4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS
4-8
TRANSMITMESSAGESTATUS
Theterminalunitdisplaystransmitmessagestatusasfollows:
MessageSendfailed.Thisappearsifthemessagecouldnot
betransmittedbecauseoftechnicalreasonssuchassatellite
malfunction,signaldegradation,ornoreplyfromLES.Tryto
transmitthemessageagain.
MessageSendrejected.ThisappearswhentheLESrejects
themessagebecauseofnon-technicalreasonssuchasunpaid
subscriber'sfee.
MessageSendpending.Thisappearswhenthecircuitsatthe
LESarebusy.Yourmessagewillbetransmittedwhenacircuit
becomesclear.
Transmitting a message to a station not registered on station list
1. Prepare message. For e-mail or SMS, set Text Mode in the Editor Setup
menu to Ascii. See paragraph 3.2.3. For e-mail attachment, prepare the
attachment and save it to a floppy disk. SMS messages over 160 characters
in length are sent in parts.
2. Press the [F3] key to display the Transmit menu.
3. Press the [1] key to show the Transmit Message menu.
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Transmit
1. Transmit Message
2. Cancel
3. Request Delivery Status
Transmit Message
Normal
Message now being edited Size 24
TELEX
ON
00:00
Immediate
IA5
File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Position StopAlarm
Priority
Message File
Station Name Cost ********.**(US$)
Destination Type
Prefix Code
Country/Ocean Code
Station ID
Modem Type
Address
Subject
Attach File
LES ID
Option
Confirmation
Send Delay
Delivery Delay
Code
[ TRANSMIT ]
Displayscommunicationcharge.Seeparagraph2.6.1.
Transmit message menu