AE–1800 Instruction Manual
Basic Operating Procedure
3. Basic Operating Procedure
3 . 1 . I n t ro du c ti o n
This section describes the basic operating procedure, allowing you to operate your
NAVTEX receiver from the front keypad without prior knowledge of the NAVTEX
system. The functions that are available from the keypad are summarized in section 2
(Control Panel Functions). It is assumed that a specified antenna and appropriate
power supply are connected to the equipment.
3 . 2 . Tu r n i n g
t h e
E q u i p m e n t O n / O f f
To turn the equipment on, gently press
once.
Figure 3-1 Opening Message – Example
An opening message like the
example at right will show up and
stay for approximately five seconds,
indicating the model name,
software version number and
release date. The numbers shown
are examples.
Turning Equipment Off
Figure 3-2 Power–Shutdown Countdown Window
To turn the unit off, press and hold
down
for two to three seconds
until a power–shutdown countdown
window shows up as illustrated at
right, indicating that a power–off
sequence has just started.
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Keep on pressing the key until all countdown bars have disappeared, and then
release the key to completely switch the unit off. This delayed action avoids an
accidental shutoff and loss of message data.
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Releasing the key with at least one countdown bar still showing cancels the
power–shutdown sequence.
Turning Opening Message Off
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After the unit is switched on, the opening message window will be replaced with
another window listing the current settings of receiver control parameters, as in the
example shown in Figure 2–4.
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The above list will stay on for approximately 20 seconds before the NAVTEX
message screen shows up, replacing it automatically.
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To turn the list off immediately, press
or
.
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WELCOME TO NAVTEX RECEIVER
SOFTWARE VER. 1.0 REV_1.1A1
DATE OCT 06, 2007
SHUTTING DOWN NAVTEX RECEIVER
WA I T
!
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Countdown bars
