Furuno FS-5070 manual Sending a geographical area call, Area

5. ROUTINE MESSAGE CALLING, RECEVING

5.3.1Sending a geographical area 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

2.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose AREA MESSAGE and then push the ENTER knob.

3.Push the ENTER knob to open the AREA menu, then choose QUAD or CIRCLE and push the ENTER knob.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE	: AREA MESSAGE
AREA
PRIORITY	: SAFETY
COMM MODE	: TELEPHONE
COMM FREQ	: 2182.0 kHz
DSC FREQ	: 2187.5 kHz
	GO TO VIEW

AREA line display

QUAD

"44° N 125° E 17° 21°"

CIRCLE

"44° 33N 125° 33E 0500NM"

4.For QUAD: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point and southerly degrees and easterly degrees of area. To change coordinate, choose it and press the 1 key for North or East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the ENTER knob.

5.For CIRCLE: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point and radius of area. To change coordinate, choose it and press the 1 key for North or East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the ENTER knob.

6.Push the ENTER knob to open the PRIORITY menu.

7.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose priority desired and then push the ENTER knob.

8.Push the ENTER knob to open the COM. MODE menu.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE	:	AREA CALL
AREA : 34°N 133		TELEPHONE
		NBDP-FEC
PRIORITY	:
COMM MODE	:
COMM FREQ	: 2182.0 kHz
DSC FREQ	: 2187.5 kHz
	GO TO VIEW

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

10.Push the ENTER knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.

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