10. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
10-5
10.4 System Status Monitor
The system status monitor, which is always displayed, provides date, time, equipment
status and navigation data.
How to read the system status monitor
Date: Current date.
Time: Current time.
Position: Own ship L/L position (either manual entry or automatic input by navigator).
Waypoint: L/L position of destination waypoint set on navigator.
Course: Course.
Speed: Ship’s speed.
Current NCS: NCS your vessel is logged in with.
Current Channel: Channel in use.
Current TDM: Channel TDM.
MES Status: Operational status of MES.
GPS Status: Receiving signal status from GPS receiver.
CST: Cold Start.
ACQ: Acquired; Almanac data acquired.
IMP: Impossible; cannot receive GPS signal.
INT: Interrupted; object interfering with reception of GPS signal.
ALM: Receiving the almanac.
2D, 3D: Position-fixing method by 2D or 3D.
DCE Memory: Memory remaining in communication unit.
BBER: Bulletin Board Error Rate (%).
C/N: Check of circuit status with LES, receiving circuit in antenna unit and TERMCPU
Board in terminal unit. OK appears for figure greater than 31.
Send Level: TX level check. At transmission, OK appears for figure greater than 100.
At reception, 0 always appears.
Rx AGC Level: Check of the receiving circuit of the antenna unit and the TERMCPU
Board in the terminal unit. OK appears for figure greater than 60.
File Edit Transmit EGC Reports Logs Options Setup Distress StopAlarm
Date
Time
Position
Waypoint
Course 345.5 DEG
Speed 10.2 kn
Current NCS
Current Channel
Current TDM
MES Status
GPS Status
DCE Memory
Jan-12-12
01:32 (UTC)
LAT 34:30.00N
LON 135:00.00E
LAT
LON
344 (IOR/EMEA) LOGOUT
NCS CC
NCS CC
Idle
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IMN:
BBER
C/N
Send Level
Rx AGC Level
REF Offset Freq
Synthe Local
TCXO Control 131
Antenna Power Supply
Water Temperature
Water Current
Direction
Speed
Depth
443156710
000
OK ( 0 dB)
OK ( 0)
OK (254)
OK ( 0 Hz)
OK
OK(7.4V)
Current State: IDLE
DCE F18 Ver. xx
Retuning
NCS: IOR/EMEA LOGOUT LAT: 34:30.00N
REC. MESSAGE EXIST LON: 135:00.00E
Jan-12-12 01:32 (UTC)
68.2 DEG
232 DEG
1.9 kn
xx: Program Version No. of TERMCPU Board