Furuno FM-8900S Manuel D’Utilisation

4.  DSC GENERAL MESSAGE CALLING, RECEIVING

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

sage.

2. Watch on the working channel. Communicate by radiotelephone.
3. After you have completed communications, rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to 

select [QUIT] in the user options area then push the knob.

The medical transport call informs all ships, by urgency priority, that your ship carries 
medical supplies. The medical transport call must be enabled on the [SPECIAL 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.