Furuno FELCOM 12 manual

INMARSAT-C

MOBILE EARTH STATION

MODEL FELCOM 12

Contents

Main PUB. No. OME-56130 FIRST EDITION : NOV. 1997 M2 : JAN. 22, 2003 i i i i i i i i i i i i i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTIONCAUTION Page iii CONTENTS INMARSAT-C SYSTEM ......................................................................5 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW...........................................................1-1 iv SYSTEM INITIALIZATION............................................................... 2-1 FILE OPERATIONS .........................................................................3-1 v INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS................................................. 4-1 DATA REPORTING AND POLLING ................................................5-1 DISTRESS ALERT...........................................................................6-1 vi OTHER FUNCTIONS....................................................................... 7-1 MAINTENANCE............................................................................... 8-1 vii MENU TREE Numerals in parenthesis are page numbers. F1: File F7: Options F6: Logs F2: Edit OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Page Page FOREWORD Introduction Features About This Manual Antenna Unit Communication Unit Terminal Unit FELCOM 12 System Configuration INMARSAT -C SYSTEM Introduction Page Page Figure 3 Coverage area of satellites Communications Network Types of MES Peripheral Equipment Distress/Urgent Receiving Unit (IC-303) Distress Alert Unit (IC-302) Distress Message Controller (DMC-5:Option) Page 1-1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW The Communication Unit Self test When the audible alarm sounds 1-2 The Terminal Unit Floppy disk drive Floppy disk Page 1-4 Keyboard Key description / 1-5 / 1-6 Shortcut key operation Function Menus 1-7 Selecting menu, menu options Function menu description 1-8 Sample menu operation ] or [ / Figure 1-7 Standby display Press [F6] to display the Logs menu. Figure 1-8 Logs menu Press [1] to display the send message log. Display Indications (1) Distress alert information (2) Communication network mode 1-10 (3) Communication unit status (4) Communication unit remarks and DCE version number (5) Frame synchronization (6) Ocean region receiving 1-11 Error Messages and Alerts 1-12 Silencing the Audible Alarm Silencing the alarm by the Setup menu 1-13 1-14 Contents of program disk 2-1 SYSTEM INITIALIZATION System Settings Two sets of DTEs installed 2-2 System setup 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 Terminal Setup 2-7 Login and Logout 2-8 Login 2-9 Logout 2-10 2-11 EGC Settings What is the EGC (Enhanced Group Call) service? 2-12 EGC setup 2-13 2-14 2-15 Programming EGC channels 2-16 Programming NCS Channels 2-17 Figure 2-31 NCS channel list, update window 14.Press [Enter] to register input. Note: The ID number range is 45-63 and the frequency code range 2-18 LES List Operations Figure 2-34 LES list Programming the LES list Figure 2-32 Setup menu Setup 2-19 2-20 Deleting and changing the LES list Printing the LES list 2-21 Table 2-1 LES IDs 2-22 Station List Operations Programming the station list 2-23 2-24 2-25 Editing the station list Printing the station list 2-26 Entering Own Ships Position 2-27 Setting Directories 2-28 E-mail Service List Figure 2-52 E-mail setup Figure 2-50 Setup menu, configuration 3. Press [5] to display the E-mail Service List. 2-29 2-30 E-mail Setup 2-31 5. Press [Enter] to the update window. Page 3-1 FILE OPERATIONS Preparing a Message Preparing a routine message 3-2 Preparing a confidential message 3-3 Editor menu setup 3-4 Scroll: Sets how much the screen moves up over the page Figure 3-8 Edit menu (Full Screen or Half Screen) when [PgUp] or [PgDn] key is operated. Cutting and pasting text Figure 3-7 Appearance of highlighted text 3. Press [F2] to select the Edit menu. 3-5 Copying and pasting text 3-6 Insert (with Citation) Select All Search and Replace Go to line Time or Pos. ins Saving a Message Formatting a floppy disk 3-8 Saving a message 2. Press [4]. The screen should look something like Figure 3-14. (file name) . (extension name) 3 characters period 8 characters Figure 3-15 Configuration of file menu 4. Press [Enter]. SAVING appears on display. 3-9 Save message, clear screen 2. Press [3]. The prompt Save this message? appears on the screen. Figure 3-16 File menu, close file prompt 3. Press [Enter]. Figure 3-17 Save screen 4. Enter a file name. 5. Press [Enter]. Opening a File Opening a file 3-11 Switching between files Yes Figure 3-20 How the change window feature works Opening a file where a working area is occupied Save this message? No Saving a File Under a New Name skip step 6. The following screen appears. Figure 3-24 Save screen 7. Press [Enter]. Note: Should you decide to save the file under the original name, 3-13 Printing a File You can print out a hard copy of a file stored in a floppy disk. 2. Press [7]. A list of files stored on the disk appears. 3-14 Combining Files Deleting a File 3-15 4. Press [Enter]. The prompt OK to delete file? appears. Figure 3-28 Prompt for verification of file delete 5. Press [Enter] to delete the file, or press [ MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Figure 3-29 File, decode 3. Select the file you want to decode. 3-16 Rename Do the following to change file name. 1. Press [F1]. 2. Press [6]. Figure 3-30 File, rename 3. Select a file you want to rename. Figure 3-31 Rename window 5. Delete old file name and then type new file name. 6. Press [Enter]. 4-1 INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS Transmitting Code description 4-2 Table 4-1 Message, subscriber destination and code Transmitting prepared message 4-3 Figure 4-2 Transmit message menu Note: An error message may appear under the conditions below: 4-4 4-5 (9) Press [ ] to advance the cursor to the Address line. ] to advance the cursor to the Modem Type line. (2) Press [Enter] to open the selection window. 4-6 (2) Press [Enter] to open the window for address entry. ] to advance the cursor to the Subject line. (6) Press [Enter] to open the window for subject entry. ] to advance the cursor to the Attach File line. (10)Press [Enter] to open the select File window. 4-7 ] to advance the cursor to the LES ID line. 10.Press [Enter] to open the selection window. Figure 4-10 Transmit message menu, LES ID window opened Note: If the LES ID entered is invalid, Cannot use this LES. 4-8 4-9 TRANSMIT MESSAGE STATUS Transmitting message stored on floppy disk (multiple address) 4-10 Figure 4-14 File list Figure 4-13 Transmit message menu 5. Press [ 4-11 ] to advance the cursor to the Station Name line. 8. Press [Enter] to open the Station List. Figure 4-16 With asterisk mark 10.Press [ / ] key to advance the cursor to the LES ID line. 11.Press [Enter] to open the LES Table. 4-12 Figure 4-17 LES list Figure 4-19 Transmit message menu ] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT. 14.Press [Enter] twice to transmit the message. 4-13 Canceling transmission 4-14 Confirming delivery status (message status list) 4-15 4-16 Manually requesting delivery status 4-17 The 2-digit code services 4-18 4-19 Inserting the destinations of a fax terminal 4-20 Receiving When a message is received 4-21 Setting the receive alarm 4-22 Displaying receive messages 4-23 Printing receive messages 4-24 Saving receive messages to a floppy disk Automatically saving receive messages 4-25 Deleting receive messages 4-26 Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit IC-303 Display Log Displaying and printing the display log 4-27 Automatic printing of display log 4-28 Display send message log or receive message log EGC Messages Displaying and reprinting EGC messages 4-29 Displaying EGC closed network ID (ENID) 4-30 Receiving EGC distress or urgent message Tx Message Example Printout Confirmation "OFF" 4-31 Confirmation "ON" Page 5-1 DATA REPORTING AND POLLING Data Reporting Setting a data report 5-2 Note: If the item "Activation" below is set to "Daily", do the following steps: 5-3 5-4 Setting a message report 5-5 Note: If the item "Activation" below is set to "Daily", do the following steps: 5-6 Polling Polling command 5-7 Other polling command 5-8 Polling reception 5-9 Figure 5-10 Data network ID menu DNID (Data Network Identification) Displaying DNID 5-10 Enabling/Disabling DNID 6-1 DISTRESS ALERT Preparing a Distress Alert 6-2 6-3 Transmitting a Distress Alert 6-4 Testing Distress Button 6-5 Distress Communications 6-6 11.Press [Enter] to close the LES list. 12.Press [ distress message. ] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT. 13.Press [Enter]. The display should look similar to Figure 6-9. Note: Country/Ocean Code and Station ID are not required in a OTHER FUNCTIONS Aborting an Operation 7-2 Scanning NCS 7-3 Selecting EGC Receiving Channel 7-4 Selecting NCS Channel Figure 7-7 NCS channel list 3. Select NCS channel. 8-1 MAINTENANCE This chapter provides the information necessary for the maintenance and checking of the FELCOM 12. Safety Information 8-2 General Checking and Maintenance Cleaning the terminal unit and communication unit Checking connectors and earth terminal Floppy disk drive head When the power cant be turned on (power lamp does not light) Self Tests Self test at power application (communication unit) Testing the communication unit through the keyboard 8-4 Performance Verification (PV) Test PV test sequence 8-5 PV test procedure 8-6 Results of PV test 8-7 BBER: Bulletin Board Error Rate (%). Pass ap- Figure 8-7 System status monitor display pears for no error. System Status Monitor 8-8 Interpreting the system status monitor Note: The above status indication depends on the GPS receiver connected. 8-9 Note: * requires data from the navigation device. Replacing Internal Battery 8-10 Error Messages 8-11 8-12 Page Page SP-1 SPECIFICATIONS SP-2 AP-1 APPENDIX International Telex/Telephone Country Code List AP-2 AP-3 AP-4 AP-5 AP-6 AP-7 AP-8 AP-9 International Telex Abbreviations AP-10 Glossary of Acronyms AP-11 International Telegraphy Alphabet AP-12 Error Messages and Alerts AP-13 AP-14 AP-15 LES IDs List Digital Interface (IEC 61162-2) Page AP-18 Data sentences Input sentences BWC - Bearing and distance to waypoint AP-19 BWR - Bearing and distance to waypoint -rhumb line DBT - Depth below transducer AP-20 GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data AP-21 GLL - Geographic position - latitude and longitude MTW - Water temperature AP-22 RMA - Recommended minimum navigation information - Loran C data AP-23 RMB - Recommended minimum navigation information AP-24 RMC - Recommended minimum navigation information - GPS/TRANSIT data VDR - Set and drift AP-25 VTG - Course over ground and ground speed WPL - Waypoint location AP-26 ZDA - Date and time Output sentences GGA, GLL, RMC, VTG, ZDA - See input sentences. GSV - GNSS satellites in view IN-1 Index A C D E