4.9.2Sending PSTN call, receiving acknowledge back (QUEUE indication), ring back

1.Press the [CALL] key followed by the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.

*** Send message ***

INDIVIDUAL

CALL TYPE

PSTN CALL

COAST ID

TEST CALL

TEL NO. :

ALL SHIPS

DSC FREQ

GROUP CALL

AREA CALL

 

 

POSITION6

If this part of the menu5appears use

5to scroll menu.

POLLING

NEUTRAL

MEDICAL

RELAY ALL

RELAY SEL

DISTRESS

2.Select PSTN CALL and press the [ENT] key.

3.Press the [ENT] key to open the COAST ID menu.

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE:

PSTN CALL

COAST ID

00000000

TEL NO. : -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DSC FREQ

:12M-INTL

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

How to input coast ID automatically

If you have registered some coast IDs (Chapter 6), you can insert them into your message as follows:

1.Press the [FILE] key after completing step 2 in the above procedure. The following display appears.

PSTN ID file

 

Note: You can print the

300.

FURUNO

 

PSTN ID file list by pressing

500.

MARINE

￿

the [8/PRINT] key.

777. ELECTRIC

4

 

 

 

 

UP 6DOWN

 

 

2. Select file which contains ID you want to use (press to show ID number).

3.Press the [ENT] key to insert ID number in message.

4.Key in ID of coast station (nine digits) to where to send the call and press the [ENT] key.

5.Press the [ENT] key to open the TEL NO. menu.

*** Send message ***

 

CALL TYPE:

PSTN CALL

 

COAST ID

: 001234567

 

 

 

TEL NO.

----------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

:12M-INTL

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

How to input telephone no. automatically

If you have registered some coast IDs (Chapter 6), you can insert them into your message as follows:

1.Press the [FILE] key after completing step 4 in the above procedure. The following display appears.

Telephone no. file

Note: You can print the

300.

FURUNO

 

Telephone no. file list by

500.

MARINE

￿

pressing the [8/PRINT] key.

777. ELECTRIC

4

 

 

 

 

UP 6DOWN

 

 

2. Select file which contains no. you want to use (press to show ID number).

3. Press the [ENT] key to insert no. in message.

6.Enter telephone no. (16 digits max.) and press the [ENT] key.

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Furuno RC-1500-1T manual Pressing the 8/PRINT key

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