Furuno FS-5070 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD...................................................................................................... xii

SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................................... xiv

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

1.1

Controls ..................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2

Turning the Power On/Off .......................................................................................... 1-2

1.3

Radiotelephone (RT) Screen ..................................................................................... 1-2

1.4

DSC Standby Screen................................................................................................. 1-3

1.5

Control Unit Dimmer, Contrast ................................................................................... 1-4

1.6

Loudspeaker.............................................................................................................. 1-4

1.7

Setting Scan Frequencies.......................................................................................... 1-4

1.8

Setting for Auto Acknowledgement ............................................................................ 1-5

1.9

System Characteristics .............................................................................................. 1-5

1.9.1

Equipment priority ........................................................................................... 1-5

1.9.2

Controls become inoperative........................................................................... 1-5

1.9.3

Controls become operative.............................................................................. 1-5

1.9.4

Automatic setting of working frequency ........................................................... 1-6

1.10

Intercom .................................................................................................................... 1-6

SSB RADIOTELEPHONE ............................................................................. 2-1

2.1

Choosing Class of Emission ...................................................................................... 2-1

2.2

Choosing Channel, Frequency .................................................................................. 2-2

2.3

Transmitting............................................................................................................... 2-3

2.3.1

Transmitting procedure.................................................................................... 2-3

2.3.2

Reducing transmitter power............................................................................. 2-4

2.3.3

Condition of the transmitting unit ..................................................................... 2-4

2.4

Receiving................................................................................................................... 2-5

2.4.1

RF gain (sensitivity) adjustment....................................................................... 2-5

2.4.2

S-meter ........................................................................................................... 2-5

2.4.3

Receiving AM broadcasting stations................................................................ 2-6

2.4.4

Squelch function.............................................................................................. 2-6

2.4.5

Noise blanker .................................................................................................. 2-6

2.5

When Automatic Tuning Fails .................................................................................... 2-7

2.6

User Channels........................................................................................................... 2-8

DSC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 3-1

3.1

What is DSC? ............................................................................................................ 3-1

3.2

DSC Message ........................................................................................................... 3-1

3.3

Audio Alarms ............................................................................................................. 3-3

3.4

Interpreting Call Displays ........................................................................................... 3-4

3.4.1

Receive calls ................................................................................................... 3-4