Operator and Installation Manual Tron AIS TR-8000.pdf - Jotron

10.2.2.3 Silent mode
The silent mode is a special mode for travelling in areas where the transmission of own position impose
risk to the user. When active, no signals are sent from the Transponder unit, but the user is still able to
receive information from other vessels.
If the Silent Mode is active for more than 15 minutes, the event is logged in the History Log.
CAUTION: The Silent Mode disables the AIS Transmitter functionality and will make the Vessel
invisible on the AIS system and impose a risk to other and own vessels.
10.2.2.4 Display SART in TEST mode
When AIS-SART was introduced as alternative to traditional Radar SART in 2011, it was obvious that
testing such equipment could lead to much “noise” on nearby ships AIS Transponders and ECS/ECDIS as
this AIS-SART icon/text message would pop up on all nearby vessels within VHF range (5-40 nautical
miles). Therefore, revisions in the AIS standards were made so the person who wants to test the AIS onboard
the ship, must first activate this menu item before it will be shown on the vessels AIS and
ECS/ECDIS or Chart Plotter.
Example showing “Display SART in
test mode” and Popup received to be
acknowledged by pressing “Close” button
PS! Observe that here are “2 popups”
received from 2 different AIS-SARTs and
each “popup” must be acknowledged.
Also observe that AIS-SARTs are displayed
in top of the list in the background, and
with RED color.
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