Furuno FM-8800D Manual

VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM-8800D/S
Operator’s Guide
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide basic operating procedures for this equipment.
For more detailed information see the Operator's Manual.
VHF Basic Operation
Turning the power on/off
To turn the power on, turn the VOLUME control
clockwise. To turn the power off, turn the
control fully counterclockwise.
Selecting channels
Rotate the CH knob clockwise
(counterclockwise) to display desired channel.
Adjusting volume of loudspeaker
Rotate the VOLUME control clockwise or
counterclockwise.
Adjusting squelch
Rotate the SQUELCH control so that white
noise heard in the loudspeaker just fades out.
Usually select the AUTO position. AUTO
squelch automatically reduces white noise.
To obtain correct scan watch/dual watch
response, adjust the SQUELCH control
precisely.
Transmitting
Press the PTT switch on the handset or
microphone to talk, and release it to listen for
the response.
Selecting output power
After pressing the SHIFT key, each press of
the HI/LO key selects high or low output
power.
Turning the loudspeaker on/off
Press the SHIFT key, and then the [1] key. The
loudspeaker off mark appears when the
speaker is off.
Quick selection of CH16
Press the CH16 key to select CH16. The use is
limited to distress, urgency, safety and calling.
The transmission on CH16 should be limited to
within 1 minute except for distress calling.
Dual watch
The dual watch function permits watch on
CH16 and another selected channel.
To start dual watch, first select the other
channel to watch and then press the SHIFT
key and DW key in that order.
When the receiver finds a signal on CH16, it
locks on it and restarts dual watching after the
signal on CH16 has gone.
If you are annoyed with the intermittence, turn
off the dual watch by pressing the CH16 or
CANCEL key.
Scanning
The receiver scans all channels at intervals of
0.15 seconds in the selected channel mode in
ascending channel order, watching CH16
between channels as below:
1 16 2 16 3 16 4...
16 88 16 87 16 86 16...
To start scanning, press the SHIFT and SCAN
keys in that order. When the receiver finds a
signal, scanning is stopped on that channel
and starts dual watch on it and CH16. To stop
scanning, press the CH16 or CANCEL key.
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DSC Operation
Sending a coast or ship call
The coast or ship call is for sending message
to a specific coast or ship station.
After transmitting message (called ACK RQ
transmission), wait to receive the acknowledge
back (ACK BQ) signal from the receiving
station. You should receive it within five
minutes.
1. Press the CALL key. The display changes
from standby screen to the COMPOSE
MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is
displayed in revere video.
** Compose Message **
CALL TYPE : COAST CALL
TO : COAST AAA
COAST ID : 003456789
ROUTINE
COMM MODE : TELEPHONE
COMM OPTION : NO INFO
CH : NO INFO
ACK REQ

2. Press the ENT key to open the call type
list.
SHIP CALL
T
COAST CALL
GROUP CALL
PSTN CALL
ALL SHIPS
AREA CALL
POSITION

3. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down
arrow key) to choose the COAST CALL or
SHIP CALL and press the ENT key.
4. The ID is selected; press the ENT key.
5. Key in a coast ID or ship ID number and
press the ENT key.
6. The ROUTINE is selected; press the ENT
key.
ROUTINE
SAFETY
URGENCY

7. Choose ROUTINE, SAFETY, or URGENCY
followed by ENT key.
8. The COMM MODE is selected; press the
ENT key.
DATA
TELEPHONE

9. Choose TELEPHONE or DATA followed by
the ENT key.
10. Choose CH and press the ENT key.
SELECT CH
MANUAL

11. Choose SELECT CH or MANUAL followed
by the ENT key. If you choose SELECT CH,
rotate the CH knob (or press up / down
arrow key) to choose a channel you wish to
communicate and press the ENT key.
CHANNEL
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
25
26
27
28
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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12. Press the CALL key more than three
seconds. A message will be transmitted.
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