Furuno RC-1800T User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD .................................................................................................................vi
1. DSC SYSTEM OVERVIEW...................................................................................1-1
1.1 What is DSC? .............................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 DSC Call .....................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2.1 Distress alert call and reply ...............................................................................................1-3
1.2.2 Individual call .....................................................................................................................1-4
1.3 Audio Alarms ..............................................................................................................................1-4
1.4 Remote Control and Automatic Acknowledge ............................................................................1-5
1.4.1 Remote control ..................................................................................................................1-5
1.4.2 Automatic acknowledge.....................................................................................................1-5
1.4.3 Both remote control and automatic acknowledge ON.......................................................1-5
1.5 Interpreting Call Displays............................................................................................................1-6
1.5.1 Receive calls......................................................................................................................1-6
1.5.2 Send calls ..........................................................................................................................1-8
1.6 Remote Control of SSB Radiotelephone ....................................................................................1-9
2. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW.................................................................................2-1
2.1 Controls, LED Description ..........................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Turning the Power On/Off...........................................................................................................2-3
2.3 DSC Standby Screen, Radiotelephone Setting Screen and Their Indications...........................2-3
2.3.1 DSC standby screen..........................................................................................................2-3
2.3.2 Radiotelephone setting screen..........................................................................................2-3
2.4 Panel Backlighting, LCD Contrast and Brightness .....................................................................2-4
2.5 Loudspeaker, Buzzer On/Off ......................................................................................................2-5
2.6 Starting, Stopping Scanning DSC Routine Frequencies............................................................2-6
2.7 Automatic Acknowledge On/Off..................................................................................................2-7
2.8 Intercom On/Off ..........................................................................................................................2-8
2.9 Selection of On-screen Items .....................................................................................................2-9
2.10 Manual Entry of Position and Time .........................................................................................2-10
2.11 Remote Control of FURUNO SSB Radiotelephone................................................................2-12
3. DISTRESS OPERATIONS....................................................................................3-1
3.1 Sending Distress Alert ................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button .....................................................................3-1
3.1.2 Sending distress alert with nature of distress specified.....................................................3-3
3.2 Receiving a Distress Alert...........................................................................................................3-7
3.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band...................................................................................3-7
3.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band ...................................................................................3-8
3.3 Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress...........................................................3-13
3.3.1 Sending distress relay to coast station............................................................................3-13
3.3.2 Sending distress relay to all ships ...................................................................................3-16
3.4 Receiving Distress Relay All Ships from Ship ..........................................................................3-19
3.5 Receiving Distress Relay from Coast Station...........................................................................3-19

Furuno RC-1800T Specifications

General

Brand	Furuno
Model	RC-1800T
Category	Receiver
Language	English