5.Press [] to select OFF.

Note: To silence the audible alarm given to an EGC distress or urgent message from Distress Alert Unit (IC-302), follow the above procedure. DO NOT press the DISTRESS button on the IC-302 to silence the alarm; you will transmit own ship’s distress alert.

6.Press [Enter] to close the selection window.

7.Press [Esc] twice.

Using a Personal Computer as a Terminal Unit

PC requirements

Applicable PC:

Toshiba T-2110 or IBM-AT compatible

Memory required:

640K bytes

Graphics:

Any one of CGA/EGA/VGA

Disk Drive:

One 2HD

Operating System:

MS-DOS Version 3.0 or later

Installing the program

Make the directory "FELCOM12" on the hard disk (drive C) and install the program there as follows;

1.Go to the MS-DOS prompt.

2.Insert the program disk (supplied) in drive A.

3.Type "A:" and press [Enter].

4.Type "PCRINST" in case of main DTE and press [Enter]. The directory MAIL (default directory), where receive messages are automatically saved, is automatically made. To save receive messages to a different directory, use the RD command to delete the MAIL directory. (See "Setting Directories" on page 2-27.)

Type "PCRINST2" in case of 2nd DTE press [Enter].

5.To install Russian software, type "PCRINST" and press [Enter]. (Russian and English may be switched by pressing left [SHIFT] with lift [CTRL] and left [ALT] .)

6.Turn off the power.

7.Turn on the power.

8.Confirm that the software starts up properly.

Note: You need 128KB (or more) of extended memory in RAM. De-designate extended memory filer (such as HIMEM.SYS) in config.sys file, when extended memory in used.

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RC-1500-1T specifications

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