Distress Alert/Received Call Unit Ic-305, Alarm Unit Ic-306 - Furuno Felcom 15 Operator's Manual

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.3 Distress Alert/Received Call Unit IC-305, Alarm
Unit IC-306
Distress Alert/Received Call Unit IC-305
The [DISTRESS] button functions to transmit the distress alert. To transmit the
distress alert, press the button until its lamp lights continuously. For further
details on how to transmit the distress alert, see paragraph 6.1.
The IC-305 releases the audio alarm and the lamp in the [ALARM ACK] button
flashes when an EGC distress or urgency broadcast is received. Press the
[ALARM ACK] button to acknowledge the alarm, and the alarm tone changes. To
silence the alarm and extinguish the lamp, press the function key F10 on the
keyboard of the terminal unit.
Alarm Unit IC-306
The IC-306 releases the audio alarm and flashes the lamp in its [ALARM
RESET] button when a telex or e-mail is received. To silence the audio alarm in
this case, press the [ALARM RESET] button on the IC-306. In addition to telex or
e-mail notification, the audio alarm sounds and the lamp flashes also for the
equipment trouble listed below. To acknowledge this alarm, press the [ALARM
RESET] button, and the alarm tone changes. To silence the alarm and flashing
of the button in case of external equipment abnormality, press the [F10] key on
the keyboard.
"Unsync" condition (MES is not synchronized with satellite) continues for six
minutes. (UNSYNC appears at the bottom of the screen.)
BBER is over 80% (BBER of 080 or higher appears on the system status
monitor.)
Note: The equipment cannot scan automatically in the above two situations.
Printer has no paper
No data is received from internal or external GPS navigator
Update position alert (manual position input) when position has not been
updated for four hours.
Equipment trouble (synthesizer, oscillator, etc.)
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Reselect ocean region referring to paragraph 7.2.
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Distress Alert/Received Call Unit
IC-305

Distress Alert/Received Call Unit IC-305, Alarm Unit IC-306

MES ALARMS AND
INCOMING MESSAGES
ALARM UNIT
Alarm Unit
IC-306