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Operation
4 Operation
4.1 Using the AIS receiver
Status indicator
Once the unit has been installed it is ready for use. Providing other
vessels with AIS transceivers installed are within radio range of your
vessel you should see their details appear on your chart plotter or
PC.
Specific details of how to configure your chart plotter to make use of
the AIS receiver features will be given in your chart plotter manual.
If you are using charting software running on a PC, please refer to
the instructions provided with your chart plotting software for details
of how to configure it to display AIS information.
4.2 Indicator functions
The AIS receiver includes a green indicator light as shown in Figure
Figure 10 Indicator location on the AIS receiver unit
10. The state of the indicator provides information regarding the
status of the AIS receiver. The status indicator will illuminate when
power is applied to the unit and it is running in normal mode. The
brightness of the indicator will decrease on receipt of AIS
messages.
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