Interpreting the system status monitor

Date:

Current date

Time:

Current time

Position:

Vessel’s position (either manual entry or au-

 

tomatic input by navigation aid)

Waypoint:

Destination

Course:

Heading

Speed:

Ship’s speed

Current NCS:

NCS your vessel is logged in with

Current Channel:

Channel in use

Current TDM:

Channel TDM

MES Status:

Operational status of MES

GPS Status:

Receiving signal status from GPS receiver.

 

CST: Cold Start

 

ACK: Acquired; Almanac data acquired

 

IMP: Impossible; cannot receive GPS signal

 

INT: Interrupted; object interfering reception

 

of GPS signal

 

ALM: Receiving the almanac

 

2D, 3D: Position-fixing method by 2 or 3 di-

 

mension

Note: The above status indication depends on the GPS receiver connected.

DCE memory: Memory remaining in communication unit

BBER:Bulletin Board Error Rate (%)

C/N:Check of circuit status with LES, receiving circuit in antenna unit, RF CON Board and CPU Board (DEMOD section). OK appears for figure greater than 31.

Send Level:TX level check. At transmission, OK appear for more than 123. At reception OK appears for figure less than 32.

RX IF AGC Level: Check the receiving circuit of the antenna unit and the RF CON Board in the communica- tion unit. OK appears for figure greater than 80.

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