INMARSAT-C JUE-87 Common Use type Option Operation Guide

1. Screen Display
When common use connection of Remote Distress Button, Security Button and/or Distress Message
Controller is setup, Button Test Mode of the another JUE-87 is displayed on the upper right of a main
screen.
(1) Connect
It is correctly connected between JUE-87 terminals. And it can be communicating.
Another JUE-87 is not Button Test Mode.

Fig. -1 Main screen - Connection normalcy between JUE-87 terminals

(2) Disconnect
The power supply of another JUE-87 is OFF.

Fig. -2 Main screen - Connection abnormality between JUE-87 terminals

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(3) DB Test Mode

It is correctly connected between JUE-87 terminals. And it can be communicating.
Another INM-C is Distress Button Test Mode.

Fig. -3 Main screen - Another JUE-87 is Distress Button Test Mode

(4) SB Test Mode

It is correctly connected between JUE-87 terminals. And it can be communicating.
Another JUE-87 is Security Button Test Mode.

Fig. -4 Main screen - Another JUE-87 is Security Button Test Mode

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2. Restriction of operation when using common use type option

If two JUE-87 terminals differ in Test Mode, Remote Distress Button, Security Button and Distress
Message Controller of common use connection is operated as shown in the following Table-1.
Please check Button Test Mode of another JUE-87 by the display of a main screen, and make the state of
a terminal the same.
Table-1 Restriction of operation*
Use of Remote Distress Use of Distress
Use of Security Button
No.1 JUE-87 No.2 JUE-87 Button Message Controller
Status Status No.1 No.2 No.1 No.2 No.1 No.1
JUE-87 JUE-87 JUE-87 JUE-87 JUE-87 JUE-87
Normal Normal ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎
Distress Button Distress Button
○ ○ ◎ ◎ ○ ○
Test Mode Test Mode
Security Button Security Button
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Test Mode Test Mode
Distress Button
Normal × ○ ○ ○ × ○
Test Mode
Distress Button
Normal ○ × ◎ ◎ ○ ×
Test Mode
Security Button
Normal ○ ○ × ○ ○ ○
Test Mode
Security Button
Normal ◎ ◎ ○ × ◎ ◎
Test Mode
Distress Button Security Button
○ × × ○ ○ ×
Test Mode Test Mode
Security Button Distress Button
× ○ ○ × × ○
Test Mode Test Mode
* Normal is in the state which is not DB/SB Test Mode.

Legend

◎ : With no restriction Real Distress Alert or Real Security Message is sent.

○ : With no restriction Distress Button test or Security Button test is carried out.
× : With restriction Real Distress Alert or SSAS Message not be sent.
And Distress Button test or Security Button test not be carried out.

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3. Button Test
(1) Distress Button Test
Checking cable connections of distress button uses the test function for Distress button from normal
mode. The Distress button test can be demonstrated the procedure of a distress alert transmission even if
the JUE-87 is not synchronized to satellite.

NOTE
In order to prevent miss-transmission of Distress Alert, please be sure to check that a terminal is Distress Button
Test Mode. Especially when you use common RDB, please be sure to check that both of terminals are Distress
Button Test Mode.

Step Operation IME/DTE Response

1 • Hold down Alt key and press A key on • “Diagnostics” window is displayed.
Main Menu.
Diagnostics

Data source contents

Alarm history
software Version
distress button Test

F10:Previous

2 • Move the cursor to “distress button • “Distress Button test mode” window is displayed.
Test” and press Enter key.
Distress buttons test mode

Distress buttons are under test now.

Press the distress button to test it.
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode

F10:Cancel

3 • When the distress button is tested, press
the distress button till the buzzer sounds
for about 5 seconds or more.
• When the distress button test is
terminated, press F10 (“Cancel”) key.
• The buzzer in DTE and IME is sounding 0.5 sec
on, 1.0 sec off. Then, “SOS” is displayed at the first
line of DTE.

4 • (It passes 5 sec after pressing the distress • The buzzer in DTE and IME is sounding 0.5 sec

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button.) ON, 0.5 sec OFF.

• The “Distress” lamp on IME is blinking 0.5 sec
ON, 0.5 sec OFF.
• “Distress Button Test” window is displayed.

--- Distress Button Test ---

Now distress button testing---
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode.

5 • (Start the distress test) • The buzzer in DTE and IME are sounding 5 sec
continuously.
• The “DISTRESS” lamp on IME is illuminating 5
sec.

• When the distress button is tested completely, the

following window is displayed.

--- Distress Button Test ---

Distress button test succeeded.
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode.
F10: Previous

6 • To return to Main menu, press F10 • Main menu is displayed.

(“Previous”) key.

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(2) Security Button Test

Checking cable connections of security button uses the test function for Security button from normal
mode. The Security button test can be demonstrated the procedure of a security alert transmission even if
the JUE-87 is not synchronized to satellite.

NOTE
In order to prevent miss-transmission of Security Alert, please be sure to check that a terminal is Security Button
Test Mode. Especially when you use common SB, please be sure to check that both of terminals are Security
Button Test Mode.

Step Operation IME/DTE Response

1 • Hold down Alt key and press A key on • “Diagnostics” window is displayed.
Main Menu.
Diagnostics

Data source contents

Alarm history
software Version
distress button Test

F10:Previous

2 • Hold down Ctrl key and press F10 key • “Password” window is displayed.

Diagnostics

Data source contents

Alarm historyPassword
software Version
distress button Test

F10:Previous

3 • Enter the password. • “security button Test” menu item is displayed in

“Diagnostics” window.

Diagnostics

Data source contents

Alarm history
software Version
security button Test

F10:Previous

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4 • Move the cursor to “security button • “Security Button test mode” window is displayed.
Test” and press Enter key.
Security buttons test mode

Security buttons are under test now.

Press the security button to test it.
If real security alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode

F10:Cancel

5 • Open the hinged cover of the Security
Alert Button and push it.
• “Security Button test” window is displayed.
------- Security Buttons Test -------
Now security button testing…..
If real security alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode

6 • (It passes 30 sec after pressing the security • When the distress button is tested completely, the
button.) following window is displayed.

------- Security Button Test -----

Security button test succeeded.
If real Security Alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode

F10:Previous

7 • To return to Main menu, press F10 • Main menu is displayed.

(“Previous”) key.

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(3)DMC Distress Button Test

Checking cable connections of DMC uses the test function for Distress button from normal mode.
The DMC test can be demonstrated the procedure of a distress alert transmission even if the JUE-87 is
not synchronized to satellite. In this test mode, any signals are not transmitted.

NOTE
In order to prevent miss-transmission of Distress Alert, please be sure to check that a terminal is Distress Button Test
Mode. Especially when you use common DMC please be sure to check that both of terminals are Distress Button Test
Mode.

Step Operations IME/DTE／DMC (example)

• Hold down Alt key and ･"Diagnostics" window is displayed.
press A key on Main Menu.
Diagnostics

Data source contents

1 Alarm history
software Version
distress button Test

F10:Previous

• Move the cursor to ･"Distress buttons test mode" window is displayed.

“distress button Test” and
Distress buttons test mode
press Enter key.
Distress buttons are under test now.
2
Press the distress button to test it.
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode

F10:Cancel

• Press DMC SES button.

Then DMC SES button is
lighted.
• The buzzer in DTE and IME is sounding 0.5 sec on, 1.0 sec
• Press Distress button.
3 off. Then, “SOS” is displayed at the first line of DTE
• When the distress button
• DMC sounds intermittently.
test is terminated, press F10
(“Cancel”) key.

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(It passes 5 sec after pressing the • The buzzer in IME is sounding 0.5 sec ON, 0.5 sec OFF.
distress button.) • The “Distress” lamp on IME is blinking 0.5 sec ON, 0.5 sec
OFF.
• “Distress Button Test” window is displayed.

--- Distress Button Test ---

4
Now distress button testing---
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode.

• DMC sounds continuously.

(Start the distress test) • The buzzers in DTE and IME are sounding 5 sec
continuously.
• The “DISTRESS” lamp on IME is illuminating 5 sec.
--- Distress Button Test ---
5 Distress button test succeeded.
If real distress alert to be sent,
cancel the test mode.
F10: Previous

To return to Main menu, press F10 Main menu is displayed.

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(“Previous”) key.

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DMC

DMC JB

Common Use
No.1 JUE-87 Type Options No.2 JUE-87

Fig. -5 Schematic diagram of common use type option

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