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The items in the menu bar appear shaded when the functions are not available, for instance when no connection to the
AIS device is presently active.
The functions are as follows:
1. AIS Operation
This menu contains all common user functions. Included are functions to define or view your own ship‟s status and data,
to view other ships, and to control the VHF transceiver.
Radar View
This menu item shows other transmitting targets (AIS devices on other ships, base stations etc.) graphically.
You can zoom in (shortcut: Ctrl+I) and zoom out (shortcut: Ctrl+O) as required.
The title bar shows the zoom factor (distance between two adjacent rings) in square brackets and the orientation mode.
The zoom factor and the orientation are stored on your PC.
Each target is identified with the ship‟s name if it is known. When the name is empty or is „?‟ in the
ship list, the MMSI is shown instead.
You can select a target by clicking on it. A text field with the ship‟s relevant data will pop up. When
there are multiple targets overlaying each other, click again until the required data are shown. Note
that a selected ship will also be marked as selected in the "Ship List" (shown later in this section).
To make this text field disappear, click anywhere but on a ship. The example shows a moving ship
with its text field.
The different targets have different symbols assigned:
a ship standing still
a moving ship
a ship shown as lost target (see below)
an aircraft (SAR)
a (stationary ) base station
a (stationary ) navigational aid (AtoN)
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