Furuno UAIS TRANPONDER FA-150 - Manual (Page 63)

2. INLAND AIS
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7. Select ADRS CAST to send a message to a specific AIS-equipped ship, or
BROAD CAST to send a message to all AIS-equipped ships within
broadcasting range of your ship. Press the ENT key. For ADRS CAST,
select MMSI then enter MMSI no.
8. Select MSG TYPE then press the ENT key.
SAFETY
NORMAL
9. Select message type: NORMAL (message other than safety) or SAFETY
(important navigational or meteorological warning). Press the ENT key.
10. CHANNEL is selected; press the ENT key.
ALTERNATE
BOTH A & B
A
B
11 Select which channel to transmit your message over then press the ENT
key.
12. RETRY TIMES is selected; press the ENT key. If the ADRS TYPE is
BROAD CAST go to step 13. For ADRS CAST, enter the number of times to
re-transmit a message (0-3) then press the ENT key.
13. Press the MENU key to return to the CREATE MSG sub-menu.
14. Select SET MSG then press the ENT key.
Number of characters used/available
[SET MSG]
*: Number of characters available with each message type for
Inland AIS is as follows:
NORMAL message with BROAD-CAST
: 86 characters
NORMAL message with ADDRESS-CAST : 80 characters
SAFETY message with BROAD-CAST
: 90 characters
SAFETY message with ADDRESS-CAST : 85 characters
1( 90)* [DIM]HOLD:CLEAR
SET MSG screen
15.Use the CursorPad to enter your message.
16. Press the MENU key to return to the CREATE MSG sub-menu.
17. Select SEND MSG then press the ENT key. The prompt shown below
appears.
SEND MESSAGE.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES
NO
18. Press ◄ to select YES then press the ENT key to send your message.