User manual FURUNO NX-300 Operators Manual

[. . . ] NAVTEX RECEIVER NX-300 Your Local Agent/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, Japan Telephone : Telefax : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-4200 All rights reserved. Printed in Japan FIRST EDITION : MAR. OME-56290 ( YOSH ) NX-300 *00080900001* *00080900001* *00080900001* *OME56290H00* *OME56290H00* *OME56290H00* SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions for the Operator WARNING Do not open the cover of the equipment. Immediately turn off the power at the ship's mains switchboard if water or foreign object falls into the equipment or the equipment is emitting smoke or fire. Continued use of the equipment can cause fire, electrical shock and serious injury. [. . . ] Press the [MENU] key or [DISP] key to close the MESSAGE SELECTION menu. 2-4 2. 7 1. 3. Setting Functions (FUNCTIONS menu) See menu description below for detailed information. Press the [ENT] key to display the FUNCTIONS menu. Figure 2-14 FUNCTIONS menu 4. Press the [MENU] key twice to close the menu. 2. 7. 1 FUNCTIONS menu description RCV NOTIFY: The raw NAVTEX signal can be monitored through the monitor speaker by turning RCV NOTIFY on. RCV ALARM: The audible alarm may be generated when message type A, B, D or L is received. KEY BEEP: The equipment can emit a beep tone when a control is operated. ERROR RATE: When character error occurs due to noise interference during signal propagation, erroneous character is displayed as "". Error Rate means character error rate and is calculated as followed: Error Rate = number of erroneous characters ÷ total number of characters received × 100 (%) (Total number of characters includes space, line feed, carriage returns, etc. ) When the character error rate is within the percentage you set (0-39%), the NX-300 displays the message and stores it. When it exceeds the percentage you set, the NX-300 neither displays nor stores the message. You may set the threshold level of character error rate as desired and the default setting is 33%. 2-5 SCROLLING: This menu item lets you select how to scroll the message display. See the next paragraph. 2. 7. 2 Wiring Downloading Messages to a PC Your equipment provides a wiring diagram that shows how to connect to a PC using a DSUB 9pin connector. Press the [ENT] key to show the wiring info display. Figure 2-15 Connection to PC using a DSUB 9-pin connector A DSUB 25-pin (EIA-232) may also be used to make the connection. In this case the wiring diagram is as follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RD2 SG SD RD + FG WHITE BLUE YELLOW GREEN 7 GND 3 RXD 2 TXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 20 DTR RED BLACK - + Figure 2-16 Connection to PC using a DSUB 25-pin connector 2-6 Setting for communication software on PC Baud Rate: Character Length: Stop Bit: Parity: X Control: 4800 bps 8 bit 1 bit None XON/XOFF Downloading messages to a PC Set up the computer to receive data. Messages are downloaded to a PC character by character during reception. The following display appears. Figure 2-17 SAVE MESSAGE TO PC display 6. Press # to select YES and press the [ENT] key. 2-7 9. Press the [ENT] key to save. The following messages appear in order. To cancel saving, press the [ENT] key Figure 2-19 SAVING MESSAGES window 10. Note2: When a PC or a serial printer is connected to the NX-300, received messages are displayed on a PC or printed on a serial printer but not displayed or saved to the NX-300 in the following cases; · The NX-300 receives a message it has already saved. · A message is interrupted to receive. 2-8 2. 8 Selecting Language You can select language displayed on the NX-300. Languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, and Portuguese. (ENG: English, FRA: French, GER: German, ITA: Italian, SPA: Spanish, DUT: Dutch, DEN: Danish, POR: Portuguese) Figure 2-20 LANGUAGE menu 4. Press the [ENT] key to register your selection and press the [MENU] key to close the menu. 2. 9 Display Messages The NX-300 automatically saves and stores up to 132 received messages (However, the memory capacity is limited to 28, 000 characters). [. . . ] For details, see the outline drawings at the end of this manual. 6-1 6. 2 Installation of Antenna Unit Mounting considerations Install the antenna unit referring to the antenna installation diagram at the end of this manual. When selecting a mounting location for the antenna unit, keep in mind the following points: · Do not shorten the antenna cable (10 m cable fitted to the antenna). · The length of the whip antenna for the NX-3E should be no longer than 1. 2 m and no larger than 5 mm in diameter to prevent antenna damage. To avoid mutual interference with other radio equipment, do not install this unit near an SSB/VHF/CB radiotelephone. [. . . ]