Basic Operation - Furuno FM-8500 Operator's Manual

2.3 Basic Operation

Normal display
Selecting and registering items
When blinking question mark appears
When the FM-8500 is turned on, the following display appears.
This display is known as the "normal display."
Watch VHF CH70
auto
[2] key pressed to get "auto" screen.
Should you get lost in operation you can return to the normal dis-
play by pressing the [CANCEL] key several times.
The arrow keys ( [t] and [s] ) function to select items on the LCD.
After selecting item, press the [ENT] key to register it.
Blinking
Call type <ALL ships>
cusor
IND TEL
encloses
current
selection.
(Shifts
cursor
leftward.)
Press the [ENT] key.
Press the [ENT] or [SELECT] key depending on your desire.
* VHF call message *
Format ? INDIVIDUAL
• If change is necessary,
press the [SELECT] key.
ALL R/A ---
(Shifts
cursor
rightward.)
• If no change is necessary,
press the [ENT] key.
Normal display
screen
Item selected by cursor
appears here.
Call type
selection screen
(In this example
it is "Call type".)
Blinking question mark
Format selection screen
(In this example it is format
for "VHF call message".)
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