Furuno FELCOM 12 manual Preparing a Distress Alert

DISTRESS ALERT

Preparing a Distress Alert

1.Press [F8] to display the Setup menu. Note that this key has pre- cedence over any operation.

2.Press [1] to display the Distress Message Setup screen.

			Distress Alert Setup
LES ID		144
Update	Time	06:23		97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)
Position		LAT 35:00N
		LON 135:00E
Protocol		Maritime
Nature		Undersignated
Course		187
Speed		10 KTS

Figure 6-1 Distress Alert setup screen

3.The default LES ID is 144, AOR-E, NCS. To change, press [En- ter] to display the LES ID list. Select a suitable LES and press [Enter].

4. Press [ /] to select Update Time. Enter the time (hours and min- utes and date) if necessary. The time indication stays still show- ing the last update. Current time and position are shown at the bottom right on the screen.

5. Press [

/

] to select Position.

6.Press [Enter] to open the window for position entry.

7.Enter position in latitude and longitude. Use [/] to shift the cur- sor from degree to minutes and co-ordinate. Enter co-ordinate with appropriate alphabet key.

8.Press [Enter] to close the window.

9. Press [

/

] to advance the cursor to the Protocol line.

10. For marine vessels Protocol should be set to Maritime.

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