Show and hide AIS target's name
To display or hide a target’s name, click right on the target icon and select
Show name
or
Hide name
on the pop-up menu.
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Note:
The user may also select to hide or show the name from the target’s properties
dialog.
Show and hide past track
All AIS tracks are automatically recorded in memory (up to 3 hours).
To display or hide a track click right on the target icon and select
Show past track
or
Hide
past track
in the pop-up menu.
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Note:
A track is hidden by default. To show the track, toggle on
Past track visible
in the
Target properties dialog.
Save the track
To store a target’s track in the database of routesand tracks, which is stored on the hard disk,
right click on the target icon and select
Save track
from the pop-up menu. The track is
recorded for 3 hours with 30 seconds time stamp.
The saved AIS tracks are stored in the same database as the own ship and saved ARPA tracks.
To load or unload procedure of recorded target tracks see
AIS target properties
To view the properties of a target, click right on the target and select Properties from the
pop-up menu.
It is also possible to view to the properties from the target list dialog. Right click on the name
of the target.
The General panel displays static information about the target and the Navigation panel
displays information about the voyage and the dynamic data.
Messages
The AIS messaging system lets to send short messages to and receive messages from an AIS
transponder.
Automatic Identification System (AIS)
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