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Peripheral equipment – Furuno RC-1500-1T User Manual

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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-
5.

Figure 5 Distress Message Controller system