MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6
Various informations from targets are displayed and updated in real time. Available default value in
depends on the type of target you are displaying properties.
Each Target options are listed below:
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1. "Time out" : allows you to enter a value when the target is considered as lost.
2. Color allows you to change the colors of each Mobile target's symbol. Use this option to make
targets more visible on the chart.
3. PTF: allows you to choose a PTF file to store all the historic information of each target (such as
its track).
4. Trail / Track recording interval: allows you to select an appropriate Trail/Track recording
interval (null by default).
5. Alarm duration: enter a time interval for triggered alarm
6. Trail observation delay: enter a time value to define when the trail will disappear from the chart.
7. Track observation delay: enter a time value to define when the track will disappear from the
chart.
8. Color according to attribute: valid variable track color by default selected as Off.
9. Color settings: allows you to determine the color range.
10. Display label: allows to display the label on the chart.
11. Label format: allows to choose which label you will display on the chart . Choices between each
field of target details (see related topic Targets Layer's Center) .
When the Mobile Properties Window is displayed you can see properties of an other target displayed on a
chart by a simply clicking with the select tool on it. The Mobile properties Windows will then display the
information requested.
Target tracks
Target's Track activation
MaxSea displays targets on the chart , you can record its track in the same way as you would for your ship's track.
Manual Tracking
To activate the track on a Mobile you must :
1. select a target or a series of target using the Select tool
2. either RIGHT CLICK a target to bring up the context menu and choose Track On
3. or for targets selected together, call up the appropriate Mobile center, select targets and click on the center
toolbar "Action", choose and click again "Track on"
The target track is saved in the layer "NameTarget.ptf". If it doesn't exist yet MaxSea will create and open it.
When you leave MaxSea a dialog box appears asking you : "Do you want to save the targets tracks of this session" Yes
or No.
If Yes then MaxSea will propose to save the target track file as : NameTargets.ptf