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RADIOTELEX
Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 General information................................................................................1-1
Radiotelex system..................................................................................1-1
GMDSS ..................................................................................................1-1
Communication concept......................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Terminology ............................................................................................1-2
General telex terms................................................................................ 1-2
Radiotelex terms ....................................................................................1-3
2 Operation ..............................................................................................2-1
2.1 Introduction.............................................................................................2-1
Forms and fields.....................................................................................2-1
Function keys .........................................................................................2-2
General functions ...................................................................................2-3
Fast keys ................................................................................................2-3
Password ................................................................................................2-4
2.2 Terminals ................................................................................................2-4
2.3 Terminal function keys............................................................................ 2-5
Function keys when ‘standby’................................................................. 2-5
Function keys when not ‘standby’ ..........................................................2-7
2.4 Backups..................................................................................................2-8
To make a backup ..................................................................................2-8
Background information on backups...................................................... 2-8
Backup policy .........................................................................................2-8
Radiotelex on hard disk..........................................................................2-9
2.5 Transmission ..........................................................................................2-9
2.6 Scanning.................................................................................................2-10
2.7 Message handling ..................................................................................2-11
Import of message .................................................................................2-12
Export of message .................................................................................2-12
2.8 Subscriber handling ...............................................................................2-12
Subscriber edition in general ................................................................. 2-13
Subscriber parts .....................................................................................2-13
Hiding and recovering subscribers ........................................................2-14
2.9 VIEW function.........................................................................................2-14
2.10 Distress ..................................................................................................2-15
Distress mode ........................................................................................2-16
Distress Transmission ............................................................................2-17
Distress SCAN function ......................................................................... 2-17
Distress VIEW function ..........................................................................2-17
2.11 Status messages.................................................................................... 2-18
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