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Contents
1 Notices..............................................................................................5
1.1 Safety warnings ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 General notices............................................................................................................................. 5
2 Introduction......................................................................................7
2.1 About AIS...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Static and dynamic vessel data .................................................................................................... 8
2.3 AIS operation licensing ................................................................................................................. 8
3 Operation..........................................................................................9
3.1 Display and controls...................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Turning the transceiver on .......................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Display layout.............................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Main operating screens............................................................................................................... 11
3.5 Target list .................................................................................................................................... 12
3.6 Own vessel and voyage data...................................................................................................... 12
3.7 Own dynamic data ...................................................................................................................... 13
3.8 Received messages.................................................................................................................... 14
3.9 Alarms screen............................................................................................................................. 15
3.10 Target plot screen ....................................................................................................................... 16
3.11 Working with AIS text and Safety Related Messages (SRMs).................................................... 16
3.12 Handling alarms.......................................................................................................................... 18
3.13 Entering text................................................................................................................................ 19
3.14 Long range messages ................................................................................................................ 20
3.15 Passwords and security .............................................................................................................. 21
3.16 The configuration menu .............................................................................................................. 22
3.17 Tanker mode............................................................................................................................... 28
3.18 Units display - speed and distance ............................................................................................. 28
3.19 Inland AIS ................................................................................................................................... 29
4 Installation......................................................................................31
4.1 What’s in the box? ...................................................................................................................... 32
4.2 Preparing for installation ............................................................................................................. 33
4.3 Installation procedures................................................................................................................ 33
4.4 Connecting the equipment.......................................................................................................... 39
4.5 Configuring the transceiver ......................................................................................................... 47
4.6 Changing the password .............................................................................................................. 50
4.7 Confirming correct operation....................................................................................................... 50
4.8 Regional area settings ................................................................................................................ 50
4.9 Inland AIS ................................................................................................................................... 52
5 Technical Specifications...............................................................55
5.1 Applicable equipment standards................................................................................................. 55
5.2 Physical ...................................................................................................................................... 55
5.3 Environmental ............................................................................................................................ 55
5.4 Electrical .................................................................................................................................... 55