Furuno FS-2570 (150W) User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Important Notices

  3
• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  4
• Distress Alert Calling Procedure

  6
• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  7
• FOREWORD

  12
• SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

  14
• 1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

  17
  • 1.1 Controls

    17
  • 1.2 Turning the Power On/Off

    18
  • 1.3 Panel Dimmer, LCD Contrast

    18
  • 1.4 Indications

    19
  • 1.5 Loudspeaker

    20
  • 1.6 Scanning Routine DSC Frequencies

    20
  • 1.7 Automatic Acknowledge On/Off

    21
  • 1.8 Manual Entry of Position and Time

    21
  • 1.9 System Characteristics

    23
  • 1.10 Power Supply Unit (option)

    24
• 2 SSB RADIOTELEPHONE

  25
  • 2.1 Transmitting

    25
  • 2.2 Receiving

    30
  • 2.3 Intercom

    32
  • 2.4 Telex Communications

    32
  • 2.5 When Automatic Tuning Fails

    33
  • 2.6 User Channels

    34
  • 2.7 FAX Enable/Disable

    36
  • 2.8 Speaker Setting in Off Hook

    37
• 3 DSC OVERVIEW

  39
  • 3.1 What is DSC?

    39
  • 3.2 DSC Call

    39
  • 3.3 Audio Alarms

    42
  • 3.4 Interpreting Call Displays

    43
• 4 DISTRESS OPERATIONS

  47
  • 4.1 Sending Distress Alert

    47
  • 4.2 Receiving a Distress Alert

    52
  • 4.3 Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress

    59
  • 4.4 Receiving Distress Relay All Ships

    65
  • 4.5 Receiving Distress Relay from Coast Station

    65
• 5 CALLING, RECEIVING

  67
  • 5.1 All Ships Call

    67
  • 5.2 Individual Call

    70
  • 5.3 Group Call

    81
  • 5.4 Geographical Area Call

    85
  • 5.5 Neutral Craft Call

    89
  • 5.6 Medical Transport Call

    92
  • 5.7 Polling Call

    94
  • 5.8 Position Call

    99
  • 5.9 PSTN Call

    104
  • 5.10 Log File

    111
  • 5.11 Erasing Message Files

    112
• 6 PREPARING TX CALLS

  113
  • 6.1 Preparing Individual Calls

    113
  • 6.2 Preparing Group Calls

    116
  • 6.3 Preparing Geographical Area Calls

    117
  • 6.4 Preparing PSTN Calls

    119
  • 6.5 Preparing Test Calls

    120
  • 6.6 Sending Prepared Calls

    121
  • 6.7 Deleting Send Message Files

    122
  • 6.8 Printing List of Send Message Files

    122
• 7. DSC/WATCH RECEIVER SETUP

  123
  • 7.1 Setting Alarms

    123
  • 7.2 Auto Ack Menu

    124
  • 7.3 Printing Messages

    125
  • 7.4 Setting Scan Frequencies

    126
  • 7.5 Automatic Frequency Change

    128
  • 7.6 Adjusting Volume

    129
• 8 NBDP SYSTEM OVERVIEW

  131
  • 8.1 Turning on the NBDP System

    131
  • 8.2 Description of Equipment

    132
  • 8.3 Function Keys, Menu Operation

    134
• 9 NBDP PREPARATIONS

  143
  • 9.1 Registering Answerback Code & ID Codes

    143
  • 9.2 Station List

    144
  • 9.3 Timer Programming

    147
  • 9.4 User Channels

    148
  • 9.5 Scan Channel Groups

    149
• 10 NBDP FILE OPERATIONS

  151
  • 10.1 Opening and Closing Files

    151
  • 10.2 Creating Files

    151
  • 10.3 Saving a File

    153
  • 10.4 Editing Files

    155
  • 10.5 Opening Files

    158
  • 10.6 Renaming Files

    159
  • 10.7 Saving a File Under a New Name

    159
  • 10.8 Deleting Files

    159
  • 10.9 Real Time Printing

    159
  • 10.10 Printing Files

    160
• 11 NBDP TRANSMITTING, RECEIVING

  161
  • 11.1 Manual Calling

    161
  • 11.2 ARQ Mode Operation

    163
  • 11.3 FEC Mode Operation

    165
  • 11.4 Choosing Receive Mode

    165
  • 11.5 Communication Example

    166
  • 11.6 Timer Operation

    168
  • 11.7 Scanning

    169
  • 11.8 Communication Buffer

    170
  • 11.9 Preparing Macrofiles for Automatic Telex

    170
  • 11.10 Automatic Telex using Macrofile

    177
• 12 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING

  179
  • 12.1 Daily Test

    179
  • 12.2 Radiotelephone Test

    180
  • 12.3 Antenna Coupler Test

    180
  • 12.4 Maintenance

    181
  • 12.5 Replacement of Fuses

    182
  • 12.6 Simple Troubleshooting

    183
  • 12.7 Error Messages

    183
  • 12.8 Test Call

    185
  • 12.9 NBDP Terminal Unit Maintenance

    187
• APPENDIX

  193
  • Menu Tree

    193
  • Frequency Tables

    196
  • Telex Abbreviations

    209
  • Digital Interface (IEC 61162-1)

    210
  • Parts List

    215
  • Parts Location

    218
• SPECIFICATIONS

  221
• INDEX

  225
• Declaration of conformity

  227