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20.3 Source of ARPA Radar Targets........................................................................................................... 20-4
20.3.1 ARPA-related alarms............................................................................................................ 20-4
20.4 Displaying ARPA Target Past Positions ............................................................................................. 20-5
20.5 ARPA Target Recording Functions..................................................................................................... 20-6
20.6 Using ARPA Targets for Chart Align.................................................................................................. 20-6
21. AIS Target Functions.................................................................................................................... 21-1
21.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 21-1
21.2 Displaying AIS Targets....................................................................................................................... 21-2
21.2.1 Dangerous AIS targets.......................................................................................................... 21-3
21.2.2 Lost AIS targets .................................................................................................................... 21-3
21.2.3 Displaying true or relative speed vectors.............................................................................. 21-3
21.2.4 Maximum number and range for displaying AIS targets on ECDIS................................... 21-4
21.2.5 Source of AIS target related alarms...................................................................................... 21-4
21.3 Displaying AIS Target Data................................................................................................................ 21-5
21.4 Displaying AIS Target Past Positions................................................................................................. 21-7
21.4.1 Displaying name or call sign of AIS target .......................................................................... 21-8
21.5 Displaying AIS Interface Status ......................................................................................................... 21-9
21.6 AIS Safety Message ......................................................................................................................... 21-10
21.6.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 21-10
21.6.2 Creating a new safety message........................................................................................... 21-11
21.6.3 Reading a received safety message..................................................................................... 21-12
21.6.4 Replying to a safety message.............................................................................................. 21-13
22. Radar Overlay............................................................................................................................... 22-1
22.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 22-1
22.2 Activating Radar Overlay on the ECDIS ........................................................................................... 22-2
22.3 Choosing Source of Radar Overlay.................................................................................................... 22-3
22.3.1 Radar overlay through LAN from FAR-2x07 radars ........................................................... 22-3
22.3.2 Radar overlay through radar overlay card inside ECDIS..................................................... 22-4
22.3.3 Radar overlay display modes................................................................................................ 22-5
22.4 Adjusting Radar Overlay (Radar Overlay dialog box)....................................................................... 22-6
22.4.1 Radar overlay source ............................................................................................................ 22-6
22.4.2 Gain....................................................................................................................................... 22-6
22.4.3 Sea clutter.............................................................................................................................. 22-6
22.4.4 Rain clutter............................................................................................................................ 22-7
22.4.5 Controlling video processing................................................................................................ 22-7
22.4.6 Echo overload condition....................................................................................................... 22-8
22.4.7 Transparency......................................................................................................................... 22-9
22.5 Adjusting Radar Overlay to Match Positions of Chart Features...................................................... 22-10
22.5.1 Error sources of radar echo image and chart display mismatch......................................... 22-10
22.5.2 Error sources for radar echo image and ARPA target mismatch ....................................... 22-10
22.5.3 Compensating for bearing error.......................................................................................... 22-11
22.5.4 Compensating for position error......................................................................................... 22-11
22.6 Radar Overlay Related Alarms......................................................................................................... 22-12
23. Recording Functions..................................................................................................................... 23-1
23.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 23-1
23.2 Events and Man Overboard Functions............................................................................................... 23-1
23.3 Voyage Records.................................................................................................................................. 23-2
23.3.1 Details log............................................................................................................................. 23-2
23.3.2 Voyage log............................................................................................................................ 23-3
23.3.3 Danger target log................................................................................................................... 23-6
23.3.4 Chart usage log ..................................................................................................................... 23-8
23.3.5 Printing details, voyage or danger targets log ...................................................................... 23-8
23.3.6 Making backup copy from details, voyage or danger targets log...................................... 23-10
23.3.7 Resetting (emptying) voyage and danger targets logs........................................................ 23-11
23.3.8 Making a user chart from a log (past track)........................................................................ 23-11
23.3.9 Alarms log........................................................................................................................... 23-12
23.4 Distance and Trip Counters .............................................................................................................. 23-14
23.4.1 Resetting distance and trip counters ................................................................................... 23-14