Automatic Switch To Ch16; External Alarm Setting - Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual

5.10

Automatic Switch to CH16

The channel can be automatically set to CH16 when the handset is on hooked.
1. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [SYSTEM] on the [MENU] screen
then push the knob.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to se-
lect [AUTO REVERT] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [MAIN] (for the main unit) or [RE-
MOTE] (for the remote handset) then push the knob.
4. For [MAIN], rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [RT+DSC], [RT] or [OFF]
then push the knob.
[RT+DSC]: Automatic switching to CH16 for all sessions
[RT]: Automatic switching to CH16 for the stand-by mode, the RT screen and the
active RT session
[OFF]: No automatic switching
For [REMOTE], rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ON] or [OFF] then
push the knob.
[ON]: Automatic switching to CH16 for the RT session
[OFF]: No automatic switching
Note: This function is not available during DW, scanning or PSTN.
5.11

External Alarm Setting

The [EXTERNAL ALARM] menu enables/disables output of the contact signal for ur-
gency, safety and routine messages to an external alarm 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 se-
lect [EXTERNAL ALARM] then push the
knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [URGENCY], [SAFETY] or [ROU-
TINE] then push the knob.
4. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ON] or [OFF] then push the knob.
• When receiving urgency, safety or routine messages, the contact signal for the cat-
egory selected to ON is output to an external alarm system.
• When receiving distress alert or distress messages, the contact signal is output to
an external alarm system regardless of the external alarm setting.
• When an alarm acknowledgment from an external alarm system is received by the
transceiver unit or an alarm pop-up message closes (with pressing the CANCEL
key, etc.), output of the contact signal to an external alarm system is stopped.
Note: An alarm pop-up message or audio alarm for the transceiver unit are not af-
fected by this condition.
5. MENU OPERATION
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