Furuno MFD12 - AIS Target Symbols; Proximity AIS Target Alarm

12. Automatic Identification System (AIS)
12-2
12.3 AIS Target Symbols
*
1
Light-blue, radar display; Green, chart plotter display
12.4 Proximity AIS Target Alarm
The proximity AIS target alarm tells you (with the audio and visual alarms) when an
AIS target is within the distance you set here.
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Open the [Alarm-Target] menu.
3. Use the RotoKey to select [Proximity AIS Target Alarm] then push the key to ac-
tivate (status icon is green) or deactivate the alarm.
Symbol Target type Color Description
AIS target Light-
blue or
Green*
1
COG is marked on the symbol with a solid
line and arrow.
Dangerous AIS
target
Red The CPA and TCPA of a target put the tar-
get on a collision course.
Lost AIS target Light-
blue or
Green*
1
An AIS target becomes a lost target if a
signal is not received from the AIS target
for x*
2
minutes. The lost target symbol is
erased if a signal is not received for an ad-
ditional ten minutes.
* The time depends on the AIS transpon-
der. For the FA-150, the time is 10 min-
utes. Check the operator manual for your
AIS transponder for information about lost
targets.
COG