Radio facsimile receivers

Furuno FAX-30

The FURUNO FAX-30 can turn any commercial PC into a weather fax and NAVTEX receiver. This “BlackBox” receiver unit allows direct connection with a single Ethernet cable to a commercial PC showing weather charts and satellite images.

The standard package includes the receiver unit and installation materials. An optional antenna and Windows based PC are required for basic operation. The information can be viewed simply by using an Internet browser, there is no complicated software to learn.

Print out the weather and NAVTEX information by using a printer interfaced with a PC. In addition, the FAX-30 has no mechanical moving parts, which provides maintenance-free and cost-effective solutions for safety information gathering.

The FAX-30 receives weather map broadcasts from a fax transmitting station working under World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards. Up to twelve received pictures can be stored on the internal memory.

Drum speeds, Index of Cooperation (IOC), and other essential parameters are manually or automatically selected to ensure quality reception. The fax station, which provides optimum image quality, can be searched utilizing the auto channel mode. The station is selected according to the quality of the signal reception. Phase and synchronization can be adjusted even after the reception is completed.

The stored pictures can be freely rotated or zoomed in/out on the screen. Display colors are selectable from three patterns of color, eight tones of gray scale and monochrome.

With a built-in NAVTEX receiver, you can view up to 130 recently received NAVTEX messages. The NAVTEX messages cannot be received while receiving FAX images.

• Cost effective paperless weatherfax and Navtex receiver
• Connect directly to a 10.4″ NavNet display or through an Ethernet hub
• Connect to a generic PC equipped with Ethernet
• User friendly softkey menu operation on NavNet display
• Web browser navigation on generic PC, no proprietary software required
• Print images and messages from generic PC and printer
• Store a maximum of 12 images on NavNet display (depending on file size)
• Stored images/messages can be shown at any time
• Thumbnail view for easy selection of stored images
• Phase and synchronization adjustments even after completed reception

Specification:

JMC FX-220

• Stationary thermal-head printer with 8″ x 30 m thermo-sensitive paper for quiet, odorless recording of weather charts
• Synthesized up-conversion dual superhetrodyne receiver covering alll radio fax broadcasts in LF, MF and HF bands
• Automatic starrt/stop and selection of scan rates and IOCs
• 273 factory-programmed channels for immediate recall of world-wide fax broadcast frequencies, scan rates and IOCs
• 200 user-programmable channels for storing frequencies, scan rates and IOCs
• Timer function for automatic reception of desired broadcasts at desired times
• 8-gray level half-tone recording for faithful reproduction of satellite cloud images
• Interfaces with external communications receiver

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