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Configuring Other Vessels, Configure, Other Vessels, AIS Alarm, Range, Time

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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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter 53

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Configuring the Chartplotter
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
53
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.