• IND

:Individual call (Refer to page 4-1.)

• TEL

:Telephone call (semi-auto/auto call.

 

Refer to page 5-4.)

 

Call a terrestrial network, for example, your

 

office through a coast station.

• ALL

:All ships call (Refer to page 4-9.)

• R/A and R/S

:Distress relay for All ships and for Se-

 

lective (Individual) calls (Refer to

 

page 3-5.)

• DIS

:Distress call (Refer to page 3-1.)

• GRP

:Group call

 

Call a specific group by entering group ID

 

number.

• GEO

:Georgraphic area call

 

Call for ships within a range set by you in

 

the transmit message (menu). To designate

 

the range, enter reference point and width

 

(range) data of both longitude and latitude.

 

Example: Ocean AD … 34N 135E da10 do5

Reference point

34° N

135° E

Range data

34N

10° = da

24N

5° = do

135E 140E How to enter the data.

Area <

>

NORTH=00°-00°EAST=000°+00°

Enter latitude

Enter range

Enter longitude

Enter range

(34N).

(da = 10).

(135E).

 

(do = 05).

Press the

Press the [s]

Press the

Press the

[s] key.

key twice.

[s] key.

[ENT] key.

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Furuno FM-8500 Individual call Refer to, Telephone call semi-auto/auto call, All ships call Refer to, R/S, Group call