Date And Time Setting; Timeout Setting - Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual

5.7

Date and Time Setting

Set the date and time for the system.
1. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [SYSTEM] on the [MENU] screen
then push the knob.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [DATE/TIME] then push the knob.
• The date or time cannot be adjusted when they are in-
put from an EPFS navigator.
• If date or time is not input from an EPFS navigator, en-
ter the date and time with the numeric keys.
Enter date then push the CHANNEL/ENTER
knob. For example, 10/APR/2012 is entered
as 100412 (20 of 2012 is fixed).
Note: When manually entering date and time, use UTC (Universal Time Coor-
dinated). Do not use local time.
5.8

Timeout Setting

The menu screen and/or the inactive sessions (icons) can be closed automatically
when there is no menu operation within the time specified. You can set the time inter-
val for auto closing of the menu and inactive session.
1. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [SYSTEM] on the [MENU] screen
then push the knob.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [TIMEOUT] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select the item desired then push the knob.
4. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select a time interval then push the knob.
[NO TIMEOUT] leaves the menu screen and/or the inactive sessions open until
you close them manually.
Item
[MENU END]
[DSC
GENERAL]
[RX
DISTRESS]
[TELEPHONE]
Setting window for [DATE]
10042012
Day Month Year
Description
Close the menu screen automatically.
Close the inactive sessions except the
distress alert.
Close the inactive sessions for the re-
ceiving distress alert.
Close the inactive sessions for RT.
5. MENU OPERATION
Select [DATE] or [TIME] then
push the CHANNEL/ENTER
knob.
Setting window for [TIME]
Enter time then push the
CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
Option
[10MIN], [NO TIMEOUT]
[15MIN], [NO TIMEOUT]
[10SEC], [30SEC], [10MIN]
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