Inmarsat Mini-C Mobile Earth Station
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INMARSAT MINI-C MOBILE EARTH STATION MODEL FELCOM 16 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION Do not open the equipment. Use the proper fuse. Hazardous voltage which can Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or cause electrical shock, burn permanent damage to the equipment. or serious injury exists inside the equipment. Only qualified WARNING LABEL personnel should work inside A warning label is attached to the the equipment. communication unit. Do not remove the label. If the label is missing or damaged, Hazardous microwave. contact your dealer about replacement. Do not approach within 60 cm of the antenna radome WARNING Name: Warning Label (1) when it is transmitting. To avoid electrical shock, do not Type: 86-003-1011 remove cover. No user-serviceable Code No.: 100-236-741 Microwave radiation can be parts inside. harmful to the human body, particularey the eyes. Radiation Level At 10W/m 2 60 cm Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result. Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip- ment is emitting smoke or fire. Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock. Any repair work must be done by a licensed radio technician. Improper repair work can cause electrical shock or fire. i TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD.........................................................................................................vi SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................viii INMARSAT C SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...................................................................ix 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .........................................................................1-1 1.1 Communication Unit .................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.1 Turning the power on/off.................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.2 Diagnostics ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Terminal Unit (PC) ..................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Installing software ........................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Starting, quitting the application....................................................................... 1-2 1.2.3 Controls description ........................................................................................ 1-3 1.2.4 Shortcut keys .................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2.5 Function keys.................................................................................................. 1-4 1.3 Standby Display......................................................................................................... 1-5 1.3.1 Display indications .......................................................................................... 1-6 1.4 Menu Overview........................................................................................................ 1-10 1.6 Error Messages and Alerts....................................................................................... 1-12 2. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION.............................................................................2-1 2.1 System Settings......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Terminal Setup........................................................................................................... 2-4 2.3 Login and Logout....................................................................................................... 2-6 2.3.1 Login............................................................................................................... 2-6 2.3.2 Logout............................................................................................................. 2-8 2.4 EGC Settings............................................................................................................. 2-9 2.4.1 What is the EGC (Enhanced Group Call) service? .......................................... 2-9 2.4.2 EGC setup .................................................................................................... 2-11 2.4.3 Adding EGC channels................................................................................... 2-14 2.4.4 Saving, printing EGC messages automatically .............................................. 2-16 2.5 Adding NCS Channels............................................................................................. 2-18 2.6 LES List................................................................................................................... 2-20 2.6.1 Displaying toll charges .................................................................................. 2-20 2.6.2 Registering LES to LES list ........................................................................... 2-22 2.6.3 Editing the LES list ........................................................................................ 2-23 2.6.4 Printing the LES list....................................................................................... 2-24 2.7 Station List............................................................................................................... 2-25 2.7.1 Adding stations to the station list ................................................................... 2-25 2.7.2 Editing the station list .................................................................................... 2-28 2.7.3 Printing the station list ................................................................................... 2-29 2.8 Entering Own Ship’s Position................................................................................... 2-30 2.9 Creating A Directory................................................................................................. 2-31 2.9.1 Creating a directory where to store messages .............................................. 2-31 2.9.2 Specifying directory where to store messages............................................... 2-33 ii 2.10 E-mail Service List ...................................................................................................2-34 2.11 E-mail Setup ............................................................................................................2-37 2.12 Saving, Loading System Settings.............................................................................2-38 2.12.1 Saving system settings to a floppy disk .........................................................2-38 2.12.2 Loading system settings to the terminal unit ..................................................2-38 3. FILE OPERATIONS.......................................................................................3-1 3.1 Files and Working Areas ............................................................................................3-1 3.2 Preparing Files...........................................................................................................3-2 3.2.1 Preparing a routine file.....................................................................................3-2 3.2.2 Preparing a confidential file..............................................................................3-3 3.2.3 Editor menu setup ...........................................................................................3-4 3.2.4 Working with text .............................................................................................3-5 3.3 Saving Files .............................................................................................................3-10 3.3.1 Formatting a floppy disk................................................................................. 3-11 3.3.2 Saving files....................................................................................................3-12 3.4 Opening Files...........................................................................................................3-14 3.4.1 Opening files .................................................................................................3-14 3.4.2 Switching between files .................................................................................3-14 3.4.3 Opening a file when both working areas are occupied...................................3-15 3.5 Saving a File Under a New Name ............................................................................3-16 3.6 Printing Files on Floppy Disks..................................................................................3-17 3.7 Combining Files .......................................................................................................3-17 3.8 Deleting Files ...........................................................................................................3-18 3.9 Renaming Files........................................................................................................3-19 3.10 Decoding E-mail Attachment ....................................................................................3-20 4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS ..............................................................4-1 4.1 Transmitting ...............................................................................................................4-1 4.1.1 Code description..............................................................................................4-1