DSC Distress Communications | Furuno FM-8700 manual

3. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS

3.1 Distress Alert Transmission

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Furuno FM-8700 manual DSC Distress Communications, Distress Alert Transmission

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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 Adjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions Adjusting Volume of LoudspeakerSelecting Channel Modes, Channels Transmitting Selecting Output PowerTurning the Loudspeaker On/Off Automatic Selection of CH16 Scanning Dual Watch Priority Remarks on Voice Communications DSC Controls, LED Warnings DSC Terminal Operational OverviewDSC controls 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 Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…Limit acknowledge 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 Distress Alert Relay When you should relay a distress alertRelaying a distress alert Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice Wait for relay ack This page is intentionally left blank DSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases General procedure for transmitting an individual callTransmitting Individual Calls 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 Transmitting All Ships Calls General procedure for transmitting an all ships callPurpose of all ships call Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call To return to previous menu, press the t key From previous Receiving All Ships Calls Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships callReceiving an all ships call in on hook status Select END and press the ENT key Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Listen to contents of message Preparing and Saving Messages How to prepare transmit messagesPrepare message as follows Page Writing Over Files How to write over filesExample You want to write over file saved under file number Opening a file Opening, Transmitting FilesTransmitting a file Opening a transmit message Transmit/Receive Message MemoryPress the 9 Xmtd key at the standby display You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Transmitting retrieved message Opening a receive message Receive message memoryPress the 8 Rcvd key at the standby display 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 Detailed procedure for making a telephone call Basic procedure for making a telephone callMaking Telephone Calls 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 Confirming VHF Channels How to confirm VHF channelsYou can confirm VHF channels registered as follows 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