), ARQ error count and ARQ transmission time appear on the display.

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