2 to set the chart plotter for receiving ais, 3 ais menu – Seiwa SW701i SW701e User Manual

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rily registers the boat information in the U.S. Coast Guard’s national dis-

tress database for use in emergency situations.

Active Target

Target located within the Activation Range. Active Target is represented by ori-

ented triangle with COG and Heading vectors. Rate of turn may also be displayed.

Dangerous Target

Target detected by CPA or TCPA Alarm. Dangerous Target is Active Target

by definition. For better visibility Dangerous Target symbol is flashing.

Sleeping Target

Target located outside the Activation Range. Sleeping Target is represented

by a small oriented triangle.

Lost Target

When the AIS info is not received from that vessel for 3.5 minutes. The

presentation will be a flashing black triangle with a cross through.

Activation Range

Range around your boat where Targets become active. AIS Target become

active within this range. Activation Range should be greater than CPA Limit

by definition.

NOTE

A Target is removed from the screen if data is not received for 10 minutes.

The maximum number of tracked Targets is 200.

Depending on the scale the presentation of the Targets change to remove

clutter on the screen.

This information is updated every 3 seconds to 6 minutes depending on speed

and rate of turn, enabling the track of the vessels in range to be plotted.

Fig. 3.7.1 - AIS Symbols

3.7.2 To set the chart plotter for receiving AIS

Make sure that the AIS receiver is properly connected to the chart plotter.

The chart plotter reads the AIS NMEA message VMD, type 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Select the used serial port and transmission speed by following the procedure:

[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port n Input" + [ENTER] + "AIS 38400" + [ENTER]

Where:

n = 1/2/3 for SW501e

n = 1/2 for SW501i

n = 1/3 for SW501ce

n = 1 for SW501ci

n = 1/2/3/4/5 for SW701e/SW1101SEAWAVE

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/MARLIN/EXPLORER

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n = 1/2/4/5 for SW701i

n = 1/3/4/5 for SW701ce

n = 1/4/5 for SW701ci

3.7.3 AIS Menu

To configure the chart plotter to receive AIS data, follow the procedure:

[MENU] + "AIS" + [ENTER]

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