How To Transmit Messages - Furuno FAR-2228-NXT Operator's Manual

14. Select [END] to complete message input, then left-click.
15. Select [3 SAVE FILE].
16. Spin the scrollwheel to select the appropriate number, then left-click.
17. Close the menu.
4.17.2

How to transmit messages

1. Open the menu.
2. Select [5 TT•AIS].
3. Select [5 AIS].
4. Do one of the following:
a) Create a message, as described in subsection 4.17.1.
b) Use a file saved in the memory by selecting [5 TRANSMIT MESSAGE] fol-
lowed by [2 OPEN FILE] from the second page of the [TRANSMIT MESSAGE]
menu.
5. Select [5 TRANSMIT MESSAGE] from the second page of the [TRANSMIT MES-
SAGE] menu to transmit the message.
During transmission, the message "AIS TRANSMITTING" appears in the guid-
ance box. The message disappears when the message is sent successfully.
"AIS MSG SEND ERR" appears in the alert box if an error occurred while trans-
mitting the message.
6. Close the menu.
Note: If [2 ADDRESS TYPE] is set to [ADDRESSED] and you enter an MMSI for an
AIS that the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) is unavailable, the following message is
shown in yellow and the AIS message cannot be sent.
"AIS MESSAGES CANNOT BE SENT BECAUSE THE ADDRESSED AIS HAS NO
DTE."
4. AIS OPERATION
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