Furuno FM-8900S Manuel D’Utilisation

4.  DSC GENERAL MESSAGE CALLING, RECEIVING

When you receive a polling request message, the audio alarm sounds. The icon (

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appears in the tab area, and the pop-up message shown below appears. The equip-
ment is set up for manual acknowledge: [POLLING MSG] on the [ACK SETTINGS] 
menu is [MANUAL].

1. Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm and erase the pop-up mes-

sage.

2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ACK] then push the knob to send 

the polling acknowledge message.

3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [QUIT] then push the knob.

The neutral craft call, which contains your MMSI, informs all ships that your ship is not 
a participant in an armed conflict. The neutral craft call must be enabled on the [SPE-
CIAL MSG] menu. See section 5.17.

1. Press the OTHER DSC MSG key.

2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [MSG TYPE] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [SPECIAL 

MSG] then push the knob.