Sperry Marine VISIONMASTER FT ECDIS-E, User Manual

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To send broadcast messages do the following:
1. To broadcast a message to all AIS vessels included in the
message recipient list click the Send Broadcast Message button.
A message popup window appears.
2. Click in the message field and compose a message using the AIS
MKD, for information refer to `AIS Safety Messages' in AIS Info.
3. When the message is complete click OK and then the Send button.
A temporary prompt `Message Sent' appears, the message is sent
to all AIS vessels and is listed in the Sent Messages field.
Clicking on a previously sent message will change the Send Addressed
Message button to Send Additional Massage.
When a message sent to a specific vessel is selected from the Sent
messages list the following additional function buttons are enabled:

Select Target

Delete
1. To select the recipient of a safety message highlight the message
in the Sent messages list, the Select Target button becomes
enabled (note that this button is disabled if the message selected is
a broadcast message).
2. Click the Select Target button, the AIS target is selected on the
chart display and the Target Data tab folder of Selected Target
appears showing tracking data for the AIS.
3. To delete a message from the Sent message list highlight the
message and click the Delete button. The selected message is
removed from the list.