Raymarine AIS500, Installation Instructions Manual

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6.1 Status indication
The current operating status of the AIS500 transceiver is shown by
a
STATUS LED on the bottom of the unit.
S TATUS
GPS
POWER D A T A A T AT VHF RADIO ANTENNA
When power is switched on, the STATUS indicator flashes RED
twice, then after a few seconds it goes to AMBER.
The amber condition continues while the transceiver acquires a GPS
fix then transmits a position report. This can take up to 2 minutes.
When the first position report has been transmitted, the STATUS
indicator goes to GREEN. This condition remains all the time the
AIS500 transceiver is operating normally
A summary of STATUS indicator colors is as follows:
Color Status
GREEN AIS500 transceiver is operating normally
AMBER Either:
• The AIS500 transceiver is starting up, or
• The AIS500 transceiver has not transmitted for
more than 2 reporting periods. This could be due to
high AIS traffic or loss of GPS fix.
BLUE (continuous) Running in Silent Mode
BLUE (flash) Each time AIS data is received
RED Fault condition. Refer to the Troubleshooting section
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