Interpreting The System Status Monitor - Furuno FELCOM 12 Operator's Manual

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Interpreting the system status monitor

Date:
Time:
Position:
Waypoint:
Course:
Speed:
Current NCS:
Current Channel:
Current TDM:
MES Status:
GPS Status:
Note: The above status indication depends on the GPS
receiver connected.
DCE memory:
BBER:
C/N:
Send Level:
RX IF AGC Level:
Current date
Current time
Vessel's position (either manual entry or au-
tomatic input by navigation aid)
Destination
Heading
Ship's speed
NCS your vessel is logged in with
Channel in use
Channel TDM
Operational status of MES
Receiving signal status from GPS receiver.
CST: Cold Start
ACK: Acquired; Almanac data acquired
IMP: Impossible; cannot receive GPS signal
INT: Interrupted; object interfering reception
of GPS signal
ALM: Receiving the almanac
2D, 3D: Position-fixing method by 2 or 3 di-
mension
Memory remaining in communication unit
Bulletin Board Error Rate (%)
Check of circuit status with LES, receiving
circuit in antenna unit, RF CON Board and
CPU Board (DEMOD section). OK appears
for figure greater than 31.
TX level check. At transmission, OK appear
for more than 123. At reception OK appears
for figure less than 32.
Check the receiving circuit of the antenna unit
and the RF CON Board in the communica-
tion unit. OK appears for figure greater than
80.