Raymarine e127 User Manual

16.1AISoverview
TheAISfeatureenablesyoutoreceiveinformation
broadcastbyothervessels,andtoaddthesevessels
astargetsinthechartandradarapplications.
WithanoptionalAISunitconnectedtoyoursystem
youcan:
•DisplaytargetsforanyotherAIS-equipped
vessels.
•Displayvoyageinformationbeingbroadcastby
thesetargets,suchastheirposition,course,
speedandrate-of-turn.
•Displaybasicordetailedinformationforeach
targetvessel,includingsafety-criticaltargetdata.
•Setupasafezonearoundyourvessel.
•ViewAISalarmandsafety-relatedmessages.
•AddAIS-equippedfriendsandregularcontactsto
a“BuddyList”
AISinformationisdisplayedintheformofanoverlay
inthechartandradarapplications.Additionaldatais
displayedinadialogbox,forexample:
0
97°T
11.6kt
1.237nm
00h04m33s
1
3
2 4 6 75
D12220-1
ItemDescription
1
Dangeroustarget(ashes).
2
Safezone(denedby
distanceand/ortime).
3
AIStargetvessel.
4Heading.
5
Directionofturn.
6
COG/SOGvector.
7
Safetycriticaldata.
AIS-equippedvesselsinthesurroundingarea
aredisplayedinthechartorradarapplicationas
triangulartargets.Upto100targetsaredisplayed.
Asthevessel’sstatuschanges,thesymbolforthe
targetchangesaccordingly.
Vectorscanbedisplayedforeachtarget.These
vectorsindicatethevesselsdirectionoftraveland
thedistanceitwilltraveloveraspeciedperiodof
time(COG/SOGvector).Targetsdisplayedwith
theirvectorsarereferredtoas‘activetargets’and
arescaledaccordingtothesizeofthevessel.The
largerthevessel,thelargerthetarget.Youcan
eitherdisplayalltargetsorjustdangeroustargets.
HowAISWorks
AISusesdigitalradiosignalstobroadcast‘real-time’
informationbetweenvesselsandshore-based
stationsviadedicatedVHFradiofrequencies.This
informationisusedtoidentifyandtrackvesselsin
thesurroundingareaandtoprovidefast,automatic
andaccuratecollisionavoidancedata.TheAIS
featurescomplementtheradarapplication,asAIS
canoperateinradarblindspotsandcandetect
smallervesselsequippedwithAIS.
Note:Itmaynotbemandatoryforvesselstobe
ttedwithoperationalAISequipment.Therefore,
youshouldnotassumethatyourmultifunction
displaywillshowALLvesselsinyourarea.Due
prudenceandjudgementshouldbeexercised.
AISshouldbeusedtocomplementradar,NOT
substituteit.
AISSimulatorMode
Raymarinerecommendsthatyouusethesimulator
functiontofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeAIS
features.Whenthesimulatorfunctionisenabled
(homescreen>Set-up>SystemSettings>
Simulator),itdisplays20AIStargetswithina25
nmrange.Thesetargetsaredisplayedusingthe
appropriateAIStarget'sstatussymbol,andmove
aroundthescreenasiftheywererealtargets.
Note:IncomingsafetymessagesareNOT
displayedwhilethesimulatorisenabled.
196aSeries/cSeries/eSeries

Raymarine e127 Specifications

General

Display Size	12.1 inches
Display Resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
Touchscreen	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Bluetooth	No
Chartplotter	Yes
Radar Compatible	Yes
AIS Compatible	Yes
Display Type	LCD
Waterproof Rating	IPX6
GPS	Yes
Networking	RayNet Ethernet
Sonar	Optional, requires external sonar module
Operating Voltage	12/24 V DC
Fishfinder	Yes, with optional sonar module
Cartography	Navionics, C-MAP
Power Supply	12/24V DC