FURUNO FS-1570-2570 OPERATION.pdf - Yachtronics

TABLE OF CONTENTSFOREWORD...................................................................................................... xiiSYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................................... xiv1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW.........................................................................1-11.1 Controls ..................................................................................................................... 1-11.2 Turning the Power On/Off .......................................................................................... 1-21.3 Radiotelephone (RT) Screen ..................................................................................... 1-21.4 DSC Standby Screen................................................................................................. 1-31.5 Control Unit Dimmer, Contrast ................................................................................... 1-41.6 Loudspeaker.............................................................................................................. 1-41.7 Setting Scan Frequencies.......................................................................................... 1-41.8 Setting for Auto Acknowledgement ............................................................................ 1-51.9 System Characteristics .............................................................................................. 1-51.9.1 Equipment priority ........................................................................................... 1-51.9.2 Controls become inoperative........................................................................... 1-51.9.3 Controls become operative.............................................................................. 1-51.9.4 Automatic setting of working frequency ........................................................... 1-61.10 Intercom .................................................................................................................... 1-62. SSB RADIOTELEPHONE .............................................................................2-12.1 Choosing Class of Emission ...................................................................................... 2-12.2 Choosing Channel, Frequency .................................................................................. 2-22.3 Transmitting............................................................................................................... 2-32.3.1 Transmitting procedure.................................................................................... 2-32.3.2 Reducing transmitter power............................................................................. 2-42.3.3 Condition of the transmitting unit ..................................................................... 2-42.4 Receiving................................................................................................................... 2-52.4.1 RF gain (sensitivity) adjustment....................................................................... 2-52.4.2 S-meter ........................................................................................................... 2-52.4.3 Receiving AM broadcasting stations................................................................ 2-62.4.4 Squelch function.............................................................................................. 2-62.4.5 Noise blanker .................................................................................................. 2-62.5 When Automatic Tuning Fails .................................................................................... 2-72.6 User Channels........................................................................................................... 2-83. DSC OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................3-13.1 What is DSC?............................................................................................................ 3-13.2 DSC Message ........................................................................................................... 3-13.3 Audio Alarms ............................................................................................................. 3-33.4 Interpreting Call Displays ........................................................................................... 3-43.4.1 Receive calls ................................................................................................... 3-4vii