Furuno FM-8700 Telephone User Manual
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1. 5 Contents of all received logs Ordinary log Displayed Ordinary log No lt gt No lt gt Distress Distress To stop printing press the CANCEL key 6 Contents of specific log no for example Ordinary display gt Press the ENT key log no 1 A ea ta fl Ordinary log No lt 1 50 gt Vv Distress Received While these to displays 7 Currently received message appears Received aes Press the ENT key V Acknowledge message Ready for calling is displayed Acknowledge call lt gt 8 Contents of currently prepared During VHF call message M display to VHF call message M Ready for filing diaplay 9 All lists of saved message or contents of e For example to print out all coast addresses all Address or Tel No files in the memory press the 4 key at display e Press the SELECT key 5 gt on page 5 9 Press the 7 key File lt gt Press the 4 key to print out all list of Address Tel No saved messages Example printouts Format INDIVIDUAL b KAREK XMLECEd L g e Address 000000000 Xmt message 12 34 Category Routine Format INDIVIDUAL Telecoml DUPLEX TP Address 004310000 Telecom2 RES No 18 Category Routine Channel 23 Telecoml DUPLEX TP EOS ACK RQ Telecom22. Press the SELECT key To select format Call type lt IND TEL ALL y Place the cursor on ALL Press the ENT key F call message at ALL SHIPS Press the ENT key Category Telecom1 Press the SELECT key To select category DIS Distress Category lt URG Urgency SAF Safety DIS URG SAF ROU ROU Routine Select category desired Usually select priority higher example SAFety than SAF Press the ENT key Category Safety Telecom Press the SELECT key To select telecommand 1 continued on next page from previous page Telecoml lt SMP DUP Usually select SMP Select communication mode desired To return to Example Simplex previous menu press the 4 key Press the ENT key Telecom2 No information Channel Press the SELECT key To enter working channel Working channel lt input digits Channel entry Example 16 Press the ENT key Ready for calling gt To cancel message ALL SHIPS CALL CH70 prepared press the CANCEL key Press the CALL key To transmit call Returns to normal display Call in progress ALL SHIPS CALL CH70 Transmission time about 0 5 seconds CH70 is auto matically selected and the message prepared here is transmitted Returns to standby display Y CH16 designated above is automatically selected so you c
3. Press the ALARM STOP key to silence the alarm Then press the ENT key successively to view contents of distress message Acknowledge call lt hag RELAY END Press the ENT key Ready for calling DIST ACK CALL CH70 If you do not receive DIST ACK from coast station within three minutes and your vessel meets requirements see previous page for transmitting DIST ACK press the CALL key to transmit the DIST ACK Call in progress Displayed while your vessel is transmitting DIST ACK CALL CH70 DIST ACK Returns to standby display After transmitting DIST ACK Begin search and rescue operations for the vessel in distress com municating with the vessel over CH16 automatically set on the FM 8700 Relay distress alert to coast station by MF DSC Fi nally follow instruction of the coast station 3 5 Distress Alert Relay When you should relay a distress alert You may relay a distress alert in the following conditions 1 When the station in distress is not itself in a position to trans mit the distress message or 2 When the master or person responsible for the vessel not in distress or the person responsible for the coast station consid ers that further help is necessary DO NOT press the DISTRESS key to relay a distress alert it is for use when own vessel is in distress Relaying a distress alert Watch VHF CH70 Standby display auto
4. 4 22 Press the 4 key To return to previous menu Transmitting retrieved message You can send the acknowledged call DIST ACK or ACK BQ under certain conditions after retrieving a received message Refer to page 3 5 for transmitting the DIST ACK signal Example Transmit acknowledge back ACK BQ signal in response to an individual call Refer to page 4 5 Received call lt DISTRESS ORDINARY Select ORDINARY then press the ENT key Ordinary log No lt 50 gt f gt Select INDIVIDUAL number desired by the To view contents of message arrow keys press the ENT key successively END Returns to normal Acknowledge call lt display gt NEXT Recalls received ACK END NEXT DEL message DEL Deletes received Press the ENT key message from memory Acknolege call gt To change press the Telecomlg SELECT key Press the ENT key Channel E gt To change press the SELECT key Press the ENT key Ready for calling ACK BQ CALL CH70 Press the CALL key to transmit the ACK BQ signal Note If the ACL BQ signal is transmitted more than five minutes after reception of ACK RQ signal it is treated as an ACK RQ sig nal rather than ACK BQ 4 23 This page is intentionally left blank 5 OTHER CALLING TYPES 5 1 Selection of Other Calling Types The FM 8700 provides 12 calling types Of these individual all
5. 7 DIGITS Press the 2 key successively until auto appears Coast Station ID Entry Press the ENT key aie ee oe Press the ENT key Coast AD 001234567 Tel No Previously selected format appears here Press the SELECT key Press the SELECT key To enter telephone number max 16 digits Telephone number DIGITS Place the cursor on TEL Press the ENT key A v Enter telephone no here Press the ENT key Ready for calling Press the ENT key PSTN CALL 001234567 Coast AD Press the CALL key to Tel No transmit message Press the SELECT key l To enter coast station ID continued on next page 5 3 from previous page PSTN CALL Immediately Call in progress PSTN CALL CH70 AUTO R Transmission time is about 0 4 0 6 seconds Counts down C If ACK BQ from coast station is not If ACK BQ is received PSTN received within five seconds PSTN CALL EOS signal and carrier are call is automatically retransmitted transmitted NOTE 1 n Call in progress Call in progress AUTO RETRY CH70 CARRIER Working channel designated by coast station Waiting for ack BQ Transmission time is about two seconds PSTN CALL connec Counts down If ACK BQ is received To end call CANC If ACK BQ is not received Ringer bell of VHF sounds Take ha
6. l bs Alarm sounds To silence press the ALRAM STOP key Press the ENT key Communication mode EX TP No information Confirm proposal from other station nel _ l Working channel Press the ENT key twice ACK ee ACK BQ END Returns to normal Acknowledge call lt display gt NEXT Recalls received ACK END NEXT DEL message DEL Deletes received Press the ENT key message from memory A 4 Acknowledge call Communication mode Telecom1f DUPLEX T gt To change communication Press the ENT key mode press the SELECT key 1 continued on next page Working channel Channel lt If no change is necessary To change working channel press the press the ENT key SELECT key then enter desired channel number followed by the ENT key Ready for calling ACK BQ CALL CH70 To transmit the ACK BQ signal press the CALL key Seas Ses gt Then communicate with other station Returns to standby display 4 7 1 from previous page When changing communication mode Telecoml lt Telecoml lt UNA SMP DUP UNA SMP DUP Example when selecting Unable Proposal from transmitting station is not acceptable Example when selecting Simplex Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Telecom unable comply Channel No reason Press the SELECT key To select reason why unable
7. At screen 1 previous page select V and press the ENT key Then follow the procedure below ROM version RT 1 04 DSCc 1 04 To escape press the CANCEL key three times RT VHF section s ROM version DSC DSC section s ROM version 7 3 Confirming VHF Section Settings Press the CANCEL key to go to previous display You can confirm VHF section settings as shown below To change VHF section settings contact FURUNO agent or dealer for ser vice How to confirm VHF section settings At screen 1 on page 7 1 select RT and press the ENT key Then follow the procedure below RT 1 Mode USA WX PRIV protected ON OFF Press the ENT key RT 2 Hookworking CH16 SP protected ON ON Press the ENT key RT 3 Time out timer off protected Press the ENT key RT 4 Tx AF monitor OFF protected Press the ENT key RT 5 Auto 1W ON protected Press the ENT key RT 6 Scanning DW SCAN protected OFF OFF Press the ENT key RT 7 AutoSQ LOW HIGH HOLD protected 00 03 30 Status ON OFF of USA WX and PRIV channels In on hook state CH16 and speaker status appear CH16 ON Automatically switches to CH16 when handset is on hook SP ON Handset is off hook SP is OFF Handset is on hook SP is ON Time out timer status ON OFF ON Monitors Tx AF signal from RB 700 Wing HS HS and DSC Automatic TX power reduction status ON O
8. Press the ENT key END NEXT D Receive call lt EL Select END and press the ENT key Watch VHF CH70 auto End Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Basic procedure for receiving an all ships call while off hook Notice of All Ships Call arrives while communicating with other ship Watch DSC CH70 aeeatemcn Press ALARM STOP key to silence alarm Press the 2 key Listen to voice message 4 14 Detailed procedure for receiving an all ships call while off hook Below is the sequence for manually acknowledging an all ships call when the handset is off hook Watch Do the following to receive an All Ships Call manual Received ALL SHIPS CALL ID 007654321 Safety Press the 2 AUTO ACK key followed by the ENT key to change channel SIMPLEX NO INFORM Channel CH25 Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Receive call lt END NEXT DEL Select END and press the ENT key Watch manual Listen to contents of message 4 15 4 5 Preparing and Saving Messages There are two ways to prepare and transmit a message 1 Prepare a message for immediate transmission Refer to page 4 1 2 Prepare a message and store it for later transmission You can save up to 59 transmit messages excluding distress mes sages to the memory These are numbered 01 to 59 How to prepare
9. 9_ Distress and urgent alarm tones Standby display Press the ENT key VHF Call mesage i Preparing transmit message Format FORMAT INDIVIDUAL ADDRESS CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH m TELEPHONE COAST ADDR TEL NO DIALPHONE m ALL SHIPS CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH m R A DISTRESS RELAY ALL SHIPS Bi DIST SHIP ID N OF DIST POS amp TIME m R S DISTRESS RELAY INDIVIDUAL COAST ADDR m DISTRESS NATURE OF DISTRESS POSITION amp TIME m GROUP GROUP ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH GEOGRAPHIC AREA _ OCEAN ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH M POSITION REQUEST _ ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM POSITON Normally ROUTINE m POLLING ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM POLLING Normally ROUTINE m MEDICAL TRANSPORT TELECOM WORKING CH NEURAL CRAFT CATEGORY WORKING CH Standby display Press the 8 RCVD key Received call lt Viewing contents of receive message DISTRESS ORDINARY ORDINARY INDIVIDUAL ACK TELECOM WORKING CH LOG No 1 50 SEMI AUTO ACK AUTO NEXT DIALPHONE DEL ALL SHIPS END GROUP NEXT GEOGRAPH DEL DISTRESS DIST ACK LOG N
10. A Word to FM 8700 Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FM 8700 VHF Radiotelephone We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality marine electronics equipment This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global net work of agents and dealers This equipment is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment However no machine can perform its intended function unless operated and maintained prop erly Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for operation and maintenance We would appreciate hearing from you the end user about whether we are achieving our purposes Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment Features The FURUNO FM 8700 is a cost effective all in one marine VHF radio system consisting of a 25 W VHF radiotelephone a DSC modem a CH 70 watch receiver and a duplexer unit It complies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general com munications The FM 8700 offers simplex full duplex voice communications on ITU channels in the marine mobile VHF band The features include Dual Watch which allows a continuous watch on CH16 and another selected frequency Full Class A DSC functions are provided for distress alert trans mission and reception as well as the general
11. Port Operation 64 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Port Operation 65A 156 275 156 275 Public Correspondence Port Operation 66A 156 325 156 325 Public Correspondence Port Operation 67 156 375 156 375 Navigational Intership Normally low output manual override for high 68 156 425 156 425 Non commercial 69 156 475 156 475 Non commercial 70 156 525 156 525 For DSC ONLY 71 156 575 156 575 Non commercial 72 156 625 Intership only 73 156 675 156 675 Port Operation 74 156 725 156 725 Port Operation 75 76 77 156 875 156 875 Pilot Docking operation Intership 1W 78A 156 925 156 925 Non commercial 79A 156 975 156 975 Commercial 80A 157 025 157 025 Commercial 81A 157 075 157 075 US Governmental 82A 157 125 157 125 US Governmental 83A 157 175 157 175 US Governmental 84 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence 85 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence 86 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence 87 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence 88A 157 425 157 425 Commercial Intership WEATHER CHANNELS Included in US version WX 162 550 Weather Receive only WxX6 162 500 Weather Receive only WxX2 162 400 Weather Receive only WX7 162 525 Weather Receive only WX3 162 475 Weather Receive only WX8 162 650 Weather Receive only WX4 162 425 Weather Receive only WX9 161 775 Weather Receive only WX5 162 450 Weather Receive only WxX0 163 275 Weather Receive only PRIVATE CHANNELS U K MARINE
12. Press the ENT key followed by the SELECT key To select call type Gee gt Refer to page 5 1 EL ALL R A R S DST for detail of items Relay ALL All Ships Call To call specific coast station individual call select R S and press the ENT key Then enter the coast station ID Press the ENT key F Call message Display for at DIST RELAY ALL All Ships Call Press the ENT key followed by the SELECT key To enter ID of vessel in distress Y continued on next page 3 9 from previous page Address lt No inform gt input digits X J Enter ID of vessel in distress If not know enter all 9s to set up for No information Press the ENT key Nature of distressf UNDESIGNATED DISTRE _ To designate nature of distress press the SELECT key If nature of distress is unknown press the ENT key followed by the SELECT key To enter position of vessel in distress Position lt NORTH J v Manually enter position of vessel in distress referring to page 3 4 If position is unkmown enter 9999 no information Press the ENT key followed by the SELECT key To enter time Distress UTC utc A ll Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice Ready for calling DIST RELAY ALL CH70 Press the CALL key continued on next page from pre
13. RMC hhmmss ss A llll Ill a yyyyy yyy a X X X X XXXXXX X x a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt o Pie ol ASS Th TR se e SI AT ol ea t6 ee Dae a ee Ce Me ce po ae SA g Do ad ae IWMI aa 7 Ie E e E 6 Eo HWE A ee 5 W UDA eere 4 3 2 Henna nnn anno nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nn nnn nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nn nena 1 1 UTC of position fix 2 Status A data valid V navigation receiver warning 3 Latitude N S 4 Longitude E W 5 Speed over ground knots 6 Course over ground degrees true 7 Date dd mm yy 8 magnetic variation degrees E W 9 Mode indicator see note 10 Checksum NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator A Autonomous D Differential E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator N Data not valid The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field The Status field shall be set to V invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status field shall not be null fields ZDA Time and date ZDA hhmmss ss xx XX XXXX XX XX hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 1 UTC 2 Day 01 to 31 UTC 3 Month 01 to 12 UTC 4 Year UTC 5 Local zone hours OOh to 13h 6 Local zone minutes 00 to 59 as local hours 7 Checksum A 13 This page is intentionally left blank INDEX A ACK RQ 4 5 Alarm Setup 6
14. Returns to normal Call again lt display Citak et Ate NEXT Recalls transmitted aoe message DEL Deletes transmitted Select CALL message from Press the ENT key memory Channel gt To change working channel press the SELECT key Press the ENT key Ready for calling INDIVIDUAL CALL CH70 Press the CALL key 4 21 Receive message memory All received messages are automatically saved to the memory and filed according to category DISTRESS or ORDINARY The re ceive message memory can store up to 50 messages numbered 1 to 50 of each category on a first in fist out basis This means each time the unit receives a message it saves it as log no 1 and changes the log no of all previously received messages by one When the memory is full the oldest file is deleted Opening a receive message Press the 8 RCVD key at the standby display Received call lt DISTRESS Distress alert received DISTRESS ORDINARY ORDINARY Other than distress For example ORDINARY log Press the ENT key Ordinary log No 1y 50 gt aaa ae gt Log no page no v v 2 Selects next log no Format 1 Data received Call type Selects previous log no 1 If own ship did not To view contents of message press the transmit ACK BQ ENT key successively acknowledge back signal a blinking sharp symbol appears at head of Format
15. key Repeat until proposal is mutually accepted lf you want to view contents of receive message press the ENT key successively Returns to normal display Receiving station accepts working channel proposed by your ship 16 is displayed when other ship rejected working channel proposed by your ship If coast station was called however the LCD shows QUEUE INDI CATION meaning the coast station is busy Wait on channel designated the coast station will contact you 4 2 Receiving Individual Calls ACK RQ When an individual call is received the FM 8700 responds to the call depending on the setting of automatic acknowledge AUTO ACK function e AUTO ACK ON Auto appears The DSC transmits the acknowledge back ACK BQ signal automatically e AUTO ACK OFF Manual appears Verify contents of receive message by pressing the ENT key successively then manually transmit the ACK BQ signal by pressing the CALL key Individual call ACK RQ Pe ee sae ae Own Ship Coast Station Figure 4 2 How to receive an individual call Setting of ABLE or UNABLE When AUTO ACK function is ON you can select either able or unable to comply for proposal from other station See the next page 4 6 Normally set to ABLE Unable lt NOR BSY Select reason why unable to comply Normal setting No reaso
16. receive the acknowledge back ACK BQ signal from receiving station You should receive it within five minutes 2 Acknowledge back ACK BQ signal Pe coe Individual call P ACK RQ transmission a Own Ship Coast Station Figure 4 1 How an individual call is transmitted General procedure for transmitting an individual call Load saved Tx message or prepare message Transmit message Receive ACK BQ from receiving station Communicate with station 4 1 Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual call Prepare and transmit a message as follows Watch VHF CH70 Previously selected format appears here If INDIVIDUAL appears press the ENT key Press the ENT key F call message Press the SELECT key To select format type lt ED ALL SS Place the cursor on IND Press the ENT key F call message at INDIVIDUAL Press the ENT key Addres H Category Press the SELECT key To enter other station ID Address lt input digits Entry of other station ID eu station 9 digits Coast station 00 7 digits Press the 4 key To return to previous menu Press the ENT key Address Category Press the SELECT key To select category Category lt gt i S5 ROU Routin
17. restored cancel manually entered position as below Confirming Ship s Position and Time Press and hold down the 1 POSITION key ship s position and time are shown while the key is pressed Canceling manually entered data To cancel the manually entered data enter 9999 for the time and press the ENT key Note Above procedure may also be used when you do not know your ship s position This data is input as NO INFORMATION in POS amp TIME in the DISTRESS ALERT MESSAGE 3 3 3 3 Canceling a Distress Call Within five seconds after pressing the DISTRESS key If the DISTRESS key is pressed by mistake press the ALARM STOP key immediately within 5 seconds The distress call will be canceled ALARM STOP key Ready for calling DISTRESS CALL CH70 DISTRESS OWNCEL Horsnes DISTRESS Ofacarm I glistor Jg Ut CHANNEL TX REM USA WX PRIV MODE PUSH ELIE IO Figure 3 1 ALARM STOP key If more than five seconds elapses after the DISTRESS key is pressed 1 Switch off equipment immediately 2 Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16 3 Transmit message to All Stations giving your vessel s name callsign and DSC number to cancel the distress alert Example message All Stations All Stations All Stations This is VESSEL S NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER POSITION Cancel my distress alert of DATE TIME UTC Master VES
18. to comply Press the SELECT key To change working channel Unable lt Working channel lt NOR BYS input digits Select reason ST Wa et Enter working channel Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Ready for calling ACK BO CALL CH70 Press the CALL key If a different communication mode is selected as shown above ACK BQ call is first transmitted and ACK RQ call automatically continues This means the message proposed here is transmitted as ACK RQ signal not ACK BQ Finally the Wait for ACK BQ screen appears 4 3 Transmitting All Ships Calls Purpose of all ships call The All Ships Call is used to transmit important ship s safety mes sage safety of life at sea message or meteorological warning After transmitting message you can communicate by voice over the FM 8700 1 as coast Station Own Ship Figure 4 3 All ships call General procedure for transmitting an all ships call Open file to transmit or prepare message Press the CALL key Begin voice communications The procedure for voice communication is shown on the next page 4 9 4 10 Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call Watch VHF CH70 auto Previously selected format appears here If ALL SHIPS appears press the ENT key Press the ENT key F call message
19. 2 Frequency Stability 3 Communication System 4 Class of Emission 5 Antenna Impedance 2 TRANSMITTER 1 Frequency Range 2 Output Power 3 Frequency Deviation 3 RECEIVER 1 Frequency Range 2 Receiving System 3 Intermediate Frequency 4 Sensitivity FM 8700 INTL 55 USA 55 Weather 10 Private 20 Within 1 5 kHz Full duplex Semi duplex Simplex G3E Voice G2B DSC 50 ohms 155 000 to 161 475 MHz 25 W max 1 W at power reduction 5 kHz 155 000 to 166 075 MHz Double Super heterodyne 1st 21 4MHz 2nd 455 kHz 8 dBuV 12 dB SINAD 5 Adjacent Channel Selectivity 6 Spurious Response 7 AF output 4 DSC 1 Protocol 2 Baud Rate 3 Modulation 4 Frequency Shift 5 Navigation Data 70 dB or more 70 dB or more Built in Speaker 2 W 8 ohms ITU R Rec 541 7 493 8 class A and 689 1200 baud 30 ppm max AFSK 1700 400 Hz Mark 1300 Hz Space 2100 Hz NMEA0183 SP 1 5 CH70 WATCH RECEIVER 1 Receiving Frequency 156 525 MHz 2 Sensitivity Symbol error rate less than 1 at 0 dBuV 3 Conducted Spurious Emission Less than 2 nW 6 POWER REQUIREMENTS 1 Power Supply 24 VDC 30 10 2 Power Consumption Transmit 170 W Receive 25 W 7 DIMENSIONS amp MASS See outline drawings 8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 1 Temperature 15 C to 55 C IEC945 2 Relative Humidity 93 at 40 C 3 Waterproofing Transceiver Unit Chassis IEC5
20. Turning the Power On Off To turn the power on turn the VOLUME control clockwise until you hear a click To turn the power off turn the control fully coun terclockwise until you hear the click 1 2 1 4 Selecting Channel Modes Channels Selecting channel modes While pressing the CHANNEL selector press the CH16 key to select the channel mode International USA in the case of USA channel permitted private if authorized or weather mode USA channel permitted The International version of the FM 8700 has no such selection On the weather channel mode a beep is emitted when the weather alert tone is received Note Private channels are available only where permitted by the authorities Selecting channels Rotate the CHANNEL selector clockwise counterclockwise to display desired channel in the channel No display window 1 5 Adjusting Volume of Loudspeaker The VOLUME control adjusts the volume of the loudspeaker 1 6 Adjusting Squelch Selecting Operating Functions Adjusting squelch The SQUELCH control adjusts the squelch threshold level Adjust it so that white noise heard in the loudspeaker just fades out Per form this operation when no traffic is being received AUTO squelch automatically reduces white noise Usually select the AUTO posi tion Avoid turning the squelch too far clockwise you may miss a long distance communication Note To obtain correct scan watch dual watch response adjust the SQUELC
21. VHF CH70 RX Antenna Antenna Wing Handset port Wing Handset starboard Handset TRANSCEIVER UNIT FM 8700 Distress Message Controller DMC 5 enekin iste hss Printer aoe Sete r Interface Soe 1F 8500 Standard Supply PERRE Optional Supply Figure 1 FM 8700 system configuration vii This page is intentionally left blank 1 VHF RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW The FM 8700 system consists of a transceiver unit a duplexer unit and two antennas The transceiver unit contains a VHF transmit ter receiver and channel 70 watch receiver module All opera tions are controlled on its front panel 1 1 Front Panel Keyboard Controls for LCD for DSC operation DSC calling LFURUNO VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM 8700 y ehe 40 Y POSITION AUTOACK TEST auto 1 2 J 3 J ancey W y PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME DISTRESS CANCEL i 4 5 6 amp l fosraes Ofacarm I i FILE RCVD XMTD eee Lst Jg l 7 8 9 ecT my voume o SUWEG OOSTE ce a i ee OFF DWISCAN PUSH LOW 1X REM USA WX PRIV Mode lt L 0 gt J ENT l a r ar Controls for gt i He VHF operation OFF Wio y Li Volume with Power ON OFF Press to
22. a a FILE RCVD XMTD 7 8 9 EEn Transmits messages other than distress Silences the receive alarm Stops repetitive alerts Transmits the distress alert Press the DISTRESS key 4 seconds continuously Figure 2 1 FM 8700 transceiver unit 2 1 2 2 0 0 ll U DISTRESS i ALARM stop J LED warnings The four LEDs surrounding the DISTRESS key light continu ously when the distress signal is transmitted e The upper two of the four LEDs surrounding the ALARM STOP key blink and alarm sounds when distress or urgent message is received LEDs can be extinguished and alarm si lenced by pressing the ALARM STOP key e The lower two LEDs Green blink and alarm sounds when message other than distress urgent are received Alarm is auto matically silenced five seconds after message is received DSC control description 7 POSITION AUTO ACK TEST 1 2 3 ance PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME gt gt 4 5 6 amp Figure 2 2 DSC keyboard FILE RCVD XMTD 7 8 9 ecn XL lt 0 gt gt ENT Function Purpose Enter numeric data Cancels wrong data and restores
23. call formats Indi vidual telephone All Ships Group and Area Call Distress alert can be readily transmitted but an arrangement is provided to pre vent accidental activation The FM 8700 maintains a continuous watch on CH70 even while another VHF channel is in use Aural and visual alarms are given to incoming DSC messages The main features of the FM 8700 are e Compact cabinet allows for flexible and space saving installa tion on a navigation console or at the conning position e Conforms to the following standards and regulations IMOA 694 17 IMO A 803 19 IMOA 524 13 IMO MSC 68 68 MSC Circ 862 IEC 61097 3 7 8 TEC 60945 3rd edition TEC 61162 1 ETS 300 338 301 033 300 162 ITU R M 493 9 M 541 8 M 689 2 e Full duplex communications e Precision PLL frequency synthesizer for high frequency stabil ity as required for DSC operation e Dual Watch and Multiple Watch Continuous DSC watch on CH70 e Prevention of accidental distress alert e File editing for emergency readiness e Automatic entry of own ship position with manual override Program number DSC 0550192004 version 1 06 RT 0550193004 version 1 04 vi SYSTEM CONFIGURATION The FM 8700 is a highly advanced full duplex fully synthesized 25 W VHF transceiver with DSC terminal It is designed to satisfy the stringent requirements of marine communications and com plies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general communications
24. daily for proper operation How to start the diagnostic tests Select a channel not in use and press and hold down the PTT switch of the handset for more than one second before starting the test Watch VHF CH70 Standby display auto Press the 3 TEST key Text in progress Appears during testing please wait Several seconds later Completed Daily test p 2 End diagnostic test VHF DSC GOOD If the PTT switch was not pressed before diagnostic test NO TX CHECK is displayed Distress alarm sounds and red LED near the ALARM STOP key lights Press ALARM STOP to silence the aural alarm For GOOD no error press CANCEL key to return to the standby display For NG No Good press the ENT key to find reason for NG continued on next page from previous page Y NG display and PCB error Press ENT to view results of test TRANSMIT POWER NG P A of transmission section TX PCB error TX PCB NG TX PCB error OK for normal operation NG No Good for error CONTROL PCB NG MODEM U29 Control PCB error or CH70 Rx PCB NG CH70 RX PCB error Check end CANCE RX PCB NG RX PCB error DUPLEXER PCB NG DUPLEXER PCB error To escape press the CANCEL key If NG appears have a technician replace corresponding PCB 8 3 This page is intentionally left blank SPECIFICATIONS OF MARINE VHF RADIOTELEPHONE 1 GENERAL 1 Number of Channels
25. desired 4 Any other information which might facilitate rescue for example length color and type of vessel number of per sons on board 2 Indicate the end of message by saying Over Some countries do not have sea area A In this case ACK from the coast station does not arrive over DSC A ship nearby will con tact the vessel in distress over CH16 After transmitting the dis tress alert conduct voice distress communications as shown above 3 2 Manual Entry of Ship s Position and Time Entering data manually If automatic position input is lost for one minute the message EPFS error appears In this case enter position manually as below Normal display VHF call message Watch VHF CH70 lt Format DISTRESS To enter data manually from the Distress Alert message press ENT and select call type Distress Press the SELECT key followed by the 1 key Press ENT ENT SELECT in this order Position lt Enter Enter Enter time latitude longitude UTC LEEA Press the ENT key Returns to normal display To move blinking cursor from NORTH position to SOUTH press the P key Note If the manually entered position is not updated within four hours the buzzer sounds and the message Warning Update posi tion appears on the screen And if not updated within 23 5 hours the position entered is erased Once automatic input of position is
26. ships and distress were discussed in previous chapters This sec tion describes the other types of calls available The procedure for preparing and transmitting other calls is the same as that for indi vidual and all ships calls Select type of call prepare message and transmit it by pressing the CALL key How to select other calling types Watch VHF CH70 Press the ENT key VHF call message Calling Format Type Press the SELECT key To select calling type To scroll screen Call type lt s place the cursor here and press the P key IND TEL ALL R A R S DIS gt D4 Selectable Press the P key Call type lt gt GRP GEO POS POL ME Description of all 12 calling types appears below Calling types description IND Individual call Refer to page 4 1 TEL Telephone call Semi auto auto call Refer to page 5 3 Call a terrestrial network for example through a coast station ALL All Ships call Refer to page 4 9 5 1 5 2 R A and R S DIS GRP GEO Distress relay for All Ships and for Selective In dividual calls Refer to page 3 9 Distress call Refer to page 3 1 Group call Call a specific group by entering group ID number Geographic area call Call for ships within a range set by you in the transmit message menu To des ignate the range enter reference point and width range data of both longitude a
27. the 7 FILE key on a display where the blinking question mark appears Example 1 Displaying Other Station ID 2 Displaying Telephone Number Individual Call Telephone Call Channel Tel No Blinking Blinking Press the 7 key Press the 7 key Address file lt Tel lt gt Display Coast AD Ship AD 01 50 Select one Example Coast AD Select desired telephone file Press the ENT key number with the arrow keys Coast AD lt Display Select desired ID number file File No number with the arrow keys y Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Y Y ID number selected is input into the Telephone number selected is input transmit message into the transmit message Note Each press of the SELECT key at display or display alternates file number and alphabet prefixed file name Press the SELECT key at display gt z2 gt File Name Alphabetical order Press the SELECT key Numeric order 6 USER PREFERENCES 6 1 Automatic or Manual Printing Printer setup You can select automatic or manual printing as follows The de fault setting is automatic Selecting automatic or manual printing Watch VHF CH70 Standby display Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt lt Setup menu Main menu L233 SS Press the 4 key To select Print out menu Print out lt AUTO MANU Press the ENT key after selectin
28. the unit saves the transmit Press the ENT key message to the memory under file number 1 file name A1 Next file memory lt END NEXT To prepare another message Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Returns to VHF call message M standby display Format 4 6 Writing Over Files You may write over unnecessary files Simply prepare a message and store it under file number of unnecessary file How to write over files Example You want to write over file saved under file number 01 Enter new name referring to previous page 4 18 ayes ea Watch VHF CH70 Press SELECT 7 and ENT key in that order VHF call message M Format Prepare a message see page 4 1 Y Ready for filing Press the ENT key Call message lt New gt Peso Press the 4 key to display 01 Call message lt DR 50 Al A File name Press the ENT key Name lt A1 gt E ABCDEFG LI If you don t want to change file name press the ENT key Same file nam xists Duplicate name B43 NO Press the ENT key To write over existing file Next file memory lt EXD NEXT 4 7 Opening Transmitting Files Opening a file Watch VHF CH70 Standby display Press the 7 FILE key gt Enter file no Press the ENT key File name Call message lt co 59 Y To view contents of message
29. xxxx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt I ILIE I IO LLLE CIPE 11 IO LLLE EI E L 10 e LE i ee h i a 9 Pol ob ARIS eee 8 Ts A rap e 7 Ua OR 8 ce racecar 6 Mapo ee 5 pe eee 4 I1 e 3 oe 2 H 1 UTC of position Latitude N S Longitude E W GPS quality indicator see note Number of satllite in use 00 12 may be different from the number in view Horizontal dilution of precision Antenna altitude above below mean sealevel m Geoidal separation m Age of differential GPS data 10 Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 11 Checksum NOTE 0 fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS mode fix valid 2 differential GPS SPS mode fix valid 3 GPS PPS mode fix valid 4 Real Time Kinetic Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed integers 5 Float RTK Satellite system used in RTK mode with floating fingers 6 Estimated dead reckoning mode 7 Manual input mode 8 Simulator mode The GPS quality indicator shall not be a null field OANDABRWN GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude GLL Illl llla yyyyy yyy a hhmmss ss A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt I LIE J t 1 Latitude N S 2 Longitude E W 3 UTC of position 4 Status A data valid V data invalid 5 Mode indicator see note 6 Checksum NOTE Positioning system Mode indicator A Autonomous D Differ
30. 29 IPX2 Panel IEC529 IPX4 Duplexer Unit TEC529 IPX2 9 COATING COLOR 1 Transceiver Unit Chassis Munsell 2 5GY5 1 5 Panel Munsell N3 0 2 Duplexer Unit Munsell 2 5GY5 1 5 SP 2 APPENDIX Menu Tree Press the ENT key p A 2 Press the 8 RCVD key p A 3 Press the 9 XMTD key gt p A 3 Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key Set Up menu lt Set up menu 1 2 3 ALM 1 gt Latitude Longitude UTC p 3 4 Qe gt COMPLY STATUS BG Proposal from p 4 5 other station is acceptable or not _ UNABLE NOR BSY DSA CH MOD Reason why unable to comply 4 gt PRINT OUT _ FUe NSU GUIO Automatic printing p 6 1 MENU Manual printing _ EEPROM Contens of EEPROM Ghani gt SOUND KEY CLICK N p 6 4 OFF 7 gt FILE UESN Storing message Max 59 p 4 16 ADDRESS Storing other station ID Max 99 p 5 7 TEL No Storing telephone number Max 50 Q gt SYSTEM J Confirmation of ROM version number P Protection of data p 7 1 ID Own ship ID psc Threse settings can only be changed by a tech r RT nician CH PO Default settings shown in highlight L English Japanese 7 ALM gt ALARM _ ei ON Receive alarm OFF p 6 5 TYPE 0 2
31. 5 All Ships Call 4 9 Auto Acknowlege 2 7 C Calling type 5 1 CH16 1 4 channel mode 1 3 D diagnostic test 8 2 DIST ACK signal 3 6 Distress Alert 3 1 distress alert 3 5 Distress Alert Relay 3 9 Distress call 3 2 DSC message 2 5 Dual Watch 1 5 l Indivedual Call 4 1 L LED Warnings 2 1 Loudspeaker 1 4 N Nature of Distres 3 1 O Opening a file 4 19 operating function 1 3 Other Station ID 5 7 Output Power 1 4 7 5 Own Ship Position 3 3 Own Ship s ID 7 1 P position 3 3 PPT Press to talk 1 4 prepare transmit message 4 16 Printer setup 6 1 Priority 1 6 R receive message 4 22 retrieved message 4 21 ROM Version 7 2 S Saving Message 4 16 Scanning 1 5 squelch 1 3 Standby display 2 4 T telephone call 5 3 Telephone Number 5 7 Time out Timer 1 6 transmit message 4 20 Transmitting a file 4 19 Tx output power 7 5 V VHF Section Setting 7 3 Index 1 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD Ss UJ p WUJ N i 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Tel 81 798 65 2111 Fax 81 798 65 4200 Pub NO DOC 468 Declaration of conformity FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD Manufacturer 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Address hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the product VHF radio telephone with DSC model FM 8700 and its ancillary equipment Duplexer unit DX 8700 Printer interface IF 8500 Remote station RB 700 Distribution b
32. Counts down If End call ack is not received If End call ack is within two seconds received Call in progress AUTO RETRY Waiting for end call ack 2 sec to go If End call ack is received If not received End call not received Received END OF CALL No charge information Charge time lt I No charge time information Charge time appears 2 When coast station terminates communication the display of the FM 8700 is as follows When the End of call command from coast station is received Received END OF CALL Display 2 Charge time lt Charge time appears here Note If a subscriber hangs the handset on the hanger to terminate voice communications coast station will transmit the End of call command to you to break the communication line 5 3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station Watch VHF ch70 Call in progress auto PSTN CALL lt ot Working channel N J ta Reply signal is automatically transmitted after reception Call in progress CARRIER PSTN CALL EOS signal and carrier is transmitted Call in progress PSTN CALL ACK CH70 PSTN CALL connec To end call CANC Auto ack ABLE PSTN CALL Pick up the handset Commence VHF communication After completion of communication the display changes as shown above Display or Display Alarm of FM 8700 sounds Tak
33. FF Dual watch and scanning status ON OFF Auto squelch threshold levels for low high and hold To escape press the ENT key and then press the CANCEL key twice To see VHF channels press the ENT key twice 7 4 Confirming VHF Channels You can confirm VHF channels registered as follows How to confirm VHF channels At screen 1 select CH and press the ENT key Then follow the procedure below INTL CH 016 Tx SIMP HI protected sel MODE CH Press the CANNEL key to select channel mode USA CH 16 Tx SIM protected sel MOD Rotate the CHANNEL key control to view channels USA CH 16 Tx SIM protected sel MOD Do one of the following Continue channel confirmation Operate the CHANNEL key Escape Press the CANCEL key Confirm Tx power Press the ENT key twice VHF channel status Tx Tx Rx SIMP Simplex HI 25 W Rx Rx only DUP Duplex LOW 1 W Unable Channel not used 7 5 Confirming Tx Output Power The Tx output power on three VHF bands low CH60 med CH14 high CH88 can be confirmed as shown below Tx output power on private mode channels can also be confirmed if applicable How to confirm Tx output power At screen 1 on page 7 1 select PO and press the ENT key Then follow the procedure below ENT Smp power CH60 CH40 CH88 Dup power CH60 CH14 CH88 Protected 13 2s T29 TZS Press the HI LOW k
34. H control precisely Selecting operating function Every pressing of the SQUELCH control changes the operating function as follows gt OFF gt DW gt SCAN Fi 1 3 1 7 Transmitting Press the PTT Press to talk switch on the handset or microphone to talk and release it to listen for the response The VHF section keyboard accepts no key input when the PTT switch is operated Remarks on transmitting e Before transmitting think about the subjects which have to be communicated and if necessary prepare written notes to avoid unnecessary interruptions and ensure that no valuable time is wasted on a busy channel e Listen before commencing to transmit to make certain that the channel is not already in use 1 8 Selecting Output Power Each press of the HI LOW key selects HI or LOW output power LOW appears when low power is selected The transmitter power is automatically set for low on the following channels International CH15 CH17 USA CH13 CH15 CH17 CH67 to operate USA chan nel 13 or 67 in high power keep HI LOW pressed while talking into the handset 1 9 Turning the Loudspeaker On Off To turn the loudspeaker on off press the VOLUME control The loudspeaker off mark appears when the speaker is off The loud speaker is automatically turned off when the telephone handset is used on semi duplex channels 1 10 Automatic Selection of CH16 Press the CH16 key to select CH16 the Internati
35. LFUIRWILNI OPERATOR S MANUAL VHF RADIOTELEPHONE MODEL FM 8700 p FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD NISHINOMIYA JAPAN FURUNO ELECTRIC Co LTD 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya Japan 0798 65 2111 0798 65 4200 Telephone Telefax PUB No OME 56170 Your Local Agent Dealer FIRST EDITION APR 1998 K1 JUL 3 2002 MIM 00080827701 nnn OMES6170K10 CANCELING DISTRESS ALERT If less than five seconds has elapsed since the DISTRESS key was pressed the distress alert may be canceled by pressing the ALARM STOP key Otherwise do the following 1 Switch off equipment immediately 2 Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16 3 Transmit message to All Stations giving your vessel s name callsign and DSC number to cancel the distress alert Example message All Stations All Stations All Stations This is VESSEL S NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER POSITION Cancel my distress alert of DATE TIME UTC Master VESSEL S NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER DATE TIME UTC A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS A WARNING Do not open the equipment Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip ment is
36. Manual Entry of Own Ship s Position and Time cee ceeceesceeeneeeseeceneeeeaeeeseeeeaeees 3 3 5 5 Gancelme a Distress al orori tosis Notes accueil EE EERE nede elie sien A 3 4 3 4 Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel Transmitting DIST ACK Signal 3 5 3 9 Distress Alert Re Lay vedic creuten tie Raven Re it nee retail lae n i a aas 3 9 4 DSC OPERATION FOR NON DISTRESS CASES 4 1 Transmitting Individual Calls acic csc atat eerie de tee ene aeriichp ee gae 4 1 4 2 Receiving Individual Calls ACK RQ ssassssssessssssssssrssssesssesseresseesseressresssresseressresseres 4 5 4 3 Transmitting All Ships Calls ssssseeseeessseossseessssessseessseesseessseosseressrossseessressseesseesssees 4 9 4 4 Receiving Al Ships Calls sereen a EE EE E 4 12 4 5 Preparing and Saving Messages oi a i22 hh2 sheseducinessdieatetidehediadeeentad tadtateeetadeaaaaee 4 16 46 WW Ate OOV EE Files sener nt ste nein Cesc a AE ec aha a Sen A ee A R 4 18 4 7 Opening Transmitting Files ssseesseessseosseessseossereosseessseosseressrossseessressoeesseeesseessee 4 19 4 8 Transmit Receive Message Memory ccscccssssccsssecsessecesseeecsseeesssseeceseeesseaeeesees 4 20 OTHER CALLING TYPES 5 1 Selection of Other Calling Types 0c a 22cpsen ate eemstancinaemcioneartacnmanwiuartuneee 5 1 5 2 Making Telephone Calls vice cies poa rera pea ra e dasa i R ER 5 3 5 3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station ccccccccccsssecessse
37. RES No 18 ECC i nyie Channel 23 EOS ACK BQ DSC ch i 70 DSC ch 70 Xmt message 00 09 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 004310000 qd Ordinary log Category Routine Rev message 02 04 Telecoml ne TP Format ALL SHIPS Telecom2 RES No 18 Category Safety Channeli me Telecoml SIMPLEX TP POS ACK RQ Telecom2 RES No 18 DSC ch 70 ogi i za ECG OK Rev message 00 07 DSC ch 70 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 431000001 Xmt message 02 03 Category Routine Format INDIVIDUAL Telecoml DUPLEX TP Address 004310000 Telecom2 RES No 18 Category Safety Channel 23 Telecoml SIMLEX TP EOS ACK RQ Telecom2 RES No 18 ECC OK Channel No information EOS ACK RQ DSC ch 70 ECC OK DSC ch 70 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 431000001 Category Routine Telecoml DUPLEX TP g Format INDIVIDUAL Telecom2 RES No 18 Address 000000000 Channel 23 Category Routine EOS ACK BO Telecoml DUPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 DSC ch 70 Channel 23 EOS ACK RQ ECC OK DSC ch 70 x x x Call message file O01 FURUNO Individual 02 CAPTAIN All ships 6 2 Turning Key Beep On Off You can turn on off the beep tone which sounds when a key is pressed Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt 123 467 9 ALM Press the 6 key Keyboard click lt ON Select ON or OFF and press the ENT key Standby display appears 6 3 Alarm Setup The receive alarm which sou
38. RS Key Squence Ship Ship Application Transmit Recive Coast Guard 00 156 000 156 000 for contact with U K C G M1 37P 157 850 157 850 for pleasure boat M2 161 425 161 425 for pleasure boat CH 80 UK u 161 625 157 025 for UK marina to contact foreign yachtsmen on ITU CH 80 PRIVATE CHANNELS NORDIC Key squence FISHING Ship Ship Application BOATS CH Transmit Recive Fl 155 625 155 625 Fishing boat F1 155 775 155 775 Fishing boat F2 155 825 155 825 Fishing boat F3 Key squence PLEASURE Ship Ship Application BOATS CH Transmit Recive Ll 155 500 155 500 Pleasure craft L1 L2 155 525 155 525 Pleasure craft L2 L3 155 650 155 650 Pleasure craft L3 PRIVATE CHANNELS NETHERLANDS INLAND Key squence Ship Ship Application Transmit Recive 157 550 162 150 Yacht harbor CH31 Digital Interface IEC 61162 1 Edition 2 Input sentences GGA GLL RMA RMC ZDA Schematic diagram NMEA al a ae a J6 lt i lt lt i eos 21 gt lt 2 lt 500 lt 0 any RD A lt 3 23 lt gt _ 03 gt RD B lt 4 oe 24 C gt 24 pt2 price lt 5 lt x 25 a 26 lt 6 lt a cop TIEI lt 7 lt 30 E 20 Load requirements as listner Isolation Optocoupler Input impedance 560 ohms Max Voltage 15V Threshold 4mA A 10 GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data GGA hhmmss ss lll Ill a yyyyy yyy a X Xx X X X X M x x M x x
39. SEL S NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER DATE TIME UTC 3 4 Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel Transmitting DIST ACK Signal In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call on receipt of a DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70 Procedure when in area A1 1 When the FM 8700 receives a distress alert from another ves sel the upper two LEDs Red near the ALARM STOP key blink and the FM 85700 sounds the distress alarm 2 Silence the alarm by pressing the ALARM STOP key 3 Wait up to three minutes until the DIST ACK signal from a coast station is received Be prepared to follow the instructions of the coast station 4 If you do not receive the DIST ACK signal follow the flow chart shown on the next page If further DSC alerts are received from the same source and the ship in distress is beyond doubt in the vicinity a DSC acknowledgement may after consulation with an RCC or Coast Station be sent to terminate the call Note 1 An asterisk in a received distress alert message indi cates error or unknown at the location marked with the asterisk Note 2 Do not send DISK ACK in response to receipt of distress alert having a nature of distress of EPIRB emission Your Ship lt a 7 About 20 to 30 miles Sea area A1 Coast station Distress Alert ee aie wh S Ss Transmission en WERE SSS Vessel in Distress Figure 3 2 Receiving distress alert from
40. VHF CHANNEL FREQUENCIES USA version CH NO Ship TX Ship RX Type of operation O1A 156 050 156 050 Port Operation Commercial 02 156 100 160 700 Port Operation Commercial 03 156 150 160 750 Port Operation Commercial 04 156 200 160 800 Port Operation Commercial 05A 156 250 156 250 Port Operation Commercial 06 156 300 156 300 Safety Intership 07A 156 350 156 350 Commercial 08 156 400 Intership 09 156 450 156 450 Commercial and Non commercial 10 156 500 156 500 Commercial 11 156 550 156 550 Commercial 12 156 600 156 600 Port Operation 13 156 650 156 650 Bridge to bridge Normally low output manual override for high 14 156 700 156 700 Port Operation 15 156 750 Environmental Receive only 16 156 800 156 800 Distress Safety and Calling 17 156 850 156 850 State controlled Ship to coast 1W 18A 156 900 156 900 Commercial 19A 156 950 156 950 Commercial 20A 157 000 Intership only 21 157 050 161 650 US Government 22A 157 100 157 100 Port safety Required in foreign vessels too 23A 157 150 157 150 Public Correspondence 24 157 200 161 800 Public Correspondence 25 157 250 161 850 Public Correspondence 26 157 300 161 900 Public Correspondence 27 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence 28 157 400 162 000 Public Correspondence 60 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Port Operation 61 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Port Operation 62 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Port Operation 63A 156 175 156 175 Public Correspondence
41. an commence voice communications immediately 4 4 Receiving All Ships Calls 4 12 When an all ship s call is received while conducting voice com munications press 2 AUTO ACK to switch to VHF channel The all ship s call transmitted by coast station or ship station pro vides navigation and weather alerts and emergency information Status of FM 8700 when receiving an all ships call Handset When an all ship s call is received status 1 Equipment automatically switches to working On hook channel 2 Caller s voice can be heard 1 Alarm sounds 2 Press 2 AUTO ACK key to switch to working channel 3 Caller s voice can be heard Off hook On hook Handset hung in hook Off hook Handset picked up Receiving an all ships call in on hook status Basic procedure for receiving an all ships call while on hook Watch DSC distress safety channel Receive All Ships Call VHF channel is automatically selected Listen to message Channel is auto matically changed Detailed procedure for receiving an all ships call while on hook Watch VHF CH70 auto Listen to voice ID message SIMPLI Channel CH25 Below is the sequence for receiving an All Ships Call in auto acknowledge Received ALL SHIPS CALL 007654321 Safety Press the ENT key EX NO INFORM Press the ENT key
42. andby dis play by pressing the CANCEL key several times Selecting and registering items The arrow keys and P function to select items on the LCD After selecting item press the ENT key to register it Item selected by cursor appears here Blinking Call type lt ALL ships gt Call type cursor i E EE R A selection screen current selection Scrolls DiD Scrolls screen screen leftward rightward Press the ENT key When blinking question mark appears Press the ENT or SELECT key depending on your desire Blinking question mark VHF call message Format selection screen Format B INDIVIDUAL In this example it is format for VHF call message If change is necessary If no change is necessary press the SELECT key press the ENT key Preparing and transmitting DSC messages There are two methods by which you can prepare and transmit DSC messages and they are shown below Preparing message for immediate transmission Prepare message and then transmit it as follows Standby display Press the ENT key VHF call message Format INDIVIDUAL FY For how to prepare a DSC message refer to page 4 1 Y After preparation press the CALL key to transmit the DSC message Transmitting a message stored in the memory 99 messages excluding distress message can be saved to the memory You may open a memory stored message and transmit it as follows Stan
43. dby display Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt Press the 7 key For how to prepare and store a message refer to 4 5 Preparing and Saving Messages Y After the standby display appears press keys in the order shown below to transmit a DSC messages Press the 7 key gt Enter file number Press the CALL key 2 6 Distress alert transmission and output power When the distress alert is transmitted by pressing the DISTRESS key the output power of the FM 8700 is automatically set to maxi mum 25 W When keyboard input is prohibited The DSC section keyboard accepts no key input while a DSC mes sage is being transmitted DSC keyboard is inoperative about 3 seconds during a DSC distress call 0 5 seconds for other DSC calls 2 3 Turning Remote amp Auto Acknowledge On Off To enable or disable AUTO ACK and remote control press the 2 key Each press of the key enables or disables automatic acknowl edge and remote control function in the sequence shown below Remote control function Automatic icsi At transmission acknowledge with CALL key At reception pressed z po ON ON OFF 1 When receiving all ships call or call related to distress ON 2 When receiving calls other than the above OFF Press 2 key Limit acknowledge The limit setting provides restricted use of the remote control func tion It is useful when the following is desired e Automa
44. e is DIS URG SAF ROU normally selected Select ROU Press the ENT key continued on next page 4 2 from previous page Press the SELECT key To eselect telecommand 1 EGPCS 4 Usually select SMP or DUP SMP Dup DAT FAX NO Select mode desired Press the ENT key Channel Press the SELECT key Note Working channel is normally set by coast station Therefore set up for No information by setting the working channel as 9999 Working channel lt input digit Enter channel followed by ENT key Ready for calling gt To cancel message r paren press t INDIVIDUAL CALL CH70 Ic NCEL key Return to normal display Press the CALL key Call in progress Transmitting INDIVIDUAL CALL CH70 Transmission time about 0 5 seconds Wait for ack BO Next CH70 5 0 min Counts down from five minutes Regulations prohibit calling to r same station during this time Continued on next page 4 4 From previous page After receiving the ACK BQ signal do the following Wait for ack BQ Next CH70 When the ACK BQ signal is received ABLE eS UNABLE gt ROUTINE Received station ID Alarm sounds To silence press the ALARM STOP key If ABLE appears communicate with other station over the VHF If UNABLE appears prepare a message with different proposal and transmit it by pressing the CALL
45. e the handset from VHF hanger within 60 NOTE 1 If more than 60 seconds elapses seconds NOTE 1 without taking the handset from Les the hanger call is canceled 5 6 5 4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Numbers Registering other station IDs telephone numbers You can store often used station IDs and telephone numbers under a file name Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key and press the 7 key Address Other Station ID max 99 Tel No Telephone No max 50 Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Address number lt Telephone number lt 9 DIGITS DIGITS I w Y Enter number Enter telephone number i ra receive eae Ship Station 9 digits max 16 digits calls having group fees oe numbers registered here Coast Station 00 7 digits Group Call 04 8 digits Press the ENT key three times Assign file name by following the procedure shown on page 4 16 After assigning file name place the cursor on END then press the ENT key Next file memory lt END NEXT Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Returns to standby display Returns to screen for entry of other station ID or telephone number 5 7 Opening other station IDs telephone numbers You can open a file registered on previous page and use it with the message which you are currently preparing To retrieve a file first press
46. eeesneceesneeeesneeeeeeeees 5 6 5 4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Numbers cccccccsscceesneceeseeceeseceeseeeeseeeeeeeees 5 7 USER PREFERENCES 6 1 Automatic or Manual Printing Printer Setup ccccccceseceeeseceesneeeeseeeeseeeseeeees 6 1 6 2 T ming Key Beep OOM seas tities pastes Raw ae ta in al aTa r ae Sine Sa a E E we se ESTE aiae 6 4 6 3 Alarni Setpro nea r a a a a thins E 6 5 SYSTEM CONFIRMATION TlConnrmins Own Snip s ID eera a a e r e a ea 7 1 KL Confirmine ROM Version Noseta osni oe A K AEA EAE 7 2 T Confirmines VHE Section Serine sy iernii oneetan ein n a a Tiisa 7 3 T4 Confirming VHE Channels cesses is iui o E Ta a E i 7 4 7 5 Confirming Tx Output Power 9s gicosiissrcautseredusareie dosenrsebawuuctisncaey suedivecara tend iqvenvayoresenagewomtn 7 5 MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING S21 Maintenances ccgssissscg cst 6 aaeg NER L eS A A R TAAN 8 1 9 2 PROM DISS OO IG s stornieren a as T E EE EaR EEE S 8 1 Od Diagnostic Testaan A T A E E O E E T E TE 8 2 SPECIFICATIONS ici ice re ele ee SP 1 APPENDIX orra Dae A 1 Men ETC tecsestosiart amer n Chad Sse aa a a soak Men a wet ee hacia RAE A 1 Marine VHF Channel Lists 0 0 0 eeeeeeeccccccccesssesccccccccccessssssscececceeecesaseeeceeeceeeeaes A 4 Digital Interface IEC 61162 1 Edition 2 ssssseesssesssseessssrsssesssresseresseesssresseeessresseressre A 9 Dl E E A E E E eon ec DPR RE Index 1 Declaration of conformity to type FOREWORD
47. emitting smoke or fire Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock Do not place liquid filled containers on the top of the equipment Fire or electrical shock can result if a liquid spills into the equipment Do not operate the equipment with wet hands Electrical shock can result Keep heater away from equipment Heat can alter equipment shape and melt the power cord which can cause fire or electrical shock Any repair work must be done by a licensed radio technician Improper repair work can cause electrical shock or fire A CAUTION Do not touch any part of the antenna when the equipment is transmitting Electrical shock can result Use the proper fuse Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or permanent equipment damage Do not use the equipment for other than its intended purpose Personal injury can result if the equipment is used as a Chair or stepping stool for example Do not place objects on the top of the equipment The equipment can overheat or personal injury can result if the object falls TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ocarina a ae hehe ea AS Saga a baal te apse eae v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 0 ecseeessneessneesneessneesneeesneeeeneenneees vii 1 VHF RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW El Eront Panel aenea a aea eae e A aa aa ack a a A EN R E 1 1 1 2 VHE Controls Indic tionS aia 342a4 a 0tdiaautdsacaas sais iovatdsacnaeatbiawuismarcnrandinecpyrneaemethia
48. ential E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator N Data not valid The Mode indicator field supplements the Status field The Status field shall be set to V invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status field shall not be null fields A 11 A 12 RMA Recommemded minimum navigation information Loran C data RMA A IIILIlla yyyyy yy a X X X X X X X X X X a a nh lt CR gt lt LF gt 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Status A data valid V blink cycle or SNR warning Latitude degrees N S Longitude degrees E W Time difference A microseconds Time difference B microseconds Speed over ground knots Course over ground degrees true Magnetic variation see note 1 degree E W Mode indicator see note 2 0 Checksum NOTE 1 Easterly variation E subtracts from true course Westerly variation W adds to true course NOTE 2 Positioning system Mode indicator T A Autonomous D Differential E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator N Data not valid he Mode indicator field supplements the Status field The Status field shall be set to V invalid for all values of Operating Mode except for A a Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator nd Status field shall not be null fields RMC Recommended minimum specific GPS TRANSIT data
49. er correct nature within 3 seconds Call in progress DISTRESS CALL CH70 Transmitting Transmission time is about three seconds A coast station will transmit a DIST ACK signal to you to confirm the distress alert Once you have received the DIST ACK signal CH16 Distress Safety and Calling frequency is automatically selected so that you may commence voice communications with the coast station After the DISTRESS key has been pressed no further operation of the radiotelephone is required until you have received the DIST ACK signal Wait for dist ack Waiting for distress Next CH70 Ej min acknowldege Counts down If distress call is not acknowledged it is automatically retransmitted until acknowledged Do nothing until own ship receives DIST ACK continued on next page 3 2 from previous page Received DISTRESS ACK ID of station usually coast station which transmitted DIST ACK Commence voice communications with coast station on CH16 1 Provide the following information to the coast station Distress call 1 Speak slowly and distinctly MAYDAY MAYDAY MAY DAY pronounced as the French expression m aider 2 This is 3 The name of your vessel and call sign three times Then begin the distress communications which consists of Distress communications 1 Position in latitude and longitude 2 The name of the distress 3 The kind of assistance
50. ey Press the HI LOW key to see low Tx output power to see low Tx output power Smp power CH60 CH14 CH88 Dup power CH60 CH14 CH88 Power Protected 102 104 101 settings To view other channel modes press the CHANNEL key Tx output power settings on private channels can be confirmed by rotating the Press the ENT key CHANNEL control to return to the screen 1 Appears when private Tx power Priv01 CH123 channels are registered To escape press the CANCEL key three times The standby display appears This page is intentionally left blank 8 MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING 8 1 Maintenance A WARNING Do not open the equipment Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment Do not work inside the equipment unless familiar with electrical circuits Periodic checks Pa es S Check that each connector is firmly connected Clean corroded or soiled connectors Check coaxial cable for damage If damaged replace Check that bolts fixing the antenna are firmly tightened 8 2 Troubleshooting When the power cannot be turned on 1 2 Check if power plug is firmly connected Check breaker at the rear of the equipment If it has tripped push it in to reset If power cannot be turned on contact a FURUNO agent or representative 8 1 8 3 Diagnostic Test 8 2 Regulations require that the DSC section be checked
51. g AUTO MANU mo MANU Manual printing Print out lt AUTO Automatic printing AUTO MANU Select either one Press the ENT key Returns to normal display Automatic printing With connection of the optional printer and AUTO is selected as above all transmitted and received messages will be automatically printed out when transmitted and received 6 1 Manual printing When Manual is selected press the 4 PRINT key to print out message desired Note that manual printing is available even when AUTO is selected The contents to be printed depend on when the 4 key is pressed as shown in the table below er IS Example No Printing Timing of 4 key pressing panaoil 1 Contents of VHF call message During VHF call message display to Ready for calling display 2 Contents of all transmitted logs Displayed Xmitted log No lt gt Xmitted log No lt gt To stop printing press the CANCEL key 3 Contents of specific log no for example During Xmitted gt gt Press the ENT key log no 1 display to EOS display Xmitted log No lt 1 50 gt Press the ENT key V pees gt Ch 1 Call message again cea While these Call again to gt displays CALL END appears Ready for calling gt Press the ENT key
52. matic acknowledge DSC operation is automatically changed to manual acknowledge when voice communications begin The auto indication however remains on the screen This is done to prevent break in communications Automatic acknowledge is au tomatically restored once voice communications are terminated Priority The priority of the equipment is as follows DSC section of FM 8700 gt Wing handset gt Handset of FM 8700 gt Remote Station RB 700 Note Time out Timer The FM 8700 is equipped with an automatic timing device that deactivates the transmitter and reverts the transceiver to the re ceive mode after an uninterrupted transmission period of 5 min utes Please contact your dealer if necessary 2 DSC TERMINAL OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Digital Selective Calling DSC is the globally adapted system by the ITU R and IMO for selective calling of coast station and ship radio stations The DSC system is used for both safety and routine The GMDSS requires the use of DSC for distress alerting and safety calls 2 1 DSC Controls LED Warnings DSC controls LCD DSC controls S C FURUNO VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM 8700_ Watch VHF h70 POSITION AUTO ACK TEST PEE E N ea Ka 1 2 3 ancen DISTRESS CANCEL i DISTRESS Ofacarm U gLstor Jp VOLUME SQUE lt q Col gt ENT 2 pusy FOMSCAN PUSH LO REM USA WX PRI rae sien DERG PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME
53. n Press the ENT key Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key To diaplay Setup menu Set up menu lt 123 Comply status lt UNABLE E Press the ENT key Y Returns to standby display Press the ENT key SST Setup menu Main menu Select 2 followed by the ENT key ABLE To accept proposal of gt transmitting station UNABLE Proposal is not accepted Receiving individual call with AUTO ACK ON Automatic transmission of ACK BQ Alarm sounds ABLE or UNABLE appears Other station ID When able to comply is selected ABLE appears Since the channel of the FM 8700 is automatically set to the channel designated by a transmitting station voice communication can be initiated by you or transmitting station i When unable to comply is selected UNABLE appears The channel of the FM 8700 is restored to the previous channel The channel is diffrent from the one designated by other station Then prepare a message with diffrent proposal and transmit it by pressing the CALL key Receiving ACK RQ with AUTO ACK OFF After verifying contents of receive message manually transmit the ACK BQ signal by pressing the CALL key within five minutes If the signal is transmitted more than five minutes after reception of ACK RQ signal it is treated as an ACK RQ signal rather than an ACK BQ signal x ACK RQ Other ship ID
54. nd latitude Example Ocean AD 34N 135E dal0 do5 Range data E a point da fee ses E How to enter the data Select GEO press ENT twice then press SELECT seo 5e do 135E 140E Area lt gt NORTH 00 00 EAST 000 00 E AA Enter latitude Enter range Enter longitude Enter range 34N da 10 135E do 05 Press the Press the gt Press the Press the gt key key twice gt key ENT key POS Position request Individual call Find position of other ship by entering its ID number POL Polling call Individual call Confirm that own ship is within communication range with other ship This function provides only negative response it does not provide position information MED Medical transport All ships call Inform all ships by using urgent category that own ship carries medical goods NEU Neutral craft All ships call Inform all ships by Urgency or Safety category that own ship is nota participant in an armed conflict 5 2 Making Telephone Calls Watch VHF CH70 auto F call message F call message at PSTN CALL When the coast station serves PSTN telephone service you can make Telephone Call via Coast Station Basic procedure for making a telephone call 1 Selection of Format specifier 2 Entry of Coast Station ID 3 Entry of Telephone number Detailed procedure for making a telephone call Coast AD lt
55. nds when messages other than dis tress and urgency are received may be turned on or off Further more the distress and urgency alarm tone may be selected How to turn receive alarm on off select distress alarm tone Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt 123 467 9 ALM Press the ALARM STOP key or select ALM followed by the ENT key To turn the receive alarm on or off select ON OFF To select distress alarm tone select TYPE Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Ordinary alarm lt Distress alarm type lt ON OFF 1 2 3 45 76 7 8 9 Select ON or OFF and press the ENT key Select desired distress alarm tone and press the ENT key Standby display appears Standby display appears This page is intentionally left blank 7 SYSTEM CONFIRMATION 7 1 Confirming Own Ship s ID Own ship s ID can be confirmed as follows How to confirm own ship s ID Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu 1234 67 9 ALM Press the 9 key or the P key seven times and the ENT key ae a Screen 1 V P ID DSC RT CH PO L Select ID and press the ENT key Own indentificaion No protected MMSI 123456789 Own ship s ID To escape press the CANCEL key three times 7 2 Confirming ROM Version No You can see the ROM version no as registered in the memory as follows How to confirm ROM version no
56. ndset No response from VHF hanger and commence voice communication see NOTE 2 Try again after 15 min Re call after 15 minutes NOTE 1 When you receive unable to comply BUSY command instead of able the FM 8500 waits for Ring back call from coast station for 15 5 minutes Then if it is received carrier is automatically transmitted NOTE 2 If there is no reply voice response from subscriber within one minute at PSTN CALL connected display the communication line will be disconnected The display should look something like the display 2 on the page 5 7 If you hang the handset on the hanger the display shown on the next page appears to break the communication line Operation after making DSC telephone call Voice communication is started After completion of communica tion the display changes as shown in 1 or 2 below depending on how voice communication was terminated 1 When you end voice communication by pressing the CAN CEL key or hanging the handset on the hanger of the VHF the display of the FM 8700 changes as follows Note If a subscriber hangs the handset on the hanger to terminate voice communication coast station will transmit the End of call command to you to break the communication line PSTN CALL ae Display Working channel Call in progress END OF CALL Transmits End of call command Waiting for end call ack AUTO RELAY ini2 seo
57. nese s 1 2 F3 Turing the Power On Off ycsstesesthcsvou wan iisduse E a is 1 2 1 4 Selecting Channel Modes Channels isc uucssstiienusormitaieunarnsienmtnistaaein 1 3 1 5 Adjusting Volume of Loudspeaker aise scsscats ssveiabntonssitstandcrmssvesi eetgddeanetuuseslestasicacslies 1 3 1 6 Adjusting Squelch Selecting Operating Functions ssssssessssssessserserssersereserssesseesee 1 3 Transiti n oaaeres wens mer meen E werigcr Mniyyrer E Tere Rv entT se rent Che yer RT e rer nto rere RMIT ye ren 1 4 1 9 Selecting Output Power asansrasutanhinnsaieateenudiaautauiseneutoaess 1 4 1 9 Turning the Loudspeaker On Off a susicaessivscaisnsustdasacstavacaonsuesanskacateeitetaratesatscqeursNsannetas 1 4 1 10 Automatic Selection of CH16 ssesesensseessesesseressresssressresssresseeessresssressreessresseeessresse 1 4 1411 Dual WAC onea E E E E R ERS 1 5 IAZ Scanning 5 322 hoc e aa e E EE E a r E 1 5 1 13 Remarks on Voice Communications scidscuics sstesosstsianscasatasoiaheiavess sates statstasraulonsatetas 1 6 2 DSC TERMINAL OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 2 1 DSC Controls LED Warmin gS oecite ierni i A EE e TE TRS 2 1 ZO DSC Operational Overy te W eid acess i ea Aa E aubotenennnentes 2 4 2 3 Turning Remote amp Auto Acknowledge On Off ss ssenssesesseessesesseessseesseessresseresseesse 2 7 3 DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS 3 1 Distress Alert Transmission ssssessseeseeeesetseeesrtsstssttsetssttstesstestessttserssteseessteseesstesee 3 1 3 2
58. o RELAY 1 50 END NEXT DEL Standby display Press the 9 XMTD key Xmitted log No lt Viewing contents of transmit message XMITTED CALL WORKING CH LOGNo END 1 50 NEXT L DEL Marine VHF Channel Lists MARINE VHF CHANNEL FREQUENCIES INTERNATIONAL version CH NO Ship TX Ship RX Type of operation 01 156 050 160 650 Public Correspondence Port Operation 02 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Port Operation 03 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Port Operation 04 156 200 160 800 Public Correspondence Port Operation 05 156 250 160 850 Public Correspondence Port Operation 06 156 300 156 300 Safety 07 156 350 160 950 Public Correspondence Port Operation 08 156 400 156 400 Intership 09 156 450 156 450 Port Operation 10 156 500 156 500 Port Operation 11 156 550 156 550 Port Operation 12 156 600 156 600 Port Operation 13 156 650 156 650 Bridge to bridge Navigational 1W 14 156 700 156 700 Port Operation 15 156 750 156 750 Coast to ship 1W 16 156 800 156 800 Distress Safety and Calling 17 156 850 156 850 State controlled Ship to coast 1W 18 156 900 161 500 Port Operation 19 156 950 161 550 Port Operation 20 157 000 161 600 Port Operation 21 157 050 161 650 Port Operation 22 157 100 161 700 Port Operation 23 157 150 161 750 Public Correspondence 24 157 200 161 800 Public Correspondence 25 157 250 161 850 Public Correspondence 26 157 300 161 900 Public Co
59. onal Calling and Safety Channel The use is limited to distress safety and calling The transmission on CH16 156 800 MHz should be limited to within 1 minute except for distress calling Avoid calling on CH16 for purposes other than distress urgency and very brief safety communications when another calling chan nel is available 1 11 Dual Watch 1 12 Scanning The dual watch function permits watch on CH16 and another se lected channel CH16 and another channel are watched at intervals of 0 15 seconds and one second respectively To start DW first select the other frequency to watch and then press the SQUELCH control When the receiver finds a signal on CH16 it locks on it and restarts dual watching after the signal on CH16 has gone If another channel has traffic it still continues dual watch The speech is heard intermittently If you are annoyed with the intermittence turn off DW by pressing the PTT switch on the handset or pressing the SQUELCH control The receiver scans all channels in the selected channel mode in ascending channel order watching CH16 between channels as be low 1 gt 16 gt 2 gt 16 gt 3 gt 16 gt 4 16 lt 88 lt 16 lt 87 lt 16 lt 86 lt 16 To start scanning press the SQUELCH control When the receiver finds a signal scanning is stopped on that channel and starts dual watch on it and CH16 1 13 Remarks on Voice Communications 1 6 Auto
60. other vessel Flow chart for determining if you should should not transmit DIST ACK signal osc Distress alert received Press ALARM STOP key to silence alarm Listen on CH16 for 5 minutes Did you receive acknowledge from CS and or RCC Is distress traffic No Is distress call No in progress continuing Yes Is own vessel able to assist Yes Acknowledge the alert by radiotelphony to the ship in distress on VHF CH16 Say MAYDAY ONCE Say ID number of vessel 4 No CS Coast Station in distress THREE TIMES RCC Rescue Co ordination Center 3 Say This is ONCE N 4 Say ID number of your vessel THREE TIMES 5 Say Received MAYDAY ONCE y ry e Inform CS and or RCC a Enter details in log Transmitting DIST ACK over CH16 Select VHF CH16 and transmit DIST ACK to vessel in distress No reply Reply received Y Transmit DIST ACK to vessel in Communicate with vessel in distress distress over DSC CH70 i Relay the distress alert to a coast station over DSC Follow the instructions of the coast station Begin search and rescue operation for the vessel in distress 3 7 3 8 Transmitting DIST ACK signal To transmit the DIST ACK signal do the following DISTRESS CALL ao CHTO ID of vessel in distress
61. ox DB 500 Printer PP 510 AC powersupply PR 300 and Distress message controller DMC 5 Model names type numbers to which this declaration relates conforms to the following standard s or normative document s a Standards Test standards IMO Resolution MSC 36 63 IMO Resolutions A 385 X A 524 13 ETS 300 162 1998 03 IMO Resolutions A 803 19 MSC 68 68 A 1 ETS 300 338 1995 11 IMO Resolution A 694 17 EN 60945 1997 01 IEC 60945 Ed 03 1996 11 MSC Circular MSC Circ 862 IEC 61162 1 2000 07 ITU R Recommendations M 489 2 M 493 9 M 541 8 M 689 2 title and or number and date of issue of the standard s or other normative document s For assessment see e EC type examination certificate N 99212006 AA 01 of 14 May 2002 issued by Telefication The Netherlands e Test reports 97360630 97360631 and 67360632 of 6 March 1998 issued by KTL The Netherlands T This declaration is issued according to the provisions of European Council Directive 96 98 EC on marine equipment modified by Commission Directive 2001 53 EC On behalf of Furuno Electric Co Ltd Hiroaki Komatsu Nishinomiya City Japan Manager June 17 2002 International Rules and Regulations
62. press the ENT key successively Ready for calling To transmit message Press the CALL key To return to standby display Press the CANCEL key Transmitting a file Watch VHF CH70 Standby display Press the 7 FILE key gt Enter file no Press the CALL key Call in progress Transmitting Returns to standby display 4 19 4 8 Transmit Receive Message Memory The transmit message memory stores up to 50 transmitted mes sages numbered 1 to 50 on a first in first out basis This means each time you save a transmitted message it is filed as log no 1 and the log no of all previously stored transmit messages changes by one When the memory is full the oldest file is deleted Opening a transmit message Press the 9 XMTD key at the standby display Xmitted log No lt 1 50 gt ead fas gt Log no page number v A v 1 Selects next log no Format Time Call type transmitted Selects previous log no To view contents of message press the ENT key successively 4 20 Transmitting retrieved message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Xmitted log No 1 50 gt Select page by the arrow keys Press the ENT key Example Individual message is retrieved Routine No infor Press the 4 key Press the ENT key To return to previous menu Channel EOS ACK RQ Press the ENT key END
63. previous menu amp Adjusts illumination of LED and keys in four levels SELECT 1 Displays Set up menu Main menu 2 Changes settings of items appearing with blinking question mark ENT Registers key input Blinking item is registered when key is pressed fa 1 Shifts the cursor leftward 2 Restores previous display when pressed at displays with a blinking question mark gt Shifts the cursor rightward POSITION 41 Position and time are shown while pressed and held down AUTO ACK Turns automatic transmission of acknowledge call AUTO ACK on off Refer gt to page 2 8 Note that distress alert cannot be automatically acknowledged m by auto acknowledge TEST 3 Conducts self tests PRINT NE a Printing Also sets up automatic printing CONTRAST 5 Adjusts contrast of LCD in eight levels FILE z Opens files novo Displays contents of received messages Storage capacity 100 files 50 8 each of distress and other Refer to page 4 20 ZMTD Displays contents of transmitted messages Storage capacity 50 files J Refer to page 4 20 ral Not used G 2 2 DSC Operational Overview Standby display When the FM 8700 is turned on the following display appears This display is known as the standby display This is where you will begin most operations Watch VHF CH70 Standby display screen auto 2 key pressed to get auto screen Should you get lost in operation you can return to the st
64. rrespondence 27 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence 28 157 400 162 000 Public Correspondence 60 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Port Operation 61 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Port Operation 62 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Port Operation 63 156 175 160 775 Public Correspondence Port Operation 64 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Port Operation 65 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Port Operation 66 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Port Operation 67 156 375 156 375 Port Operation 68 156 425 156 425 Port Operation 69 156 475 156 475 Port Operation 70 156 525 156 525 For DSC ONLY 71 156 575 156 575 Intership Port Operation 72 156 625 156 625 Intership 73 156 675 156 675 Port Operation 74 156 725 156 725 Port Operation 75 Guard band 76 77 156 875 156 875 Intership 1W In USA Pilot and docking 1 W 78 156 925 161 525 Port Operation 79 156 975 161 575 Port Operation 80 157 025 161 625 Port Operation 81 157 075 161 675 Port Operation 82 157 125 161 725 Port Operation Public Correspondence 83 157 175 161 775 Public Correspondence 84 157 225 161 825 Port Operation Public Correspondence 85 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence 86 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence 87 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence 88 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence NOTE 22A 157 100 157 100 Port safety USCG requires in foreign vessels too in US navigable waters Accessible by M keyoperation MARINE
65. tically set a working channel when receiving an All Ships call so as not to miss initial voice from the transmitting station e Prevent automatic transmission of acknowledge back ACK BQ in response to an individual call when no operator is present e Prevent automatic transmission of own ship position data in re sponse to an individual call which requests such data Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when e An Error Checking Code ECC appears at the end of a receive message e A distress alert is received A distress alert cannot be acknowl edged automatically e Conducting voice communications 2 7 This page is intentionally left blank 3 DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS 3 1 Distress Alert Transmission If no numeric key is pressed distress alert is automatically transmitted Nature of Distress Watch VHF CH70 bt cdg a auto 3 Collision 4 Grounding Open cover on DISTRESS key 5 Listing capsizing Press DISTRESS key 4 seconds 6 Sinking continuously 7 Disabled amp adrift 8 Abandoning 0 Undesignated DISTRESS CALL CH70 H Piracy armed robbery attack H Man overboard Position Time To announce nature of distress press appropriate key for nature of distress within 3 sec after pressing the DISTRESS key Continue pressing DISTRESS key 4 sec DISTRESS CALL Nature Nature of Distress If wrong nature of distress is input ent
66. transmit messages Prepare message as follows Watch VHF CH70 Standby display Press the SELECT key To display Setup menu Set up menu lt lt Setup menu Main menu Press the 7 FILE key To display File menu ISIN ADDRESS T Press the ENT key VHF call message Format continued on next page 4 16 from previous page Prepare an Individual message page 4 1 or All Ships message page 4 9 Ready for filing Press the ENT key To select file number under which to save message To select a different file gt number use the arrow keys gt Up lt Down To scroll screen press the P key Call message lt File No blinking Press the ENT key To assign file name Assign a file name max 16 characters by the arrow keys the ENT key and ten keys Example File Name A1 1 Place the cursor on A with the arrow keys and press the ENT aa For alphabet always press the ENT key after selection 2 Press the 1 key To change specific character press the SELECT key and gt Moves upper cursor rightward every pressing _ gt lt Moves upper cursor leftward every pressing Name lt A gt gt To change entire name END EB cp press the CANCEL key Press the 4 key to place the lower cursor on END Using the example above
67. turn Se i CH16 key High Low power Squelch control Channel selector Press for Mode selection Channel No display loudspeaker on off Press for DW Scan Figure 1 1 FM 8700 transceiver unit 1 2 VHF Controls Indications Control Function CHANNEL CHANNEL Rotary control Selects a MODE channel MODE Push Changes modes in order of INTL USA WX and PRIV USA WX and PRIV modes available where permitted SQUELCH SQUELCH Rotary control Mutes the DW SCAN receiver when no signal is present on the channel selected AUTO position automatically reduces white noise DW SCAN Push Changes the operating function in order of Dual Watch Scan and Off VOLUME Rotation turns the power on off and adjusts the volume of the loudspeaker Pressing turns off the internal loudspeaker HI LOW key Alternates high and low output power CH16 key Selects channel 16 Indication Meaning Internal loudspeaker OFF by pressing the szan VOLUME control Internal loudspeaker is automatically turned off whenever the handset is set in its rest LOW Lights RF power is LOW TX Lights while transmitting REM Lights when FM 8700 is being controlled by Remote Station RB 700 USA USA mode Some ITU duplex channels are used as simplex channels WX Lights when a weather channel is selected Available in USA version DW SCAN DW for Dual Watch SCAN for scanning 1 3
68. vious page DISTRESS RELAY ALL Distress ship ID Dist ship ID appears on second line Call in progress Transmitting distress DISTRESS RELAY ALL relay to all ships coast station For All Ships Call only When selecting R A in call type J Distress alert transmitted relayed for about 3 seconds Returns to EIA standby display Only for individual Call When selecting R S in call type Wait for relay ack lt Wait for relay ack Watch on CH16 Dist 4 3 nin screen following instructions l of a coast station y l ID of vessel Y in distress Counts down from five minutes If acknowledged within five min press the If not acknowledged ENT key successively to view contents of receive message from coast station No ack call received Watch on CH16 following instructions of a coast station Press the CANCEL key to return to the standby display Then relay distress call by all ships call contact coast station and search and rescue vessel in distress After relaying the alert you must conduct search and rescue for the vessel in distress following instructions of coast station This page is intentionally left blank 4 DSC OPERATION FOR NON DISTRESS CASES 4 1 Transmitting Individual Calls The individual call is for sending message to a specific station After transmitting message called ACK RQ transmission wait to
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