How To Set The Auto Ack Details - Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual

5. MENU OPERATION
Specify log files by mode
1. Press the 6 key several times to select [RX GENERAL] or [TX].
2. Press the 4 key.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [DELETE LIST] then push the knob.
4. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [Yes] then push the knob.
All log files
1. Press the 4 key.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [DELETE
ALL LISTS] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [Yes]
then push the knob.
The log files are renumbered to reflect the deletion.
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How to Set the AUTO ACK Details

The acknowledgement message can be sent automatically when you receive an indi-
vidual message or a PSTN message. You can also enable or disable it for position,
polling and test messages. For PSTN, position and polling messages, automatic ac-
knowledge is disabled when there is an active DSC session.
Note 1: For individual message, the automatic acknowledgement is automatically dis-
abled, as required by law, when an RX call contains errors.
1. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [DSC] on the [MENU] screen then
push the knob.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ACK SETTINGS] then push the
knob.
If you cannot use the
Default:
channel or mode
[AUTO (UNABLE)]
specified by a sending
station, [CAN'T USE CH]
is automatically sent.
Default:
[AUTO]
Send automatic
[AUTO]:
acknowledgement of test
call.
[MANUAL]: Send manual
acknowledgement of test
call.
5-20
Default: [MANUAL]
Default: [AUTO]
Send automatic
[AUTO]:
acknowledgement of polling
request.
[MANUAL]: Send manual
acknowledgement of polling
request.
[AUTO (ABLE)]: Send
Default:
ABLE acknowledgement
[AUTO (ABLE)]
automatically.
[AUTO (UNABLE)]: Send
UNABLE
acknowledgement
automatically.
Default: [CAN'T USE CH]
Sets reason for UNABLE. This menu
item is only for use with PSTN.
[AUTO (ABLE)]: When the position
information is set, send automatic
acknowledgement of position request.
When the position information is not set,
send automatic acknowledgement of no
position information (ALL 9).
[AUTO (UNABLE)]: Send automatic
acknowledgement of no position
information (symbol No.126).
[MANUAL]: Send manual
acknowledgement.