Furuno FELCOM 12 Preparing a confidential message, Cursor is on the first line. Type your message

Note: If the text editor screen does not appear and “close” screen appears, see “Opening a file where a working area is oc- cupied” on page 3-11.

3. The cursor is on the first line. Type your message.

Preparing a confidential message

If communicating with another FELCOM 12, you can prepare a con- fidential message by entering “S???-addressee code(-password):” in first line of message text. You can also receive confidential messages containing this header from a land subscriber or any MES which uses the FELCOM 12.

There are two types of confidential messages: message with addressee code and message with both addressee code and password.

When a FELCOM 12 receives a confidential message, the message is not displayed and printed immediately. To display or print the con- tents of a confidential message, the recipient executes the key se- quences shown on page 4-23.

Explanation of addressee code and password

Caller and recipient agree beforehand on both the addressee code and the password. The addressee code can be the title of the recipient; for example, CAPTAIN. The password could be the classification of the message; for example, SECRET.

Preparing message with addressee code

Type S, 3 question marks, hyphen, addressee code, colon followed by text of message.

Be sure to enter colon.

S???–addressee code: (text of message)

maximum 8 characters

Figure 3-3 Addressee code

Preparing message with both addressee code and password

Type S, 3 question marks, hyphen, addressee code, hyphen, pass- word, colon followed by text of message.

Be sure to enter colon.

S???–addresseecode–password: (text of message)

maximum 8 characters

Figure 3-4 Addressee code and password

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