Radio Rack Console
RC-1500-1T
For the dual Inmarsat C type, skip the chapter on NBDP
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00080625900 00080625900
OME55970H00 OME55970H00
Nishinomiya, Japan
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Do not open the equipment
DANGER
Do not disassemble or modify the equipment
Part
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Part 1 RC-1500-1T
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RC-11500-1T
Part
Chapter 2 RC-1500-1T Control Panel and PP-510
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RC-1500-1T
1.1 System Diagram
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
The type and number of the component differ from set to set
IC-302
System 2 Dual Inmarsat C type
Radio Battery
Distribution
DSC-60 MF/HF DSC Terminal
AC/DC Radio Switch Box
1.2 Equipment Description
FURUNO SSB Radiotelephone
Connection between DSC-60 and DP-6
1.3 Mutual Operation of Equipment
Turning on the system
1.4 Power On/Off
Turning off the system
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2.1 RC-1500-1T Control Panel
1 EMG LIGHT switch
2 BATTERY MONITOR lamp
Chapter 2 RC-1500-1T Control Panel and PP-510
NBDP
3 BATTERY CHARGER switch
4 PRINTER selector switch
Do not turn the switch while printing. Garbled printout will result
The electrolyte can cause explosion if it becomes too hot
Battery charging
Care of the lead-acid battery
The battery emits hydrogen gas which can cause explosion
4. Cleaning
2.2 Maintenance
1. Cleaning display screens
2. Cleaning floppy disk drives
NLQ Near Letter Quality key
Turning on the power
2.3 PP-510
Key description
PP-510, side view
Loading roll paper
P.PARK key
Removing remaining paper
Loading new roll paper
9. Replace the paper cover, the printer cover and roll paper stay
SSB Radiotelephone2
Part
Part
Part
MF/HF3DSC
Page
5. LOG FILE
4. CALLING
6. PREPARING SEND MESSAGES
Page
FOREWORD
Features
One-touch testing facility
Program number
MAIN CPU MODEM
1. DSC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.1 What is DSC?
1.2 DSC Call
Contents of a DSC call
1.2.1 Distress alert call and reply
1.2.2 Individual call
1.3 Audio Alarms
Basic procedure
1.4.2 Automatic acknowledge
1.4 Remote Control and Automatic Acknowledge
1.4.1 Remote control
1.4.3 Both remote control and automatic acknowledge ON
1.5.1 Receive calls
1.5 Interpreting Call Displays
Distress call
Received message
Individual call
Received message
Received message
Distress call in progress
1.5.2 Send calls
Distress call
Individual call
SSB output power at transmission of distress alert
1.6 Remote Control of SSB Radiotelephone
Keyboard lock at the SSB radiotelephone
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2.1 Controls, LED Description
2. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Control
Control, LED description
Function
Radiotelephone setting screen
2.2 Turning the Power On/Off
2.3.2 Radiotelephone setting screen
2.3.1 DSC standby screen
DIMMER 1~8
2.4 Panel Backlighting, LCD Contrast and Brightness
CONTRAST 0~63
CH12034
CH12034
2.5 Loudspeaker, Buzzer On/Off
CH12034
scanned is highlighted
2.6 Starting, Stopping Scanning DSC Routine Frequencies
DSC routine frequency
currently being
2.7 Automatic Acknowledge On/Off
2.8 Intercom On/Off
2.9 Selection of On-screen Items
2-10
2.10 Manual Entry of Position and Time
6. Enter latitude in four digits and press the ENT key
2-11
Tx Rx
2.11 Remote Control of FURUNO SSB Radiotelephone
2-12
Mode selection
176.00
329.0
2-13
Power selection
2-14
Tx 12
Rx 13
Tx 12
3.1 Sending Distress Alert
3. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
3.1.1 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button
Time to go until distress alert transmission is completed
STOP ALARM
3.1.2 Sending distress alert with nature of distress specified
4. Press the ENT key to open the INPUT TYPE menu
Send
18. Follow steps 3-6 on page 3-2 and
Distress call in progress
3.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band
3.2 Receiving a Distress Alert
received from
Procedure when distress alert is received
ship in distress?
Sending the distress relay to a coast station
Distress relay ack call received
Send
3-10
Wait for distress relay acknowledge
a Distress alert received on HF band
3-11
Sending the distress acknowledge to ship in distress
The option ACKNOWLEDGE does not appear in the following cases
Distress acknowledge call in progress
3-12
Received message
3.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band
3-13
Distress call received
2 187.5 KHZ
3-14
3.3.1 Sending distress relay to coast station
3.3 Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress
3-15
Send
3-16
6. Press the ENT key to open the NATURE5menu
12. Press the CALL key to send the call
3-17
3-18
3.3.2 Sending distress relay to all ships
Send
3-19
NBDP-FEC
12. Select appropriate frequency and press the ENT key. The display now looks something like the one below
3-20
3.5 Receiving Distress Relay from Coast Station
3.4 Receiving Distress Relay All Ships from Ship
3-21
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4.1 All Ships Call
4. CALLING
4.1.1 Sending all ships call
3. Press the ENT key to display the PRIORITY menu
4.1.2 Receiving all ships call
How to input station ID automatically
Send
4.2 Individual Call
4.2.1 Sending individual call
5. Press the ENT key to open the PRIORITY menu
Routine or ships business priority
How to set working frequency
Frequency
Channel
Safety or urgency priority
Send
How to set DSC frequency
Routine or ships business priority
GO TO ALL VIEW
Send message
Send message
2 MHz
Safety or urgency priority
4-10
a Select DSC FREQ and press the ENT key
No response! Try calling again?
4-11
Able acknowledge call received
Unable acknowledge call received
4-12
4.2.2 Receiving individual call
Sending automatic acknowledge ACK BQ with comply type “ABL E”
Sending automatic acknowledge ACK BQ with comply type “UNA BLE”
4-13
GO TO ALL VIEW
Manually acknowledging individual call with “AB LE”
4-14
Able acknowledge call in progress
4-15
Manually acknowledging individual call with “UNABLE”
Send message
ABLE
4-16
UNABLE
4.3.1 Sending a group call
4.3 Group Call
4-17
Send message
4-18
Send message
Send message
4-19
4.3.2 Receiving a group call
Send message
˚N --- ˚E ↓ -- ˚ → -- ˚
4.4 Geographical Area Call
4.4.1 Sending a geographical area call
4-20
ROUTINE
4-21
Send message
Send message
Geographical area call in progress
4-22
Send message
Send message
4-23
4.4.2 Receiving a geographical area call
Send
4.5 Neutral Craft Call
4.5.1 Sending a neutral craft call
4-24
Neutral craft call in progress
4.5.2 Receiving a neutral craft call
4-25
Send message
Send
4.6 Medical Transport Call
4.6.1 Sending a medical transport call
4-26
Medical transport call received
4.6.2 Receiving a medical transport call
4-27
Medical transport call in progress
Send
4.7 Polling Call
4.7.1 Sending a polling call
4-28
Send message
4-29
Send message
Send message
Waiting for polling acknowledgement
4-30
Polling acknowledge call received
No response! Try calling again?
4-31
4.7.2 Receiving a polling call
Automatic reply
Manual reply
4-32
Polling acknowledge call in progress
Finding position of other station
4.8 Position Call
4-33
Sending own ships positionÅto other stations
If this part of menu appears
4.8.1 Position call requesting other ship’s position
4-34
Send message
9. The display now looks something like the following
4-35
No response! Try calling again?
4.8.2 Position call other ship requests your position
4-36
Acknowledge call received
Manual reply
4-37
35˚00N 135˚00E
Pos acknowledge call in progress
4-38
4.9.1 Sending PSTN call, receiving acknowledge back ACK BQ
4.9 PSTN Call
4-39
Send message
4-40
How to input telephone no. automatically
Send
Waiting for acknowledgement
4-41
UNABLE ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY FROM COAST
4-42
Unable acknowledge
No response! Try calling again?
Send message
4-43
Send message
Send message
Send message
4-44
Send
message
Waiting for acknowledge
4-45
PSTN connection call in progress
Unable to acknowledge call received
4-46
4-47
4.9.3 Receiving PSTN call, sending acknowledge back ACK BQ
PSTN end of call in progress
4-48
PSTN end of call in progress
Waiting for charge information
3. When the timer counts down to zero one of the following displays appear
4-49
2. For no charge information the display looks as below
4-50
5.2.1 Distress log
5. LOG FILE
5.1 Log File Description
5.2 Opening a Log File
Rcvd distress log
Rcvd distress log
Received message
Rcvd distress log
Rcvd ordinary log
5.2.2 Ordinary log
DIST Select log file
Rcvd ordinary log
a Do steps 1-4 above to select file to re-send
5.2.3 Transmitted log
b Press to select RE-SEND c Press the ENT key d Press the CALL key
6.1 Preparing Individual Call Messages
6. PREPARING SEND MESSAGES
NO INFO
Messag
How to Enter File Name and Number
UP 6DOWN
6.2 Preparing Group Call Messages
Message file entry
6.3 Preparing Geographical Area Call Messages
Message file entry
AREA 34˚N 135˚
˚N --- ˚E ↓ -- ˚ → -- ˚
INDIVIDUAL
6.4 Preparing PSTN Call Messages
How to input coast ID automatically
How to input telephone no. automatically
5. Press the ENT key to open the CALL TYPE menu
6.5 Preparing Test Call Messages
3. Press the #/SETUP key to open the Setup menu
4. Select MESSAGE and press the ENT key
6.6 Sending Prepared Messages
1. Press the */FILE key to open the Send message file list
6.7 Printing List of Send Message Files
6-10
You can print a list of send message files as follows
7.1 Setup Menu Overview
7. SETUP MENU
Setup
Routine message output
7.2 Alarm Menu
7.3 Auto Ack Menu
to set
Auto ack setup
7.5 Message Menu
7.4 Erase File Menu
Erase file
7.7 Print Out Menu
7.6 Position Menu
Print out setup
Send message
7.7.1 Sample printouts
Received message at JAN-08-1999-161012
Received message at JAN-08-1999-161012
7.8.1 Distress frequencies
7.8 Scan Freq Menu
Use 6to scroll
7.8.2 Routine frequencies
entry
7.9 User CH Menu
7-10
3*** User ch entry
3 ** User ch entry
7-11
7-12
7.10 Volume Menu
Volume setup
System setup
7.11 Test Menu
7.12 System Menu
7-13
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8.1 Daily Test
8. CHECKING, MAINTENANCE
8.2.1 Preventive maintenance
8.2 Maintenance
8.2.2 Cleaning
Problem
8.3 Simple Troubleshooting
8.4 Error Messages
Error messages
Send message
8.5 Test Call
Send
Send
8. After the test call has been sent, the following message appears
JUL-23-1999-2359 ECC OK
TEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM COAST SAFETY NO INFORMATION
Test acknowledge call received
No response! Try calling again?
Menu Tree
APPENDIX
Default settings in boldface italic
Remarks
DSC Frequency Table
Tx kHz
Rx kHz
Regulations
DSC Regulations
Part
Action initiated
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4NBDP
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3. PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION
FOREWORD
1. RADIOTELEX COMMUNICATION
2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Page
FOREWORD
Features
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Frequency Shift
1. RADIOTELEX COMMUNICATION
1.1 General
1.2 Code Description
Figure 1-1 How identity code is transmitted
1.3 ARQ Mode A-Mode
Description
Traffic Exchange Sequence
Figure 1-2 ARQ mode traffic exchange timing
Termination of Communication
Description
1.4 FEC Mode B-Mode
Initiating a Call
Figure 1-3 FEC mode transmission technique
Figure 2-1 System configuration
2.1 System Configuration
2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Figure 2-2 Main unit, terminal unit and printer
2.2 Turning on the System
2.3 Equipment Description
Terminal Unit
Figure 2-4 Keyboard
Main Unit
Printer option
Keyboard
Basic Menu Operation
Figure 2-5 The auto operation set up screen
2.4 Function Keys, Menu Operation
Menu Conventions
Function key F1 File menu
8 Cancel Printing
Function Key Description
Selecting menu items and options
2 Cut
Function key F2 Edit menu
Figure 2-8 Edit menu
1 Undo
Figure 2-9 Operate menu
Cancel Sending
7 Timer Operation
Function key F3 Operate menu
1 Display NMEA Data
Heading, water temperature and depth
Function key F4 Window menu
Figure 2-10 Window menu
Figure 2-11 Station menu
2 Timer Operation Entry
Registers timer programs
Function key F5 Station menu
BK Timing PreTone
Setup
Slave Delay
Function key F6 System menu
TX/RX MSG Save
MIF Freeze
MIF AGC
MIF Emission
Disconnects the communications line
Function key F9 OVER
Function key F10 BREAK
2-12
Figure 3-1 Answerback code entry screen
3. PREPARATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION
3.1 Registering Answerback Code & ID Codes
Registering Answerback Code
Figure 3-4 Message for confirmation of code entered
Registering ID Codes
Figure 3-2 Message for confirmation of code entered
Figure 3-3 ID code screen
Registering Stations
3.2 Station List
Figure 3-5 Station entry screen
Editing/Deleting Stations
Figure 3-6 OK/CANCEL prompt
Note The ScanTable is only available for macro-operation. See page
Registering Timer Programs
3.3 Timer Programming
Figure 3-7 Timer operation entry screen
Note 2 If the operation name entered already exists, the display
Editing/Deleting Timer Programs
Note 3 If the station name entered has not been registered, the
Registering Scan Channel Groups
3.4 Scan Channel Groups
Figure 3-8 Scan entry screen
Editing/Deleting Scan Channel Groups
Figure 3-9 User channel entry screen
3.5 User Channels
Registering User Channels
Disabling channels temporarily Press the key to under- line Pass
3-10
Editing/Deleting User Channels
4.1 Creating Files
4. FILE OPERATIONS
Figure 4-1 File menu
Saving a File
4.2 Saving a File
Figure 4-2 Close text screen
Cutting text
4.3 Editing Files
Cutting and Pasting Text
Figure 4-3 Edit menu
Select All
Copying and Pasting Text
Clearing the Paste Buffer
Undo
Searching Text
Figure 4-5 Cut and paste flow diagram
Figure 4-6 Search screen
Figure 4-8 Goto line screen
Replacing Text
Goto Line
Figure 4-7 Replace screen
Figure 4-9 Working memories
Switching Between Files
4.4 Opening Files
Opening a File
4.6 Saving a File Under a New Name
4.5 Renaming Files
4.7 Deleting Files
4.9 Printing Files
4.8 Real Time Printing
Figure 4-10 Log file
4.10 Communications Log
Displaying the Communications Log Log File
Printing the Log File
Figure 5-2 Set frequency screen
5. TRANSMISSION, RECEPTION
5.1 Manual Calling
Figure 5-1 Operate menu
Note Step 9 and 10 are needed for ship to ship calling only
Figure 5-3 Manual calling screen
Mode ARQ FEC
Figure 5-4 Operate menu
5.2 Calling a Station
Figure 5-5 Communication status display
Figure 5-6 Send file screen
5.3 Transmitting a File from a Floppy Disk
5.4 Selecting Receive Mode
Stopping Transmission
Figure 5-7 Call Station menu
5.5 ARQ Mode Operation
Type a message from keyboard
Send a file from a floppy disk
Figure 5-8 Send file screen
Figure 5-9 Communication status display
5.6 FEC Mode Operation
5.7 Communication Example
Registration procedure
Transmitting message directly DIRTLX
Answer or Advice
Command an Abbreviation
Table of Abbreviations
5-10
Figure 5-10 Timer operation list
5.8 Timer Operation
Enabling Timer Operation
Stopping Timer Operation
Figure 5-13 Communication status display
5.9 Scanning
5.10 Communication Buffer
Figure 5-12 Scanning group list
Figure 6-1 Window menu
6. WINDOW MENU
6.1 Window Menu Description
Display NMEA Data
Figure 6-3 Calendar
Calendar
Remote A, Remote B
Distress Frequency Table
Figure 7-1 MARITEX system and services
7.1 What is MARITEX?
7. MARITEX OPERATION
7.2 Preparations for Transmission
MARITEX Services
Registering Answerback Code
Figure 7-2 Scan entry screen
Registering Scan Groups
10. Press the Enter key
Figure 7-3 Scan entry screen
Valid on
Table 7-1 MARITEX Channel
Registering Stations
Figure 7-4 Station entry screen
8. Press the key to display the Scanning Group List
Figure 7-5 Scanning group list example
9. Select scan group
Table 7-2 Commands processed by the DP-6
Commands
7.3 Preparing Programs for Automatic Message Transmission
MARITEX Traffic Manual
Table 7-3 MARITEX short-code commands
Table 7-4 Other MARITEX short-code commands
Note For other supporting and facility commands, consult the
7-10
Store-and-Forward Telex
Figure 7-6 Example macrofile for store-and-forward Telex
Preparing a macrofile for store-and-forward Telex
7-11
7-12
Figure 7-7 Save prompt
Extension Name
Figure 7-8 Example macrofile for direct dialing
Macrofile for Direct Dialing
7-13
Display
Procedure for direct dialing
7-14
No. Procedure
Figure 7-9 Example of macrofile for use in multi address
Macrofile for Multi Address
7-15
Figure 7-10 Example of macrofile for semi-fax
Macrofile for Semi-fax
7-16
7.4 Transmitting in MARITEX System
Basic Procedure
7-17
7-18
Actual Transmission
Figure 7-11 Operate menu
Figure 7-12 Call macro screen
Connectors and Earth Connection
8. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
8.1 Maintenance
Cleaning the Equipment
Self Test
8.2 Simple Troubleshooting
8.3 Diagnostic Tests
Power Supply
Tone test 1 All characters
Tone Test
Figure 8-2 Self test results
Figure 8-3 Tone test
Tone test 4 Mark
Figure 8-4 All characters test screen
Tone test 2 Fox
Tone test 3 Beta
AP1-1
APPENDIX 1 ITU TELEX CHANNELS/ FREQUENCY LIST
ITU TELEX FREQUENCY TABLE 1/4
ITU TELEX FREQUENCY TABLE 2/4
AP1-2
ITU TELEX FREQUENCY TABLE 3/4
AP1-3
ITU TELEX FREQUENCY TABLE 4/4
AP1-4
AP2-1
APPENDIX 2 INTERNATIONAL TELEX ABBREVIATIONS
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Part
Inmarsat5C
Page
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
CONTENTS
viii
MENU TREE
FILE OPERATIONS
SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
Transmitting message stored on floppy disk multiple address
INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS
DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
DISTRESS ALERT
Page
Numerals in parenthesis are page numbers
MENU TREE
viii
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Inmarsat-C Maritime Customer Relations Officer
Maritime Services Operations Department
FOREWORD
Introduction
E-mail facility
Features
File Operations
About This Manual
Maintenance
System Initialization
Figure 1 FELCOM 12 system configuration
FELCOM 12 System Configuration
Introduction
INMARSAT-C SYSTEM
Figure 2 Inmarsat-C satellite communication system
Inmarsat System Configuration
Satellite Position
Table 1 Inmarsat system satellites
Region
Satellite
Page
NCS/NCS signaling link
Communications Network
NCS/LES signalling link
MES signaling channel
interface
Types of MES
MES interface
Terrestrial network
Distress Message Controller DMC-5Option
Peripheral Equipment
Distress/Urgent Receiving Unit IC-303
Distress Alert Unit IC-302
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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
When the audible alarm sounds
The Communication Unit
Self test
Figure 1-2 Terminal unit IB-581
The Terminal Unit
Floppy disk drive
Floppy disk
Figure 1-3 Printer PP-510
Printer PP-510 optional supply
F1-F10
Keyboard
Key description
Figure 1-4 Keyboard
Ctrl
Shift
Space Bar
Caps Lock
Figure 1-5 Keyboard, showing function menu keys
Function Menus
Shortcut key operation
Table 1-2 Shortcut keys
Table 1-3 Function menu description
Selecting menu, menu options
Function menu description
Figure 1-6 File menu
Figure 1-8 Logs menu
Sample menu operation
Figure 1-7 Standby display
Press F6 to display the Logs menu
Figure 1-10 Location of display indications
Display Indications
1 Distress alert information
2 Communication network mode
6 Ocean region receiving
3 Communication unit status
4 Communication unit remarks and DCE version number
5 Frame synchronization
9 Date and time display
Error Messages and Alerts
7 Logging status
8 Other information
Figure 1-12 Setup menu
Silencing the Audible Alarm
Silencing the alarm by the Setup menu
1-12
1-13
Using a Personal Computer as a Terminal Unit
Installing the program
PC requirements
1-14
Contents of program disk
Figure 2-1 Setup menu
System Settings
Two sets of DTEs installed
SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
Figure 2-5 System setup menu
System setup
Date cannot be entered in the FFA version
Figure 2-4 Setup menu
Figure 2-8 System setup menu, MES operation mode
Figure 2-7 System setup menu, preferred NCS
7. Press Enter to open the selection window
Figure 2-10 System setup menu, active port
Figure 2-9 System setup menu, nav port
15. Press Enter to open the selection window
Figure 2-12 System setup menu, EGC output port
Figure 2-11 System setup menu, message output port
23. Press Enter to open the selection window
Figure 2-13 System setup menu, update
Terminal Setup
Figure 2-14 Terminal Set up menu
Login and Logout
4. Press Enter to start login
Login
3. Press 1 to display the Login screen
Figure 2-16 Login screen
Figure 2-17 Appearance of display screen during login
Logout
Figure 2-19 Appearance of display screen during logout
5. Now you can turn off the power of the FELCOM
2-10
Figure 2-18 Options menu, logout screen
What is the EGC Enhanced Group Call service?
EGC Settings
2-11
2-12
EGC setup
Figure 2-20 Setup menu
Figure 2-21 EGC setup screen
Figure 2-22 EGC setup screen, Navarea window
2-13
Figure 2-23 Navareas
13. Press Enter to open the Waypoint window
2-14
Figure 2-24 EGC setup screen, waypoint
Figure 2-25 EGC setup, station code
Figure 2-27 EGC channel list
Programming EGC channels
2-15
Figure 2-26 EGC setup screen, update window
Figure 2-28 EGC channel list, cursor displayed
Programming NCS Channels
2-16
Figure 2-29 EGC channel list, update window
Yes No
2-17
Figure 2-31 NCS channel list, update window
Figure 2-30 NCS channel list
Figure 2-32 Setup menu
LES List Operations
Programming the LES list
2-18
Figure 2-35 LES list, LES entry window
2-19
Figure 2-36 LES list, text window
Figure 2-37 LES selected from LES list
Deleting and changing the LES list
Printing the LES list
2-20
AOR West
2-21
Table 2-1 LES IDs
LES menu
Figure 2-39 Sample station list
Station List Operations
Programming the station list
2-22
10. Press Enter to open the destination type window
2-23
Figure 3-41 Selection window for “destination type”
16. Press Enter to close the prefix code window
2-24
Figure 2-42 Station list
Editing the station list
Printing the station list
2-25
Figure 2-44 Ship position
Entering Own Ship’s Position
2-26
Figure 2-47 Ship position, update
Figure 2-49 Setup menu, directories, message directory
Setting Directories
2-27
Figure 2-48 Setup menu, directories
Figure 2-51 Setup menu, configuration, E-Mail Service List
E-mail Service List
2-28
Figure 2-50 Setup menu, configuration
5. Press Enter to open the window for service station name entry
2-29
Figure 2-53 Service station list
2-30
E-mail Setup
7. Press ESC to return the stand by display
2-31
5. Press Enter to the update window
Figure 2-56 update window 6. Press Enter again
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Figure 3-1 File menu
FILE OPERATIONS
Preparing a Message
Preparing a routine message
Figure 3-3 Addressee code
Preparing a confidential message
Explanation of addressee code and password
Figure 3-4 Addressee code and password
Figure 3-5 Editor setup menu
Editor menu setup
Figure 3-8 Edit menu
Cutting and pasting text
Figure 3-6 Text editor screen
Figure 3-7 Appearance of highlighted text
Figure 3-10 Cursor selects location where to paste text
Copying and pasting text
Figure 3-9 Appearance of highlighted text
Time or Pos. ins
Insert with Citation
Search and Replace
Go to line
Figure 3-13 FD Format confirmation screen
Saving a Message
Formatting a floppy disk
Figure 3-12 Format disk screen
Figure 3-14 Save screen
Saving a message
Figure 3-15 Configuration of file menu
Save message, retain place on screen
Figure 3-16 File menu, close file prompt
Save message, clear screen
Figure 3-17 Save screen
Figure 3-18 Internal memory
Opening a File
Opening a file
3-10
Figure 3-20 How the change window feature works
Switching between files
Opening a file where a working area is occupied
3-11
Figure 3-24 Save screen
Saving a File Under a New Name
3-12
Figure 3-23 Save screen, prompt for saving a message before closing
Figure 3-26 Sample print screen
Printing a File
3-13
Figure 3-25 Save screen, overwrite file name
Figure 3-27 Sample delete screen
Combining Files
Deleting a File
3-14
Figure 3-29 File, decode
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
3-15
Figure 3-28 Prompt for verification of file delete
Figure 3-30 File, rename
Rename
3-16
Do the following to change file name 1. Press F1 2. Press
Transmitting
INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS
Code description
Figure 4-1 Transmit menu
Transmitting prepared message
common procedure for transmitting a message
Table 4-1 Message, subscriber destination and code
Figure 4-3 Transmit message menu, destination type window
Note An error message may appear under the conditions below
Figure 4-2 Transmit message menu
4. Press three times to place the cursor on the Destination Type line
11 Operators Assistance 12 Dial Guide
Figure 4-4 Transmit message menu, country/ocean code window
91 Automatic Telex Test
1 Press to advance the cursor to the Modem Type line
Figure 4-5 Transmit message menu, station ID window opened
Figure 4-6 Transmit message menu, modem type window opened
Figure 4-7 Transmit message menu, address window
2 Press Enter to open the window for address entry
Figure 4-8 Transmit message menu, subject window opened
Figure 4-9 Transmit message menu, select file window opened
procedure for transmitting a message con’t from page
Figure 4-10 Transmit message menu, LES ID window opened
Figure 4-11 Transmit message menu, option window opened
Transmitting message stored on floppy disk multiple address
TRANSMIT MESSAGE STATUS
The terminal unit displays transmit message status as follows
The cursor is on the Priority line and “Normal” is selected
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Figure 4-12 Transmit menu
4. Press 1 to select Transmit Message
Figure 4-16 With asterisk mark
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b Select a file
Figure 4-15 Select station screen
12.Follow steps 13 thru 28 in the previous section
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Figure 4-17 LES list Figure 4-18 Sample LES table
a Select LES b Press Enter
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Canceling transmission
Figure 4-20 Sample cancel screen
Figure 4-22 Transmit menu
Confirming delivery status message status list
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Figure 4-21 Cancel window
Figure 4-23 Sample request delivery states
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Message status list description
Figure 4-24 Request delivery status display
Manually requesting delivery status
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Note Some LES do not use certain codes
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The 2-digit code services
Figure 4-26 Transmit message menu
For maritime safety service
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For general utility
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Inserting the destinations of a fax terminal
Figure 4-27 Transmit message menu, FAX selected
Please check network configuration.” appears
When a message is received
Receiving
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2 display log
Setting the receive alarm
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Figure 4-28 Auto mode setup menu
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Displaying receive messages
Figure 4-29 Sample display message screen
Figure 4-30 Sample receive message
Printing receive messages
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Figure 4-31 Location of password
Figure 4-34 Auto mode setup menu
Saving receive messages to a floppy disk
Automatically saving receive messages
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Deleting receive messages
Figure 4-35 Sample delete message screen
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Display Log
Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit IC-303
Displaying and printing the display log
display log description
Automatic printing of display log
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Figure 4-38 Auto mode setup menu
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EGC Messages
Display send message log or receive message log
Displaying and reprinting EGC messages
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Displaying EGC closed network ID ENID
Figure 4-40 EGC network ID list
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Receiving EGC distress or urgent message
Figure 5-1 Position reports menu
Setting a data report
DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
Data Reporting
Figure 5-2 Data report menu
Figure 5-3 Data report menu
Figure 5-4 Position reports menu
Setting a message report
Figure 5-5 Message report menu
13.Press Enter to close the station list
Polling
Polling command
Figure 5-6 Message Report Screen
Figure 5-8 Sample MES message channel printout
Polling reception
Polling command on MES message channel
Figure 5-7 Polling command
Figure 5-9 Data network ID menu
DNID Data Network Identification
Displaying DNID
Figure 5-10 Sample MES signalling channel printout
Enabling/Disabling DNID
Note “Disable”not permitted in FFA version
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Preparing a Distress Alert
DISTRESS ALERT
Figure 6-1 Distress Alert setup screen
Figure 6-3 Distress Alert setup, distress alert updated
Figure 6-2 Distress Alert setup, requesting confirmation of settings
Undesignated
Note Within 3 seconds, the distress alert will not be tramsmitted
Transmitting a Distress Alert
Figure 6-4 Distress Alert Unit IC-302
Figure 6-5 Test Menu
Testing Distress Button
Figure 6-6 Distress alert button mode screen
Figure 6-7 Sample distress message
Distress Communications
Figure 6-8 Transmit message screen
14.Press Enter to transmit the distress message to the LES
11. Press Enter to close the LES list
12.Press to place the cursor on TRANSMIT
13.Press Enter. The display should look similar to Figure
Figure 7-2 Options menu, EGC-only receiver status
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Aborting an Operation
Figure 7-1 Options menu
Figure 7-4 Ocean region screen
Scanning NCS
Figure 7-5 NCS scan confirmation screen
Figure 7-6 EGC channel list screen
Selecting EGC Receiving Channel
Figure 7-7 NCS channel list
Selecting NCS Channel
Safety Information
MAINTENANCE
When the power can’t be turned on power lamp does not light
General Checking and Maintenance
Cleaning the terminal unit and communication unit
Checking connectors and earth terminal
Figure 8-1 Communication unit screen
Self test at power application communication unit
Testing the communication unit through the keyboard
Self Tests
PV test sequence
Performance Verification PV Test
Figure 8-2 Sample communication unit self test results
Figure 8-3 PV test screen
PV test procedure
Figure 8-4 PV test screen
Interpreting the PV tests results display
Results of PV test
Figure 8-5 Test menu
Figure 8-6 Sample PV test results
Figure 8-7 System status monitor display
System Status Monitor
Position
Interpreting the system status monitor
Waypoint
Note * requires data from the navigation device
Replacing Internal Battery
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APPENDIX
International Telex/Telephone Country Code List
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Abbreviation
International Telex Abbreviations
Meaning
Meaning
Glossary of Acronyms
A-10
Acronym
A-11
International Telegraphy Alphabet
Error Messages and Alerts
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A-13
A-14
A-15
LES IDs List
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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE GMDSS RADIO RACK CONSOLE RC-1500-1T
3. RECEIVER
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SSB RADIOTELEPHONE FS-1562-25
1. GENERAL
2. TRANSMITTER
Line output 0 dBm/ 600 ohms
Standard Features
Scan, Sweep, Noise Blanker, Voice-activated Squelch
SPECIFICATIONS OF FS-5000 SSB RADIOTELEPHONE
93% max. at 35C
10 Relative Humidity
For MF band at 400 Wpep output 8 m whip antenna plus
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DSC/WATCH RECEIVER DSC-60
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