Preparing Programs For Automatic Message Transmission - Furuno DP-6 Operator's Manual

7.3 Preparing Programs for Automatic Message
Transmission
Command
(prefixed with @)
CALL
FREE (support
command for CALL)
RETRY (support
command for CALL)
CASE
TIMEOUT (support
command for CASE)
SEND
WRU
HR
OVER
BREAK
DISPLAY
INPUT
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This section shows you how to prepare the programs necessary for
automatic message transmission. The programs, which you can
save to a floppy disk for future use, enable unattended automatic
transmission.
The program for automatic transmission is called a macrofile. You
will need several types of macrofiles depending on the MARITEX
service to be utilized.
Commands
The tables which follow describe the commands for automatic trans-
mission.
Table 7-2 describes the commands processed by the DP-6.
Table 7-2 Commands processed by the DP-6
Parameter Content
S: Station Name Calling station name and ID on assigned
I: ID parameter
Two digits Free-signal searching time according to
0?99 min. assigned parameter (default setting: 10 min.)
Two digits Calling according to assigned parameter
0?99 min. (default setting: 10 min.)
Text For receving a message (designanted by
parameter) transmitted by coast station
Two digits Time alloted for reception of message by
0?99 min. CASE command
Text Text transmitted according to assigned
parameters
B:file name Send a file from floppy disk
None Function keys [F7] ? [F10]
Text Text of message appears
None Waiting for keyboard input
Transmit keyboard input message