Furuno FS-2570, FS-1570 Setting ACQ /SQ key, Can send acknowledge Can send Unable Automatically

5 CALLING, RECEIVING

5.2.2 Receiving an individual call

When own ship receives an individual call, acknowledgement is automatically or manually sent depending on the comply-type setting (see paragraph 7.2). The relationship between comply type and automatic/manual acknowledge is as shown in the table below.

Comply type	ABLE	UNABLE
Setting of
[5/ACQ /SQ] key
AUTO ACK	Can send acknowledge	Can send UNABLE
	automatically	automatically.
MANUAL ACK	Can send acknowledge	Can send UNABLE manually.
	manually

Note: The handset must be on hook to enable automatic acknowledge.

Sending automatic acknowledge (ACK BQ) with comply type “ABLE”

1.When an individual call is received and the automatic acknowledge feature is active (AUTO ACK) and the comply type is “ABLE,” the display shown below appears. This display indicates that the auto acknowledge (ACK BQ) call is being sent.

Able acknowledge call in progress!

TO SHIP:	123456789
ROUTINE
TELEPHONE	CH 201
DSC FREQ :	2177.0 KHZ
TIME TO GO:	6S

2.It takes about seven seconds to transmit the call, after which the audio alarm sounds and the following message appears.

Able acknowledge call transmitted.

TO SHIP:	123456789
ROUTINE
TELEPHONE	CH 201

STOP ALARM

3. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm. The following display appears.

* Xmitted message *

MAR-23-2002-23:01

ABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TO SHIP:	123456789
ROUTINE
TELEPHONE		CH 201
RE-SEND3	4
		ALL VIEW

4.Press the [CANCEL] key. You can now communicate with the party, over the radiotelephone frequency specified or by the NBDP terminal unit.

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