How To View Messages; How To Set Up The Ais Message Notification - Furuno FAR-2228-BB Operator's Manual

4. AIS OPERATION
4.17.3

How to view messages

When an AIS message is received, the system automatically stores the message in
the message list. If [AUTO DISP MESSAGE] in the [AIS TARGET MENU] is set to
[ON], the envelope icon on the [AIS message] button, on lower half of the InstantAc-
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cess bar
The system stores up to 200 AIS messages. When the storage capacity is reached
the oldest AIS message is automatically erased to make room for the latest. Note that
only received messages are backed up when the power is turned off. AIS alert mes-
sages are not backed up.
You can access the received messages from the InstantAccess bar
menu. The following procedure shows the menu method. If you click the [AIS mes-
sage] button on the lower half of the InstantAccess bar
1. Open the menu.
2. Select [5 TT•AIS].
3. Select [5 AIS].
4. Select [4 SHOW RECEIVED
MSGS].
5. Select the message to be dis-
played, then left-click.
6. The message details are dis-
played below the message list.
7. Close the menu.
4.17.4

How to set up the AIS message notification

1. Open the menu.
2. Select [5 TT•AIS].
3. Select [5 AIS].
4. Select [3 AUTO DISP MESSAGE].
5. Select [ON] to show the received message indication (blue envelope icon) when
a new message is received, [OFF] to disable the notification.
6. Close the menu.
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, changes to a blue color to indicate a new, unread message is stored.
No unread messages,
or [ 3 AUTO DISP MESSAGE ]
is set to [ OFF ] .
[ 3 AUTO DISP MESSAGE ] is
set to [ ON ] and at least one
unread message is stored.
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, skip to step 5.
Currently displayed page no.
Close message list.
When displayed as
"BACK", goes back
one page in the list.
Message list
Display next page.
Name and Call Sign of
selected message's
sender.
Message details
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, or from the