3.2 Station List

The station list provides abbreviated dialing with storage for up to 50 stations, one frequency pair (Rx and Tx) per station. For sta- tions which have more than one frequency pair, you might add a suffix to the station name to denote multiple frequency pairs. For example, station name FURUNO followed by -1, -2, -3, etc. for each frequency pair required.

Registering Stations

1.Press function key [F5] followed by the [1] key. The Station Entry screen appears.

Station Entry

Station List

Station Set Up

Create

Change

Station

:

 

 

ID Code

:

 

 

Mode

: ARQ FEC

CH/Table

: Channel ScanTable

Num/Table:

Figure 3-5 Station entry screen

2.On the right-hand side on the screen you should see Create and Change and Create should be underlined. If it is not, underline it by pressing [], [ ] and the [Enter] key.

3.The cursor is now on the Station line. Enter station name, us- ing up to 18 characters.

4.Press the [ ] key to go to the ID Code line. Enter station ID code.

5.Press the [ ] key to go to the Mode line. Select communica- tion mode among the following;

ARQ: Automatic Retransmission Request

FEC: Forward Error Correction

6.Press the [ ] key to go to the CH/Table line. Select ScanTable with [ ] or [ ] key to choose channel.

7.Press the [ ] key to go to the Num/Table line.

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Furuno RC-1500-1T manual Station List, Registering Stations

RC-1500-1T specifications

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