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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................vii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................ix
1. INMARSAT C SYSTEM OVERVIEW .....................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Communications Network .......................................................................................... 1-3
2. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................2-1
2.1 Communication Unit................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 How to turn the power on and off...................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Diagnostics..................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Terminal Unit (PC) Operation..................................................................................... 2-1
2.2.1 How to install the software .............................................................................2-2
2.2.2 Starting, quitting the application..................................................................... 2-4
2.2.3 Key description............................................................................................... 2-4
2.2.4 Shortcut keys ................................................................................................. 2-5
2.2.5 Function keys .................................................................................................2-6
2.3 Standby Display .........................................................................................................2-7
2.3.1 Display indications ......................................................................................... 2-8
2.4 Menu Overview ........................................................................................................2-10
2.5 Error Messages and Alerts....................................................................................... 2-11
2.6 How to Select a Printer ............................................................................................ 2-12
3. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION.....................................................................................3-1
3.1 System Settings ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Confirm the main terminal ..............................................................................3-1
3.1.2 System setup ................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 PC Window Setup......................................................................................................3-2
3.3 Login and Logout ....................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.1 Login .............................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 Logout ............................................................................................................ 3-7
3.4 EGC Settings ............................................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.1 What is the EGC (Enhanced Group Call) service? ........................................ 3-8
3.4.2 EGC settings .................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.3 How to add EGC channels...........................................................................3-11
3.4.4 How to automatically save and print EGC messages .................................. 3-11
3.5 How to Add NCS Channels......................................................................................3-12
3.6 LES List....................................................................................................................3-13
3.6.1 How to register an LES to the LES list......................................................... 3-13
3.6.2 How to edit the LES list ................................................................................ 3-14
3.6.3 How to print the LES list............................................................................... 3-14
3.7 Station List ............................................................................................................... 3-14
3.7.1 How to add stations to the station list........................................................... 3-14
3.7.2 How to edit the station list ............................................................................3-17
3.7.3 How to print the station list ........................................................................... 3-17
3.8 How to Enter Position............................................................................................... 3-17
3.9 How to Create a Directory........................................................................................3-18
3.9.1 How to create a directory for message storage ........................................... 3-18
3.9.2 How to specify the directory for message storage ....................................... 3-19
3.10 E-mail Service/SMS Station List .............................................................................. 3-20
3.11 E-mail Settings.........................................................................................................3-21
3.12 How to Export, Import System Settings ................................................................... 3-22