User manual FURUNO DSC-6A OPERATORS GUIDE

[. . . ] 45 sec). Distress acknowledge call received. FROM COAST: 001234567 SHIP IN DIST: 123456789 NATURE: UNDESIGNATED POS: 12°34N 123°45E AT 12:34 2182. 0 KHZ TELEPHONE STOP ALARM 3. Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone as follows: a) b) c) d) Say MAYDAY three times. Give description of your vessel (type, number of persons onboard, etc. ) and any other information which may aid in rescue. For detailed information see page 3-1. i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment or something is dropped in the equipment. [. . . ] FREQ : NO INFO DSC FREQ : 12M-INTL GO TO ALL VIEW *** Send message *** 4-14 4. (IF ABLE is sent, working frequency is automatically set specified by other party. ) message *** Send ABLE *** CALL TYPE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COAST: 121234567 COM. Press the [CALL] key to send the call, and the display changes as below. Able acknowledge call in progress! TO COAST : 121234567 ROUTINE TELEPHONE CH 12034 DSC FREQ : 12577. 5 KHZ TIME TO GO: 7S 6. After the call is sent (transmission time: 7 sec. ), you can begin voice communications as soon as the message is completely transmitted. ) Manually acknowledging individual call with "UN ABLE" 1. When an individual call is received the alarm sounds and the display shows the message "Individual request call received. " Individual request call received. FROM SHIP: ROUTINE TELEPHONE 121234567 CH 12034 STOP ALARM 2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm, and the display changes as below. JUL-23-1999-23:00:00 * Received message * OK ECC: INDIVIDUAL REQUEST 121234567 FROM SHIP: ROUTINE TELEPHONE CH 12034 ANSWER !Press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu. CALL TYPE : ABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABLE TO SHIP : 001234567 COM. FREQ : CH12034 DSC FREQ: 12577. 5 KHZ GO TO ALL VIEW *** Send message *** 5. The display then prompts you for the reason you are unable to acknowledge. CALL TYPE : UNABLE NO REASON ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REASON BUSY REASON : NO EQUIPGIVEN DISABLED TO SHIP MODE NOT USABLE : 001234567 DSC FREQ : 12, 577. 5 KHZ CH NOT USABLE *** Send message *** 7. The display changes as below. Send ***TYPE :message *** CALL UNABLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REASON : CHANNEL NOT USABLE TO SHIP : 121234567 DSC FREQ : 12577. 5 KHZ GO TO ALL VIEW 9. The display shows "Unable acknowledge call in progress!" while the call is being sent. Unable acknowledge call in progress! CHANNEL NOT USABLE TO SHIP: ROUTINE DSC FREQ : TIME TO GO: 121234567 12577. 5 KHZ 6S 10. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm, and the display changes as below. * Received message * OK JUL-23-1999-23:59 ECC: GROUP CALL FROM SHIP : ROUTINE TELEPHONE 123456789 2164. 0 KHZ GO TO ALL VIEW 3. Watch on the working frequency. 4-19 4. 4 Geographical Area Call The geographical area call sends a call to all ships within a specific area you designated in your geographical area call message. In the figure below, for example, the call will be sent to all ships within 10°S and 5°E of 34°N, 135°W. Reference point (For example, 34°N 135°W) 34 N 10° 24 N 140 W 5° 135 W 4. 4. 1 Sending a geographical area call 1. Press the [CALL] key at the DSC standby screen, and press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu. CALL TYPE STATION ID PRIORITY COM. FREQ DSC FREQ *** Send message : INDIVIDUAL Individual PSTN CALL : TEST CALL 001234567 : ALL SHIPS Routine : GROUP CALL Telephone : AREA CALL No inform POSITION : 12M-INTEL *** If this part of the menu appears use to scroll. # POLLING NEUTRAL MEDICAL RELAY ALL RELAY SEL DISTRESS # $ 2. Press the [ENT] key to open the AREA menu. CALL TYPE AREA --°N PRIORITY COM. FREQ DSC FREQ *** Send message *** : AREA CALL ---°E --° --° : ROUTINE : TELEPHONE : NO INFO : 2M-INTL GO TO ALL VIEW 4. Enter latitude, longitude, southerly degrees and easterly degrees of area with the numeric keys and press the [ENT] key. Use or to switch from North to South latitude and vice versa and East to West longitude and vice versa. 4-20 5. Press the [ENT] key to open the PRIORITY menu. *** Send message *** CALL TYPE : AREA CALL ROUTINE AREA : 12°N 123°W 12° 12° PRIORITY : SAFETY Routine URGENCY COM. TYPE menu. *** Send message *** CALL TYPE : AREA CALL TELEPHONE AREA : 12°N 123°W 12° 12° NBDP-FEC PRIORITY : Routine SPECIAL COM. [. . . ] Checksum NOTE 0 = fix not available or invalid 1 = GPS SPS mode, fix valid 2 = differential GPS, SPS mode, fix valid 3 = GPS PPS mode, fix valid 4 = Real Time Kinetic. Satellite system used in RTK mode with floating fingers 6 = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode 7 = Manual input mode 8 = Simulator mode The GPS quality indicator shall not be a null field. A-4 GLL-Geographic position-latitude and longitude $--GLL, llll. lll, a, yyyyy. yyy, a, hhmmss. ss, A, a*hh<CR><LF> || | | | ||| || | | | | | +------- 6 || | | | | +--------- 5 || | | | +----------- 4 || | | +---------------- 3 || +------+----------------------- 2 +---+----------------------------------- 1 1. Checksum NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator: A = Autonomous D = Differential E = Estimated (dead reckoning) M = Manual input S = Simulator N = Data not valid The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field. The Status field shall be set to V=invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for A=Autonomous and D=Differential. [. . . ]