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3.12 Vector Modes ...........................................................................................................3-16
3.12.1 Description of vectors...................................................................................3-16
3.12.2 Vector mode and length ...............................................................................3-18
3.13 Past Position Display................................................................................................3-19
3.13.1 How to display past position points and select the plotting interval..............3-19
3.13.2 How to select the number of past position points to be displayed................3-19
3.14 Set and Drift..............................................................................................................3-20
3.15 Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA) ...................................................................................3-21
3.15.1 How to set the CPA and TCPA ranges ........................................................3-21
3.15.2 How to acknowledge the TT collision alarm .................................................3-21
3.16 Acquisition Zone .......................................................................................................3-22
3.16.1 How to enable the acquisition zones............................................................3-22
3.16.2 How to activate the first acquisition zone (AZ1) ...........................................3-23
3.16.3 How to set a polygon acquisition zone (AZ2) ...............................................3-23
3.16.4 How to sleep/deactivate an acquisition zone ...............................................3-24
3.16.5 How to acknowledge the acquisition zone alert ...........................................3-24
3.16.6 How to select the target type to acquire (B/W-types only) ...........................3-24
3.16.7 How to change the acquisition zone reference ............................................3-25
3.16.8 How to set acquisition zone shape and stabilization (B/W-types only) ........3-25
3.17 Trial Maneuvers........................................................................................................3-27
3.17.1 Types of trial maneuvers ..............................................................................3-27
3.17.2 How to perform a trial maneuver ..................................................................3-28
3.17.3 How to stop the trial maneuver.....................................................................3-30
3.18 TT System Messages...............................................................................................3-31
3.19 TT Simulation Mode .................................................................................................3-32
3.20 Criteria for Tracking Target Selection.......................................................................3-33
3.21 Factors Affecting Target Tracking ............................................................................3-34
4. AIS OPERATION ...................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Controls for AIS ..........................................................................................................4-2
4.2 AIS Box Overview.......................................................................................................4-3
4.3 How to Select the AIS Display Mode..........................................................................4-3
4.4 AIS Symbols and Their Meanings ..............................................................................4-4
4.5 How to Use the AIS Display Filter ..............................................................................4-4
4.6 How to Activate AIS Targets.......................................................................................4-6
4.6.1 How to activate specific targets manually ......................................................4-6
4.6.2 How to set the AIS auto activate function.......................................................4-7
4.7 How to Sleep AIS Targets ..........................................................................................4-8
4.7.1 How to sleep individual AIS targets................................................................4-8
4.7.2 How to sleep all AIS targets ...........................................................................4-8
4.8 How to Set Up For a Voyage......................................................................................4-9
4.8.1 How to access the [VOYAGE DATA] menu ...................................................4-9
4.9 How to Display AIS Target Data...............................................................................4-10
4.9.1 AIS pop-up information.................................................................................4-10
4.9.2 How to display basic AIS target data............................................................4-11
4.9.3 How to display expanded AIS target data ....................................................4-12
4.9.4 How to remove target data from the display area ........................................4-12
4.10 How to Change AIS Symbol Attributes.....................................................................4-13
4.10.1 How to adjust the AIS symbol brilliance .......................................................4-13
4.10.2 How to change the color of the AIS symbol .................................................4-13
4.10.3 How to change the color of the ATON symbol .............................................4-13
4.10.4 How to change the size of the AIS symbol...................................................4-14