ICS Nav6plus, User Manual

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NAV6 plus NAVTEX System User Guide
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You will find this product extremely easy to operate. Please don't be
intimidated by the comprehensive nature of this manual. In reality,
receiving your first NAVTEX messages could not be simpler.
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Follow the installation guidelines
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Re-check the cable connections
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The NAV6 plus has no ON/OFF switch, it will start up as soon as
power is applied
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If you have not connected a GPS navigation receiver, make sure
that you set the date and time on the screen which will appear at
start up
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Wait for your first NAVTEX message. If you are within range of a
NAVTEX transmitter, you should not need to wait for more than four
hours.
• Refer to “Appendix IV : NAV6 Menu Navigation” for an overview of
the available operating modes & how to switch between them.
• Read the “Basic Operation” section to find out how to use some of
the commonly used features of this product
• If you then want to get the best from the system, read the rest of the
manual!
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
What Is NAVTEX? What Is NAVTEX? What Is NAVTEX? What Is NAVTEX?
NAVTEX is a worldwide system for the broadcast and automatic
reception of maritime safety information (MSI) in English by means of a
narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy. NAVTEX provides shipping with
navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent information.
NAVTEX is an element of the IMO/IHO worldwide Navigational Warning
Service (WWNWS) as defined by IMO Assembly Resolution A.706(17).
It is included within the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS). Since 1 August 1993, a NAVTEX receiving capability has
become mandatory equipment for certain vessels under the provisions
of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
NAVTEX broadcast information is available to all seafarers, free of
charge.