DSC Terminal Operational Overview, DSC controls | Furuno FM-8700

2.DSC TERMINAL OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is the globally adapted system by the ITU-R and IMO for selective calling of coast station and ship radio stations. The DSC system is used for both safety and routine. The GMDSS requires the use of DSC for distress alerting and safety calls.

2.1 DSC Controls, LED Warnings

DSC controls

LCD

VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM-8700

Watch VHF ch70 auto

				DISTRESS CANCEL
		DISTRESS		ALARM	CALL
				STOP	CALL
				STOP
	VOLUME	SQUELCH			CHANNEL
	(PUSH) OFF/DW/SCAN(PUSH) LOW		TX	REM USA WX PRIV	CHANNEL
	(PUSH) OFF/DW/SCAN(PUSH) LOW		TX	REM USA WX PRIV	MODE(PUSH)
		HI	CH16
		LOW	CH16
		LOW
	OFF	AUTO

DSC controls

POSITION AUTO ACK

TEST

1 2 3 CANCEL

PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME

4 5 6

FILE RCVD XMTD

7 8 9 SELECT

0ENT

Transmits messages other than distress.

Silences the receive alarm.

Stops repetitive alerts.

Transmits the distress alert. Press the [DISTRESS] key 4 seconds continuously.

Figure 2-1 FM-8700 transceiver unit

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Furuno FM-8700 manual DSC Terminal Operational Overview, DSC Controls, LED Warnings, DSC controls

Contents

VHF Radiotelephone FM -8 7 0 Canceling Distress Alert Safety Instructions Table of Contents Index-1 SP-1 Word to FM-8700 Owners Foreword Program number Features Vii System Configuration This page is intentionally left blank Front Panel VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview VHF Controls, Indications Turning the Power On/Off Selecting Channel Modes, Channels Adjusting Volume of LoudspeakerAdjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions Transmitting Selecting Output PowerTurning the Loudspeaker On/Off Automatic Selection of CH16 Scanning Dual Watch Priority Remarks on Voice Communications DSC controls DSC Terminal Operational OverviewDSC Controls, LED Warnings LED warnings Key Function/Purpose DSC control description DSC Operational Overview When blinking question mark appearsStandby display Selecting and registering items Prepare message and then transmit it as follows Preparing and transmitting DSC messages When keyboard input is prohibited Distress alert transmission and output power Limit acknowledge Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off This page is intentionally left blank Distress Alert Transmission DSC Distress Communications Distress call Provide the following information to the coast station Manual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time Canceling manually entered dataEntering data manually Confirming Ships Position and Time Within five seconds after pressing the Distress key Canceling a Distress Call Receiving distress alert from other vessel Procedure when in area A1 DSC Distress alert received Transmitting Dist ACK over CH16 To transmit the Dist ACK signal, do the following Transmitting Dist ACK signal Relaying a distress alert When you should relay a distress alertDistress Alert Relay Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice Wait for relay ack This page is intentionally left blank Transmitting Individual Calls General procedure for transmitting an individual callDSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases Prepare and transmit a message as follows Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual call Transmission time about 0.5 seconds From previous From previous After receiving the ACK BQ signal, do the following Receiving Individual Calls ACK RQ Setting of Able or Unable Receiving individual call with Auto ACK on Received * ACK RQ ID Receiving ACK RQ with Auto ACK OFFPage Purpose of all ships call General procedure for transmitting an all ships callTransmitting All Ships Calls Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call To return to previous menu, press the t key From previous Receiving an all ships call in on hook status Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships callReceiving All Ships Calls Select END and press the ENT key Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Listen to contents of message Prepare message as follows How to prepare transmit messagesPreparing and Saving Messages Page Example You want to write over file saved under file number How to write over filesWriting Over Files Transmitting a file Opening, Transmitting FilesOpening a file Press the 9 Xmtd key at the standby display Transmit/Receive Message MemoryOpening a transmit message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Transmitting retrieved message Press the 8 Rcvd key at the standby display Receive message memoryOpening a receive message Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key This page is intentionally left blank Other Calling Types How to select other calling typesSelection of Other Calling Types Calling types description Dividual calls. Refer to Ships, by using urgent category, that own shipDistress call. Refer to ID number Making Telephone Calls Basic procedure for making a telephone callDetailed procedure for making a telephone call Pstn Call Operation after making DSC telephone call Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station Registering other station IDs, telephone numbers Other Station IDs and Telephone Numbers Opening other station IDs, telephone numbers User Preferences Automatic or Manual Printing Printer setupSelecting automatic or manual printing Automatic printing Printing Timing of 4 key pressing Example Pringout Manual printing Example printouts Turning Key Beep On/Off How to turn receive alarm on/off, select distress alarm tone Alarm Setup This page is intentionally left blank System Confirmation How to confirm own ships IDConfirming Own Ship’s ID Own ship’s ID can be confirmed as follows Confirming ROM Version No How to confirm ROM version no How to confirm VHF section settings Confirming VHF Section Settings You can confirm VHF channels registered as follows How to confirm VHF channelsConfirming VHF Channels How to confirm Tx output power Confirming Tx Output Power This page is intentionally left blank Maintenance Maintenance & TroubleshootingTroubleshooting When the power cannot be turned on How to start the diagnostic tests Diagnostic Test Transmit Power NG This page is intentionally left blank Specifications of Marine VHF Radiotelephone Power Requirements Menu Tree Appendix Dist Ship ID POS & Time Distress Dist ACK Marine VHF Channel Frequencies International version Marine VHF Channel ListsPage Marine VHF Channel Frequencies USA version Private Channels U.K. Mariners Weather Channels Included in US version Private Channels Netherlands Inland Input sentences Digital Interface IEC 61162-1 EditionLoad requirements as listner Isolation GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude RMA Recommemded minimum navigation information Loran C data RMC Recommended minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data This page is intentionally left blank Index-1 Index