EGC setup

The FELCOM 12 receives EGC messages directed to its present po- sition and Navarea without further programming. The EGC Setup screen lets you select additional areas for which you wish to receive messages and also the Navtex station and type of message for Coastal Warning (NAVTEX Re-broadcast).

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

File Edit Transmit EGC

Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Setup

1.Distress Alert Setup

2.System Setup

3.Editor Setup

4.Terminal Setup

5.EGC Setup

6.Auto Mode Setup

7.E-Mail Setup

8.Directories

9.Configuration

Figure 2-20 Setup menu

2. Press [5] to display the EGC Setup screen.

 

 

 

Setup

 

 

 

EGC Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive EGC Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Position

 

 

 

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:

 

 

 

 

Navarea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

OFF

 

 

 

 

NAVTEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice reports

OFF

OMEGA messages

OFF

 

 

Meteo. forecasts

OFF

SATNAV messages

OFF

 

 

Pilot service

OFF

Other navaid msg

OFF

 

 

DECCA messages

OFF

QRU (no message)

OFF

 

 

LORAN messages

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-21 EGC setup screen

The cursor is on the Additional Position line, where you can enter L/L position of an ocean region you want to receive broadcasts for.

3.Press [Enter] to open the additional position window.

4.Enter positions as follows.

a)Enter latitude.

b)Enter [N] or [S].

c)Enter longitude.

d)Enter [E] or [W].

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Furuno FELCOM 12 manual EGC setup, Press 5 to display the EGC Setup screen, OFF Navtex