Furuno FELCOM 12 manual Scanning NCS, Press Enter to start the scanning

Scanning NCS

The communication unit automatically tunes itself to the NCS se- lected on the System Setup menu. You can, however, tune to another NCS which has a stronger signal. Scanning is possible only when the communication unit is IDLE and FELCOM 12 is set to operate as an Inmarsat-C transceiver.

If the communication unit is not idle, “Communication unit is not Idle now. Cannot start scan.” appears. Press any key to escape then wait until the unit is in the idle state.

1.Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2.Press [5] to display the Ocean Region screen.

Options

Ocean Region

Auto

West-Atlantic

East-Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

NCS you are currently tuned to appears in reverse indication.

Figure 7-4 Ocean region screen

3.The NCS you are currently tuned to appears in reverse indication. If necessary, select another NCS.

4.Press [Enter].

If Auto is selected, FELCOM 12 scans all NCSs in turn. If a par- ticular ocean region is selected, FELCOM 12 scans all channels of that NCS. (NCSs will begin using multiple channels when the third generation satellites come into use.)

Options

Ocean Region

Auto

West-Atlantic

East-AtlanticStart

Pacific

Indian Yes No

Figure 7-5 NCS scan confirmation screen

5.Press [Enter] to start the scanning.

The message “Starting Scan Process. Press any key to escape.” appears during the scanning.

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