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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS
MENU TREE
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
FOREWORD
INMARSAT-C SYSTEM
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
FILE OPERATIONS
INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS
DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
DISTRESS ALERT
OTHER FUNCTIONS
MAINTENANCE
SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX
Index
Declaration of conformity to type

INMARSAT-C

MOBILE EARTH STATION

MODEL FELCOM 12

9-52, Ashihara-cho,

Nishinomiya, Japan

Telephone: 0798-65-2111

Telefax: 0798-65-4200

Your Local Agent/Dealer

PUB. No. OME-56130

FELCOM 12

(YOSH)

FIRST EDITION : NOV. 1997

M2 : JAN. 22, 2003

Printed in Japan

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Use the proper fuse.

Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or

permanent equipment damage.

Do not use the equipment for other than

its intended purpose.

Personal injury can result if the equipment

is used as a chair or stepping stool, for

example.

Do not place objects on the top of the

equipment.

The equipment can overheat or personal

injury can result if the object falls.

CAUTIONCAUTION

Do not operate the equipment with wet

hands.

Electrical shock can result.

Keep heater away from equipment.

Heat can alter equipment shape and melt

the power cord, which can cause fire or

electrical shock.

Any repair work must be done by a

licensed radio technician.

Improper repair work can cause electrical

shock or fire.

WARNING

Leave the equipment powered while

underway.

Distress cannot be communicated unless

the equipment is powered.

Do not disassemble or modify the

equipment.

Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can

result.

Turn off the power immediately if water

leaks into the equipment or the equip-

ment is emitting smoke or fire.

Continued use of the equipment can cause

fire or electrical shock.

Do not place liquid-filled containers on

the top of the equipment.

Fire or electrical shock can result if a liquid

spills into the equipment.

Do not open the equipment.

Hazardous voltage which can

cause electrical shock, burn

or serious injury exists inside

the equipment. Only qualified

personnel should work inside

the equipment.

Hazardous microwave.

Do not approach within

60 cm of the antenna radome

when it is transmitting.

Microwave radiation can be

harmful to the human body,

particularey the eyes.

WARNING

Radiation Level At

10W/m 60 cm

WARNING Label attached

Name: Warning Label

Type: 16-013-2013-1

Code No.: 100-251-640

Antenna Unit

Terminal Unit

Name: Warning Label(1)

Type: 16-003-1011-0

Code No.: 100-236-230

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CONTENTS

MENU TREE .....................................................................................vii

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................... viii

PROGRAM NUMBER ........................................................................ ix

FOREWORD .......................................................................................1

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1

Features..................................................................................................................................... 2

About This Manual ................................................................................................................... 3

FELCOM 12 System Configuration......................................................................................... 4

INMARSAT-C SYSTEM ......................................................................5

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5

Inmarsat System Configuration ................................................................................................ 6

Communications Network ........................................................................................................ 9

Types of MES ...................................................................................................................... 10

Peripheral Equipment ............................................................................................................. 11

Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit (IC-303) .................................................................... 11

Distress Alert Unit (IC-302) ................................................................................................ 11

Distress Message Controller (DMC-5: Option)................................................................... 11

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW ...........................................................1-1

The Communication Unit ......................................................................................................1-1

Self test ...............................................................................................................................1-1

When the audible alarm sounds..........................................................................................1-1

The Terminal Unit..................................................................................................................1-2

Floppy disk drive ................................................................................................................1-2

Floppy disk .........................................................................................................................1-2

Printer PP-510 (optional supply) ...........................................................................................1-3

Keyboard ...............................................................................................................................1-4

Key description...................................................................................................................1-4

Shortcut key operation........................................................................................................1-6

Function Menus .....................................................................................................................1-6

Selecting menu, menu options............................................................................................1-7

Function menu description .................................................................................................1-7

Sample menu operation ......................................................................................................1-8

Display Indications ................................................................................................................1-9

Error Messages and Alerts ...................................................................................................1-11

Silencing the Audible Alarm................................................................................................1-12

Silencing the alarm by the Setup menu ............................................................................1-12

Using a Personal Computer as a Terminal Unit...................................................................1-13

PC requirements ...............................................................................................................1-13

Installing the program.......................................................................................................1-13

Contents of program disk .................................................................................................1-14

SYSTEM INITIALIZATION ...............................................................2-1

System Settings......................................................................................................................2-1

Two sets of DTEs installed.................................................................................................2-1

System setup.......................................................................................................................2-2

Terminal Setup.......................................................................................................................2-6

Login and Logout ..................................................................................................................2-7

Login ..................................................................................................................................2-8

Logout ................................................................................................................................2-9

EGC Settings .......................................................................................................................2-11

What is the EGC (Enhanced Group Call) service?...........................................................2-11

EGC setup.........................................................................................................................2-12

Programming EGC channels ............................................................................................2-15

Programming NCS Channels...............................................................................................2-16

LES List Operations ............................................................................................................2-18

Programming the LES list ................................................................................................2-18

Deleting and changing the LES list ..................................................................................2-20

Printing the LES list .........................................................................................................2-20

Station List Operations ........................................................................................................2-22

Programming the station list.............................................................................................2-22

Editing the station list.......................................................................................................2-25

Printing the station list......................................................................................................2-25

Entering Own Ship’s Position..............................................................................................2-26

Setting Directories ...............................................................................................................2-27

E-mail Service List ..............................................................................................................2-28

E-mail Setup ........................................................................................................................2-30

FILE OPERATIONS .........................................................................3-1

Preparing a Message ..............................................................................................................3-1

Preparing a routine message ...............................................................................................3-1

Preparing a confidential message .......................................................................................3-2

Editor menu setup...............................................................................................................3-3

Cutting and pasting text......................................................................................................3-4

Copying and pasting text ....................................................................................................3-5

Insert (with Citation) ..........................................................................................................3-6

Select All ............................................................................................................................3-6

Search and Replace.............................................................................................................3-6

Go to line ............................................................................................................................3-6

Time or Pos. ins ..................................................................................................................3-6

Saving a Message ..................................................................................................................3-7

Formatting a floppy disk ....................................................................................................3-7

Saving a message................................................................................................................3-8

Opening a File .....................................................................................................................3-10

Opening a file ...................................................................................................................3-10

Switching between files....................................................................................................3-11

Opening a file where a working area is occupied.............................................................3-11

Saving a File Under a New Name .......................................................................................3-12

Printing a File ......................................................................................................................3-13

Combining Files ..................................................................................................................3-14

Deleting a File .....................................................................................................................3-14

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).................................................................3-15

Rename ................................................................................................................................3-16

INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS .................................................4-1

Transmitting...........................................................................................................................4-1

Code description.................................................................................................................4-1

Transmitting prepared message ..........................................................................................4-2

Transmitting message stored on floppy disk (multiple address) ........................................4-9

Canceling transmission.....................................................................................................4-13

Confirming delivery status (message status list) ..............................................................4-14

Manually requesting delivery status .................................................................................4-16

The 2-digit code services..................................................................................................4-17

Inserting the destinations of a fax terminal ......................................................................4-19

Receiving .............................................................................................................................4-20

When a message is received .............................................................................................4-20

Setting the receive alarm ..................................................................................................4-21

Displaying receive messages ............................................................................................4-22

Printing receive messages.................................................................................................4-23

Saving receive messages to a floppy disk ........................................................................4-24

Automatically saving receive messages ...........................................................................4-24

Deleting receive messages................................................................................................4-25

Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit IC-303....................................................................4-26

Display Log .........................................................................................................................4-26

Displaying and printing the display log............................................................................4-26

Automatic printing of display log.....................................................................................4-27

Display send message log or receive message log ...........................................................4-28

EGC Messages.....................................................................................................................4-28

Displaying and reprinting EGC messages ........................................................................4-28

Displaying EGC closed network ID (ENID)....................................................................4-29

Receiving EGC distress or urgent message ......................................................................4-30

Tx Message Example Printout.............................................................................................4-30

DATA REPORTING AND POLLING ................................................5-1

Data Reporting.......................................................................................................................5-1

Setting a data report............................................................................................................5-1

Setting a message report.....................................................................................................5-4

Polling....................................................................................................................................5-6

Polling command................................................................................................................5-6

Other polling command......................................................................................................5-7

Polling reception.................................................................................................................5-8

DNID (Data Network Identification).....................................................................................5-9

Displaying DNID................................................................................................................5-9

Enabling/Disabling DNID ................................................................................................5-10

DISTRESS ALERT...........................................................................6-1

Preparing a Distress Alert ......................................................................................................6-1

Transmitting a Distress Alert .................................................................................................6-3

Testing Distress Button..........................................................................................................6-4

Distress Communications ......................................................................................................6-5

OTHER FUNCTIONS .......................................................................7-1

Aborting an Operation ...........................................................................................................7-1

Scanning NCS........................................................................................................................7-2

Selecting EGC Receiving Channel ........................................................................................7-3

Selecting NCS Channel .........................................................................................................7-4

MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................8-1

Safety Information .................................................................................................................8-1

General Checking and Maintenance ......................................................................................8-2

Cleaning the terminal unit and communication unit ..........................................................8-2

Checking connectors and earth terminal ............................................................................8-2

Floppy disk drive head .......................................................................................................8-2

When the power can’t be turned on (power lamp does not light) ......................................8-2

Self Tests................................................................................................................................8-3

Self test at power application (communication unit)..........................................................8-3

Testing the communication unit through the keyboard ......................................................8-3

Performance Verification (PV) Test.......................................................................................8-4

PV test sequence.................................................................................................................8-4

PV test procedure ...............................................................................................................8-5

Results of PV test ...............................................................................................................8-6

System Status Monitor...........................................................................................................8-7

Interpreting the system status monitor ...............................................................................8-8

Replacing Internal Battery.....................................................................................................8-9

Error Messages ....................................................................................................................8-10

SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................SP-1

APPENDIX ....................................................................................AP-1

International Telex/Telephone Country Code List............................................................. AP-1

International Telex Abbreviations...................................................................................... AP-9

Glossary of Acronyms ..................................................................................................... AP-10

International Telegraphy Alphabet....................................................................................AP-11

Error Messages and Alerts ............................................................................................... AP-12

LES IDs List .................................................................................................................... AP-15

Digital Interface (IEC 61162-2)....................................................................................... AP-16

INDEX ............................................................................................ IN-1

Declaration of conformity to type

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MENU TREE

Numerals in parenthesis are page numbers.

F1: File

F7: Options

1: Login

2: Logout

3: Abort

4: Select NCS

5: Ocean Region

6: Test

F6: Logs

1: Send Message Log

2: Receive Message Log

3: EGC Log

4: Log

F2: Edit

1: Cut DEL

2: Copy ALT-C

3: Paste INS

4: Insert (with Citation)

5: Select All ALT-A

6: Search or Replace

7: Go to line

8: Time or Pos. Ins

9: Change Window ALT-V

F8: Setup

1: Distress Alert Setup

2: System Setup

3: Editor Setup

4: Terminal Setup

5: EGC Setup

6: Auto Mode Setup

7: E-Mail Setup

8: Directories

9: Configuration

F3: Transmit

1: Transmit Message

2: Cancel

3: Request Delivery Status

F5: Reports

1: Data Report

2: Message Report

3: Date Network ID

F4: EGC

1: Display EGC Message

2: EGC Network ID

F9: Position

F10: Stop Alarm

(3-1)

(3-10)

(3-9)

(3-12)

(3-14)

(3-16)

(3-13)

(3-7)(IB-581only)

(3-15)

(2-7)

(2-9)

(7-1)

(7-4)

(7-2)

(6-4, 8-3)

(6-1)

(2-2)

(3-3)

(2-1)

(2-11)

(4-21, 4-24, 4-27)

(2-30)

(2-27)

(3-4)

(3-5)

(3-6)

(3-11)

(4-2, 4-9)

(4-13)

(4-14)

(5-1)

(5-4)

(5-8)

(4-28)

(4-22)

(4-28)

(4-26)

(2-26)

(4-28)

(4-29)

1: Station List

2: LES List

3: EGC Channel List

4: NCS Channel List

5: E-Mail Service List

(2-22, 2-25)

(2-20, 2-18)

(2-15, 7-3)

(2-16)

(2-28)

(1-1)

1: Top of Text Fn-←

2: End of Text Fn-→

3: Go to Line

1: New ALT-N

2: Open ALT-O

3: Close ALT-Q

4: Save ALT-S

5: Delete ALT-D

6: Rename

7: Print ALT-P

8: Format Disk

9: MIME (Decode)

9: QUIT (PC only)

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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

Power On

System Initialization

Program LES

Program Station

Prepare Message

Transmitting

Logout

Power Off

Receiving

Saving a message

(page 3-8)

Retrieving a message

(page 3-10)

The FELCOM 12 should be turned on for the duration of a voyage.

Be sure to logout with Inmarsat-C system before turning off the equipment.

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FOREWORD

Introduction

FURUNO Electric Company thanks you for considering and purchas-

ing the FELCOM 12 Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station. We are confi-

dent you will discover why the FURUNO name has become synony-

mous with quality and reliability.

Mainly consisting of an antenna unit, a communication unit and ter-

minal unit, the FELCOM 12 provides the full range of distress and

general communication services for mobile and fixed terrestrial sub-

scribers in the Inmarsat-C communication network. Its compact size

permits installation where space is limited.

FURUNO designs and manufactures this equipment with much at-

tention to operation and maintenance simplicity. However, please read

and follow the recommended procedures for operation and mainte-

nance to get the most out of the equipment.

This manual provides a brief introduction to the Inmarsat-C system

(pages 5 thru 10). For more detailed information, however, please

refer to “Inmarsat-C Maritime User’s Manual” published by Inmarsat.

(It is free of charge.) Below are contact points for Inmarsat.

Inmarsat-C Maritime Customer Relations Officer

Maritime Services Operations Department

International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat)

Address: 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, UK

Telephone: +44 71 728 1000 (Switchboard)

Fax: +44 71 728 1192

Telex: 297201 Inmarsat G

Features

¡Conforms to the following standards: IMO A.807(19),

MSC. 68(68), Annex 4, IMO A.694(17), IEC 61097-4 (1994),

IEC 60945 (1996), IEC 61162-1 (2000)

¡E-mail facility

To transmit E-mail, register with the LES provider. E-mail

charges are calculated separately.

¡Built in Enhanced Group Call (EGC) receiver permits operation as

EGC-only receiver.

¡Communication unit accepts a wide variety of peripheral equip-

ment, Distress Message Controller (DMC), personal computer and

remote panel.

¡Connection of 2nd Data Terminating Equipment (DTE) for opera-

tion from remote location such as the bridge

¡Store-and-forward telex communication (public telex network)

¡Data reporting and Polling

¡Internal GPS receiver (option) in the communication unit provides

GPS-generated position.

¡Self test programs for maintenance

¡Terminal unit provides floppy disk drive for unlimited storage of

received and transmitted messages on floppy disks.

¡Menu driven operation

About This Manual

A word about the organization of this manual: It is laid out in a user-

friendly manner as possible. We realize a machine like this with its

many, many functions can be a little intimidating to even the experi-

enced MES operator. This is why we have arranged this manual in a

series of sections that start at a basic level and proceed forward in

complexity in a logical manner.

The best way to acquaint yourself with the many facilities this equip-

ment has to offer is to turn it on and try keying in the examples pro-

vided in each of the sections. In hardly no time at all you’ll be enjoying

the benefits of the Inmarsat-C system.

Inmarsat-C System This chapter explains the Inmarsat-C sys-

tem.

Operational Overview This chapter introduces basic operations.

System Initialization Read this chapter to learn how to initialize

the FELCOM 12.

File Operations You will learn how to use the text editor in

this chapter, to prepare, edit and save mes-

sages.

Inmarsat-C Read this chapter to learn how to transmit

Communications and receive in the Inmarsat-C system.

Data Reporting and Polling

This chapter explains data reporting set-

ting and polling reception.

Distress Alert This chapter tells you how to prepare and

transmit the distress alert, and conduct dis-

tress communications.

Other Functions This chapter describes how to abort op-

eration, scan NCS, and select various chan-

nels.

Maintenance The maintenance chapter presents infor-

mation for keeping the FELCOM 12 in top

operating condition.

Appendix The Appendix presents international telex

country codes, international telex abbre-

viations, glossary of acronyms, error mes-

sages and alerts, and international telegra-

phy alphabet.

DISTRESS / URGENT

RECEIVING UNIT

ALARM RESET

POWER

FURUNO INMARSAT- C MOBILE EARTH STATION

Antenna Unit

Communication Unit

Terminal Unit

DISTRESS

TYPE IC-302

SEL NO.

COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE

STD M

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD

DISTRESS

TYPE IC-302

SEL NO.

COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE

STD M

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD

Distress Alert Unit

IC-302

Distress Alert Unit

IC-302

Distress/Urgent

Receiving Unit

IC-303

FELCOM 12 System Configuration

Figure 1 FELCOM 12 system configuration

INMARSAT-C SYSTEM

This chapter provides an overview of the Inmarsat-C satellite com-

munication system.

Introduction

The Inmarsat-C system provides worldwide telex and data transmis-

sion and reception of written information to owners of an Inmarsat-C

transceiver or a terrestrial telex network via satellite.

Communication mode is store-and-forward telex, which means all

information sent are first stored at a LES and then delivered to desig-

nated party.

An EGC (Enhanced Group Call) receiver is built in the FELCOM 12

to receive the following types of messages, broadcast from a LES:

¡SafetyNETTM-governments and maritime authorities can use this

service to distribute maritime safety information to ships within

selected areas.

¡FleetNETTM-commercial subscription organizations or shipping

companies can use this service to transmit trade information (for

example, company news or market prices) simultaneously to a se-

lected group of ships, to provide up-to-the-minute information.

FELCOM 12 allows you to make distress calls which are given im-

mediate priority over all other calls, and are automatically routed to a

land-based Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC).

Besides its primary application of ship-shore, shore-ship or ship-ship

communications, the Inmarsat-C service has also proved beneficial

to trucking firms who have found it indispensable for communicat-

ing with their vehicles. In this manual, however, we will concentrate

on ship applications, the main application.

Inmarsat System Configuration

Figure 2 Inmarsat-C satellite communication system

The Inmarsat-C system consists of the Operation Control Center

(OCC), Satellite Control Centers (SCC), Network Coordination Sta-

tions (NCS), Land Earth Stations (LES) and Mobile Earth Stations

(MES). The OCC, located at Inmarsat’s London headquarters, coor-

dinates a wide range of activities in the Inmarsat system, including

commissioning of mobile earth stations.

The Inmarsat-C system divides the world into four regions and each

region is covered by its own satellite.

Table 1 Inmarsat system satellites

Region Satellite Satellite Position

AOR-West Inmarsat-2, F4 54.0°W

AOR-East Inmarsat-2, F2 15.5°W

IOR Inmarsat-2, F1 64.5°E

POR Inmarsat-2, F3 178.0°E

In each region there is one NCS and several LESs. The NCS keeps

track of all Inmarsat-C transceivers in its region and broadcasts in-

formation such as navigational warnings, weather reports and news.

The LES provides the link between the MES and the terrestrial tele-

communications networks via satellite.

Figure 3 Coverage area of satellites

AREA

SATELLITE NAME

POSITION

POR

INMARSAT-2, F3

178° E

IOR

INMARSAT-2, F1

64.5° E

AOR-EAST

INMARSAT-2, F2

15.5° W

AOR-WEST

INMARSAT-2, F4

54.0° W

Communications Network

Figure 4 shows the Inmarsat-C communications network.

Network

Coordination

Station (NCS)

NCS/NCS Signaling Link

NCS Common Channel

Mobile Earth

Station (MES)

Data Terminal

Equipment (DTE)

Enhanced Group

Calling (EGC) Receiver

Data Circuit

Terminating

Equipment

(DCE)

MES Signaling

Channel

MES Message

Channel

LES TDM

Channel

Land Earth

Station

(LES)

NCS/LES

Signaling Link

Terrestrial

Communications

Network

Data

Communications

Network

Telex Network

Figure 4 Inmarsat-C communications network

NCS common channel The NCS has two major functions:

1) Transmitting information on a com-

mon channel.

2) Transmitting EGC messages to MESs.

NCS/LES signalling link This is the link between NCS and all

LESs in its region. All EGC messages

pass through this link.

LES TDM channel This channel carries the circuit control

signal for MES and transmits messages

from LES to MES.

MES message channel This channel carries messages from

MES to LES.

MES signaling channel This channel transmits requests, distress

alerts, data reports, etc. In addition, it

carries login and logout from MES to

NCS.

NCS/NCS signaling link This is the link between NCSs. It ex-

changes data between MESs operating

in different ocean regions.

MES interface The MES consists of the Data Circuit

Terminating Equipment (DCE) and the

Data Terminal Equipment (DTE). The

DCE consists of the antenna unit and

the communication unit. And the DTE

consists of the terminal unit (or a PC),

keyboard and printer.

Terrestrial network The major functions of the LESs are:

interface

1) Telex store-and-forward conversion

2) Handling EGC messages

3) Handling distress alerts

4) Data Reporting and Polling

Types of MES

There are three types of MES: class 1, class 2 and class 3. The

FELCOM 12 is a class 2 MES.

Class 1 1) Transmits messages to LES

2) Receives messages from LES

Class 2 1) The functions of class 1 plus opera-

tion as an EGC receiver when not

transmitting or receiving.

2) EGC-only receiver

Class 3 The function of class 1 plus simulta-

neous operation as a EGC-only receiver.

Peripheral Equipment

The following equipment can be additionally connected to the

FELCOM 12.

Distress/Urgent Receiving Unit (IC-303)

The IC-303 releases an audible alarm and blinks the lamp when dis-

tress message is received. (Refer to page 4-26 for further details.)

When an EGC distress or urgent message is received, with an aural

alarm and blinking lamp.

Distress Alert Unit (IC-302)

The IC-302 enables transmission of the distress alert from a remote

location; for example, ship’s bridge. (Refer to page 6-3 for more de-

tails.)

Distress Message Controller (DMC-5:Option)

The DMC provides for transmission and monitoring of the distress

alert. For further details, refer to the operator’s manual of the DMC-

Inmarsat C

Distress Message Controller DMC-5

Figure 5 Distress Message Controller system

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1-1

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

This chapter provides an overview of the FELCOM 12 system.

The Communication Unit

The communication unit is the heart of the FELCOM 12 system, trans-

mitting and receiving messages and alerting you to equipment fault.

On its front panel you should see the POWER switch and POWER

lamp. Normally, the power is left on while underway.

POWER

FURUNO INMARSAT- C MOBILE EARTH STATION

NAME PLATE

POWER

Switch

POWER

lamp

Figure 1-1 Communication unit IC-212

Self test

When the communication unit is turned on it conducts a series of

self-tests to check itself for proper operation.

When the audible alarm sounds

The audible alarm sounds in the following circumstances:

1) EGC distress or urgent message is received. (To silence the alarm,

press [ESC] followed by [F10].)

2) During the interval between the transmission of the distress alert

(by own vessel) and the receiving of the distress acknowledge sig-

nal from LES. (The alarm automatically stops when your ship

recives the distress acknowledge signal.)

3) The system status monitor detects equipment fault. (To silence the

alarm, press any key.)

The audible alarm sounds and the terminal unit displays which alarm

is sounding.

1-2

The Terminal Unit

The DTE may consist of IB-581 or IBM compatible pc. All opera-

tions are carried out from the terminal unit, through an easy-to-un-

derstand menu system. For personal computer connection a system

disk (supplied) is required to boot up the computer. Opetarion by a

computer is the same as with the terminal unit except when turning

on the power.

Power switch Floppy disk drive

BRIGHT

control CONTRAST

control

Figure 1-2 Terminal unit IB-581

To turn on/off the unit, press the POWER switch.

Controls for adjustment of screen brilliance and contrast are to the

right of the POWER switch.

Floppy disk drive

The terminal unit provides a floppy disk drive for storing transmitted

and received messages on floppy disks.

Floppy disk

The floppy disk used with the system is a standard 3.5” floppy disk.

Always leave a floppy disk inserted to save incoming messages.

Terminal unit cannot print file from a floppy disk when there is not

enough space remaining on the disk. In this case, replace disk with

formatted disk.

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Printer PP-510 (optional supply)

The printer prints transmitted and received messages. The POWER

switch is on the right side of the unit. A lamp on the switch lights

when the power is on. If the paper is set correctly the ON LINE lamp

also lights. When both these lamps are lit the printer is ready to print

information received from the terminal unit. For further details, refer

to the operator's manual of the PP-510.

Figure 1-3 Printer PP-510

1-4

Keyboard

The FELCOM 12 is almost 100% keyboard controlled. Operation is

simplified by the use of menus which you access by pressing func-

tion keys, numbered F1-F10 at the top of the keyboard. Figure 1-4

shows keyboard layout.

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Lock

Prt Sc

SysRq

Scroll

Lock Pause

Break

Insert Delete

Figure 1-4 Keyboard

Key description

Esc Cancels key input and returns to previous

display screen.

F1-F10 These are the function keys. They select

menus.

Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cur-

sor.

Insert Works the same as PASTE function. See

page 3-5.

Delete Deletes the character on the cursor.

Home Moves the cursor to the top of a message

being edited.

End Moves the cursor to the bottom of a mes-

sage being edited.

PgUp Goes to the previous page of the edit screen.

PgDn Goes to the next page of the edit screen.

[

], [

]Control the cursor.

Enter Registers key input.

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Shift Selects upper or lower case letters. Press and

hold down the key to get upper case letters.

Note that only upper case letters are used in

telex.

Alt Executes the shortcut key operation when

combined with an alphabet key.

Space Bar Inserts a space. In addition, it displays file

list, partial view of a file, etc. depending on

menu.

Caps Lock Turns upper case letter input on or off. CAPS

appears on the display when the keyboard

is set for upper case letter input.

Tab Inserts horizontal tab characters. The num-

ber of tab characters the key can insert per

line of text can be programmed for two, four

or eight tabs.

Ctrl Works in combination with alphabet keys as

follows:

Ctrl key shortcut keys

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screen(

),or shifts cursor (

Num Lock Turns numeric input on or off. Note that you

cannot enter alphabet when the Num LED

is its.

Note1: In telex, lower case, #, &, *, $ or % are not used. A full list of

characters usable in telex appears on page A-11 in the Appen-

dix.

Note2: C (Euro mark) on 5

C key is not used.

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Shortcut key operation

The FELCOM 12 provides the keyboard shortcuts shown below for

commonly used functions.

Table 1-2 Shortcut keys

Operation

Same as NEW in File menu

Same as OPEN in File menu

Same as CLOSE in File menu

Same as DELETE in File menu

Same as SAVE in File menu

Same as PRINT in File menu

Same as UNDO

Same as CUT in Edit menu

Same as COPY in Edit menu

Same as PASTE in Edit menu

Same as Top of Text in Edit/Go to line menu

Same as End of Text in Edit/Go to line menu

Same as CHANGE WINDOW in Edit menu

Short Cut key

ALT+N

ALT+O

ALT+Q

ALT+D

ALT+S

ALT+P

ALT+X

DELETE

ALT+C

INSERT

Fn+b (Home)

Fn+a (End)

ALT+V

Function Menus

The function menus, which you access by pressing the function keys

(F1-F10) at the top of the keyboard, control most operations of this

unit.

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Break

Insert Delete

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Position

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Selecting menu, menu options

Press appropriate function key to select a menu. For example, press

[F1] to select the File menu.

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

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Figure 1-6 File menu

You may select menu options with the arrow keys (pressing [Enter]

after making selection) or appropriate numeric key. As the cursor

moves down through a menu, when usings the arrow keys, each menu

option, initially shown as white on black, reverses to black on white.

This highlighting indicates the item is available for selection. In Fig-

ure 1-6, for example, “New” is available for selection.

Function menu description

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Sample menu operation

For example, you want to display a transmitted message. All opera-

tions begin from the standby display.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-04

01:32 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGOUT

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st-1 Local

1st-2 Local

RX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

000

OK ( 36dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (135)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-04 01:32 (UTC)

Figure 1-7 Standby display

Press [F6] to display the Logs menu.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

1. Send Message Log

2. Receive Message Log

3. EGC Log

4. Log

Log

Figure 1-8 Logs menu

Press [1] to display the send message log.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

No. Message File Station LES Priority Send Status Delivery

Send Message Log

1. Send Message Log

2. Receive Message Log

Log

Figure 1-9 Send message log

Select the message you want to display by pressing [

] or [

] fol-

lowed by [Enter].

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Display Indications

The display is divided in three sections:

1) The menu area

2) The working area

3) The operating status area

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

(1) (2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6) (7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

2 WORKING AREA

1 Function

3 Operating

Status

Figure 1-10 Location of display indications

Below are indications and their meanings.

(1) Distress alert information

No display (no distress alert)

Distress Alert Activated

Distress Alert Test Activated

Distress Alert Acknowledge Received

Distress Message Call Activated

Distress Message Call Acknowledged

(2) Communication network mode

No display Normal operation

Restoration Mode Problem at NCS.

(blinking)

Restoration Mode Previously designated LES is trans-

(reverse indication) mitting the NCS common channel

signal.

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(3) Communication unit status

Idle Idle (awaiting receiving, awaiting trans-

mitting)

Idle (pending) Awaiting reply from LES

Sending During message transmission

Receiving During receiving

Logout Logging out with NCS

Distress Alert When own vessel is transmitting the

distress alert

Data Report During transmission of data report

Testing PV testing

Test Setup Requesting PV testing

Scanning NCS scanning

EGC RECEIVER EGC-only receiver operation

(reverse indication)

Delivery Status Req. When transmitting delivery status re-

quest

Forced Clearing When stopping receiving, transmitting,

or scanning

(4) Communication unit remarks and DCE

version number

This area provides remarks about communication unit status.

(5) Frame synchronization

Blank When changing channel, or during

transmission

SYNC (NCS) Synchronizing with NCS

SYNC (LES) Synchronizing with LES

UNSYNC Out of synchronization

Retuning Synchronizing with NCS or LES

(6) Ocean region receiving

No display Out of synch with satellite

AOR-W Atlantic Ocean Region-West

AOR-E Atlantic Ocean Region-East

IOR Indian Ocean Region

POR Pacific Ocean Region

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(7) Logging status

LOGOUT Logged out with ocean region

(8) Other information

No display No receive message in memory, or

printer is operating.

REC. MESSAGE EXISTS Displayed when a routine message has

(blinking) not been printed, or a confidential mes-

sage is received.

DATA REPORT When data reporting is activated.

(Reverse indication)

(9) Date and time display

The date (set at system setting) and time (set by satellite) appear.

Time is updated every minute (with navigator connection).

(10) Ship’s position

Ship’s position (automatic or manual input) appears here.

Error Messages and Alerts

The terminal unit displays error messages and alerts to call your at-

tention to misoperation, failed operation and system error. A list of

error messages and alerts appears on pages A-12 through A-14 in the

Appendix. To erase an error or an alert, press [Esc].

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

No. Message File Station LES Priority Send Status Delivery

Send Message Log

1. Send Message Log

2. Receive Message Log

Log

CAUTION

No Message

Figure 1-11 Location of error messages and alerts

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Silencing the Audible Alarm

Some error messages and alerts are accompanied by the audible alarm.

This alarm can be silenced, in most instances, by pressing any key. If

the alarm cannot be silenced in that manner, go to the Setup menu to

silence it. Note that the distress alert alarm transmitted by own ship

cannot be silenced by either method; it automatically stops when you

receive the distress acknowledge signal from LES.

Silencing the alarm by the Setup menu

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-04 01:42 (UTC)

Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 1-12 Setup menu

2. Press [6] to display the Auto Mode Setup menu.

3. Press [

] key to go to the Receive Alarm line.

4. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Figure 1-13 Auto mode setup menu

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File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-04 01:42 (UTC)

Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 1-12 Setup menu

2. Press [6] to display the Auto Mode Setup menu.

3. Press [

] key to go to the Receive Alarm line.

4. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Data Report & Polling Print

OFF

Figure 1-13 Auto mode setup menu

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.

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Contents of program disk

READ.ME: Instructions for installation of software

IBINST.BAT: English software for IB-581

IBRINST.BAT: Russian software for IB-581

PCINST.BAT: English software for PC

PCRINST.BAT: Russian software for PC

INSTALL.BAT: Program start up

FELCOM12.EXE: Terminal software

ENGLISH.DAT: English text definition file

RUSSIAN.DAT: Russian text definition file

ENH_FONT.EXE: Russian driver

DTE.DAT: Terminal software definition file (for PC)

DTE.B: Terminal software definition file (for IB-581)

LES.DAT: LES list

FORMAT.COM: Format disk

2-1

SYSTEM INITIALIZATION

This chapter provides the information necessary for initializing the

FELCOM 12. Once the FELCOM 12 is initialized you need do no

more than press a few keys to get fully automatic transmission and

reception.

Inmarsat assigns each MES an Inmarsat Mobile Number (IMN). The

IMN has already been entered into the FELCOM 12.

System Settings

Two sets of DTEs installed

The communication unit provides two sets of connectors (DTE1, main;

DTE2, 2nd) for connection of two DTEs. It is preset at the factory for

connection with one DTE (main DTE). Main DTE is available to set

the menu.

1. Press [F8] to select the Setup menu.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-04 01:50 (UTC)

Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 2-1 Setup menu

Menu Items which cannot be set on 2nd DTE (Sub DTE )are shown

in gray.

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System setup

The System Setup menu provides for input of date, time, operating

mode, and port function.

1. Press [F8] to select the Setup menu.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 2-4 Setup menu

2. Press [2] to display the System Setup screen.

Note: If the communication unit is off or its interconnection cable

has loosened or is damaged, “No response from communi-

cation unit.” appears.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-5 System setup menu

3. Press [Enter] to open the date window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-DD)

INMARSAT-C

OFF

ALL

DTE1

01:53 97-08-04

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-6 System setup menu, system date & time

4. Enter the date.

5. Press [Enter] to close the window.

6. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Preferred NCS line.

Note: Date cannot be entered in the FFA version.

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7. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

Auto

AOR (WEST)

AOR (EAST)

POR

IOR

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-7 System setup menu, preferred NCS

8. Select appropriate NCS (Auto, AOR-West, AOR-East, POR or

IOR) by arrow keys. The FELCOM 12 will search for that NCS

signal each time it is turned on. The Auto setting searches all NCS

signals to find the most suitable NCS; thus, scanning can take

quite some time. (For reference, the coverage range of each satel-

lite is shown in the figure on page 8.)

If you want to change the NCS channel temporarily, refer to “Se-

lecting NCS channel” on page 7-4.

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

10. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the MES Operation Mode line.

11. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

INMARSAT-C

EGC

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-8 System setup menu, MES operation mode

12. Select operating mode, either Inmarsat C or EGC. The Inmarsat

C setting provides telex communications and operates as an EGC

receiver when not transmitting or receiving. The EGC setting en-

ables EGC-only receiver operation. In this case EGC RECEIVER

appears in reverse indication at the bottom of the screen.

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

14. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Nav Port line.

Note: The MES Operation Mode in the FFA version cannot

be set to other than“Inmarsat C.”

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15. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

DTE1OFF

DTE1

OFF

EXT

INT

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-9 System setup menu, nav port

16.Select the navigation device which is interfaced to the

FELCOM 12.

OFF: No connection

EXT: Select this setting when external navigation device is

connected. The FELCOM 12 automatically selects ship’s

position information in the order of GPS, LC, and

DECCA.

INT: Internal GPS board provides position data.

Note: The Nav Port setting in the FFA version cannot be set to

other “INT.”

Note: If there is no navigation equipment connection (Nav Port

setting is “OFF”), you should input dead reckoning posi-

tion in the Position menu. Refer to page 2-26.

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

18. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Active Port line.

19. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

ALL

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

Figure 2-10 System setup menu, active port

20. Select active port (DTE); “DTE1” or “ALL”.

DTE1: Only DTE1 is active.

ALL: DTE1, DTE2 and PC/DATA are active.

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

22. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Message Output Port line.

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23. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

DTE1

OFF

DTE1

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Active Port

Nav Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port DTE1

DTE2

PC/DATA

AUTO

Figure 2-11 System setup menu, message output port

24. Select the DTE where you want to store receive messages.

DTE1: All receive messages are routed to the main DTE

(connected to DTE1 on the communication unit)

regardless of sub address.

DTE2: All receive messages are routed to the 2nd DTE

(connected to DTE2 on the communication unit)

regardless of sub address.

PC/DATA: All receive messages are routed to the PC/DATA

(connected to PC/DATA on the communication unit)

regardless of sub address (not used).

AUTO: Select to route messages with sub address 000 to

the main DTE, and messages with the sub address

of the 2nd DTE to the 2nd DTE. All other mes-

sages are routed to the main DTE.

Note: Do not select DTE2 or Auto when there is no DTE con-

nected to the DTE2 port; messages cannot be read from

the communications unit.

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

26. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the EGC Output Port line.

27. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port DTE1

DTE1+DTE2

Figure 2-12 System setup menu, EGC output port

28. Select the DTE where you want to store receive EGC messages;

DTE1, DTE2 or PC/DATA.

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

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30. Press [Esc] to open the update window.

Setup

9. Configuration

System Setup

System Date & Time

Preferred NCS

MES Operation Mode

Nav Port

Active Port

Message Output Port

EGC Output Port

01:53 97-08-04 (YY-MM-DD)

IOR

INMARSAT-C

OFF

DTE1

Update

Yes No

Figure 2-13 System setup menu, update

31. Press [Enter] to select “Yes”.

32. Press [Esc] to register all system setup settings and return to the

standby display.

Terminal Setup

Terminal Setup menu provide for date display format,screen saver

and display mode.

1. Press [F8] to select the Setup menu.

2. Press [4] to display the Terminal Setup screen.

Terminal Setup

Date Disp. Form

Screen Saver

Display Mode

YY-MM-DD

Normal Mode

Figure 2-14 Terminal Set up menu.

3. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

4. Select date display format “YY-MM-DD(year-month-day)”,

“ MMM-DD-YY(month-day-year )” or “ DD-MMM-YY(day -

month -year)”.

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

6. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Screen Saver line.

7. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

8. Select “ON” or “OFF”.

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

10. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Display Mode line.

11. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

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12. Select “Normal Mode” or “Reverse Mode”.

Normal Mode displays black characters on white

backgrund.

Reverse Mode displays white characters on black

backgrund.

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

14 Press [Esc] to return to the standby display.

Each time the DTE and communication unit are turned on register

your vessel with the Inmarsat C system, to enable communications

between your vessel and LES. This is called login. The first time you

automatically, even when you move to another ocean region.

Note that the distress alert can be transmitted and EGC messages

received regardless of whether you are logged in or not.

If you will not be using the FELCOM 12 for a prolonged period

you should logout from the Inmarsat C system, before turning

off the power to the communication unit. The Inmarsat C system

will then register you as inactive, notifying anyone trying to call you

that you are currently unavailable. If you do not log out before turn-

ing off the power, the LES may attempt to send a message to you. It

may charge your correspondent, even if you never receive the

message.

Note: The communication unit should be idle (“Current State: IDLE”

appears at the bottom of the screen) to login and logout.

Note: When the FFA version is active, vessel is automatically logged

in when the power is turned on.

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1. Confirm that “SYNC (NCS)” appears at the bottom of the screen.

2. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

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Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-04 02:01 (UTC)

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

Figure 2-15 Options menu

3. Press [1] to display the Login screen.

Options

Start

Yes

Figure 2-16 Login screen

Note: The communication unit must be idle to login. When it is

not idle, “Communication Unit is not IDLE now. Cannot

start login.” appears. Press any key to return to the standby

display. Wait until the communication unit becomes idle.

4. Press [Enter] to start login.

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5. LOGIN begins and the screen should now look something like

Figure 2-17. The indication LOGIN appears in blinking reverse

video.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: LOGIN

CALLING

DCE Ver **

97-08-04 02:02 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGIN

Options

Starting Login Process.

Press any key to escape.

Figure 2-17 Appearance of display screen during login

6. When login is completed, “Successful login” appears. The com-

munication unit goes into Idle state, LOGIN stops blinking and

the ocean region you logged in with appears on the screen.

7. Press any key to return to the standby display.

Logout

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [2] to display the logout screen.

Note: The communication unit must be idle to logout. When it is

not idle, “Communication Unit is not IDLE now. Cannot

start logout.” appears. Press any key to return to the standby

display. Wait until the communication unit becomes idle.

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File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

Successful Login.

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGIN

97-08-04 02:04 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

Options

Logout

Start

Yes No

Figure 2-18 Options menu, logout screen

3. Press [Enter] to start logout. Logout begins and the screen now

looks something like Figure 2-19.

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Current State: LOGOUT

CALLING

DCE Ver **

97-08-04 02:02 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

Options

Logout

Starting Logout Process.

Press any key to escape.

Figure 2-19 Appearance of display screen during logout

4. When logout is completed, “Successful logout” appears. The Cur-

rent State returns to IDLE.

5. Now you can turn off the power of the FELCOM 12.

Note: In the FFA version, the display shows the message“INF:

Logout request accepted. plase wait.”

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EGC Settings

What is the EGC (Enhanced Group Call) service?

The EGC service enables EGC information providers to send

SafetyNETTM or FleetNETTM messages via a LES to select groups of

ships, or to all ships within a defined geographical area.

To send an EGC message, the information provider prepares the mes-

sage, and then accesses the Country of international telex network to

send the message to the LES. The LES processes and forwards it to

the NCS for the ocean region designated by the provider. Then, NCS

broadcasts the message throughout the ocean region.

Although all MESs can receive the EGC message, the message is

accepted only by those receivers that have been pre-programmed for

the area or group conditions contained in the message. All other EGC

receivers reject the message.

Two EGC services are available:

1) SafetyNETTM

This provides a means for information providers to distribute Mari-

time Safety Information (MSI) from shore-to-ship. Authorized in-

formation providers include:

a. Hydrographic Offices, for navigational warnings

b. National Weather Services, for meteorological warnings and

forecasts

c. Rescue Co-ordination Center, for shore-to-ship distress alerts

and other urgent information

d. International Ice Patrol, for North Atlantic ice hazards

2) FleetNETTM

This service allows authorized information providers such as com-

mercial subscription services, shipping companies and govern-

ments, which have registered with a LES that supports

FleetNETTM, to broadcast messages to selected group of MESs.

Typical applications of FleetNETTM are:

a. Fleet or company broadcasts

b. News broadcasts

c. Commercial weather services

d. Market quotations

e. Government broadcasts to all vessels on a country’s registra-

tion

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EGC setup

The FELCOM 12 receives EGC messages directed to its present po-

sition and Navarea without further programming. The EGC Setup

screen lets you select additional areas for which you wish to receive

messages and also the Navtex station and type of message for Coastal

Warning (NAVTEX Re-broadcast).

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

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Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 2-20 Setup menu

2. Press [5] to display the EGC Setup screen.

Setup

EGC Setup

Receive EGC Area

Additional Position

Navarea

Fixed Area

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

NAVTEX

Station Code

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

Ice reports

Meteo. forecasts

Pilot service

DECCA messages

LORAN messages

OFF

OMEGA messages

SATNAV messages

Other navaid msg

QRU (no message)

OFF

: :

OFF

Figure 2-21 EGC setup screen

The cursor is on the Additional Position line, where you can enter

L/L position of an ocean region you want to receive broadcasts

for.

3. Press [Enter] to open the additional position window.

4. Enter positions as follows.

a) Enter latitude.

b) Enter [N] or [S].

c) Enter longitude.

d) Enter [E] or [W].

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5. Press [Enter] to close the position window.

6. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Navarea line.

7. Press [Enter] to open the Navarea window.

Setup

EGC Setup

Receive EGC Area

Additional Position

Navarea

Fixed Area

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

NAVTEX

Station Code

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

Ice reports

Meteo. forecasts

Pilot service

DECCA messages

LORAN messages

OFF

OMEGA messages

SATNAV messages

Other navaid msg

QRU (no message)

OFF

: :

OFF

Figure 2-22 EGC setup screen, Navarea window

8. Enter additional Navarea(s) (up to nine) for which you want to

receive broadcasts. Figure 2-23 shows the Navareas of the world.

Referring to the figure below for numeral and alphabet, enter ad-

ditional Navareas (up to nine) for which you want to receive broad-

casts.

Figure 2-23 Navareas

9. Press [Enter] to close the Navarea window.

10. Press [

] to send the cursor to Fixed Area.

11. This line is where you enter fixed areas (max. 3) for chart correc-

tion service. However, this service is not yet available; enter no

data.

12. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Waypoint line.

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13. Press [Enter] to open the Waypoint window.

Setup

EGC Setup

Receive EGC Area

Additional Position

Navarea

Fixed Area

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

NAVTEX

Station Code

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

Ice reports

Meteo. forecasts

Pilot service

DECCA messages

LORAN messages

OFF

OMEGA messages

SATNAV messages

Other navaid msg

QRU (no message)

OFF

: :

OFFON

OFF

Figure 2-24 EGC setup screen, waypoint

14.Select ON to receive broadcasts for the area of a destination

waypoint selected on the navigation device.

15. Press [Enter] to close the Waypoint window.

16. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Station Code line.

17. Press [Enter] to open the Station Code window.

Setup

EGC Setup

Receive EGC Area

Additional Position

Navarea

Fixed Area

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

NAVTEX

Station Code

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

Ice reports

Meteo. forecasts

Pilot service

DECCA messages

LORAN messages

OFF

OMEGA messages

SATNAV messages

Other navaid msg

QRU (no message)

OFF

: :

OFF

Figure 2-25 EGC setup, station code

18. Enter the navtex station code (A-Z) of the navarea. For details

about navtex stations, consult the operator’s manual of the navtex

receiver.

19. Press [Enter] to close the Station Code window.

20.Using the up/down arrow keys enable/disable reception of

NAVTEX broadcasts and press [Enter].

Note that navtex message types “Coastal navigational informa-

tion”, “Meteorological warning” and “Search and rescue alert”

(they do not appear on the display) cannot be deleted since they

are considered essential to navigation.

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21. Press [Esc] to open the update window.

Setup

EGC Setup

Receive EGC Area

Additional Position

Navarea

Fixed Area

Waypoint (from NAV Equipment)

NAVTEX

Station Code

Type of Message (Can’t reject other report)

Ice reports

Meteo. forecasts

Pilot service

DECCA messages

LORAN messages

OFF

OMEGA messages

SATNAV messages

Other navaid msg

QRU (no message)

OFF

: :

OFF

Update

Yes No

Figure 2-26 EGC setup screen, update window

22. Press [Enter] to select “Yes” and register all EGC settings.

23. Press [Esc] to return to the standby display.

Programming EGC channels

The EGC Channel List in the Setup menu stores EGC channels.

There are currently four EGC channels, one for each satellite. These

four channels are pre-programmed into the unit and marked in the

EGC Channel List with asterisks. When more EGC channels become

available you can add them to the list.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

3. Press [3] to display the EGC Channel List.

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Setup

Configuration

EGC Channel List

11080* 12580* 10840* 11088*

ENT: set ESC: quit

Figure 2-27 EGC channel list

4. Current EGC channels are marked with an asterisk. These chan-

nels cannot be changed.

5. With the arrow keys place the cursor where there is no data en-

tered.

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6. Press [Enter] to open the text window.

Setup

Configuration

EGC Channel List

11080* 12580* 10840* 11088*

ENT: set ESC: quit

Figure 2-28 EGC channel list, cursor displayed

7. Enter EGC channel frequency code.

8. Press [Enter] to close the text window.

9. Press [Esc] to open the update window.

Setup

Configuration

EGC Channel List

11080* 12580* 10840* 11088*

ENT: set ESC: quit

Update

Yes No

Figure 2-29 EGC channel list, update window

10. Select “Yes” and press [Enter] to register input.

Note: The EGC channel frequency code range is 8000-14000.

Any frequency code entered which is out of this range will

display "Input Error: Channel No." Clear the error mes-

sage by pressing the [Esc] key. Place the cursor at the in-

valid frequency. Then, press the [Enter] key and enter

correct frequency.

Programming NCS Channels

This section shows you how to add NCS channels to the NCS Chan-

nel List. Up to 19 channels can be listed per each ocean region. Cur-

rently, there are four NCS channels, and they are marked with asterisks

in the list.

Below is the procedure for adding NCS channels, when they become

available.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

3. Press [4] to display the NCS Channel List.

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Setup

Configuration

NCS Channel List

No AOR (WEST)

FREQ

11080*

044

ENT: set ESC: quit

AOR (EAST)

FREQ

12580*

144

POR

FREQ

12580*

244

IOR

FREQ

10840*

344

Figure 2-30 NCS channel list

4. Current NCS common channels are marked with an asterisk. These

channels cannot be changed.

5. Place the cursor where there is no data entered.

6. Press [Enter] to open the text window.

7. Enter NCS channel ID number.

8. Press [Enter] to close the text window.

9. With [

] advance the cursor to the frequency column.

10. Press [Enter] to open the text window.

11. Enter NCS channel frequency code.

12. Press [Enter] to close the text window.

13. Press [Esc] to open the update window.

Setup

Configuration

NCS Channel List

No AOR (WEST)

FREQ

11080*

044

ENT: set ESC: quit

AOR (EAST)

FREQ

12580*

144

POR

FREQ

12580*

244

IOR

FREQ

10840*

344

Update

Yes

Figure 2-31 NCS channel list, update window

14. Press [Enter] to register input.

Note: The ID number range is 45-63 and the frequency code range

is 8000-14000. Any ID or frequency entered which is out of

those range will display "Input Error: NCS ID" (for in-

valid ID) or "Input Error: Channel No." (For invalid fre-

quency). Clear the error message by pressing the [Esc] key.

Place the cursor at the invalid ID or frequency code. Then,

press the [Enter] key and enter correct ID or frequency.

15. Press [Esc].

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LES List Operations

The LES List provides for storage of 44 LES names per ocean re-

gion. When the LES table is opened on the Send menu, LES names

entered in this LES List appear along with their IDs. See page 2-21.

Programming the LES list

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

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Setup

1. Distress Alert Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Figure 2-32 Setup menu

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Configuration

1. Station List

2. LES List

3. EGC Channel List

4. NCS Channel List

5. E-Mail Service List

Figure 2-33 Configuration menu

3. Press [2] to display the LES List.

Setup

Configuration

LES List

SOUTHBURY

GOONHILLY

Ctrl+P: print ENT: list entry ESC: quit

AOR (WEST)

Name

SOUTHBURY

GOONHILLY

FUCINO

AOR (EAST)

Name

SANTA PAULA

YAMAGUCHI

KUMSAN

POR

Name

YAMAGUCHI

EIK

THERMOPYLAE

ARVI

KUMSAN

IOR

Name

Figure 2-34 LES list

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4. With the arrow keys place the cursor where no data is entered.

5. Press [Enter].

Setup

Configuration

LES List

SOUTHBURY

GOONHILLY

Ctrl+P: print ENT: list entry ESC: quit

AOR (WEST)

Name

SOUTHBURY

GOONHILLY

FUCINO

AOR (EAST)

Name

SANTA PAULA

YAMAGUCHI

KUMSAN

POR

Name

YAMAGUCHI

EIK

THERMOPYAE

ARVI

KUMSAN

IOR

Name

Remarks

Erase the Name to delete this LES.

Figure 2-35 LES list, LES entry window

6. Press [Enter] to open the text window.

Name

Remarks

Erase the Name to delete this LES.

Figure 2-36 LES list, text window

7. Enter LES name (maximum 15 characters).

8. Press [Enter].

9. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the ID line.

10. Press [Enter].

11. Enter LES ID. The table on page 2-21 shows all current LES IDs.

12. Press [Enter].

13. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Remarks line.

14. If desired, enter remarks (up to 20 characters).

15. Press [Esc] to register LES.

16. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] three times.

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Deleting and changing the LES list

1. Press [F8], [9] and [2] to display the LES list.

2. Select the LES you want to edit.

3. Press [Enter].

The cursor should be on the Name line.

: Yamaguchi

: 303

: KDD Japan......

Name

Remarks

Erase the Name to delete this CES.

Figure 2-37 LES selected from LES list

4. Press [Enter] again to open the window for name entry.

5. To delete/change the LES name, press [Backspace] to erase name

and then press [Enter].

6. To edit an entry, place the cursor on the item you want to edit,

press [Enter], delete with the [Backspace] key, then enter new

data.

7. Press [Esc] to save changes.

8. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] twice.

Printing the LES list

1. Press [F8], [9] and [2] to display the LES list.

2. While pressing and holding down [Ctrl], press [P] to print the

LES list.

LES List ( Printed at 97-08-04 02:33 )

+++++ AOR (WEST) ++++

No.

+++++ AOR (EAST) +++++

No.

Name

SOUTHBURY

GOONHILLY

STATION12

Name

SOUTHBURY

LES ID

001

002

012

LES ID

101

Remarks

USA

UK (NCS, ID044)

NETHERLANDS

Remarks

USA

Figure 2-38 Sample LES list printout

3. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] three times.

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Table 2-1 LES IDs

Land earth station operator Countr

AOR- E AOR- W IOR POR

Bei

Marine China 311 211

Beze

Israel 127 327

CAT Thailand 319

CP Radio Marconi Portu

al 118

Embratel Brazil 114

France Telecom France 121 021 321 221

France Telecom

(

Ex DeteSat

)

France 115 333

KDDI Ja

an 103 003 303 203

Korea Telecom South Korea 308 208

Morvias

utnik

(

Nudel Les

)

Russia 117 317

OTE Greece 120 305

Polish Telecom Poland 116 316

Saudi Telecom Co Saudi Arabia 125 325

Sin

ore Telecom Sin

ore 328 210

Stratos Mobile Networks Canada 102 002 302 202

Telecom Com

of Iran Iran 314

Telecom Italia Ital

105 335

Telenor Satellite Services Inc USA 101 001 201

Telenor Satellite Services AS Norwa

104 004 304 204

Turk Telecom Turke

110 310

Vishi

el Vietnam 330

VSNL India 306

Xantic Netherlands 112 012 312 212

Xantic Australia 122 022 322 222

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Station List Operations

Programming the station list

The FELCOM 12 provides an “address book” for programming 64

station IDs.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

3. Press [1] to display the Station List.

Setup

Configuration

Station List

abc

xyz

Seagull

Ctrl+P: print

E-Mail

TELEX

abc@ furuno.co.jp

xyz@ furuno.co.jp

584 463609999

Station Name Type Code, ID / Address

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Figure 2-39 Sample station list

4. Operate [

] to place the cursor on a blank line.

5. Press [Enter].

TELEX

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country Code

Station ID

Modem Type

E-Mail Address

Remarks

Erase the Name to delete this station.

Figure 2-40 Entering a station

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

7. Enter name of station, using up to 15 characters.

8. Press [Enter] to close the window.

9. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Destination Type line.

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10. Press [Enter] to open the destination type window.

TELEX

FAX

E-Mail

CSDN

PSDN

X400

DNID

SPEC

TELEX (Prefixed)

FAX (Prefixed)

PSDN (Prefixed)

X400 (Prefixed)

DNID (Prefixed)

SPEC (Prefixed)

Figure 3-41 Selection window for “destination type”

TELEX: Telex communication

FAX: Facsimile service

- to an office facsimile machine

E-Mail: E-mail (electronic mail) Service

CSDN: Circuit Switched Data Network-not used.

PSDN: Packet Switched Data Network

-to an office computer via a data network using X.25

standard.

X400: For future use

DNID: Data Network ID -not used.

SPEC: Ship-to shore requests for safety service, accessed by us-

ing special 2-digit codes (See Note 2 below.)

Note 1: When FAX is selected, select “T30 (FAX)” in the “Mo-

dem Type” selection display. For further details, refer to

page 4-2.

Note 2: When SPEC is selected on the Type line, the Country

Code line disappears. Enter two-digit codes on the Sta-

tion ID line. Refer to page 4-18 for further details.

11. Set up according to Destination Type selection. The steps which

follow show how to set up for TELEX (Prefixed).

12. Press [Enter] to close the destination type window.

13. [

] to advance the cursor to the Prefix Code line for prefixed.

14. Press [Enter] to open the prefix code window.

15. Key in prefix code in two digits.

Note that some services may not be available depending on LES.

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edoCxiferPnoitcnuF

11ecnatsissAs'rotarepO

21ediuGlaiD

33ecnatsissAlacinhceT

19tseTxeleTcitamotuA

16. Press [Enter] to close the prefix code window.

17. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Country Code line for

TELEX, FAX, PSDN.

18. For ship-to-shore telex, enter international telex country code; ship-

to-ship telex, enter ocean region. A list of international telex coun-

try codes begins on page A-1 in the Appendix.

Ocean Region

AOR-East: 581

POR: 582

IOR: 583

AOR-West: 584

19. Press [Enter] to close the window.

20. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Station ID line.

21. Press [Enter] to open the window for station ID entry.

22. Enter telex subscriber number (for land) or MES Inmarsat Mo-

bile Number (for ship).

Up to 15 characters, including space, can be entered.

23. Press [Enter] to close the window.

24. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Remarks line.

25. Press [Enter] to open the window for remarks entry.

26. If desired, enter remarks (up to 20 characters).

27. Press [Enter] to close the window.

28. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] three times.

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Editing the station list

1. Press [F8], [9] and [1] to display the Station List.

Setup

Configuration

Station List

abc

xyz

Seagull

Ctrl+P: print

E-Mail

TELEX

abc@ furuno.co.jp

xyz@ furuno.co.jp

584 463609999

Station Name Type Code, ID / Address

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Figure 2-42 Station list

2. Press [

] and [Enter] to select the station you want to edit.

3. Press [Enter] to open the station name window.

4. To delete a station, press [Backspace] to erase station name, and

then press [Enter].

5. To edit a station name, place the cursor on the character you want

to edit. Press [Backspace] to erase that character, then enter cor-

rect character.

6. Press [Enter] to save changes.

7. If necessary, select other item, edit it and press [Enter].

8. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] four times.

Printing the station list

1. Press [F8], [9] and [1] to display the Station List.

2. While pressing and holding down [Ctrl], press [P].

No.

Name

abc

xyz

Seagull

Type

E-Mail

TELEX

Dest, ID, Modem / Address

abc@ furuno.co.jp

xyz@ furuno.co.jp

584 463609999

Station List ( Printed at 97-08-04 02:38 ) Remarks

Station Name Subscriber s Number

Country Code

Figure 2-43 Sample station list printout

3. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] three times.

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Entering Own Ship’s Position

When there is no navigation device connected, select OFF on the

Nav Port line in the System Setup menu, as explained on page 2-4,

and enter ship’s position manually as follows:

1. Press [F9] to display the Position menu.

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Ship Position

LAT

LON

00:00.00N

000:00.00E

Figure 2-44 Ship position

2. Press [Enter] to open the window for latitude entry.

00:00.00N

000:00.00E

Ship Position

LAT

LON 00:00.00N

Figure 2-45 Ship position, window for entering position

3. Enter latitude and [N] or [S].

4. Press [Enter] to close the window.

5. Press [

] to send the cursor to the LON line.

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

00:00.00N

000:00.00E

Ship Position

LAT

LON 000:00.00E

Figure 2-46 Ship position

7. Enter longitude and [E] or [W].

8. Press [Enter] to close the window.

9. Press [Esc] to open the update window.

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Ship Position

LAT

LON

00:00.00N

000:00.00E

Update

Yes

Figure 2-47 Ship position, update

10. Press [Enter] to close Ship Position menu.

This position data is also entered on the “Update Distress Alert”

screen. (Refer to page 6-1.)

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Setting Directories

You can designate the directory where to save incoming and outgo-

ing messages as follows:

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [8] to display the Directories menu.

Setup

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5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Directories

Message Directory

EGC Message Directory

Figure 2-48 Setup menu, directories

3. Press [Enter] to select “Message Directory”.

Message Directory appears in the command line.

Setup

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5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Directories

Message Directory

EGC M<DIR><essag>456ABC <DIR>

e <DIDirectory

Message Directory

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

456

901

868

372

6794

97-07-28 20:53

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

ABC <DIR>

ABC281 .

COIEKI .

COMTEST

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

75 Files exist 578560 bytes free

[B:\ ]

Figure 2-49 Setup menu, directories, message directory

4. Press [

] to select a directory name.

5. Press [Insert] to make a new directory name.

6. Type a new directory name (for example, MESSAGE).

7. Press [Enter].

8. Press [ ] .

9. Press [Enter] to select directory name.

10. Press [Esc] twice to return to standby.

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E-mail Service List

The E-mail service list provides for E-mail set up. Currently there are

four service stations which handle E-mail. The procedure below de-

scribes how to add service stations to the list.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Configuration

1. Station List

2. LES List

3. EGC Channel List

4. NCS Channel List

5. E-Mail Service List

Figure 2-50 Setup menu, configuration

3. Press [5] to display the E-mail Service List.

Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Configuration

1. Station List

2. LES List

3. EGC Channel List

4. NCS Channel List

5. E-Mail Service List

E-Mail Service List

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat

PTT Telecom

British Telecom

Stratos

Telstra

EIK

001 101 201 321

012 112 212 312

002 102 202 302

022 122 222 322

004 104 304

Figure 2-51 Setup menu, configuration, E-Mail Service List

4. Select blank space in Station Name column and press [Enter].

E-mail setup display appears.

Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Configuration

1. Station List

2. LES List

3. EGC Channel List

4. NCS Channel List

5. E-Mail Service List

E-Mail Service List

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat

PTT Telecom

British Telecom

Stratos

Telstra

EIK

001 101 201

012 112 212 312

002 102 210

022 122 222 322

Service Station Name

Service ID

LES ID(AORW)

(AORE)

(POR)

(IOR)

To:

Cc:

Subject:

Separator

Attach File(MIME) ON

Figure 2-52 E-mail setup

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5. Press [Enter] to open the window for service station name entry.

Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Configuration

1. Station List

2. LES List

3. EGC Channel List

4. NCS Channel List

5. E-Mail Service List

E-Mail Service List

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat

PTT Telecom

British Telecom

Stratos

Telstra

EIK

001 101 201

012 112 212 312

002 102 210

022 122 222 322

Service Station Name

Service ID

LES ID(AORW)

(AORE)

(POR)

(IOR)

To:

Cc:

Subject:

Separator

Attach File(MIME) ON

Figure 2-53 Service station list

6. Type service station name.

7. Press [Enter] to close the window.

8. Press [

] to place the cursor on the Service ID line.

9. Press [Enter] to open the window for service ID entry.

10. Type Service ID.

Service ID is station address .

11. Press [Enter] to close the window.

12. Press [

] to place the cursor on the LES ID line.

13. Press [Enter] to open the window for LES ID entry.

14. Type LES ID of AOR-W.

15. Press [Enter] to close the window.

16. Follow steps 12 thru step 15 for AOR-E, POR and IOR.

17. Press [

] to place the cursor on the “To:” line.

18. Press [Enter] to open the window for “to” header entry.

19. Type proper “To” header (for example, TO:, to+, etc.).

20. Press [Enter] to close the window for “cc” header entry.

21. Press [

] to place the cursor on the “Cc:” line.

22. Press [Enter] to open the window for “cc” header entry.

23. Type proper “Cc” header (for example, CC:, cc+, etc.).

24. Press [Enter] to close the window for “subject” header entry.

25. Press [

] to place the cursor on the “Subject:” line.

26. Press [Enter] to open the window for “subject” header entry.

27. Type proper “Subject” header (for example, Subject:, subject+,

etc.).

28. Press [Enter] to close the window for separator entry.

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29. Press [

] to place the cursor on the “Separator” line.

30. Press [Enter] to open the window for separator entry.

31. Type proper Separator (for example, blank space, STX:, etc.).

32. Press [Enter] to close the window.

33. Press [

] to place the cursor on the “Attach File (MIME)” line.

34. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

35. Select “ON(BASE64)”, “ON(UUENCODE)” or “OFF”.

BASE64: General text converter

UUENCODE: Win/UNIX text converter

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

37. Press [Esc] three times to return to the standby display.

E-mail Setup

Select the LES where to forward E-mail. Also,you will need

to register with the LES to get E-mail services.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [7] to dislay E-mail Setup screeen.

Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

E-Mail Setup

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat 001 101 201

Figure 2-54 E-mail Set up display

3. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

E-Mail Setup

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat 001 101 201

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat

PTT Telecom

British Telecom

Stratos

Telstra 022 122 222 322

EIK 004 104 304

001 101 201 321

012 112 212 312

002 102 202 302

022 122 222 322

Figure 2-55 E-mail Operating LES

4. Selecter the LES where to forward E-mail.

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5. Press [Enter] to the update window.

Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

E-Mail Setup

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat 001 101 201

Station Name

AOR.W AOR.E POR IOR

Comsat

PTT Telecom

British Telecom

Stratos

Telstra

EIK

001 101 201

012 112 212 312

002 102 210

022 122 222 322

Update

Yes

Figure 2-56 update window

6. Press Enter again.

7. Press ESC to return the stand by display.

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3-1

FILE OPERATIONS

This chapter describes how to prepare, edit, save and print files (mes-

sages).

Preparing a Message

There are two types of files: routine and confidential.

Messages can be assigned a file name and saved to a floppy disk for

later use. A message may contain maximum 124×254 characters (32

Kbytes).

Preparing a routine message

1. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

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File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Figure 3-1 File menu

2. Press [1] to select New. The display should now look something

like Figure 3-2.

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Cursor can be a square or an underline.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

ASCII

----

---------

1 Char. [ Line 1/ 1 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Figure 3-2 Text editor screen

3-2

Note: If the text editor screen does not appear and “close” screen

appears, see “Opening a file where a working area is oc-

cupied” on page 3-11.

3. The cursor is on the first line. Type your message.

Preparing a confidential message

If communicating with another FELCOM 12, you can prepare a con-

fidential message by entering “S???-addressee code(-password):” in

first line of message text. You can also receive confidential messages

containing this header from a land subscriber or any MES which uses

the FELCOM 12.

There are two types of confidential messages: message with addressee

code and message with both addressee code and password.

When a FELCOM 12 receives a confidential message, the message

is not displayed and printed immediately. To display or print the con-

tents of a confidential message, the recipient executes the key se-

quences shown on page 4-23.

Explanation of addressee code and password

Caller and recipient agree beforehand on both the addressee code and

the password. The addressee code can be the title of the recipient; for

example, CAPTAIN. The password could be the classification of the

message; for example, SECRET.

Preparing message with addressee code

Type S, 3 question marks, hyphen, addressee code, colon followed

by text of message.

S???–addressee code: (text of message)

maximum 8 characters

Be sure to enter colon.

Figure 3-3 Addressee code

Preparing message with both addressee code and password

Type S, 3 question marks, hyphen, addressee code, hyphen, pass-

word, colon followed by text of message.

S???–addressee code–password: (text of message)

maximum 8 characters

Be sure to enter colon.

Figure 3-4 Addressee code and password

3-3

When the recipient receives a message with both addressee code and

password, he must enter the password to view contents of the mes-

sage.

Editor menu setup

The Editor menu sets the parameters of the text editor.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [3] to display the Editor Setup menu.

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Setup

2. System Setup

3. Editor Setup

4. Terminal Setup

5. EGC Setup

6. Auto Mode Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Editor Setup

Text Mode

Edit Mode

Word Wrap

Line No.

Tab Width

Column Width

Cursor Type

Scroll

Ascii

Insert

4 Char

Block

Full Screen

Figure 3-5 Editor setup menu

3. Figure 3-5 shows the default editor setup settings. To change set-

tings, select item with arrow keys, press [Enter] to open selection

window, and select settings with arrow keys. After selecting set-

tings, press [Enter].

Text Mode: Select “Telex” or “ASCII”.

Edit Mode: Select “Insert” (insert character at cursor location)

or “Overwrite” (write over character at cursor lo-

cation).

Word Wrap: Turns on/off hyphenation at end of line.

Line No.: Turns line number display on or off.

Tab Width: Sets horizontal tab width; 2, 4 or 8 tabs per line.

Column Width: Select Telex (69 Fixed) or ASCII (40 to 80).

Cursor Type: Selects cursor appearance, either (Block) or un-

derline.

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Scroll: Sets how much the screen moves up over the page

(Full Screen or Half Screen) when [PgUp] or

[PgDn] key is operated.

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Cursor can be a square or an underline.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

ASCII

----

---------

1 Char. [ Line 1/ 1 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Line Number

Automatic input if turned on line No. in Editor Setup menu.

Figure 3-6 Text editor screen

Cutting and pasting text

1. Place the cursor on the first character of the text to be cut.

2. Highlight the text to be cut by pressing [

] while pressing and

holding [Shift]. You can use the right and left arrow keys to adjust

the highlight. The figure below shows the appearance of high-

lighted text.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

ASCII

----

---------

173 Char. [ Line 2/ 3 Col. 55 ] [Insert ]

0001 WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

0002 THIS INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

0003 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12t

Figure 3-7 Appearance of highlighted text

3. Press [F2] to select the Edit menu.

Edit

1. Cut

2. Copy

3. Paste

4. Insert (With Citation)

5. Select All

6. Search or Replace

7. Goto Line

8. Time or Pos. Ins

9. Change Window

DEL

ALT-C

INS

ALT-A

ALT-V

Figure 3-8 Edit menu

3-5

4. Press [1] to select Cut. The highlighted text is cut and the remain-

ing text is reformatted. If a mistake is made, you can immediately

restore the text by pressing [Insert].

5. To move text to a new location after it has been cut, place the

cursor at the exact spot in the message where the cut text is to

start. When the text cursor is placed correctly, press [F2] and then

[3] (Paste).

Copying and pasting text

1. Select the text you want to copy.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

ASCII

----

---------

131 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 66 ] [Insert ]

0001 THE FURUNO FELCOM 12 INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION, A

0002 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PACKAGE FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY VESSEL.t

Figure 3-9 Appearance of highlighted text

2. Press [F2] to display the Edit menu.

3. Press [2] to select Copy. The text selected is copied to the internal

clipboard.

4. Place the cursor at the exact spot on the message where the cop-

ied text is to start.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

ASCII

----

---------

131 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 66 ] [Insert ]

0001 THE FURUNO FELCOM 12 INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION, A

0002 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PACKAGE FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY VESSEL.t

0003

Cursor

Figure 3-10 Cursor selects location where to paste text

3-6

5. Press [F2] followed by [3]. The text is placed at the cursor loca-

tion.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

ASCII

----

---------

137 Char. [ Line 3/ 3 Col. 5 ] [Insert ]

0001 THE FURUNO FELCOM 12 INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION, A

0002 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PACKAGE FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY VESSEL.

0003 UNITt

Figure 3-11 Text pasted at cursor location

Insert (with Citation)

When you reply to a received message, you can insert the received

message. “>” is placed at the head of the received message to distin-

guish it from your message.

Select All

Selects the entire current file for cut and copy.

Search and Replace

Searches a specified word. Replaces a word with a different word or

character.

Go to line

Moves the cursor to the desired line in the current file.

1. Top of text

2. End of text

3. Go to line: Specify line number

Time or Pos. ins

Inserts time or position in a sentence.

3-7

Saving a Message

Formatting a floppy disk

To save a message to a floppy disk the disk must be formatted. For-

matting prepares the disk no information can be written to its surface.

1. Insert a blank floppy disk into the disk drive.

2. Press [F1].

3. Press [8].

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File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

Format Disk

Insert new disk for drive B:

And select media type

2HD (1.44MB)

2DD (720KB)

Figure 3-12 Format disk screen

4. Select media type.

5. Press [Enter].

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

Format Disk

Insert new disk for drive B:

And select media type

Start

Yes No

Figure 3-13 FD Format confirmation screen

6. Select “Yes” to format the disk. Press [Enter] to begin formatting.

Note: If there is no floppy disk in the drive, “FD not inserted in

drive. Press any key to escape.” appears on the display.

7. “Now Formatting” appears on the screen during formatting.

8. When formatting is completed (about one minute), “Formatting

Completed.” appears on the display. You can now return to the

standby display by pressing any key.

3-8

Saving a message

You can save a message two ways: Save it without losing your place

on the screen (called “save”), or save it before clearing the screen

(called “close”).

Save message, retain place on screen

1. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

2. Press [4]. The screen should look something like Figure 3-14.

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<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|THE FURUNO FELCOM 12 INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION, A

0002|SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PACKAGE FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY VESSEL.

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Save

[B: ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

868

372

6794

864

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

4 Files exist 579584 bytes free

Figure 3-14 Save screen

3. Enter a file name, up to eight characters with extension name (three

characters), as shown below.

Save

[B:\SEIZOU ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

868

372

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864

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E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

4 Files exist 579584 bytes free

OK to save?

Yes

(file name) . (extension name)

3 characters

period

8 characters

Figure 3-15 Configuration of file menu

4. Press [Enter]. “SAVING” appears on display.

3-9

Save message, clear screen

1. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

2. Press [3]. The prompt “Save this message?” appears on the screen.

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<[1] B:\SEIZOUSE>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII 178 Char. [ Line 3/ 3 Col. 52 ] [Insert ]

Save this message?

Yes

Figure 3-16 File menu, close file prompt

3. Press [Enter].

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<[1] B:\SEIZOUSE>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII [Insert ]

Save

[B:\SEIZOUSE ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

1910

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

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ABC

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E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

E0970715.005

74 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-17 Save screen

4. Enter a file name.

5. Press [Enter].

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Opening a File

The internal memory provides two working areas where you can load

one file each. Only one file can be displayed at a time, however you

can easily switch between files.

INTERNAL MEMORY

FLOPPY DISK MEMORY

FILE 1

FILE 2

FILE 3

two WORKING AREAs

Display

LCD

Can select one

for displaying.

Figure 3-18 Internal memory

Opening a file

1. Set the floppy disk containing the file you wish to open in the

disk drive.

2. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

3. Press [2]. The screen shows a list of the files stored in the floppy

disk.

4. Select a file.

To view a portion of a file, press the space bar.

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Open SEIZOU

THE FURUNO FELCOM 12 INMARSAT STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION, A

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT PACKAGE FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY VESSEL.

UNITt

Figure 3-19 Partial view of a file

5. Press [Enter].

6. The message “Loading” appears on the screen during loading. A

few moments later the contents of the file appear on the screen

and the title bar shows the file name. You may repeat the above

procedure to load a second file into a working area.

3-11

Switching between files

You can switch between files by selecting Change Window in the

Edit menu. Figure 3-20 illustrates how to switch between files with

Change Window.

1 [F2]

2 9: Change Window

[Enter], or

[ALT] + [V]

How to alternate display of files in working area 1 and 2.

FURUNOABC

Figure 3-20 How the change window feature works

Opening a file where a working area is occupied

When you try to load a file into an occupied working memory, the

display asks you if you want to save the file in that memory before

clearing the display.

Save this message?

Yes

Figure 3-21 Prompt for closing a file

To save the file, press [Enter]; select “No” and press [Enter] if you do

not need to save the file. The file screen is erased and then the un-

titled window appears.

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<[1] B:\SEIZOUSE>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII [Insert ]

Save

[B:\SEIZOUSE ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

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E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

E0970715.005

74 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-22 Save screen

Enter file name followed by [Enter]. The editing screen appears.

3-12

Saving a File Under a New Name

1. Call up a file.

2. Edit the file.

3. Press [F1].

4. Press [3] (or [4]). “Save this message?” prompt appears. [3] saves

file and closes screen; [4] saves file and keeps position on screen.

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<[1] B:\SEIZOUSE>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

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S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

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---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII 178 Char. [ Line 3/ 3 Col. 52 ] [Insert ]

Save this message?

Yes

Figure 3-23 Save screen, prompt for saving a message before

closing

5. Press [Enter].

6. Press [Backspace] to delete original file name. Enter file name

for new file.

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<[1] B:\SEIZOUSE>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII [Insert ]

Save

[B:\SEIZOUSE ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

1910

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

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ABC

281 .

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E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

E0970715.005

74 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-24 Save screen

7. Press [Enter].

Note: Should you decide to save the file under the original name,

skip step 6. The following screen appears.

3-13

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<[1] UNTITLED1>

NT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY MANY YEARS OF OPERATION WITH

STANDARD C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12

S ON YOUR CHOICE IF FURUNO FELCOM 12

----

---------

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

ASCII [Insert ]

Save

[B:\SEIZOUSE ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir:DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

1910

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

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97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

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ABC

281 .

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E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

E0970715.005

74 Files exist 57850 bytes free

Overwrite?

Yes

Figure 3-25 Save screen, overwrite file name

Printing a File

You can print out a hard copy of a file stored in a floppy disk.

1. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

2. Press [7]. A list of files stored on the disk appears.

[B:\SEIZOU ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

412

139

117

836

128

146

97-07-29 07:21

97-08-07 06:22

97-08-07 06:29

97-07-15 04:53

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97-07-29 10:03

97-07-10 15:02

97-07-11 17:37

Filename Size Date & Time

R0970729.001

SEIZOU .

SEIZOUSE.

T0715 .

T7170 .

TEST .TXT

TESTCAL

YANOT

75 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-26 Sample print screen

3. Select a file. To get a partial display of the file, tap the space bar.

4. Press [Enter].

3-14

Combining Files

In the procedure below we’ll combine file A and B.

1. Open file A.

2. Open file B. File B appears on the display.

3. Place the cursor at the beginning of the file. While pressing and

holding down [Shift] press [

] to highlight the entire file. (You

can also select a portion of the file.)

4. Press [C] while holding down [Alt]. This places file B on the clip-

board.

5. Press [V] while holding down [Alt]. File B is erased and File A

appears on the display.

6. Press [→] while holding down [Fn] followed by [Enter] to place

the cursor at the end of the file.

7. Press [Insert].

The file B is inserted at the end of the file A.

Deleting a File

1. Press [F1] to display the File menu.

2. Press [5]. A list of files stored on the disk appears.

Fil

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Delete

[B:\ABC28 ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

97-07-28 20:53

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

ABC28 .

ABC281 .

COIEKI .

COMTEST

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

75 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-27 Sample delete screen

3. Select the file you want to delete. To verify the contents of that

file, tap the space bar.

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4. Press [Enter]. The prompt “OK to delete file?” appears.

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Delete

[B:\ABC28 ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

97-07-28 20:53

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

ABC28 .

ABC281 .

COIEKI .

COMTEST

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

75 Files exist 578560 bytes free

OK to delete file? Yes

Figure 3-28 Prompt for verification of file delete

5. Press [Enter] to delete the file, or press [

] and [Enter] to escape.

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

When you can't read an attached file in the Log menu, you may de-

code it with MIME as follows:

1. Press [F1].

2. Press [9].

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Decode

[B:\ ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

868

372

6794

864

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

4 Files exist 579584 bytes free

Figure 3-29 File, decode

3. Select the file you want to decode.

4. Press [Enter].

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Rename

Do the following to change file name.

1. Press [F1].

2. Press [6].

File

1. New

2. Open

3. Close

4. Save

5. Delete

6. Rename

7. Print

8. Format Disk

9. MIME (Decode)

ALT-N

ALT-O

ALT-Q

ALT-S

ALT-D

ALT-P

Rename

[B:\ABC28 ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

901

868

372

6794

864

97-07-28 20:53

97-07-28 20:54

97-07-15 02:13

97-07-14 05:42

97-07-15 02:33

97-07-15 02:52

97-07-15 02:59

97-07-15 03:13

Filename Size Date & Time

Test .txt

ABC281 .

COIEKI .

COMTEST

E0970715.001

E0970715.002

E0970715.003

E0970715.004

75 Files exist 578560 bytes free

Figure 3-30 File, rename

3. Select a file you want to rename.

4. Press [Enter].

Enter new filename

Rename

Test.txt

Figure 3-31 Rename window

5. Delete old file name and then type new file name.

6. Press [Enter].

4-1

INMARSAT-C COMMUNICATIONS

This chapter explains how to transmit and receive in the Inmarsat-C

system.

Before conducting any communications, be sure to login with the

NCS in your area.

To transmit E-mail, register with the LES provider. E-mail charges

are calculated separately.

Transmitting

To transmit a message, you first create the message, attach the ad-

dress of the recipient and send it to the LES. The address of the re-

cipient in the Inmarsat-C system is his telex number for land-line or

MES Inmarsat Mobile Number (IMN) for ship.

The message can be one you’ve just prepared or one stored on a floppy

disk. (Messages cannot be transmitted by means of direct keyboard

input.)

Code description

Code can be specified at the IB-581 or PC.

IA5: International alphabet No. 5, ASCII code (7 bit).

Specify this code to transmit English containing lower case

alphabet.

ITA2: No. 2 international communications alphabet (5 bit).

Specify this code for message which contains only No. 2 in-

ternational communications alphabet (see A-11). ITA2 code

is transmitted faster than IA5 code.

Land-based telex equipment uses ITA2. The LES converts all

codes into ITA2. Code which cannot be converted is shown

with a question mark (?).

DATA: Data (8 bit). Use this code to transmit data.

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Table 4-1 Message, subscriber destination and code

egasseMrebircsbuSepyTnoitanitseDedoCskrameR

hsilgnE.atSCtasramnIXELET5AI

xeleTXELET2ATI

xaFNTSP5AI.XAF03TsiepytmedoM

liam-EliaM-E5AI

naissuR.atSCtasramnINDSPATAD

xeleTXELET2ATI dna)503(EALYPOMREHT

)222(HTAEP

xaFelbaliavatoN

liam-EliaM-EATAD

esenapaJ.atSCtasramnINDSPATAD

xeleTelbaliavatoN

xaFelbaliavatoN

liam-EliaM-EATAD

ataD.atSCtasramnINDSPATAD

krowteNdnaLNDSPATAD

Transmitting prepared message

This section explains routine telex transmission. For distress com-

munication, see page 6-1.

For 2-digit code services and PSTN (FAX) communication, see page

4-17, respectively.

common procedure for transmitting a message

1. Prepare message on the screen.

2. Press [F3] to display the Transmit menu.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

ASCII

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Figure 4-1 Transmit menu

4-3

3. Press [Enter] or [1] to display the Transmit Message menu. The

cursor is on the Priority line and “Normal” is selected.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

TELEX

Figure 4-2 Transmit message menu

Note: An error message may appear under the conditions below:

Unit is not logged-in. -Error message: Cannot start to send.

(not logged-in)

Unit operates as an EGC-only receiver-Error Message:

Cannot start to send. (EGC receiver)

The message file line displays “Message now being edited” when

a file is currently displayed.

4. Press [

] three times to place the cursor on the Destination Type

line.

5. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

6. Select Destination Type among “TELEX”, “FAX” or “SPEC

(Prefixed)”.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

TELEX

FAX

E-Mail

CSDN

PSDN

X400

DNID

SPEC

TELEX (Prefixed)

FAX (Prefixed)

PSDN (Prefixed)

X400 (Prefixed)

DNID (Prefixed)

SPEC (Prefixed)

Figure 4-3 Transmit message menu, destination type window

7. Press [Enter] to close selection window.

4-4

8. Follow instructions below for TELEX (Prefixed), or go to page4-

5 for FAX or E-Mail.

Destination type: TELEX (Prefixed)

(1) Press [

] to place the cursor on the Prefix Code line.

(2) Press [Enter] to open the window for prefix code entry.

(3) Key in prefix code in the digits.

Note that some services may not be available depending on

LES.

edoCxiferPnoitcnuF

11ecnatsissAs'rotarepO

21ediuGlaiD

33ecnatsissAlacinhceT

19tseTxeleTcitamotuA

(4) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(5) Press [

] to place the cursor on the Country/Ocean Code

line.

(6) Press [Enter] to open the window for country/ocean code entry.

(7) Type either international telex country code of recipient (ship-

to-shore) or ocean region (ship-to-ship). A list of international

telex country codes begins on page A-1 in the Appendix.

Ocean Region

AOR-East: 581

POR: 582

IOR: 583

AOR-West:584

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

TELEX

582

Figure 4-4 Transmit message menu, country/ocean code window

(8) Press [Enter] to close the window.

4-5

(9) Press [

] to send the cursor to the Station ID line.

(10)Press [Enter] to open the window for station ID entry.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

TELEX

Figure 4-5 Transmit message menu, station ID window opened

(11) Type either recipient’s telex subscriber number (ship-to-shore)

or receiving MES INM (ship-to-ship).

(12)Press [Enter] to close the window.

(13)Go to step 9 at the top of page 4-7.

Destination type: FAX

(1) Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Modem Type line.

(2) Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

FAX

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Modem Type

T30

V21

V22

V22B

V23

V26B

V26T

V27T

V32

Other

FAX

V.21

V.22

V.22bis

V.23

V.26bis

V.26ter

V.27ter

V.32

300bps Duplex

1200bps Duplex

2400bps Duplex

600/1200bps

2400/1200bps

2400bps Duplex

4800/2400bps

9600bps Duplex

Figure 4-6 Transmit message menu, modem type window opened

(3) Select “T30”.

(4) Press [Enter] to close the selection window.

(5) Go to step 9 at the top of page 4-7.

Destination type: E-mail

(1) Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Address line.

4-6

(2) Press [Enter] to open the window for address entry.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

E-Mail

INET

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Figure 4-7 Transmit message menu, address window

(3) Type recipient’s E-mail address.

(4) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(5) Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Subject line.

(6) Press [Enter] to open the window for subject entry.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

E-Mail

INET

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Figure 4-8 Transmit message menu, subject window opened

(7) Type subject.

(8) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(9) Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Attach File line.

(10)Press [Enter] to open the select File window.

4-7

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

E-Mail

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Select File

ENTER: List DEL:

Figure 4-9 Transmit message menu, select file window opened

(11) Press [Enter] to open the file list window.

To change drive on a PC, move the cursor to the command

line, type drive name (for example, “A”), and move the cur-

sor to anywhere in the File Name column.

(12)Press [Enter] to select file and close the file list window.

(13)Press [Esc] to close the select file.

Go to step 9 at the top of the next page.

procedure for transmitting a message (con’t from page 4-5 )

9. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the LES ID line.

10. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

25 Char.

[ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

E-mail

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Name

SANTA PAULA

YAMAGUCHI

KUMSAN

SENTOSA

LES ID

201

202

203

208

210

Remarks

USA

JAPAN

KOREA

SINGAPORE (NCS, ID244)

Figure 4-10 Transmit message menu, LES ID window opened

Note: If the LES ID entered is invalid, “Cannot use this LES.

Please check network configuration.” appears.

11. Select LES ID.

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

4-8

13. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Option line.

14. Press [Enter] to open the option window.

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

E-mail

201 (SANTA PAULA)

Confirmation

Send Delay

Delivery Delay

Code

00:00

Immediate

IA5

Figure 4-11 Transmit message menu, option window opened

15. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

16. To receive confirmation from the LES when message has been

delivered to recipient, select ON. If not required, select OFF.

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

18. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Send Delay line.

19. Press [Enter] to open the window for send delay entry.

20. To send a message after a certain delay enter a time up to 99 hours

59 minutes.

(The Send Delay is used to time message arrival to suit recipient’s

office hours.)

21. Press [Enter] to close the window.

22. Press [

] to go to the Delivery Delay line.

23. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

24. The Delivery Delay line requests the LES for “Immediate” or

“Deferred” transmission to the recipient designated. Select either

immediate or deferred. For information on this service, consult

with LES to which message is to be sent.

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

26. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Code line.

27. Select “IA5”, “ITA2” or “DATA”.

Normally, IA5.

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

29. Press [Esc] to close the option window.

30. Press [

] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.

4-9

31. Press [Enter] to open the start window.

32. Press [Enter] to transmit the message to the message buffer. (To

escape, select No and press [Enter].) The message “Message is

entered in sending Buffer.” appears and the message prepared is

printed.

Note: The message buffer can only hold one message. However a

second message may be sent to the buffer by assigning a

Send Delay to it.

When the message buffer is full, “Cannot enter this mes-

sage to sending Buffer.” appears to alert you.

33. Press any key to return to the standby display.

The message(s) will be transmitted according to Send Delay setting.

“Current State: SENDING” appears at the bottom of the screen dur-

ing transmission.

If the message was transmitted successfully “Successful Sending mes-

sage” appears and its particulars are sent to the Display Log.

TRANSMIT MESSAGE STATUS

The terminal unit displays transmit message status as follows:

“Message Send failed.” This appears if the message could not

be transmitted because of technical reasons such as satellite

malfunction, signal degradation, or no reply from LES. Try to

transmit the message again.

“Message Send rejected.” This appears when the LES rejects

the message because of non-technical reasons such as unpaid

subscriber’s fee.

“Message Send pending.” This appears when the circuits at

the LES are busy. Your message will be transmitted when a

circuit becomes clear.

Transmitting message stored on floppy disk

(multiple address)

1. Close any open files.

2. Insert floppy disk containing file to be sent. (Be sure to insert the

floppy disk completely in the drive. Otherwise, “FD not inserted

in drive.” appears.)

3. Press [F3] to display the Transmit menu.

4-10

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Figure 4-12 Transmit menu

4. Press [1] to select Transmit Message.

The cursor is on the Priority line and “Normal” is selected.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-04

01:32 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGOUT

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st local

3rd local

Synthesizer

TX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

003

OK ( 36dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (135)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-19 00:26 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Size 0

TELEX

65-2111

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

Figure 4-13 Transmit message menu

5. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Message File line.

6. Enter the file name manually, or select it from the message file list

of the floppy disk as follows.

a) Press [Enter] to display Message File list.

Send

[B:\SEIZOUSE ]

To View: SPACE Make Dir: INS Remove Dir: DEL

Filename Size Date & Time

IIT .

JJJ .

R0970714.001

R0970718.001

R0970729.001

SEIZOU .

SEIZOU .TXT

SEIZOUSE.

70 Files exist 590848 bytes free

9078

4973

313

412

139

178

97-07-08 19:30

97-07-28 20:57

97-07-14 05:56

97-07-18 00:25

97-07-29 07:21

97-08-07 06:22

97-08-19 21:22

97-08-08 01:44

Figure 4-14 File list

4-11

b) Select a file.

c) Tap the space bar to display a portion of the file in the view

window. Press the [Esc] key.

d) Press [Enter]. The Message File screen appears with the file

selected.

7. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Station Name line.

8. Press [Enter] to open the Station List.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports logs Options Setup StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-04

01:32 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGOUT

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st local

3rd local

Synthesizer

TX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

003

OK ( 36dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (135)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-19 00:42 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Size 0

TELEX

65-2111

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

ENTER: Station List DEL:

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Station List

Station Name

ENTER: Select SPACE: Mark BS: All Clear

Type Code, ID / Address

321

343199999

TELEX

583

FURUNO

FRNINMBTSTS

Figure 4-15 Select station screen

9. Select station and press [Enter].

To select more than one station, press [Space] bar after selecting

station. An asterisk appears next to station(s) selected.

For E-mail, you can select T (TO:Address) or C (CC:Carbon

copy) by pressing [Space] bar.

Note :Different types or prefix code of messages cannot be tranmitted

simultneously.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Station List

Station Name

TELEX

E-mail

E-Mail

583

Seagull@furuno.co.jp

whale@furuno.co.jp

321

343199999

FURUNO

FRNINMBTSTS

Seagull

whale

ENTER: Select SPACE: Mark BS: All Clear

Type Code, ID / Address

Figure 4-16 With asterisk mark

10. Press [

] key to advance the cursor to the LES ID line.

11. Press [Enter] to open the LES Table.

4-12

[Insert ]

Name

YAMAGUCHI

EIK

THERMOPYLAE

ARVI

KUMSAN

LES ID

303

304

305

306

308

Remarks

JAPAN

NORWAY

GREECE (NCS, ID344)

INDIA

KOREA

Figure 4-17 LES list

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-04

01:32 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGOUT

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st local

3rd local

Synthesizer

TX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

003

OK ( 36dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (135)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-19 00:26 (UTC)

LAT:

LON:

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Size 0

TELEX

65-2111

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

LES

Name

Perth

Singapore

LES ID

302

202

210

203

201

Remark

IOR

POR

Figure 4-18 Sample LES table

a) Select LES.

b) Press [Enter].

c) The Transmit Message screen appears with selected LES dis-

played on the LES ID line.

12. Follow steps 13 thru 28 in the previous section.

13. Press [

] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.

14. Press [Enter] twice to transmit the message.

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-04

01:32 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGOUT

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st local

3rd local

Synthesizer

TX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

SEISETU.TXT Size 46

FURUNO

TELEX

321

303 (YAMAGUCHI) Start

Yes

Figure 4-19 Transmit message menu

4-13

Note: If a file name which was entered manually does not exist

when you attempt to transumit the file at step 13. “Input

Error: Message File” appears. Press any key to erase the

error message then enter correct name.

Canceling transmission

As noted earlier a transmit message is held in the buffer, usually until

it is transmitted satisfactorily. To cancel transmission on a message

held in the buffer, do the following:

1. Press [F3] to display the Transmit menu.

2. Press [2] to display the Cancel screen.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: POR LOGIN

97-08-08 07:37 (UTC)

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

ASCII

----

---------

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status Cancel

No.

Message File

edit_msg.001

Station LES

SANTA PAUL

Priority

Normal

Send Status

Waiting

Delivery

Figure 4-20 Sample cancel screen

Send status

Waiting: Waiting to transmit message.

Sending: Now sending message.

Fail: Failed transmission

Rejected: Message rejected by LES.

Pending: LES circuits occupied.

3. Select message you want to cancel.

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4. Press [Enter] to open the Cancel window.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver 01

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: POR LOGOUT

97-08-08 07:38 (UTC)

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

ASCII

----

---------

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ] [Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

!!!!! Location error !!!!!

Cancel

No.

Message File

ABC

FELCOM

Station

FURUNO

FUSA

LES

Perth

SANTAPAULA

Priority

Normal

Send Status

Waiting

Sending

Delivery

Cancel

NoYes

Figure 4-21 Cancel window

5. Press [Enter] to cancel a message from transmission, or select

“No” and press [ Enter] to escape from the Cancel menu.

6. Press [Esc] to return to the default display.

Confirming delivery status (message status list)

You can automatically receive delivery status of messages you send

to a LES, by selecting “Confirming ON” in the Send Message menu.

(Delivery Status can also be confirmed manually. See page 4-16.)

Messages transmitted which request delivery status appears in the

Message Status List.

The Message Status List holds delivery status information for 30 mes-

sages. When the list is full, the oldest entry is deleted to make room

for the latest.

1. Press [F3].

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Figure 4-22 Transmit menu

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2. Press [3] to display the Request Delivery Status menu.

Request Delivery Status

No.

Message File

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

edit msg.002

edit msg.001

Station

FURUNO

ASDFASDF

ABCDEFGHIJ

LES

Yamaguchi

202

303

123

202

Yamaguchi

Priority

Normal

Send Status

Waiting

Sending

97-03-20 9:40

97-03-18 20:16

97-03-18 16:09

97-03-18 9:48

97-03-16 12:34

Delivery

OCC(002)

Complete

EEE(001)

?????

Figure 4-23 Sample request delivery states

Message status list description

No.: Message number

Message File: File name. For no file name, “edit msg. 00X” appears

(X = number from 001-999).

Station: Name of remote party (recipient)

LES: The LES which received the message.

Priority: Normal or distress

Send Status: The transmission status from the MES (own ship) to

the LES; waiting or sending, and data and time of

transmission for messages transmitted.

Delivery: The delivery status from the LES to the recipient.

Complete: Message transmitted successfully

White space: Delivery status not yet received

Reason for no delivery:

OCC(002): Delivery tried (twice), but recipient busy.

ABS: Absent subscriber

BK: Message aborted

BMC: No end of message or end of transmission received

DER: Out of Order

DTE: Remote DTE clearing

EOS: Element of Service not subscribed (E-mail)

FMT: Format error

IAB: Invalid answerback

INC: Inconsistent Request (E-mail)

INF: Call the Network Information service

INV: Invalid Call

ITD: Awaiting delivery

LDE: Maximum message length exceeded

LPE: Local Procedure Error

NA: Access Barred

NC: Network Congestion

NCH: Subscriber’s number has been changed

NP: Not Obtainable

NRC: Reverse charging acceptance not subscribed

RIS: Recipient Improperly Specified (E-mail)

RDI: Redirected call

RPE: Remote Procedure Error

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RSB: Retransmission still being attempted

TMD: Maximum number of addresses exceeded

UNK: Unknown status (for example when the Logical

channel number is zero)

Note: Some LES do not use certain codes.

Manually requesting delivery status

You can request a LES for delivery status of a message you have

transmitted there within the past 24 hours.

1. Press [F3].

2. Press [3] to display the Request Delivery Status display.

Request Delivery Status

No.

Message File

ABC

edit msg.002

Station

FURUNO

LES

Perth

Priority

Normal

Send Status

97-11-06 16:10

Delivery

Figure 4-24 Request delivery status display

3. Select a file.

4. Press [Enter]. A prompt asks you if you want to request delivery

status on that message.

Request Delivery Status

No.

Message File

ABC

edit msg.002

Station

FURUNO

LES

Perth

Priority

Normal

Send Status

97-11-06 16:10

Delivery

Start

Yes

Figure 4-25 Sample message file list

5. Press [Enter] to request status. “Request started” appears on the

display. (To cancel request, select “No” and press [Enter].)

6. “Press any key.” appears on the display; press any key to return to

the standby display.

Several minutes later the reply from the LES appears in the Delivery

column of the Request Delivery Status screen.

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The 2-digit code services

A range of special safety and general maritime services, known as

the 2-digit code services, may be received. The list on the next page

shows the 2-digit code services available.

To access a 2-digit code service;

1. Using the text editor, prepare message requesting a 2-digit code

service. (Refer to next page.)

2. Press [F3] to display the Transmit menu.

3. Press [Enter] to display the Transmit Message.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 24

TELEX

Figure 4-26 Transmit message menu

4. Press [

] three times to place the cursor on the Destination Type

line.

5. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

6. Select “SPEC” (Special).

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

8. Press [

] to place the cursor on the Station ID line.

9. Press [Enter] to open the window for station ID entry.

10. Key in 2-digit code referring to the tables on the next page.

11. Press [Enter] to close the window.

4-18

For maritime safety service;

32 Medical advice Used for requesting medical advice.

38 Medical assistance Used for requesting medical assistance.

39 Maritime assistance Used for requesting maritime search and rescue

assistance.

41 Meteorological reports Necessary for ease of addressing weather reports from

ships to meteorological centers.

42 Navigational Hazards and

warnings

Used for making urgent navigational meteorological

danger reports.

43 Ship position reports Used for routing of messages to ship safety reporting

systems.

For general utility;

31 Maritime enquiries Desirable for requesting information including service

offerings.

33 Technical assistance Desirable for addressing technical enquiries to

appropriate personnel.

37 Time and charges requested at

end of call

Desirable for mobile operator when sending traffic for a

third party.

12. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the LES ID line.

13. Press [Enter] to open the LES table.

14. Press [Enter] to select LES ID.

15. Press [

] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.

16. Press [Enter]. A prompt asks if it is alright to start transmission.

(The Confirmation, Send Delay and Delivery Delay remain “ON”,

“00:00” and “Immediate”, respectively. If necessary, change these

settings before pressing [Enter].)

17. Press [Enter] to transmit the message prepared.

18. Press any key to return to the standby display.

The message will be transmitted according to Send Delay setting.

“Current State: SENDING” appears at the bottom of the screen

during transmission.

If the message was transmitted successfully “Successful Sending

message” appears and its particulars are sent to the Display Log.

Note 1: At present, not all LESs are offering the 2-digit code ser-

vices. To find out which LESs are offering the services, con-

tact the LES Operations Coordinator directly.

Note 2: Some 2-digit code services may be provided free of charge by

LESs, while other services are chargeable, in some cases at

reduced rates. For information, contact the LES directly.

4-19

Inserting the destinations of a fax terminal

You can send a text message to a Group 3 type fax terminal which is

connected to the international PSTN (telephone) land line, provided

the LES selected supports fax delivery.

1. Prepare message. (To send stored file, close any open files.)

2. Press [F3] to display the Transmit menu.

3. Press [1] to select Transmit Message.

The cursor is on the Priority line and “Normal” is selected.

4. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Message file line.

5. The message file line displays “Message now begin edited.” when

a file is the currently displayed. To send a file stored on a floppy

disk, select the file from the file list.

6. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the Destination Type line.

7. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

8. Select “FAX”.

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

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

0001|t

[Insert ]

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 77

FAX

Figure 4-27 Transmit message menu, FAX selected

10. Press [

] to advance the cursor. The cursor is now on the Coun-

try/Ocean Code line.

11. Press [Enter] to open the window for country/ocean code entry.

12. Key in international telephone code of recipient. A list of interna-

tional telex/telephone country codes begins on page A-1 in the

Appendix.

13. Press [Enter] to close the window.

14. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Station ID line.

15. Press [Enter] to open the window for station ID entry.

16. Enter facsimile number.

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17. Press [Enter] to close the window.

18. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Modem Type line.

19. Press [Enter] to display the list of modem types.

20. Press [Enter] to select “T30”. (Other modem types are not sup-

ported.)

21. Press [

] to advance the cursor to the LES ID line.

22. Press [Enter] to open the LES Table.

23. Select LES ID.

Note: If the LES ID entered is invalid, “Cannot use this LES.

Please check network configuration.” appears.

24. Press [Enter] to close the LES Table.

25. Press [

] twice to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.

26. Press [Enter] twice to send the message to the message buffer.

(To escape, select No and press [Enter].) The message “Message

is entered in sending Buffer.” appears.

At the same time, the message prepared is printed.

27. Press any key to return to the standby display.

The message(s) will be transmitted according to the Send Delay set-

ting. “Current State: SENDING” appears at the bottom of the screen

during transmission.

When the message is transmitted successfully “Successful Sending

message” appears and its particulars are sent to the Display Log.

Receiving

When a message is received

Each time the FELCOM 12 receives a message it automatically reg-

isters, saves, prints (except messages with passwords) and files it.

1) received alarm

When a message is received, the audible alarm sounds.

Silence the audible alarm by pressing the [F10] key on the keyboard.

2) registration

Each message received is assigned a receive message number. This

number is also used when the file is saved to a floppy disk.

Receive

0: main DTE

1: 2nd DTE

9 7

year

0 1

month

1 5.

day

0 0 1

receive

message no.

4-21

3) display log

The Display Log shows message number, priority, date and time of

transmission, LES ID and file size (in bytes) of the latest 50 received

and transmitted messages.

4) printing

Printing of a message begins (except messages with passwords) as

soon as it is received.

5) saving and filing

The DTE saves and files a receive message to the Display Message

List. (For installations with both a main and a 2nd DTE, you may

select where to store receive messages, on the system setup menu.)

The Display Message List shows the following:

Receive message no.

LES ID

Priority

File size (in bytes)

Message classification

Password for confidential messages

Date and time of transmission

Status

Setting the receive alarm

An audible alarm may be set to ring when a routine message is re-

ceived. The factory setting is OFF.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [6] to display the Auto Mode Setup.

Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Data Report & Polling Print

Figure 4-28 Auto mode setup menu

3. Press [

] to send the cursor to the Receive Alarm line.

4. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

5. To enable the alarm, select ON. The alarm will be released for

one second when a message is received.

4-22

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

7. Press [Esc] twice.

Displaying receive messages

When you can't read an attached file in Log menu refer to page

3-15.

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [2] to display list of receive messages.

Received Message Log

Message No.

R0971106.001

R0971105.002

R0971105.001

R0971024.001

Space: display part view

LES

Perth

ABCDEFGHIJ

Perth

Priority

Normal

Distress

Normal

Addressee

CAPTAIN

Rec date & Time

97-11-06 16:10

97-11-05 17:30

97-11-05 14:15

97-10-24 13:20

Status

Saved

Printed

Saved

Memory Available: 12345 Bytes

Size

32767

200

1234

8251

(Part View Window)

3 4 5

6 7

Figure 4-29 Sample display message screen

Display message list description

Message No.: Receive message no.

LES: LES name

Priority: Normal or distress

Size: Size of file in bytes

Addressee: Addressee code appears for confidential mes-

sages. Nothing appears for routine messages.

Rec date & time: Date and time message was received.

Status: Printed: message printed

Saved: message saved to floppy disk

No display: not yet printed confidential mes-

sage, or printer malfunction

Memory available: Memory available in DTE

3. Select a file. To get a partial display of a file selected, tap the

space bar. A part of the file appears in the View Window.

4-23

4. Press [Enter] for routine messages and messages with addressee

code (no password).

Your selection appears on the display.

Display Receive Message <R0971123.002->

FROM FURUNO

TO FRONTIER

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER LAZY DOG.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 1234567890

Ctrl+P: print

Figure 4-30 Sample receive message

5. For messages with both addressee code and password, a Pass-

word window appears. Enter the password corresponding to the

addressee code and then press [Enter]. If the password is entered

incorrectly an alarm sounds. Reenter the password.

Display Message

Message No.

R0971106.001

R0971105.002

R0971105.001

R0971024.001

LES

Perth

ABCDEFGHIJ

Perth

Priority

Normal

Distress

Normal

Addressee

CAPTAIN

Rec date & Time

97-11-06 16:10

97-11-05 17:30

97-11-05 14:15

97-10-24 13:20

Status

Saved

Printed

Saved

Memory Available: 12345 Bytes

Confidential Message

Size

32767

200

1234

8251

PASS WORD: _ _ _ _ _ _

Figure 4-31 Location of password

The screen can be scrolled with the up and down arrow keys.

Printing receive messages

1. Follow steps 1 thru 6 in “Displaying receive messages”.

2. While pressing and holding down [Ctrl], press [P]. The printer

starts printing the message on the screen.

Receive Message (SECRET)

Message No.

Message Ref. No.

LES

Priority

Message Size

Receive Date & Time

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz........

: R0970323.001

: 00000000

: LES or LES ID

: Normal (or Distress)

: 205 characters

: 97-03-23

Appears only for confidential messages

Text

Figure 4-32 Sample receive message printout

4-24

Saving receive messages to a floppy disk

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [2] to display the Receive Message Log.

Receive Message Log

Message No.

R0971106.001

R0971105.002

R0971105.001

R0971101.001

R0971024.001

LES

Perth

ABCDEFGHIJ

Perth

Priority

Normal

Distress

Normal

Addressee

CAPTAIN

OFFICER

Rec date & Time

97-11-06 16:10

97-11-05 17:30

97-11-05 14:15

97-11-01 3:45

97-10-24 13:20

Status

Saved

Printed

Saved

Memory Available: 3317 Bytes

Size

32767

200

1234

3256

8251

Enter: Display S: Save D: Delete

Figure 4-33 Sample delete message screen

3. Select a file. Press the [Enter] key to confirm contents of file.

After confirming contents, press the [Esc] key.

4. For confidential messages enter password. This password will also

be saved to the floppy disk.

5. Press the [S] key to save the file to the floppy disk.

Note: If a file by that name already exists on the floppy disk,

“A file by that name already exists on FD.” appears.

Automatically saving receive messages

1. Press [F8].

2. Press [6] to display Auto Mode Setup menu.

Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Data Report & Polling Print

Figure 4-34 Auto mode setup menu

3. Press [

] to select “Auto Telex MSG Save”.

4. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

5. Select “ON”.

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

7. Press [Esc] twice.

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The drive and directory where to save receive messages and created

files can be specified with “MSG Directory”. The default setting is as

follows;

For IB-581 B:\

For PC “MAIL” directory in directory which stores program

files

Note: For IB-581 do not specify the ROM disk (drive A) as the “MSG

directory.” The ROM disk can only be written to 1000 times.

Receive messages are automatically assigned a file name as described

on page 4-20.

EGC messages can also be automatically saved. EGC messages are

automatically assigned a file name and they begin with E.

Deleting receive messages

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [2] to display list of receive messages.

Delete Message

Message No.

R0971106.001

R0971105.002

R0971105.001

R0971101.001

R0971024.001

LES

Perth

ABCDEFGHIJ

Perth

Priority

Normal

Distress

Normal

Addressee

CAPTAIN

OFFICER

Rec date & Time

97-11-06 16:10

97-11-05 17:30

97-11-05 14:15

97-11-01 3:45

97-10-24 13:20

Status

Saved

Printed

Saved

Memory Available: 3317 Bytes

Size

32767

200

1234

3256

8251

(Part View Window)

Figure 4-35 Sample delete message screen

3. Select the message you want to delete. To display a part of a mes-

sage (except confidential messages), tap the space bar.

4. To view a portion of a confidential file, enter the password and

then tap the space bar.

5. Press [D]. You are asked to confirm.

6. Press [Enter] to delete the message, or select No and press [Enter]

to escape.

7. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] three times.

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Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit IC-303

The IC-303 releases an audio alarm when a distress or urgency prior-

ity EGC message is received. Press the ALARM RESET button to

acknowledge the alarm, and the tone of alarm changes. To silence the

alarm, press the [F10] key on the keyboard of terminal unit.

Figure 4-36 Distress/Urgent Receiving Call Unit IC-303

Display Log

The Display Log stores the particulars of the latest 50 received and

transmitted messages. When the log is full, the oldest message is de-

leted.

Displaying and printing the display log

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [4] to display the Display Log.

Display Log

S/R

Message No.

T0971110.001

R0971110.001

Type

TELEX

PSTN

PSDN

E-mail

(etc.)

Pri

Nrm

Dis

Date

97-11-10

Time

19:10

19:25

LES

302

Station

FURUNO

Cond

Success

Fail

Size

12345

365

50 (max)

Ctrl+P: print

23 4 5 6 7 8 9 !0 !1

Figure 4-37 Sample display log

3. To scroll the Display Log screen, press the down key several times.

4. To print the log, press and hold down [Ctrl] and press [P].

“Now printing” appears on the screen.

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display log description

S/R: Send or Receive message

Message No.: Message no. or file name

Type: Currently, TELEX, PSTN, PSDN or SPEC

(2-digit code service).

Pri: Normal or distress

Date: Date message was received (or transmitted).

Time: Time message was received (or transmitted).

LES: ID of LES which handled the message

Station: Transmitting station name. Blank for unreg

istered station or receive message.

Size: Size of message in bytes

Cond: Transmission results. Blank if receive

message.

Success: Successful transmission

Fail: Failed transmission

Rejected: Message rejected by LES

Automatic printing of display log

The Display Log can be automatically printed every 24 hours.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [6] to display the Auto Mode Setup menu.

Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Data Report & Polling Print

Figure 4-38 Auto mode setup menu

3. Press [Enter] to open the selection window of Auto Log Print.

4. Set Auto Log Print to ON.

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

6. Press [Esc] twice.

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Display send message log or receive message log

You can display send message log or receive message log as follow.

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [1] (Send message log) or [2] (Receive message log).

3. Press [Esc] to escape.

EGC Messages

EGC messages are automatically received, printed and saved to the

DTE. The memory capacity for EGC message is 32k bytes. When the

memory is full, the oldest information is deleted.

Displaying and reprinting EGC messages

1. Press [F6].

2. Press [3]. The Display EGC Message screen appears.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports logs Options Setup StopAlarm

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGIN

97-08-19 07:15 (UTC)

LAT: 35:00.00N

LON: 135:00.00E

Display EGC Message

EGC Message --- MET Navarea Warning or MET Forecast ---

Message Sequence No.

LES

Priority

Size

Receive Date & Time

ZCZC

NAVAREA XI WARNING

NAVAREA XI 0480.

NORTH PACIFIC, WESTERN PART.

DISTRESS SIGNALS ON 243MHZ AND

121.5 MHZ RECEIVED IN

29-40.4N 174-15.0E.

Ctrl+P: Print P: Previous N: Next

: 00472

: YAMAGUCHI

: Urgent

: 285 characters

: 97-08-19 06:08 (UTC)

Figure 4-39 Sample Display EGC Message screen

3. To scroll the message, use the up and down arrow keys.

4. To view next and previous messages, use the [N] and [P] keys.

5. To print the message appearing on the display, press and hold

down [Ctrl] and press [P]. To stop printing, press [Esc].

EGC messages can be automatically saved on a floppy disk. See page

4-24 for details.

4-29

Displaying EGC closed network ID (ENID)

To join a FleetNETTM service, an MES must be registered with an

information provider. The information provider adds the MES to the

group which is to receive the service by downloading a Group Call

ID, via a LES which supports FleetNETTM broadcasts, uniquely ad-

dressed to the MES. The MES stores the ID and can accept broad-

casts from the information provider. The MES operator can not change

this stored EGC closed network IDs (ENIDs). Up to 64 ENIDs are

stored on a non-volatile memory.

The ENID stored can be accessed for downloading and deleting via

the satellite path. It is possible for an MES operator to inhibit (or

activate as required), via the DTE, selected ENIDs previously down-

loaded.

Along with the ENID, the name of the information provider is stored.

In the event that a download command is received and the ENID

storage area is full, then an ENID which has been inhibited (de-acti-

vated) by the MES operator will be written over. If none has been

inhibited, then the new download is not accepted.

Follow the procedure below to inhibit (or activate) an ENID.

1. Press [F4] to display EGC menu.

2. Press [2] to display the EGC Network ID List.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGIN

97-02-28 12:00 (UTC)

LAT: 34:43.00N

LON: 135:21.00E

1. Display EGC Message

2. EGC Network ID

EGC

ENT: Activate SPACE: Inhibit Ctrl+P: Print ESC: Quit

Mark ‘*’ means activation

00001

00002

04001

04002

04003

04005

04006

04007

202

FURUNO

EGC Network ID List

Current State: IDLE

DCE Ver **

Figure 4-40 EGC network ID list

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3. Select an ENID you want inhibit (or activate).

4. Press the Space bar to inhibit (or [Enter] key to reactivate).

5. Press [Esc] to return to the standby display.

Receiving EGC distress or urgent message

When the FELCOM 12 receives a EGC distress or an urgent mes-

sage, an alarm buzzer sounds on the terminal unit and the Distress/

Urgent Receiving Unit IC-303 or the Distress Message Controller

DMC-5 when connected.

To silence the alarm buzzer, press [F10] on the terminal unit.

Note: To silence the alarm from the IC-302, also press [F10]. DO

NOT press the DISTRESS button on the IC-302 to silence the

alarm; you will transmit own ship’s distress alert.

Tx Message Example Printout

The Tx message printout changes according to whether "Confirma-

tion" (keying sequence: [F3], [1], "Option") on thetransmit message

is ON or OFF.

Confirmation "OFF"

A TX message is printed when the message result is "Success".

Sent Message

DELIVERY CONFIRMATION OFF

Message File : 00FOX.TXT Message Size : 277 characters

LES : GOONHILLY Date : 99-03-10

Priority : Normal Time : 06:06 (UTC)

Destination : TELEX (Prefixed) 00111222222222222222 (IA5)

00111333333333333333

00111444444444444444

Figure 4-41 TX message printout when Confirmation is OFF

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Confirmation "ON"

The message "Delivery Status received for (file name)" is displayed

when you received message delivery data and the message is printed.

Note: After the message "Delivery Status received for" appears, wait

more than two minutes before sending another message. If you at-

tempt to transmit before two minutes has elapsed the the message

and delivery information will be printed again.

Sent Message

DELIVERY CONFIRMED

Message File : 00FOX.TXT Message Size : 277 characters

LES : GOONHILLY Date : 99-03-10

Priority : Normal Time : 06:06 (UTC)

Destination : TELEX (Prefixed) 00111222222222222222 (IA5)

Figure 4-42 Tx message printout when Confirmation is ON

(delivery confirmed)

Sent Message but not delivered

DELIVERY FAILURE : xxx (xxx = reason for no delivery)

DELIVERY STATUS NOT RECEIVED (in case of timeout)

Message File : 00FOX.TXT Message Size : 277 characters

LES : GOONHILLY Date : 99-03-10

Priority : Normal Time : 06:06 (UTC)

Destination : TELEX (Prefixed) 00111222222222222222 (IA5)

Figure 4-43 Tx message printout when Confirmation is ON (message

not delivered)

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DATA REPORTING AND POLLING

This chapter explains data reporting settings and polling reception.

Data reporting provides automatic data transmission at regular

intervals from your ship to your home office, when your ship

receives a polling command from your home office, it automati-

cally transmits data to your home office.

No operator intervention is required during polling reception.

Data Reporting

Data reporting provides automatic data transmission at regular (pre-

set) intervals from your ship to your home office. The data are posi-

tion, speed, bearing and other data sent from a navigational equipment

or an interface unit.

The data transmitted from the FELCOM 12 is temporarily stored in a

data reporting file at the LES. When an operator at your home office

accesses the LES, the LES delivers the data to your home office.

Some LESs may deliver it without being accessed.

Data reporting can be initiated by setting a data report on the FELCOM

12 or receiving a polling command from your home office.

FELCOM 12 offers two types of data reporting as follows:

¡Data report ---------on MES signalling channel

Refer to “Setting a data report” below.

¡Message report --- on MES message channel

Refer to “Setting a message report” on page 5-4.

Setting a data report

1. Press [F5] to display the Position Reports menu.

Position Reports

1. Data Report

2. Message Report

3. Data Network ID

Figure 5-1 Position reports menu

Data report

Message report Polling

Satellite

Mobile Earth Station Land Earth Station Subscriber

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2. Press [Enter] or [1] to display Data Report screen.

3. Press [1], [2], [3] or [4] to set addressee desired.

You can set four addressees.

The cursor is on the Status line and “OFF” is selected.

Position Reports

1. Data Report

2. Message Reports

3. Data Network ID

Data Report

OFF

Regular Interval

00:10

1 (---: No Limit)

--:--

Daily is selected

Regular Interval/Daily

Start Time1

Start Time2

Start Time3

Start Time4

Data Report Programming

Status

Report Length

Destination

DNID

LES ID

Member No.

Activation

Interval Time

Report Times

Start Time1

Start Time2

Start Time3

Start Time4

Figure 5-2 Data report menu

4. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

5. Select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON: Data report on

OFF: Data report off

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

7. Press [↓] to advance the cursor to the Report Length line.

8. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

9. Select “1” or “2”.

1: Position

2: Position, speed, bearing, depth

3: Spare (not used)

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

11. Press [↓] to advance the cursor to the Destination line.

12. Press [Enter] to display the DNID list.

13. Select DNID.

(LES ID and Member ID are automatically selected with DNID.)

14. Press [Enter] to close the DNID list.

Note: If the item "Activation" below is set to "Daily", do the

following steps:

1)Press [↓] several times to select Report Times.

2)Press the [Enter] key to show the screen for entry of trans

mission quantity.

3)Press the [0] key or [Backspace] key to set No Limit.

4)Press the [Enter] key to close the screen.

15. Press [↓] to advance the cursor to the Activation line.

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16. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

17. Select “Regular Interval” or “Daily”.

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

19. Press [↓].

`When “Regular Interval” is selected on step 17,

(1) Press [Enter] to open the window for interval time entry.

(2) Key in the interval time at Interval Time.

(3) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(4) Press [↓].

(5) Press [Enter] to open the window for report times entry.

(6) Key in the Report times or select “No limit”.

(7) Press [Enter] to close the window.

`When “Daily” is selected on step 17,

(1) Press [Enter] to open the window for start time entry.

(2) Key in the start time at Start Time 1.

(3) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(4) Press [↓].

(5) If necessary, key in the start time of Start Times 2-4.

20. Press [Esc] to register the above settings.

Position Reports

1. Data Report

2. Message Reports

3. Data Network ID

Data Report

OFF

Regular Interval

01:00

24 (---: No Limit)

--:--

Data Report Programming

Status

Report Length

Destination

DNID

LES ID

Member No.

Activation

Interval Time

Report Times

Start Time1

Start Time2

Start Time3

Start Time4

Entry

Yes

Figure 5-3 Data report menu

21. Select “Yes”.

22. Press [Enter] to close the Data Report window.

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Setting a message report

1. Press [F5] to display the Position Reports menu.

Position Reports

1. Data Report

2. Message Report

3. Data Network ID

Figure 5-4 Position reports menu

2. Press [2] to display the Message Report.

3. Press [1], [2], [3] or [4] to set addressee desired.

You can set four addressees.

essage

eport

OFF

TELEX

Regular Interval

00:10

1 (---: No Limit)

--:--

NAV+SEA INF

PIN Code

INT *********

Message Report Programming

Status

Station Name

Destination Type

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Subject

LES ID

Activation

Interval Time

Report Times

Start Time1

Start Time2

Start Time3

Start Time4

Report Contents

Figure 5-5 Message report menu

4. Press [Enter] to open the window for PIN code entry.

5. Key in the PIN code.

PIN code (max. 8 digits) should be agreed upon with your recipi-

ent beforehand.

6. Press [Enter] to close the window.

7. Press [

8. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

9. Select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON: Message report on

OFF: Message report off

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

11. Press [

12. Press [Enter] to display the station list.

13. Select a station.

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14. Press [Enter] to close the station list.

15. Press [↓] to place the cursor on the LES ID line.

16. Press [Enter] to display the LES list.

17. Select LES.

18. Press [Enter] to close the LES list.

Note: If the item "Activation" below is set to "Daily", do the

following steps:

1)Press [↓] several times to select Report Times.

2)Press the [Enter] key to show the screen for entry of trans

mission quantity.

3) Press the [0] key or [Backspace] key to set No Limit.

4) Press the [Enter] key to close the screen.

19. Press [↓].

20. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

21. Select “Regular Interval” or “Daily”.

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

23. Press [↓].

`When “Regular Interval” is selected on step 21,

(1) Press [Enter] to open the window for interval time entry.

(2) Key in the interval time.

(3) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(4) Press [↓].

(5) Press [Enter] to open the window for report times entry.

(6) Key in the report times or select “No Limit”.

(7) Press [Enter] to close the window.

`When “Daily” is selected on step 21,

(1) Press [Enter] to open the window for start time entry.

(2) Key in the start time.

(3) Press [Enter] to close the window.

(4) Press [↓].

(5) If necessary, key in the start time of Start Times 2-4.

24. Press [↓].

25. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

26. Press [↑] or [↓] select the contents of message report.

NAV: Position, speed, bearing

NAV+SEAINF: Position, speed, bearing, water temperature,

current, depth

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27. Press [Esc] to register the above settings.

Message Report

12345678

FRNINMBTSTSES

TELEX

583

343199710

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

Daily

01:00

24 (---: No Limit)

08:00

--:--

NAV+SEA INF

PIN Code

INT *********

Message Report Programming

Status

Station Name

Destination Type

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Subject

LES ID

Activation

Interval Time

Report Times

Start Time1

Start Time2

Start Time3

Start Time4

Report Contents

Entry

NoYes

Figure 5-6 Message Report Screen

28. Select “Yes”.

29. Press [Enter] to finish.

Polling

When the FELCOM 12 receives a polling command from your home

office, it automatically transmits data to your home office. The data

are position, speed, bearing and other data sent from a navigational

equipment or an interface unit.

A polling command from your home office can also activate data

report or message report if the corresponding setting is completed on

the FELCOM 12. If a polling command with a file name is received,

the FELCOM 12 transmits the file to your home office.

Polling command

This paragraph shows you how to make the polling command at your

home office.

There are two kinds of polling commands: one is sent on the MES

signalling channel and the other is sent on the MES message channel.

Polling command on MES signalling channel

Request a land station to make the polling command because the for-

mat vavies with land station.

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Polling command on MES message channel

To make the polling command, enter D???, hyphen, PIN code (max.

8 digits), hyphen, file name (stored in the floppy disk of the FELCOM

12), colon and text of message.

To send file data, type a hyphen and file name. If no hyphen and file

name is entered, MES automatically transmits nav data (own ship

position, course, speed, etc). For PIN Code setting refer to page 5-4.

D???–PIN code-file name: (text of message)

Figure 5-7 Polling command

Other polling command

Telex

P???/PIN Code/TELEX/LES number/Country number/Subscriber’s

number/File name:

E-mail

P???/PIN Code/EMAIL/LES number/ E-mail address/File name:

Public Switched Telephone Network

P???/PIN Code/PSTN/Modem type/LES number/Country number/

Subscriber’s number/File name:

Modem type is selected from T30, V21, V22B, V22, V23, V26B,

V26T, V27T or V32.

Packet Switched Data Network

P???/PIN Code/PSDN/LES number/Country number/Subscriber’s

number/File name:

Data Network Identification

P???/PIN Code/DNID/LES number/Country number/Subscriber’s

number/File name:

Facsimile

P???/PIN Code/FAX/LES number/Country number/Subscriber’s

number/File name:

Special

P???/PIN Code/SPEC/LES number/Country number/Subscriber’s

number/File name:

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For ship-to-ship communication, country number is ocean region

number. Subscriber’s number includes Station ID, Telex ID, etc.

If file name is not specified (/:), position, speed, bearing, water tem-

perature, current and depth are transmitted. Furthermore, / is deleted

(:), position, speed and bearing are transmitted.

For example, you transmit polling command to MES of PIN code

12345678 via Yamaguchi station (Pacific Ocean: 203). Then, that

MES transmits position, speed, bearing, water temperature, current

and depth to telex number 720-5644325.

P???/12345678/TELEX/203/720/5644325/:

Mobile earth station transmit position, speed and bearing to e-mail

address abc@furuno.co.jp.

P???/12345678/EMAIL/203/abc@furuno.co.jp:

Polling reception

No operator intervention is required during polling reception.

The printer PP-510 prints the status of polling reception and data

transmission in response to polling request as shown below.

Receive Message

Message No. : R0990907.002

Message Ref. No. : 00616923

LES : YAMAGUCHI

Priority : Normal

Message Size : 121 characters

Receive Data & Time : 99-09-09 04:07 (UTC)

KDD INMARSAT-C SERVICE 9-SEP-1999 04:02:28 UTC REF:616923

XXXXXXXXX ABCD X via YAMAGUCHI LES

D???-12345678:test test

99-09-09 04:09 (UTC)

Successful Sending message.

Sent Message

DELIVERY CONFIRMATION OFF

Message File : Report Message Size : 284 characters

LES : YAMAGUCHI Date : 99-09-09

Priority : Normal Time : 04:09 (UTC)

Destination : TELEX 582 (IA5)

582+

Date & Time 99-09-09 04:07 (UTC)

Position LAT 12:34.56N Water Temp 32.1

LON 123:45.67E Water Current 22.3 KTS

Course 321.1 111.0

Speed 1.1 KTS Depth 123.4FT

Figure 5-8 Sample MES message channel printout

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Note: You can turn off printing of the data report and polling com-

mands as follows:

1. Press [F8], [6] to display the Auto Print Mode Setup screen.

Setup

7. E-Mail Setup

8. Directories

9. Configuration

Auto Mode Setup

OFF

Auto Log Print

Receive Alarm

Auto Telex Msg Save

Auto EGC Msg Save

Data Report & Polling Print

OFF

Figure 5-9 Auto print mode setup screen

2. Press the [↓] key to choose "Data Report & Polling Print."

3. Press the [Enter] key.

4. Choose OFF.

5. Press the [Enter] key.

6. Press the [Esc] key twice.

DNID (Data Network Identification)

When you make a contract with an information provider, DNIDs are

downloaded from the information provider to your FELCOM12 via

an LES.

Up to 64 DNIDs can be downloaded to the FELCOM 12.

Displaying DNID

1. Press [F5] to display the Position Reports menu.

2. Press [3] to display the Data Network ID screen.

Data Network ID

RET: Activate SPACE: Inhibit Ctrl+P: Print ESC: Quit

Mark ‘*’ means activation.

No.

Act

DNID

00004

23456

03333

07777

09999

LES

101

Subaddr

000

002

000

Member

001

003

223

044

099

088

Text

Figure 5-10 Data network ID menu

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Note: DNID with “*” mark are available for use(Refer to Figure

5-11).

POLLING Message - - - Program Unreserved Data Reporting - - -

DNID : 0004 LES ID : 101 (Southbury)

Sub Address : 000 Member Number : 001 Response: No Response

Receive Data & Time: 97-04-15 00:01 (UTC)

Start Frame: 00030 Interval: 00030

97-04-15 00:01 (UTC)

Data Report Program has been initiated by Polling.

POLLING Message - - - Initiate Unreserved Data Reporting - - -

DNID :0004 LES ID :101 (Southbury)

Sub Address : 000 Member Number :001 Response: Data Report

Receive Data & Time: 97-04-15 00:01 (UTC)

Start Frame: 00030 Interval: 00030

Data Reported (Poll Response)

LES :Southbury Date : 97-04-15

DNID :00004 Time : 00:03 (UTC)

Member No. :001

Position LAT 10:14.03N

LON 124:36.81E

97-04-15 00:06 (UTC)

Successful Data Report Sending.

Figure 5-11 Sample MES signalling channel printout

Enabling/Disabling DNID

DNID can be enabled or disabled as follows:

1. Press up/down arrow key to place the cursor on the desired DNID.

2. Press [Enter] to enable the DNID. (* mark appears.)

Press [Enter] to disable the DNID. (* mark disappears.)

Note: When a DNID is disabled “running data program (poll)”

is displayed and polling is cancelled.

3. Press [Esc] to close the window.

4. To return to the standby display, press [Esc] twice.

Note: “Disable”not permitted in FFA version.

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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.

Distress Alert Setup

LES ID

Update Time

Position

Protocol

Nature

Course

Speed

144

06:23 97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)

LAT 35:00N

LON 135:00E

Maritime

Undersignated

187

10 KTS

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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11. Press [

] to select Nature. Press [Enter] to display the list. Select

appropriate nature of distress.

Undesignated Listing

Fire/Explosion Sinking

Flooding Disabled & Adrift

Collision Abandoning ship

Grounding Further assistance required

Piracy or Armed Attack

If nature of distress is not specified, “Undesignated” is auto-

matically selected.

12. Press [Enter] to close the list.

13. Press [

] to go to the Course and/or Speed entry. Enter course

and/or speed if they are different from what appears on the screen.

14. Press [Esc]. You are now asked to update data entered.

Setup

Distress Alert Setup

LES ID

Update Time

Position

Protocol

Nature

Course

Speed

Distress Alert updated.

Press any key to escape.

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

06:23 97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)

LAT 30:00N

LON 140:00E

Maritime

Grounding

187

0 KTS Update

Yes

*Current update is shown at the position display of the bottom right corner.

Figure 6-2 Distress Alert setup, requesting confirmation of

settings

15. Press [Enter] to register data you’ve just entered.

Setup

Distress Alert Setup

LES ID

Update Time

Position

Protocol

Nature

Course

Speed

Distress Alert updated.

Press any key to escape.

303 (YAMAGUCHI)

06:23 97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)

LAT 30:00N

LON 140:00E

Maritime

Grounding

187

0 KTS

Figure 6-3 Distress Alert setup, distress alert updated

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Transmitting a Distress Alert

1. Open cover on DISTRESS button.

2. Press the DISTRESS button 4 seconds on Distress Alert Unit IC-

302.

Note: Within 3 seconds, the distress alert will not be tramsmitted.

The lamp inside the button flashes quickly and an audible alarm

sounds intermittently. Four seconds later, the distress alert is trans-

mitted and light the lamp and an audible alarm sounds continu-

ously. When you receive acknowledgment of the distress alert

from an LES, the lamp flashes slowly and the audible alarm sounds

intermittently.

To silence the audible alarm, press [F10].

DISTRESS

TYPE IC-302

SEL NO.

COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE

STD M

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD

Figure 6-4 Distress Alert Unit IC-302

Do not press the button to silence an alarm for incoming distress

or urgent message. This will transmit a distress alert for own ship.

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Testing Distress Button

The DISTRESS button on the IC-302 may be tested without trans-

mitting the distress signal as follows:

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [6] to display the Test menu.

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Figure 6-5 Test Menu

3. Press [4].

4. Press [Enter]. The Distress Alert Button Test mode screen appears.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Distress alert button test mode.

Press any key to escape.

Distress Alert Button Test

Figure 6-6 Distress alert button mode screen

5. Open cover on DISTRESS button.

6. Press the DISTRESS button 4 seconds.

7. Confirm that the IC-302 sounds the audible alarm.

8. Close the cover on DISTRESS button.

9. Press any key to escape.

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Distress Communications

The distress alert provides the minimum distress reporting require-

ments: own vessel’s ID, speed, course, L/L position and nature of

distress. After receiving the distress alert acknowledgment and you

are not pressed for time you may send detailed information as fol-

lows:

1. Press [F1] followed by [Enter] to display the editor screen.

2. Prepare distress communication message. Figure 6-7 shows a

sample distress message.

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

THE NAME IS

I NEED HELP

Ship’s name

: Type of assistance required

Figure 6-7 Sample distress message

3. Press [F3].

4. Press [Enter]. The screen should look something like Figure 6-8.

The cursor is on the Priority line.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Normal

Message now being edited Size 63

TELEX

Figure 6-8 Transmit message screen

5. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

6. Press [

] to select “Distress”.

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

8. Press [

] to go the LES ID line.

9. Press [Enter] to open the LES list.

10. Select the LES where the distress alert was transmitted.

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11. Press [Enter] to close the LES list.

12. Press [

] to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.

13. Press [Enter]. The display should look similar to Figure 6-9.

25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]

<[1] UNTITLED1>

0001|t

----

---------

[Insert ]

Transmit

1. Transmit Message

2. Cancel

3. Request Delivery Status

Transmit Message

Priority

Message File

Station Name

Destination Type

Prefix Code

Country/Ocean Code

Station ID

Modem Type

Address

Subject

Attach File

LES ID

Option

[ TRANSMIT ]

Distress

Message now being edited Size 63

TELEX

000

SEARCH AND RESCUE

303 (YAMAGUCHI) Start

NoYes

Figure 6-9 Transmit message screen with send start confirmation

prompt

14. Press [Enter] to transmit the distress message to the LES.

Note: Country/Ocean Code and Station ID are not required in a

distress message.

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OTHER FUNCTIONS

This chapter describes how to abort operation, scan NCS and select

EGC and NCS channels.

Aborting an Operation

You can abort transmission, receiving or scanning during operation.

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

Figure 7-1 Options menu

Note: If the FELCOM 12 is set to operate as an EGC-only re-

ceiver, the menu looks like this:

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select EGC Ch.

5. Test

Options

Figure 7-2 Options menu, EGC-only receiver status

2. Press [3] to select Abort.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

Abort

Start

NoYes

Figure 7-3 Abort screen

3. Press [Enter] to abort. (The message “Forced Clearing” replaces

either Sending, Receiving or Scanning at the bottom of the screen.)

Note: Aborting is possible in sending, receiving or scanning. If

attempted in other operating modes “Cannot abort cur-

rent process.” appears.

7-2

Scanning NCS

The communication unit automatically tunes itself to the NCS se-

lected on the System Setup menu. You can, however, tune to another

NCS which has a stronger signal. Scanning is possible only when the

communication unit is IDLE and FELCOM 12 is set to operate as an

Inmarsat-C transceiver.

If the communication unit is not idle, “Communication unit is not

Idle now. Cannot start scan.” appears. Press any key to escape then

wait until the unit is in the idle state.

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [5] to display the Ocean Region screen.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

Ocean Region

Auto

West-Atlantic

East-Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

NCS you are currently tuned to appears in reverse indication.

Figure 7-4 Ocean region screen

3. The NCS you are currently tuned to appears in reverse indication.

If necessary, select another NCS.

4. Press [Enter].

If Auto is selected, FELCOM 12 scans all NCSs in turn. If a par-

ticular ocean region is selected, FELCOM 12 scans all channels

of that NCS. (NCSs will begin using multiple channels when the

third generation satellites come into use.)

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

Ocean Region

Auto

West-Atlantic

East-Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

Start

NoYes

Figure 7-5 NCS scan confirmation screen

5. Press [Enter] to start the scanning.

The message “Starting Scan Process. Press any key to escape.”

appears during the scanning.

7-3

Selecting EGC Receiving Channel

EGC channel can be selected when the DTE is set to operate as an

EGC-only receiver. This procedure is shown for reference; currently

there is only one EGC channel per NCS.

1. Press [F8] to display the Setup menu.

2. Press [9] to display the Configuration menu.

3. Press [3]. The EGC channel which the EGC receiver is currently

tuned to appears on the display in reverse indication.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-21

06:12 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGIN

NCS CC

Idle

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send Level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st -1 Local

1st -2 Local

RX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

004

OK ( 39dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (134)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

SYNC ( NCS )

NCS: IOR LOGOUT

97-08-21 02:00 (UTC)

LAT: 00:00.00N

LON: 000:00.00E

35:00.00N

135:00.00E

Setup

EGC Channel List

11080* 12580* 10840* 11088*

ENT: set ESC: quit

Current State: EGC RECEIVER

DCE Ver **

Configration

Figure 7-6 EGC channel list screen

4. Select desired channel.

5. Press [Enter] to start the tuning.

6. Press [Esc] to close the Update screen.

7. Press [Enter] to select “Yes”.

7-4

Selecting NCS Channel

NCS channel can be selected as shown in the procedure below. Cur-

rently, each satellite transmits one global beam. In the future, the sat-

ellites will transmit multiple spot beams, namely, the NCS will have

multiple channels.

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [4] to display the Select NCS menu. The NCS Channel

List appears.

NCS channels programmed at page 2-16 appear on the list.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

ons

NCS Channel List

No AOR (WEST)

FREQ

11080*

044

ENT: set ESC: quit

AOR (EAST)

FREQ

12580*

144

POR

FREQ

12580*

244

IOR

FREQ

10840*

344

Figure 7-7 NCS channel list

3. Select NCS channel.

4. Press [Enter].

5. Press [Esc] to close the Update screen.

6. Press [Enter] to select “Yes”.

The unit tunes to the channel selected.

8-1

MAINTENANCE

This chapter provides the information necessary for the maintenance

and checking of the FELCOM 12.

Safety Information

WARNING

Do not open the cover of

the equipment.

This equipment uses high

voltage electricity which can

shock, burn, or cause

serious injury. Only qualified

personnel should work inside

the equipment.

Hazardous microwave

Do not approach within 60

cm of the antenna radome

when it is transmitting.

Microwave radiation can be harmful to the

human body, particularly the eyes.

Do not disassemble the equipment.

Fire, electrical shock or serious injury may

result.

Radiation Level

10W/m2

60 cm

8-2

General Checking and Maintenance

Turn off the power before conducting any maintenance procedures

other than the cleaning of the terminal unit and communication unit.

Cleaning the terminal unit and communication

unit

These units can be cleaned with a soft, dry cloth. DO NOT use chemi-

cal cleaners. They may remove paint and markings.

Checking connectors and earth terminal

The connectors and earth terminal on the rear panel of the communi-

cation unit and on the bottom panel of the terminal unit should be

checked periodically for tightness. If the earth terminal has rusted,

clean it.

Floppy disk drive head

The floppy disk is coated with a magnetic material which stores in-

formation entered into the disk. If this material is damaged by for-

eign material adhering to the disk drive head it may not be possible to

read from or write to the disk. Clean the head regularly with a clean-

ing floppy disk to prevent loss of data.

When the power can’t be turned on (power lamp

does not light)

3) and 4) are for service technicians.

1) Check the power cable connector on both the rear panel of the

terminal unit and communication unit for tightness. Check if the

ship’s mains switchboard is turned on.

2) On the terminal unit, check the breaker on the rear panel. If it has

tripped it will be protruding several millimeters. Reset it if neces-

sary.

3) On the rear panel of the terminal unit, disconnect the power cable.

Connect a multimeter to the power cable connector and confirm

21.6 and 31.2 V. (pin #1: positive, pin #2: negative)

4) On the rear panel of the communication unit, disconnect the power

cable. Connect a multimeter to the power cable connector and

confirm 21.6 and 31.2 V. (pin #1 and #2: positive, pin #3 and #4:

negative)

8-3

Self Tests

The communication unit and the terminal unit are equipped with self

tests which check them for proper operation.

Self test at power application (communication

unit)

The communication unit performs the following tests when it is turned

on:

a) ROM sum test

b) RAM read and write test

c) DP RAM read and write test

d) EEPROM sum test

e) VITERBI decoder test

If the unit finds no fault it goes into normal operation.

Testing the communication unit through the

keyboard

This test can only be initiated from the main DTE. The communica-

tion unit must be idle.

1. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [6] to display the Test menu.

3. Press [3]. The Communication Unit (self test) screen appears.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Communication Unit

Start

Yes

Figure 8-1 Communication unit screen

4. Press [Enter] to start the test.

The message “Now Communication Unit-testing” appears in

blinking reverse video during testing.

8-4

5. When the test is completed the screen shows the results of the

test.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

CPU1

ROM

RAM

DP-RAM

Viterbi

Press any key to escape.

165-0086-100

CPU2

ROM

RAM1

RAM2

EEPROM

GPS

DP-RAM

165-0087-103

Communication Unit

Figure 8-2 Sample communication unit self test results

Either “OK” or “NG” (No Good) appears next to each ROM and

RAM tested. NG display releases the audible alarm. For defec-

tive ROM, RAM, DP-RAM, EEPROM or VITERBI replace the

CPU Board. For GPS, NG appears when there is no GPS board or

it is faulty.

6. Press any key to finish the communication unit test.

Performance Verification (PV) Test

After the FELCOM 12 is installed, the installing technician usually

confirms that the unit is functioning properly and is logged in with

the Inamarsat C system by conducting the PV test.

The PV test consists of the message reception test, message transmis-

sion test and distress alert test.

The results of the test appear on the PV test result display.

Note that the test cannot be conducted from a 2nd DTE. Note also

that the test can be initiated by a LES.

PV test sequence

1. Select PV Test on the Test menu.

2. The NCS acknowledges request for testing.

3. The MES, upon receiving acknowledgment from NCS, goes into

pending state.

4. NCS will select a (not busy) LES to perform the test.

5. The LES transmits a test message to the MES.

6. MES transmits a test message to the designated LES.

7. LES receives test message.

8-5

8. The MES automatically transmits the distress alert test within two

minutes after completion of step 8.

9. When the distress alert test is finished the results of the test are

sent to MES.

The entire PV test can be conducted automatically (taking about

15 minutes in total).

PV test procedure

1. Confirm that the communication unit is in idle condition and

logged in.

2. Press [F7] to display the Options menu.

3. Press [6] to display the Test menu.

4. Press [1] to select PV Test.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

PV Test

Start

Yes

Figure 8-3 PV test screen

Note: If the communication unit is not idle when the test is initi-

ated the screen displays “MES is not idle now. Cannot start

PV Test.” And if not logged in, “Cannot start PV Test. (not

Logged-in)” appears.

5. Press [Enter] to transmit the PV test request to NCS.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Starting PV Test Process.

Automatic test mode: Normal communication disabled.

Do not press any distress button unless you are in distress.

PV Test

Figure 8-4 PV test screen

6. Press [Esc] to return to the standby display.

7. The screen displays “Current State: Idle (pending!)” when the

acknowledge signal is received from the NCS.

8. When testing begins the screen displays “Current State: TEST-

ING”.

9. Transmit a message to the LES. The LES, after acknowledging

receipt of your message, transmits a message to you.

8-6

10. Though a prompt asks you to test distress alert, do not press any

key. The alert test is automatically conducted two minutes later.

11. When testing is completed the indication TESTING is replaced

by IDLE.

12. The test results appear on the PV Test Result screen. (The next

section shows how to interpret the results.)

Results of PV test

1. At the standby display, press [F7] to display the Options menu.

2. Press [6] to display the Test menu.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Figure 8-5 Test menu

3. Press [2] to display the results of the PV test.

1. Login

2. Logout

3. Abort

4. Select NCS

5. Ocean Region

6. Test

Options

1. PV Test

2. PV Test Result

3. Self Test

4. Distress Alarm Button Test

Test

Test Date & Time

Attempts

BBER

Shore-to-Ship Attempts

Ship-to Shore Attempts

Distress Alert

Signal strength

Overall Result

97-08-26 01:58 (UTC)

First attempt

Pass

First attempt

Pass (Test OK)

Pass (Greater than Std level + 6dB)

Pass (Applicable tests pass)

Ctrl+P: print ESC: quit

PV Test Result

Figure 8-6 Sample PV test results

Note: If the communication unit is off or malfunctioning, “DCE

error: No response from DCE!!” appears. Check the con-

nection between the communication unit and the terminal

unit.

4. To escape, press any key. The standby display appears.

Interpreting the PV tests results display

Test Date & Time: Date and time of test

Attempts: Number of times the PV test was con-

ducted.

8-7

BBER: Bulletin Board Error Rate (%). Pass ap-

pears for no error.

Shore-to-Ship Attempts: Number of tests initiated by LES.

Ship-to-Shore Attempts: Number of tests initiated by MES.

Distress Alert: “Pass (Test OK)” appears for successful

testing.

Signal Strength: “Pass” appears if signal strength is greater

than standard level.

Overall Result: “Pass” appears for satisfactory comple-

tion of test.

System Status Monitor

The system status monitor, which is always displayed, provides date,

time, equipment status and navigation data on one screen.

File Edit Transmit EGC Reports logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

Date

Time

Position

Waypoint

Course

Speed

Current NCS

Current Channel

Current TDM

MES Status

GPS Status

DCE Memory

97-08-21

06:12 (UTC)

LAT

LON

LAT

LON

DEG

KTS

344 (IOR) LOGIN

LES TDM

Busy

****

32818 Bytes free

BBER

C/N

Send Level

RxIF AGC Level

REF Offset Freq

Synthe 1st-1 Local

1st-2 Local

RX2nd Local

Antenna Power Supply

Water Temperature

Water Current

Direction

Speed

Depth

004

OK ( 38dB)

OK ( 0)

OK (133)

OK ( 0Hz)

DEG

KTS

Current State: TESTING

TEST--RECEIVING MESSAGE

DCE Ver 03 Oct-1996

SYNC ( LES )

NCS: IOR LOGIN

97-08-21 06:12 (UTC)

LAT: 35:00.00N

LON: 135:00.00E

35:00.00N

135:00.00E

Figure 8-7 System status monitor display

8-8

Interpreting the system status monitor

Date: Current date

Time: Current time

Position: Vessel’s position (either manual entry or au-

tomatic input by navigation aid)

Waypoint: Destination

Course: Heading

Speed: Ship’s speed

Current NCS: NCS your vessel is logged in with

Current Channel: Channel in use

Current TDM: Channel TDM

MES Status: Operational status of MES

GPS Status: Receiving signal status from GPS receiver.

CST: Cold Start

ACK: Acquired; Almanac data acquired

IMP: Impossible; cannot receive GPS signal

INT: Interrupted; object interfering reception

of GPS signal

ALM: Receiving the almanac

2D, 3D: Position-fixing method by 2 or 3 di-

mension

Note: The above status indication depends on the GPS

receiver connected.

DCE memory: Memory remaining in communication unit

BBER: Bulletin Board Error Rate (%)

C/N: Check of circuit status with LES, receiving

circuit in antenna unit, RF CON Board and

CPU Board (DEMOD section). OK appears

for figure greater than 31.

Send Level: TX level check. At transmission, OK appear

for more than 123. At reception OK appears

for figure less than 32.

RX IF AGC Level: Check the receiving circuit of the antenna unit

and the RF CON Board in the communica-

tion unit. OK appears for figure greater than

80.

8-9

REF Offset Freq: Operating normally. If it does not light check

RX Synthesizer or REF OSC in the RF CON

Board. OK appears for figure less than 150.

Synthe 1st Local: Check of RF CON Board.

RX 2nd Local: Check of RF CON Board 2nd local oscilla-

tor.

Antenna Power Supply:

NG appears for discontinuity or short in cable.

Temperature*: Water temperature

Water Current*

Direction: Tidal current direction

Speed: Tidal current speed

Depth*: Depth of water

Note: * requires data from the navigation device.

Replacing Internal Battery

A lithium battery in the communication unit is used to backup system

settings. The life of this battery is about five years, however actual

life depends on usage when the battery is dead the communication

unit automatically reverts to default system settings. Contact you

dealer to request replacement of the battery.

Name: BTT(L1)

Code No.: 000-103-769

Type: CR1/2 8.L-F

8-10

Error Messages

This section shows the error messages which may appear on the screen

and the means to remedy the associated problem. If normal operation

cannot be restored, contact your dearer to request repair.

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SP-1

SPECIFICATIONS

Transmitting Frequency 1626.5 to 1646.5 MHz

Receiving Frequency 1530.0 to 1545.0 MHz

Antenna Omnidirectional

G/T Better than -23 dB/K (elevation angle 5˚)

EIRP 12 to 16 dBW (elevation angle 5˚)

Modulation BPSK

Modulation Rate 1200 sps

Coding Convolutional coding with coding rate

1/2 and constraint length 7

Decoding Viterbi decoder

Transmission Speed 600 bps

External Equipment Interface Input: GGA, GLL, RMA, RMC, ZDA, VTG, RMB,

WPL, MTW, DBT, VDR, BWC, BWR

Output: GGA, ZDA, GLL, VTG, RMC, GSV

Internal GPS Receiver (option) Eight discrete channels, all-in-view

Approx. 50 m, 95% of the time, Horizontal dilution of

position (HDOP)<4

All GPS receivers are subject to degradation of position

and velocity accuracies under the U.S. Department of

Defense.

Navigation Equipment Interface Internal GPS Board (option): NMEA0183

Operating Environment Above deck equipment

Temperature: -35˚C to +55˚C

Relative humidity: 95% (at 40˚C)

Below deck equipment

Temperature: -20˚C to +55˚C

Relative humidity: 95% (at 40˚C)

Ship’s Mains Communication unit, Terminal unit and Printer: 24VDC

100/110/120/200/220/240 VAC by optional AC-DC

Power Supply Unit PR-300]

SP-2

Power Consumption IC-112 & IC-212: Receiving 25W, Transmitting 120W

IB-581: 18W

PP-510: 36 W MAX

Color Antenna unit: N9.5

Antenna unit base: 2.5PB3.5/10

Communication unit: N3.0

Terminal unit: Cover: 2.5GY5/1.5

Panel: N3.0

Distress alert unit: 2.5GY5/1.5

Received call unit: 2.5GY5/1.5

Waterproofing: Antenna unit: IEC529 IPX6

Communication unit: IEC529 IPX2

Terminal unit: IEC529 IPX0

AP-1

APPENDIX

International Telex/Telephone Country Code List

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Afghanistan

Alaska

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

American Virgin Is.

Andorra

Angola

Anguilla

Antigua & Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Ascension

Australia

Australian External

Territories

Austria

Azerbaijani

Azores Is.

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia (Rep. of)

Bolivia (ENTAL)

Bosnia-Hercegovina

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Is.

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Telex calls to former WUI subscribers, insert the figure

“9” after the destination code “208”.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

Subscriber numbers are 2XXX or 5XXX

Manual calls 3XXX

Destination code is the same as for Portugal.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

355

684

244

297

247

672

994

351

973

880

501

229

975

591

387

267

673

359

226

257

200

604

408

770

208

590

991

391

393

684

303

939

766

784

404

297

490

780

392

681

371

972

290

890

371

309

600

962

292

809

978

903

AP-2

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Canary Is.

Cape Verde

Cayman Is.

Central Africa Rep.

Chad

Chile

China

Christmas Is. (Aus)

CIS (formerly USSR)

Cocos-Keeling Is.

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Cook Is.

Costa Rica

Cote d’ lvoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

Diego Garcia

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Rep.

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

(formerly USSR)

Ethiopia

Kampuchea Rep.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

Destination code is the same as for Spain.

TCH subscribers 2XXXXX

ENTEL subscribers 5XXXXX

TRA subscribers 3XXXXX

TECOM subscribers 6XXXXX

VTR CM subscribers 4XXXXX

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

Manual calls

Ivory Coast

RCA subscribers 4XXXXX

For subscriber number beginning with 346, disregard

“346” at head of subscriber number.

AGEM IR subscribers 61XX

855

237

238

236

235

672

269

242

682

506

225

385

357

246

253

593

503

372

251

807

970

993

293

971

976

766

994

981

772

376

983

599

605

938

979

394

201

202

241

308

373

537

980

AP-3

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Falkland Is. (Malvinas)

Faroe Is.

Fiji

Finland

France

French Guiana

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany (Fed, Rep. of)

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guam (RCA)

Guatemala

Guiana

Guinea Conakry

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Hawaii

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

formerly East Germany

formerly West Germany

Manual calls

RCA subscribers 9XXX

RCA subscribers 8XXX or 2968XX

ITT subscribers 743XXX

WUI subscribers 63XXX or 63XXXX

WUH subscribers 39XXXX

Telex calls to HTC subscribers can be made using

Semi-automatic calls.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

500

298

679

358

594

689

241

220

233

350

299

590

671

502

594

224

245

592

509

504

852

354

964

353

972

306

502

701

300

702

973

996

683

405

601

503

395

299

700

372

300

995

969

295

203

704

705

708

709

(773)

374

802

501

491

500

606

AP-4

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Korea (Demo, People’s

Rep. of)

Korea (Rep. of)

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao

Latvia (formerly USSR)

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithunia

(formerly USSR)

Luxembourg

Macao

Macedonia

Madagascar

Madeira Is.

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives Is.

Mali

Malta

Mariana Is.

Marshall Is.

Maritinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

KDD (for 5 digits)

NTT

Subscriber numbers are 770XX

Subscriber number beginning with 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 can

be reached by Manual Calls.

Destination code is the same as for Portugal.

Subscriber number beginning with 11XX can be

reached by Semi-automatic calls.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

Destination code is the same as for France.

962

254

686

850

965

856

371

961

266

231

370

352

853

389

261

351

265

960

223

356

671

692

596

222

230

691

373

976

291

720

493

785

987

761

(899)

801

496

788

804

538

494

963

997

901

539

402

808

597

986

404

904

896

985

406

403

760

765

298

974

966

764

682

800

AP-5

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Montserrat

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

(formerly Burma)

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Niue Is.

Northern Mariana Is.

Norfolk Is.

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

2XXXX other numbers are for Semi-automatic calls.

TRT subscribers

AACR subscribers

INTEL subscribers

PHILCOM subscribers 2XXXX

RCPI subscribers 7XXXX

GMCR subscribers 4XXXX

ETPI subscribers 6XXXX

CAPWIRE subscribers 1XXXX

For PTT subscribers, insert the figure “8” after the

destination code “75”.

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

RCA subscribers 2XXX

ITT subscribers 345XXX

C&W, WUI subscribers

ACPR (PRCA) subscribers

258

264

674

977

599

687

505

227

234

683

670

672

968

680

507

675

595

351

974

396

407

992

908

775

891

390

706

375

975

905

776

766

498

763

377

378

379

703

305

404

205

206

207

209

497

AP-6

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Reunion

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saipan

San Marino

Sao Tome & Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovak

Slovenia

Solomon Is.

Somalia

South Africa

Spain

Spanish North Africa

Sri Lanka

St. Helena

St. Kitts & Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Pierre & Miquelon

St. Vincent &

the Grenadines

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tajikistan

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tokelau

Tonga

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Subscriber numbers are 916XXX

Disregard the figure “0” at head of subscriber number.

Manual calls

Cape Town subscribers XXXXXX

Bophuthatswana subscribers 08XXXX

Transkei subscribers 09XXX

Manual calls 4XXX

262

250

670

378

239

966

221

248

232

386

677

252

290

508

249

597

268

963

886

255

228

690

676

296

961

909

760

505

967

495

906

965

998

598

778

900

803

(960)

397

398

204

399

984

304

964

492

787

769

989

977

762

777

294

409

607

789

AP-7

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Turks & Caicos Is.

Tuvalu

U. A. E.

Abu Dhabi

Ajman

Dubai

Fujairah

Ras Al Khaimah

Sharjah

Umm Al Qaiwain

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United Arab Emirates

Upper Volta

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

U. S. A.

U. S. A. (Mainland)

U. S. S. R. (Former)

Vanuatu

Vatican

Venezuela

Viet Nam

Wallis & Futuna Is.

Western Samoa

Yemen (Rep. of)

Yugoslavia (Former)

2XXXX, 3XXXX, 5XXXX

695XX

4XXXX

8XXXX

9XXXX

68XXX

697XX

Same as “Burkina Faso”.

CCI subscribers 7XXXXXX

ITT subscribers 4XXXXX, 4XXXXXX, 4XXXXXXXXX

RCA subscribers 2XXXXX

WUI subscribers 6XXXX, 6XXXXX, 6XXXXXX

TRT subscribers 1XXXXX, 1XXXXXXXXX

FTCC subscribers 8XXXX, 8XXXXX

GRPHNET subscribers 36XXXXX, 37XXXXX

For WUT subscribers, insert the figure “0” after the

destination code “23”.

Telex calls to TWX subscribers whose numbers do not

contain “0” as the third figure of the 10 figure code can

be made as Semi-automatic calls.

Russian Federation

Subscriber number beginning with 561XXX can be

made using manual calls

Formerly Yemen (P. D. Rep. of)

Formerly Yemen (Arab Rep.)

688

971

256

971

226

598

678

379

681

685

969

967

296

774

893

988

680

893

978

786

640

771

504

805

707

779

806

895

AP-8

Area and Country Remarks for Telex Code

Telephone

Country Code Telex Country

Code

Ocean Area Remarks

Telephone

Ocean Region

Access Code

Telex Ocean

Region Access

Zaire

Zambia

Zanzibar

Zimbabwe

Telex calls to places other than Kinshasa Subscriber

beginning with 2XXXX can be made as Semi-automatic

calls.

243

260

259

263

982

902

990

907

AOR-W

AOR-E

POR

IOR

Atlantic Ocean-W

Atlantic Ocean-E

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

874

871

872

873

584

581

582

583

AP-9

International Telex Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning

ADV Advise

ACK Acknowledge

AGN Again

BI (GS) Good bye

BK I cut off.

CFN Confirm

COL Collation

CRV How do you receive?

DER Out of order

DWN Down

EEE Error

FM From

GA Go ahead.

MNS Minutes

MOM Wait (Waiting)

MUTI Mutilated

NA Correspondence to this subscriber is not admitted.

NC No circuits

NCH Snbscriber’s number has been changed.

NP The called party is not or no longer is a subscriber.

NR Indicate your call number.

OCC Subscriber is engaged.

OK Agreed.

P (or 0) Stop your transmission.

PLS (PSE) Please

PPR Paper

P (RCD) Received

RAP I will call you again.

RD Reed

RE Referring to

RPT Repeat

SRY Sorry

SVP Please

TAX What is the charge?

TEST MSG Please send a test message?

THRU You are in communication with telex position

TKS (TNX) Thanks

TLX Telex

AP-10

Glossary of Acronyms

Acronym Meaning

AOR-E Atlantic Ocean Region-East

AOR-W Atlantic Ocean Region-West

BB Bulletin Board

BBER Bulletin Board Error Rate

BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying

BS Back Space

C/N0 Carrier to Noise Power Spectral Density

CNID Close Network ID

CPU Central Processing Unit

CSDN Circuit Switched Data Network

DCE Data Circuit Terminating Equipment

DP-RAM Dual-Port Random Access Memory

DTE Data Terminal Equipment

EGC Enhanced Group Call

EIRP Equivalent Isotopically Radiated Power

FD Floppy Disk

GPS Global Positioning System

G/T Gain to Noise Temperature Ratio

HPA High Power Amplifier

IA5 International Alphabet No.5

ID Identity

IMO International Maritime Organization

INMARSAT International Mobile Satellite Organization

IOR Indian Ocean Region

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

ITA2 No.2 International Telegraphy Alphabet

ITU International Telecommunications Union

LES Land Earth Station

LNA Low Noise Amplifier

MES Mobile Earth Station

MSI Maritime Safety Information

NAVAREA Navigational Area

NAVTEX MF Navigational Broadcast Service

NCS Network Coordination Station

NMEA National Maritime Electronics Association

OCC Operation Control Center

PEP Packet Error Probability

POR Pacific Ocean Region

PSDN Packet Switched Data Network

PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network

PVT Performance Verification Test

RAM Random Access Memory

RCC Rescue Coordination Center

ROM Read Only Memory

SCC Satellite Control Center

SFU Store and Forward Unit

SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea

TDM Time Division Multiplex

TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

UTC Coordinated Universal Time

WMO World Meteorological Organization

AP-11

International Telegraphy Alphabet

No.

FIGURES

BELL

(

)

LETTERS

No.

FIGURES

’

LETTERS

CARRIAGE RETURN

LINE FEED

LETTERS

FIGURES

SPACE

BLANK

AP-12

Error Messages and Alerts

A file by that name already exists on FD.

This message appears when you attempt

to copy a file from the internal memory to

a floppy disk and a file by that name al-

ready exists on the disk.

Cannot use this LES. Please check network configuration.

You input an invalid LES ID.

Cannot abort current process.

The terminal unit displays this message if

you try to stop the DCE in operating con-

dition other than sending, receiving or

scanning.

Cannot activate distress alert test.

Distress alert testing cannot be done with-

out permission from LES.

Cannot enter this message to sending Queue.

This message appears when a message is

sent to the message queue and it is full (two

messages maximum).

Cannot start PV Test. (not Logged-in)

You cannot start PV testing without first

logging in.

Cannot start to send. (EGC Receiver)

Transmission is not possible when the

FELCOM 12 operates as a EGC-only re-

ceiver.

Cannot start to send. (not Logged-in)

A message cannot be transmitted without

first logging in.

Close a file in use to make a new file.

The working areas are full (capacity: two

files). Close a file to load a file to a work-

ing area.

Communication Unit is not Idle now. Cannot start login.

Cannot login when the communication

unit is not idle.

Communication unit is not Idle now. Cannot start scan.

This message appears when the FELCOM

12 operates as a EGC-only receiver and

scanning is initiated when the communi-

cation unit is not idle. Wait until the unit is

idle before starting scanning.

Communication Unit is not Idle now. Cannot start logout.

Cannot logout when communication unit

is not idle.

AP-13

Current State : Idle (pending!)

This message appears when a LES affir-

matively acknowledges your request for

PV testing.

Current State : Testing You will see this display during PV test-

ing.

DCE Error : No response from DCE!!

This message appears when you try to dis-

play the PV test results and there was no

response from the communication unit

because it is off or its interconnection cable

is disconnected or damaged.

Distress Message updated. Press any key.

This message appears after you have cor-

rectly updated the distress message.

Distress Alert Acknowledgment Received

This alert will appear when the LES trans-

mits the distress acknowledge signal to

your vessel.

FD not inserted in drive.You need to insert a floppy disk into the

drive.

FD not inserted in drive. Press any key to escape.

This message appears if you attempt to

format a disk and there is no disk in the

drive.

File by that name already exists. OK to overwrite?

This alert asks you if it is alright to write

over an existing file name.

Formatting Completed. This alert appears upon completion of

floppy disk formatting.

Input Error : Message File

You have manually input an invalid file

name.

Internal GPS unit failure.

This message appears when the internal

installed GPS unit is not working or is

faulty. When the navigation port is not set

to “INT”, this message does not appears.

Invalid Frequency Code.This message appears when a wrong fre-

quency code is entered in the EGC Chan-

nel List or NCS Channel List.

Invalid NCS ID Code. This alert appears when a wrong NCS ID

code is entered.

Loading Appears during loading of a file to a work-

ing area.

AP-14

Message file is too big (partial transmission possible).

The size of the file you want to send is

larger than 31,500 bytes. (The file can be

sent, but only the first 32,000 bytes of in-

formation will be received.)

Message is entered in sending buffer.

Before a message is transmitted it is sent

to the message queue. This alert informs

you the message has been accepted by the

message queue.

Message Send failed. Could no send message because of satel-

lite malfunction, etc.

Message Send pending.All circuits occupied at LES.

Message Send rejected. This alert appears when the LES rejects a

message because of unpaid subscriber’s

fee or other reasons.

No response from communication unit!

This message will appear if the communi-

cation unit is turned off or its interconnec-

tion cable is disconnected or damaged.

Now Self-testing Terminal. (cannot abort)

Appears during testing of terminal unit.

Now printing Appears during printing.

Now Formatting Appears during formatting of floppy disk.

OK to delete file? This alert verifies if it is alright to delete a

file.

OK to format FD? This alert verifies if it is alright to format

a floppy disk.

Printer error!! The printer is off or malfunctioning.

Request started This message appears when requesting

delivery status of a message.

SAVING You will see this message when saving a

file.

SES is not idle now. Cannot start PV Test.

This message means you will have to wait

until the communication unit is idle to start

the PV test.

Starting Scan Process Press any key to escape.

This prompt appears before scanning NCS.

Update error! Retry again. Press RET to update end.

This message appears if the distress alert

message was updated incorrectly.

AP-15

LES IDs List

Land earth station operator Countr

AOR- E AOR- W IOR POR

Bei

Marine China 311 211

Beze

Israel 127 327

CAT Thailand 319

CP Radio Marconi Portu

al 118

Embratel Brazil 114

France Telecom France 121 021 321 221

France Telecom

(

Ex DeteSat

)

France 115 333

KDDI Ja

an 103 003 303 203

Korea Telecom South Korea 308 208

Morvias

utnik

(

Nudel Les

)

Russia 117 317

OTE Greece 120 305

Polish Telecom Poland 116 316

Saudi Telecom Co Saudi Arabia 125 325

Sin

ore Telecom Sin

ore 328 210

Stratos Mobile Networks Canada 102 002 302 202

Telecom Com

of Iran Iran 314

Telecom Italia Ital

105 335

Telenor Satellite Services Inc US

101 001 201

Telenor Satellite Services AS Norwa

104 004 304 204

Turk Telecom Turke

110 310

Vishi

el Vietnam 330

VSNL India 306

Xantic Netherlands 112 012 312 212

Xantic Australia 122 022 322 222

AP-16

Digital Interface (IEC 61162-2)

Input sentences

GGA, GLL, RMA, RMC, ZDA, VTG, RMB, WPL, MTW, DBT, VDR, BWC, BWR

Output sentences

GGA, ZDA, GLL, VTG, RMC, GSV

Transmission interval

GLL, GGA, VTG, RMC: 2 s

ZDA: 1 s

GSV: 10 s

Data transmission

Data is transmitted in serial asynchronous form in accordance with the standard referenced in 2.1

of IEC 61162-2. The first bit is a start bit and is followed by data bits, least-significant-bit as

illustrated below.

The following parameters are used:

Baud rate: 4800

Data bits: 8 (D7 = 0), parity none

Stop bits: 1

D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7

Start

bit

Stop

bit

Data bits

A-17

Schematic diagrams

NAV IN port (listener)

IC-212

SRCN2A16-10S 16P0148

NMEA

RX NMEA-A 3

RX NMEA-B 4

16P1048

PC-400

R58

R59

430

CR16

1SS355

25A1362

Load requirements

Isolation: Optocoupler

Input Impedance: 486ohm

Max. Voltage: ±15V

NAV OUT port

TX NMEA-A 1

TX NMEA-B 2

IC-212

SRCN2A16-10S 16P0148

FL2

FL1

R63

R62

CR1 CR17

NMEA

AM26LS31CNS

AP-18

Data sentences

Input sentences

BWC - Bearing and distance to waypoint

$--BWC, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a yyyyy.yy, a, x.x, T, x.x, M, x.x, N, c--c, a*hh<CR><LF>

Checksum

Mode indicator

(see note 1)

Waypoint ID*

Distance, nautical miles

Bearing, degrees true

Waypoint longitude, E/W*

Bearing, degrees magnetic*

Waypoint latitude, N/S*

UTC of observation*

NOTE 1: Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field shall not be a null field.

*: Not used

AP-19

BWR - Bearing and distance to waypoint -rhumb line

$--BWR,hhmmss.ss,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,c--c,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | +---- 9

| | | | | | | | | | | | +------ 8

| | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 7

| | | | | | | | | +--+------------- 6

| | | | | | | +--+------------------- 5

| | | | | +--+------------------------- 4

| | | +-----+------------------------------- 3

| +-----+------------------------------------------- 2

+---------------------------------------------------------- 1

1. UTC of observation

2. Waypoint latitude, N/S

3. Waypoint longitude, E/W

4. Bearing, degrees true

5. Bearing, degrees magnetic

6. Distance, nautical miles

7. Waypoint ID

8. Mode indicator(see note)

9. Checksum

NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field shall not be a null field.

DBT - Depth below transducer

$--DBT,x.x,f,x.x,M,x.x,F*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | +--------- 4

| | | | +--+----------- 3

| | +--+----------------- 2

+--+----------------------- 1

1. Water depth, feet

2. Water depth, m

3. Water depth, fathoms

4. Checksum

AP-20

GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data

$--GGA,hhmmss.ss,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,M,x.x,xxxx*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- 11

| | | | | | | | | | | | | +---- 10

| | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 9

| | | | | | | | | | +---+------------ 8

| | | | | | | | +---+------------------ 7

| | | | | | | +------------------------- 6

| | | | | | +---------------------------- 5

| | | | | +------------------------------- 4

| | | +----+--------------------------------- 3

| +---+--------------------------------------------- 2

+------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1. UTC of position

2. Latitude, N/S

3. Longitude, E/W

4. GPS quality indicator (see note)

5. Number of satllite in use,00-12, may be different from the number in view

6. Horizontal dilution of precision

7. Antenna altitude above/below mean sealevel, m

8. Geoidal separation, m

9. Age of differential GPS data

10. Differential reference station ID, 0000-1023

11. Checksum

NOTE

0 = fix not available or invalid

1 = GPS SPS mode, fix valid

2 = differential GPS, SPS mode, fix valid

3 = GPS PPS mode, fix valid

4 = Real Time Kinetic. Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed integers

5 = Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode with floating fingers

6 = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode

7 = Manual input mode

8 = Simulator mode

The GPS quality indicator shall not be a null field.

AP-21

GLL - Geographic position - latitude and longitude

$--GLL,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,hhmmss.ss,A,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | +------- 6

| | | | | | +--------- 5

| | | | | +----------- 4

| | | | +---------------- 3

| | +------+----------------------- 2

+---+----------------------------------- 1

1. Latitude, N/S

2. Longitude, E/W

3. UTC of position

4. Status: A=data valid, V=data invalid

5. Mode indicator(see note)

6. Checksum

NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field. The Status field shall be

set to V=invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for A=Autonomous and

D=Differential. The positioning system Mode indicator and Status field shall not

be null fields.

MTW - Water temperature

$--MTW,x.x,C*hh<CR><LF>

| | |

| | +--------- 2

+--+----------- 1

1. Temperature, degrees C

2. Checksum

AP-22

RMA - Recommended minimum navigation information - Loran C data

$--RMA,A,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 10

| | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 9

| | | | | | | | | +---+----------- 8

| | | | | | | | +------------------ 7

| | | | | | | +---------------------- 6

| | | | | | +-------------------------- 5

| | | | | +------------------------------ 4

| | | +----+--------------------------------- 3

| +---+-------------------------------------------- 2

+------------------------------------------------------- 1

1. Status: A=data valid, V=blink, cycle or SNR warning

2. Latitude, degrees N/S

3. Longitude, degrees E/W

4. Time difference A, microseconds

5. Time difference B, microseconds

6. Speed over ground, knots

7. Course over ground, degrees true

8. Magnetic variation(see note 1),degree E/W

9. Mode indicator(see note 2)

10. Checksum

NOTE 1 - Easterly variation(E) subtracts from true course

Westerly variation(W) adds to true course

NOTE 2 Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field. The Status field

shall be set to V=invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for

A=Autonomous and D=Differential. The positioning system Mode indicator

and Status field shall not be null fields.

AP-23

RMB - Recommended minimum navigation information

$--RMB,A,x.x,a,c--c,c--c,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,A,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--- 13

| | | | | | | | | | | | | +----- 12

| | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 11

| | | | | | | | | | | +---------- 10

| | | | | | | | | | +-------------- 9

| | | | | | | | | +------------------ 8

| | | | | | | +-----+--------------------- 7

| | | | | +----+--------------------------------- 6

| | | | +--------------------------------------------- 5

| | | +-------------------------------------------------- 4

| | +------------------------------------------------------ 3

| +--------------------------------------------------------- 2

+------------------------------------------------------------ 1

1. Data status: A=data valid, V=navigation receiver warning

2. Cross track error(see note 2) n.miles

3. Direction to steer L/R

4. Origin waypoint ID

5. Destination waypoint ID

6. Destination waypoint latitude,N/S

7. Destination waypoint longitude,E/W

8. Range to destination, n.miles(see note 1)

9. Bearing to destination, degrees true

10. Destination closing velocity, knots

11. Arrival status: A=arrival circle entered or perpendicular passed

12. Mode indicator(see note 3)

13. Checksum

NOTES

1 If range to destination exceeds 999.9 nautical miles, display 999.9.

2 If cross track error exceeds 9.99 nautical miles, display 9.99.

3 Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field. The Status field

shall be set to V=invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for

A=Autonomous and D=Differential. The positioning system Mode indicator

and Status field shall not be null fields.

AP-24

RMC - Recommended minimum navigation information - GPS/TRANSIT data

$--RMC,hhmmss.ss,A,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,x.x,xxxxxx,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | +--- 10

| | | | | | | | | | | +----- 9

| | | | | | | | | +--+------- 8

| | | | | | | | +--------------- 7

| | | | | | | +--------------------- 6

| | | | | | +------------------------- 5

| | | | +---+---------------------------- 4

| | +---+---------------------------------------- 3

| +--------------------------------------------------- 2

+---------------------------------------------------------- 1

1. UTC of position fix

2. Status: A=data valid, V=navigation receiver warning

3. Latitude, N/S

4. Longitude, E/W

5. Speed over ground, knots

6. Course over ground, degrees true

7. Date: dd/mm/yy

8. magnetic variation, degrees E/W

9. Mode indicator(see note)

10. Checksum

NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field. The Status field

shall be set to V=invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for

A=Autonomous and D=Differential. The positioning system Mode indicator

and Status field shall not be null fields.

VDR - Set and drift

$--VDR,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | +--------- 4

| | | | +--+----------- 3

| | +--+----------------- 2

+--+----------------------- 1

1. Direction, degrees true

2. Direction, degrees magnetic

3. Current speed, knots

4. Checksum

AP-25

VTG - Course over ground and ground speed

$--VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | +------- 6

| | | | | | | | +--------- 5

| | | | | | +--+----------- 4

| | | | +--+----------------- 3

| | +--+----------------------- 2

+--+----------------------------- 1

1. Course over ground, degrees true

2. Course over ground, degrees magnetic

3. Speed over ground, knots

4. Speed over ground, km/h

5. Mode indicator(see note)

6. Checksum

NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The positioning system Mode indicator field shall not be a null field.

WPL - Waypoint location

$--WPL,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,c--c*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | |

| | | | | +--------- 4

| | | | +------------ 3

| | +-----+---------------- 2

+-----+---------------------------- 1

1. Waypoint latitude, N/S

2. Waypoint longitude, E/W

3. Waypoint identifier

4. Checksum

AP-26

ZDA - Date and time

$--ZDA,hhmmss.ss,xx,xx,xxxx,xx,xx*hh<CR><LF>

| | | | | | |

| | | | | | +--------- 7

| | | | | +----------- 6

| | | | +-------------- 5

| | | +------------------ 4

| | +---------------------- 3

| +------------------------- 2

+--------------------------------- 1

1. UTC

2. Day, 01 to 31(UTC)

3. Month, 01 to 12(UTC)

4. Year(UTC)

5. Local zone hours, 00h to +-13h

6. Local zone minutes, 00 to +59

as local hours

7. Checksum

Output sentences

GGA, GLL, RMC, VTG, ZDA - See input sentences.

GSV - GNSS satellites in view

$--GSV,x,x,xx,xx,xx,xxx,xx.........,xx,xx,xxx,xx*hh<CR><LF

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 10

| | | | | | | | | +--+--+---+----------- 9

| | | | | | | +-----+------------------------ 8

| | | | | | +--------------------------------- 7

| | | | | +------------------------------------- 6

| | | | +---------------------------------------- 5

| | | +------------------------------------------- 4

| | +---------------------------------------------- 3

| +------------------------------------------------- 2

+--------------------------------------------------- 1

1. Total number of messages, 1 to 9

2. Message number, 1 to 9

3. Total number of satellites in view

4. Satellite ID number

5. Elevation, ddegrees, 90deg maximum

6. Azimuth, degrees true, 000 to 359

7. SNR(C/No) 00-99 dB-Hz, null when not tracking

8. Second and third SVs

9. Fourth SV

10. Checksum

IN-1

Index

Address book ...................................... 2-22

Addressee code .................................... 3-2

Cancel transmition .............................. 4-13

Change Window ................................... 3-11

Class 1/2/3 .............................................. 10

Close ..................................................... 3-9

Combining Files ................................... 3-14

Communication network mode.............. 1-9

Communication unit remarks .............. 1-10

Communication unit status .................. 1-10

Confidential message............................ 3-2

Copy ....................................................... 3-5

Cut......................................................... 3-4

Date and time display........................... 1-11

Data report ............................................ 5-1

DCE version number ........................... 1-10

Delete File ........................................... 3-14

Delete message .................................... 4-25

Deliverry status .......................... 4-14, 4-16

Directories ........................................... 2-27

Display log........................................... 4-26

Display log description ........................ 4-27

Distress alert information ...................... 1-9

Distress communication ........................ 6-5

DNID ....................................................... 5-9

E-mail Service List .............................. 2-28

Editor menu ........................................... 3-3

EGC channels ..................................... 2-15

EGC message....................................... 4-28

EGC setup............................................ 2-11

ENID...................................................... 4-29

Entering Own Ship’s Position.............. 2-26

FleetNETTM ....................................... 5, 2-11

Format................................................... 3-7

Frame synchronization........................ 1-10

General utiltty ...................................... 4-18

Insert ..................................................... 3-6

IA5......................................................... 4-1

ITA2 ....................................................... 4-1

Land Earth Stations(LES) ......................... 7

LES List ............................................... 2-18

Log ........................................................ 4-26

Logging status...................................... 1-11

Maritime saftey service ....................... 4-18

Message report ....................................... 5-4

Message status list description ........... 4-15

MIME ................................................... 3-15

Mobile Earth Stations(MES) ...................... 7

NCS Channel ............................... 2-16, 7-4

Network Coordination Stations(NCS)........ 7

Ocean Region ..................................... 2-24

Ocean region receiving ....................... 1-10

Open File............................................. 3-10

Other information ................................. 1-11

Password .............................................. 3-2

Paste ..................................................... 3-4

Polling ................................................... 5-6

Print...................................................... 3-13

Receive alarm ..................................... 4-21

Distress/Urgent Receiving unit............ 4-26

Receiving ............................................ 4-20

ROM disk ............................................ 4-25

SafetyNETTM ............................................................ 5, 2-11

Save message ...................................... 3-8

Send status ......................................... 4-14

Ship’s position ...................................... 1-11

SPEC .................................................. 2-23

Station List ........................................... 2-22

Transmit message status ...................... 4-9

Two-digit code ....................................... 4-17

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