FURUNO NX-900 Navtex Receiver Instruction Manual

: June 16, 2024
: FURUNO

FURUNO NX-900 Navtex Receiver Instruction Manual

IMPORTANT NOTICES

General

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How to discard a used battery
Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery, see the chapter on Maintenance. If a battery is used, tape + and – terminals of the battery before disposal to prevent fire, heat generation caused by short circuit.

In the European Union
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In the USA
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In the other countries
There are no international standards for the battery recycle symbol. The number of symbols can increase when the other countries make their own recycle symbols in the future.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The operator and installer must read the applicable safety instructions before attempting to operate or install the equipment.

WARNING
Indicates a condition that can cause death or serious injury if not avoided.

CAUTION
Indicates a condition that can cause minor or moderate injury if not avoided.

Warning, Caution
Prohibitive Action
Mandatory Action

Safety Instructions for the Operator

WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.

Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.
Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result.

Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if the equipment is emitting smoke or fire.
Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock. Contact a FURUNO agent for service.

CAUTION

Keep heater away from equipment.
A heater can melt the equipment’s power cord, which can cause fire or electrical shock.

Use the proper fuse.
Fuse rating is shown on the equipment. Use of a wrong fuse can result in damage to the equipment.

Do not operate the equipment with wet hands.
Electrical shock can result.

About the TFT LCD

The TFT LCD is constructed using the latest LCD techniques, and displays 99.99% of its pixels. The remaining 0.01% of the pixels may drop out or blink, however this is not an indication of malfunction.

Warning Label

A warning label is attached to the AC-DC power supply. Do not remove the label.
If the label is missing or damaged, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement.

Unit: PR-241 Power Supply
Name: Warning Label (1)
Type: 86-003-1011-3
Code No.: 100-263-233-10

WARNING
To avoid electrical shock, do not remove cover. No user-serviceable parts inside

Safety Instructions for the Installer

WARNING

Do not open the cover unless totally familiar with electrical circuits and service manual.
Improper handling can result in electrical shock.

Turn off the power at the ship’s mains switchboard before beginning the installation. Post a warning sign near the switchboard to ensure that the power will not be applied while the equipment is being installed.
Serious injury or death can result if the power is not turned off, or is applied while the equipment is being installed.

CAUTION
Ground the equipment to prevent mutual interference.

Confirm that power supply voltage is compatible with the voltage rating of the equipment.
Connection to the wrong power supply can cause fire or equipment damage. The voltage rating appears on the label at the rear of the equipment.

Observe the following compass safe distances to prevent interference to a magnetic compass:

Unit	Standard compass	Steering compass
NX-900	TBD	TBD
PP-900	TBD	TBD
IF-900	TBD	TBD
NX-9HE	TBD	TBD
PR-241	0.85 m	0.55 m

FOREWORD

A Word to NX-900 Owners
Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO NX-900 NAVTEX Receiver. We are confident that you will enjoy many years of operation with this fine piece of equipment.

Since 1948, 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-900 is just one of the many FURUNO developments in the field of marine radio communication. The NX-900 provides cost-effective price, high sensitivity and simple operation in one compact and light-weight unit. In addition to its fundamental function of receiving NAVTEX broadcasts, this unit can also function as nav data display when connected to navigation equipment.

This unit is designed and constructed to ensure the user many years of trouble-free operation. To obtain full performance from the equipment, however, you should carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for installation, operation and maintenance. No machine can perform its intended functions unless it is installed and maintained properly.

Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

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-900 NAVTEX receiver receives NAVTEX messages and automatically displays them together with station ID and message category information.

If ship’s position data is fed from navigation equipment, the NX-900 automatically decides in which NAVAREA the vessel is navigating, and selects stations. (NAVAREAs are geographical zones defined by the International Maritime Organization.)

Program No.
0850202-01. denotes minor modifications.

CE/UKCA Declaration
With regards to CE/UKCA declarations, please refer to our website (www.furuno.com), for further information about RoHS conformity declarations.

Disclosure of Information about China RoHS
With regards to China RoHS information for our products, please refer to our website (www.furuno.com)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

Category of units

Antenna unit	Exposed to the weather.
Others	Protected from the weather.

EQUIPMENT LISTS

Standard Supply

Name	Type	Code No.	Remarks
Main Unit	NX-900	–	Including bracket and knob bolts.
Antenna Unit	NX-9HE	–	–
Accessories	T.B.D	T.B.D
Spare Parts	T.B.D	T.B.D
Installation Materials	T.B.D	T.B.D

Optional Supply

Name	Type	Code No.	Remarks
Printer	PP-900	–
Printer Bracket	T.B.D	T.B.D	For PP-900
Cable Assembly	MJ-A6SPF0021A-***+	T.B.D	For PP-900, 2 m or 5 m
Printer Power Cable	MJ-A3SPF0013A-***C	T.B.D	For PP-900, 3.5 m or 5 m
Junction Box	IF-900	–
Main Unit Cable As- sy.	T.B.D	T.B.D	5 m or 10 m
AC-DC Power Supply	PR-241	–	100-230 VAC, 1f, 50/60 Hz
Thermal Paper	TP058-30CL	001-097-110	Width: 57 mm, Roll: 30 m
Flush Mount Kit	T.B.D	T.B.D	For Main unit/ Printer
Mast Mounting Kit	CP20-01111	004-365-780	For Antenna Unit (NX-9HE)
Armored Coaxial Cable	RG-10/U-Y	001-234-860	10/20/30/40 or 50 m

PRINCIPLE OF NAVTEX SYSTEM

How NAVTEX Works
NAVTEX is an acronym meaning Navigational Telex, and as its name shows, it is a kind of narrow band radio teletype system for sending (by frequency shift keying) text messages expressed in a 7-unit code. The difference is that a NAVTEX transmitter transmits nine control characters (header code) ahead of the main message, so that the receiver can identify the station, message type and serial number automatically.

NAVTEX System Operation
For navigation purposes, the world is divided into 21 areas (called Navareas). Each Navarea has multiple NAVTEX stations and each NAVTEX station has an identification code, from “A” to “Z”. The frequency assigned to NAVTEX is 518 kHz (some stations use 490 or 4209.5 kHz also), and many stations exist in the same Navarea,
If the stations were to transmit without any rule, the system would collapse due to mutual interference. To avoid this problem, the following rules apply.

The transmission schedule is determined so that two or more stations having a common service area may not overlap in time.
Each station transmits with minimum required power to cover its service area (200 to 400 nautical miles nominal).

Message Format
For automatic identification of messages, each message starts with nine control characters, called “Header codes”.

The first five characters are always “ZCZC_” and common to all messages. This part is used for message synchronization. The latter four characters are designed as B1, B2, B3 and B4 indicate origin, category and serial number of the message.

Character B1 is the identification letter of the Navtex station “A” thru “Z”. Character B2 indicates the type of message. “A” thru “Z”, as listed below. Character B3 and B4 indicate the serial number of the message. The serial numbers are counted up from “01” to “99”, and starts from “01” again. Number “00” is specially reserved for important emergency messages.

The end of each message is indicated by “NNNN” (four successive N’s). General message format is summarized below.

[Type of message (category)] A: navigational warning
B: meteorological warning
C: ice report
D: search and rescue information/ piracy and armed robbery
E: meteorological forecast
F: pilot message
G: AIS service message
H: LORAN-C message
1: reserved presently not used
J: SATNAV message
K: other electronic navigational aid sys- tem message
L: navigational warning (additional)
M to Y: reserved presently not used
Z: QRU (no message on hand)

NAVTEX Station Map
NAVTEX Station List

N AV area| Country| Station| Latitude| Longitude| Freq. (kHz)| Area (nm)| Station ID| Broadcast schedule (UTC)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
I| Belgium| Oostende| 51° 11’ N| 002° 48’ E| 518| 55| V| 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330
T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
490| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Estonia| Tallinn| 59° 28’ N| 024° 21’ E| 518| 250| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
Foroyar (Denmark)| Torshavn| 62° 01’ N| 006° 48’ W| 518| 250| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, 2030
Germany| Hamburg| 53° 40’ N| 009° 48’ E| 518| 400| S| 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300
490| L| 0150, 0550, 0950, 1350, 1750, 2150
Iceland| Grindavik| 63° 47’ N| 022° 31’ W| 518| 550| X| 0350, 0750, 1150, 1550, 1950, 2350
490| K| 0140, 0540, 0940, 1340, 1740, 2140
Reykjavik Radio| 64° 05’ N| 021° 51’ W| 518| 550| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
490| R| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
Saudanes| 66° 11’ N| 018° 57’ W| 490| 550| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Ireland| Valencia| 51° 56’ N| 010° 21’ W| 518| 400| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
Malin Head| 55° 22’ N| 007° 21’ W| 518| 400| Q| 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, 1840, 2240
Netherlands| Den Helder| 52° 06’ N| 004° 15’ E| 518| 110| P| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Norway| Rogaland Radio| 58° 48’ N| 005° 34’ E| 518| 450| L| 0150, 0550, 0950, 1350, 1750, 2150
Orlandet| 63° 40’ N| 009° 33’ E| 518| 450| N| 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210
Tjome (Jeloya)| 59° 26’ N| 010° 34’ E| 518| 450| M| 2000, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Sweden| Bjuroklubb| 64° 28’ N| 021° 35’ E| 518| 300| H| 0110, 0510, 0910, 1310, 1710, 2110
Gislovshammar| 55° 29’ N| 014° 19’ E| 518| 300| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Grimeton| 57° 06’ N| 012° 23’ E| 518| 300| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
United Kingdom| Cullercoats| 55° 02’ N| 001° 26’ W| 518| 270| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
490| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
Portpatrick| 54° 51’ N| 005° 07’ W| 518| 270| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
490| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
Niton| 50° 35’ N| 001° 18’ W| 518| 270| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
K| 0140, 0540, 0940, 1340, 1740, 2140
490| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
NAV area| Country| Station| Latitude| Longitude| Freq. (kHz)| Area (nm)| Station ID| Broadcast schedule (UTC)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
II| Cape Verde| Sao Vicente| 16° 51’ N| 025° 00’ W| 518| 250| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
490| P| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
France| Corsen| 48° 28’ N| 005° 03’ W| 518| 300| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
490| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Morocco| Casablanca Radio| 33° 36’ N| 007° 38’ W| 518| 400| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Portugal| Horta| 38° 32’ N| 028° 38’ W| 518| 640| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
490| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Monsanto| 38° 44’ N| 009° 11’ W| 518| 530| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
490| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
Senegal| Dakar| 14° 46’ N| 017° 21’ E| 518| 200| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
490| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Spain| Coruna| 43° 21’ N| 008° 27’ W| 518| 400| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, 2030
490| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
Las Palmas| 28° 10’ N| 015° 25’ W| 518| 400| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
490| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
Tarifa| 36° 01’ N| 005° 34’ W| 518| 400| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
490| T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
III| Algeria| Algiers| 36° 44’ N| 003° 10’ E| 518| 250| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
490| V| 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330
Bulgaria| Varna| 43° 04’ N| 027° 46’ E| 518| 350| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Croatia| Split| 43° 30’ N| 016° 29’ E| 518| 85| Q| 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, 1840, 2240
Cyprus| Cyprus| 35° 03’ N| 033° 17’ E| 518| 200| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Egypt| Alexandria| 31° 12’ N| 029° 52’ E| 518| 350| N| 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210
France| La Garde| 43° 06’ N| 005° 59’ E| 518| 250| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
490| S| 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300
Greece| Iraklion| 35° 20’ N| 025° 07’ E| 518| 280| H| 0110, 0510, 0910, 1310, 1710, 2110
Kerkyra| 39° 37’ N| 019° 55’ E| 518| 280| K| 0140, 0540, 0940, 1340, 1740, 2140
Limnos| 39° 52’ N| 025° 04’ E| 518| 280| L| 0150, 0550, 0950, 1350, 1750, 2150
Iran| Now Shahr| 36° 42’ N| 052° 33’ E| 490| 250| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Israel| Haifa| 32° 49’ N| 035° 00’ E| 518| 200| P| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
NAV area| Country| Station| Latitude| Longitude| Freq. (kHz)| Area (nm)| Station ID| Broadcast schedule (UTC)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
III| Italy| La Maddalena| 41° 13’ N| 009° 23’ E| 518| 400| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
490| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
Sellia Marina| 38° 52’ N| 016° 43’ E| 518| 400| V| 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330
490| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
Mondolfo| 43° 44’ N| 013° 08’ E| 518| 400| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
490| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Tunis| 36° 53’ N| 010° 11’ E| 518| 400| T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
Malta| Malta| 35° 49’ N| 014° 32’ E| 518| 400| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
Romania| Constanta| 44° 06’ N| 028° 37’ E| 490| 400| L| 0550, 0950, 1350, 1750, 2150, 0150
Russia| Astrakhan| 45° 47’ N| 047° 33’ E| 518| 250| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
Novorossiysk| 44° 36’ N| 037° 58’ E| 518| 300| A| 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300
Spain| Valencia| 38° 43’ N| 000° 09’ E| 518| 300| X| 0350, 0750, 1150, 1550, 1950, 2350
490| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Turkey| Istanbul| 41° 04’ N| 028° 57’ E| 518| 300| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, 2030
490| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Samsun| 41° 17’ N| 036° 20’ E| 518| 300| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
490| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
Antalya| 36° 53’ N| 030° 42’ E| 518| 300| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
490| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, 2030
Izmir| 38° 21’ N| 026° 35’ E| 518| 300| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
490| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
Ukraine| Kerch| 45° 22’ N| 036° 29’ E| 518| 120| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
490| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
Odessa| 46° 29’ N| 030° 44’ E| 518| 280| C| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
490| X| 0350, 0750, 1150, 1550, 1950, 2350
IV| Bermuda (UK)| Bermuda| 32° 23’ N| 064° 41’ W| 518| 280| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Canada| Riviere-au-Renard| 50° 11’ N| 066° 07’ W| 518| 300| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
490| D| 0035, 0435, 0835, 1235, 1635, 2035
Wiarton| 44° 20’ N| 081° 10’ W| 518| 300| H| 0110, 0510, 0910, 1310, 1710, 2110
St. Johns| 47° 30’ N| 052° 40’ W| 518| 300| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
Thunder Bay| 48° 25’ N| 089° 20’ W| 518| 300| P| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Sydney, NS| 46° 10’ N| 060° 00’ W| 518| 300| Q| 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, 1840, 2240
490| J| 0255, 0655, 1055, 1455, 1855, 2255
Yarmouth| 43° 45’ N| 066° 10’ W| 518| 300| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
490| V| 0335, 0735, 1135, 1535, 1935, 2335
Montreal| 45° 41’ N| 073° 16’ W| 518| 400| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
NAV area| Country| Station| Latitude| Longitude| Freq. (kHz)| Area (nm)| Station ID| Broadcast schedule (UTC)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
IV| Canada| Labrador| 53° 42’ N| 057° 01’ W| 518| 300| X| 0350, 0750, 1150, 1550, 1950, 2350
Iqaluit, NU| 63° 43’ N| 068° 33’ W| 518| 300| T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
490| S| 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300
Greenland| Kook Island (Nuuk)| 64° 04’ N| 052° 01’ W| 518| 400| W| 0340, 0740, 1140, 1540, 1940, 2340
Simiutaq| 60° 37’ N| 046° 21’ W| 518| 400| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
United States| Miami| 25° 37’ N| 080° 23’ W| 518| 240| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
Boston| 41° 43’ N| 070° 30’ W| 518| 200| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
New Orleans| 29° 53’ N| 089° 57’ W| 518| 200| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
Portsmouth| 36° 43’ N| 076° 00’ W| 518| 280| N| 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210
San Juan| 18° 28’ N| 067° 04’ W| 518| 200| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
Charleston| 32° 08’ N| 081° 42’ W| 518| 200| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Netherlands Antilles| Curacao| 12° 10’ N| 068° 52’ W| 518| 400| H| 0110, 0510, 0910, 1310, 1710, 2110
V| NIL
VI| Argentina| Ushaia| 54° 48’ S| 068° 18’ W| 518| 280| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
490| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
Rio Gallegos| 51° 37’ S| 069° 03’ W| 518| 280| N| 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210
490| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Rivadavia| 45° 51’ S| 067° 25’ W| 518| 280| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
490| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
Bahia Blanca| 38° 43’ S| 062° 06’ W| 518| 280| P| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
490| D| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Mar del Plata| 38° 03’ S| 057° 32’ W| 518| 280| Q| 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, 1840, 2240
490| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Buenos Aires| 34° 36’ S| 058° 22’ W| 518| 560| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
490| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
Uruguay| La Paloma| 34° 40’ S| 054° 09’ W| 518| 280| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
490| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
VII| Namibia| Walvis Bay| 23° 03’ S| 014° 37’ E| 518| 378| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
South Africa| Cape Town| 33° 40’ S| 018° 43’ E| 518| 300| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
Port Elizabeth| 34° 02’ S| 025° 33’ E| 518| 300| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
Durban| 29° 48’ S| 030° 49’ E| 518| 300| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
VIII| India| Mumbai (Bombay)| 19° 05’ N| 072° 50’ E| 518| 250| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
Madras| 13° 05’ N| 080° 17’ E| 518| 400| P| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Mauritius| Mauritius| 20° 10’ S| 057° 28’ E| 518| 400| C| 0020, 0420, 0820, 1220, 1620, 2020
NAV area| Country| Station| Latitude| Longitude| Freq. (kHz)| Area (nm)| Station ID| Broadcast schedule (UTC)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
IX| Bahrain| Hamala| 26° 09’ N| 050° 28’ E| 518| 300| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Egypt| Ismailia| 30° 28’ N| 032° 22’ E| 518| 200| X| 0350, 0750, 1150, 1550, 1950, 2350
4209.5| X| 0750, 1150
Quseir (Kosseir)| 26° 06’ N| 034° 17’ E| 518| 400| V| 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330
Iran| Bandar Abbas| 27° 07’ N| 056° 03’ E| 518| 300| F| 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050
490| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
Bushehr| 28° 59’ N| 050° 49’ E| 518| 300| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
490| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, 2030
Oman| Muscat| 23° 36’ N| 058° 30’ E| 518| 270| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Pakistan| Karachi| 24° 51’ N| 067° 03’ E| 518| 400| P| 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, 2230
Saudi Arabia| Jeddah| 21° 23’ N| 039° 10’ E| 518| 390| H| 0705, 1305, 1905
Damman| 26° 26’ N| 050° 06’ E| 518| 390| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
X| NIL
XI| China| Sanya| 18° 14’ N| 109° 30’ E| 518| 250| M| 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
Guangzhou| 23° 09’ N| 113° 29’ E| 518| 250| N| 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210
Fuzhou| 26° 01’ N| 119° 18’ E| 518| 250| O| 0220, 0620, 1020, 1420, 1820, 2220
Shanghai| 31° 08’ N| 121° 33’ E| 518| 250| Q| 0240, 0640, 1040, 1440, 1840, 2240
Dalian| 38° 52’ N| 121° 31’ E| 518| 250| R| 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250
Hong Kong| Hong Kong| 22° 13’ N| 114° 15’ E| 518| 400| L| 0150, 0550, 0950, 1350, 1750, 2150
Indonesia| Jayapura| 02° 31’ S| 140° 43’ E| 518| 300| A| 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000
Ambon| 03° 42’ S| 128° 12’ E| 518| 300| B| 0010, 0410, 0810, 1210, 1610, 2010
Makassar| 05° 06’ S| 119° 26’ E| 518| 300| D| 0030, 0430, 0830, 1230, 1830, 2030
Jakarta| 06° 06’ S| 106° 54’ E| 518| 300| E| 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040
Japan| Otaru| 43° 19’ N| 140° 27’ E| 518| 400| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Kushiro| 42° 57’ N| 144° 36’ E| 518| 400| K| 0140, 0540, 0940, 1340, 1740, 2140
Yokohama| 35° 14’ N| 139° 55’ E| 518| 400| I| 0120, 0520, 0920, 1320, 1720, 2120
Moji| 34° 01’ N| 130° 56’ E| 518| 400| H| 0110, 0510, 0910, 1310, 1710, 2110
Naha| 26° 05’ N| 127° 40’ E| 518| 400| G| 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
Korea, Republic of| Chukpyong| 37° 03’ N| 129° 26’ E| 518| 200| V| 0330, 0730, 1130, 1530, 1930, 2330
490| J| 0130, 0530, 0930, 1330, 1730, 2130
Pyongsan| 35° 36’ N| 126° 29’ E| 518| 200| W| 0340, 0740, 1340, 1540, 1940, 2340
490| K| 0140, 0540, 0940, 1340, 1740, 2140
Malaysia| Penang| 05° 26’ N| 100° 24’ E| 518| 350| U| 0320, 0720, 1120, 1520, 1920, 2320
Miri| 04° 28’ N| 114° 01’ E| 518| 350| T| 0310, 0710, 1110, 1510, 1910, 2310
Sandakan| 05° 54’ N| 118° 00’ E| 518| 350| S| 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300

OPERATION

Operating Controls

No.	Key	Description
1	▲▼◀▶(Track Pad)

Moves the cursor.
Changes the frequency.
Selects messages.
Select items on menus.

2| MENU/ESC|

Opens menu.
Returns to the previous display.
Cancels option.

3| ENT/ACK|

Confirms the selected menu/operation.
Shows the selected message.
Confirms alerts.

4| MSG/FILTER|

Opens the message list or message information display.
Opens the filter display.

5| ALERT LIST|

Shows the alert list display.

6| PRINT| Opens the print option display.
7| /BRILL|

Short press:
Turns the power on (when the system is off).
Shows the [Brill Level Setup] display (when the system is on). Long press:
Turns the power off (3 sec).

8| Buzzer| Activates key beeps and alarm sounds.

Turning The Power On/Off

Press the /BRILL key to turn the unit on. A beep sounds and the equipment shows the start up display as shown below. The ROM and RAM for proper operation and the program no. display appears. The results of the check are shown as OK or NG (No Good).
When the results of the check are OK, “All Messages” with frequency last used before turning the power off.

To turn the power off, press the /BRILL key more than three seconds. The time remaining until the power is turned off is counted down on the screen as shown below.

Adjusting Display/Panel Dimmer

Display/Panel Dimmer preset

Press MENU/ESC key to open the main menu.
Select [Display] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Dimmer Preset] and press the ENT/ACK key. Following display appears.
Use  or  to select [Day] or [Night] mode for [Display] dimmer, then press the ENT/ACK key. The setting range is 0 (dark) to 19 (bright).
Set the value and press the ENT/ACK key.
- Raises the dimmer.
- Decreases the dimmer.
Repeat step 4 and 5 for [Panel] dimmer. The setting range is 1 (dark) to 19 (bright).
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Adjusting Display/Panel Dimmer by /BRILL key

Display/Panel Dimmer can also be adjusted by short pressing /BRILL key. Below display appears. Use to adjust display and to adjust Panel dimmer, then press the ENT/ACK key. Press MSG/FILTER key to change between [Day] or [Night] mode.

Messages

Receiving a message
When a new message is received, the pop-up window appears on the display. If you want to read the message immediately, press the ENT/ACK key to select “Yes” and open the message. To read the message later, select “No”.

Note: For SAR messages, see section 2.5.

Open the message

Use  to select desired message on the message list and press the ENT/ACK key to see the details of the message.

Selecting message category to display

The category of messages to display can be selected by pressing the MSG/FILTER key. Use  keys to select the desired message category and press the ENT/ACK key.

[All Messages]: Shows all received messages.
[Alert Messages]: Shows only SAR/WARNING messages.
[User Selected Messages]: Shows messages arranged at [User Select Station & Message] display (see section 2.7 for details).
[Good Messages]: Shows messages whose error rate is less than 4%.
[Lock Message] / [Unlock Message]: Select to lock or unlock the desired message.
The protect icon ( ) appears next to the message when locked (see “Lock and unlock the message” for details.)
Note 1 : When there are no received messages, [Lock Message] / [Unlock Message] is not shown on the menu.
Note 2 : When SAR messages are received, the settings changes to [All Messages] display mode.

Lock and unlock the message
Messages are automatically deleted from the memory under the following conditions.

66 hours passed from the moment when the message was received.
There are more than 200 received messages (the message is older than No. 200).

To prevent messages from being deleted, you can lock or unlock the desired messages. When the validity of message is expired, following window will be shown.

Lock the message

Select the message on the message list display.
Press the MSG/FILTER key to show the list options.
Select [Lock Message] and press the ENT/ACK key. The icon ( ) appears and message is safely locked.

Unlock the message

To unlock a message, select locked message on the list and press the MSG/FILTER key to show the list options.
select [Unlock Message] and press the ENT/ACK key. Protecting icon disappears and the message is unlocked.

Note: When you unlock a message which was received more than 66 hours ago or a message that is older than message No. 200, it will be deleted promptly when unlocked.

Printing messages

Received messages can be printed out by using external printer. See also section 4.5for how to setup the printer.

Printing all displayed messages

Select the category of messages to display ([All Messages]/ [Alert Messages]/ [User Selected Messages]/ [Good Messaged]) and press the ENT/ACK key.
Press PRINT key. Following pop-up window will be shown.
Select [Print] and press the ENT/ACK key to print.
To cancel printing, select [Cancel] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Note: When a new message is received during printing out messages, the new one cannot be printed.

Printing selected messages

Use  keys to select the desired message from the list.
Press the ENT/ACK key to show the detailed information of the message.
Press PRINT key. Pop-up window will be shown.
Select [Print] and press the ENT/ACK key to print.
To cancel printing, select [Cancel] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Alerts

The buzzer sounds for equipment errors and is accompanied by a flashing indication at the bottom of the screen. Press the ENT/ACK key to silence the buzzer and acknowledge the alert. If there are multiple alerts, each alert must be acknowledged individually. The indication at the bottom of the screen remains until the alert cause is removed or rectified.

Note: See also “ALERT LISTS, ICONS, MEANINGS AND MEASURES” on page AP10 for further information.

Alert background icons
The background icon is displayed when there are active alerts on the background (However, when there is only one active alert the icon is not displayed). If the alert with the highest priority among background alerts is Warning, the background icon flashes according to the alert with the highest priority.

Alert list

Press the ALERT LIST key to show the [Active Alerts] window. You can see all the active alerts on the list. When there are no active alarm, the message “No Active Alerts” is shown in the middle of the window.

Alert messages

When receiving new SAR (Search and Rescue) message, the audible alarm beep sounds and the SAR message is shown. Note that [All Messages] list appears if other list option is chosen when the ENT/ACK key is pressed. To see alert message list, carry out the following procedure.

Press MSG/FILTER key to show list options.
Select [Alert Messages] and press the ENT/ACK key
Select the alert message and press the ENT/ACK key. Details of the alert message will be shown.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.
For detailed information regarding the possible alerts for this equipment, see “ALERT LISTS, ICONS, MEANINGS AND MEASURES” on page AP-10.

Receive Mode Settings

The [NAVTEX] menu allows you to select what station to receive: automatically or manually. The Auto mode requires navigation data, and stations are automatically selected according to the distance between own ship and NAVTEX stations. If navigation data is not input, all stations are selected.

The manual mode you can select what stations you wish to receive. The [INS] mode allows you to set the station, message and local channel from the external equipment (ex. Integrated Navigation System, using NRM or PFEC sentence) connected. Note that [Manual] should be chosen if you intend to not use the command from the external equipment.

Press MENU/ESC key to open the main menu.
Select [NAVTEX] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Mask Mode] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [INS] or [Manual] as appropriate and press the ENT/ACK key.
Note: When [INS] is selected, [Receive Station Mask] is not shown on the menu.
For [Manual] mode, select [Receive Station Mask] and select [Auto] or [Manual] as desired and then press ENT/ACK key.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Adjusting the Station and Message Settings

Press MENU/ESC key to open the main menu.
Select [NAVTEX] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Receive Message Mask], [INS Output Mask], [Printer Mask] or [User Select Station & Message] and press the ENT/ACK key.

Stations and messages for receiving/displaying on each station (message) can be adjusted as below.

[Receive Message Mask]

Station: You can receive messages by station in [Manual] mode.
Message: You can choose the messages to receive in [Manual] or [Auto] mode.
Note that A/B/D/L cannot be rejected.

[INS Output Mask]
You can choose the stations and messages to output to the external equipment. Notethat A/B/D/L cannot be rejected.

[Printer Mask]
Choose the type of message to be print automatically when it is received. Note that A/ B/D/L cannot be rejected.

[User Select Station & Message]
You can choose the type of stations and messages to display on [User Selected] display (shown by selecting [User Selected Messages] after pressing MSG/FILTER key.) See subsection 2.5.3 for details.

Frequency Settings

Selecting the local frequency
You can choose 490 kHz or 4209.5 kHz as the local frequency.

Press MENU/ESC key to open the main menu.
Select [NAVTEX] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Local Frequency] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select the desired frequency.
- [Both]: Receive both 490 kHz and 4209.5 kHz as the local frequency.
- [490 kHz]: Receive 490 kHz only.
- [4209.5 kHz]: Receive 4209.5 kHz only.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Switching the frequency on display
On the message list display, you can switch the frequency as 518 kHz, 490 kHz or 4209.5 kHz by pressing  or  key. The current frequency is shown on the top left corner of the display.

Add and Edit the Station List
Maximum 300 NAVTEX stations can be registered into the memory for this unit. Carry out the following procedure to edit the station list.

Press MENU/ESC key to open the main menu.
Select [NAVTEX] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Edit Station List] and press the ENT/ACK key.
The following pop-up window will be shown.
Select 518 kHz or 490 kHz list to edit as desired and press the ENT/ACK key. [Edit Station List] display will be shown.

Add station

Select [New] on the [Edit Station List] window and press the ENT/ACK key. [Add Station] display will be shown.
Select [Nav Area] and press the ENT/ACK key to show the area No. window.
Press or  to choose a Nav area No. (1 to 16, and EXT), and then press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Station] and press the ENT/ACK key. Enter a station name (Max. 18 characters), and then press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [Latitude] and [Longitude] and press the ENT/ACK key. Enter the value, and then press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [518kHz], [490kHz] or [4209.5kHz] and press the ENT/ACK key. For [518kHz] or [490kHz], enter the station ID (A to Z), and then press the ENT/ACK key (for [4209.5kHz] station ID is automatically set and cannot be edited). For multiple stations, fill in ID2 and ID3.
Select [Range] and press the ENT/ACK key.
Enter the service area (1 to 999 NM), and then press the ENT/ACK key.
Select [] and press the ENT/ACK key. The message “Save new station?” appears.
Select “Yes”, and then press ENT/ACK key.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

Edit station

Select the station to edit on the [Edit Station List] window and press the ENT/ACK key. Following pop-up window will be shown.
Select [Edit] and press the ENT/ACK key. [Edit station] window will be shown. See section 1.5 ”NAVTEX Station List” and set the Nav area number.
Edit the data as desired (see “Add station” on the previous page for details). Select [] and press the ENT/ACK key. The message “Save new station?” appears.
Select “Yes”, and then press ENT/ACK key.
Press MENU/ESC key to close the menu.

On the [System] menu you can adjust sounds, time offset and units. When navigational data is fed to the NX-900, you can select units of distance and speed to use.

No.	Menu item	Setting	Description
1	[Notification Sound]	On, Off	Set the audible alarm on/off when receiving

a Warning message. (A, B, and L) or printer error.
2| [Signal Sound]| Off, International, Local1, Local2|

Set the audible alarm for monitoring of Rx signal on/off.
Off: Disables monitoring.
International: Monitors international- al frequency.
Local1/Local2: Monitors local frequency.

No.	Menu item	Setting	Description
1	[Remote Dim- mer Control]	On, Off	Adjust dimmer by using external

Selects the speed of scrolling by pressing▲ or ▼ key.
Slow: Scrolls by one line.
Fast: Scrolls by half of screen.
Skip to $$: Scrolls line by line in list dis- play; Skips to $$ position in detailed dis- play.

4| [NAV Display]| On, Off| Shows the nav display information window on the right side of the display. **** Nav display **** • Off: Disables NAV display.• On: Displays Time/Date, COG, SOG, Po- sition and Distance. Note: If there is no information data when NAV display is set to on, informa- tion is shown as “-“.
5| [Speed Display]| SOG, STW| Selects the speed format to be displayed.• SOG: Speed Over Ground• STW: Speed Through Water
6| [Date Display]| MMM/DD/YYYY DD/MMM/YYYYYYYY/MM/DD| Selects the date format.