Furuno FM-4000, Owner'S Manual

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Page 51 FM-4000
11.8.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Using Pre-Programmed Vessel
1. Press the [ CALL
(
MENU
)] key to show the “
DSC DSC DSC DSC DSC
Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu
.”
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“
Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request
.”
3. Press [ ENT
] key to show the Position Request
Directory. This directory uses the Individual Di-
rectory information.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a
name, then press the [ ENT
] key.
5. Press the [ ENT
] key again to transmit the Po-
sition Request DSC call.
6. When the FM-4000 receives the position from
the polled vessel it is shown on the radio dis-
play and also transferred to the GPS chart plot-
ter.
NOTE
If the FM-4000 does not receive position data from the polled vessel,
the LCD shows “NO POSITION DATA.”
Manual Request
You may enter an MMSI number manually to request the position of a vessel
that is not registered in the Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory.
1. Press the [ CALL
(
MENU
)] key to show the “
DSC DSC
DSC DSC DSC
Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu
.”
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“
Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request
.”
3. Press the [ ENT
] key to show the Position Re-
quest directory. This directory uses the Indi-
vidual Directory information.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“
Manual Manual
Manual Manual
Manual
,” then press the [ ENT
] key.
5. Enter the MMSI number (nine digits) which you
want to contact by the keypad, then press the
[
ENT
] key.
6. If you enter a wrong number in the MMSI num-
ber, press the [ H/L
] key until the wrong num-