Sailor 624228 VHF DSC, Installation Manual

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98-132904-C Glossary-1
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ACC Accessories
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CAN Controller-Area Network. A message based protocol designed to allow
microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle
without a host computer.
CSM Control Speaker Microphone
CTRL Control
D
DSC Digital Selective Calling
G
GGA NMEA sentence, essential fix data which provide 3D location and accuracy data.
GLL NMEA sentence, Geographic Latitude and Longitude
GNS NMEA sentence,
GPS Global Positioning System
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LAN Local Area Network
LTW LTW Technology is a professional designer and manufacturer of waterproof
connectors.
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MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity. A series of nine digits which are sent in digital form
over a radio frequency channel in order to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth
stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls. These identities are
formed in such a way that the identity or part thereof can be used by telephone and
telex subscribers connected to the general telecommunications network to call ships
automatically.