Sending A Geographical Area Call - Furuno FS-5070 Operator's Manual

5. ROUTINE MESSAGE CALLING, RECEVING
5.3.1

Sending a geographical area call

1. Press the 2/DSC key.
Select Message
GENERAL
RELAY AREA
INDIVIDUAL
PSTN MESSAGE
RELAY COAST
TEST MESSAGE
DISTRESS
GROUP MESSAGE
AREA MESSAGE
SPECIAL
POSITION
MMSI 123456789
POS 12 34.5678N
123 45.6789E
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose AREA MESSAGE and then push the ENTER knob.
3. Push the ENTER knob to open the AREA menu, then choose QUAD or CIRCLE and
push the ENTER knob.
Compose msg.
MSG TYPE : AREA MESSAGE
AREA
: SAFETY
PRIORITY
: TELEPHONE
COMM MODE
: 2182.0 kHz
COMM FREQ
: 2187.5 kHz
DSC FREQ
GO TO VIEW
4. For QUAD: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point and
southerly degrees and easterly degrees of area. To change coordinate, choose it and
press the 1 key for North or East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the
ENTER knob.
5. For CIRCLE: Using the numeric keys, enter latitude and longitude of reference point
and radius of area. To change coordinate, choose it and press the 1 key for North or
East; 2 key for South or West. After entering data, push the ENTER knob.
6. Push the ENTER knob to open the PRIORITY menu.
7. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose priority desired and then push the ENTER knob.
8. Push the ENTER knob to open the COM. MODE menu.
Compose msg.
MSG TYPE : AREA CALL
TELEPHONE
° °
AREA :
34 N 133 W ↓120
NBDP-FEC
PRIORITY : Routine
: Telephone
COMM MODE
COMM FREQ : 2182.0 kHz
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 kHz
GO TO VIEW
9. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose communication type desired and then push the
ENTER knob.
10. Push the ENTER knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.
5-16
DISTRESS
UTC 01:53
EPFS 01:54
AREA line display
QUAD
"44
CIRCLE
"44
° °
→ 12
N 125 E 17 21
° ° ° °"
33N 125 33E 0500NM"
° °