Simrad ARGUS FMCW 3G, User Manual

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Abbreviations
Navigation related information is very often presented using the standard terms or abbrevia-
tions. In the following table you will find the most common abbreviations and the ones used
in this manual.
Abbre-
viations
Terminology
ACK Acknowledge
ACQ Acquire
ADJ Adjust
AIS Automatic Identification System
ALARM Alarm
ANCH Anchor Watch
ANT Antenna
AP Autopilot
ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
AUD Audible
AVAIL Available
AZ Acquisition Zone
AZI Azimuth Indicator
BCR Bow Crossing Range
BCT Bow Crossing Time
BKGND Background
BRG Bearing
BRILL Display Brilliance
BWW Bearing Waypoint To Waypoint
C UP Course Up
CCRP Conistence Common Reference Point
CENT Centre
CNCL Cancel
COG Course Over Ground
CONT Contrast
CPA Closest Point Of Approach
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRS Course
CTS Course To Steer
CURS Cursor
DAY/NT Day/Night
DECR Decrease
DEG Degrees
DEL Delete
DGPS Differential Gps
DISP Display
DIST Distance
DPTH Depth
DR Dead Reckoning
DSC Digital Selective Calling
DW Deep Water
EBL Electronic Bearing Line
Abbre-
viations
Terminology
ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display And Information
System
ECS Electronic Chart System
EGNOS
European Geo-Stationary Navigational Overlay
System
ENCSOG Automatic Navigational Chart
EP Estimated Position
EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System
EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
EQUIP Equipment
ERBL Automatic Range And Bearing Line
ETA Estimated Time Of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time Of Departure
EZ Exclusion Zone
FK User Function Key
FMCW Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
FWD Forward
GAS Grounding Avoidance System
GEOG Geographic
GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress And Safety System
GND TRK Ground Track
GNDSTAB Ground Stabilised
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS Global Positioning System
GYRO Gyro
GZ Guard Zone
H UP Head Up
HDG Heading
HL Heading Line
HR Hours
I/O Input/Output
IBS Integrated Bridge System
ID Identification
IN Input
INIT Initialisation
INS Integrated Navigation System
IR Interference Rejector
IRCS Integrated Radio Communication System
ISW Interswitch
Km Kilometre
KN Knots