Furuno FA-150 - Manual (Page 38)

1. OPERATION
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1.8.3 Message logs
The FA-150 stores the latest 20 each of transmitted and received messages in
respective message logs. When a log becomes full, the oldest message in the
log is automatically deleted to make room for the latest.
To display a message log, do the following:
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Choose MSG and then press the ENT key.
3. Choose TX LOG or RX LOG as appropriate and then press the ENT key.
Below is an example of the Tx log. For the appearance of the Rx log, see
paragraph 1.8.2.
Date and time message
transmitted, message status
OK: Message transmitted
successfully
FAIL: Message could not
be transmitted
[TX LOG]
31/APR 13:25 OK
TO: 431099111 N-ABM
27/MAR 03:43
TO: 431099111 S-ABM
19/MAR 18:00
TO: 431099111 N-ABM
1/20[ ] MSG[ENT] QUIT[MENU]
MMSI of receiver, type of message
N-ABM: Normal, addressed binary
S-ABM: Safety, addressed binary
N-BBM: Normal, broadcast binary
S-BBM: Safety, broadcast binary
TX message log
4. To view the contents of a message, choose it with ▼ or ▲ and then press
the ENT key. Below is an example of a transmitted message. For an
example of a received message, see paragraph 1.8.2.
QUIT[MENU]
[TX LOG]
CHANGE YOUR COURSE TO
350 DEGREE.
Transmitted message example
5. Press the DISP key to close the log.