Cost effective paperless Weather FAX & Navtex The FURUNO FAX-30 can turn any NavNet display or PC into a weather fax and NAVTEX receiver for obtaining weather forecasts and safety information.
The FURUNO FAX-30 can turn any NavNet display or PC into a weather fax and NAVTEX receiver for obtaining weather forecasts and safety information.
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.
