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Garmin VHF 215 AIS Series Owner's Manual

Automatic Transmitter Identification

System

Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS) is a vessel

identification system used on certain inland waterways in some

European countries. See your Garmin dealer to program your

VHF radio if you plan to use your radio on waterways that are

within the bounds of the Regional Arrangement Concerning the

Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways (the Basel

Agreement). ATIS is prohibited outside the European inland

waterways that are covered by the Basel Agreement.

When you enable ATIS, your radio sends a data signal

identifying your station at the end of every transmission. Data

identifying your position is not sent, but your position is

calculated through the method of triangulation by coastal

stations that receive your transmissions.

To enable ATIS, you must enter your ATIS identification number

(Entering Your ATIS Identification Number, page

on ATIS

(Turning On and Off ATIS, page

dealer to determine your ATIS identification number and to learn

about ATIS requirements for your region.

Your radio disables these functions when you enable ATIS.

• Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

• Monitor two or three channels (Dual watch and Tri watch)

• Scanning channels

International channels 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 71, 72, 74, and

77 restrict transmitting to low-power (1 W) when you enable

ATIS.

Entering Your ATIS Identification Number

You can enter your ATIS identification number only once. If you

must change your ATIS identification number after entering it,

you must take your radio to your Garmin dealer for

reprogramming.

NOTE: You can access the ATIS settings on the radio after the

ATIS feature is activated by your Garmin dealer.

Select MENU > ATIS > MY ATIS ID.

Enter your ATIS number

Select ACCEPT.

The radio prompts you to reenter your number.

Enter your ATIS number again, and select ACCEPT.

If the ATIS numbers do not match, a message appears.

If necessary, select RETRY, and enter the number again.

Turning On and Off ATIS

Select MENU > ATIS > ATIS.

Select ON or OFF.

appears on the screen when ATIS is enabled.

Select OK.

Viewing Your ATIS Identification Number

Select MENU > ATIS > MY ATIS ID.

Automatic Identification System

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automatic

tracking system used on vessels and by vessel traffic services

(VTS). It enables vessels and VTS to identify and locate vessels

by electronically exchanging data with other nearby vessels and

AIS base stations. When used with a compatible chartplotter or

multifunction display (MFD), AIS can assist with collision

avoidance.

Automatic Transmitter Identification System

9), and turn

9). See your Garmin

NOTICE

(Entering Text, page

4).

NOTE: AIS is not available on all models.

Turning On and Off AIS

Select MENU > AIS.

Select ON or OFF.

Select OK.

NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000

When you connect the radio to a NMEA 0183 device or a NMEA

2000 network, you can transfer received DSC distress and

position information to any compatible connected chartplotter

(NMEA, page

11).

The radio can also receive GPS-position information from a

NMEA 0183 device or a NMEA 2000 network. Received GPS-

position information appears on the home screen and is

transmitted with DSC calls.

data is available, and flashes when GPS data is not present.

When GPS data is not present, you must enter your position

manually

(Manual Position Information, page

For more information on connecting the radio to a NMEA 0183

device or a NMEA 2000 network, see the VHF 115/215 AIS

Series Installation Instructions.

Additional Functionality with Other Garmin

Devices

The radio has additional capabilities when you connect it to

other Garmin devices, such as a chartplotter.

NOTE: You may need to upgrade your Garmin chartplotter

software to use NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 features.

When you connect the radio to a Garmin chartplotter using

either NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter keeps track

of the current and previous positions of the contacts in the

directory.

When you connect the radio to the same NMEA 2000 network

as a Garmin chartplotter, you can use the chartplotter to set up

an individual routine call.

When you connect the radio to the same NMEA 2000 network

as a Garmin chartplotter, and you initiate a man-overboard

distress call from the radio, the chartplotter prompts you to

navigate to the man-overboard location. If you connect a Garmin

autopilot system to the same NMEA 2000 network, the

chartplotter prompts you to start a Williamson's turn to the man-

overboard location.

Communicating Over NMEA 0183 or NMEA

2000

NOTE: This feature is not available on all models.

You can select a connection either to a NMEA 0183 device or to

a NMEA 2000 network. The radio can communicate over only

one communication protocol at a time.

Select MENU > COMMUNICATIONS > PROTOCOL.

Select NMEA0183 or NMEA2000.

Configuring DSC NMEA Transmissions

You can filter the types of DSC-call data the radio sends to a

connected NMEA 0183 device or over a NMEA 2000 network.

Select MENU > COMMUNICATIONS > DSC OUTPUT.

Select an option:

• To send NMEA data when you receive a DSC call from

any MMSI number, select ALL VESSELS, and proceed to

the last step.

• To disable sending NMEA data when you receive a DSC

call, select NO VESSELS, and proceed to the last step.

appears on the screen when GPS

8).