2. OPERATION

Protecting message from deleting

Messages are automatically deleted from the memory under the following conditions.

-66 hours passed from the moment when received. -Older than No. 200

To prevent a message from being deleted, do the follows;

1.Choose the message at the list display.

2.Press the LIST key to show the list options.

All Messages

Alarm Messages

User Messages

Good Messages

Lock Message

List options

3.Choose Lock Message from the list window.

The protect icon () appears next to the message selected.

Note 1: To unlock a message, choose it and then select Unlock Message in the list window. (The protect icon disappears.)

Note 2: When you unlock a message which was received 66 hours ago or a message that is older than No. 200, it will be deleted promptly when unlocked.

Note 3: Maximum each 50 messages for International and local (or 25% of each memory) can be protected.

2.12Printing Messages

Received messages can be printed automatically or manually, from the built-in printer (NX-700A) or external printer (NX-700B).

Printing all messages displayed

All messages chosen on paragraph 2.11 can be printed out.

1. Press the PRINT key with showing all messages.

Print

Cancel Print

Print options

2.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose “Print”.

3.Press the ENT key to print.

Note: When a message is received while printing some messages, the new one cannot be printed.

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Furuno NX-700A Printing Messages, Alarm Messages User Messages Good Messages Lock Message, Printing all messages displayed

NX-700A specifications

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