Furuno FM-8900S Marine Radio User Manual


 
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
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How to finish a single session
RT session
1. Press the TAB key to select the RT icon in the tab area.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [QUIT] then push the knob.
DSC session
The cursor is in the tab area when the DSC session starts. Rotate the CHANNEL/EN-
TER knob to select [QUIT] then push the knob.
How to start a new session
When another session is active:
When sending the distress alert
, all sessions except the distress alert TX session
automatically close then the distress alert TX session starts.
When doing an RT session or sending a non-distress DSC message
, the currently
active session is put on hold then the RT session or non-distress DSC message TX
session starts.
When receiving a DSC message
, its session is put on hold.
When no other session is active:
When sending the distress alert
, all sessions except the distress alert TX session
automatically close then the distress alert TX session starts.
When sending a non-distress DSC message
, its session becomes the active ses-
sion.
How to switch sessions
When one session is active and another message arrives, a new session for the re-
ceived message does not start automatically. Only one session can be active. For ex-
Step 1: Press the
TAB key to select
the RT icon.
Step 2: Rotate the
CHANNEL/ENTER
knob to select [QUIT]
then push the knob.
Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER
knob to select [QUIT] then
push the knob.
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