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AIS menu | RS40/RS40-B User Guide
: the radio is configured for Class-B mode, but transmissions
are temporarily suspended due to Silent mode is active. Silent mode
can be selected on the radio via the AIS Setup menu > SILENT
MODE; or via a connected compatible Simrad MFD.
: the radio is in AIS receive only mode.
AIS information and display
Warning: Not all vessels transmit AIS information and
therefore not all vessels will be displayed or listed in the follow-
ing AIS screens.
AIS vessel information can be displayed on the radios LCD screen:
1. Short press the AIS/IC button to display the AIS plotter screen.
¼ Note: You must have LAT/LON position information for targets to be
displayed on the plotter PPI.
2. AIS target details will be displayed on the left of the screen. Either
the vessels name or MMSI will be displayed (if the information is
available) depending on the setting you selected in Section “6-2
AIS data display format (AIS DISPLAY)”. Also the target’s bearing and
distance to you are displayed.
¼ Note: It could take some time before AIS targets are displayed.
3. A simple plotter PPI on the right hand side of the LCD shows the
geographical location of the AIS targets with respect to your
position which is in the center of the plotter PPI.
4. Press the Zoom In (TRI) or Zoom Out (Scan) keys to change the scale
of the plotter. The scales available are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 nm.
5. Press the AIS/IC key again to change the display to T/CPA Approach
screen.
6. Rotate the knob to highlight any AIS target shown on the plotter
screen. The selected target will have the target symbol filled in.
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