Furuno INMARSAT-C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12 - Manual (Page 77)

3-7
Saving a Message
Formatting a floppy disk
To save a message to a floppy disk the disk must be formatted. For-
matting prepares the disk no information can be written to its surface.
1. Insert a blank floppy disk into the disk drive.
2. Press [F1].
3. Press [8].
File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm
File
1. New
2. Open
3. Close
4. Save
5. Delete
6. Rename
7. Print
8. Format Disk
9. MIME (Decode)
Format Disk
Insert new disk for drive B:
And select media type 2HD (1.44MB)
2DD (720KB)
Figure 3-12 Format disk screen
4. Select media type.
5. Press [Enter].
File
1. New
2. Open
3. Close
4. Save
5. Delete
6. Rename
7. Print
8. Format Disk
9. MIME (Decode)
Format Disk
Insert new disk for drive B:
And select media type
Start
Yes No
Figure 3-13 FD Format confirmation screen
6. Select “Yes” to format the disk. Press [Enter] to begin formatting.
Note: If there is no floppy disk in the drive, “FD not inserted in
drive. Press any key to escape.” appears on the display.
7. “Now Formatting” appears on the screen during formatting.
8. When formatting is completed (about one minute), “Formatting
Completed.” appears on the display. You can now return to the
standby display by pressing any key.