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NAVTEX RECEIVER
NX-300
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Your Local Agent/Dealer Your Local Agent/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomi Nishinomiy ya, Ja a, Jap pan an Tele Telep phone : hone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 Telefax : Telefax : 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION : MAR. MAR. 2000 2000 A All ri ll rig ghts reserved. hts reserved. Printed in Japan Printed in Japan H : H : MAY. MAY. 14,2002 14,2002 PUB.No. PUB.No. OME-56290 OME-56290 *00080900001* *00080900001* *00080900001* *00080900001*
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions for the Operator WARNING CAUTION Do not open the cover of Keep heater away from equipment. the equipment. A heater can melt the equipment's power Only qualified personnel cord, which can cause fire or electrical should work inside the shock. equipment. Use the proper fuse. Immediately turn off the power at the ship's mains switchboard if water or Use of the wrong fuse can cause fire or foreign object falls into the equipment equipment damage. or the eq
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Safety Instructions for the Installer CAUTION WARNING Do not open the cover Ground the equipment to unless totally familiar with prevent mutual interference. electrical circuits and service manual. Confirm that power supply voltage Improper handling can result is compatible with the voltage rating in electrical shock. of the equipment. Turn off the power at the ship's mains Connection to the wrong power supply can switchboard before beginning the cause fire or equipment damage. The in
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CONTENTS FOREWORD................................................................................................................... v A Word to NX-300 Owners................................................................................................................v Features.......................................................................................................................................... vi SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .....................................................
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3.5 Delete All Messages....................................................................................................................3-4 3.6 User Display of Navigation Data..................................................................................................3-4 4. OTHER FUNCTIONS.............................................................................................4-1 4.1 DEMO Mode.........................................................................................
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FOREWORD A Word to NX-300 Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO NX-300 NAVTEX Receiver. We are confident that you will enjoy many years of operation with this fine piece of equipment. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality and reliability throughout the world. Our extensive global network of agents and dealers furthers this dedication to excellence. The NX-300 is just one of the many FURUNO developments in the field of marine radio
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Features NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) is a worldwide coastal telex broadcasting system. Coastal NAVTEX broadcasting stations with specific ID's transmit Navigational warnings, Meteorological warnings, Search and Rescue (SAR) information and other navigational information for NAVTEX receiver-equipped vessels sailing in coastal waters. The FURUNO NX-300 NAVTEX receiver receives NAVTEX messages and automatically displays them together with station ID and message category information. The serv
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION H-field ANTENNA UNIT NX-3H-D Antenna Cable (10 m) NAVTEX RECEIVER NX-300-D FURUNO GPS navigator MENU ENT DIM DISP FREQ Personal Computer PWR Power Cable (2 m) 12-24 VDC NX-300 System configuration vii
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EQUIPMENT LISTS Standard supply Name Type Qty Remarks 1 Including hanger and knob bolts NAVTEX Reveiver NX-300-D Antenna Unit NX-3H-D H-field type with 10 m cable Installation Materials Power/Data cable (Type: MJ-A7SPF0005-020, Code No.: 000-139-384) 1 set Tapping screw (4 pcs., for fixing NAVTEX receiver, Type: 5x20, Code No.: 000-802-081) Spare Parts Fuse (2 pcs., Type: FGMB 1A, Code No.: 000- 1 set 114-805) Accessories Hard cover (Type: 20-016-1091, Code No.: 100- 1 set 297-032) Optional
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1. PRINCIPLE OF NAVTEX SYSTEM 1.1 How NAVTEX Works There are many types of navigational and meteorological information available on radio, such as NAVAREA, HYDROPAC, etc. However, these systems rely heavily upon the operator's experience and skill in tuning the radio and interpreting messages. In addition, constant monitoring to pick up wanted information among a vast volume of messages is not practical with a limited radio staff. To provide all mariners with up-to-the-minute information
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1.3 Message Format For automatic identification of messages, each message starts with eight control characters, called "Header codes". The first four characters are always "ZCZC" and common to all messages. This part is used for message synchronization. The latter four characters are designated as b1, b2, b3 and b4 to indicate origin, category and serial number of the message. Character b1 is the identification letter of the NAVTEX station; "A" to "Z". Character b2 indicates the type of message,
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1.4 Display Indications NEW: Displayed when AUTO: Displayed when you SAR: Displayed when message is displayed for select AUTO mode in message type D is the first time. STATION SELECTION. displayed. Rx: Lights when message is being received. SAR receiving: Lights (and the alarm sounds) when message type D is being received. Hitting any key silences the alarm. WARNING receiving: Lights (and the alarm sounds) when message type A, WARNING: Appears when message
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1.5 NAVTEX Station Map 1-4
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1.6 NAVTEX Station List NAV 518kHz 490kHz area Country Station Latitude Longitude B1 B1 I Belgium Oostende 51 11N 02 48E M,T Estonia Tallinn 59 30N 24 30E E,U Iceland Reykjavik Radio 64 05N 21 51W R,X Ireland Valencia 51 56N 10 21W W Malin Head 55 22N 07 21W Q Netherlands Netherlands Coast Guard 52 06N 04 15E P Norway Bodo Radio 67 16N 14 23E B Rogaland Radio 58 39N 05 36E L Vardoe Radio 70 22N 31 06E V Svalbard 78 02N 13 40E A Sweden Harnosand 64 28N 21 36E H Karlskrona 55 29N 14 19E J Stock
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NAV 518kHz 490kHz area Country Station Latitude Longitude B1 B1 IV Bermuda(UK) Bermuda 32 23N 64 41W B Canada Sept Iles 50 12N 66 07W C,D Prescott 44 56N 81 14W H St. Johns 47 37N 52 40W O Thunder Bay 48 34N 88 39W P Sydney, Nova Scotia 46 11N 59 54W Q,J Yarmouth 43 44N 66 07W U,V Montreal 45 41N 73 16W W,T Labrador 53 42N 57 02W X Denmark(Greenland-West Coast) Godthaab(Nuuk) 64 04N 52 01W W United States Miami 25 37N 80 23W A Boston 41 39N 70 33W F New Orleans 29 53N 89 57W G Chesapeake 36 35
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NAV 518kHz 490kHz area Country Station Latitude Longitude B1 B1 XI China Sanya 18 15N 109 30E M Guangzhou 23 09N 113 29E N Fuzhou 26 02N 119 18E O Shanghai 31 07N 121 33E Q Dalian 38 51N 121 31E R Indonesia Jayapura 02 31S 140 43E A Ambon 03 42S 128 12E B Makassar 05 06S 119 26E D Jakarta 06 06S 106 54E E Japan Otaru 43 19N 140 27E J Kushiro 42 57N 144 36E K Yokohama 35 14N 139 55E I Moji 34 01N 130 56E H Naha 26 05N 127 40E G Korea,Republic of Chukpyun 37 03N 129 25E V Pyonsan 35 36N 126 29E
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NAV 518kHz 490kHz area Country Station Latitude Longitude B1 B1 XV Chile Antofagasta 23 39S 70 25W A,H Valparaiso 32 48S 71 29W B,I Talcahuano 36 43S 73 06W C,J Puerto Montt 41 30S 72 58W D,K Punta Arenas 53 12S 70 56W E,L Isla de Pascua 27 09S 109 25W F,G XVI Peru Paita 05 05S 81 07W S Callao 12 03S 77 09W U Mollendo 17 01S 72 01W W Ecuador Guayaquil 02 17S 79 52W M Note: The list shows the stations listed at Longwave Navtex Broadcasts (2001-04-16). For details, see the Web side http://ww
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2. OPERATION 2.1 Control Description All operation of the NX-300 is carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit. FURUNO MENU ENT DISP DIM Omnipad • Shifts cursor and display. PWR • Selects items on menus. Opens menu or MENU ENT Registers items on menus. Removing the hard cover message display. To remove the hard cover, squeeze it at its top and bottom right (or left) corners and pull it toward you. DISP DIM Adjusts panel dimmer Opens message and contrast. selecti
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2.3 Adjust Dimmer and Contrast 1. Press the [DIM] key to show the dimmer and contrast setting window. Figure 2-4 DIMMER and CONTRAST setting window 2. Press ! or " for best illumination of the control panel and LCD. 3. Press # or $ for best contrast of the LCD. 4. Press the [ENT] key to close the dimmer and contrast setting window. Note: If you turn off the power with contrast less than 36, contrast is automatically set to 36 when you turn on the power again. 2.4 Menu Operation Overvie
