In the Simulator the equipment used is a Thrane &Thrane SAILOR TT-3020 transceiver (2) with a Thrane &Thrane SAILOR TT-3606E Message Terminal (1).
The Transceiver is equipped with two buttons (Stop and Distress) on the front panel. The Distress button is placed under a cover to avoid operation by mistake. The power on/off switch situated at the back of the terminal will not be visible in the simulator. On the front panel are also to be found five indication lights (power, login, send, mail and distress).
The message terminal consists of a display screen and a disc drive situated below this screen and a keyboard. When the Inmarsat terminal is switched on and is logged in on one of the four satellites, the terminal is on standby for receiving text messages, EGC messages and is able to be used for transmission purposes. There will always be a printer connected to the terminal, and this printer will not be part of the simulator.
The Transceiver is equipped with two buttons (Stop and Distress) on the front panel. The Distress button is placed under a cover to avoid operation by mistake. The power on/off switch situated at the back of the terminal will not be visible in the simulator. On the front panel are also to be found five indication lights (power, login, send, mail and distress).
The message terminal consists of a display screen and a disc drive situated below this screen and a keyboard. When the Inmarsat terminal is switched on and is logged in on one of the four satellites, the terminal is on standby for receiving text messages, EGC messages and is able to be used for transmission purposes. There will always be a printer connected to the terminal, and this printer will not be part of the simulator.
Number 1 is the message terminal with disc drive. This terminal will show via the indicating lights what the transceiver status will be. It will also be used for the transmission of distress messages by using the Distress button or to stop any transmission via the Stop button.
Number 2 is the Inmarsat C terminal, and connected to this terminal is the message terminal on which we control the transmission and reception of messages.
Number 3 is a button which enables us in the simulator to show different kinds of received MSI messages. Each time you press this button the terminal will simulate the reception of a new MSI message and show this on the terminal screen.
Number 2 is the Inmarsat C terminal, and connected to this terminal is the message terminal on which we control the transmission and reception of messages.
Number 3 is a button which enables us in the simulator to show different kinds of received MSI messages. Each time you press this button the terminal will simulate the reception of a new MSI message and show this on the terminal screen.
The screen above shows the terminal screen. The screen will always look similar to this. In the explanation and simulations further on in the course we will use the same screenshots and decriptions as mentioned above, such as the menu bar, status field, text field, etc..
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