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Initial settings and adjustments
Follow the procedures outlined in chapter 3 of the installation manual to set up the FA-170 for your
vessel.
Controls overview
No. Key name Description
1 BRILL key • Displays brilliance setting pop-up window.
• Switches between Day and Night display modes.
2 DISP key • Cycles through display screens.
• Switches between Day and Night display modes when the brilliance
setting pop-up window is active.
• Closes all active menu windows and returns to the last displayed
screen.
3 MENU/ESC key • Opens the menu.
• Goes back one layer in the menu.
• Closes the settings screen, when displayed, and returns to the
menu.
4
Power key
• Short press to turn the unit on.
• Long press to turn the unit off.
5 NAV STATUS key Opens the [NAV STATUS] settings window.
6 ENT/ACK key • Confirms the currently selected item on the menu.
• Confirms adjusted settings.
• Acknowledges alerts.
7 Cursorpad • Move the selection cursor.
• AIS display: or changes display range.
• [TARGET LIST] display: or changes pages.
• [OWN INFORMATION] display: or switches between
information tabs.
• [ALERT] display: or switches between the alert list and the
alert log. or selects an alert.
B
: CURSOR
: SELECT : RANGE
ENT
: NEXT
DISP
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CLASS A
MMSI
TYPE
POSN
SOG
RNG
HDG
COG
BRG
123123123
310º
135º
225º
10.0kn
3 .0NM
34º 31.1234´N
135º 24.5678´E
A
CPA
20'00"2 .0NM
EAIS icon
EAIS symbols
: EAIS aircraft
: EAIS ship
Blue EAIS symbols indicate
ships/aircraft which use the same
STEDS key as your FA-170.