15 ais system messages – Furuno FAR-28x7 Series User Manual
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4. AIS OPERATION
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4.15 AIS System Messages
AIS system messages are displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen.
The table below shows the AIS system messages and their meanings.
AIS system messages
Message Meaning
ARPA FUSION
ARPA target merged with AIS target. The indication
disappears when the target no longer meets the criteria
set in paragraph 4.12. When the message “RECEIVE”
is displayed, ARPA FUSION is not displayed.
COLLISION
CPA and TCPA of an activated AIS target are below
value set on the menu.
TARGET-FULL
Displayed when 1000 AIS targets have been received.
(The radar can only display 1000 AIS targets closest in
range to own ship.)
LOST
Lost target. A target is declared a lost target when a
dangerous target fails to produce data for six minutes or
five reporting intervals, whichever is the shorter.
RECEIVE
Not receiving AIS data from own AIS (VDO message).
GUARD
Displayed when an AIS target enters the guard zone.
CPA/TCPA
CPA/TCPA cannot be calculated. Further the CPA/TCPA
value in the basic data display is marked with an
asterisk to indicate that it is not reliable.
AIS ALARM
Alarm received from AIS transponder.