Furuno FS-5070 - Manual (Page 76)

5. ROUTINE MESSAGE CALLING, RECEVING
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5.3.1 Sending a geographical area call
1. Press the 2/DSC key.
Select Message
PSTN MESSAGE
TEST MESSAGE
GROUP MESSAGE
AREA MESSAGE
POSITION
RELAY AREA
RELAY COAST
DISTRESS
SPECIAL
INDIVIDUAL
GENERAL DISTRESS
MMSI 123456789
POS 12 34.5678N
123 45.6789E
UTC 01:53
EPFS 01:54
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose AREA MESSAGE and then push the ENTER knob.
3. Push the ENTER knob to open the AREA menu, then choose QUAD or CIRCLE and
push the ENTER knob.
GO TO VIEW
MSG TYPE
PRIORITY
COMM MODE
COMM FREQ
DSC FREQ
: AREA MESSAGE
: SAFETY
: TELEPHONE
: 2182.0 kHz
: 2187.5 kHz
AREA
Compose msg.
QUAD
"44
° N 125 ° E 17 ° 21 ° "
CIRCLE
"44
° 33N 125 ° 33E 0500NM"
AREA line display
4. For QUAD: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point and
southerly degrees and easterly degrees of area. To change coordinate, choose it and
press the 1 key for North or East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the
ENTER knob.
5. For CIRCLE: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point
and radius of area. To change coordinate, choose it and press the 1 key for North or
East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the ENTER knob.
6. Push the ENTER knob to open the PRIORITY menu.
7. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose priority desired and then push the ENTER knob.
8. Push the ENTER knob to open the COM. MODE menu.
GO TO VIEW
MSG TYPE
AREA : 34
°
N 133
°
W ↓ 120
° → 12
°
PRIORITY
COMM FREQ
DSC FREQ
: AREA CALL
: Routine
: Telephone
: 2182.0 kHz
: 2187.5 kHz
NBDP-FEC
TELEPHONE
COMM MODE
Compose msg.
9. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose communication type desired and then push the
ENTER knob.
10. Push the ENTER knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.