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  • Page 1 VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM-8800D/8800S...
  • Page 2 Printed in Japan All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Pub. No. OME-56420 Pub. No. OME-56420 ( ( TATA TATA ) ) FM-8800D/S FM-8800D/S The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. Your Local Agent/Dealer Your Local Agent/Dealer FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION : SEP SEP.
  • Page 3 CANCELING DISTRESS ALERT If less than three seconds has elapsed since the [DISTRESS] key was pressed, the distress alert may be canceled by pressing the [CANCEL] key. Otherwise, do the following: 1. Switch off equipment immediately. 2. Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16. 3.
  • Page 4 RF power density Distance on antenna aperture 100 W/m FM-8800S 10 W/m 2 W/m 100 W/m FM-8800D 10 W/m 2 W/m (MPE: Minimum Permissible Exposure) Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result.

  • Page 5: Important Notices

    This manual is intended for use by native speakers of English. FURUNO will assume no responsibility for the damage caused by improper use or modification of the equipment or claims of loss of profit by a third party.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ... vii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION... ix SPECIFICATIONS... SP-1 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Controls Keys and LCD Indication... 1-1 1.1.1 Front panel... 1-1 1.1.2 Controls ... 1-2 1.1.3 Indications on the LCD... 1-5 1.1.4 Audio alarms... 1-6 1.2 VHF Basic Operation... 1-7 1.2.1 Turning the power on and adjusting contrast...
  • Page 7 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3.1 Coast or Ship Call ... 3-1 3.1.1 Sending a coast or ship call... 3-2 3.1.2 Receiving acknowledgement of coast or ship call ... 3-4 3.1.3 Receiving a coast or ship call ... 3-5 3.2 Group Call ...
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5. SYSTEM SETUP 5.1 Displaying Self ID ... 5-1 5.2 Displaying Group ID List... 5-1 5.3 Naming Intercom... 5-2 5.4 Displaying Program Version ... 5-3 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Maintenance... 6-1 6.2 Troubleshooting... 6-1 6.3 Daily Test... 6-2 6.4 Error Message...

  • Page 9: Foreword

    A Word to FM-8800D/FM-8800S Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FM-8800D/FM-8800S VHF Radiotelephone. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality marine electronics equipment.
  • Page 10 FOREWORD Features The FURUNO FM-8800D/FM-8800S is a cost-effective all-in-one marine VHF radio system consisting of a 25 W VHF radiotelephone, a DSC modem, and a CH 70 watch receiver. It complies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general communications.

  • Page 11: System Configuration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION The FM-8800D/FM-8800S is a highly advanced 25 W VHF transceiver with DSC terminal. It is designed to satisfy the stringent requirements of marine communications, and complies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general communications. Antenna Handset HS-2003...
  • Page 12 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION This page is intentionally left blank.

  • Page 13: Specifications

    FM-8800D/FM-8800S INTL: 57 USA: 55 (57)* Weather: 10 Canada: 55 (57)* INLND-WA: 55 (57)* Private: 20 MEMORY CH: 50 Within ±1.5 kHz FM-8800S: Simplex/Semi-duplex FM-8800D: Simplex/Full-duplex 16K0G3E (Voice) 16K0G2B (DSC) 50 ohms FM-8800S Simplex Semi-duplex FM-8800D Simplex Full-duplex 25 W max., 1 W at power reduction <5 kHz...
  • Page 14 9. COATING COLOR (1) Transceiver Unit 156.525 MHz Symbol error rate: Less than 1% (at 0 dBµV) 24 VDC (-10%/+30%) FM-8800S Waiting Receive Transmit FM-8800D Waiting Receive Transmit DUP Transmit IEC 61162-1 (NMEA0183 Ver.3) Sentence IN: ZDA>GGA>RMC>GNS>GLL OUT: TLL Talker: GP>LC>DE>II>IN>EC -15°C to 55°C (IEC60945)

  • Page 15: Operational Overview

    OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW The FM-8800D/FM-8800S system consists of a transceiver block and two antennas. The transceiver block contains a VHF transmitter, receiver, and channel 70 watch receiver module. FM-8800D additionally provides a duplexer block. All operations are controlled on its front panel.

  • Page 16: Controls

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1.2 Controls The functions of keys of the transceiver unit and the remote station are almost the same. The table below shows the controls and keys for the transceiver unit. Control CHANNEL (PUSH TO ENTER) SQUELCH VOLUME/POWER DISTRESS ALARM (INDICATOR)
  • Page 17 Enters 1, ., ,, ”, :, ;, -, +, *, #, , (, ), !, $, &, / character at entry mode. Turns the loudspeaker on or off. Pressing the SHIFT and then this key turns loudspeaker on or off. In the off state, the loudspeaker icon appears.
  • Page 18 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW HI/LO ▲ SHIFT ▼ CH16 FILE MENU Additional keys of the handset HS-8800 (up arrow key) (down arrow key) SQ auto Enters “0”. Changes the output power high (25 W) or low (1 W). However, the following channels are always 1 W. INTL mode: CH15, CH17, CH75, CH76 USA mode: CH13, CH17, CH67 Press to activate secondary function.

  • Page 19: Indications On The Lcd

    1.1.3 Indications on the LCD Below are all the indications which appear on the standby display on the transceiver unit. INTL AUTO ACK * LAT: 34 45' N LON: 135 45' E Standby display on the transceiver unit Reference no. Displays the channel mode.

  • Page 20: Audio Alarms

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Below are the indications which appear on the standby display on the remote handset. INTL Rx SCAN MANUAL ACK** If you press If you press immediately. The indications are the same as those on of the transceiver unit. The *- marked number is the terminal number of the remote station.

  • Page 21: Vhf Basic Operation

    Own ship position not updated Distress alert, urgency message received Message received from terrestrial telephone line VHF Basic Operation 1.2.1 Turning the power on and adjusting contrast To turn the power on, turn the VOLUME control clockwise until you hear a click.

  • Page 22: Adjusting Volume Of Loudspeaker

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2.3 Adjusting volume of loudspeaker The VOLUME control adjusts the volume of the loudspeaker. 1.2.4 Adjusting squelch The SQUELCH control adjusts the squelch threshold level. Adjust it so that white noise heard in the loudspeaker just fades out. Perform this operation when no traffic is being received.

  • Page 23: Quick Selection Of Ch16

    1.2.8 Quick selection of CH16 Press the CH16 key to select CH16, the International Calling and Safety Channel. The use is limited to distress, safety and calling. The transmission on CH16 (156.800 MHz) should be limited to within 1 minute except for distress calling.

  • Page 24: Dsc Operational Overview

    1.3.2 DSC operational overview Standby display When the FM-8800D/S is turned on, the following display appears. This display is known as the “standby display.” This is where you will begin most operations. INTL SCAN AUTO ACK °...

  • Page 25: Automatic Acknowledge On/Off

    Distress alert transmission and output power When the distress alert is transmitted (by pressing the DISTRESS key), the output power of the FM-8800D/S is automatically set to maximum (25 W). When keyboard input is prohibited DSC-related controls cannot be operated while a DSC message is being transmitted.

  • Page 26: Priority

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Priority If one or more remote stations are installed, the transceiver unit (main unit) has the highest priority. You can interrupt remote station operation at any time with the handset of the main unit. When you hook off the handset of the main unit, “OCCUPIED FM8800”...

  • Page 27: Dsc Distress Communication

    2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION Distress Alert Transmission from the DISTRESS If a distress situation occurs, do as follows: 1. Open the DISTRESS key cover and press the DISTRESS key more than three seconds. The alarm sounds and the red lamp in the key blinks. The lamp will light steadily three seconds later and at the same time the distress alert is transmitted for three seconds.
  • Page 28 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 3) The screen changes to “distress acknowledge (DIST ACK) waiting” display. In this condition, distress communication with CH16 may be possible. 4) When the DIST ACK is received, Note: If you do not receive the distress alert acknowledge call, during 3.5 to 4.5 minutes the equipment automatically re-transmits the distress alert and then awaits the distress alert acknowledge call.

  • Page 29: Distress Alert Transmission With Nature Of Distress

    3. Press the ENT key. The standby display with CH16 and Hi appears. 4. Provide the following information to the coast station, using a handset on the transceiver unit or remote stations (if connected): Distress communication (1) Press the PTT switch and speak slowly and distinctly, “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY,”...
  • Page 30 3. Press the ENT key. The screen changes as follows. The own ship's position and current time in UTC are displayed if your FM-8800D/S is connected to a navigation equipment, for example, GPS. 4. Press the DISTRESS key more than three seconds.

  • Page 31: Distress Alert Transmission From Call Key

    Distress Alert Transmission from CALL Key You can transmit the distress alert with nature of distress by using CALL key. 1. Press the CALL key. ** Compose Message ** CALL TYPE : COAST CALL TO : COAST AAA COAST ID : 003456789 ROUTINE TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP TCmd2 : NO INFO...

  • Page 32: Canceling A False Distress Alert

    2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 5. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose nature of distress and press the ENT key. 6. Press the ENT key to show the position setup window. INPUT TYPE : AUTO LAT : 34 LON : 134 TIME : 08 : 00...

  • Page 33: Receiving Distress Alert From Other Vessel, Transmitting Dist Ack Signal

    In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call upon receipt of a DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70. Procedure when in area A1 1. When the FM-8800D/8800S receives a distress alert from another vessel, the ALARM LED (red) blinks and the FM-8800D/8800S sounds the distress alarm.
  • Page 34 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION Flow chart for determining if you should/should not transmit DIST ACK signal DSC Distress alert received. Press [CANCEL] key to silence alarm. Listen on CH16 for 5 minutes. Did you receive acknowledge from CS and/or RCC? CS = Coast Station RCC = Rescue Co-ordination Center Enter details in log.
  • Page 35 Transmitting DIST ACK over CH16 Select VHF CH16 and transmit DIST ACK to vessel in distress. No reply Transmit DIST ACK to vessel in distress over DSC CH70. Relay the distress alert to a coast station over DSC. Follow the instructions of the coast station. Begin search and rescue operation for the vessel in distress.
  • Page 36 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 1. Press the CANCEL or ENT key to silence the alarm. The following message appears. 2. If you do not receive DIST ACK from coast station within five minutes and your vessel meets requirements (see previous page) for transmitting DIST ACK, press the ENT key, and then press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit the DIST ACK.

  • Page 37: Sending Distress Relay On Behalf Of A Ship In Distress

    Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress When you should relay a distress alert You may relay a distress alert in the following conditions: 1) When the station in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress message, or 2) When the master or person responsible for the vessel not in distress, or the person responsible for the coast station, considers that further help is...
  • Page 38 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 4. Press the ENT key. 5. Press the ENT key again. The COAST ID entry window appears. 6. Key in a coast station ID with numeric keys and press the ENT key. 7. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears. 8.

  • Page 39: Sending Distress Relay To All Ships

    12. Press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit the distress relay. ** Compose Message ** CALL TYPE : RELAY SEL COAST ID : 003456789 ID IN DIST : NO INFO TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY NATURE : UNDESIGNATED °...
  • Page 40 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 4. Press the ENT key. 5. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears. 6. Key in the ID number of ship in distress with numeric keys and press the ENT key. If you do not know the ID, simply press the ENT key without entering ID; NO INFO is displayed.

  • Page 41: Receiving Distress Relay

    10. Press the CALL key to transmit the call. ** Compose Message ** CALL TYPE : RELAY ALL ID IN DIST : NO INFO TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY NATURE : UNDESIGNATED ° POS : 12 AT : 12 : 34 SIMP TP KEEP PRESSED FOR 3S After the call is transmitted, the standby display appears.

  • Page 42: Receiving Distress Relay From Coast Station

    2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 2. Press the CANCEL key or ENT key to silence the alarm and the display changes as below. 3. Press the ENT key to return to the standby display with CH16. 4. Watch CH16. 2.7.2 Receiving distress relay from coast station If you receive a distress relay call from a coast station, continue monitoring CH16.
  • Page 43 2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm and the display changes as below. ** Received Message ** APR01/ 04 12 : 34 DISTRESS RELAY ALL FROM : 003456789 ID IN DIST : 123456789 TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY NATURE : UNDESIGNATED POS : 12 AT : 12 : 34 PRESS ENT...
  • Page 44 2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION This page is intentionally left blank. 2-18...

  • Page 45: Dsc Operation For Non-Distress Cases

    DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES Coast or Ship Call The coast or ship call is for sending message to a specific coast or ship station. After transmitting message (called ACK RQ transmission), wait to receive the acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal from the receiving station. You should receive it within five minutes.

  • Page 46: Sending A Coast Or Ship Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3.1.1 Sending a coast or ship call 1. Press the CALL key. The display changes from the standby display to the COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse video. ** Compose Message ** CALL TYPE : COAST CALL TO : COAST AAA* COAST ID : 003456789...
  • Page 47 9. Choose SIMPLEX TP, DUPLEX TP, DATA or FAX as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT key. If you chose SIMPLEX, DUPLEX or FAX, NO INFO appears in the Tcmd2 field. Go to step 12. If you chose DATA, go to the next step.

  • Page 48: Receiving Acknowledgement Of Coast Or Ship Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3.1.2 Receiving acknowledgement of coast or ship call 1. After a coast or ship call is sent, the equipment waits for acknowledgement of the call, showing the display below. The timer starts counting down the maximum time to wait for acknowledgement, five minutes.

  • Page 49: Receiving A Coast Or Ship Call

    Able acknowledge call received a) The audio alarm sounds; press the CANCEL key to silence it, and the display changes as below. ** Received Message ** APR01/ 04 12 : 34 COAST ACK FROM : 003456789 ROUTINE TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP TCmd2 : NO INFO CH : 12 PRESS ENT...
  • Page 50 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES Acknowledging the call automatically or manually by doing one of the following: 1) Send automatic acknowledge (ACK BQ) with comply status “ABLE.” See the procedure below. 2) Sending automatic acknowledge (ACK BQ) with comply status "UNABLE." See the procedure on page 3-7.
  • Page 51 2) Sending automatic acknowledge (ACK BQ) with comply status "UNABLE." 1. When the automatic acknowledge feature is active (AUTO ACK), the comply status is "UNABLE" and a coast or ship call is received, the display shown below appears, indicating that the auto acknowledge call with UNABLE (ACK BQ) has been sent.
  • Page 52 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3) Manually acknowledging individual call with "ABLE." 1. When the equipment is set up with manual acknowledge (MANUAL ACK), the comply status is "ABLE" and a coast or ship call is received, the alarm sounds and the display looks like the one below.
  • Page 53 4. Choose ABLE and press the ENT key. The display changes as shown below. SHIP ACK TO : 123456789 ROUTINE TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP TCmd2 : NO INFO CH : 08 PRESS CALL TO SEND 5. Press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit the ACK BQ. The display changes to the standby display with a channel specified.

  • Page 54: Group Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3. To send the ACK BQ manually, press the ENT key. The pop-up window shown below is displayed. 4. Choose UNABLE and press the ENT key. The following pop-up screen appears. 5. Press the ENT key. 6.
  • Page 55 2. Press the ENT key to open the call type list. COA T CALL HIP CALL GROUP CALL P TN CALL ALL HIP AREA CALL PO ITION 3. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose GROUP CALL and press the ENT key.

  • Page 56: Receiving A Group Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 13. Choose SELECT CH or NO INFO as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT key. If you chose SELECT CH, the following channel list appears. (The example shown is the international, duplex channel list.) Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose a channel you wish to communicate and press the ENT key.

  • Page 57: Pstn Call

    PSTN Call The PSTN call allows the making and receiving of telephone calls over public switched telephone networks. To use the PSTN call feature, use a handset which has a HOOK ON/OFF function. The standard supply handset has this feature.

  • Page 58: Pstn Call Disconnection (Ship Disconnects Line)

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES If a response from the coast station is received within five seconds, transmit PSTN CALL (EOS) signal and then carrier frequency during two seconds. Then your phone rings. Press the CANCEL key to stop the calling sound and change to standby display.

  • Page 59: Pstn Call Disconnection (Coast Station Disconnects Line)

    3.3.3 PSTN call disconnection (coast station disconnects line) 1. The PSTN line is disconnected by the coast station when it finds no evidence of communications or the land subscriber hangs up. The coast station then sends charge information as below. 3.3.4 Receiving a PSTN call 1.

  • Page 60: All Ships Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES All Ships Call When an urgent but not life-endangering situation arises on your ship, for example, engine trouble, send an all ships call to request assistance. After sending the call, you can communicate by voice over the radiotelephone. Do the following before beginning actual communications: URGENCY priority: Say PAN three times followed by your call sign.
  • Page 61 7. Choose SIMPLEX TP, DUPLEX TP, DATA or FAX as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT key. If you chose SIMPLEX, DUPLEX, or FAX, the NO INFO appears in the Tcmd2 field. Go to the step 10. If you chose DATA, go to the next step.

  • Page 62: Receiving An All Ships Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3.4.2 Receiving an all ships call In case of ON HOOK 1. When an all ships call is received, the audio alarm sounds and the display looks something like the one shown below. 2. Press the CANCEL or ENT key to silence the alarm. The display changes as follows.

  • Page 63: Geographical Area Call

    Geographical Area Call The geographical area call is for sending a call to all ships within the area you designate in your geographical area call. In the figure below, for example, the call will be sent to all ships within 24-34°N, 135-140°W. 3.5.1 Sending a geographical area call 1.
  • Page 64 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 8. TCmd1 is selected; press the ENT key. 9. Choose SIMPLEX TP, DUPLEX TP, DATA or FAX as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT key. If you chose SIMPLEX, DUPLEX, or FAX, NO INFO appears in the Tcmd2 field.

  • Page 65: Receiving A Geographical Area Call

    3.5.2 Receiving a geographical area call 1. When a geographical area call is received, the alarm sounds and the ALARM LED blinks two minutes. 2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm. The following display appears. 3. Press the ENT key. You can now watch over the VHF channel specified. In case of OFF HOOK 1.

  • Page 66: Position Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES Position Call There are two types of position calls: other station requires your ship's position and your ship requests position of another ship. Finding position of other station Sending own ship's position to other station Own Station 3.6.1 Position call: requesting other ship's position...
  • Page 67 8. Press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit position request. The following display appears. The timer counts down until a response is received. Waiting for acknowledgement. SHIP ID : 123456789 ROUTINE TCmd1 : POSITION REQUEST TCmd2 : NO INFO TIME TO GO : 3M30 S 9.

  • Page 68: Position Call: Other Ship Requests Your Position

    1. When another ship requests your position, the status of the 5 ACK key is AUTO ACK and the setting of POSITION CALL on the system setup menu is ON, the FM-8800D/S transmits own position data, showing the display below. 2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm.

  • Page 69: Polling Call

    2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm. 3. To send your position manually, press the ENT key. The following pop-up menu appears. 4. Choose ANSWER by the CH knob and press the CALL key to send your position data. Then, the standby display appears. To send no position data, choose NO ANSWER and press the ENT key twice to return to the standby display.
  • Page 70 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose POLLING and press the ENT key. 4. SHIP ID is selected; press the ENT key. 5. Key in a station ID with the numeric keys and press the ENT key. 6.

  • Page 71: Receiving A Polling Call

    9-2. When "No response! Try calling again?" is displayed, do one of the following: Re-send call: Push the ENT key followed by the CALL key. Cancel call: Press the CANCEL key to return to the standby display. 3.7.2 Receiving a polling call Automatic reply 1.
  • Page 72 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES Manual reply 1. When a polling request call is received and the setting of POLLING CALL on the system setup menu is OFF, the display changes as shown in the illustration below and the audio alarm sounds. 2.

  • Page 73: Neutral Craft Call

    Neutral Craft Call The neutral craft call, which contains own ship position and ID, informs all ships that your ship is not a participant in armed conflict. Send the call BEFORE entering an area of armed conflict. 3.8.1 Sending a neutral craft call 1.

  • Page 74: Medical Transport Call

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 2. Press the CANCEL or ENT key. The audible alarm is silenced and the display changes as below. 3. Press the ENT key. The display changes to the standby display, indicating CH16. Medical Transport Call The medical transport call informs all ships, by urgency priority, that own ship carries medical supplies.

  • Page 75: Receiving A Medical Transport Call

    3.9.2 Receiving a medical transport call 1. When a medical call is received, the alarm sounds and the display changes as below. 2. Press the CANCEL or ENT key. The audible alarm stops and the display changes as below. 3. Press the ENT key. The display changes to the standby display, indicating CH16.

  • Page 76: Log File

    3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 3.10 Log File Three log files are provided for storage of calls: received ordinary log, received distress log and transmitted log. Each log file stores 50 calls, on a first-in, first-out basis. This means that the latest call is saved as log no.1 and the log no. of all previous calls in that log increments by one.
  • Page 77 4. Press the ENT key to open the message. Below is a sample message. ** Received Message ** APR 10/’04 18:30 SHIP CALL FROM : 123456789 ROUTINE TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP TCmd2 : NO INFO CH : 16 DELETE 5. Press ▲ or ▼ key to open previous or next page on the log. 6.
  • Page 78 3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES This page is intentionally left blank. 3-34...

  • Page 79: Basic Setup

    BASIC SETUP Alarm Setup This section provides the procedures for setting up various alarms. The alarm menu enables/disables internal and external alarms. Note that the Distress/Urgency alarm cannot be disabled. Old position alarm in manual position entry mode This alerts the operator when manually entered position data is older by the number of hours or minutes set.
  • Page 80 4. BASIC SETUP To set type of alarm to output 1. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose EXT ALARM from the ALARM MENU and press the ENT key. The following setting window appears. 2.

  • Page 81: Auto Ack Setup

    Auto ACK Setup The Auto Ack Menu enables/disables automatic acknowledgement of ship, coast, position and polling calls. Comply status Set of [5 ACQ] AUTO ACK MANUAL ACK To set COMPLY TYPE 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose AUTO ACK and press the ENT key.
  • Page 82 4. BASIC SETUP To set reason for unable If you have chosen UNABLE as the COMPLY STATUS, set the reason as follows: 1. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose UNABLE REASON from the AUTO ACK MENU and press the ENT key. The following menu appears.

  • Page 83: Erasing Logs

    Erasing Logs Erasing received ordinary log 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose the ERASE LOG and press the ENT key. The following window appears. 3. RCVD ORDINARY is selected; press the ENT key to erase the received ordinary log.

  • Page 84: Memory Channel Setup

    4. BASIC SETUP Memory Channel Setup You can save up to 50 channels as follows. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose MEMORY CHANNEL and press the ENT key. 3.

  • Page 85: Message File Entry

    Message File Entry In this section you will learn how to prepare and store ship, coast, PSTN, group, and area calls for future transmission. 100 calls can be stored. 1. At the standby display, press the MENU key to open the SETUP MENU. 2.
  • Page 86 4. BASIC SETUP 4. Rotate the CH knob to choose the call type and press the ENT key. One of the following display appears depending on the call type selected above. MESSAGE FILE 1 ENTRY CALL TYPE : COAST CALL COAST ID ROUTINE TCmd1...
  • Page 87 5. Press the ENT key and key in each ID or AREA followed by the ENT key. To enter area a) Enter latitude (degrees) and 1 for north or 2 for south of reference point. b) Enter longitude (degrees) and 1 for east or 2 for west. c) Enter southerly degrees of area.
  • Page 88 4. BASIC SETUP 12. Choose a channel with the CH knob (or up / down arrow key) and press the ENT key. 13. Press the ENT key to open the name entry window. 14. Enter a name with the alphanumeric keys. To change a digit, rotate the CH knob.

  • Page 89: Position Setup

    Position Setup This is where you enter your position, automatically or manually. 1. Press the MENU key at the standby display. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose POSITION from the second page of the main menu. 3.

  • Page 90: Print Out Setup

    4. BASIC SETUP Print Out Setup The PRINT MENU enables/disables automatic printing of all transmitted and received calls and the results of the daily test. 1. Press the MENU key at the standby display to open menu. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose PRINT OUT from the second page of the main menu and press the ENT key.

  • Page 91: Volume Setup

    Volume Setup The VOLUME menu enables/disables key beep (acknowledges correct key input) and adjusts the volume of the earpiece, intercom and off-hook loudspeaker. 1. Press the MENU key at the standby display. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose VOLUME and press the ENT key.
  • Page 92 4. BASIC SETUP Intercom volume 1. Choose INTERCOM VOLUME and press the ENT key. 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to set the intercom volume level. The setting range is 1 to 16. 3. Press the ENT key. Off-hook loudspeaker You can set the loudspeaker(s) (internal and external) on or off, according to off-hook condition.

  • Page 93: System Setup

    SYSTEM SETUP Displaying Self ID 1. Press the MENU key. **** SETUP MENU **** ALARM AUTO ACK ERASE LOG MEMORY CHANNEL MESSAGE FILE ENTRY 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose SYSTEM from page 2 of the menu and press the ENT key.

  • Page 94: Naming Intercom

    5. SYSTEM SETUP Naming Intercom 1. Press the MENU key. **** SETUP MENU **** ALARM AUTO  ACK ERASE  LOG MEMORY CHANNEL MESSAGE FILE ENTRY 2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose SYSTEM from page 2 of the menu and press the ENT key. The following window appears. 3.

  • Page 95: Displaying Program Version

    Displaying Program Version 1. Press the MENU key. **** SETUP MENU **** ALARM AUTO ACK ERASE LOG MEMORY CHANNEL MESSAGE FILE ENTRY 2. Rotate the CH knob to choose SYSTEM and press the ENT key. The following selection window appears. 3.
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  • Page 97: Maintenance & Troubleshooting

    1) Check if power plug is firmly connected. 2) Check fuses in the power cable. If it has tripped, replace it with a new one (15A). 3) If power cannot be turned on (after checking 1 and 2), contact a FURUNO agent or representative for advice. WARNING WARNING Do not open the equipment.

  • Page 98: Daily Test

    3. To stop the daily test, press the CANCEL key. “NG” may be displayed depending on the receiving conditions. In this case, repeat the daily test a couple of times. If NG is displayed always, contact a FURUNO agent or representative for advice.

  • Page 99: Error Message

    PLL2 Unlock ANT ERROR GPS ERROR System Error Printer PE Note: If the CPU is abnormal, the beep sounds continuously until turning off the power. Parts Location Transceiver unit FM-8800D/8800S PWR pcb 05P0776 DUPLEXER PANEL pcb 05P0772 DUP RX pcb 05P0777...
  • Page 100 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Handset HS-2003 Remote station RB-8800/RB-8810 TB pcb 07P0782 RB-8800 Junction box IF-8810 DMC Interface IF-8820 HANDSET pcb 05P0780 05P0779 TB pcb REMOTE pcb 05P0798 JUNCTION pcb 05P0790 DMC IF pcb 05P0778 HS CONT pcb 05P0781 RB-8810...

  • Page 101: Appendix

    APPENDIX Menu Tree [MENU] ALARM AUTO ACK ERASE LOG MEMORY CHANNEL MESSAGE FILE ENTRY POSITION PRINT OUT VOLUME SYSTEM [LOG] RCVD ORDINARY (50LOG) RCVD DISTRESS (50LOG) TRANSMITTED (50LOG) 4H/3H/2H/1H/0.5H POSITION OLDER EXT ALARM DIST/URG, ON SAFETY ON/OFF ROUTINE ON/OFF COMPLY STATUS ABLE/UNABLE UNABLE REASON NO REASON/BUSY/EQUIP DISBLD/...
  • Page 102 APPENDIX [CALL] COAST CALL COAST ID ROUTINE BUSINESS SAFETY URGENCY DISTRESS TCmd1 TCmd2 SHIP ID SHIP CALL ROUTINE BUSINESS SAFETY URGENCY DISTRESS TCmd1 TCmd2 GROUP CALL GROUP ID ROUTINE BUSINESS SAFETY URGENCY DISTRESS TCmd1 TCmd2 PSTN CALL COAST ID TCmd1 TCmd2: NO INFO SAFETY ALL SHIPS...

  • Page 103: Marine Vhf Channel Lists

    Marine VHF Channel Lists 1) International Channels 156.050 160.650 156.100 160.700 156.150 160.750 156.200 160.800 156.250 160.850 156.300 156.300 156.350 160.950 156.400 156.400 156.450 156.450 156.500 156.500 156.550 156.550 156.600 156.600 156.650 156.650 156.700 156.700 156.750 156.750 156.800 156.800 156.850 156.850 156.900 161.500...
  • Page 104 APPENDIX 2) USA Channels 156.050 156.050 156.250 156.250 156.300 156.300 156.350 156.350 156.400 156.400 156.450 156.450 156.500 156.500 156.550 156.550 156.600 156.600 156.650 156.650 156.700 156.700 156.750 156.800 156.800 156.850 156.850 156.900 156.900 156.950 156.950 157.000 157.000 157.050 157.050 157.100 157.100 157.150 157.150...
  • Page 105 3) Canadian Channels 156.050 160.650 156.100 160.700 156.150 160.750 156.200 156.200 156.250 156.250 156.300 156.300 156.350 156.350 156.400 156.400 156.450 156.450 156.500 156.500 156.550 156.550 156.600 156.600 156.650 156.650 156.700 156.700 156.750 156.750 156.800 156.800 156.850 156.850 156.900 156.900 156.950 156.950 157.000 161.600...
  • Page 106 APPENDIX 4) Inland waterways (INLND-WA) Channels 156.050 160.650 156.100 160.700 156.150 160.750 156.200 160.800 156.250 160.850 156.300 156.300 156.350 160.950 156.400 156.400 156.450 156.450 156.500 156.500 156.550 156.550 156.600 156.600 156.650 156.650 156.700 156.700 156.750 156.750 156.800 156.800 156.850 156.850 156.900 161.500 156.950...
  • Page 107 155.825 155.825 155.850 155.850 155.850 155.875 155.875 155.875 155.900 155.900 155.900 155.925 155.925 155.925 155.950 155.950 155.950 Note: Bold for FM-8800D duplex TX frequencies FM-8800S FM-8800D Semi-dup Simplex 159.600 159.625 159.650 159.675 159.700 159.725 159.750 159.775 159.800 159.825 159.850 159.875 159.900...
  • Page 108 APPENDIX FM-8800S FM-8800D Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 155.975 155.975 155.975 156.000 156.000 156.000 156.025 156.025 156.025 156.050 156.050 156.050 156.075 156.075 156.075 156.100 156.100 156.100 156.125 156.125 156.125 156.150 156.150 156.150 156.175 156.175 156.175 156.200 156.200 156.200 156.225 156.225 156.225 156.250 156.250...
  • Page 109 FM-8800S FM-8800D FM-8800S Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 156.975 156.975 156.975 157.000 157.000 157.000 157.025 157.025 157.025 157.050 157.050 157.050 157.075 157.075 157.075 157.100 157.100 157.100 157.125 157.125 157.125 157.150 157.150 157.150 157.175 157.175 157.175 157.200 157.200 157.200 157.225 157.225 157.225 157.250 157.250...
  • Page 110 APPENDIX FM-8800S FM-8800D Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 157.975 157.975 157.975 158.000 158.000 158.000 158.025 158.025 158.050 158.050 158.075 158.075 158.100 158.100 158.125 158.125 158.150 158.150 158.175 158.175 158.200 158.200 158.225 158.225 158.250 158.250 158.275 158.275 158.300 158.300 158.325 158.325 158.350 158.350 158.375...
  • Page 111 FM-8800S FM-8800D FM-8800S Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 158.975 158.975 159.000 159.000 159.025 159.025 159.050 159.050 159.075 159.075 159.100 159.100 159.125 159.125 159.150 159.150 159.175 159.175 159.200 159.200 159.225 159.225 159.250 159.250 159.275 159.275 159.300 159.300 159.325 159.325 159.350 159.350 159.375 159.375 159.400...
  • Page 112 APPENDIX FM-8800S FM-8800D Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 159.975 159.975 160.000 160.000 160.025 160.025 160.050 160.050 160.075 160.075 160.100 160.100 160.125 160.125 160.150 160.150 160.175 160.175 160.200 160.200 160.225 160.225 160.250 160.250 160.275 160.275 160.300 160.300 160.325 160.325 160.350 160.350 160.375 160.375 160.400...
  • Page 113 FM-8800S FM-8800D FM-8800S Simplex Sim/Dup Simplex 160.975 160.975 161.000 161.000 161.025 161.025 161.050 161.050 161.075 161.075 161.100 161.100 161.125 161.125 161.150 161.150 161.175 161.175 161.200 161.200 161.225 161.225 161.250 161.250 161.275 161.275 161.300 161.300 161.325 161.325 161.350 161.350 161.375 161.375 161.400...

  • Page 114: Digital Interface (Iec 61162-1 Edition 2

    APPENDIX Digital Interface (IEC 61162-1 Edition 2) Input sentences GGA, GLL, RMC, ZDA, GNS Schematic diagram TXD-H TXD-C RXD-H RXD-C Load requirements as listner Isolation Optocoupler Input impedance 560 ohms Max. Voltage ±15V Threshold 4 mA Output sentence AP-14 05P0773 100P 100P 1SS355...
  • Page 115 APPENDIX GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data AP-15...
  • Page 116 APPENDIX GLL - Geographic position - latitude and longitude GNS-GNSS fixed data $--GNS,hhmmss.ss,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,c--c,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF> +------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1. UTC of position 2. Latitude, N/S 3. Longitude, E/W 4. Mode indicator 5. Total number of satellites in use,00-99 6. HDOP (Not used.) 7. Antenna altitude, meters, re: mean-sea-level(geoid) 8.
  • Page 117 RMC - Recommemded minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data $--RMC,hhmmss.ss,A,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,x.x,xxxxxx,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF> +-------------------------------------------- 1 1. UTC of position fix 2. Status: A=data valid, V=navigation receiver warming 3. Latitude, N/S 4. Longitude, E/W 5. Speed over ground, knots 6. Course over ground, degrees true 7. Date: dd/mm/yy 8.
  • Page 118 APPENDIX TLL – Target latitude and longitude $--TLL,xx,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,c--c,hhmmss.ss,a,a*hh<CR><LF> | +----+------------------------------------------ 2 +----------------------------------------------------- 1 1. Target number 00 - 99 2. Latitude, N/S 3. Longitude, E/W 4. Target name 5. UTC of data 6. Target status(see note) 7. Reference target=R,null otherwise 8.

  • Page 119: Index

    INDEX Able acknowledge call...3-5 ACK BQ ...3-7 Alarm setup...4-1 All ships call...3-16 Audio alarms...1-6 Auto ACK setup ...4-3 Automatic acknowledge ...1-11, 3-7 Call key ... 1-11 Cancel key ...1-6 CH16 key ...1-9 Channel modes ...1-7 Coast call ...3-2 Contrast ...1-2 Controls ...1-2 Daily Test ...6-2 DIST ACK signal...2-9...
  • Page 120 INDEX Unable acknowledge call...3-5 IN-2 Volume...1-8 Volume setup...4-13...

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