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Configuring Other Vessels, Restoring the Original Factory Settings, fuel CapacitY, AIS Alarm

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Configuring the Chartplotter Fuel Capacity-enter the total fuel capacity of your boat. 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). • 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. Restoring the Original Factory Settings NOTE: This procedure deletes all settings information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information > Factory Settings. 2. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to cancel. The unit reboots and prompts you to adjust unit settings (page 2). 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Configuring the Chartplotter
fuel CapacitY
—enter the total fuel capacity of your boat.
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)�
•
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�
Restoring the Original Factory Settings
NOTE
: This procedure deletes all settings information you have
entered.
1� From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
System
>
System
Information
>
Factory Settings
�
2� Select
Yes
to restore all factory settings, or select
No
to cancel�
The unit reboots and prompts you to adjust unit settings (
page 2
)�