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4 egc messages, 1 displaying and reprinting egc messages – Furuno FELCOM 16 User Manual

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4. INMARSAT C OPERATIONS

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4.4 EGC

Messages

When an EGC message is received, RECEIVING EGC MESSAGE appears at
the bottom left corner of the display. If Auto Message Save in the Auto Mode
Setup is ON, EGC messages are automatically saved. EGC messages are
automatically received, printed and saved to the terminal unit selected with EGC
Output Port on the System Setup menu. The memory capacity for EGC
message is 32 Kbytes. When the EGC message memory becomes full, the
oldest EGC message is automatically deleted.

4.4.1

Displaying and reprinting EGC messages

1. Press the [F4] key.

EGC

1. Display EGC Message

2. EGC Network ID

EGC menu

2. Press the [1 key to show the Display EGC Message screen.

: 00472
: KDDI
: Urgent
: 285 characters
: 02-11-02 06:08 (UTC)

File Edit Transmit

EGC

Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm

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 0752.
ARAFURA SEA.
DERELICT F/V PARTIALLY SUBMERGED ADRIFT
IN 10-12.6S 133-19.6E, GEODETIC DATUM
UNKNOWN, AT 180200Z NOV.
CANCEL 0749/02.

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Sample display EGC message screen

3. Press the [

↑] or [↓] key to scroll the screen.

4. To print a message, press the [P] key while pressing the [Ctrl] key and press

the [P] key. To stop printing, press the [Esc] key.

5. To save the message, press the [S] key while pressing the [Ctrl] key.
6. Press the [Esc] key to return to the standby display.

EGC messages can be automatically saved to the hard disk. See paragraph
2.4.4 for details.