Furuno FELCOM 70, Operator'S Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
The FELCOM 70 consists of the Above Deck Equipment (ADE) and Below Deck
Equipment (BDE).
Above Deck Equipment - ADE
The FELCOM 70 Above Deck Equipment consists of:
•
Servo stabilized antenna dish with RF-Transceiver
•
Mast mounted radome, or
•
Deck mounted radome
Below Deck Equipment - BDE
The
FELCOM 70 Communication Unit (CU)
- which constitutes the major
electronic part - is designed for wall or desktop installation.
The CU mains input is 100 - 240 VAC. The power requirement is approx. 40 W
in receive/idle mode, and approx. 150 W in transmit mode.
The CU supplies 48 VDC power to the ADE through the coaxial cable.
ISDN Handset
The
ISDN Handset
keypad and built-in display allow dialing and control of the
CU and antenna.
Distress Alert Unit
The Distress Alert Unit provides remote activation of an alert transmission and
indication of incoming distress calls.
Communication Unit
CU
Handset
7
4
1
3
6
9
2
5
8
0
DIAL 00+IN
TL
TEL.NO.+#
Distress Alert Unit
DEL
DISTRESS
FELCOM 70 satellite terminal
CD
The CD ROM supplied with FELCOM 70 contains program for PC (vtLite Mobile
and driver software.