Garmin zumo 450 - Manual (Page 50)

44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Configuring the Chartplotter
Configuring Other Vessels
To configure settings for boats other than your own, from the
Home screen, select Configure > Other Vessels .
NOTE: To configure AIS or DSC information for other boats, your
unit must be connected to an external AIS or DSC device.
aiS—turn AIS (Automatic Identification System) on or off. AIS
alerts you to area traffic by providing boat IDs, position, course,
and speed for boats that are within range and equipped with a
transponder.
dSC—turn DSC (Digital Selective Calling) on or off.
aiS alarm—create a safe zone around your boat for collision
avoidance. The zone can be customized.
To customize safe-zone settings:
From the Home screen, select Configure > Other Vessels > AIS
Alarm .
Range—change the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to
a specified distance from 500 ft. to 2.0 nm (or from 150 m to
3.0 km, or from 500 ft. to 2.0 mi).
Time to (Safe Zone)—sounds an alarm if AIS or MARPA
determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the
defined time interval (from 1 to 24 minutes).
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AIS Alarm—when On is selected, a message is displayed
(“AIS: Dangerous Target”) when a vessel enters the safe
zone. When Off is selected, the message will not be
displayed.
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