Furuno UAIS TRANPONDER FA-150 Operator's Manual page 63

2. INLAND AIS
7. Select ADRS CAST to send a message to a specific AIS-equipped ship, or
BROAD CAST to send a message to all AIS-equipped ships within
broadcasting range of your ship. Press the ENT key. For ADRS CAST,
select MMSI then enter MMSI no.
8. Select MSG TYPE then press the ENT key.
9. Select message type: NORMAL (message other than safety) or SAFETY
(important navigational or meteorological warning). Press the ENT key.
10. CHANNEL is selected; press the ENT key.
11 Select which channel to transmit your message over then press the ENT
key.
12. RETRY TIMES is selected; press the ENT key. If the ADRS TYPE is
BROAD CAST go to step 13. For ADRS CAST, enter the number of times to
re-transmit a message (0-3) then press the ENT key.
13. Press the MENU key to return to the CREATE MSG sub-menu.
14. Select SET MSG then press the ENT key.
[SET MSG]
1( 90)* [DIM]HOLD:CLEAR
Number of characters used/available
15.Use the CursorPad to enter your message.
16. Press the MENU key to return to the CREATE MSG sub-menu.
17. Select SEND MSG then press the ENT key. The prompt shown below
appears.
18. Press ◄ to select YES then press the ENT key to send your message.
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SAFETY
NORMAL
ALTERNATE
BOTH A & B
A
B
*: Number of characters available with each message type for
Inland AIS is as follows:
NORMAL message with BROAD-CAST
NORMAL message with ADDRESS-CAST : 80 characters
SAFETY message with BROAD-CAST
SAFETY message with ADDRESS-CAST : 85 characters
SET MSG screen
SEND MESSAGE.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES NO
: 86 characters
: 90 characters