Furuno FM-8900S Marine Radio User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................ix
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................xi
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................1-1
1.1 Controls...................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 How to Turn On/Off the Power................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Radiotelephone (RT) Screen ..................................................................................... 1-2
1.4 How to Adjust the Brilliance of the Display and Panel ............................................... 1-3
1.5 How to Select the Channel Region, Channel.............................................................1-3
1.6 Transmission.............................................................................................................. 1-4
1.7 How to Turn On/Off the Loudspeaker ........................................................................1-5
1.8 Quick Selection of CH16............................................................................................ 1-5
1.9 How to Scan Dual Channels (DW).............................................................................1-5
1.10 How to Scan All Channels..........................................................................................1-6
1.11 How to Set the Auto Acknowledgement..................................................................... 1-7
1.12 Priority of the System................................................................................................. 1-7
1.13 Intercom .....................................................................................................................1-8
1.14 Operation of Session.................................................................................................. 1-9
1.15 Replay Function .......................................................................................................1-12
2. DSC OVERVIEW....................................................................................................2-1
2.1 What is DSC?............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 DSC Messages .......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Audio Alarms..............................................................................................................2-2
2.4 Description of Call Screens........................................................................................2-3
2.4.1 RX calls.......................................................................................................... 2-3
2.4.2 TX calls .......................................................................................................... 2-4
3. DSC DISTRESS OPERATIONS ............................................................................3-1
3.1 How to Send a Distress Alert .....................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 How to send a distress alert by DISTRESS key with distress information
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3.1.2 How to send a distress alert by DISTRESS key with distress information
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3.2 How to Receive a Distress Alert................................................................................. 3-4
3.3 How to Send a Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress ................................3-10
3.3.1 How to send a distress relay to a coast station............................................3-10
3.3.2 How to send a distress relay to all ships......................................................3-11
3.4 How to Receive a Distress Relay............................................................................. 3-13
3.5 How to Cancel the Distress Alert ............................................................................. 3-13
4. DSC GENERAL MESSAGE CALLING, RECEIVING............................................4-1
4.1 Individual Call.............................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 How to send an individual call........................................................................4-1
4.1.2 How to receive an individual call.................................................................... 4-4
4.2 Group Call .................................................................................................................. 4-6
4.2.1 How to send a group call................................................................................ 4-6
4.2.2 How to receive a group call............................................................................ 4-7
4.3 PSTN Call .................................................................................................................. 4-8
4.3.1 How to send a PSTN call ...............................................................................4-8
4.3.2 How to receive a PSTN call .........................................................................4-10
4.3.3 Note after sending a PSTN call....................................................................4-10