1. OPERATION
1-4
1.4
Display Overview
The FA-170 display is made up of three major areas, as indicated in the Plotter display
example figure below.
The guidance box contents change according to the currently selected display or
menu.
The status bar shows various icons indicating the status of the equipment and shows
the vessel’s own MMSI. The icons which can be displayed in the status bar are listed
in the table below, along with a brief description.
Icon
Icon name
Description
Operational status
The dotted line rotates in a clockwise motion to indicate that the
equipment is working normally.
Contents mini-map
Shows the location of the currently selected menu/display, indi-
cated as a green box in the mini-map. The figure below shows
the “locations”, as displayed in the mini-map.
Class A AIS mode
Displayed when the equipment is using the Class A AIS mode.
SOLAS AIS mode
Displayed when the equipment is using the SOLAS AIS mode.
INLAND AIS mode
Displayed when the equipment is using the INLAND AIS mode.
RX (Receive)
Displayed when both A and B channels are set to receive mode
(includes OFF). Shown only with CLASS A and INLAND AIS
modes.
TRX (Transmit)
Displayed when either channel A or B are set to transmit mode.
HIGH (power)
Displayed when the transmit power level is set to [HIGH].
: CURSOR
: SELECT
: RANGE
ENT
: NEXT
DISP
B
CLASS A
MMSI
TYPE
POSN
SOG
RNG
HDG
COG
BRG
123123123
310º
135º
225º
10.0kn
3 .0NM
34º 31.1234´N
135º 24.5678´E
A
CPA
20'00"
2 .0NM
Status bar
Currently selected display or
menu is shown in the middle
section of the screen.
Guidance box
Plotter
Target list
Own (ship) information
NAV STATUS
Menu
Alert