Furuno MFD8 Guía Del Usuario

12.  Automatic Identification System (AIS)

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1

 Light-blue, radar display; Green, chart plotter display

The proximity AIS target alarm tells you (with the audio and visual alarms) when an 
AIS target is within the distance you set here.

1.

Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.

Open the [Alarm-Target] menu.

3.

Use the RotoKey to select [Proximity AIS Target Alarm] then push the key to ac-
tivate (status icon is green) or deactivate the alarm.

AIS target

Light-
blue or 

Green*

1

COG is marked on the symbol with a solid 
line and arrow.

Dangerous AIS 
target

Red

The CPA and TCPA of a target put the tar-
get on a collision course.

Lost AIS target

Light-
blue or 

Green*

1

An AIS target becomes a lost target if a 
signal is not received from the AIS target 

for x*

2

 minutes. The lost target symbol is 

erased if a signal is not received for an ad-
ditional ten minutes.

* The time depends on the AIS transpon-
der. For the FA-150, the time is 10 min-
utes. Check the operator manual for your 
AIS transponder for information about lost 
targets.

COG