TT-3000E mini-C GMDSS User Manual - Polaris-as.dk

TT-3000E mini-C GMDSS User Manual
LIST OF CONTENTS:
1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE.........................................11
1.1 Related Documents ......................................... 11
1.2 Abbreviations and terms ................................. 12
2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION .......................................15
3 INTRODUCTION TO INMARSAT-C .........................17
3.1 System overview.............................................. 17
3.2 Services ........................................................... 20
3.2.1 Messages ...................................................... 20
3.2.2 Broadcasts .................................................... 21
3.2.3 Position reporting ........................................ 21
3.2.4 Polling .......................................................... 23
3.3 Safety and distress capabilities....................... 24
4 THE DISTRESS ALERT INSTALLATION.....................30
4.1 Sending distress .............................................. 30
4.2 Other buzzer indications ................................ 31
5 MESSAGE TERMINAL OPERATION.........................33
5.1 Basic Concepts ................................................ 33
5.1.1 Special Keys on the Keyboard ...................... 34
5.2 First Time with Capsat .................................... 37
5.2.1 Power On ...................................................... 38
5.2.2 Commissioning............................................. 39
5.2.3 Sending a Test Message................................ 39
5.3 Capsat Text Editor ........................................... 42
5.3.1 The Editor Window ....................................... 42
5.3.2 Creating a Message....................................... 43
5.3.3 Typing in Text .............................................. 44
5.3.4 Moving the Insertion Point (Cursor) ............. 44
5.3.5 Saving Your Work ........................................ 45
5.3.6 Opening an Existing Message ....................... 46
5.3.7 Revising a Message....................................... 46
5.3.8 Typing over Text .......................................... 47
5.3.9 Selecting a Block of Text .............................. 47
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