Raymarine gS Series - 16.2 AIS prerequisites

16.2AISprerequisites
YoumusthavesuitableAIShardwareconnectedto
yourmultifunctiondisplaytomakeuseoftheAIS
functionality.
InordertorunAIS,youwillneed:
•Areceive-onlyAISunitorafullAIStransceiver(a
unitthatsendsandreceives).
•AVHFantenna.
•AGPS-toprovidepositiondata.
•TheAISlayerenabledinthechartorradar
application,asappropriate.
Note:Areceiverwillallowyoutoreceivedata
aboutothervesselsinyourareabutwillnotallow
othervesselsto‘see’you.Afulltransceiver
transmitsandreceivesAISdata,andtherefore
allowsyoutoreceivedataaboutothervessels.It
alsoenablesotherAIS-equippedvesselstosee
andreceiveinformationaboutyourvessel.This
couldincludeposition,course,speedandrateof
turndata.
WhentheAISunitisconnectedtoyourmultifunction
display,thestatusoftheunitisindicatedbyanAIS
iconinthestatusbar.
YoucanconnectanAISunittoyourmultifunction
displayusingNMEA0183orSeaTalk
ng
,depending
ontheAISunit.IfconnectingusingNMEA0183,
youwillnowneedtospecifythe38,400baudsetting
(homescreen>Set-up>SystemSettings>NMEA
Set-up)fortheNMEAinputportthatcommunicates
withtheAIStransceiverorreceiver.
16.3AIScontextmenu
TheAISfunctionincludesacontextmenuwhich
providesAIStargetinformationandmenuitems.
ThecontextmenuprovidesthefollowingAIStarget
data:
•MMSI
•CPA
•TCPA
•COG
•SOG
Thecontextmenualsoprovidethefollowingmenu
items:
•AISVector—SwitchtargetvectorsOnandOff.
•AISData—SwitchonscreentargetdataOnand
Off.
•ViewFullData
•AddBuddy—Addtargettothebuddydirectory.
•AcquireTarget(onlyavailableifRadaroverlayis
switchedon.)
•Slewthermalcamera(onlyavailablewhen
thermalcameraisconnectedandoperating.)
Accessingthecontextmenu
Youcanaccessthecontextmenubyfollowingthe
stepsbelow.
1.Non-touchscreenandHybridTouchdisplays:
i.Selectingalocation,objectortargeton-screen
andpressingtheOkbutton.
2.HybridT ouchandT ouchonlydisplays:
i.Selectinganobjectortargeton-screen.
ii.Selectingandholdingonalocationon-screen.
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