Vhf Radiotelephone Operational Overview - Furuno FM-8500 Operator's Manual

Controls for
VHF operation
Volume with
Power ON/OFF
(Press to turn on/off
loudspeaker.)
1. VHF Radiotelephone
The FM-8500 system consists of a main transceiver unit and two
antennas. The transceiver unit contains a VHF transmitter, receiver,
and channel 70 watch receiver module. The performance and op-
eration are controlled on its front panel. The antenna may be of
any type available from FURUNO or market and the recommended
type is a vertically polarized non-directional type. The first an-
tenna works for transmitting and receiving and the 2nd antenna for
watch keeping.
VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM-8500
Watch CH 70
auto
DISTRESS
VOLUME SQUELCH
OFF/DW/SCAN(PUSH)
LOW
(PUSH)
HI
LOW
OFF
AUTO
High/Low power
Squelch control
(Press for DW, Scan)
Figure 1-1 FM-8500 transceiver unit
Operational Overview
LCD
DISTRESS CANCEL
ALARM
CALL
STOP
CHANNEL
TX REM USA WX PRIV
MODE(PUSH)
CH16
CH16 key
Channel No. display
Keyboard
(for DSC operation)
POSITION AUTO ACK TEST
1 2 3
CANCEL
PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME
6
4 5
FILE RCVD XMTD
7
8 9 SELECT
0
ENT
Channel selector
(Press for Mode selection)
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