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Targets 

 

ECDIS-E User Guide 

9-20 

 

 65934012 

Auto Drop Targets 

This area enables auto drop targets to be enabled and the auto drop range 
to be adjusted, for information see Auto Drop Targets. 

Other 

The 

Vector Timeout

 check box should be ticked to ensure that the vector 

True/Relative setting matches the Trails mode after the vector timeout of 30 
seconds, see Vector Modes. If the check box is not ticked and the vector is 
different from the Trails mode the Vector will not change and the value will 
remain in amber. 

Number of Targets 

The Number of Targets area includes data all system targets processed on 
the node. 

Содержание VISIONMASTER FT ECDIS-E

Страница 1: ...ECDIS E User Guide Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B V Part Number 65934012...

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Страница 3: ...Marine B V Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B V provide a limited licence for the user to reproduce this material for their own internal purpose and use but not for distribution to third parties Reprod...

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Страница 5: ...nning program that includes up to date virus definitions Also the external device media should be reserved for use with VisionMaster PCs with use on other computers kept to an absolute minimum VMFT US...

Страница 6: ...configurations of the VisionMaster FT ECDIS E system This manual is intended for an operator using the VisionMaster FT ECDIS E and is divided into the following chapters and appendices Chapter 1 Over...

Страница 7: ...ROVIDED BEFORE USING THE EQUIPMENT THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THE LICENCE AGREEMENT The EULA is available to view in the ECDIS E Ship s Manual 65934011 Preambl...

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Страница 9: ...Procedures 2 5 System Security 2 6 ECDIS E Screen Layout 2 7 Main Menu and Sub Menu Area 2 7 Upper and Lower Toolbar Areas 2 8 Chart Display 2 8 Accessing System Functions 2 9 Upper Toolbar Functions...

Страница 10: ...on Data affecting Own Ship Symbol 3 4 Own Ship Vector 3 5 Predicted Vector 3 6 Cursor Readout 3 7 Position 3 9 Sensor Data Display 3 12 Dual Node Support 3 13 Presentation Modes 3 14 Presentation Mode...

Страница 11: ...3 34 Maximum View 3 34 True Motion Limits 3 35 Displaying the TM Limits 3 35 Setting the TM Limits 3 35 Re sizing the TM Limits box 3 36 Current Date and Time 3 38 Range Rings 3 39 Brilliance Control...

Страница 12: ...date Error Messages 4 13 Chart Installation 4 14 Importing Charts 4 14 Chart Copy 4 16 Permissions User Permits 4 18 Chart Index 4 21 Chart Settings 4 24 Layers 4 25 Symbology 4 26 Chart Projections 4...

Страница 13: ...hived 4 66 Chart Query 4 67 Query Features 4 68 Query Results 4 68 Query Options 4 70 Chart Query on AIO Data 4 70 Chart Dangers 4 72 Chart Dangers Information 4 73 Danger Settings 4 74 Chart 1 4 77 C...

Страница 14: ...itoring Clearing Lines 5 18 Import Export Clearing Lines 5 19 Line Of Position 5 21 Creating LOPs 5 22 LOP Fixes 5 24 Using a LOP Position Sensor 5 25 Optional Optical Bearing Sensor OBD 5 26 Ownship...

Страница 15: ...of Turn Values 6 13 Date and Time 6 13 Wind Values 6 13 Chapter 7 Alerts Alerts 7 1 Prompts 7 2 Alert Status Indicator 7 3 Alert Status 7 4 Alert Display 7 5 Viewing Alert Details 7 6 Hide Acknowledge...

Страница 16: ...ute 8 30 Route 8 31 Dangers 8 37 Critical Points 8 38 ETA Calculator 8 39 Route ETA 8 41 Required Speed 8 42 Route Status 8 43 Temporary Routes 8 44 Creating and Editing a Temporary Route 8 44 Monitor...

Страница 17: ...utomatic Sorting of Targets 9 17 Selecting Targets for the User Folder 9 18 Viewing Target Data from Multiple Targets 9 18 Target Display 9 19 Target Display 9 19 Identification 9 19 Past Position Dot...

Страница 18: ...d Bearing Lines Creating an ERBL 10 2 Changing the ERBL Bearing 10 3 Changing the ERBL range 10 3 Off Centring Carrying and Dropping an ERBL 10 5 Dropping an EBL VRM on the Display 10 7 Variable Range...

Страница 19: ...t Profiles 13 6 View Edit Profile Selection 13 6 View Edit Profile Editing 13 7 Options 13 9 Diagnostic Functions 13 10 Diagnostics 13 10 Report 13 11 DataLog 13 14 Sensor Status 13 16 Connection Stat...

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Страница 21: ...ball interface which is connected to the PC a two node system where two VisionMaster monitor panel PCs are connected so that data input to one node is available to the other Either a single or two nod...

Страница 22: ...c area of the chart display to zoom into Display Features A north arrow pointed true north in the upper left corner of the chart window Scale and latitude bars drawn vertically 2 to 4 mm from the left...

Страница 23: ...ERBL 1 and or ERBL 2 Extensive alert indications Alarms Warnings and Cautions Displaying the current unacknowledged alert with highest priority in the alarm status indicator Facility for acknowledgin...

Страница 24: ...Display information on unit groups user profiles diagnostics and commissioning Diagnostic facilities Generate a report and export the report file View Datalog files and export the datalog as a zip fi...

Страница 25: ...e following topics are covered System startup and Security features typical layout of an ECDIS E display and access to System Functions a description of fixed and movable windows in the ECDIS E displa...

Страница 26: ...nge to a green colour and illuminate constantly To turn the unit on verify that the On Off symbol is illuminated in red touch the symbol and hold until the symbol is illuminated in green or an image a...

Страница 27: ...is powered Trackball Controls The trackball assembly comprises a trackball with two associated keys left and right The trackball controls the position of the screen cursor Selections are made by posit...

Страница 28: ...match the system will not be authorized and will run in a degraded state For further information see System Security Starting up the software takes approximately 1 minute Soon after the system is pow...

Страница 29: ...sources for navigation data are indicated to the right of the displayed sensor data For information on sensor source selection see Sensors Menu On the chart display the colour of the Ownship symbol o...

Страница 30: ...de system both nodes have a Security Block attached If the Security Block becomes damaged or detached while the system is running an Authorization Failure alarm is given The system will continue to op...

Страница 31: ...low The control functions for an ECDIS E can be divided into the following areas Main Menu and Sub Menu functions auto show hide Upper Toolbar Area fixed Lower popup Toolbar Area auto show hide Main M...

Страница 32: ...stem operation From both the upper and lower toolbar areas various popup windows can be opened for access to system functions see Controlling Popup Windows Chart Display The ECDIS E has the capability...

Страница 33: ...s Scale Ratio Up Down buttons Alert Acknowledgement Buzzer alert On Off Watch Mode to select the console view To access the following control windows left click on these upper toolbar buttons Target f...

Страница 34: ...Cursor Left click on a function button to display context sensitive Help for that function To access the following popup windows left click on these lower toolbar buttons CURS for Cursor status POSN f...

Страница 35: ...previous window open move it to another position on the display see Controlling Popup Windows each displayed function is highlighted in the sub menu navigation list To remove the function window from...

Страница 36: ...Adjust EBL VRM1 Off centre Own Ship Pan Goto Zoom Here Chart Legend Query Chart select a chart object There may be additional options available when right clicking in the chart display dependant on t...

Страница 37: ...xpand a previously collapsed window click on the button The control area of the window re appears 3 To close a window click on the button The window is removed from the display ECDIS does not limit th...

Страница 38: ...When the cursor is moved near to the edge of the chart window it changes from an orange cross to the following symbol When the cursor moves over the dividing line between the primary and secondary win...

Страница 39: ...the letters DEL appear below the cursor When the iHelp button is selected and the cursor moves over screen functions it changes to the following symbol When the cursor moves over an Electronic Bearing...

Страница 40: ...ction appears in a movable window on the chart display Accessing the Help Guide The Help Guide can be accessed by clicking on the Launch Explorer button at the bottom of the Help window This window ca...

Страница 41: ...ECDIS E 65934012 2 17 Accessing Tool Tips As the screen cursor moves over the system function buttons the text in the highlighted button changes from white to yellow and a tool tip for that function...

Страница 42: ...clicking the OK button or if the action is to be cancelled the Cancel button is clicked If the action requested by the operator cannot be done the system displays the reason for not proceeding with t...

Страница 43: ...VisionMaster FT application and the Windows operating system to power down To shut down both nodes select Shutdown All Systems A prompt appears requesting a confirmation of the shutdown to be entered...

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Страница 45: ...play Presentation Modes Motion Mode including setting True Motion limits Vector Modes Scale Ratio Chart Database Sub Menu Selection access to Target Display access to AIS Display access to Own Ship AI...

Страница 46: ...ring of the HL or SL is dependent on the presentation mode In Course Up C UP mode the lines are initially drawn vertically and then change dependant on the current heading bearing this mode is not ava...

Страница 47: ...d beam line The circle symbol is displayed in white in all day night modes apart from Day Bright when the symbol is displayed in black Outline Symbol This symbol represents a true scale outline of own...

Страница 48: ...l be unavailable The custom symbol is displayed in addition to own ship minimised symbol heading line and beam line Ship s Symbol Colours The colour of the ship s symbol and heading line beam line is...

Страница 49: ...current heading shown on the sensor data display Own ship vector is not drawn if Predicted Vector is enabled see Display Settings Ownship and the stabilisation mode is ground based In water stabilise...

Страница 50: ...er Guide 3 6 65934012 Predicted Vector Predicted vector is a tool to indicate where the ship will go based on current speed course and rate of turn Predicted Vector is turned on and off from Ownship t...

Страница 51: ...position displayed as true or relative by clicking on the T or R toggle button Reciprocal bearing defined as bearing from the cursor position to the CCRP displayed as true or relative by clicking on t...

Страница 52: ...ed from a valid sensor data source the values are displayed in green if the position data is degraded then the values are displayed in yellow if the position data is considered invalid and unusable th...

Страница 53: ...cludes the following data The Latitude and Longitude L L position of the CCRP as reported by the Position sensor Where the L L data is acquired from a valid sensor data source the values are displayed...

Страница 54: ...ears in the field but L L values change to degraded colour yellowish orange A Loran C device or an older GPS device may not provide position using the GGA sentence In this case the GLL sentence may be...

Страница 55: ...raded colour yellowish orange The field to the right of the quality indicator denotes the datum used for position data defaults to WGS84 For information on WGS 84 datum see Factors affecting Chart Acc...

Страница 56: ...eading direction as indicated by the Heading Line course and speed through water and over ground as indicated by the selected sensor A readout of true heading is always displayed unless compass alignm...

Страница 57: ...click anywhere within the two field blocks on the sensor data display or right click on the display and select from the drop down list the current stabilisation mode is shown ticked The selected bloc...

Страница 58: ...pointing vertically The ship s heading marker is shown at the appropriate bearing North Up is the only presentation mode that can be selected when a usable source of heading data is unavailable Course...

Страница 59: ...presentation mode is dictated by the orientation of the currently loaded chart If the displayed chart is a north oriented raster chart then North Up will be the only available presentation mode If the...

Страница 60: ...Longitude L L positional updates to it All stationary items i e items with constant L L coordinates remain in a fixed position on the screen and all targets move according to their true course and spe...

Страница 61: ...m condition Non flashing green Target with unacknowledged alarm Flashing red Non dangerous target with acknowledged alarm Non flashing green Dangerous target with acknowledged alarm Non flashing red F...

Страница 62: ...screen cursor over the Vector mode selection button 2 Consecutive left clicks will toggle the mode between True T and Relative R vectors 3 Or right click on the current vector mode and select from Tr...

Страница 63: ...argets To change Vector Time do the following Either 1 Position the screen cursor over the vector time field 2 Left click to edit The text becomes green editable 3 Move the trackball left to decrease...

Страница 64: ...is automatically changed to match the compilation scale of the chart cell To view or select the current compilation scale right click on the scale ratio button The drop down window shows the current...

Страница 65: ...Presentation Options you can select different scale ratios for the primary window and secondary window AUTO scale selection is not available in a secondary chart window Zoom Window The zoom feature en...

Страница 66: ...see Setting True Motion Limits 5 To re apply TM limits to the chart window either click on the TM Limits Off button or the Centre button The chart window is re drawn with own ship in the centre of th...

Страница 67: ...program see Appendix A Chart Installation in Chapter 4 Charts The Chart button enables the system to switch between chart databases and available charts or to switch charts off The button also enable...

Страница 68: ...ssage No Chart is displayed on the chart button and only navigational tools will be displayed 3 To select another chart click on the chart set line in the list The scale ratio changes to the selected...

Страница 69: ...isplay of AIS targets to be switched on and off When the Display Targets check box is ticked the Target Display button is shown in a lighter tone For information on the Target Display sub menu and oth...

Страница 70: ...s through the AIS button and all AIS targets are removed from the chart window AIS transmissions will continue to be stored so that known targets can be rendered quickly when the AIS display is re ena...

Страница 71: ...om an external source for example another ship in the area When a message has been received the Message envelope icon on the upper toolbar is displayed in orange with a white outline an audible indica...

Страница 72: ...cal Split Screen Horizontal and Picture in Picture modes To return to the primary display when a split screen or picture in picture presentation is enabled click the single chart button Picture in Pic...

Страница 73: ...in Secondary Chart Windows The following functions are available in secondary chart windows and can be changed independently of the current settings in the primary display Scale Ratio the AUTO scale...

Страница 74: ...n to the centre of the display by using the location s Latitude LAT and Longitude LON coordinates or by selecting a previously saved location When Pan or Goto positioning is selected the TM limits are...

Страница 75: ...m the window The selected position is moved to the centre of the screen Own ship and all other chart and target positions are also moved in accordance 3 To cancel the operation and remove the window f...

Страница 76: ...ons field 3 To create a new location based on the L L position click on the Create button the new location name field shows Auto Generate Name To generate a location name based on the current date and...

Страница 77: ...ting location 1 Select the location name to be renamed by clicking on the Locations drop down arrow 2 With the location shown in the field click the Rename button 3 The Goto window prompts to rename t...

Страница 78: ...True Motion Limits All other chart data and target positions are also moved in accordance The Centre and MAX view actions can be independently applied to a specified chart display A secondary display...

Страница 79: ...isplay the box right click on the Motion Mode button and select Show TM Limits the TM limits box is displayed for about three seconds Setting the TM Limits The size and location of the TM limits can b...

Страница 80: ...n ship remains in the position previously set when the box was resized Click on the Centre button in the lower toolbar to move CCRP to the centre of the chart display Re sizing the TM Limits box When...

Страница 81: ...ECDIS E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS E 65934012 3 37 TM limits can be adjusted independently for both display modes see figure below...

Страница 82: ...splays the date year and the current time in hours minutes and seconds The current date and time shown are displayed as either UTC or local time dependent on the current time selected in Time Manageme...

Страница 83: ...n own ships CCRP and are equally spaced Range rings are drawn out to the edge of the display irrespective of the range scale or any offsetting of the CCRP The range ring interval is dependent on the c...

Страница 84: ...r the Brilliance menu To view the options right click on the icon the following selections are available from the list change of day night settings with the current setting ticked see Day and Night Mo...

Страница 85: ...splay settings to the currently enabled chart display To apply a profile left click on the Profiles button and select the profile from the list at the top of the fly out When a profile has been applie...

Страница 86: ...om Here from the semi transparent window A dotted rectangle box appears centred where the right click action was made The proportions of the zoom box are directly proportional to the chart window 3 To...

Страница 87: ...and above the NM bar is not shown Display Base All synthetics on the screen can be temporarily suppressed retaining only chart related information contained in ECDIS base display mode Suppression of s...

Страница 88: ...ve the cursor to the lower popup toolbar area left click and hold the left key down on the Display Chart button All non chart synthetics on the screen are suppressed All synthetics on the screen are s...

Страница 89: ...fines dangerous objects as either Chart Dangers or Chart Cautions see Chart Dangers The display of ownship s safety region is controlled from the Local Display area of the Chart Dangers menu In additi...

Страница 90: ...O THE OWN SHIP BASED SAFETY CHECKING THE OPERATOR SHOULD REVIEW THE DANGERS LIST PROVIDED ON THE DANGERS TAB OF THE MONITOR ROUTE MENU WHENEVER A NEW ROUTE IS LOADED AND PERIODICALLY DURING THE ROUTE...

Страница 91: ...warning is raised for all chart dangers or cautions found on all nodes during the safety checking operation One node on the system is designated as an arbiter for Chart Dangers announcements Chart Da...

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Страница 93: ...Databases view detailed read only information about the chart currently displayed see Chart Legend manage manual updates to charts see Manual Chart Update highlight and view information on specific ch...

Страница 94: ...to display the sub menu options Or 2 Click on the Chart button in the upper toolbar see Chart Database Sub Menu Selection The Chart button identifies the currently loaded chart database type e g C Map...

Страница 95: ...detailed description of the chart databases available from the SevenCs and C MAP chart engines refer to Chart Databases When S57 charts are installed the ENC data undergoes a conversion process The re...

Страница 96: ...ly accurate throughout the geographical area covered by the chart Datum discrepancies become more important when using larger scale charts When displaying a chart that was created using a datum other...

Страница 97: ...ed below and a permanent indication in orange lettering at the top right of the chart display below the Watch mode button Display Overscale Prompt The display overscale prompt appears as Primary Displ...

Страница 98: ...ailable Prompt The Larger Scale Chart Available at Ship prompt is shown when the largest scale chart under the ships position considering ALL enabled chart databases is not displayed Chart Safety Info...

Страница 99: ...ch as buoys lighthouses and pilot stations that appear on the paper chart Because the chart is not based on an underlying database individual chart features cannot be turned on and off Selecting Raste...

Страница 100: ...he area the chart covers When a raster chart is selected the chart is ticked on the drop down list the chart button shows the chart type and depth unit e g ARCS Metres and the chart is displayed on sc...

Страница 101: ...l be the only available presentation mode Implementing any changes to shallow deep shading values see Chart Depths Heights WARNING ALTHOUGH SHALLOW DEEP SHADING VALUES AS DEFINED IN CHART DEPTHS HEIGH...

Страница 102: ...e ARCS ENC chart databases can installed via the ChartHandler utility CAUTION Switching to the Chart Installer utility requires shutting down all navigation functions at the workstation For informatio...

Страница 103: ...manual chart updates click on the drop down list Please note that the Chart Updates Summary list may take a while to populate The information shown in the summary report for each of the update files...

Страница 104: ...ates button to update the list to include in the list chart updates made on other nodes While updating the table shows the message Updates Data Loading Please Wait Viewing Manual Chart Updates To view...

Страница 105: ...date charts are installed from the latest set of Base CDs followed by the most recent Update CD this must be more recent than the Base CD Once the Base Update installs are complete view the charts in...

Страница 106: ...ad charts a VM Security Block sometimes referred to a dongle must be connected to one of the available USB sockets at the rear of the PC The VM dongle identifies the particular product type for the wo...

Страница 107: ...nstalled ARCS or ENC 2 To select a chart database tick the check box and click the Launch ChartHandler button An Action Required window will appear to advise that the active database must be used for...

Страница 108: ...activate the copied charts A C Map database must be initially installed and registered locally at each node before Chart Copy for C Map charts is started To copy a chart database to other nodes do the...

Страница 109: ...on the system click the Copy Local Charts to All Nodes button 3 When the copy process is started the Status column provides current information about the progress of each active copy operation If a c...

Страница 110: ...t button The subsequent window displays the external disk drive and prompts to choose the location to export the S 63 permit 3 Navigate to the location where you want the permit exported to by clickin...

Страница 111: ...on the button to the left of the directory folder 4 To enter a name for the hardware ID file click in the Filename field and enter a name using the screen keypad 5 With the export location highlighte...

Страница 112: ...ry folder 4 To enter a name for the hardware ID file click in the Filename field and enter a name using the screen keypad 5 With the export location highlighted and a name entered click the Export but...

Страница 113: ...be changed by clicking on the column headings For example clicking on the Scale heading will list charts starting from the lowest compilation scale see Chart Facility or clicking on the Issue Date col...

Страница 114: ...hart boundary is dependent on the chart usage level Chart Selection Individual charts may be located and identified on the chart display To select a chart tick the Chart Selection Cursor check box and...

Страница 115: ...tion the following notes should be taken into consideration The function only changes the displayed location It will not necessarily display the selected chart if its database is not currently enabled...

Страница 116: ...chart databases and display settings for specific charts e g C MAP or SevenCs databases from a list of available settings CAUTION The selection of chart sets and custom features only applies to vecto...

Страница 117: ...onal chart settings listed under Other are selected in addition to all Standard settings To disable individual settings untick the setting s check box Or to enable additional settings tick the setting...

Страница 118: ...individual settings for the required chart engine tick the setting check box A description of each function is given below the settings list when the cursor moves over the function The chart symbology...

Страница 119: ...ghts so they can be distinguished from floating lights Off Light Sector Areas Highlights light sector areas regions Off 2 The light sector will be shown only if the actual light source is visible on t...

Страница 120: ...ight Lines Full light sector lines displayed Off Highlight Information Additional information viewing group 31030 INFORM NINFOM Off Highlight Document Additional documents highlighted viewing group 31...

Страница 121: ...t Symbol Style Selects to display paper chart or simplified point symbol styles Paper Chart Line Symbol Style Selects to display plain or symbolised line boundaries Symbolised Date Dependent Objects T...

Страница 122: ...ad When Highlight Objects is enabled and the day or date range dependency selected the object is shown on the display with an orange diagonal line with a d in a small box at the end of the line All da...

Страница 123: ...l Filtering Apply filtering to suppress overlapping chart symbols of the same size shape and colour in order to reduce clutter Off Text Outline Display outline around text to provide contrast On TOD l...

Страница 124: ...ary projection types supported by the VisionMaster system Mercator 5 Polar Stereographic6 Mercator is the default chart projection used to display geographic areas between 0 degrees and 80 degrees lat...

Страница 125: ...n is unavailable in the displayed region then the system will select an Active Projection from the available projections that are supported by the current chart engine For example if the preferred loc...

Страница 126: ...is the distance from the water surface to bottom of own ship s keel plus a safety buffer against variations in the water level from the time the water was charted to the present time The safety contou...

Страница 127: ...ABILITY OF USER SPECIFIED DEPTH CONTOURS VARIANCES BETWEEN DATA CONTENT ON OVERLAPPING CHART CELLS AND OTHER DATA ISSUES THE OPERATOR MUST TAKE THESE FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT AND USE ALL AVAILABLE SOURCES...

Страница 128: ...field and the lowest priority at the bottom The higher a chart database appears in the enabled list the sooner it will be selected for rendering To change the chart database priority or to disable or...

Страница 129: ...on When multiple enabled chart databases provide a largest scale chart with an identical scale the chart database with the highest priority is selected To enable Auto Scale Preferences to operate the...

Страница 130: ...al data is not certified for safe navigational and the operator should refer to paper charts for unofficial data regions 7 Official S 57 charts converted to CMAP s proprietary chart database format 8...

Страница 131: ...hart setting for the SevenCs engine see Settings Certain C Map chart databases include a combination of official and unofficial chart data see C Map chart database descriptions above While all types a...

Страница 132: ...u is also available This is available when using split screen display or picture in picture display Chart Information at a Specific Point The user can access chart legend information at a specific poi...

Страница 133: ...tio of the current display scale to the chart s compilation scale as shown on the Detail tab For example if a chart has a compilation scale of 74500 and the current range scale is 1 100 000 the ratio...

Страница 134: ...ing viewed all component fields show No Chart Available Chart Usage Scale The chart usage scale displays the navigational purpose e g Harbour and scale of the selected chart see Compilation Scale in C...

Страница 135: ...available in the chart will be selected as the actual safety contour that is displayed in the chart legend This safety contour is displayed on the chart with a bold emphasized line this line defines...

Страница 136: ...e date data format provider and quality indicator safe zones within a chart area edition number and update information Geodesy The Geodesy section provides projection type WGS84 data sounding vertical...

Страница 137: ...pdate action can be viewed by selecting it in the navigation tree The data listed above is displayed at the bottom of the window Panning to Update To view specific updates select the chart update from...

Страница 138: ...ic data on the raster chart currently being viewed With a raster chart displayed click on the Notes tab a list of data relevant to the chart is shown To view the specific data on each note for example...

Страница 139: ...Display enables the selection of chart update types and layers to be displayed Edit enables you to Create a Chart Update and Modify a Chart Update Layers enables the management of layers used for grou...

Страница 140: ...name for the layer and click the Add New Layer button The layer name appears in the Layers list If more than one layer is created the field lists the layers alpha numerically 3 To enter a description...

Страница 141: ...e New Object creates a new chart object on an existing chart Add Annotation Mark adds an annotation mark to an ENC chart object Add Deletion Mark adds a deletion mark to an ENC chart object Create New...

Страница 142: ...s with a white highlighting Objects with point geometry are highlighted with a white box line or area objects are highlighted with small white circles at their individual points When the object is cre...

Страница 143: ...position and includes the option to associate the object with the current chart by ticking the Associate with Chart check box When creating new objects for Soundings and Danger Points Underwater Haza...

Страница 144: ...it and the following fields appear for the created object Position Rotation if applicable and Notes 5 When creating a buoy or a beacon an Include Light check box is included in the Settings tab Tick t...

Страница 145: ...for the object position b Offset Select a range and bearing value from the current cursor position for the object position c From Chart Move the cursor to the location on the display and click at the...

Страница 146: ...nd select the symbol you want to create 3 Move the cursor into the display and click in the area of the where you want the first point of the line or area positioned The first point is created as a sm...

Страница 147: ...erent procedure to other types of chart symbols To create the Other Points symbols do the following 1 Select Other Points from the Type drop down list 2 Click on the Symbol Description drop down list...

Страница 148: ...s with a range from 0 to 498 kn To enter a value click in the Display Label field and move the trackball left or right until the required speed is shown The display label appears to the lower left of...

Страница 149: ...shown on the Sounding symbol 5 To create a date dependency for the object see Creating Date Dependent Objects 6 To exit Create Chart Update mode click the Done button the symbols created are fixed in...

Страница 150: ...ssigned the object is hidden on the display To locate a date dependent object do the following When a future date is assigned to a chart object the object symbol is removed from the display until the...

Страница 151: ...the selected chart object To annotate a chart object do the following 1 Click on the Add Annotation Mark button the following screen prompts to select the chart object to annotate 2 Move the cursor o...

Страница 152: ...ne the white line changes to an orange dotted line annotation mark The Chart Update View Edit window confirms the annotated symbol status The object data shown is the same as shown previously in the C...

Страница 153: ...ds for the selected object The fields available are dependent on the type of object selected To edit the object s attributes 1 To associate the chart update with the current chart tick the Associate w...

Страница 154: ...ck on the Done button The chart object is updated Deleting a Chart Update To delete a chart update do the following 1 Click on the Delete Chart Update button The folder prompts to select the object yo...

Страница 155: ...Displayed Types lists all the object types that can be selected from the Type drop down list in the Chart Update Creation window see Create Chart Update Manual Chart Updates will be displayed when the...

Страница 156: ...to the USB connector on the trackball If no external device has been inserted the window prompts to insert removable media 2 Navigate to the directory where the chart updates reside The field below t...

Страница 157: ...art update objects on a specific layer 3 If Objects in Area is selected the LAT LON fields for Southwest corner and Northeast corner appear with all values defaulting to zero Define the geographic are...

Страница 158: ...ee months The Archived list shows the chart object and its associated chart To view a detailed description of each object highlight the object line To restore the archived objects to the chart tick th...

Страница 159: ...the object information when Query Chart is activated When a query is activated the selected object line or area is highlighted with a suitable graphic For a description of the different object types...

Страница 160: ...re selected from the Results list Attribute values and definitions connected with chart objects are provided in the Results tab folder in short form only for ease of viewing Full and comprehensive def...

Страница 161: ...to a below the cross the next left click enables you to query objects directly on the screen After approximately 15 seconds of inactivity the Query On cursor times out and reverts to Query Off 4 To cl...

Страница 162: ...rt display The default values for query area size are as follows Small 10 of the scale ratio Medium 20 of the scale ratio Large 30 of the scale ratio Chart Query on AIO Data When the AIO checkbox is t...

Страница 163: ...nd a grey dotted pattern fill 2 When the AIO object is selected in the Results tab of Chart Query the Show File button becomes enabled 3 Click the Show File button A secondary window opens showing det...

Страница 164: ...ITH When safety checking detects a dangerous object a red flashing Chart Dangers alarm appears in the Alarm Status Indicator and the Dangers icon to the right of the Alarm Status Indicator is displaye...

Страница 165: ...gerous object last overlapped Chart Dangers Information The chart dangers information area at the bottom of the window gives detailed information on each dangerous object selected This information wil...

Страница 166: ...ted across all nodes WARNING PROFILES THAT ADJUST LOOK AHEAD TIME BUT NOT LOOK AHEAD DISTANCE WILL HAVE NO IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE SIZE OF THE SAFETY CHECKING REGION IF LOOK AHEAD DISTANCE IS CURRENTL...

Страница 167: ...tions in the ship s course Added Breadth enables a safety region width to be added to either side of own ship s beam The value defines the safety breadth from ship s beam in metres that the system che...

Страница 168: ...ty region taking into account the different COG and HDG values If the COG and HDG bearings are the same the safety region rectangle is drawn as straight lines An ownship safety contour can be switched...

Страница 169: ...Ship s Manual 65934011 In order to improve usability of the ENC the presentation of the SevenCs Chart 1 Catalog has some minor deviations from the S 52 Presentation Library edition 4 0 which have been...

Страница 170: ...o the brightness and contrast settings on the monitor will enable the SENC data such as coastlines safety contour and other objects to be adequately displayed To access click on the Color Diagram butt...

Страница 171: ...Installing C MAP Charts CAUTION Anti Virus Protection Before connecting an external device such as a USB memory stick or a CD DVD drive to the Panel PC or Trackball it is important that the external d...

Страница 172: ...nal device memory stick CD DVD or external hard drive containing the charts to be installed into the VMFT PC 2 From the Chart Handler screen open the Setting tab and tick the Scan local path check box...

Страница 173: ...d 6 Select the chart source directory and click the Choose button The Select Folder window is removed 7 Open the Install tab and click the Scan Drives button The chart data including chart permits are...

Страница 174: ...ton will become grey 10 Once the Apply button is greyed out click on the Exit button to exit the ChartHandler application The ChartHandler application will shut down and the VMFT will automatically re...

Страница 175: ...an local path in the Drives tab and click the Browse button to navigate to the file 2 With the permit file selected install the file by clicking the Scan Drives button in the Install tab folder When i...

Страница 176: ...u are using NAVTOR NavSync NavStick to update your ENC Charts the permit file s are located in NavStick INFO NAVTOR PERMITS Both the CD and NavStick include separate folders for each system you have o...

Страница 177: ...n the NavStick To install NAVTOR charts do the following The chart installation process described below is identical for BASE UPDATE and USB media 1 Insert the ENC chart CD DVD or NavStick into your E...

Страница 178: ...ionMaster FT ECDIS E Ship s Manual 6593411 EToken registration should be run only once after the C Map eToken has been installed into the PC Accessing Chart Installation for C Map To access the C Map...

Страница 179: ...nclude any current C Map databases the only actions available from the subsequent C Map Installation program are Install From DVD or Install From Removable Storage When one or more C Map databases hav...

Страница 180: ...te 4 Click the OK button to complete the installation and remove the CD DVD from the drive To install chart databases from a USB storage device memory stick or external storage device 1 Install the de...

Страница 181: ...ears showing the indexing progress Charts will not be re indexed if the regional zones covered by the license have not changed For example if a license with a later expiration date is imported the reg...

Страница 182: ...emoved the affected database is automatically re indexed to reflect the new set of licenses Create Update Order To create an update order for a chart database 1 Insert an external USB device into the...

Страница 183: ...eceived from the C Map Updating Service emails to a removable device such as a USB memory stick 2 Select the database from the C Map Database table that the updates will be applied to 3 Click on the A...

Страница 184: ...ase from the C Map Database table and click the Remove Selected Database button A prompt appears requesting confirmation of the database removal 2 To proceed with the removal click the Yes button The...

Страница 185: ...llation tasks are complete is to perform a soft restart of the VMFT node To restart the VMFT node 1 Navigate to the lower left of the Service screen and click the Start button 2 From the subsequent wi...

Страница 186: ...eiving ENC charts and chart updates by CD DVD ENC charts may be installed onto a PC with internet access via the NAVTOR NavSync USB memory stick NavStick Installing the NAVTOR Security Certificate 1 I...

Страница 187: ...lication to the hard drive 4 At the Application Install window click the Install button The NavSync application is installed 5 The application checks for updates if updates are available the following...

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Страница 189: ...a ANU A4 Astro 1956 Anguilla ARF ARC 1950 Africa ARS ARC 1960 Africa 1960 adjustment of ARC 1950 datum ASC Ascension Island 1958 ASM Astro 1958 Montserrat ASQ Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island A...

Страница 190: ...ew Zealand CHU Chua Astro Paraguay COA Corrego Alegre Brazil CRA Cruz Astro 1947 Guadalcanal Solomon Islands CZX DOS 66 CZX6 Santa Cruz DOS 1966 72 DAK Dakar Senegal DCL DCS 3 Astro 1973 adjustment St...

Страница 191: ...GRA Graciosa Base SW 1948 GSE Goenoeng Segara P5 1933 Kalimantan E GTA Grand Turk Astro 1943 GUA Guam 1963 HEL Helsinki Kallio Church Finland HER Hermannskogel Austria HIT HITO XVIII Astro Chile Also...

Страница 192: ...l International spheroid LUZ Luzon 1911 Philippines MAS Massoua Eritrea Ethiopia MDD Madrid 1853 Spain MER Merchich Morocco MET Mercury Datum Satellite Reference System Only MID Midway Astro 1961 MIN...

Страница 193: ...Astro 1967 PLN Pico de la Nieves Gran Canaria Canary Islands POE Port Etienne Mauritania POS New Porto Santo POT Potsdam Germany PRI Principe Sinal Domorro Do Papagaio PRP Provisional South American...

Страница 194: ...ve Observatory 1925 Malagasy Rebublic TEC Tete Mozambique TIL Timbalai 1948 datum point Sabah Bessel 1841 TIV Timbalai 1948 datum point Sarawak Brunei Everest TOK Tokyo Japan TOY Tokyo Astronomical Ob...

Страница 195: ...lottable and the chart may be regarded as being on either datum UND Undetermined Code UND is used where it cannot be stated with any degree of certainty that positions read from the chart can be relat...

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Страница 197: ...covers the creating editing and deleting of the following navigation tools Parallel Index Lines Clearing Lines Line Of Position Ownship History Parallel Cursor Distance Line Display Settings Man Overb...

Страница 198: ...type and which side of the ship the line is on To access PI lines left click on the Parallel Index Lines field from the NAV Tools menu list The PI Lines window includes the following three tab folders...

Страница 199: ...nes To create and name a new set of PI lines do the following 1 Click on the Add Set button 2 The screen prompts to enter a name for the new set of PI lines with the current date and time highlighted...

Страница 200: ...ick the check box 4 To delete a set select the set name by clicking on the Selected Set drop down list and with the set displayed click on the Delete Set button A window appears prompting to confirm t...

Страница 201: ...r Renaming PI Line Sets To copy or rename a PI line set do the following To copy a PI Line set 1 Select the set from the Selected Set drop down list and click on the Copy Set button The window prompts...

Страница 202: ...different line style for each PI line may be selected or a line style may be applied to all lines in the set To select a line style for each PI line 1 Click on the drop down list next to the current...

Страница 203: ...ge to green editable Move the trackball to change the data values the NM range value denotes the distance of the line to the CCRP defaults to 0 0 and the bearing values denote the angle from 000 To ch...

Страница 204: ...To truncate a PI line from the screen 1 Either click on the line s end point hold down the left key and drag the end point to the required position 2 Or to truncate a line at a cursor position move th...

Страница 205: ...ated in the Edit tab folder To select a set for display click on the set name the set s check box is ticked and the PI lines are displayed Continue to select line sets for display as required To remov...

Страница 206: ...t to export the files to this is usually an external device such as a USB memory stick 3 Enter a filename for the PI lines in the Filename field using the screen keypad 4 Click on the Export button Th...

Страница 207: ...nes for monitoring against own ship s course The I O tab enables you to import or export sets of clearing lines to and from an external device such as a USB memory stick Editing Clearing Lines There a...

Страница 208: ...ption is highlighted There are two ways to define the geographic origin of a clearing line 1 Move the cursor to the required position on the display the letters ADD are shown below the cursor symbol a...

Страница 209: ...c To place the origin at own ship s CCRP select Ownship d To place the origin at a selected location on the chart display select From Chart Move the cursor to the display a is added to the cursor and...

Страница 210: ...the left key on the trackball and use the trackball to move the bearing line along the dashed line 3 Release the left key when the required position is displayed To create or edit clearing lines from...

Страница 211: ...red text using the on screen keypad 2 To enter a label for each clearing line click in the Label field and enter required text using the on screen keypad The label given will be displayed below the cl...

Страница 212: ...hen AUTO Join is enabled the button is highlighted until the feature is disabled by clicking the button again 2 Add the type of clearing line to auto join by clicking the Add Bearing or Add Range butt...

Страница 213: ...was opened the title of the set will be displayed with an To save the set with the same name click the Save button 6 To remove a set of clearing lines from the editor click the Clear New button If an...

Страница 214: ...ently loaded for monitoring 1 Open the set from the Editor tab The system creates a duplicate set for editing over the monitored set in the editable colour amber 2 Make the required edits to the set A...

Страница 215: ...lect All button 3 Navigate to the directory folder on the external device where you want to export the files to 4 Enter a filename for the clearing lines in the Filename field using the screen keypad...

Страница 216: ...e and Ignore 4 Select the required action and either click the Apply To Selected button to a selected set or to apply the action to all imported sets click the Save button 5 When an import action is s...

Страница 217: ...e shown if both range and bearing are measured to the same object The Line Of Position window is divided into two main areas The upper part LOP Data provides a Enhanced Position Entry control which al...

Страница 218: ...cation using the numerical keypad 2 Or right click on the display at the desired LOP reference point and select Add Line of Position LOP in the semi transparent context menu that appears The Line Of P...

Страница 219: ...of Position LOPs area of the window and the LOP data on the screen changes to orange 6 Repeat the process above for the required number of LOPs Note that when a LOP has been added to the LOPs list it...

Страница 220: ...he same position as the temporary fix symbol The table below shows the temporary and permanent LOP fix symbols together with a brief description Symbol Description The Temporary Fix symbol is created...

Страница 221: ...servations VR Position was obtained by making both bearing and range observations Using a LOP Position Sensor A LOP fix may be used as the active data source for the position sensor see Position Value...

Страница 222: ...informing the operator that the system is waiting for message data from the OBD Once the input from the OBD has been received the dialogue will close and the Bearing value in the LOP menu will be popu...

Страница 223: ...in line Past position dots are displayed on the history tracks spaced at operator selected intervals Event marks may be added at any time to ownship s history track Details of past position dots and e...

Страница 224: ...r only will be displayed To change the maximum length click in the field and when the current value changes to green move the trackball to increase or decrease the value click again to accept the sele...

Страница 225: ...from the display Position Spacing The spacing of positions controls the gap between the past position dots The minimum is 1 minute and the maximum is 120 minutes To change the position spacing click...

Страница 226: ...generate an event click the Add Event button An orange outline box with a diagonal line through it is shown on the history track at the current CCRP position The display of events can be toggled on an...

Страница 227: ...either both sides of the CCRP full mode or one side of the CCRP half mode To access the facility click on the Parallel Cursor field from the NAV Tools menu list The Parallel Cursor window is displayed...

Страница 228: ...ct to ship s heading When True is selected and the heading becomes invalid the parallel cursor is not displayed 5 To rotate the parallel cursor either click on one of the four semi circular markers ho...

Страница 229: ...required Start location on the display and from the semi transparent context menu select Place Distance Line Start 3 Move the cursor to the required end point this may require re scaling and panning...

Страница 230: ...se the trackball to move the start or end dot to the required position To fix the position release the left key As the length of the line is increased or decreased the Great Circle NM value read only...

Страница 231: ...ed The folder includes the following options Beam Line Length adjustment True Scale Ship own ship display settings including Off Default Symbol Custom Symbol Stern Line Antenna Position Own ship vecto...

Страница 232: ...ool The true scale outline may be displayed if the greatest dimension of the ship is larger than 3mm on the display When the Custom Symbol check box is ticked the screen shows ownship drawn to represe...

Страница 233: ...tor Tick Marks Tick marks can displayed along the vector length at one minute intervals with every sixth tick mark is shown with double thickness for more details see Own Ship Symbols To turn vector t...

Страница 234: ...on Predicted vector is drawn either as a straight line or an arc from own ship s CCRP If own ship is currently turning a radius based on the selected Rate of Turn sensor and the current ground stabili...

Страница 235: ...d may not be visible on the display depending on scale and ship speed Predicted ship will be displayed regardless of whether the display setting is in predicted vector predicted path or COG vector Whe...

Страница 236: ...chart window The L L grid values are taken from the latest valid position of own ship s CCRP as reported by the Position sensor The L L grid is only displayed when the presentation mode is N UP The g...

Страница 237: ...alues Elapsed time counts up while range and bearing values update automatically based on own ship movements MOB symbol will drift from the initial location based on the own ship set and drift at the...

Страница 238: ...ing activated based on the suspicion that a person has gone overboard sometime in the past the operator may manually adjust the elapsed time value accordingly by clicking on the Manual Edit button If...

Страница 239: ...become editable and additional buttons Done and Cancel Edit appear 2 To edit the MOB position enter values in the relevant fields and click the Done button The MOB symbol is re drawn at the revised l...

Страница 240: ...Start button at the bottom of the window active Note that the MOB operation is not active until the Start button is pressed 3 If the MOB event was not started using the top level button the Start but...

Страница 241: ...A NAV mark is created at the selected position To view data on the NAV Mark do the following 1 Right click on the NAV Mark and select Query Chart from the semi transparent window The Chart Query windo...

Страница 242: ...4012 To delete a NAV Mark do the following 1 Right click on the NAV Mark a semi transparent window appears at the position selected 2 Select the Delete Navigation Mark from the window The NAV Mark is...

Страница 243: ...water speed ground speed etc regardless of the node from which the operator makes the selection As an example if the operator selects position from GPS1 on one node GPS1 is selected as the source of p...

Страница 244: ...ecific sensor source button Sensor Data Source The name of each available sensor data source is listed The sensor source currently used and its current value are highlighted in bold and the sensor s r...

Страница 245: ...depth below keel see Depth Source Values Set and Drift Sensor To change the current sensor source for set and drift see Set and Drift values Rate of Turn Sensor To change the current sensor source for...

Страница 246: ...values do the following 1 Tick the button next to the source Whenever the sensor source is about to be changed a window prompts you to confirm the change 2 To confirm click the Yes button or to retur...

Страница 247: ...source Whenever the sensor source is about to be changed a window prompts you to confirm the change 2 To confirm click the Yes button or to return to the previous sensor source and value click the No...

Страница 248: ...he data source where the update should not apply To cancel all changes and revert to the previous sensor source click the Cancel button 4 Where the sensor is changed the values shown against the selec...

Страница 249: ...Manual data cannot be entered for COG if AIS input is enabled Before entering data turn off the AIS input see AIS display 1 To enter manual sensor data click in the MAN field the text changes to gree...

Страница 250: ...ased on dead reckoning DR from the last valid position received If position data becomes invalid the system will automatically switch to water stabilised mode Dead Reckoning values If valid position d...

Страница 251: ...data is available Manual data cannot be entered if AIS input is enabled Before entering data turn off the AIS input see AIS Display in Chapter 10 Targets 1 To enter manual sensor data click in the MA...

Страница 252: ...circle symbol will be displayed in yellowish orange while manual position data is being used Position Offset The Position Offset area shows the currently selected sensor and enables the operator to en...

Страница 253: ...ship tick the Offset Applied check box Offset values are not applied to the chart until this check box is ticked When offset values are applied the entry is highlighted in the Posn popup window with...

Страница 254: ...o confirm click the Yes button or to return to the previous sensor source and value click the No button If no sensor source is currently available the user can enter manual sensor data CAUTION MANUAL...

Страница 255: ...lly via an interface The ROT is indicated as unavailable if the Heading from the selected source is unavailable or invalid Date and Time The Date and Time folder shows the system date and time with th...

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Страница 257: ...immediate attention or user action 2 Warnings indicate changed conditions requiring attention for reasons of precaution which are not immediately hazardous but may become so if no decision or action i...

Страница 258: ...st of Alarms Warnings and Cautions Prompts Prompts appear directly underneath the Alerts field A Prompts window listing permanent and temporary prompts when they appear may be accessed either by click...

Страница 259: ...sh orange for warnings Alarms and Warnings need to be acknowledged in one of two ways 1 Either by clicking on the message in the Alert Status Indicator Or 2 by clicking on the ACK ALARM button on the...

Страница 260: ...priority or a more recent alert of the same priority If the internal buzzer is enabled the buzzer will only sound when there are unacknowledged alarms or warnings Acknowledged Alerts If an alert has b...

Страница 261: ...You can acknowledge alerts either by clicking on the selected alert in the list or by clicking on the ACK ALARM button on the control panel The alerts list will change indication as follows An unackn...

Страница 262: ...all acknowledged alerts untick the Hide Acknowledged check box Sort by Group To arrange alerts into groups tick the Sort by Group check box Grouping reduces the type and number of alerts displayed by...

Страница 263: ...arily muted by clicking on the icon to the right of the Alert Status Indicator When the buzzer is muted a white diagonal line appears through the icon To re enable the buzzer click on the icon again t...

Страница 264: ...to a user interaction and are displayed briefly for a commissioned time period usually around 5 seconds When a temporary prompt is active a pale coloured background field appears below the permanent...

Страница 265: ...e alarm buzzer for an unlimited period of time tick the Mute length unlimited check box The Mute Length field displays Unlimited as read only If the mute length is set higher than the default time or...

Страница 266: ...ings and cautions Sensor data types that have been selected for primary navigation in the CCRS Alert Reporter of the Configuration tool and are currently selected for navigation will always generate a...

Страница 267: ...Ownship position is being dead reckoned datum is invalid or Ownship heading is unusable Warning AIS Full The number of AIS targets exceeds system capacity AIS targets that are furthest away will not b...

Страница 268: ...ystem detects ARCS Skipper permits installed Only ARCS Navigator permits are supported for operation with ARCS RNC charts Warning Arrival Time Not Achievable System cannot generate speed orders for sh...

Страница 269: ...cell has expired This cell may be out of date and MUST NOT be used for Primary NAVIGATION Warning Chart Permissions Chart subscription service has expired Warning Chart Permissions Expiring Chart subs...

Страница 270: ...CPA Limit Target has infringed CPA TCPA limits Alarm Critical Point Abeam Ship is abeam a Critical Point Alarm or Warning Depending on configuration Critical Point Approach Critical Point is now withi...

Страница 271: ...p of changes recommended Warning Database Synchronization Database at this node is synchronizing to the system database Synchronization must complete before making changes to any database items includ...

Страница 272: ...Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Distribution Service Error Distribution service is not running Warning Docking Speeds Unusable Sensor Speed And Distance Integrity...

Страница 273: ...ing Dangers An error finding dangers on the chart has been detected Warning Excessive Turn Rate Required Difference limit between required turn rate and planned turn rate exceeded Warning Exit Criteri...

Страница 274: ...Unavailable I O Device Unavailable Warning Inaccurate Chart Positions on this chart are inaccurate because this chart does not provide a mapping to standard WGS 84 coordinates Warning Internal Error...

Страница 275: ...isionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Magnetic Heading Unusable Sensor Magnetic Heading Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Warning Magnetic Sensor Heading Unusable Sensor Magnetic...

Страница 276: ...y Region A low value for look ahead time or distance has resulted in a small safety region for detecting chart dangers on own ship s course This may not provide adequate time to take action if a dange...

Страница 277: ...ter FT Warning Position Unusable Sensor Position Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Warning Depending on configuration Predicted Path Mismatch Target vectors and own ship vectors are water stabilized...

Страница 278: ...Caution Depending on configuration Route Leg Skipped The ship has skipped one or more legs of the route plan Warning Route Monitoring Stopped Route Monitoring Stopped Alarm Rudder Angle Unusable Senso...

Страница 279: ...Stern Ground Speed Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration System Tracks Almost Full Tracking 95 of the system maximum number of targets Caution System Tracks Full Tracki...

Страница 280: ...h True Direction Unusable Sensor True Wind With True Direction Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Turn Radius Modified The ordered turn radius has been automatically...

Страница 281: ...ween waypoints on a monitored route see ETA Calculator Specify the speed for a current leg and future legs on a monitored route see Route ETA Specify an arrival time on a monitored route the system th...

Страница 282: ...Routes ECDIS E User Guide 8 2 65934012 You can access Route sub menus in one of two ways 1 Either click on Routes from the Main Menu list Or 2 Click on the Route field in the upper toolbar...

Страница 283: ...have been created on another ship s VisionMaster FT system and copied using the file Import Export function External Routes These are routes created by and stored at an external device which can then...

Страница 284: ...h only one route may be monitored The same route monitoring information and monitored track is displayed on all nodes regardless of which node the operator began monitoring Unlike a monitored route a...

Страница 285: ...itially available when adding waypoints Add Waypoint or Add Waypoint to Beginning If the waypoint to be added is the first in the route then either waypoint option can be selected You can select to an...

Страница 286: ...ach waypoint When three or more waypoints are created the system displays the turn radius at each waypoint except first and last using the system default radius or a radius value modified by the user...

Страница 287: ...point and its wheelover are automatically numbered depending on their position on the route e g if the waypoint is created on the leg between waypoints W3 and W4 then the new waypoint becomes W4 and a...

Страница 288: ...older see Edit Route When the turn is created its turn radius is set to either the previous turn s radius or if this is the first turn it is set to the default radius To change a turn radius do the fo...

Страница 289: ...all the route s attributes waypoint leg and turn data to be edited The CPs tab folder allows the operator to insert alerts in the form of alarms and warnings along a route The Dngrs tab folder lists o...

Страница 290: ...e button displays No Errors in the system background colour If the route s attributes do contain errors the route cannot be validated and the button changes to display Errors with a yellow background...

Страница 291: ...screen keypad and click on the keypad OK button 3 The route name is entered the current time date is listed in the Open Route window and a temporary prompt appears confirming that the route plan has b...

Страница 292: ...h the selected route displayed click on the Clear New button 2 If unsaved changes have been made to the route a Close Confirmation window appears prompting to Save Don t Save or Cancel the closure 3 S...

Страница 293: ...reversed route 4 To save the reversed route click on the Save As button and enter a name using the screen keypad Total Distance and Duration The Total Distance and Duration area calculates the total...

Страница 294: ...of deviation from the planned route at which the off track alert occurs The settings in the Route tab will apply to all legs and turns on a route Different XTD limits for individual legs and turns ma...

Страница 295: ...te being edited The folder is divided into the following areas Route Waypoint Approaching Leg Turn Departing Leg Route The Route area enables the currently monitored route to be saved and validated Wh...

Страница 296: ...gate to the location in the route where you want the new waypoint created and left click on either the previous waypoint or the next waypoint and then click the New button The system creates a new way...

Страница 297: ...aypoint Click OK on the Chart Query window to fix the waypoint at the chart object position c To place the waypoint at own ship s CCRP select Ownship d To place the waypoint at a selected location on...

Страница 298: ...aximum turn radius is 10 NM Speed speed of turn the maximum speed is 99 kn XTD Limits the cross track distance in metres that the ship can stray from the route turn track line before an off track erro...

Страница 299: ...le of the leg in true degrees To edit the Departing Leg data do the following 1 To change the leg speed or XTD limit click in the relevant field the text changes to green editable Move the trackball l...

Страница 300: ...mber of leg and turn segments on the route the number being dependant on the number of waypoints on the route If the List Cautions check box is ticked the directory tree will also include cautions rel...

Страница 301: ...ble on Chart Radar nodes Highlight NAV Hazards not available on Chart Radar nodes List Cautions Display Safety Regions The Dangers tab folder also includes the option of displaying the route safety re...

Страница 302: ...The Safety Contour setting turns the display of route safety contour on and off The NAV Hazards setting turns the display of route navigational hazards on and off The figure below shows a route with...

Страница 303: ...r a description of the Save and Error functions see Edit Route Route Tab Critical Point To generate critical points on a previously saved route open the route from the Route tab of the Edit Route sub...

Страница 304: ...k the button To change a CP s position do one of the following 1 Move the cursor over the CP hold down the left button and move the trackball The CP can be moved either up and down the length of the r...

Страница 305: ...lace The CP alert trigger defaults to distance with the trigger being the proximity of own ship to a CP shown in metres When own ship s proximity to a CP is less than the distance shown an alert is ra...

Страница 306: ...a new waypoint to the end of the route Insert inserts a new waypoint between two existing waypoints Delete deletes the selected waypoint from the route and redraws the route Reset resets selected way...

Страница 307: ...Speed Waypoint Data on Route Editor Table The following waypoint data can be edited on the route editor table Label the name given to the waypoint WPT1 etc Latitude Longitude L L values Turn rate the...

Страница 308: ...h leg Leg Time the estimated time for leg traversal in days hours and minutes Editing Data on the Route Editor Table To edit route data in the route editor table do the following To change the waypoin...

Страница 309: ...ffset from the current position To change the turn waypoint data or speed and XTD leg data 1 Click in the required field the text changes to green editable 2 Move the trackball left or right to decrea...

Страница 310: ...route must be initially saved and validated in the Edit Route sub menu The Monitor Route sub menu contains the following tab folders Route displays read only data monitoring own ship s progress agains...

Страница 311: ...ria then route monitoring will stop When a route is loaded for monitoring monitoring automatically starts on the leg closest to the ship that is within the bearing criteria If none of the route s legs...

Страница 312: ...om the monitored route at which an alarm is generated Port and Starboard may have different limit values Leg Turn Leg Bearing The bearing of the currently monitored route leg Leg DWOL Distance to next...

Страница 313: ...or future legs ETA Estimated Time of Arrival at the end of the route using own ship SOG for this leg and planned speeds for future legs Time Zone Time zone UTC if Local time is selected the local offs...

Страница 314: ...d of 30 seconds if the wheelover notifications are not acknowledged Course Difference Limit The maximum bearing angle that own ship may move from the route track defaults to 25 0 If this value is exce...

Страница 315: ...e route and its data are removed from the screen and Monitor Route tab folder Course Change Messages Alerts for course changes appear as Operator Messages above the Show Menu button while a route is b...

Страница 316: ...ing the system creates a duplicate route with the edit route mode superimposed over the monitored route in the editable colour pink 3 Make the required edits to the route for details refer to Edit Rou...

Страница 317: ...icked the Leg or Turn at the specific area where ownship is on the monitored route expands Any dangers and cautions related to that segment can be accessed from the navigation tree The Dangers informa...

Страница 318: ...as been changed from the default see Edit Route Critical Points CPs are shown as squares in Monitor mode When CPs are selected from the tab folder the screen symbol changes from a square to a rounded...

Страница 319: ...d minutes to travel to the end of the monitored route ETA represents the ETA date and time of own ship at end of the monitored route If the ETA Calculator is opened when there is not a monitored route...

Страница 320: ...lue click to the left of the value a numerical keypad appears below the field Enter in the required time values using the keypad and click OK when complete When the Time value is changed the Speed and...

Страница 321: ...hing and departing legs for each waypoint on the route To change Route ETA settings do the following 1 Manual speed defaults to 0 0 kn To enter a speed for the present leg or future legs select the Ma...

Страница 322: ...ETA field iii To move the date or time back click on the Down arrow to move the date or time forward click on the Up arrow To move the highlight back or forward e g from Month to Year click on the si...

Страница 323: ...ly monitored Route Progress The state of ship on the route e g Sailing To WPT6 6 7 denotes next waypoint on route and total number of waypoints XTD XTD Cross Track Distance is the off track distance o...

Страница 324: ...wing 1 Select Temp Route from the Route menu and click on the Create Edit button A short straight segment starting at the bow of the ship and in the direction of the ship s COG is drawn The segment is...

Страница 325: ...ute is invalid a temporary prompt appears validation errors must be repaired in Create Edit mode before monitoring To monitor a temp route do the following 1 With a temp route created and validated cl...

Страница 326: ...route as described above In Temp Route mode move the cursor to the monitored route the letters under the cursor change from TMP WYPT to ADD RTP 3 Click on any point on the monitored route The system c...

Страница 327: ...e external drive containing the route or routes to be imported is a USB memory stick connect the device to a USB port on the Trackball 2 From the Route Import Export window click the Import tab A navi...

Страница 328: ...re displayed 3 Select one or more routes for export by ticking the check boxes Or to export all routes click the Select All button 4 The navigation tree below the Format field enables you to navigate...

Страница 329: ...over lines are drawn Parallel to next leg the wheelover line is drawn parallel to the next leg on the route Perpendicular to leg the wheelover line is drawn at right angles to the route leg that appro...

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Страница 331: ...s Selected Target which includes Target Data and AIS Info Multiple Targets Target Display AIS Display Classes and Types of AIS Activation Zones Own Ship AIS Limits and Settings The following Target su...

Страница 332: ...The target processing capacity for rendering AIS targets and other AIS Nav symbols such as ATON SAR and Base Station at any one time is 240 If the number of AIS targets and AIS NAV symbols is near th...

Страница 333: ...to sleeping provided the target is not infringing CPA TCPA or BCR BCT alarm criteria or designated a target of interest by virtue of being selected for display in a target tote or is currently in an a...

Страница 334: ...selected a dashed square outline appears centred on the target origin and information on the target is shown in the AIS window When an activated AIS target s length and beam exceed the standard AIS s...

Страница 335: ...arget to become activated When manually selected by the operator see below When the target infringes the CPA TCPA limits or bow crossing criteria shown on the Target Data tab folder of the Selected Ta...

Страница 336: ...set to sleeping with one command from the AIS Display window see Set All AIS Targets to Sleeping in AIS Display AIS Target Alert States The following alert states apply to any AIS target with the exc...

Страница 337: ...mits no longer apply AIS Safety Messages Safety messages can be sent from own ship to selected AIS targets The safety message is sent using an AIS minimum Keyboard Display MKD which can be accessed by...

Страница 338: ...es All passenger vessels engaged on international voyages Upwards of 500 gross tonnage not engaged on international voyages Class B Class B is intended for non SOLAS commercial and recreational vessel...

Страница 339: ...ransmits a message giving position and ID Transmission will be picked up by own ship and also by other AIS equipped vessels within range EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon is used to ale...

Страница 340: ...utomatically cleared if the target ceases to report itself as lost The Lost Target alert automatically clears when there are no lost targets CPA TCPA and BCR BCT Infringement Conditions The conditions...

Страница 341: ...selected in Target Display Target Data The Target Data tab folder shows the following tracking data on a selected target Target identification number and name if assigned Range the distance of the tar...

Страница 342: ...s own ship s bow then both fields are shown as dashed If a target is lost or if a valid heading or speed for own ship is not available then any invalid target data except the target number name and it...

Страница 343: ...target vessel if known Class A or B targets prioritised in order of importance for a description see Classes and Types of AIS Vessel MMSI Source Direct when the target is transmitted by a sending vess...

Страница 344: ...data is available then Missing Unknown or Not Available is displayed Draught maximum draught of vessel in metres Haz Cargo information on any hazardous materials the vessel may be carrying Destinatio...

Страница 345: ...than dynamic information AIS Safety Messages The AIS Info tab includes the ability to send safety related messages from own ship to a selected AIS vessel Safety messages that have been sent from own...

Страница 346: ...ear a message press the Clear button to cancel the send action press Cancel 7 When you have compiled a message click the OK button the MKD is removed from the screen to return the MKD click in the mes...

Страница 347: ...with negative CPA TCPA values are excluded from the sorted list The targets in the Range tab folder are sorted on the target range from own ship The User tab folder lists the AIS targets activated an...

Страница 348: ...m the list if they are dropped or cancelled by the operator To remove a target from the User list right click on the target ID and select Remove from the window fly out To remove all targets from the...

Страница 349: ...the viewing of all targets on the display Tick the check box to view all targets default or untick to remove the targets from the display Identification The target identification is displayed adjacen...

Страница 350: ...imeout check box should be ticked to ensure that the vector True Relative setting matches the Trails mode after the vector timeout of 30 seconds see Vector Modes If the check box is not ticked and the...

Страница 351: ...ed and the time interval selected To turn past position dots on tick the Display Past Positions check box A thin dotted line connecting the target and its associated dots may be selected to be drawn T...

Страница 352: ...NM auto drop 1 To enable Auto Drop tick the Enable check box 2 To change the auto drop range click in the Range field and move the trackball left to decrease or right to increase WARNING IT IS IMPORTA...

Страница 353: ...x AIS Input can only be enabled when valid sensor data is being transmitted Activate on CPA TCPA BCR When this check box is enabled default mode a sleeping AIS target is automatically activated when t...

Страница 354: ...Navigation objects Virtual ATON will display virtual AtoNs with GPS co ordinates Base Station will display Base Station objects SAR Aircraft will display Search and Rescue Aircraft AIS SART will disp...

Страница 355: ...ar blue on the chart display when the symbol is in the on position See the table below Physical ATON Virtual ATON SAR Aircraft SAR Vessel Only when Active AIS SART MOB and EPIRB Base Station Off Missi...

Страница 356: ...he purpose of the ATON Symbol and will appear if available immediately above it Racon ATON Emergency Wreck Mark ATON North Cardinal Mark ATON East Cardinal Mark ATON South Cardinal Mark ATON West Card...

Страница 357: ...ick of that particular target Relevant information about this target is displayed in a Selected Target window Within this window Nav Status displays as either Active or Test depending on whether in ac...

Страница 358: ...the following criteria On a two node system all AIS targets are set to sleeping on the node that the command was made The same AIS targets that may be activated on another node will not be set to sle...

Страница 359: ...meters are shown on the display as a solid green line When an activation zone is being edited its line colour changes from green to light purple Any targets found in an activation zone are marked by a...

Страница 360: ...utton of the annular zone to be edited Zone 1 or Zone 2 You can edit both the Bearing the radial angle of the zone and the Range the depth of the zone To edit the zone bearing 1 Click inside the Start...

Страница 361: ...on zone is a randomly shaped zone constructed from operator defined zone points maximum of 10 which are entered directly on to the chart display Polygonal lines may be drawn up to a maximum distance o...

Страница 362: ...e Edit Off button of the polygonal zone to be edited the button changes to Submit In edit mode all activation zones are displayed on the screen with the zone to be edited shown in purple edit mode wit...

Страница 363: ...Name of vessel Class A or B Vessel MMSI Own Ship tab folder also includes the following tabs Dynamic Voyage Static All Own Ship AIS features shown in the tab folders will display read only data if th...

Страница 364: ...calculator for information on using the ETA calculator refer to ETA Calculator in the Routes menu Date Time UTC or Local All Voyage settings apart from Cargo are editable if AIS MKD Control is enabled...

Страница 365: ...the time the message was sent and the full message content The following function buttons are included at the bottom of the tab folder Send Addressed Message Send Broadcast Message Safety messages ca...

Страница 366: ...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...

Страница 367: ...received the Message icon is displayed in amber an audible indicator is given and the message is shown in the Messages Rx tab Left click to view information on the message The MMSI number of the vess...

Страница 368: ...there are no targets infringing the defined limits To change the infringement limits do the following 1 Click inside the field to be changed The value changes from white to green editable 2 Move the t...

Страница 369: ...Target Association Parameter Distance Angle Speed Standard Setting 0 06 NM 1 0 5 0 kn Loose Setting 0 18 NM 2 0 5 0 kn Range of values 0 01 NM to 0 18 NM 0 1 to 3 6 1 5 kn to 10 kn If target associati...

Страница 370: ...t CPA TCPA data This same data is used when evaluating whether a target is infringing the operator selected CPA TCPA bow crossing and target association limits The VisionMaster system is designed in s...

Страница 371: ...tween objects they are shown as a dashed orange line VRMs display a range ring indicated by long orange dashes and is centred on the previously created EBL The first and second EBL and VRM have differ...

Страница 372: ...y control on the control panel to switch on EBL1 If no bearing value has been previously entered EBL 1 defaults to 5 0 o starboard of ship s heading and EBL 2 defaults to 355 o starboard The EBL 1 and...

Страница 373: ...he left key to accept To change the bearing from the readout 1 Left click in the EBL readout field The readout text becomes editable green 2 Move the trackball left or right until the required readout...

Страница 374: ...VRM rotary control will automatically switch on VRM1 If VRM1 is switched off but VRM2 is on then turning the rotary control will adjust the VRM2 range To change both the ERBL range and bearing 1 Move...

Страница 375: ...ge and bearing to the end point update every second Drop End Point is only allowed when the ERBL origin is centred After Offset Origin or Drop Origin has been applied the following option becomes avai...

Страница 376: ...sor is positioned over the ERBL origin it changes to a bidirectional arrow 2 To move the ERBL Left click and hold on the origin Use trackball to move the ERBL to required location release to drop it T...

Страница 377: ...e following 1 Left click VRM button This becomes highlighted and the range value entered is displayed The VRM is shown as a dashed circle centred on the CCRP The size of the circle is shown by the VRM...

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Страница 379: ...functions Day Night Modes Brilliance Groups Chart Symbols Brilliance Check You can access the Brilliance sub menus in one of two ways Click on the Brilliance button in the main menu list to display t...

Страница 380: ...setting the screen colours change relevant to the day dusk or night mode selected Alternatively click on the Up Down BRILL buttons on the Control Panel to brighten or darken the colour setting If the...

Страница 381: ...eft click to make control bar active The bar colour will appear blue 3 Move the trackball left or right to move the bar to the level required 4 Left click to set the level and de activate the bar adju...

Страница 382: ...tour and other objects to be adequately displayed 1 To adjust click on the Color Diagram button a window appears over the screen with 20 different background colour options and a coloured diagonal lin...

Страница 383: ...observe the grey box in the centre of the window If the box is not visible increase the brightness by touching the symbol until it can be just distinguished in the window or If the box is clearly visi...

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Страница 385: ...eading position route and steering status wind data etc The data presented on a CID page varies depending on the purpose of that page The customising of all CID pages both side panel and popup pages a...

Страница 386: ...lowing data True heading data the current bearing value as shown in the HDG data display see Sensor Data Display and the data source of the value e g Gyro A graphical display below the HDG also shows...

Страница 387: ...urn in degrees per minute as shown in the ROT folder see Rate of Turn Values A graphical display below the ROT also shows the degrees per minute value Course and Speed data including STW SOG COG value...

Страница 388: ...under a HUD widget are selectable without moving the widget The following HUD widgets are available from the CID button as default True Wind displays true wind angle the true wind angle readout and t...

Страница 389: ...irectional arrow indicator 3 Hold down the left key and use the trackball to move the object around the chart display The opacity of the HUD widgets may be changed from the default of 60 To change the...

Страница 390: ...show a series of short red dashes Default CID Page The default CID page will always be available on an ECDIS E The default page includes the following CID elements displaying real time data for ownshi...

Страница 391: ...while the bearing tick marks and COG values move as COG bearing changes Speed Over Ground SOG Bow P S the bow transverse SOG from port to starboard CCRP P S the consistent common reference point trans...

Страница 392: ...e destination waypoint of the current leg Cross Track Distance the distance own ship is off track from route L left of track R right of track displayed as both horizontal bar graph and distance value...

Страница 393: ...t Wind True see Environment Set and Drift Depth Below Keel see Environment Pitch and Roll Bow and Starboard including the following graphic elements the current pitch angle as reported by the selected...

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Страница 395: ...ECDIS E User Guide System 65934012 13 1 Chapter 13 System The System menu provides access to the following system functions User Profiles Options Diagnostics Commissioning Time Management Shutdown...

Страница 396: ...cessed by left clicking on the Profiles button in the lower toolbar area and selecting Edit Create Profile Previously created and saved profiles can be selected in the Available Profiles selection dro...

Страница 397: ...g Chart Dangers Look Ahead Type Look Ahead Time Look ahead Distance Proximity Buffer Size Added Breadth Alarm on Chart Cautions Charting Common Chart Depths Height menu Safety Depth Deep Contour Shall...

Страница 398: ...file field The screen keypad appears 2 Enter a profile name use the trackball to navigate to the relevant alpha numeric keys and left click When a profile name has been entered click the OK button on...

Страница 399: ...ted and saved profiles A temporary prompt appears confirming that the profile has been applied 2 From the User Profiles menu a Select a previously created user profile from the Available Profiles drop...

Страница 400: ...stments to be made Chart Settings enables Other as shown in the Other display mode of Chart Settings or Standard as shown in the Standard display mode of Chart Settings to be selected Charting Common...

Страница 401: ...features in the Selection list click the Select All button or to deselect all the features including the selected profile settings click the Deselect All button 3 Click the Save button to confirm sele...

Страница 402: ...button The settings are saved and the menu returns with the edited profile highlighted in the Available Profiles list 5 To cancel any profile setting changes click the Cancel button ARCS The off scree...

Страница 403: ...ys a selection of common units which are displayed when the system is running e g meters knots degrees etc The Options window displays the units as read only information unless the commissioning engin...

Страница 404: ...urrently selected data source as shown on the Sensor Data Display Connection Status displays the connection status of all nodes on a multi node system Buzzer enables the Alarm buzzer to be tested The...

Страница 405: ...will generate a smaller report than verbose making it easier to transfer over slow internet connections Verbose this default option contains the same information as the concise report however more det...

Страница 406: ...are on the device they will be listed in the window below the device navigation tree as rpt files 3 To change the file name from the default of Report date click in the Filename field and using the on...

Страница 407: ...in the Description field 4 Click on the Export button An Action Required window appears listing all the available diagnostic log files 5 Either select individual files by ticking their check boxes or...

Страница 408: ...on an event driven basis Routes Information Announcements Information A copy of the configuration file is logged to the database on Node start up On subsequent startups a copy of the configuration fil...

Страница 409: ...emory stick To export a datalog file do the following 1 Insert an external device such as a memory stick into the VisionMaster PC and click on the DataLog tab folder 2 Select the log type to be export...

Страница 410: ...used to receive data from other sensors in addition to a data type then these sensors will also be shown in the table For example one Interface may be used to receive COG SOG Depth and Wind sensor da...

Страница 411: ...owledged Faults any unacknowledged faults on the sensor data e g Uncompensated Unaligned etc See Description of Sensor Data States for a description of all fault conditions Acknowledge button Ack whic...

Страница 412: ...degraded Invalid The sensor providing the data is indicating that the data is not valid When this applies the data is considered unusable Manual The data was manually entered When this applies the dat...

Страница 413: ...common reference point CCRP for the ship This adjustment is often referred to as a lever arm correction This is easiest to understand as it applies to position data When the system receives position d...

Страница 414: ...t to the node is displayed in yellowish orange When the node is switched on or reconnected its status bar changes to green CAUTION The table shows the node connection status from the point of view of...

Страница 415: ...elating to own ship that has been entered in system configuration Service displays Communications and PCIO service information on the system When a user has logged in by entering a user name and passw...

Страница 416: ...ys the number of nodes on the system 1 or 2 Unauthorized System If the system is not authorized the tab folder states that the system is unauthorized and will revert to a degraded state of functionali...

Страница 417: ...led operate in a state of degraded functionality after the 7 day period expires Config Update The Config Update feature enables the operator to export a copy of their system configuration to an extern...

Страница 418: ...in order to bypass common email filters Importing a Configuration To import a configuration do the following 1 Connect a USB memory stick to the USB connector on the trackball The device name appears...

Страница 419: ...mporting a modified configuration the system will automatically revert to the previous configuration at the next re start Characteristics The Characteristics tab folder displays persistent static data...

Страница 420: ...an then be saved to an external device Available for display to a non logged on user Port Monitor 1 To view Port Monitor data click on the Communications button highlight Port Monitor in the tree menu...

Страница 421: ...and click in the Binary button to view data as binary code 4 With all required settings made click on the Start button The Port Monitor window displays real time received and sent data for the select...

Страница 422: ...ab folder The Port Logging window is displayed which can be moved and scaled to suit 2 Click the radio button as appropriate for the data used on that port The options are data sent from the port to t...

Страница 423: ...splayed in the lower popup toolbar Local Offset enables the input of a local time offset from GMT in either an East direction offset before GMT or a West direction offset after GMT Time Sync Source sh...

Страница 424: ...their particular node on the system for a prolonged period of time Other nodes on the system will not be affected Restart All Systems is selected if for whatever reason the operator requires to restar...

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