2. OPERATION

2.16Other Functions

This paragraph describes the various options which allow you to set up your unit to suit your needs.

NAVTEX menu

Item

 

Description

 

Setting

 

 

Mask Mode

 

Chooses the receiving mode. (See

 

INS, Manual

 

 

 

paragraph 2.6.)

 

 

 

 

Auto Rcv

 

Turns Auto mode on/off.

 

Off, On

 

 

Mask*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local

 

Chooses the local channel.

 

490kHz, 4209.5kHz

 

Channel*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rcv Mask*

 

Receives messages in the category.

 

-

 

INS Output

 

Sets the station and type of message to

 

-

 

Mask*

 

output to the INS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer Mask*

 

Chooses the station and message to

 

 

 

 

 

print out automatically (See paragraph

 

 

 

 

 

2.8.)

 

 

 

 

System menu

 

*: Not available on INS mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

Description

 

 

Setting

Warn Msg Alm

 

Turns the audible alarm on/off when receiving a

Off, On

 

Warning message (A, B, and L).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turns the audible alarm for monitoring of Rx

 

 

 

 

 

signal on/off.

 

 

 

 

Signal Monitor

 

Off: Disables monitoring.

 

 

Off, Int’l, Local

 

 

 

Int’l: Monitors international frequency.

 

 

 

 

 

Local: Monitors local frequency.

 

 

 

 

Key Beep

 

Turns key beep on/off.

 

 

Off, On

 

 

 

If a GPS receiver feeds nav data to the NAVTEX,

-13:30 to

Time Offset

 

you may use local time instead of UTC time.

 

Enter the time difference between local time and

+13:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTC time.

 

 

 

 

Units

 

Chooses units of measurement

(distance and

nm, kt,

 

ship speed) to be shown on the User Display.

km, km/h,

 

 

 

mi, mi/h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None,

Printer

 

Sets the printer type. (See paragraph 4.6.)

NX-700A,

 

Upright,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverted

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Furuno NX-700A/B manual Other Functions, Navtex menu, System menu

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