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This page can be used to indicate that messages from specified Transmitting Stations
or of specified Message Categories should NOT be displayed, stored or output as
required.
Each receiver has its own separate set of message filters; pressing the
Select
XXXX kHz RECEIVER
softkey cycles round the available receivers. The message
filter settings are all non-volatile and will be unchanged after a power cycle.
By default only message categories ‘A’ to ‘F’, ‘H’, ‘J’ to ‘L’, ‘V’ and ‘Z’ are enabled for
all Transmitting Stations. This is indicated by the check boxes for categories ‘G’, ‘I’,
‘M’ to ‘U’ and ‘W’ to ‘Y’ all being marked to indicate that they are being filtered out.
In order to deselect a Transmitting Station or Message Category, navigate to the
relevant checkbox using the pad (, , and keys) and press ENTER. The
checkbox will then be marked to indicate that the Transmitting Station (or Message
Category, as appropriate) is now deselected and will not appear on the display.
Note that deselecting a Message Category (say ‘I’) in the top row (labelled ‘All’) will
remove Message Category ‘I’ from all Transmitting Stations. To disable message
categories from a specific station identity (e.g. ‘K’), scroll down until the selection
panel for ‘K’ is displayed, then select the appropriate check box. Deselecting the first
message category (labelled ‘*’) will toggle the state of all Message Categories from
the selected Station.
Message categories ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’ and ‘L’ cannot be individually controlled. A
Transmitting Station cannot be completely deselected but message types can be
deselected with the exception of types ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’ and ‘L’.
There are three sets of message filter options for every Transmitting Station and
Message Category. The ‘STORE’ filter indicates that the selected message shall be
neither displayed nor stored in the non-volatile memory. The ‘NRX’ filter indicates that
the message shall not be sent to either COM 1 or 2 on reception (if output of NRX
sentences to either COM 1 or 2 is enabled). The ‘PRINT’ filter indicates that the
selected message should not be sent to the printer on reception (if printer output is
enabled).
Note that the ENTER key toggles the value of any check box from checked to
unchecked and back again. Similarly, toggling any check box in the ‘All’ row, or in the
column headed ‘*’ will toggle the other entries in the row or column as appropriate.
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Setup mode: Receiver options
The
Setup mode: Receiver options
page contains diagnostics to assist with
installing and fault finding the SMARTFIND GMDSS NAVTEX.
The lower part of the display is a monitor area which shows all received NAVTEX
characters in real time from the receiver selected as the monitor source, including the
phasing character (Ф) and receive character error symbol (), regardless of
transmitting station and message category filter settings.
Antenna power Enabled for active antenna
or Disabled for passive antenna
Antenna status Unknown: see Troubleshooting guide
Active: an active antenna is connected
Passive: a passive antenna is connected
Overload: excessive current; see Troubleshooting guide
Error: see Troubleshooting guide
Signal strength
The size of the bar indicates the highest signal strength being
currently received by any of the three receivers
Monitor source Selects which receiver to monitor. This parameter is always reset
to ‘None’ after a power cycle.
