Operational Overview; Controls - Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual

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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

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Controls

HANDSET
PWR OFF
No. Control
1 VOLUME/PWR
knob
2 CHANNEL/ENTER
knob
3 SQUELCH knob
4 DISTRESS key
5 DISTRESS MSG
key
6 OTHER DSC MSG
key
5, 6 DROBOSE MSG
key
7 BRILL key
8 TAB key
9
key
10 MENU key
VOLUME SQUELCH
ALARM
AUTO
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Transceiver unit
Description of controls for transceiver unit
• Turns the power on or off.
• Adjusts the volume.
• Rotate to select channel.
• Rotate to select menu items or change the page in multi-page
screens (e.g., log data); push to confirm a selection.
Rotate to adjust the squelch. The squelch mutes the audio output in
the absence of an incoming signal. AUTO position automatically
reduces white noise.
Press and hold down the key four seconds to transmit the distress
alert.
Composes DSC TX message for DISTRESS ALERT.
Composes DSC TX message except DISTRESS ALERT and
DROBOSE (Distress Relay On Behalf Of Someone Else).
Composes DSC TX message for DROBOSE (Distress Relay On Be-
half Of Someone Else). Press the DISTRESS MSG key and the
OTHER DSC MSG key simultaneously.
Adjusts the brilliance.
• Switches control to the tab area.
• Switches the session.
Turns the main speaker on or off.
Opens/closes the menu.
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Keep pressed for 4 sec in case
of DISTRESS. The alert is
transmitted with steady lighting.
DISTRESS OTHER
BRILL
MSG DSC MSG
DISTRESS
COMPOSE
DROBOSE MSG
4 5 7 8 9 10 11
6
Function
12 13 14
RT/
HI/LO CH16
REGION
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
DW/ 0
REPLAY
SCAN
CHANNEL
TAB
MENU
CANCEL
PUSH TO ENTER
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