10. NBDP TRANSMITTING, RECEIVING
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10.8 Communication Buffer
The communication buffer is a temporary memory which stores transmit and receive
messages. To display the contents of the communication buffer, do the following:
1. Escape from the message creation screen.
2. Press the ↓ key while pressing the Fn key or the ↑ key pressing the Fn key. The contents
of the communication buffer are displayed.
To print them, press the Ctrl and P keys simultaneously. To erase the contents from the
screen, press the ↓ key at the bottom line.
To erase the contents of the buffer, press the F1 and 9 keys.
10.9 Preparing Macrofiles for Automatic Telex
10.9.1 Automatic telex overview
This section shows you how to communicate with a coast station which handles automatic
telex transmission, using macrofiles. You will also need to register communication channels
and stations, and prepare macrofiles.
Coast stations using automatic telex are MCI Marine Services (North America), Sydney
Radio (Australia), Lyngby Radio (Denmark), and others. The procedure is mostly common
to all coast stations, however refer to the coast station’s traffic manual for details.
STORE-AND-
FORWARD
DIRECT
DIALING
MULTI-
ADDRESS
INTERNATIONAL
TELEX NETWORK
CENTRAL
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
CONTROL
SUB-STATION
SHIP
Sample automatic telex network
The service available in automatic telex are
Message transfer between ship and coast station (store-and-forward)
Connection with landline telex (direct dialing)
Multi address.