User's Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENT
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 7
DEVICE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 7
ABOUT AIS ......................................................................................................................... 9
What is AIS? ...................................................................................................................... 9
AIS Class A vs. SOTDMA Class B vs. CSTDMA Class B ....................................................... 10
AIS Message .................................................................................................................... 11
AIS Transmit Rate ............................................................................................................ 12
2 INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................13
EQUIPMENT IN THE BOX ....................................................................................................... 13
CONNECTION DIAGRAM ....................................................................................................... 14
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 15
DEVICE (MAIN UNIT) INSTALLATION........................................................................................ 16
Table Mounting ............................................................................................................... 16
Flush Mounting ............................................................................................................... 18
VHF ANTENNA INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 19
GPS ANTENNA INSTALLATION................................................................................................ 20
CABLE CONNECTION............................................................................................................ 21
Connection with VHF Antenna ........................................................................................ 21
Connection with GPS Antenna ........................................................................................ 22
Connection with Power Supply ....................................................................................... 22
Connection with NMEA 0183 .......................................................................................... 23
Connection with NMEA 2000 .......................................................................................... 24
Connection with Ethernet (Optional).............................................................................. 24
3 OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................25
CHART DISPLAY AND CONTROLS ............................................................................................. 25
TURNING THE AIS TRANSCEIVER ON ....................................................................................... 26
Setup Wizard .................................................................................................................. 27
ON-SCREEN INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 29
CHART ............................................................................................................................. 31
Man Overboard (MOB) activation .................................................................................. 32
PLOT VIEW ....................................................................................................................... 35
TARGETS ........................................................................................................................... 36
ALARMS ........................................................................................................................... 37
MESSAGES ........................................................................................................................ 39
OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 41
Options→General→User Settings .................................................................................. 42
Options→General→Alarm Settings ................................................................................ 42
Options→General→Log ................................................................................................. 42
Options→Vessel Data Settings ....................................................................................... 42
Options→Interfaces ....................................................................................................... 43
Options→Maintenance .................................................................................................. 43
Options→Advanced ....................................................................................................... 43
DEVICE INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 44
GNSS Status .................................................................................................................... 45
SW/HW Information ....................................................................................................... 46