Furuno FM-4000 - Manual (Page 51)

Page 51 FM-4000
11.8.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Using Pre-Programmed Vessel
1. Press the [CALL(MENU)] key to show the “DSC
DSC DSC DSC DSC
Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu .”
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request .”
3. Press [ENT] key to show the Position Request
Directory. This directory uses the Individual Di-
rectory information.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a
name, then press the [ENT] key.
5. Press the [ENT] key again to transmit the Po-
sition Request DSC call.
6. When the FM-4000 receives the position from
the polled vessel it is shown on the radio dis-
play and also transferred to the GPS chart plot-
ter.
NOTE
If the FM-4000 does not receive position data from the polled vessel,
the LCD shows “NO POSITION DATA.”
Manual Request
You may enter an MMSI number manually to request the position of a vessel
that is not registered in the Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory.
1. Press the [CALL(MENU)] key to show the “DSC DSC DSC DSC DSC
Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu Call Menu .”
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request Pos Request .”
3. Press the [ENT] key to show the Position Re-
quest directory. This directory uses the Indi-
vidual Directory information.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select
“Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual ,” then press the [ENT] key.
5. Enter the MMSI number (nine digits) which you
want to contact by the keypad, then press the
[ENT] key.
6. If you enter a wrong number in the MMSI num-
ber, press the [H/L] key until the wrong num-