UAIS TRANSPONDER FA-100

Operator’s Guide
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide basic operating procedures for this equipment. For
more detailed information see the Operator's Manual.

6. Press ▲, ▼, ◄ or ► key to choose

Turning on and off appropriate navigation status.
· Press POWER key. 7. Press ENT, and then [4] key.
After self-test, the plotter display appears. [SET TYPE&CREW]
[- - - - - -] CREW : 0012
SOG: TYPE CLASS : A +-
- - -.- kt TYPE NO. : 0
COG: TYPE NAME
- - -.- deg
INTRD: 0
[ ]: FWD
n [ ]: BACK
RNG: 1.50 m
8. CREW is selected; enter number of crews.
9. Press NEXT to choose TYPE NO. and press
Adjusting brilliance and contrast arrow keys to choose appropriate type
1. Press CLR/ALT and SFT keys together. number.
BRILLIANCE ▲, ▼ : Increment, decrement by 1
q p ◄, ► : Increment, decrement by 10
CONTRAST 10. Press ENT and MENU in that order.
t u SAVE ?
ESC: [ENT] YES
NO
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust brilliance; ◄or ► to CANCEL
adjust contrast. 11. YES is selected; enter ENT.
3. Press ENT key.
Setting CPA/TCPA
Setting up for a voyage
1. Press MENU, [5], and [5] key in that order.
Enter at the start of a voyage: draught, [SET CPA/TCPA]
destination, navigation status, etc. CPA: 0.90 nm
TCPA: 01 min
1. Press MENU, [5], and [1] key in that order. ACTV: DSBL +-
[SET SHIP DATA]
DRUGHT : 07.5 m
DTE : KEY & DISP + -

2. Enter CPA and press NEXT.

123 3. Enter TCPA and press NEXT.
4. Press SFT to choose ENBL to activate the
2. DRUGHT is selected; enter ship's current CPA/TCPA alarm; DSBL to disable it.
draught. 5. Press ENT, MENU and ENT in that order.
3. Press ENT, and then [2] key.
[SET DESTINATION] Enabling/Disabling buzzer
DATE: 00/00 (DD/MM)
TIME: 00:00 1. Press MENU, [6] and [5] key in that order.
DESTINATION: [SET BUZZER]
ALARM : ON +-
NONE +-
CPA/TCPA : ON
MSG ALM : ON +-

4. Press NEXT to choose DATE, TIME or

DESTINATION and enter estimated date/time
of arrival or destination waypoint. 2. Press SFT to choose ON or OFF for each item.
5. Press ENT, and then [3] key. ALARM: for system trouble
[SET STATUS] CPA/TCPA: for CPA/TCPA alarm
MSG ALM: for incoming message
NAV STATUS: 00

STATUS NAME
UNDER WAY USING
ENGINE (DEFAULT)
 Displaying target data Receiving a message
1. Press MENU and [1] key in that order. 1. When a message is received, Message
NAME RNG( nm ) BRG(°) Received window appears.
FURUNO 2.9 276.1 2. Press MENU, [4], and [3] key in that order.
VOYAGE 3.1 292.9
QUEST 4.3 279.5 [RCVD MSG(S)]
SEADOG 15.6 82.0 10/APR 05:09 NEW!
INTREP 22.1 123.1 FROM: 431099806
GLOBER 28.8 246.3 27/MAR 22:00 S
DTLS: [ENT] 1/ 6 FROM: 431099806
01/JAN 09:54
2. Press ▼ or ▲to choose ship's name and FROM: 431099806

press ENT.
3. Press ▼ or ▲ to scroll the display. 3. Press NEXT to choose message marked with
"NEW!" and press ENT.
Displaying dangerous target
data Displaying plotter
1. Press MENU and [2] key in that order.
1. Press MENU and [1] key in that order.
2. Press [1] or [3] key to choose the range.
2. Press SFT to show the dangerous ship list.
[DANGEROUS SHIPS]
3. Press ◄ or ► to scroll the target (target
n
NAME CPA( m) TCPA marker in black).
BOUNTY 00.9 2:00 4. Press SFT to display SOG/COG and
SEADOG 1.0 2:30
CPA/TCPA alternately.

DTLS: [ENT] 1/ 2
Regional operating
· Viewing channels, TX power
3. To show a dangerous ship's details, press ▼
1. Press MENU, [6], [2] and [1] key in that order.
or ▲ to choose it and press ENT.
[VIEW CHANNEL]
Own ship's static information POWER : 12.5W

CHANNEL NO.
1. Press MENU, [3], and [1] key in that order. CH-A: 2087
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to scroll the display. CH-B: 2088

Own ship's dynamic information

· Displaying, editing regional operating area status
· Press MENU, [3] and [2] key in that order.
1. Press MENU, [6], [2] and [2] key in that order.
[OWN DYNAMIC DATA]
01/JAN/2002 13:24:55 [CHANNEL EDIT]
LAT : 34°45.2132’ N SELECT NO. 1
LON : 135°21.2345’ E TIME:
SOG : 8.321 kt - -/- - - - -: - -
COG : 118.5 deg FROM
ROT* : R10.3 deg/min MMSI: DEFAULT
HDG : 120.7 deg TYPE: DEFAULT
DTLS: [ENT]

Sending a message 2. SELECT NO. is selected; press ▼ or ▲ to

1. Press MENU, [4], [1] and [1] key in that order. choose file no. and press ENT.
[CHANNEL EDIT]
[SET MSG TYPE] FROM MMSI: 000000000
ADDRESS TYPE: +-
POWER : 12.5W + -
BROAD-CAST CH NO.CH-A: 0000
MMSI: 000000000 CH-B: 0000
MSG TYPE: NORMAL + - MODE CH-A: TX/RX + -
CHANNEL#: A +-
CH-B: TX/RX
MMS ZONE: 5nm

POWER: Press SFT to choose TX power: 12.5 W or 2 W.

2. ADDRESS TYPE is selected; press SFT to CH No.: Key in channel number for CH-A and CH-B.
choose address type. MODE: Press SFT to assign mode for CH-A and CH-B.
3. For ADDRESS-CAST, press NEXT to choose ZONE: Key in zone distance
MMSI and enter MMSI of other party. 3. Press NEXT and key in lat./long. for
4. Press NEXT to choose MSG TYPE and press northeast point of regional operating area.
SFT to choose message type. 4. Press NEXT and key in lat./long. for
5. Press NEXT to choose CHANNEL# and southwest point of regional operating area.
press SFT to choose TX channel(s). 5. Press ENT twice and MENU.
6. Press ENT and [2] key and enter message on SILENT MODE KEY STROKES
the SET MSG screen. To Enable/Disable FA100S Silent Mode: With the FA100S in Plotter Mode press [0]
7. Press ENT to save message and press [3] and then [ENT] on the numeric keypad of the FA100S.
key to send message. (Plotter Mode is one of the normal operational status modes of the FA100)
When the [0] key is pressed, the FA100S will prompt the operator to confirm the
request by pressing the [ENT] key. When the [ENT] key is pressed, the FA100S will
PUB.NO. OSE–44170–B immediately toggle the SILENT MODE off or on depending on the current operational
(2003/06, TATA) FA-100 state of the FA100S.

IN PLOTTER MODE: [0]®[ENT] (SILENT MODE ON/OFF)