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Automatic
Identification Syst em
Opera tor
's Manual
MX420lAIS
the
Tota
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Solution
There
are two
M
X42
0/A
I S
models,
namely:
•
MX420/A
IS
Basic, and
• MX420/AIS
Navigation
System
The
MX420/AIS
Basic
provides
cont
rol
and display interface to
the
MX4
23 AIS tran-
sponder and
other navigation sensors,
whil
e
the
MX420/AIS
does
all this and
also
pro-
vides complete DGPS navigation
functions.
The
MX420/AIS
incorporates:
•
a Control
and
Display
Unit
(CDU)
for
GPS, DGPS
and
AIS
(MX420/A IS)
• a
combined
GPS
and
Beacon receiver
sealed
in
a
"smart
antenna"
radome (MX42
IB)
• an
IMO-compli ant
AIS
transponder
(MX423)
The
MX420 Navig
ation
System
is
built
to meet
all
existing
applicable
international
marine standards,
and it is
designed to be
compliant
also to future standards through
software
upgrades .
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The MX420 CDU collects and decode
s
AIS reports from other stations and pro
vides
a
readout of information from all
AIS-equipped
ships and
shore stations
.
Data can be
viewed
in text or graphic
form.
It
gathers
inputs
from ship's sensors and organizes the
data for
transmission via AIS
.
The CDU is also used for entering AIS
static
and voyage-rel
ated
information for AIS
broadcasts,
as well
as
system setup
functions.
High-speed
serial
data
ports are provided for outputs to the ECDIS, ARPA or other shipboard systems. An extra
port
has
been provided for a ship's pilot to
plug
into the AIS
system.
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