Furuno FA-150 Operator's Manual page 33

1. OPERATION
5. ADRS TYPE is selected; press the ENT key.
6. Choose 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. Press the ENT key.
7. For BROAD CAST, go to step 8. For ADRS CAST, "MMSI" is selected;
press the ENT key, use the CursorPad to enter MMSI number of the vessel
which you want to receive the message, and then press the ENT key.
8. MSG TYPE is chosen; press the ENT key.
9. Choose message type: NORMAL (message other than safety) or SAFETY
(important navigational or meteorological warning). Press the ENT key.
10. CHANNEL is chosen; press the ENT key.
11. Choose which channel to transmit your message over.
12. Press the ENT key.
13. Press the MENU key to return to the CREATE MSG sub-menu.
14. Choose SET MSG and press the ENT key.
[SET MSG]
01(151)* [DIM]HOLD:CLEAR
Number of characters used/available
15. Use the CursorPad to enter your message. Use ▼ or ▲ to choose
character; ◄ or ► to shift the cursor.
16. Press the ENT key to return to the CREATE
MSG sub-menu.
17. Choose SEND MSG and then press the ENT
key, and the prompt shown right appears.
18. Press ◄ to choose YES and then press the
ENT key to send your message.
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BROAD CAST
ADRS CAST
SAFETY
NORMAL
ALTERNATE
BOTH A & B
A
B
*: Number of characters available with each message type is
as follows:
NORMAL message with BROAD-CAST
NORMAL message with ADDRESS-CAST : 151 characters
SAFETY message with BROAD-CAST
SAFETY message with ADDRESS-CAST : 156 characters
SET MSG screen
: 156 characters
: 161 characters
SEND MESSAGE.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES
NO