Furuno FS-1575 FS-2575 FS-5075 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• IMPORTANT NOTICES

  3
• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  4
• DISTRESS ALERT

  6
• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  9
• FOREWORD

  14
• SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

  16
• 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

  17
  • 1.1 Controls

    17
  • 1.2 How to Turn On/Off the Power

    18
  • 1.3 Radiotelephone (RT) Screen

    18
  • 1.4 DSC Scan Screen

    19
  • 1.5 How to Adjust the Brilliance of the Display and Panel

    20
  • 1.6 How to Turn On/Off the Main Speaker

    20
  • 1.7 How to Scan

    20
  • 1.8 How to Set the Auto Acknowledgement

    21
  • 1.9 Control Unit Priority

    21
  • 1.10 Intercom

    22
  • 1.11 Operation of Session

    22
• 2. SSB RADIOTELEPHONE

  27
  • 2.1 How to Select the Class of Emission

    27
  • 2.2 How to Select the Channel, Frequency

    27
  • 2.3 Transmission

    29
    • 2.3.1 Transmission procedure

      29
    • 2.3.2 How to change transmission power

      29
    • 2.3.3 Condition of the transmitter

      30
  • 2.4 Reception

    31
    • 2.4.1 RF gain (sensitivity) adjustment

      31
    • 2.4.2 S-meter

      31
    • 2.4.3 Receive AM broadcasting stations

      31
    • 2.4.4 Noise blanker

      31
    • 2.4.5 Noise reduction

      31
    • 2.4.6 Notch filter

      32
    • 2.4.7 Squelch

      32
    • 2.4.8 Attenuator

      32
  • 2.5 User Channels

    32
• 3. DSC OVERVIEW

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  • 3.1 What is DSC?

    33
  • 3.2 DSC Message

    33
  • 3.3 Audio Alarms

    34
  • 3.4 Description of Call Screens

    35
    • 3.4.1 RX calls

      35
    • 3.4.2 TX calls

      36
• 4. DSC DISTRESS OPERATIONS

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  • 4.1 How to Send Distress Alert

    37
    • 4.1.1 How to send distress alert by DISTRESS key with distress information not edited

      37
    • 4.1.2 How to send distress alert by DISTRESS key with distress information edited

      39
  • 4.2 How to Receive a Distress Alert

    42
    • 4.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band

      42
    • 4.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band

      44
  • 4.3 How to Send Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress

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    • 4.3.1 How to send distress relay to coast station

      47
    • 4.3.2 How to send distress relay to ships in your area

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  • 4.4 How to Receive Distress Relay from Coast Station

    50
  • 4.5 How to Cancel Distress Alert

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• 5. DSC GENERAL MESSAGECALLING, RECEIVING

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  • 5.1 Individual Call

    53
    • 5.1.1 How to send an individual call

      53
    • 5.1.2 How to receive an individual call

      58
  • 5.2 Group Call

    62
    • 5.2.1 How to send a group call

      62
    • 5.2.2 How to receive a group call

      63
  • 5.3 Geographical Area Call

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    • 5.3.1 How to send a geographical area call

      64
    • 5.3.2 How to receive a geographical area call

      66
  • 5.4 Neutral Craft Call

    66
    • 5.4.1 How to send a neutral craft call

      66
    • 5.4.2 How to receive a neutral craft call

      68
  • 5.5 Medical Transport Call

    69
    • 5.5.1 How to send a medical transport call

      69
    • 5.5.2 How to receive a medical transport call

      70
  • 5.6 How to Receive a Polling Request

    71
    • 5.6.1 Automatic reply

      71
    • 5.6.2 Manual reply

      71
  • 5.7 Position Call

    72
    • 5.7.1 How to request other ship's position

      72
    • 5.7.2 Other ship requests your position

      74
  • 5.8 PSTN Call

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    • 5.8.1 How to send a PSTN call

      75
    • 5.8.2 How to receive a PSTN call

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• 6. MENU OPERATION

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  • 6.1 How to Open/Close the MENU Screen

    79
  • 6.2 User Channels

    80
    • 6.2.1 List for user channels

      80
    • 6.2.2 How to register user channels

      80
    • 6.2.3 How to edit user channels

      81
    • 6.2.4 How to delete user channels

      82
    • 6.2.5 How to sort the USER CH list by band

      82
    • 6.2.6 How to select user channels for SSB mode

      83
  • 6.3 Log File

    83
    • 6.3.1 How to open a log file

      83
    • 6.3.2 How to delete log files

      84
  • 6.4 Squelch Frequency

    85
  • 6.5 Key Assignment

    85
  • 6.6 How to Print Messages

    86
  • 6.7 Position Setting

    86
  • 6.8 Date and Time Setting

    87
  • 6.9 Timeout Setting

    88
  • 6.10 FAX Enable/Disable

    88
  • 6.11 How to Select the Antenna

    89
  • 6.12 Clarifier Setting

    89
  • 6.13 External Alarm Setting

    90
  • 6.14 NETWORK Setting

    90
  • 6.15 Address Book

    91
    • 6.15.1 List for address data

      91
    • 6.15.2 How to register addresses

      91
    • 6.15.3 How to edit addresses

      92
    • 6.15.4 How to delete addresses

      93
    • 6.15.5 How to create a DSC message with registered address

      93
  • 6.16 TX Message Preparation

    94
    • 6.16.1 List for message files

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    • 6.16.2 Individual calls

      95
    • 6.16.3 Group calls

      96
    • 6.16.4 PSTN calls

      96
    • 6.16.5 Test call

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    • 6.16.6 How to edit prepared messages

      97
    • 6.16.7 How to send prepared messages

      98
    • 6.16.8 How to delete prepared messages

      98
  • 6.17 How to Set the AUTO ACK Details

    99
  • 6.18 Special Messages

    100
  • 6.19 How to Set Scan Frequencies

    100
  • 6.20 Sound Setting

    101
  • 6.21 Alarm Lists

    102
• 7. NBDP SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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  • 7.1 How to Turn on the NBDP System

    103
  • 7.2 Description of Equipment

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    • 7.2.1 Terminal unit

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    • 7.2.2 Keyboard

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  • 7.3 Encoding Setting

    106
  • 7.4 Function Keys, Menu Operation

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    • 7.4.1 Menu conventions

      107
    • 7.4.2 Menu overview

      107
    • 7.4.3 Function key description

      108
• 8. NBDP PREPARATIONS

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  • 8.1 Registration of Answerback & ID Codes

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    • 8.1.1 How to register answerback code

      113
    • 8.1.2 How to register ID codes

      114
  • 8.2 User Channels

    114
    • 8.2.1 How to register user channels

      114
    • 8.2.2 How to edit/delete user channels

      115
  • 8.3 Station List

    115
    • 8.3.1 How to register stations

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    • 8.3.2 How to edit/delete stations

      117
  • 8.4 Timer Programming

    117
    • 8.4.1 How to register timer programs

      117
    • 8.4.2 How to edit/delete timer programs

      118
  • 8.5 Scan Channel Groups

    118
    • 8.5.1 How to register scan channel groups

      119
    • 8.5.2 How to edit/delete scan channel groups

      120
  • 8.6 How to Change the Window Color

    120
    • 8.6.1 IB-583

      120
    • 8.6.2 IB-585

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  • 8.7 Screen Saver Function for IB-585

    122
• 9. NBDP FILE OPERATIONS

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  • 9.1 How to Open and Close Files

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  • 9.2 How to Create Files

    123
  • 9.3 How to Save a File

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    • 9.3.1 How to format floppy disks or SD cards

      124
    • 9.3.2 How to save a file

      125
  • 9.4 How to Edit Files

    125
    • 9.4.1 How to cut and paste text

      125
    • 9.4.2 How to copy and paste text

      126
    • 9.4.3 Select all

      126
    • 9.4.4 How to search text

      127
    • 9.4.5 How to replace text

      127
    • 9.4.6 Goto line

      128
    • 9.4.7 Goto top, Goto bottom

      128
  • 9.5 How to Open Files

    128
    • 9.5.1 Open a file

      128
    • 9.5.2 Switch between files

      129
  • 9.6 How to Rename Files

    129
  • 9.7 How to Save a File Under a New Name

    129
  • 9.8 How to Delete Files

    130
  • 9.9 Real Time Printing

    130
  • 9.10 How to Print Files

    130
• 10. NBDP TRANSMISSION,RECEPTION

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  • 10.1 Manual Calling

    131
  • 10.2 ARQ Mode Operation

    133
  • 10.3 FEC Mode Operation

    135
  • 10.4 How to Select Reception Mode

    135
  • 10.5 Communication Example

    136
  • 10.6 Timer Operation

    138
    • 10.6.1 How to enable timer operation

      138
    • 10.6.2 How to stop timer operation

      138
  • 10.7 Scanning

    139
  • 10.8 Communication Buffer

    139
  • 10.9 Preparation of Macrofiles for Automatic Telex

    140
    • 10.9.1 Automatic telex overview

      140
    • 10.9.2 Preparations

      140
    • 10.9.3 Commands

      141
    • 10.9.4 Store-and-forward method

      143
  • 10.10 Automatic Telex Using Macrofile

    145
• 11. MAINTENANCE &TROUBLESHOOTING

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  • 11.1 Test

    147
  • 11.2 Maintenance

    149
  • 11.3 Simple Troubleshooting

    150
  • 11.4 Error Messages

    150
  • 11.5 Breaker on PR-850A

    151
  • 11.6 Test Call

    151
  • 11.7 NBDP Terminal Unit Maintenance

    152
    • 11.7.1 Cleaning the equipment

      152
    • 11.7.2 Connectors and earth connection

      152
    • 11.7.3 Floppy disk drive

      152
    • 11.7.4 Diagnostics

      152
    • 11.7.5 Power fuse

      153
    • 11.7.6 Notification messages for IB-585

      153
• APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE

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• APPENDIX 2 FREQUENCY TABLES

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• APPENDIX 3 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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• APPENDIX 4 DIGITAL INTERFACE (IEC 61162-1)

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• APPENDIX 5 PARTS LIST

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• APPENDIX 6 PARTS LOCATION

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• SPECIFICATIONS

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• INDEX

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