Konsberg AIS 200, Installation Manual

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Kongsberg AIS 200 Installation Manual, rev. 2 Software setup procedure
5.2.5 Configuring radio channels
5.2.5.1 Viewing a region's settings
Under this option a list of all registered regions is displayed. By using the
ARROW
buttons,
regions can be individually selected. Selecting a region is done by pressing the
OK
button and
region parameters will be shown. This is a read-only page.
5.2.5.2 Adding a region
- Add region ---------
ChnA: 0
ChnB: 0
RxTx: TxA/TxB, RxA/Rx ▼
TxPower: LOW
LAT NE: 00°00'00.00N
LON NE: 000°00'00.00E
LAT SW: 00°00'00.00N
LON SW: 000°00'00.00E
BW A: Default
BW B: Default
Zone: 0
Hold [OK] to save
To edit these parameters, use the
ARROW
keys to
manoeuvre to the parameter of interest and press
EDIT
.
Use the
DEL
button if necessary, and enter the new
value. If non-digits are required, press the
SHIFT
button
to change to alpha mode. Press the
SHIFT
button again
to return to digit mode.
While in alpha mode, letters and special characters can
be entered (e.g. the degree symbol °).
Note!
If the user tries to enter a region which parameters locates the region more than
500 nautical miles away from the vessel, the region will automatically be
discarded. Also when the vessel position is further than 500 nautical miles from
the region, this region is automatically discarded by the AIS unit.
ChA: The radio channel to be used as channel A.
ChB: The radio channel to be used as channel B.
RxTx: Transmission/reception mode. This
parameter indicates whether or not the AIS
should transmit and receive on both channels, or
on only a subset of these.
NE
SW
TxPower: The transmission power of the radio.
Low equals 2W, and High equals 12W.
Lat/Lon: The rectangular area to which the radio
parameters apply. The area is specified by
entering the coordinates for the north-east corner
and the south-west corner.
BW A: Bandwidth for the selected channel A.
BW B: Bandwidth for the selected channel B.
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