User's Instructions

DCU DEBEG 3401
ED 3047 G 122 / – (2002-12)
Operating Instructions
4 AIS Messages
4.2 Transmitting Safety Messages
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The dialog READ SAFETY MESSAGE can also be viewed at any time irrespective of the occurrence of
a new safety message:
4.2 Transmitting Safety Messages
If necessary, a Safety Message can be transmitted to targets, SAR aircraft and base stations. This Safety
Message is a freely edited text (max. 160 characters per message). The message can be broadcast
generally or transmitted to a particular AIS object.
4.2.1 Broadcasting a Message
In the SEND SAFETY MESSAGE dialog, set the entry TO ALL to On, edit the message in the message
field, and send the message by pressing SEND.
1. Press MENU.
2. In the menu, mark READ MSG. by means of the ArrowUp/ArrowDown keys and press
ENTER.
Back: Press BACK twice.
Operating Sequence
1. Press MENU.
2. In the menu, mark SEND MSG. by means of the ArrowUp/ArrowDown keys and press
ENTER.
3. Then, in the SEND SAFETY MESSAGE dialog:
4. If Off is entered in the TO ALL field:
- Mark the TO ALL field by means of the ArrowUp/ArrowDown keys; press ENTER;
- with one of the arrow keys, set the entry to On; and press ENTER.
5. With the ArrowUp/ArrowDown keys, mark the MESSAGE field, and edit the message.
Complete the editing process by means of ENTER.
6. Press SEND.
Back: Press BACK.
Operating Sequence