Furuno INMARSAT-C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12 - Manual (Page 15)

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About This Manual
A word about the organization of this manual: It is laid out in a user-
friendly manner as possible. We realize a machine like this with its
many, many functions can be a little intimidating to even the experi-
enced MES operator. This is why we have arranged this manual in a
series of sections that start at a basic level and proceed forward in
complexity in a logical manner.
The best way to acquaint yourself with the many facilities this equip-
ment has to offer is to turn it on and try keying in the examples pro-
vided in each of the sections. In hardly no time at all you’ll be enjoying
the benefits of the Inmarsat-C system.
Inmarsat-C System This chapter explains the Inmarsat-C sys-
tem.
Operational Overview This chapter introduces basic operations.
System Initialization Read this chapter to learn how to initialize
the FELCOM 12.
File Operations You will learn how to use the text editor in
this chapter, to prepare, edit and save mes-
sages.
Inmarsat-C Read this chapter to learn how to transmit
Communications and receive in the Inmarsat-C system.
Data Reporting and Polling
This chapter explains data reporting set-
ting and polling reception.
Distress Alert This chapter tells you how to prepare and
transmit the distress alert, and conduct dis-
tress communications.
Other Functions This chapter describes how to abort op-
eration, scan NCS, and select various chan-
nels.
Maintenance The maintenance chapter presents infor-
mation for keeping the FELCOM 12 in top
operating condition.
Appendix The Appendix presents international telex
country codes, international telex abbre-
viations, glossary of acronyms, error mes-
sages and alerts, and international telegra-
phy alphabet.