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Furuno FM-8500 Telephone User Manual

1. Procedure for on hook status Basic procedure Watch DSC distress safety channel Receive All Ships Call VHF channel is automatically selected Listen to message 4 12 Detailed procedure Watch VHF CH70 auto Below is the sequence for receiving an All Ships Call in auto acknowledge Channel is auto matically changed Listen to voice ID 007654321 Safety message Received ALL SHIPS CALL Press the ENT key 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 End Procedure for off hook status Basic procedure Notice of All Ships Call arrives while communicating with other ship Watch DSC CH70 Receive All Ships Call Press ALARM STOP key to silence alarm Press the 2 key Listen to voice message 4 13 Detailed procedure 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
2. 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 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 AP 5 RMA Recommended minimum navigation information Loran C data RMA A llL lll a yyyyy yy a x x x X X x x x x x a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 1 Status A data valid V blink cycle or SNR warning 2 Latitude degrees N S 3 Longitude degrees E W 4 Time difference A microseconds 5 Time difference B microseconds 6 Speed over ground knots 7 Course over ground degrees true 8 Magnetic variation see note 1 degree E W 9 Mode indicator see note 2 10 Checksum NOTE 1 Easterly variation E subtracts from true course Westerly variation W adds to true course NOTE 2 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 Aut
3. auto appears The DSC transmits the acknowledge back ACK BQ signal automatically 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 p nud l Own Ship Coast Station Figure 4 2 Receiving 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 5 Watch VHF CH70 Set up menu lt 123 Comply status lt Normally set to ABLE UNABLE ABLE Press the ENT key Unable lt NOR BSY Select reason why unable to comply Normal setting No reason Press the ENT key Y Returns to normal display Press the SELECT key To diaplay Setup menu Press the ENT key lt Setup menu Main menu ABLE To accept proposal of transmitting station UNABLE Proposal is not accepted Receiving individual call message ACK RQ with AUTO ACK On The FM 8500 sends the ACK BQ signal automatically Automatic transmission of ACK BQ Alarm sounds ABLE or UNABLE appears Other station ID Y When able to comply is selected ABLE appears Since the channel of the FM 8500 is automatically set to t
4. 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 1 Position in latitude and longitude 2 The name of the distress 3 The kind of assistance 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 3 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 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 Enter gt gt Enter Enter time latitude longitude UTC AX Press the ENT key Returns to normal display To move
5. VHF Call mesage Preparing transmit message Format FORMAT INDIVIDUAL ADDRESS CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH TELEPHONE COAST ADDR TEL NO DIALPHONE ALL SHIPS CATEGORY TELECOM WORKING CH m R A DISTRESS RELAY ALL SHIPS M d DIST SHIP ID N OF DIST POS amp TIME 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 HA POSITION REQUEST ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM POSITON Normally ROUTINE I POLLING ADDR CATEGORY TELECOM POLLING Normally ROUTINE m MEDICAL TRANSPORT TELECOM WORKING CH NEURAL CRAFT CATEGORY WORKING CH 10 2 Normal 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 No RELAY 1 50 END NEXT DEL Normal display Press the 9 XMTD key Xmi
6. and press the ENT key Watch manual Listen to contents of message 4 14 4 5 Creating and Saving Transmit Messages General 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 create transmit messages At the normal display press the SELECT key and the 7 FILE key Select MESSAGE and press the ENT key Prepare mes sage as follows Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key To display Setup menu Set up menu lt 123 Press the 7 FILE key To display File menu Standby display Setup menu Main menu File luo Ye ADDRESS TEL No Press the ENT key VHF call message Format continued on next page 4 15 from previous page Prepare a message by referring to page 4 9 All Ships and page 4 1 individual Ready for filing Press the ENT key To select file number under which to save message To select a diffrent file gt number use the arrow keys File No i Press the ENT key gt Ju lt lt Down blinking To assign file name Call message lt To scroll screen press the P key Assign a file name max 16 characters
7. 1 4 Dual watch Scanning The dual watch allows you to keep watch on channel 16 and an other channel CH16 and another channel are watched at intervals of 0 15 seconds and one second respectively To start DW press the SQUELCH control once When the receiver finds a signal on channel 16 it locks on CH16 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 inter mittently 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 To start scanning press the SQUELCH control and SCAN is started When the receiver finds a signal scanning is stopped on that chan nel and starts dual watch on it and channel 16 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 Time out timer U S A type only The FM 8500 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 Remarks on voice communications Priority Automatic acknowledge is automatically changed to manual ac knowledge when voice communications begin The auto indi cation
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9. Call in progress CARRIER Tramsmits PSTN CALL EOS Call in progress signal and carrier 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 8500 sounds Take the handset from VHF hanger within 60 NOTE 1 If more than 60 seconds elapses seconds NOTE 1 without taking the handset from P the hanger call is canceled 5 4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Nos Registering You can program 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 er Y y Enter number Enter telephone number ou can receive group TE pes max 16 digits calls having group ID Ship Station 9 digits Coast Station 00 7 digits numbers registered here Group Cal 0 8 digits Press the ENT key three times Name lt BS aBcp 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
10. Next file memory lt END NEXT Press the ENT key Press the ENT key Returns to normal display Returns to screen for entry of other station ID or telephone number 5 8 Retrieving You can retrieve a file registered on previous page and use it with message which you are currently preparing To retrieve a file press the 7 FILE key on a display where the blinking question mark appears Example 1 Retrieving Other Station ID Individual Call Blinking Press the 7 key Address file lt Coast AD Ship AD Select one Example Coast AD Press the ENT key Coast AD lt Select desired ID number file File No number with the arrow keys Press the ENT key ID number selected is input into the transmit message Display D 2 Retrieving Telephone Number Telephone Call Channel Tel No Blinking Press the 7 key Tel gt Display 01 50 Select desired telephone file number with the arrow keys Y Press the ENT key Telephone number selected is input into the transmit message Note Each press of the SELECT key at display D or display alternates file number and alphabet prefixed file name Press the SELECT key at display gt Alphabetical order File Name Press the SELECT key Numeric order 5 9 This page is intentionally left blank 6 Other Settings 6 1 Pr
11. 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 key 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 Moves upper cursor leftward every pressing Name AM gt gt To change entire name press the CANCEL key END Ep cp Press the 4 key to place the lower cursor on END Using the example above 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 normal display Format 4 16 4 6 Writing Over Files General Procedure Enter new name referring to previous page You may write over unnecessary files Simply prepare a message and store it under file number of unnecessary file Example You want to write over file saved under file number 01 Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key and press the 7 key and press the ENT key F call message M Y Prepare a message see page 4 1 Y Ready for filing Press the ENT key Call message lt New gt YH so Pres
12. DSC RT CH PO 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 You can see ROM Version as registered in the memory as fol lows Procedure At screen 1 previous page select V and press the ENT key ROM version RT 1 06 Dsc 1 10 To escape press the CANCEL key three times RT is the VHF section s ROM version DSC is the section s ROM version 7 3 Confirming VHF Section Settings You can confirm VHF section settings as follows If you want to change VHF section settings contact FURUNO agent or dealer for service Procedure Press the CANCEL key to go to previous display 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 Select USA PRIV mode in the VHF channel mode In on hook status 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
13. No 41 50 gt a e gt Log no page number Y v d Selects next log no Format Time Call type transmitted Selects previous log no To view contents of message press the ENT key successively 4 19 Transmitting retrieved message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Xmitted log No 1y50 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 RO Press the ENT key END Returns to normal Call again lt display GALL GND NE NEXT Recalls transmitted gt 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 20 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 Retrievin
14. announce nature of distress press appropriate key for nature of distress within 3 sec after pressing the If no numeric DISTRESS key Continue pressing DISTRESS key 4 key is pressed sec distress alert is automatically transmitted DISTRESS CALL Nature Nature of Distress If wrong nature of distress is input enter 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 acknowldege Next CH70 min 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 Distress call Distress communications 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
15. at DIST RELAY ALL All Ships Call Press the ENT key and press the SELECT key E To enter ID of vessel in distress Y continued on next page 3 9 3 10 from previous page Address lt No inform gt input DIGITS YS Enter ID of vessel in distress If not know enter 99 9 to set up for No information Press the ENT key re of distressfJ NDESIGNATED DISTR To designate nature of distress press the SELECT key If unknown press the ENT key and press the SELECT key y 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 unknown enter 9999 no information Press the ENT key and press the SELECT key To enter time Distress UTC urcHl S Manually enter time 9999 means no information Press the ENT key twice Ready for calling DIST RELAY ALL CH70 Press the CALL key continued on next page from previous 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 y J Distress alert transmitted relayed for about 3 seconds Returns to e nor
16. blink and the FM 8500 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 a a 7 About 20 to 30 miles Sea area A1 Coast station Distress Alert Me r4 AS Transmission T oos Vessel in Distress 3 5 Flow chart Action by ships upon reception of VHF DSC distress alert bsc 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 aler
17. blinking cursor from NORTH position to SOUTH press the gt 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 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 4 3 3 Receiving Distress Alert from Other Ship 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 Conditions necessary for relaying distress alert CD When the station in distress is not itself in a position to transmit 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 Procedure when in area A1 1 When the FM 8500 receives a distress alert from another ves sel the upper two LEDs Red near the ALARM STOP key
18. control Channel No display loudspeaker Press for DW Scan Figure 1 1 FM 8500 transceiver unit 1 1 1 1 Controls Indications Controls CHANNEL Selects a channel Pressing the Channel Selector MODE rotary control changes the mode from INTL USA WX and PRIV in this order Appears when USA WX and PRIV mode are registered SQUELCH Mutes the receiver when no signal is present on DW SCAN the channel selected Auto position automatically reduces white noise Pressing the control changes the operating modes Dual watch Scan and Off VOLUME Turns the power on or off and adjusts the volume LOUDSPEAKER of the built in loudspeaker Pressing the control turns the loudspeaker on or off HI LOW key Alternates high or low output power CH16 key Selects channel 16 Indications The display shows the following indications Indication Function ap LOW Internal loudspeaker OFF by pressing the VOLUME control Internal loudspeaker is automatically turned off whenever the handset is picked up Lights for low RF power TX Lights while transmitting REM Lights when FM 8500 is under control by RB 700 Remote Station USA USA mode Some ITU duplex channels are used as simplex channels WX Lights when a weather channel is selected Available in US version DW SCAN DW for Dual Watch SCAN for scanning 1 2 1 2 Telephone Operation Turning the
19. if it is operated and maintained in accordance with the correct procedures The FM 8500 is a highly advanced semi duplex fully synthesized 25W VHF transceiver with DSC terminal designed to satisfy the stringent requirements of marine communications It complies with GMDSS carriage requirements for safety and general communica tions Conforms to the following standards and regulations IMO A 694 17 IMO A 803 19 IMO A 524 13 IMO MSC 68 68 MSC Circ 862 IEC 61097 3 7 8 IEC 60945 3rd edition IEC 61162 1 ETS 300 338 301 033 300 162 ITU R M 493 9 M 541 8 M 689 2 Automatic position and time input and update with connection of EPFS Electronic Position Fixing Equipment Optional printer can automatically print out received messages and test results Log stores 50 each of latest ordinary distress and transmitted messages in separate memory blocks One touch testing facility DSC 0550182010 version 1 12 RT 0550183006 version 1 06 vii System Configuration CH70 Antenna VHF Antenna External Power Supply Position fixing Speaker PR 300 Equipment D Handset c j al SC Section AA Gn Oogles Oooo jJ opea e iaoe Ean OoogLJDL IO MIC Receptacle Box FM 8500 2 VHF Section Distress Message Controller Printer Interface DMC 5 IF 8500 E Figure 1 FM 8500 syst
20. on how voice communication 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 8500 changes as follows PSTN CALL eats Display D Working channel Call in progress END OF CALL Transmits End of call command Waiting for end call ack AUTO RELAY in lt 2 sed 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 f End call ack is receiver If not received End call not received Received END OF CALL No charge information Charge time lt No charge time information Charge time appears 2 When coast station terminates communication the display of the FM 8500 is as follows When the End of call command from coast station is received Received END OF CALL Display Charge time Charge time appears NOTE If a subscriber hangs the handset on the hanger to termi nate voice communication coast station will transmit the End of call command to you to break the communica tion line 5 3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station Watch Call in progress auto PSTN CALL AN Working channel n J h Reply signal is automatically transmitted after reception
21. the key 4 seconds continuously Figure 2 1 FM 8500 transceiver unit LEDs The four LEDs surrounding the DISTRESS key light when the y li key is pressed 4 seconds continuously E The upper two of the four LEDs surrounding the ALARM 0 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 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 2 3 POSITION AUTO ACK TEST f1 3 2 1 3 cancel PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME 54 9 6 LES 7 8 9 SELECT a Me 0 Us LENT Figure 2 2 Keyboard Key Function Purpose 0 Enter numeric data Cancels wrong data and restores previous menu ES Adjusts illumination of LED and keys in four levels 1 Display 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 4 Ship s position and time are shown while pressed and held d
22. 70 6 3 6 2 Turning Keyboard Click ON OFF You can turn keyboard click response on or off as follows Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt 1234679 ALM Press the 6 key Keyboard click lt ON Select ON or OFF and press the ENT key Normal display appears 6 4 6 3 Aural Alarm Setup Procedure The aural alarm which sounds when messages other than distress and urgency are received may be turned on or off and the distress alarm tone may be selected Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt 123 467 9 ALM Press the ALARM STOP key and then press the ENT key To turn the aural on or off select ON OFF To select alarm tone ON OFF TYPE select TYPE Alarm Ordinary alarm lt Distress alarm type lt ON OFF 1234567839 Select ON or OFF and press the ENT key Select desired alarm tone and press the ENT key Normal display appears Normal display appears 6 5 This page is intentionally left blank 7 System Confirmation Overview This chapter shows how to confirm the system no items can be changed 7 1 Confirming Own Ship s ID Own Ship s ID can be confirmed as follows Procedure Watch VHF CH70 auto Press the SELECT key Set up menu 1234 67 9 ALM Press the 9 key or the gt key seven times and the ENT key SYSTEM S Screen V P ID
23. CK BQ from coast station is not received within five seconds PSTN call is automatically retransmitted Call in progress AUTO RETRY CH70 Waiting for ack BO Counts down If ACK BQ is received If ACK BQ is not received No response Try again after 15 min Recall after 15 minutes If ACK BQ is received PSTN CALL EOS signal and carrier are transmitted NOTE 1 Call in progress CARRIE Working channel designated by coast station Transmission time is about two seconds PSTN CALL connected To end call Ringer bell of VHF sounds Take handset from VHF hanger and commence voice communication see NOTE 2 CANCEL 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 call Voice communication is started After completion of communica tion the display changes as shown in 1 or 2 below depending
24. LFU LRUJLN ICO OPERATOR S MANUAL VHF RADIOTELEPHONE MODEL FM 8500 p FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD NISHINOMIYA JAPAN O FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD Your Local Agent Dealer 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya Japan Telephone 0798 65 2111 Telefax 0798 65 4200 All rights reserved Printed in Japan FIRST EDITION DEC 1995 MAY 17 2002 a DA TATA FM 8500 00080762901 OME56030K00 CANCELLING A FALSE DISTRESS ALERT 1 Switch off transmitter immediately 2 Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16 3 Make broadcast to All Stations giving your vessel s name callsign and DSC number and cancel the false distress alert Example message All Stations All Stations All Stations This is NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER POSITION Cancel my distress alert of DATE TIME UTC Master NAME CALLSIGN DSC NUMBER DATE TIME UTC A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DANGER WARNING and CAUTION notices appear throughout this manual It is the responsibility of the operator of the equipment to read understand and follow these no tices If you have any questions regarding these safety instructions please contact a FURUNO agent or dealer The level of risk appearing in the notices is defined as follows This notice indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not D A avoided will result in death or serious injury This notice indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if n
25. ON OFF appears ON Monitor Tx AF signal from RB 700 Wing HS HS and DSC Automatic TX power reduction status ON OFF appears Dual watch and scanning status is displayed Auto squelch status is shown To escape press the ENT key and then press the CANCEL key twice or to see VHF channels press the ENT key twice At screen D on page 7 1 select RT and press the ENT key 7 4 Confirming VHF Channels Procedure VHF channel status You can confirm VHF channels registered as follows At screen 1 select CH and press the ENT key INTL CH 016 Tx SIMP HI protected sel MODE CH Press the CANNEL key to select channel mode USA CH 16 Tx SIMP LOW protected sel MODE CH Rotate the CHANNEL key control to view channels USA CH 16 Tx SIMP LOW protected sel MODE CH 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 Tx Tx Rx SIMP Simplex Rx Rx only DUP Duplex Unable Channel not used 7 5 Confirming Tx Output Power The Tx output power on three VHF bands low CH60 med CH 14 high CH88 can be confirmed as shown below Tx output power on private mode channels can also be confirmed if applicable Procedure At screen D on page 7 1 select PO and press the ENT key To escape press the CANCEL key three ti
26. ON OPE aia 6 4 GJALLA arm SED rare 6 5 7 System Confirmation TslConfirmine Owi Ships ID ai A ES 7 1 7 2 Confirming ROM Version test AAA Mex iene Se de Del Qd AA 7 2 Ta Confirming VHF Section SEDES da heed acon 7 3 A A A E 7 4 7 5 Confirming Tx Output Power nl a A AS 7 5 8 Maintenance amp Troubleshooting OS 8 1 8 2 MA Ata ta i ae oh Nee ct neta eee a 8 1 8 3 Diagnostic TOS A Ri 8 2 9 Specifications 10 Menu List APPENDIX 1 Marine VHF Channel Lists AP 1 APPENDIX 2 Memory Channel List AP 2 APPENDIX 3 DIGITAL INTERFACE IEC 61162 1 Edition 2 AP 3 Declaration of conformity to type vi FOREWORD Features Program number Thank you for purchasing this VHF Radiotelephone FM 8500 We are confident you will discover why FURUNO has become syn onymous with quality and reliability Dedicated in the design and manufacture of marine electronics equipment for half a century FURUNO Electric Company has gained an unrivaled reputation as a world leader in the industry This is the result of our technical excellence as well as our world wide distribution and service network Please carefully read and follow the safety information and oper ating and maintenance instructions set forth in this manual before attempting to operate the equipment and conduct any maintenance Your VHF Radiotelephone FM 8500 will perform to the utmost of its ability only
27. alert is transmitted by pressing the DISTRESS key the output power of the FM 8500 is automatically set to maxi mum 25 W The FM 8500 s keyboard accepts no key input while DSC mes sage is transmitted Distress call inoperative about 3 seconds other calls inoperative about 0 5 seconds To unlock it manually if necessary press the CANCEL key The VHF section keyboard accepts no key input when the PTT switch is operated 2 7 2 4 Auto Acknowledge Auto acknowledge functions to automatically acknowledge indi vidual calls Press the 2 AUTO ACK key to automatically trans mit the acknowledge back ACK BQ to the sending station when an individual call is received An individual message cannot be automatically acknowledged when it is received while the handset is off hook When auto acknowledge is disabled Automatic acknowledge is disabled when an Error Checking Code ECC appears at the end of a receive message A distress alert is received A distress alert cannot be acknowl edged automatically Turning amp AUTO ACK on off auto function manual function 2 8 Each press of the 2 key enables disables auto acknowledge func tion Provides automatic acknowledge of individual calls Automatic acknowledge however is disabled when conducting voice com munications Manual acknowledge of all calls However an all ship s call is automatically acknowledged when no voice communicatio
28. ant 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 8500 E a aie aL ome Station Own Ship Figure 4 3 All Ships Call General procedure 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 Detailed procedure 4 10 Watch VHF CH70 auto Previously selected format appears here If Press the ENT key ALL nine appears press the ENT key F call message Press the SELECT key To select format type lt EL ALL Y Place the cursor on ALL Press the ENT key VHF call message Format ALL SHIPS Press the ENT key Category Telecoml Press the SELECT key To select category DIS Distress ERR URG Urgency DIS URG SAF ROU SAF Safety ROU Routine Select category desired Usually select priority higher than SAF example SAFety Press the ENT key Category Safety Telecom Press the SELECT key To select telecommand 1 continued on next page from previous page Telecoml lt Usually select SMP i SMP DUP Select communication mode disired Press the 4 key examp
29. ategory lt gt 2m ROU Routine is DIS URG SAF ROU normally selected Select ROU relecon1gl Telecom2 Press the SELECT key To select telecommand 1 Telecoml lt gt Usually select SMP or DUP SMP DUP DAT FAX NO Select mode desired Press the ENT key 4 3 From previous page After receiving the ACK BQ signal do the following Wait for ack BO Next CH70 When the ACK BQ signal is received ABLE Receiving station accepts working channel proposed by your ship UNABLE 16 is displayed when other ship rejected working channel proposed Received station ID by your ship If coast station was CDAlarm sounds To silence press the ae ALARM STOP key e Snows key QUEUE INDI CATION meaning the coast station is busy Qf ABLE appears communicate with other Wait on xe AE station over the VHF designated the coast station will If UNABLE appears prepare a message with contact you different proposal and transmit it by pressing the CALL key Repeat until proposal is mutually accepted Gif you want to view contents of receive message press the ENT key successively Returns to normal display 4 2 Receiving Individual Call ACK RQ General When an individual call is received the FM 8500 responds to the call depending on the setting of automatic acknowledge AUTO ACK function AUTO ACK ON
30. by Urgency or Safety category that own ship is not a participant in an armed conflict 5 3 5 2 Making Telephone Calls Basic procedure Detailed procedure When the coast station serves PSTN telephone service you can make Telephone Call via Coast Station 1 Selection of Format specifier 2 Entry of Coast Station ID 3 Entry of Telephone number Watch VHF CH70 Coast AD lt auto 7 DIGITS Press the 2 key successively Y i pata until auto appears Coast Station ID Entry IF cal IF cal Format Coast AD Tel No Press the ENT key Previously selected format appears here Press the SELECT key Press the ENT key example 1234567 Press the ENT key l message Coast AD 001234567 Tel No Press the SELECT key To enter telephone number max 16 digits Telephone number DIGITS unt Place the cursor on TEL p Press the ENT key Telephone Number Entry 1 message Press the ENT key PSTN CALL Ready for calling PSTN CALL 001234567 Press the CALL key to transmit message Press the SELECT key To enter coast station ID continued on next page 5 4 from previous page PSTN CALL Immediately Call in progress PSTN CALL CH70 Waiting for ack BQ AUTO RETRY in 5 sec Transmission time is about 0 4 0 6 seconds Counts down P If A
31. call semi auto auto call Refer to page 5 4 Call a terrestrial network for example your office through a coast station ALL All ships call Refer to page 4 9 R A and R S Distress relay for All ships and for Se lective Individual calls Refer to page 3 5 e DIS Distress call Refer to page 3 1 e GRP Group call Call a specific group by entering group ID number e GEO Georgraphic area call Call for ships within a range set by you in the transmit message menu To designate the range enter reference point and width range data of both longitude and latitude Example Ocean AD 34N 135E dal0 do5 r Range data ee point da fe 135 E ME E How to enter the data Area lt gt NORTH 00 00 EAST 000 00 mr atat Enter Nes Enter range adi 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 e POL e MED e NEU Position request individual call Find position of other ship by entering its ID number Polling call individual call Confirm that own ship is within communi cation range with other ship This provides only negative response it does not provide position information Medical transport All ships call Inform all ships by Urgency category that own ship carries medical goods Neutral craft All ships call Inform all ships
32. e message Transmit message Receive ACK BQ from receiving station Communicate with station 4 1 Detailed procedure Prepare and transmit a message as follows Watch VHF CH70 Press the ENT key F call message Press the SELECT key To select format type lt EL ALL Place the cursor on IND Press the ENT key F call message at INDIVIDUAL Press the ENT key AddressHi Category Press the SELECT key To enter other station ID Address input digits Entry of other station ID FE station 9 digits Coast station 00 7 digits Press the ENT key Address Category Press the SELECT key To select category Category lt gt DIS URG SAF ROU Select ROU Press the ENT key continued on next page 4 2 Previously selected format appears here If INDIVIDUAL appears press the ENT key Press the 4 key To return to previous menu ROU Routine is normally selected Address Category Press the SELECT key To enter other station ID Address lt input digits Entry of other station ID i station 9 digits Press the 4 key To return to previous menu Coast station 00 7 digits Press the ENT key Address Category Press the SELECT key To select category C
33. ece 2100 Hz 10 Hz max IEC61162 1 NMEAO0183 Ver 2 00 Symbol Error Rate 107 input 3dBmV 10 Menu List Press the ENT key p 10 2 Press the 8 RCVD key gt p 10 3 Press the 9 XMTD key gt p 10 3 Watch VHF CH70 Press the SELECT key Set Up menu Set up menu 123 ALM lt gt Latitude Longitude UTC p 3 4 J 2m gt COMPLY STATUS EEM3 Proposal from p 4 5 other station is acceptable or not L UNABLE NOR BSY DSA CH MOD Reason why unable to comply O eee gt PRINT OUT HUMANA EUM Automatic printing p 6 1 MENU Manual printing EEPROM Contens of EEPROM SS eds gt SOUND KEY CLICK RN p 6 4 OFF E FILE NENE Storing message Max 59 p 4 15 ADDRESS Storing other station ID Max 99 p 5 8 TEL No Storing telephone number Max 50 Y gt SYSTEM J Confirmation of ROM version number P Protection of data p 7 1 ID Own ship ID Threse settings can not DSC be changed once I RT registered by Installing L CH technician PO ALM gt ALARM ON OFF ON Receive alarm OFF p 6 5 TYPE 0 f 2 9 Distress and urgent alarm tones Default settings shown in highlight 10 1 Normal display Press the ENT key
34. ecessary To change working channel press press the ENT key the 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 seston reser nase gt Then communicate with other station Returns to normal display 4 7 1 from previous page When changing communication mode Telecoml lt UNA SMP Example when selecting Unable Proposal from transmittion station is not acceptable Telecom unable comp 1 yk No reason Press the SELECT key To select reason why unable to comply Unable lt NOR BYS Select reason Press the ENT key Telecoml lt UNA SMP Example when selecting Simplex Press the ENT key Channelfy Press the SELECT key To change working channel Working channel lt input digits AY Enter working channel Ready for calling ACK BQ CALL CH70 Press the CALL key If a diffrent 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 Press the ENT key 4 3 Transmitting All Ships Calls When to use All Ships Call The All Ships Call is used to transmit import
35. em configuration viii This page is intentionally left blank 1 VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview The FM 8500 system consists of a main transceiver unit and two antennas The transceiver unit contains a VHF transmitter receiver and channel 70 watch receiver module The performance and op eration are controlled on its front panel The antenna may be of any type available from FURUNO or market and the recommended type is a vertically polarized non directional type The first an tenna works for transmitting and receiving and the 2nd antenna for watch keeping Keyboard LCD for DSC operation FURUNO VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM 8500 y POSITION AUTOACK TEST auto 1 2 3 me PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME HA 1 DISTRESS CANCEL 4 5 6 8 oN DISTRESS lf ALARM U EN FILE RCVD XMTD gt EE 7 C 8 9 Gu RE A VOLUME SQUELCH 1 UL eus OFF DW SCAN PUSH LOW x REV USATE PRIN MNT 4 0 gt ENT s Controls for E B VHF operation OF ey f CH16 key fae cd Volume with Channel selector Power ON OFF High Low power Press for Mode selection Press to turn on off Squelch
36. f message 5 Telecom1 Telecommand The communication mode simplex or semi duplex 2 1 6 Channel Voice communication channel To communicate with a coast station a station sends its position data to the coast station and the coast station determines the chan nel to use A station may only use CH16 distress channel in the event of distress 7 Pos Ship s position Position input by radionavigational equipment 8 UTC Universal Time Coordination The equipment contains a clock External time input from radionavigational equipment cannot be used 9 ACK RQ BQ Acknowledge request RQ or acknowledge reply BQ 2 2 2 2 Controls LEDs Controls LCD DSC controls r gt FURUNO VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM 8500 Watch VHF h70 POSITION AUTOACK TEST atc G y 22 6 YGF gt ae i 2 3 cance PRINT CONTRAST VOLUME ese DISTRESS CANCEL k 4 V 5 L 6 J Le eH eu fosraess ae FILE RCVD XMTD gt pe 7 f 8 f 9 BEET VOLUME gt f LE eus OFFOMISCANFUSH LO TX y USA W once ei a PES 0 J X LENT Ol OFF AUTO 7 Transmits messages other than distress Silences the receive alarm Stops repetitive alerts Transmits the distress alert Open cover on DISTRESS key and press
37. g a receive message Press the 8 RCVD key at normal display Received call lt DISTRESS Distress alert gt received DISTRESS ORDINARY ORDINARY Other than distress For example ORDINARY log Press the ENT key Ordinary log No 1y 50 gt lad e gt Log no page no Y S Y i 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 4 21 Transmitting retrieved message 4 22 Press the 4 key To return to previous menu 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 1y 50 gt es oor 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 ue hg sence ae 772 NEXT Recalls received l in message DEL Deletes received Press the ENT key message from memo
38. he channel designated by a transmitting station voice communication can be initiated by you or transmitting station 4 6 When unable to comply is selected UNABLE appears The channel of the FM 8500 is restored to the previous channel The channel is diffrent from the one designated by other station Y 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 ACK BQ ACK RO Other ship ID Alarm sounds To silence press the ALRAM STOP key Press the ENT key Communication mode DUPLEX TP No information _ Confirm proposa Channel from other station YA Working channel Press the ENT key twice ACK ae ACK BQ END Returns to normal Acknowledge call lt display gt NEXT Recalls received ACK END NEXT DEL message DEL Deletes received message from memory Press the ENT key n Ago eae Communication mode Telecomifg DUPLEX To change communication Press the ENT key mode press the SELECT key Channel lt De 1 1 continued on next page Working channel If no change is n
39. however remains on the screen This is done to prevent break in communications Automatic acknowledge is automatically restored once voice communications are terminated The priority of the equipments is as follows DSC section of FM 8500 gt Wing handset gt Handset of FM 8500 gt Remote Station RB 700 1 5 This page is intentionally left blank 2 DSC Terminal Operational Overview 2 1 DSC Messages The contents of a DSC message change with format specifier call ing category 1 Format Calling type IND TEL ALL R A R S GRP POS Individual Call Telephone Call All Ships Call Relay All Ships Call Relay Specific Ships Call Group Call Position Request Call 2 Address Station s 9 digit ID number IDs starting with 00 are coast stations those starting with 0 are group IDs or another IDs are ship s IDs 3 Category Communication priority There are four communication priorities as below DIS URG SAF ROU 4 DSC DSC channel A vessel is in grave and imminent danger and requests im mediate assistance Announce important safety information or request medical assistance Transmitting a message containing an important navigational or an important meteorological warning For routine individual calling ADSC channel is different from the usual communication channel because it is not used for voice communication but rather DSC and acknowledging receipt o
40. inter Setup Auto Manual Procedure Automatic printing You can select either automatic or manual printing by following the procedure shown below Factory setting Auto Watch VHF CH70 Normal display Press the SELECT key Set up menu lt Setup menu Main menu 1 23 Press the 4 key To select Print out menu Print out AUTO MANU Press the ENT key after selecting AUTO MANU UE AUTO Automatic printing AUTO MANU MANU Manual printing Select either one Press the ENT key Returns to normal display 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 Example Printing Timing of 4 key pressing Piingout Contents of VHF call message During VHF call message display to Ready 8 for calling display Contents of all transmitted logs Displayed Xmitted log No gt Xmitted log No lt gt To stop printing press the CANCEL key Contents
41. ion certificate N KCS 99212005 AA 00 of 2 June 1999 issued by KCS Certification The Netherlands This declaration is issued according to the provisions of European Council Directive 96 98 EC on marine equipment modified by Commission Directive 98 85 EC On behalf of Furuno Electric Co Ltd Hiroaki Komatsu Nishinomiya City Japan Manager June 16 1999 International Rules and Regulations Place and date of issue
42. ire or electrical shock Table of Contents FOREWORD sacarina vii System Configuration soriana AAA viii VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview 1 1 Controls Indications sico idilio eiii 1 2 I Telephone Operation a O ia 1 3 DSC Terminal Operational Overview PE DB hs a 0 uum M 2 1 2 2 Controls LEDS RTT 2 3 2 3 Basic CI ERU Oll cascos ncc s LER Oe LH E E 2 5 A X 2 8 DSC Distress Alert 3 1 Distress Alert TETRIS A A EEEE uS 3 3 2 Manual Entry of Ship s Position and Time iiis di 3 4 3 3 Receiving Distress Alert from Other SIp s iuuide ie rice trate ettari cere en eso coenae ana 3 5 A E Dto tds Eid S LED 3 9 DSC Communication dl Transmitting IIO LEGI Pe a 4 4 2 Receiving Individual Call ACK RQ spider lali 4 5 4 3 Transmitting All SHps Calls poa 4 9 4 4 Receiving All Ships Calls tia 4 12 4 5 Creating and Saving Transmit Messages xsccccssicacsivasaseistacnatavevensveidivvaniecontesicans 4 15 L OWAGNE OVer DIOS odse en o A vafe asd diodes 4 17 4 7 Retrieving Transit Files dean 4 18 4 5 Transmit Receive Message Memory coord 4 19 Other Calling Types and Other Functions 5 1 Other Calle qe RT E TE 5 1 32 Making Telephone Call icons cdi 5 4 5 3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station siscscccsvetstivessacasssencsaceavsectedawigadsccsseatis 5 7 5 4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Nos scorrere tror nai 5 8 V 6 Other Settings 6 1 Panter Setup AMO MA id 6 1 6 2 Turning Keyboard Click
43. irements as listner Isolation Optocoupler Input impedance 560 ohms Max Voltage 15V Threshold 4mA AP 3 GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data GGA hhmmss ss llII IIl a yyyyy yyy a X Xx X X X X Mx x M x x xxxx hh CR LF I tlt tl diu b ILLE eg op ap 11 L LLLE E E 10 ba Os A A O i 9 AA dope 8 E ES 7 A etl 6 ho Wo dass 5 pe cre 4 dunno 3 HA 2 n nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nn nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 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 AP 4 GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude GLL III ll a yyyyy yyy a hhmmss ss A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt L bob Doo
44. knowledge 1 5 2 8 AUTO squelch iaa 1 3 C Calling Ty DOS aee river e oiu e uit 5 Comply Status titi 4 5 10 1 D A na aaae 2 1 F Front Patel iaa nnna 1 1 l IMD arnes 2 1 INT tetera 1 2 M MAYDAY e 3 3 N Nature of distress cse races aram te ata men 3 2 O ON DOOK susana 4 12 P Powet Set HIPS ainda 7 5 A dtd 1 2 Q QUEUE INDICATION rita 4 4 R ROU c oisi erai E EE E 2 1 U A E 1 2 V MHF Transceiver an v MSW rn TER E 8 2 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD LF UJ LR a PE ay 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Tel 81 798 65 2111 Fax 81 798 65 4200 Pub NO DOC 226 Declaration of conformity to type 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 8500 and its ancillary equipment Printer interface IF 8500 Remote station RB 700 Distribution box 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 ETS 300 162 March 1998 ETS 300 338 November 1995 EN 60945 January 1997 IEC 60945 Third edition 1996 11 title and or number and date of issue of the standard s or other normative docum ent s For assessment see EC type examinat
45. le Simplex To return to previous ments 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 l Returns to normal display Call in progress ALL SHIPS CALL CH70 Transmission time about 0 5 seconds The channel of the FM 8500 is Returns to nornmal display QUU D UP i message prepared i here is transmitted Since the channel of the FM 8500 is automatically set to CH16 designated above you can commence voice communication immediately 4 4 Receiving All Ships Calls General 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 8500 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 Alarm sounds Off hook Press 2 J AUTO ACK key to switch to working channel 3 Caller s voice can be heard On hook Handset hung in hook Off hook Handset picked up Ne
46. lk switch on the handset or microphone to talk and release it to listen for the response Output power BEFORE transmitting think about the subjects which have to be commu nicated and if necessary prepare written notes to avoid unecessary inter ruptions and ensure that no valuable time is wasted on a busy channel Listen before commencing to transmit to make certain that the channel is not already in use Each press of the HI LOW key selects HI or LOW output power The transmitter power is automatically set for low on the follow ing 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 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 Channel 16 Press the CH16 key to select channel CH16 International Call ing and Safety Channel This is an international calling and safety channel The use is lim ited for 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 Channel 16 for purposes other than distress ur gency and very brief safety communications when another calling channel is available
47. m2 INDIVIDUAL 000000000 Routine DUPLEX TP RES No 18 23 ACK RO KkKKKK Xmitted log KKKKK Xmt message 12 34 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 004310000 Category Routine Telecoml DUPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel 23 EOS ACK BO DSC ch 70 C Xmt message 00 09 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 004310000 Category Routine Telecoml DUPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel 23 EOS ACK RO DSC ch 70 e Rcv message 00 07 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 431000001 Category Routine Telecoml DUPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel 23 EOS ACK RQ ECC OK DSC ch 70 D Format INDIVIDUAL Address 431000001 Category Routine Telecoml DUPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel 23 EOS ACK BOQ DSC ch 70 KKKKK Ordinary log KKKKK e Call message file 01 FURUNO 02 CAPTAIN Individual All ships Rcv message 02 04 Format ALL SHIPS Category Safety Telecoml SIMPLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel 16 EOS EOS ECC OK DSC ch 70 Xmt message 02 03 Format INDIVIDUAL Address 004310000 Category Safety Telecoml SIMLEX TP Telecom2 RES No 18 Channel No information EOS ACK RQ ECC OK DSC ch s c Format NDIVIDUAL Address Category Telecoml Channel EOS ECC I 0 R D Telecom2 RES No 18 S o2 A O 00000000 outine UPLEX TP CK RQ K DSC ch
48. mal display Only for individual Call When selecting R S in call type Wait for relay ack f lt Wait for relay ack Watch on CH16 Dist 4 8 nin screen following instructions of a coast station y 7 ID of vessel y in distress Counts down from i five minutes Y 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 normal 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 a coast station This page is intentionally left blank 4 DSC Communication 4 1 Transmitting Individual Calls General The individual call is for sending message to a specific station After transmitting message called ACK RQ transmission wait to receive the acknowledge back ACK BQ signal from receiving station You should receive it within five minutes 2 Acknowledge back ACK BQ signal Po ee se Ll 1 Individual call ACK RQ transmission MBE Own Ship Coast Station Figure 4 1 Individual Call General procedure Load saved Tx message or prepar
49. mes The normal dis play appears Tx power CH60 CH40 CH88 Press the HI LOW key to see low Tx output power Tx power CH60 CH14 CH88 Power settings To view other channel modes press the CHANNEL key Tx output power settings Appears when private Tx power Priv01 CH123 on private channels can be channels are registered confirmed by rotating the CHANNEL key To escape press the CANCEL key three times The normal display appears This page is intentionally left blank 8 Maintenance amp Troubleshooting 8 1 Maintenance A WARNING Do not work inside the equipment unless totally familiar with electrical circuits Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment Antenna connectors 1 Check that each connector is firmly connected 2 Clean corroded or soiled connectors 3 Check coaxial cable for damage If damaged replace 4 Check that bolts fixing the antenna are firmly tightened 8 2 Troubleshooting When the power cannot be turned on 1 Check if power plug is firmly connected 2 Check breaker at the rear of the equipment If it has tripped push it in to reset 3 If power cannot be turned on contact a FURUNO agent or rep resentative 8 1 8 3 Diagnostic Test Procedure 8 2 Regulations require that the DSC section be checked daily for proper operation Select a channel not in use and press and h
50. n blinking question mark appears Press the ENT or SELECT key depending on your desire Blinking question mark VHF call message Format selection screen In this example it is format for VHF call message Format Id INDIVIDUAL If change is necessary If no change is necessary press the SELECT key press the ENT key 2 5 Preparing and Transmitting Messages There are two methods by which you can prepare and transmit messages and they are shown below Preparing message for immediate transmission Prepare message and then transmit it Normal display Press the ENT key VHF call message Formati INDIVIDUAL FH A A AAA For how to prepare a message refer to page 4 1 Y After preparation press the CALL key to transmit the message Preparing and storing message for later transmission Prepare messages excluding distress message and save them to the memory Maximum 99 files You may retrieve and transmit a memory stored message as follows Normal display Press the SELECT key Set up menu L 2 3 4 Press the 7 key For how to prepare and store a message refer to 4 5 Preparing and Saving Transmit Messages Y After the normal display appears press keys in the order shown below to transmit a message Press the 7 key Enter file number Press the CALL key 2 6 Status of FM 8500 during DSC Call Key entry of VHF When the distress
51. nce Dimensions and Mass Temperature Relative Humidity Waterproofing Power Supply Color Transmitter Frequency Range RF Output Power Modulation AF Response Frequency Deviation Spurious Emission Modulation System INTL Channel 55 USA Channel 55 WX Channel 10 PRIV Channel 20 authorization required PLL synthesizer Semi duplex amp Simplex G3E G2B 50 Q 258 W X 108 H X 230 D mm 5kg 20 C to 55 C 93 at 40 C Panel IEC529 IPX4 Chassis 1EC529 IPX2 24 VDC 10 30 Transmit 150 W Receive 10 W Panel Munsell N3 0 Chassis Munsell 2 5GY 5 1 5 155 00 to 161 475 MHz 25W HI 1W LOW Within 1 3 of 6dB oct pre emphasis characteristics at 300 to 3000 Hz 5 kHz max Less than 0 25 uW Reactance Type 9 1 Receiver Frequency Range Receiving System Intermediate Frequency Sensitivity Adjacent Channel Selectivity Spurious Response Rejection Audio Output DSC Section Protocol Modulation Rate Modulation Modulation Frequency Nav Equipment Interface CH70 Receiver Sensitivity 9 2 155 000 to 166 075 MHz Double Conversion Superheterodyne First IF 21 4 MHz Second IF 455 kHz 8dBmV at SINAD 12 dB 70 dB min 70 dB min Internal Speaker 3W min 8ohms Handset 2mW min 2000hms Complies with ITU R Rec M 493 9 ClassA M 541 8 and M 689 2 1200 baud 30 p p m max AFSK Mark 1300 Hz 10 Hz max Sp
52. ns are taking place when the call is received See page 4 12 for details 3 DSC Distress Alert 3 1 Distress Alert Transmission Basic procedure for transmitting distress alert In the GMDSS a vessel in distress contacts a coast station by DSC to request help The procedure for transmitting a distress alert is as shown below If the DISTRESS key is accidentally pressed press the ALARM STOP key or CANCEL key within five seconds after pressing the DISTRESS key to cancel the distress alert Open cover on DISTRESS key Press DISTRESS key 4 seconds continuously If the key is pressed less than 3 seconds distress alert will not be transmitted EE The distress alert is transmitted 1A coast station receives the distress alert The coast station transmits the DIST ACK signal to the vessel in distress The vessel in distress receives the DIST ACK from the coast station The vessel in distress commences voice communications with coast station Transmitting the distress call Nature of Distress Watch VHF CH70 Po ane auto 3 Collision 4 Grounding CD Open cover on DISTRESS key 5 Listing capsizing 2 Press DISTRESS key 4 seconds 6 Sinking continuously 7 Disabled amp adrift 8 Abandoning 0 Undesignated DISTRESS CALL CH70 lH Piracy armed robbery attack Man overboard at 15 20 H E Position Time To
53. of specific log no for example During Xmitted C Press the ENT key 6 log no 1 display to EOS display Xmitted log No lt 1 50 gt Press the ENT key M peus gt ch 13 Call message again Sue O While these Call again to gt displays CALL END appears Ready for calling Press the ENT key 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 Contents of specific log no for example Ordinary display gt Press the ENT key log no 1 rv Ordinary log No lt 1 50 gt Distress Received While these to displays CD Currently received message appears Received Bur OK Press the ENT key 2 Acknowledge message Ready for calling is displayed 3 Acknowledge call 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 For example to print out all coast addresses all Address or Tel No files in the memory press the 4 key at display Press the SELECT key gt on page 5 9 Press the 7 key File gt Press the 4 key to print out all list of Address Tel No saved messages Example printout a Format Address Channel EOS ECC DSC ch Category elecoml eleco
54. old down the PTT switch of the handset for more than one second before starting self test Watch VHF CH70 Normal display auto Press the 3 TEST key Text in progress Appears during testing please wait Several seconds later Completed Daily test B si End diagnostic test When you didn t press the PTT switch before diagnostic test except VSWR is displayed Distress alarm sounds and red LED near the DISTRESS key lights Press ALARM STOP to silence the aural alarm VHF DSC GOOD L For GOOD press CANCEL key to return to the normal dispay For NG No Good press the ENT key to find reason for NG continued on next page from previous page Y Press ENT to view results of test TRANSMIT POWER NG P A of transmission section error or Antenna TX PCB PLL LOCK NG PLL U5 error on the Tx PCB CONTROL PCB NG MODEM U29 error on the Control PCB or CH70 Rx PCB NG VHF RX CH70 RX PCB error Check end CANCEL key Press the 4 key To escape press the CANCEL key If NG appears have a technician replace corresponding p c board NOTE Do not open the equipment at any time Electrical shock hazard exists inside the equipment Contact FURUNO agent or dealer for service 8 3 This page is intentionally left blank 9 Specifications General Channel Programs Oscillator Communication System Class of Emission Antenna Impeda
55. onomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status field shall not be null fields AP 6 RMC Recommended minimum specific GPS TRANSIT data RMC hhmmss ss A IIII Il a yyyyy yyy a x x x x xxxxxx x x a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt ll dele cali I 114810 b ali Ist det ud ome dee O O Eo qd Uu em 7 peo dope AA 6 fT AA 5 LJ Se 4 tem 3 a 2 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 Data and time ZDA hhmmss ss XX XX XXxx xx xx hh CR LF 1 UTC 2 Day 01 to 31 UTC 3 Month 01 to 12 UTC 4 Year UTC 5 Local zone hours 00h to 13h 6 Local zone minutes 00 to 59 as local hours 7 Checksum AP 7 INDEX A BROW KEY sirenas 2 5 Automatic ac
56. ot WA R N y N G avoided could result in death or serious injury This notice indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not CA U TI O N avoided could result in minor or moderate injury or property damage A WARNING A CAUTION Do not open the equipment Use the proper fuse except to replace paper or fuse Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or permanent equipment damage Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock burn or Do not use the equipment for other than serious injury exists inside the its intended purpose equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside Personal injury can result if the equipment the equipment is used as a chair or stepping stool for example Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Do not place objects on the top of the equipment Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result The equipment can overheat or personal injury can result if the object falls Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip ment is 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 f
57. own AUTO ACK Turns automatic transmission of acknowledge call AUTO ACK on off Refer 2 to page 2 8 Note that distress alert cannot be automatically acknowledged by auto acknowledge TEST 3 Conducts self tests PRINT e 4 Printing This is also available for automatic setting of the printer CONTRAST 5 Adjusts contrast of LCD in eight levels FILE f 7 Retrieves files PONE Displays contents of received messages Storage capacity 100 files 50 each 18 of distress and other Refer to page 4 21 AMTD Displays contents of transmitted messages Storage capacity 50 files 9 Refer to page 4 19 fo Not used a 2 3 Basic Operation Normal display When the FM 8500 is turned on the following display appears This display is known as the normal display Watch VHF CH70 Normal display screen auto 2 key pressed to get auto screen Should you get lost in operation you can return to the normal dis play by pressing the CANCEL key several times Selecting and registering items The arrow keys 4 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 type lt ALL ships gt Call type cusor T selection screen encloses KL a a In this example current it is Call type selection Shifts inii Shifts cursor cursor leftward rightward Press the ENT key Whe
58. power on and 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 Selecting channel modes Selecting channels Adjusting volume Adjusting squelch While pressing the channel selector press the CH16 key to select the channel mode International USA in the case of USA ver sion private if authorized or weather mode USA version The International version of FM 8500 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 Rotate the CHANNEL selector clockwise counterclockwise un til a desired channel is reached The VOLUME control adjusts the volume of the loudspeaker The SQUELCH control adjusts the squelch threshold level Adjust 1t 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 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 SQUELCH control precisely Every press of the SQUELCH control changes the function as fol lows OFF gt DW gt SCAN 1 3 Transmitting Press the PTT Press to ta
59. ry Acknolege call gt To change press the Telecom1fH SELECT key Press the ENT key Channel gt To change press the SELECT key Press the ENT key Ready for calling ACK BO CALL CH70 Press the CALL key to transmit the ACK BQ signal NOTE If the signal transmitted more than five minutes after re ception of ACK RQ signal it is treated as an ACK RQ signal rather than ACK BQ Finally the Wait for ACK BQ screen appears 5 Other Calling Types and Other Functions 5 1 Other Calling Types General The FM 8500 provides 12 calling types Of these individual all 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 Selection of calling type Calling Type Watch VHF CH70 Normal display Press the ENT key VHF call message Format Press the SELECT key To select calling type A Call type lt place the cursor here and press the gt key IND TEL ALL R A R S DIS gt able Press the P key Call type lt GRP GEO POS POL MED NE Description of all 12 calling types appears on the next pages 5 1 IND Individual call Refer to page 4 1 e TEL Telephone
60. s the 4 key to display 01 Call message lt so File name Press the ENT key Name lt Al gt EN ascpr LI If you don t want to change file name press the ENT key Same file nam xists Duplicate name NO Press the ENT key To wirte over existing file Next file memory lt l EN NEXT 4 17 4 7 Retrieving Transmitting Files Retrieving a file Watch VHF CH70 Normal display Press the 7 FILE key Enter file no Press the ENT key File name Call message To view contents of message press the ENT key successively Ready for calling To transmit message Press the CALL key To return to normal display Press the CANCEL key Transmitting a file Watch VHF CH70 Normal display Press the 7 FILE key Enter file no Press the CALL key Call in progress Transmitting Returns to normal display 4 18 4 8 Transmit Receive Message Memory General 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 Retrieving a transmit message Press the 9 XMTD key at the normal display Xmitted log
61. ss Your vessel transmitting DIST ACk DIST ACK CALL CH70 Returns to normal 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 8500 Relay distress alert to coast station by MF DSC Fi nally follow instruction of the coast station 3 8 3 4 Distress Relay General Procedure If a vessel in distress is obviously near own ship and is not able to transmit the distress alert by itself you can relay transmit the alert on behalf of the vessel in distress You may relay a distress alert in the following conditions DWhen the station in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress message or 2 When the master or person responsible for the vessel not in dis tress or the person responsible for the coast station considers that further help is necessary However DO NOT press the DISTRESS key it is for use when own vessel is in distress Watch VHF CH70 Normal display auto Press the ENT key and press the SELECT key To select call type Call type lt gt Refer to page 5 1 IND TEL 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 then press the ENT key After that enter the coast station ID Press the ENT key F Call message Display for
62. t by radiotelphony to the ship in distress on VHF CH16 1 Say MAYDAY ONCE No 2 Say ID number of vessel CS Coast Station in distress THREE TIMES RCC Rescue Co ordination Center 3 Say This is ONCE 4 Say ID number of your vessel THREE TIMES 5 Say Received MAYDAY ONCE Y Enter details in log lt I Inform CS and or RCC 3 6 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 f Relay the distress alert to a coast station by DSC Follow the instructions of the coast station Begin search and rescue operation for the vessel in distress 3 7 Transmitting DIST ACK When you receive retransmission of distress alert from vessel in distress DISTRESS CALL 7 CH70 ID of vessel in distress Press the ALARM STOP key to silence the alarm Then press the ENT key successively to view contents of distress message Acknowledge call ENS 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 transmit it by pressing the CALL key Call in progre
63. tted log No Viewing contents of transmit message XMITTED CALL WORKING CH LOG No END 1 50 NEXT DEL 10 3 This page is intentionally left blank APPENDIX 1 Marine VHF Channel Lists M INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS 156 050 156 100 156 150 156 200 156 250 156 300 156 350 156 400 156 450 156 500 156 550 156 600 156 650 156 700 156 750 156 800 156 850 156 900 156 950 157 000 157 050 157 100 157 150 157 200 157 250 157 300 157 350 157 400 160 650 160 700 160 750 160 800 160 850 156 300 160 950 156 400 156 450 156 500 156 550 156 600 156 650 156 700 156 750 156 800 156 850 161 500 161 550 161 600 161 650 161 700 161 750 161 800 161 850 161 900 161 950 162 000 E WEATHER CHANNELS R 163 275 162 550 162 400 162 475 162 425 162 450 162 500 162 525 161 650 161 775 MHz 156 025 156 075 156 125 156 175 156 225 156 275 156 325 156 375 156 425 156 475 156 525 156 575 156 625 156 675 156 725 156 875 156 925 156 975 157 025 157 075 157 125 157 175 157 225 157 275 157 325 157 375 157 425 160 625 160 675 160 725 160 775 160 825 160 875 160 925 156 375 156 425 156 475 156 525 156 575 156 625 156 675 156 725 156 875 161 525 161 575 161 625 161 675 161 725 161 775 161 825 161 875 161 925 161 975 162 025 MHz E USA CHANNELS 156 050 156 100 156 150 156 200 156 250 156 300 156 350

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