Furuno FM-8900S Manuel D’Utilisation

1.  OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

Rotate the VOLUME/PWR knob clockwise to turn on the power. The RT screen ap-
pears.

To turn off the power, rotate the VOLUME/PWR knob counterclockwise to the OFF po-
sition.

Turn the power on, or press the RT/REGION key to show the radiotelephone (RT) 
screen. This is where you set up the transceiver unit, and communicate by voice.

0 to 9 keys

•  Enter alphabet, numeric or symbol.
•  Direct selection of corresponding function on menu and applicable 

screens.

DW/SCAN key

•  Opens the option window for DW or SCAN.
•  Cancels DW or SCAN in process.

REPLAY key

Opens the replay screen.

ALARM lamps

Top: Flashes in red when receiving distress alert, distress and urgency 
messages.
Bottom: Flashes in green when receiving safety and routine messages, and 
when daily test is completed.
The flashing of a lamp for receiving a DSC message is in synch with the au-
dio alarm.
The flashing cycle for both top and bottom lamps is 200 msec (lighting) 

→ 

200 msec (off) 

→ 200 msec (lighting) → 200 msec (off) → …

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Loudspeaker on (

) or off (

)

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This icon appears when the channel is busy.

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Intensity of reception (This icon does not appear while transmitting.)

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Own ship’s MMSI (nine digits)

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Spinner rotates when the equipment is functioning normally.

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This icon appears when the frequency is for distress.

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Channel

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Output power ([HIGH], [LOW])

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Channel region ([INT’L], [USA], [CANADA], [INLAND-W], [PRIVATE])

Tab area: Sessions 
in progress

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