Furuno RC-1500-1T manual Preparing a Distress Alert, 1 Distress Alert setup screen

DISTRESS ALERT

Preparing a Distress Alert

1.Press [F8] to display the Setup menu. Note that this key has pre- cedence over any operation.

2.Press [1] to display the Distress Message Setup screen.

Figure 6-1 Distress Alert setup screen

3.The default LES ID is 144, AOR-E, NCS. To change, press [En- ter] to display the LES ID list. Select a suitable LES and press [Enter].

4.Press [] to select Update Time. Enter the time (hours and min- utes and date) if necessary. The time indication stays still show- ing the last update. Current time and position are shown at the bottom right on the screen.

5.Press [] to select Position.

6.Press [Enter] to open the window for position entry.

7.Enter position in latitude and longitude. Use [] to shift the cur- sor from degree to minutes and co-ordinate. Enter co-ordinate with appropriate alphabet key.

8.Press [Enter] to close the window.

9.Press [] to advance the cursor to the Protocol line.

10.For marine vessels Protocol should be set to Maritime.

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