106 A-Series display - User reference manual9.1 Setting up NavtexBefore you are able to view Navtex messages you need to enableNavtex by setting the NMEA port appropriately.To enable Navtex1. Press and hold the PAGE/MENU button to open the setup menu2. Use the Trackpad to select the System setup menu3. Scroll down to and select the System Integration menu4. Select the NMEA Port Setting5. Choose the appropriate Navtex setting to suit your receiver.9.2 Selecting message alert categoriesOn initial power up, the system provides alerts for all message cate-gories listed in the Navtex Alert Menu. You can switch off anycategory except Navigation Warnings (Category A), MeteorologicalWarnings (Category B) and Search and Rescue information (Cate-gory D).To select the message alert categories1. Press and hold PAGE/MENU to open the Setup menu.2. Select Navtex Messages and open the Navtex Message List.3. Press the SETUP ALERTS softkey.4. Select the appropriate category and toggle its status to therequired setting.9.3 The Navtex message windowOnce correctly connected to the Navtex unit, the system will displaymessages it receives from within your chosen categories:When you receive a message, the toolbar gives you the option toerase or save the message as appropriate. The A-Series can saveup to 100 Navtex messages. Once this capacity is reached, it startsto overwrite the oldest messages with newer ones.To view saved messages1. Press and hold PAGE/MENU to open the Setup menu.2. Select Navtex messages.3. Select the appropriate message from the list.The message text is displayed in the right-hand column. Scrollthrough it to see the complete text.You also have the option to sort the message list by date, station orcategory, erase a message, or set up the message alerts.D8870_1ERASE MESSAGE SAVE MESSAGE81314-1_A Series Reference Guide.book Page 106 Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:23 AM
