Furuno FM-8800D/8800S - Manual (Page 69)

3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
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2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm.
** Received Message **
APR01/ 04 12 : 34 ECC : OK
POSITION CALL
TCmd1 : POSITION
TCmd2 : NO INFO
ROUTINE
FROM : 123456789
PRESS ENT TO ACK.
3. To send your position manually, press the ENT key. The following pop-up
menu appears.
ANSWER
NO ANSWER
4. Choose ANSWER by the CH knob and press the CALL key to send your
position data. Then, the standby display appears.
To send no position data, choose NO ANSWER and press the ENT key twice
to return to the standby display.
3.7 Polling Call
Polling means confirming if own station is within communicating range with other
station. This function only provides affirmative or negative response; it does not
provide position information. Note that simultaneous polling to more than one
station is not possible.
1 Polling
2 Acknowledge
3 Polling
4 Acknowledge
3.7.1 Sending a polling call
1. Press the CALL key. The display changes from standby display to the
COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse
video.
2. Press the ENT key to open the call type list.