MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

Buoy's
Target
Symbol
Activating the track :
1. Select a Buoy target using the Select tool.
2. either RIGHT CLICK to bring up the context menu and choose the Track On
3. or go to the [Targets] menu and select [Track on].
Track parameters settings
You can define the Track buoy color according to the sea surface temperature :
Get received information from a buoy
1. Using the Select tool double click on the target symbol to bring up the Targets properties dialog box.
2. Right-click on an Buoy target to call up the context menu and choose "Properties"
Get received information from a ryokuseisha buoy
At any time you can call a Ryokuseisha target to get the latest information on it:
1. Select Using the Select tool click the Ryokuseisha buoy target
Targets
2. Display the Buoy Center by choosing it in the [Centers] option from the [Targets] menu.
3. Click Action in Buoy Center toolbar and choose [Call Target..].
Note: if your buoy target is not a ryokuseisha buoy the Call Target option is not available.
Fleet tracking
Fleet tracking overview
By means of a modem and a communication software, the user has access to a server which supplies him with all the
latest positions of targets to be followed. This communication utility then records a file containing the positions.
Any software can send position reports to MaxSea and after, using the PosMaxSea database.
As for example, the fleet tracking software which is named Std C Detect, can read and translate files as PosMaxSea
(*.txt) or Volvo or ARGOS format into the PosMaxSea database which is a Microsoft Access 2000 type.
MaxSea reads new records from this database. If a position date is earlier than the Mobile date from MaxSea, it will be
automatically updated in Maxsea.
MaxSea never deletes records from the database. This can only be done from the software of the position records which
writes new positions and replaces the previous. It detects the presence of such file and has all the targets positions
displayed on the chart.
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