Simrad ARGUS FMCW 3G, User Manual

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Operating
All information is presented on the monitor’s screen by means of a serial line. It is necessary to
set up the system properly, in order to receive this type of information.
The AIS function is automatically enabled when one or more AIS are received. Their number is
shown in the tracking section of the system data area near the “AIS” label by a blue bar.
A caution alert is triggered if the number of AIS targets exceeds 95% of the maximum system
limitation, and a warning is raised when the maximum capacity is reached.
The visualization of AIS can be disabled by clicking on the AIS label on the system data track-
ing section (the state of the label will change to “AIS Off”) or by clicking on the AIS On/Off
button from the tracking menu, see page 101.
The AIS will cease to operate, when:
• the corresponding On/Off button, or the label in the system data tracking section, is set to
“AIS Off”.
•
Own ship positioning system, or own ship gyro, is out of order or the data is invalid. In this
situation, the AIS switches automatically to AIS OFF mode; in fact, it is not possible to com-
pute any relative data.
•
Own ship speed data is not available or is incoherent. It is not possible to compute any rela-
tive data.
• the speed source is not defined. With AIS it is not possible to fill in the speed manually, or use
the auto drift speed. It is possible to use the EPFS speed and the stabilised log speed (SOG/
COG or STW/CRS). When the speed is established, in own ship and TARGET DATA MENU win-
dow, it will be displayed in SOG or STW, according to the stabilisation.
Tracking target symbols
Symbol Description
AIS SAR aircraft
AIS SAR vessel
AIS SART (AIS Search And Rescue Transmitter)