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CANCELING DISTRESS ALERT If less than five seconds has elapsed since the [DISTRESS] key was pressed, the distress alert may be canceled by pressing the [ALARM STOP] key. Otherwise, do the following: 1. Switch off equipment immediately. 2. Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16. 3.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock, burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ... v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 1. VHF RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Front Panel ...1-1 1.2 VHF Controls, Indications ...1-2 1.3 Turning the Power On/Off...1-2 1.4 Selecting Channel Modes, Channels ...1-3 1.5 Adjusting Volume of Loudspeaker ...1-3 1.6 Adjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions ...1-3 1.7 Transmitting ...1-4 1.8 Selecting Output Power ...1-4 1.9 Turning the Loudspeaker On/Off ...1-4...
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5. OTHER CALLING TYPES 5.1 Selection of Other Calling Types ...5-1 5.2 Making Telephone Calls ...5-3 5.3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station ...5-6 5.4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Numbers ...5-7 6. USER PREFERENCES 6.1 Automatic or Manual Printing (Printer setup) ...6-1 6.2 Turning Key Beep On/Off ...6-4...
FOREWORD A Word to FM-8700 Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FM-8700 VHF Radiotelephone. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality marine electronics equipment.
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Features Program number The FURUNO FM-8700 is a cost-effective all-in-one marine VHF radio system consisting of a 25 W VHF radiotelephone, a DSC modem, a CH 70 watch receiver, and a duplexer unit. It complies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general com- munications.
External Speaker Remote Station RB-700 Distributor DB-500 The FM-8700 is a highly advanced, full-duplex, fully synthesized 25 W VHF transceiver with DSC terminal. It is designed to satisfy the stringent requirements of marine communications, and com- plies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general communications.
Power ON/OFF (Press to turn loudspeaker on/off.) The FM-8700 system consists of a transceiver unit, a duplexer unit and two antennas. The transceiver unit contains a VHF transmit- ter, receiver, and channel 70 watch receiver module. All opera- tions are controlled on its front panel.
Lights RF power is LOW. Lights while transmitting. Lights when FM-8700 is being controlled by Remote Station RB-700. USA mode. (Some ITU duplex channels are used as simplex channels.) Lights when a weather channel is selected.
International, USA (in the case of USA channel permitted), private (if authorized), or weather mode (USA channel permitted). The International version of the FM-8700 has no such selection. On the weather channel mode, a beep is emitted when the weather alert tone is received.
To turn the loudspeaker on/off, press the VOLUME control. The loudspeaker off mark appears when the speaker is off. The loud- speaker is automatically turned off when the telephone handset is used on semi-duplex channels. Press the [CH16] key to select CH16, the International Calling and Safety Channel.
1.11 Dual Watch 1.12 Scanning The dual watch function permits watch on CH16 and another se- lected channel. CH16 and another channel are watched at intervals of 0.15 seconds and one second, respectively. To start DW, first select the other frequency to watch and then press the SQUELCH control.
The priority of the equipment is as follows: DSC section of FM- 8700>Wing handset>Handset of FM-8700>Remote Station RB- Note: Time-out Timer The FM-8700 is equipped with an automatic timing device that deactivates the transmitter and reverts the transceiver to the re- ceive mode after an uninterrupted transmission period of 5 min-...
REM USA WX PRIV OFF/DW/SCAN(PUSH) CH16 AUTO Silences the receive alarm. Stops repetitive alerts. Transmits the distress alert. Press the [DISTRESS] key 4 seconds continuously. Figure 2-1 FM-8700 transceiver unit DSC controls POSITION AUTO ACK TEST PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME FILE...
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DISTRESS ALARM STOP LED warnings The four LEDs surrounding the [DISTRESS] key light continu- ously when the distress signal is transmitted. • The upper two of the four LEDs surrounding the [ALARM STOP] key blink (and alarm sounds) when distress or urgent message is received.
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DSC control description Enter numeric data. Cancels wrong data and restores previous menu. CANCEL Adjusts illumination of LED and keys in four levels. 1. Displays Set up menu (Main menu). SELECT 2. Changes settings of items appearing with blinking question mark. Registers key input.
Standby display When the FM-8700 is turned on, the following display appears. This display is known as the “standby display.” This is where you will begin most operations. Watch VHF CH70 auto [2] key pressed to get "auto" screen.
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Preparing and transmitting DSC messages There are two methods by which you can prepare and transmit DSC messages, and they are shown below. Preparing message for immediate transmission Prepare message and then transmit it as follows: Standby display Press the [ENT] key. * VHF call message * Format? INDIVIDUAL...
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Distress alert transmission and output power When the distress alert is transmitted (by pressing the [DISTRESS] key), the output power of the FM-8700 is automatically set to maxi- mum (25 W). When keyboard input is prohibited The DSC section keyboard accepts no key input while a DSC mes- sage is being transmitted.
2.3 Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off Watch Auto Press [2] key Watch Manual Press [2] key Watch Limit Press [2] key To enable or disable AUTO ACK and remote control, press the [2} key. Each press of the key enables or disables automatic acknowl- edge and remote control function in the sequence shown below.
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(from previous page) * Received * DISTRESS ACK ID : 001234567 ID of station (usually coast station) which transmitted DIST ACK. Commence voice communications with coast station on CH16. 1. Provide the following information to the coast station: Distress call (1) Speak slowly and distinctly, “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAY- DAY,”...
3.2 Manual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time * VHF call message * Format: DISTRESS Press [ENT], [ENT] [SELECT] in this order. Position < NORTH= Enter latitude. To move blinking cursor from NORTH position to SOUTH, press the [s] key. Entering data manually If automatic position input is lost for one minute the message "EPFS error"...
3.3 Canceling a Distress Call Within five seconds after pressing the [DISTRESS] If the [DISTRESS] key is pressed by mistake, press the [ALARM STOP] key immediately (within 5 seconds). The distress call will be canceled. [ALARM STOP] key * Ready for calling * DISTRESS CALL CH70 DISTRESS CANCEL...
DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70. Procedure when in area A1 1. When the FM-8700 receives a distress alert from another ves- sel the upper two LEDs (Red) near the [ALARM STOP] key blink and the FM-85700 sounds the distress alarm.
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DSC Distress alert received. Press [ALARM STOP] key to silence alarm. Listen on CH16 for 5 minutes. Did you receive acknowledge from CS and/or RCC? CS = Coast Station RCC = Rescue Co-ordination Center Enter details in log. Flow chart for determining if you should/should not transmit DIST ACK signal Is distress traffic in progress?
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Transmitting DIST ACK over CH16 Select VHF CH16 and transmit DIST ACK to vessel in distress. No reply Reply received Transmit DIST ACK to vessel in Communicate with vessel in distress. distress over DSC CH70. Relay the distress alert to a coast station over DSC. Follow the instructions of the coast station.
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Begin search and rescue operations for the vessel in distress, com- municating with the vessel over CH16 (automatically set) on the FM-8700. Relay distress alert to coast station by MF DSC. Fi- nally, follow instruction of the coast station. >...
3.5 Distress Alert Relay When you should relay a distress alert You may relay a distress alert in the following conditions; 1 When the station in distress is not itself in a position to trans- mit the distress message, or 2 When the master or person responsible for the vessel not in distress, or the person responsible for the coast station, consid- ers that further help is necessary.
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(from previous page) Address < No inform > input digits= Nature of Position < NORTH= Manually enter position of vessel in distress, referring to page 3-4. If position is unkmown enter "9999" (no information). Distress UTC: Manually enter time of distress. * Ready for calling * DIST RELAY ALL (continued on next page)
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For All Ships Call only (When selecting "R/A" in call type.) Returns to standby display. Watch on CH16, following instructions of a coast station. (from previous page) DISTRESS RELAY ALL Dist ship ID: * Call in progress * DISTRESS RELAY ALL Distress alert transmitted (relayed) for about 3 seconds.
4. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES 4.1 Transmitting Individual Calls The individual call is for sending message to a specific station. After transmitting message (called ACK RQ transmission), wait to receive the acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal from receiving station. You should receive it within five minutes. 2 Acknowledge back (ACK BQ signal) 1 Individual call...
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Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual call Prepare and transmit a message as follows: Watch VHF CH70 Press the [ENT] key. * VHF call message * Format? Press the [SELECT] key. (To select format.) Call type < > IND TEL ALL --- Place the cursor on “IND”.
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(from previous page) Telecom1?? Telecom2: Press the [SELECT] key. (To eselect telecommand 1.) Telecom1 < > Select mode desired. Press the [ENT] key. Channel? Press the [SELECT] key. Note; Working channel is normally set by coast station. Therefore, set up for "No information" by setting the working channel as 9999.
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When the ACK BQ signal is received; 1Alarm sounds. To silence, press the 2If "ABLE" appears, communicate with other 3If you want to view contents of receive (From previous page) After receiving the ACK BQ signal, do the following: * Wait for ack BQ * Next CH70 Received ACK BQ...
4.2 Receiving Individual Calls (ACK RQ) When an individual call is received, the FM-8700 responds to the call depending on the setting of automatic acknowledge (AUTO ACK) function: • AUTO ACK “ON” (“Auto” appears.) The DSC transmits the acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal automatically.
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ABLE or UNABLE appears. * Auto ack * When "able to comply" is selected.("ABLE" appears.) Since the channel of the FM-8700 is automatically set to the channel designated by a transmitting station, voice communication can be initiated by you or transmitting station.
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Receiving ACK RQ with AUTO ACK OFF After verifying contents of receive message, manually transmit the ACK BQ signal by pressing the [CALL] key within five minutes. If the signal is transmitted more than five minutes after reception of ACK RQ signal, it is treated as an ACK RQ signal rather than an ACK BQ signal.
The All Ships Call is used to transmit important ship’s safety mes- sage, safety of life at sea message or meteorological warning. After transmitting message, you can communicate by voice over the FM-8700. Own Ship Figure 4-3 All ships call General procedure for transmitting an all ships call Open file to transmit, or prepare message.
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Watch VHF CH70 auto * VHF call message * Format? Call type < IND TEL ALL --- Place the cursor on "ALL." * VHF call message * Format: ALL SHIPS Category? Telecom1: Category < DIS URG SAF ROU Select category desired. (example: SAFety) Category: Safety Telecom1?
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(from previous page) Select communication mode desired. To return to (Example: Simplex) previous menu, press the [t] key. Returns to standby display. CH16 (designated above) is automatically selected, so you can commence voice communications immediately. Telecom1 < > Press the [ENT] key. Telecom2: No information Channel? Press the [SELECT] key.
[2] (AUTO ACK) to switch to VHF channel. The all ship’s call, transmitted by coast station or ship station, pro- vides navigation and weather alerts and emergency information. Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships call Handset When an all ship's call is received status 1.
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Detailed procedure for receiving an all ships call while on hook Watch VHF CH70 auto Channel is auto- * Received * ALL SHIPS CALL matically changed. Listen to voice ID: 007654321 Safety message. Press the [ENT] key. SIMPLEX NO INFORM Channel: CH25 Press the [ENT] key.
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4-14 Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Basic procedure for receiving an all ships call while off hook Notice of All Ships Call arrives while communicating with other ship. Watch DSC CH70. Receive All Ships Call. Press [ALARM STOP ] key to silence alarm. Press the [2] key.
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Detailed procedure for receiving an all ships call while off hook Below is the sequence for manually acknowledging an all ships call when the handset is off hook. Watch manual * Received * ALL SHIPS CALL ID: 007654321 Safety Press the [2 (AUTO ACK)] key followed by the [ENT] key to change channel.
4.5 Preparing and Saving Messages 4-16 There are two ways to prepare and transmit a message: 1. Prepare a message for immediate transmission. (Refer to page 4-1.) 2. Prepare a message and store it for later transmission. You can save up to 59 transmit messages (excluding distress mes- sages) to the memory.
4.6 Writing Over Files Enter new name, referring to previous page. 4-18 You may write over unnecessary files. Simply prepare a message and store it under file number of unnecessary file. How to write over files Example: You want to write over file saved under file number 01. Watch VHF CH70 Press [SELECT], [7] and [ENT] key in that order.
4.7 Opening, Transmitting Files Opening a file Watch VHF CH70 Press the [7 (FILE)] key. / (Enter file no.) / Press the [ENT] key. File name Call message < /59: To view contents of message, press the [ENT] key successively. * Ready for calling * To transmit message: To return to standby display: Press the [CANCEL] key.
4.8 Transmit/Receive Message Memory 4-20 The transmit message memory stores sages (numbered 1 to 50) on a first-in, first-out basis. This means each time you save a transmitted message it is filed as log no. 1 and the log no. of all previously stored transmit messages changes by one.
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Transmitting retrieved message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows: Xmitted log No. <1/50> Press the [ENT] key. [Example: Individual message is retrieved.] Routine DUP TP No infor Press the [ENT] key. Channel: EOS: ACK RQ Press the [ENT] key. Call again <...
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4-22 Receive message memory All received messages are automatically saved to the memory and filed according to category, DISTRESS or ORDINARY. The re- ceive message memory can store up to 50 messages (numbered 1 to 50) of each category on a first-in, fist-out basis. This means each time the unit receives a message it saves it as log no.1 and changes the log no.
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Transmitting retrieved message You can send the acknowledged call (DIST ACK or ACK BQ) under certain conditions after retrieving a received message. Refer to page 3-5 for transmitting the DIST ACK signal. Example: Transmit acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal in response Received call <...
5.1 Selection of Other Calling Types Calling Type The FM-8700 provides 12 calling types. Of these, individual, all ships and distress were discussed in previous chapters. This sec- tion describes the other types of calls available. The procedure for preparing and transmitting other calls is the same as that for indi- vidual and all ships calls: Select type of call, prepare message and transmit it by pressing the [CALL] key.
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R/A and R/S: Distress relay for All Ships and for Selective (In- dividual) calls. (Refer to page 3-9.) DIS: Distress call. (Refer to page 3-1.) GRP: Group call. Call a specific group by entering group ID number. GEO: Geographic area call. Call for ships within a range set by you in the transmit message (menu).
Coast AD? Tel No. Press the [SELECT] key. (To enter coast station ID.) When the coast station serves PSTN telephone service you can make Telephone Call via Coast Station. Basic procedure for making a telephone call 1. Selection of Format specifier.
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(from previous page) PSTN CALL Immediately * Call in progress * PSTN CALL CH70 (Transmission time is about 0.4 - 0.6 seconds.) If ACK BQ from coast station is not received within five seconds PSTN call is automatically retransmitted. * Call in progress * AUTO RETRY * Waiting for ack BQ * 5 sec to go...
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(1) When you end voice communication by pressing the [CAN- CEL] key or hanging the handset on the hanger of the VHF, the display of the FM-8700 changes as follows. Note: If a subscriber hangs the handset on the hanger to terminate voice communication, coast station will transmit the “End of call”...
* Call in progress * PSTN CALL ACK CH70 * Auto ack * ABLE PSTN CALL Pick up the handset! Alarm of FM-8700 sounds. Take the handset from VHF hanger within 60 seconds. NOTE 1 (2) When coast station terminates communication, the display of the FM-8700 is as follows: When the "End of call"...
END then press the [ENT] key. Next file memory < Press the [ENT] key. Returns to standby display. Registering other station IDs, telephone numbers You can store often-used station IDs and telephone numbers under a file name. > ADDRESS TEL No.
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Press the [SELECT] key at display 1. Press the [SELECT] key. / (Numeric order) Opening other station IDs, telephone numbers You can open a file registered on previous page, and use it with the message which you are currently preparing.
6. USER PREFERENCES 6.1 Automatic or Manual Printing (Printer setup) You can select automatic or manual printing as follows. The de- fault setting is “automatic.” Selecting automatic or manual printing Watch VHF CH70 Press the [SELECT] key. Set up menu < >...
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Printing Contents of {VHF call message} Contents of all transmitted logs {Xmitted log No. < >} Contents of specific log no. (for example, log no. 1) {Xmitted log No. <1/50>} Press the [ENT] key. Call message (again) Call again CALL END… Press the [ENT] key.
6.2 Turning Key Beep On/Off You can turn on/off the beep tone which sounds when a key is pressed. Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the [SELECT] key. Set up menu < > 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 ALM Press the [6] key.
6.3 Alarm Setup Ordinary alarm < Select ON or OFF and press the [ENT] key. Standby display appears. The receive alarm, which sounds when messages other than dis- tress and urgency are received, may be turned on or off. Further- more, the distress (and urgency) alarm tone may be selected.
7. SYSTEM CONFIRMATION 7.1 Confirming Own Ship’s ID Own ship’s ID can be confirmed as follows: How to confirm own ship's ID Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the [SELECT] key. Set up menu 1 2 3 4 Press the [9] key, or the [s] key seven times and the [ENT] key. System <...
7.2 Confirming ROM Version No. You can see the ROM version no. (as registered in the memory) as follows: How to confirm ROM version no. At screen 1 previous page, select “V” and press the [ENT] key. Then, follow the procedure below. ROM version RT:1.04 DSC:1.04...
To escape, press the [ENT] key and then press the [CANCEL] key twice. To see VHF channels, press the [ENT] key twice. You can confirm VHF section settings as shown below. To change VHF section settings, contact FURUNO agent or dealer for ser- vice. How to confirm VHF section settings At screen 1 on page 7-1, select “RT”...
7.4 Confirming VHF Channels You can confirm VHF channels registered as follows: How to confirm VHF channels At screen 1, select “CH” and press the [ENT] key. Then, follow the procedure below. INTL CH: 016-Tx SIMP HI protected sel[MODE]/[CH] Press the [CANNEL] key to select channel mode. USA CH: 16-Tx SIMP LOW protected sel[MODE]/[CH] Rotate the [CHANNEL] key control to view channels.
7.5 Confirming Tx Output Power Smp power: CH60 CH40 CH88 Protected Press the [HI/LOW] key to see low Tx output power. Smp power: CH60 CH14 CH88 Protected Appears when private channels are registered. Press the [ENT] key to return to the screen 1. The Tx output power on three VHF bands (low, CH60;...
When the power cannot be turned on 1. Check if power plug is firmly connected. 2. Check breaker at the rear of the equipment. If it has tripped, push it in to reset. 3. If power cannot be turned on, contact a FURUNO agent or representative.
8.3 Diagnostic Test Regulations require that the DSC section be checked daily for proper operation. How to start the diagnostic tests Select a channel not in use and press and hold down the PTT switch of the handset for more than one second before starting the test. Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the [3 (TEST)] key.
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(from previous page) Press [ENT] to view results of test. This area shows test results: OK for normal operation; NG (No Good) for error. Check end: [CANCEL] key To escape, press the [CANCEL] key. If NG appears, have a technician replace corresponding PCB. NG display and PCB error TRANSMIT POWER: NG = P.A.
EEPROM (Contens of EEPROM) KEY-CLICK MESSAGE (Storing message. Max. 59) ADDRESS (Storing other station ID. Max. 99) TEL No. (Storing telephone number. Max. 50) (Confirmation of ROM version number) P (Protection of data) ID (Own ship ID) L (English/Japanese) ON/OFF...
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Standby display Press the [ENT] key. * VHF Call mesage * Format FORMAT INDIVIDUAL ADDRESS TELEPHONE COAST ADDR (DIALPHONE) ALL SHIPS CATEGORY R/A (DISTRESS RELAY ALL SHIPS) R/S (DISTRESS RELAY INDIVIDUAL) DISTRESS NATURE OF DISTRESS GROUP GROUP ADDR GEOGRAPHIC AREA...