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3. Alarms and Incoming Messages
On the far right there are two symbols. When you click on either of them, the appropriate window will open.
White symbols indicate there are no new messages to be read.
When a message is received the corresponding symbol changes color as described below.
The audible alarm can be turned on or off in the program settings dialog for both message types.
Alarms
When the Nauticast™-B AIS sends an alarm, the bell icon in the bottom right corner will change to red and
you will hear an alarm. Click the icon to open the alarm window and see all active alarms and their
acknowledgement state.
All active alarm messages generated by the AIS unit are shown in the alarm window. Alarms will be automatically
acknowledged when the alarm window is open. This can be done by clicking on the bell symbol.
Note that alarms may take up to 1 minute to clear from this display once the cause disappears.
It is normal for GPS related alarms to be displayed when the AIS is first switched on. These alarms will clear automatically
once a GPS position fix is acquired.
You can review all alarms of the current session by selecting the menu item "Alarm Log".
Please refer to the troubleshooting section for a description of each alarm message.
Incoming Messages
When the Nauticast™-B AIS receives a safety related or binary message it will be sent to this program,
changing the color of the message icon to amber. By clicking on this icon a window will open. It contains a list
of the last messages received.
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