Furuno FS-5070 manual Group Call, Sending a group call, Press the 2/DSC key Select Message

5. ROUTINE MESSAGE CALLING, RECEVING

The timer counts down the time remaining until the call is completed (transmission time: about seven seconds).

8. Press the CANCEL key twice to show the radiotelephone screen.

5.2Group Call

A group call is for calling a specific group by specifying its group ID.

5.2.1Sending a group call

1. Press the 2/DSC key.

Select Message

GENERAL	DISTRESS
INDIVIDUAL	RELAY AREA
PSTN MESSAGE	RELAY COAST
TEST MESSAGE	DISTRESS
GROUP MESSAGE
AREA MESSAGE	SPECIAL
POSITION
MMSI 123456789	UTC 01:53
POS 12 34.5678N
123 45.6789E	EPFS 01:54

1.Choose GROUP MESSAGE and then push the ENTER knob.

2.Push the ENTER knob to open the GROUP ID menu, and then rotate the ENTER knob to choose MANUAL or SELECT.

3.For SELECT, you can choose an ID from the message file list stored.

4.For MANUAL, key in group ID (eight digits) with the numeric keys and then push the ENTER knob.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE

GROUP ID

PRIORITY COMM MODE

: GROUP MESSAGE

0 * * * * * * * *

:ROUTINE

:TELEPHONE

COMM FREQ	: NO INFO
DSC FREQ	: 2M-INTL
	GO TO VIEW

5.Push the ENTER knob to open the COMM MODE menu.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE GROUP ID PRIORITY

TELEPHONE

NBDP-FEC

COMM MODE	: TELEPHONE
COMM FREQ	: NO INFO
DSC FREQ	: 2M-INTL
	GO TO VIEW

6.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose communication type desired and then push the ENTER knob.

7.Push the ENTER knob to open the COMM FREQ menu.

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