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T/cpa screen – B&G V90 VHF Radio User Manual

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V90 Operating Manual

To zoom in or out:

Press [3CH] to zoom in.

Press [Scan] to zoom out.

Scales available are 1nm / 2 nm / 4 nm / 8 nm / 16 nm / 32 nm.

T/CPA screen

The Time and Closest Point of Approach (T/CPA) screen shows the
closest point of approach settings together with a list of vessels that
will approach within those criteria.

CPA alert distance is set up in MENU

→ AIS SETUP → CPA. (See

“Setting up the CPA distance” on page 92.)

T/CPA alert time is set up in MENU

→ AIS SETUP → TCPA. (See

“Setting up the T/CPA time” on page 93.)

The approaching AIS target’s details will be listed on the left of the
screen.

Once the vessel is within alert distance (CPA) and time (T/CPA), it will
be placed in the T/CPA list.

The alert sounds for every vessel within the criteria every time their
AIS signal is received.

T/CPA APPROACH

1/ 9 05:00 min 8 nM

In the example above, the criteria are: 5:00 min and 8 nM.

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Notes:

The scale on the T/CPA Approach screen is automatically set to the
optimum for the selected target. You cannot zoom in or out on this
screen.

If the radio detects a T/CPA or CPA breach, the T/CPA Approach
screen will automatically popup with an alert tone. Press [X] to stop
the alert; otherwise, the alert will sound again after 1 minute.