User guide
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General information
- Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions
- Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options
- 3-1 Manage your waypoints list (WAYPOINT)
- Section 4 - Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- 4-2 Channel names (CH NAME)
- 4-3 Ring volume (RING VOLUME)
- 4-4 Key beep volume (KEY BEEP)
- 4-5 Select units (UNITS)
- 4-6 Internal speaker connections (INT SPEAKER)
- 4-7 Set the priority channel (WATCH MODE)
- 4-8 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)
- 4-9 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)
- 4-10 Select the GPS source (GPS SOURCE)
- 4-11 Favorite channel setup - Wx key (FAV CH SETU)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- Section 5 - DSC setup menu (DSC SETUP)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 5-2 Maintain your groups
- 5-3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI)
- 5-4 Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT)
- 5-5 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 5-6 Enable DSC functionality (DSC FUNC)
- 5-7 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)
- 5-8 Automatic channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 5-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 5-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- Section 6 - AIS setup menu (AIS SETUP)
- Section 7 - Wireless handset setup menu (HS SETTING)
- Section 8 - Sending and receiving DSC calls
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- 8-2 Sending DSC Calls
- 8-3 Send an individual call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 8-4 Acknowledgement of an individual incoming call (INDIV)
- 8-5 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL)
- 8-6 Send a group call (GROUP)
- 8-7 Send an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-8 Send using the call log (CALL LOG)
- 8-9 Send using the distress log (DIST LOG)
- 8-10 View sent call log (SENT CALL)
- 8-11 Request the LL position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 8-12 Track your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
- 8-13 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 8-14 View user MMSI and GPS information
- 8-15 Receiving DSC calls
- 8-16 Receiving an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-17 Receiving an individual call (INDIV)
- 8-18 Receiving a group call (GROUP)
- 8-19 Receiving a geographic area call (GEOGRAPH)
- 8-20 Receiving a polled position call (POSITION)
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- Section 9 - DISTRESS calls
- Section 10 - AIS functionality
- Section 11 - General functionality
- Section 12 - Wireless handset functionality
• Dynamic information is broadcast depending on speed and course alteration based on
the following tables:
Ship's dynamic conditions Normal reporting interval
At anchor or moored 3 Minutes
0-14 knots 10 Seconds
0-14 knots and changing course 3 1/3 Seconds
14-23 knots 6 Seconds
14-23 knots and changing course 2 Seconds
Ship faster than 23 knots 2 Seconds
Ship faster than 23 knots and changing course 2 Seconds
Platform's condition Normal reporting interval
Class B Shipborne mobile equipment not moving
faster than 2 Knots
3 Minutes
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving 2-14
Knots
30 Seconds
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving 14-23
Knots
15 Seconds
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving faster
than 23 Knots
5 Seconds
Search and Rescue aircraft (airborne mobile
equipment)
10 Seconds
Aids to Navigation 3 Minutes
AIS base station 10 Seconds
Source of information for above tables 1-1, 1-2: (ITU recommendations technical document:
ITU-R M.1371-1)
10-3 Using the AIS receiver
Providing that other vessels with AIS transceivers installed are within radio range of your
vessel, you should see their details appear on the AIS plotter screen. These details are also
repeated on the NMEA ports for display on a compatible chartplotter / MFD.
Specific details of how to configure your chartplotter to make use of the AIS receiver features
will be given in your chartplotter manual. If you are using charting software running on a PC,
please refer to the instructions provided with your chartplotting software for details of how to
configure it to display AIS information.
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