Polling Call; Sending A Polling Call - Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm.
3. To send your position manually, press the ENT key. The following pop-up
menu appears.
4. Choose ANSWER by the CH knob and press the CALL key to send your
position data. Then, the standby display appears.
To send no position data, choose NO ANSWER and press the ENT key twice
to return to the standby display.
3.7

Polling Call

Polling means confirming if own station is within communicating range with other
station. This function only provides affirmative or negative response; it does not
provide position information. Note that simultaneous polling to more than one
station is not possible.
3.7.1

Sending a polling call

1. Press the CALL key. The display changes from standby display to the
COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse
video.
2. Press the ENT key to open the call type list.
3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
** Received Message **
APR01/ 04 12 : 34
POSITION CALL
FROM : 123456789
ROUTINE
TCmd1 : POSITION
TCmd2 : NO INFO
PRESS ENT TO ACK.
ANSWER
NO ANSWER
1 Polling
2 Acknowledge
ECC : OK
3 Polling
4 Acknowledge
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