5 Display Device and Printer
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.148(77) - Adoption of the Revised Performance Standards for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships (NAVTEX) - (adopted on 3 June 2003) - Annex - Revised Recommendation on Performance Standards for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships (NAVTEX) - 5 Display Device and Printer

5 Display Device and Printer

  5.1 The display device and/or printer should be able to display a minimum of 32 characters per line.

  5.2 If a dedicated display device is used, the following requirements should be met:

  • .1 an indication of newly received unsuppressed messages should be immediately displayed until acknowledged or until 24 hours after receipt; and

  • .2 newly received unsuppressed messages should also be displayed.

  5.3 The display device should be able to display at least 16 lines of message text.

  5.4 The design and size of the display device should be such that displayed information is easily read under all conditions by observers at normal working distances and viewing angles.

  5.5 If automatic line feed entails division of a word, this should be indicated in the displayed/printed text.

  5.6 When displaying received messages on a display device, a clear indication of the end of a message should be given by automatically adding line feeds after the message or including some other form of delineation. The printer or printer output should automatically insert line feeds after completing print of the received message.

  5.7 The equipment should display/print an asterisk if the character is received corrupted.

  5.8 Where the printer is not integrated, it should be possible to select the following data to be output to a printer:

  • .1 all messages as they are received;

  • .2 all messages stored in the message memory;

  • .3 all messages received on specified frequencies, from specified locations or having specified message designators;

  • .4 all messages currently displayed; and

  • .5 individual messages selected from those appearing on the display.

Parent topic: Annex - Revised Recommendation on Performance Standards for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing Telegraph Equipment for the Reception of Navigational and Meteorological Warnings and Urgent Information to Ships (NAVTEX)
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