ACR Electronics 2662 manual

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Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D II Please read this first! Warning: Although ACR strives for accuracy in all its public ations; this material may contain errors or omissions, and is subject to change w ithout prior notice. ACR shall not be made liable for any specific, indirect, incidental or consequential da mages as a resul t of its use. ACR components may o[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D III 1 S TARTING THE NAUTICA ST ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Initial Set Up of the NAUTICAST f or operation ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Entering the MMSI / IMO / DAC [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D IV History of Change s Date Version Rev. Status Comments Responsible 200 5-11-01 1.0 .0 A Released Initial Release A. Lesch 2006 -07-25 1.0.1 B Released Editorial w ork  2006 -11- 06 1.0.2 C Released Screen Display Updates  2008 - 12 - 05 1.0.5 D Relea[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 1 1 Starting the NA UTICAST 1.1 Initial Set Up o f the NAU TICAST for operation NOTE: A UT HORITIES M A ND A T E THAT YOU ENTE R THIS INFORM A T ION. After install ing the antennas and hardware the following User, Voyage related and Ship Settings data needs to be entered. Upon Star t- up (Applying power) enter the f ollow ing in[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 2 1.2 Entering the M MSI / IMO / DA C / ESN Numbers Select from the Main Menu “Serv i ce Configura t ion ” Number 6 . The default password from the factory is men tioned on y our AIS display at the protection foil. (see Appendix 7.3 for password information). E nter Service Password and use the up and dow n arrow s on keypad[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 3            No. 4 on the keyboard. Input new DAC / ESN Numbers and press [Save] to st [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 4 1.3 Entering Ship Settings               . T he default password f rom the factory is mentioned on your AIS d[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 5 Setting the In ternal and Externa l GPS A ntenna Position. NOTE: It is critica l for the proper orien t at ion of your ship to other AIS users to enter this data accurate l y . Example : Len gth of ship / convoy = 220m and Be am of ship / convoy = 43m. GPS A NTENNA location on ship (is x in above Menu example) is located 200 m[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 6 Sub Menu           No. 1 on the keyboard. Draught: Scrol l the Data Fields with [Ente[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 7                No. 2 on the keybo ard. Toggle the values for [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 8 Mask input: Scroll t he Data Fields with [Enter] and input the UN destination codes as well as the ETA (estimated time of arrival) data. Save the new settings b y pressing [Save], and r eturn to the Main Menu Screen by pressing [Exit]. Press [Ex it] to return to the M ain Menu without saving any changes. String Input: Direct i[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 9 1.5 Service and User Passwords WARN ING: It i s very i mportan t t hat the Service password not be lost . The default password f rom the factory is mentioned on your AIS display at the protection f oil. (see Appendix 7.3 for password information) . Keeping the password in a second location m ay be wise. Memorizing the passw or[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 10 Service Menu Exa mple: Service Pass w ord Men u Example : Enter the new Passw ord: T hen push Ente r (M5). Repeat the new Password: Then Push Enter (M 5). A minimum o f 6, a maximum of 8 characters are allowed. Should the new passw ord include numbers, use the shift key to generate them. Press Save to s tore the change . N 1 [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 11 Changing the User Pass word                   number 2 on the keyb[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 12 Press Save to s tore the changes. 2 NAUTICA ST™ I nl and AIS User Inter face 2.1 NAUT I CAST Key board The NAUTICAS T is fitted w ith a full alphanumeric keyboard, wi th the following functions : By pressing any key on the key board the letters a re addressed. Number symbols and spe cial characters are addressed by holdi ng[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 13 2.3 Explanation of the Nu m -Locked and [NUM] F uncti ons The NU M-Locked function is enabled af te r pressi ng the Function [ Fn ] Key and the Shift [  ] Key. It is possible to disab le the Num-Loc k Fun ction by pressing the Shift [  ] Key . NOTE: The NAU TICAST      [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 14 3 NAUTICA ST Screen s The advanced versi on of the NAUTICAST offers three display modes: Navigation Screen - Standard screen, au tomatically visible Menu Structu re - Visible after pressing the [Menu] Soft Ke y Graphical User Inte rface - The Graphical User Interf ace is visible after pressing the [M2] Sof t Key (new m ode) 3[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 15 3.1.1 Own Vessel Data LAT:N 1°27.845'ExtSOG:34.6kn 05/26/06 LON:E 0°21.289'ExtCOG:173.0° 10:52:26 LAT: Latitude LON: Longitude Date: The actual UTC - date (MM.DD.YY) and time (hh.mm.ss) are display ed on t he top right hand corne r of this v iew. IntGPS: 3D A/ ExtHDT:222° Reg6 IntGPS Indicates normal or differen[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 16 3.1.2 Other Vessel Data 001/021..SHIPNA ME....RN G.BRG..SOG..CO G.. 001/021 (E.g: Vessel 01 of 021) curr en t or selected Vessel/ T o tal number of Vessels (max. 256 Vessel s) ShipName: Name of the Ship and AIS  Type: Cl - A: S OLAS Class-A Ship Cl - B: Le isure Craft Base: Base station SAR : Search and Rescue Aircra f t R[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 17 3.1.4 Other Vessel Deta i ls This screen shows the Dynamic, Voyage and Vessel Related Data, w h ich is currently being transmitted by a previousl y selected vessel . Current Time and Sele cted Vessel Numbe r in Vessel Listing: Time 2:07 ------ ---------- POS: 00 01/0021 Time : The period of time which has elapsed since the la[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 18 This in formation indicates the Re f erence Point of the used GPS Ant enna onboard the vessel. RefPoint:A190 B120 C1 0 D<63m A: 190m B: 120m C: 10m D: >63m (means m o re than 63m i n the case of a very large vessel) Vessels Cargo: Indicates the t y pe of cargo on board. N/A or harmless Further Vessel Details: Draught : [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 19 To call up the Mai n Menu, press the [Menu] button once, and all Submenus are display ed. The cursor posi tion indicates the sel ected submenu. Menu navigation is achiev ed b y pressi ng the [Up] or [Down] keys t o select, and then by pressing [Enter] to con firm the desired Sub menu selection. To escape f rom any Submenu and[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 20 NOTE: The nav igation screen automatical ly appears after some seconds of user inactivi ty on the transponder, or immediatel y by pressing the [ Menu] button in the Mai n Menu. 3.4 Sub-Menus Ov erviewMessages 3.4.2 A IS Status 3.4.3 Voyag e Settings – (User Password Pro tected) N 1 o 19' E 0 o 12' |1>0.10|2>[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 21 3.4.4 Ship Settings – (User Pass word Protected) 3.4.5 Transpond er Configuration – (User Pass word Protected) 3.4.6 Service Configura t ion – (Service Pass w ord Pr otected) N 1 o 19' E 0 o 12' |1>0.01|2>1.30|3>1.80nm ************ Ship Settings ************* Atis Code :max. 7ASCII +------+ ShipName :[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 22 3.4.7 Display Settings 3.4.8 Graphical Disp lay Settings N 1 o 21' E 0 o 15' |1>0.10|2>1.30|3>1.80nm *********** Display Settings *********** Mode | +- [*] Day Min Max | +---- Brightness:<9> [*********] | +---- Contrast : 6 [****** ] | | +- [ ] Night Min Max + ---- Brightness: 3 [*** ] + ---- Contrast[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 23 3.5 Sub-Menus Detai led 3.5.1 Messages Dynamic Key s: Messag es [M5] [Select] Select chosen Submenu [Enter] Confirm Message Submenu Selection [M8] [Back] Return to Mai n Menu Screen [Up] / [Down] Navi gate S ubmenu for Selection Writing Message s: This screen prov ides a means to w rite and send mes sages. It is possibl e to [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 24 a) Writing an Addres sed M essag e To write a Sa f ety Related M essage first select an addressee from the Vessel Listing. This is possible by using the cursor but tons [Up] and [Dow n], and confirmin g the selection wi th [Enter] or [Select ]. Dynamic Key s: Messag es [M5] [Select] Write Message to Selected Vessel [Enter] Wr[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 25 Dynamic Key s: A ddressed Message Edi tor [M5] [Send] Send Messa ge [Enter] Send Message [M6] [Channel] Select Transmission Channel [M7] [Channel] Select Transmission Channel [M8] [Back] Return to Vesse l Listing c) Confirmation o f Sent Ad dressed Message The confirmation screen shows the successful message transmission and [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 26        this case the following screen is disp[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 27 e) Confirmation o f Broadca st Sent Message This Confirma t ion Screen shows that the message was successfully t rans mitted on the Broadcast Set ting. By pressing [Back] the user automatical ly retur ns to the Message Edi tor for f u rther Messaging. The [SendTo] returns the user to the Vessel Listing, with the option of fur[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 28 Handling a Long Range Interroga t ion (LRI) Default Settin gs for LRI Reques t s: A utomatic Mode : T he LR I is automati cally dealt wi th and own vessel data is sent. Manual Mode: The LRI needs to be manually handl ed. NOTE: The data whi ch may be interrogated vi a the Long Range I n terface can be configured in Men u 5: Co[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 29 An LRI has arriv ed; the NAUTICAST Settin g s ar e configured to Manual Mode : The LRI therefor e needs to be manually handl ed (accepted or re jected) Dynamic Key s: LRI in the Inbox H istory (manual mode) [M5] [OK] Accept LRI Interrogation [M7] [Reply ] Send Addressed Message to LRI Sender [M6] [Reject] Reject LR Interrogat[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 30 Inbox History: Overview of Received Messages an d Alarms Message Ty pes: Description ASRM Addressed Safety Related M essag e BSRM Broadcast Sa fety Related M essage ALR Alarms (Details  see Alarm Ty pes) LRI Long Range Inte rrogation Message Status : * Marks a new , unac knowledged messa ge or alarm ! Marks a val id alarm [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 31 ASRM*13:42 HI GH WINDS IN AREA! 5004 Addressed Safety Related M essage, unacknowledged by recipient, arrived at 13:42, with text      ALR 13:40 exte rnal EPFS los[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 32 ASRM: Information Time 17:39 Date 11/26 (mm.dd) POS 01/02 (M essage 01 of 02) Message Ty pe AddressedSRM Status * (not acknow ledged) MMSI o f Sende r 5004 Channel Incoming AIS Chann el ACK Message not y et acknowledged A LR – Reading Incoming A larms: ALR: Information Time 17:36 Date 11/26 (mm.dd) POS 01/1 Message Ty pe AL[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 33 h)                  ?[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 34 i)                [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 35 Mod.: A IS Transmission Mode AU Autonomous AS Assigned IN Interrogation/Pol led Mode ?? Unknown Used Channel AIS1, AIS2 Syn.: (UTC source ) D UTC direct I UTC indirect B Sync to Base A Sync to mobile w ith the most re ceived stations ( Semaphore) RXVe: Total number o f all receiv ed st ations by the individual vessel. MMSI: M[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 36 Reference Point (in meters): This in formation indicates the Re f erence Point of the used GPS Antenna onboard the vessel. RefPoint: A190 B1 20 C1 0 D>63m A: 190 m B: 1 20 m C: 10m D: > 16m Vessels Cargo: Indicates the ty pe of cargo on board N/A or harmless Further Vessel Details: Draught : 3.3 m Dest : HA W AII ETA : [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 37 m) Security Log The Security Lo g is implemented to show the  sw itched off   time s of the transponde r. In standard opera tion, this Lo g should not contain any entries. 3.5.2 Voy age Settings (User Password Protec t ed)      [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 38 N 1 o 20' E 0 o 13' |1> N/A|2>0.00|3>0.10nm | ---------------------------------- | Menu -----| | | + - 1. Messages View | + - 2. AIS Status | + - 3 . Voyage Settings -----| + - 4. Ship Settings | + - 5. Transponder Configuration Msg. | + - 6. Service Configuration | + - 7. Display Settings -----| + - 8. Gra[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 39 The password query field appears . Input new User Password and press [Enter].     G en eral Settings             No. 1 on the keyboa[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 40 NavS tat Navi gational Status Under way using engine At anchor Not under command Restricted maneu verability Constrained by her draught Moored Aground Engaged in fishing Under way sailing Undefined     Cargo/Vo yag e Settings    ?[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 41   Person s on Boa rd     o . 2 on the keyboard . NOTE: The total number of persons on board will b [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 42 Input String: Direct input of the destination string. ETA (estima t ed time of arr iv al) has to be entered separately N 1 o 18' E 0 o 12' |1>0.01|2>1.30|3>1.80nm ************* Destination*************** use mask [ ]/[ *] input string Destination :NLDOR02552LEUVE00000 ETA(MMDDhhmm) :10/31 10:05 ------------[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 43 Mask input: Scroll t he Data Fields with [Enter] and input the UN destination codes as well as the ETA (e stimated time of arriv al ) data. Save the new settings b y pressing [Save], and r eturn to the Main Menu Screen by pressing [Exit]. Press [Ex it] to return to the M ain Menu w ithout saving any changes. Toggle back to ?[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 44 3.5.3 Ship Set tings (User Pa ssword Protected)     or press No. 4 on t he keyboard. NOTE: Please see App endix 7. 3 for password in f ormati on Input your Use[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 45 Example: Length (of the co m plete convoy ) = 400m Beam (of the co m plete c onvoy) = 32m Internal GPS-Antenna is mounted 20 metres from stern and 24 me t res from starboa rd. Length(Conv) : 400 Beam(Conv) : 32 RefPtExt : RefPtInt : B20D24 (no spaces, no decimals, no commas) The full line as sho wn will be displ ayed after pr[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 46 After the Ship Set tings hav e been input and sav ed, this screen appea rs . [Exit] takes the use r b ack to the M ain M enu. GPS A ntenna Mounting It is important to inp ut t h e ex act mounting positi on of the GPS Antenna on the vessel as this influences the accu r acy of the display ed t arge t in an ECDIS. (RefPntExt:) =[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 47 3.5.4 T ransponder Configura tion (User Pass w ord Protected) The Configuration M enu allows the user t o al ter the hardware-based parameters. User Password Con figuration is also unde rt a ken here. A ccessing the Configuration Settings: The Configura tion Menu is User Passw ord protected. NOTE: Please see App endix 7.3 for[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 48 Incorrect User Pas sword Inpu t If the incorrect User Passw ord is input, the screen below appears. Dynamic Key s: User P assword Input (Acces s Denied) [M5] [Exit] Return to Vessel Listing a) Change User Pas sword (for initial NAUTICAST Operation) It is strongly recommended to change the default User Password upon initial NA[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 49 Dynamic Key s: Initia l User Password Se tting [M5] [Enter] Confirm User Password Input [M8] [Back] Return to Menu Configuration This screen appears if the new User Passwords are mismatched - i.e. the New User Password and the Repeated New User Password are not identical. In this case, it is possible to re -input both t he Ne[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 50 The new User Passw ord configuration has been sav ed. b) Region Settin gs A Region is a def ined area, w ith spe cifi c VHF parameters, which are sent out by Vessel Traffic Servi ce Stations (VTS), and received vi a Digital Selectiv e Calling (DSC ) or AIS. The screen show s a list of Regions, and their input sou rces. When t[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 51 Overvie w of Region Settings Name Region Number Number of pre-defined Region Valid OK Status of Region Setting - OK: Stored and Valid Source A:AddrChM A: Addressed Channel Management (Msge. 22) Source: VTS via AIS B:BcastChM B: Broadcast Channel Management (Msge. 22) Source: VTS via AIS C:AIS_ChAs C: AIS Channel Assignment Se[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 52 Input Modes fo r New Reg ions Data Field Field Description Input Modus A dditional Information NE LAT(1) Latitude N/E co rner Manual Input Degrees and minute s NE LON(1) Longitude of N/E corne r Manual Input Degrees and minute s S W LA T(2) Latitude of S/ W corner Manual Input Degrees and minute s S W LON (2) Longitude of S/ [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 53 d) Interrogation Set t ings This screen allows setting s for modes of r e sponse to Long Range Interroga tion Requests (LRI). It is possible to set the AIS station to respond automatically or manually to LR Interrogations, and det er mine whi ch vessel data may be interrogated. It is f urthe r possibl e to reply to ?[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 54 Replying to a Lo ng Range In terrogation Requ est: The arriv al of an LRI is show n in the Navigation S creen (top right hand cor ner: * 1L ) The detailed LRI is automatically stored in M enu 1:M essages, Sub menu: 6 Inbox LRI, where the request can be read and replied to. Dynamic Key s: Reply in g to a LR Interrogation [M5] [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 55 e) Sensor Settin gs Within t his service password protected menu t he NAUTICAST offers the following configuration options: Set up data speed 4800 /9600/38400 baud. Monitor the connec t ed s ensor inputs for each se nsor channel. Verify and edit the Sens or Con f igu ration on the di splay screen. Analyz e the information rec[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 56 f) Inland AIS Con f iguration / Blue Sign This screen allow s the user to t o ggle the quality of the speed , course or headi ng informa tion received from an external dev ice. T hese settings are normally set to low. NOTE: It is hi ghly recommended t o ke ep the settings on low . Blue Sign: Toggle the value fr om <not ava[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 57 3.5.5 Serv i ce Con figuration (Serv i ce Pass word Protected) The Service Conf i guration Menu allows initial configuration of the Service Password, Password Settings (on/off), MMS I/IMO Numbers a nd the option of resetting the NAUTICAST to Factory Settin g s. The Service Password is required in o rder to enter the Service C[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 58 g) Change Service Passw o rd This screen provides a means to indiv idually configure the Servi ce Pass word. This password                [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 59 h) User Password Set tings Change User Pass word Protection : This f unc tion allows the user to enable or disable the User Password Q uery Function. For security reasons, it is highly recommended to enabl e User Password Protection in order to avoid unau thorized Transponder ope ration. After the settings hav e been input an[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 60 i) Changing the MMSI / IM O / DAC / ESN Nu mbers Mention ed DAC and ESN number s are only avai lable in Inland AIS - M ode .              [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 61            No. 4 on the keyboard. Input new DAC / ESN Numbers and press [Save] to st[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 62 j) Changing the A IS Mode                   press No. 6 o[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 63                    No. 5 on the keyboard. [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 64 k) Restore Facto ry Settings CAUTION: By acknow ledging the return to Factory Settings Co mmand, all previ ous sett in g s , both the User and Serv ice Passwords and all manual ly input data are automatically deleted! After pressing [OK] - button, the NAUTICAST will restarts automatical ly and restore the factory settings ! I[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 65 3.5.6 Display Settings It is possible t o choose from Daylight and Nightlight Display Setting s ; it is further possibl e to adjust the Bri ghtness and Contrast Settings for both Di splay Settin g s. The maximum setting for Bri g htness and Contra st is <9>, the minimum setting i s <0>. It is possible t o automati[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 66 The main features o f this Graphical User Interface ( GUI) are the two new view options: - Radar View The typical w a y of prese nting traffic information o n scr een s - Fairway View This type of view is oriented to the current cour se over ground (COG ) and supports the operator w ith information related to this partic ular[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 67 3.6.1 Switching bet w een the Views Navigation Screen pressing [M2] leads to R adar View pressing [M2] leads to Fair w ay View pressing [M2] leads y ou back to Navigation S creen LAT:N 1 o 27.845'ExtSOG:34.6kn 05/26/2006 LON:E 0 o 21.289'IntCOG:173.0 o 10:52:26 IntGPS: 3D ExtHDT:222 o Reg6 A/ 001/021..ShipName....RN[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 68 3.6.2 The Radar Vie w This screen provides the user with a commonly used way of representing ship objects on an electronic device. The Radar View is northern orientated, as indicated by the compass on the very right top of the screen. The Elements of the Radar Vie w: Own Ship: A symbol for the ow n ship is displayed in the mi[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 69 Dynamic Key s: Radar View [M1] Set filter option on AIS Targets [M2] Switch betwee n the views [M3] Show al arm window [M5] Acknowledge alar ms or sa fety related messages (SRM ) [M7] Acknowledge SRM and reply [Menu] Selects the M ain Menu [Up] / [Do wn] / [Left] / [Righ t] Activate the mini mized radar v iew [FN] + [Up] / [D[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 70 This screen show s a 1 st ep scrolling in a southern direction . This screen show s a 2 st ep scrolling in a southern direction . The Minimized Radar Vie w The minimiz ed radar view sho w s a spl it scree n. On the le ft hand side a Ship List is display ed, on the right hand side a minimized view of the Radar View is visible.[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 71 The Elements in the Minimized Radar View: “Message Write” Button: By pressing the [M4] butt on , a message can be sent to an AIS target that is currently selected in the Ship Li st. Ship List: This list show s the same targets as show n in t he N avigation Screen. Ship List / Mini mized Vie w Switch: This switch indicates[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 72 Ship Details If a tar get is selec ted by pressing [Enter], whether in the Ship List or direct ly in the graphical view , the corresponding ship detail s are display ed instead of the mini mized vi ew. Pressing [ Up ] or [Dow n] scrolls the ship detail list by line, [Left] or [Ri ght] by page. [M8] returns to the mi nimized v[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 73 Compass Own Ship AIS Targets Horizontal Lines Fairway Lines[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 74 The Elements in the Fair way View: Compass: Shows the current COG. Fairway Lines : The Fairway L ines are border lines of a virtual fairway oriented on the actual course over ground. A IS-Targets : Other AIS targets received via VHF are displayed, if their dis tance is w ithin the r an ge of the current zoom l evel. Own Ship:[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 75 Zoom Level 2 would look l ike this: The Minimized Fairway Vie w The minimized Fairw ay View shows a split screen. On the left hand side a Ship List is display ed and on the ri ght hand side a minimiz ed Fairway V iew is seen. This view is display ed, if one of the cursor keys is pressed. Fairway View  [Up] | [Dow n] | [Lef[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 76 Ship List / Mini mized Vie w Switch: This switch indicates whether targets can be selected f ro m the Ship List or f rom the minimized view. If the arrow above the [M6] points to the left, targets can be selected from the Ship List with the [Up] and [Down] buttons. If the arrow above points to the right, targets can be select[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 77 3.6.4 Message and A larm Han dling A larms If an alarm occurs , the sy m bol to the right of the [ M3] button becomes visible. Pressing the [M 3] button show s t he detail s of the selected aler t . Pressing [M5] leads to alarm acknowledgement and the closure of the window as well as the alarm icon disappearing. An alarm coul[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 78 3.6.5 Configuration of the Grap hical Display General The configuration of the Gr aphical Display could be accessed over the entry point 8 of the Main Men u. The Configura tion Menu allow s the user to alter th e parameters of the G raphical Di splay. A ccessing the Configuration Settings: The Configura tion Menu is User Pass[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 79 Sub-Men u Content Fairway View Scale Settings of the Geometry and Scal e of the Fairway View Fairway View Symbols Symbol sett ings of t h e Fairway View (also the minimized Fairway View ) Radar View Symbols Symbol settings of the Radar View (also the minimized Radar View) Other Graphical Se t tin gs AIS-target filte r setting[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 80 NOTE: The Fairw   The follow ing drawing il lustrates the parameters from the Fairway View Scale M enu and additionally presents the transfor mation process from the Radar View to the Fairway View. 10 nm Horizontal line 260° 325.0° [...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 81 Fairway Vie w Symbols Dynamic Key s: Fair way View Sy mb ols [M5] [Save] Save the settin g s [M8] [Back] Return to Graphical Display M enu The symbols for the own ship and for other tar gets could be selected individual ly. Followi ng symbols are av ai labl e: Parameter Symbol Standard Standard + Vecto r s Standard Solid Stan[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 82 Radar Vie w Symbols Parameter Symbol Standard Standard + Vecto r s Standard Solid Standard Solid + Vectors Solid Reduced (3x3) NOTE: Other Sy mbols (i.e.: for a Base Station) are fixed Dynamic Key s: Radar View Symbols [M5] [Save] Save the settin g s [M8] [Back] Return to Graphical Display M enu N53°31 E10° 1 |1>0.69|2&g[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 83 Other Settings Inside this menu it is possible to adjust the graphical view to your demand. The available functions cov er the topics: o AIS-t a rget filter settin g s o Enabling / disabling the A uto Zoom feature w ith max. number of ships o Alarm appearance Dynamic Key s: Other S ett ing s [M5] [Save] Save the settin g s [M[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 84 Save On all of the desc ribed options inside the Configuration of the Graphical User Interface you could save y our settings by pressing the [M2] Butt on. Dynamic Key s: Other S ett ing s [M5] [Save] Save the settin g s [M8] [Back] Return to Graphical Display M enu 4 Safety Functions The NAUTICAST is f i tted with Safety Keys[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 85 4.1 MOB Person ov er Board By pressing t he MOB button the current navigation position of own vessel and time of incident is automaticall y saved. The M OB message containing the distress in f orma tion        prepar[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 86 4.2 A ctivating the SRM Saf ety Related Message Button The desired Distress M e ssage T ex t can be selected by pressing the appropriate nu mber on the keyboard. By pressing the [Exi t] button, it is possible to escape fro m this screen without sending the SRM M essa ge. NOTE: If no Message Subject is selected, the message is[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 87 Dynamic Key s: Send SR M Message [M5] [Send] Send selected SRM Messa ge [M8] [Back] Return to SRM Message Selection Confirmation o f sent SRM: Upon sending the SRM to all v essels the Broadcast Transmissi on Stat us is show n. The Broadcast Transmission Status Screen shows confirmation of sent messa g e and allows the user to[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 88 NOTE: The SRM message transmission is automatically repeated every 180 seconds until the [Stop] button has been pressed. Each SRM Message that is sent out every 180 seconds contains updated navigation information o f own vessel posi tion and actual time . Dynamic Key s: SRM Message Vie w [M5] [Stop] Discontinue SRM Message Tr[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 89 5 Troublesho oting 5.1 Reading and unde rstanding A larms: The NAUTICAS T differentiates between Alarm and TXT messages. An Alarm informs the user about ma jor system mal functions and fail ings in the connected sen sors. The Alarm Status informs the user about all active Alarms. The Alarm will be disabled and deleted from th[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 90 5.2 A larm Cod es ID Description Text Cause/Source System Reaction / Remedy 01 AIS: Tx malfunction VHF Antenna, cabling Reaction: The transponde r unit stops trans mission. I f Alarm ID 01 and ID 02 are simultaneously displaye d, then a major antenna proble m has arisen. Remedy: Check if the antenna is AIS compatible (156-162[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 91 56 AIS: ENTER MMSI NUMBER No valid MMSI entered.                  enter a vali[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 92 6 Contact and Support Informat ion Contact your loca l dealer for NAU T ICAS T suppo rt. Please see our AC R Website for Se rvice Listing. ACR Electronics Europe G mbH Handelskai 388 / Top 632 A- 10 20 Vienna, Aust ria Tel: +43 (1) 5 237 237 - 0 Fax: +43 (1) 5 237 237 - 150 Email: Techni cal.Support@ac r-europe.com Web: www.a[...]

Y1 - 03 -0211 Rev D 93 7 Appen dix 7.1 Explanation of com monly used Abbrev iati ons Abbreviation Full Text A/B (A+B) AIS Channel 1 / A IS Channel 2 ACK Acknowledgement AddrChM Addressed Channel Management AIS Automatic Identificati on System AIS_ChAs AIS Channel Assignm ent Sentence ALR Alarm AS Assigned ATIS Automatic Transm itter Identification [...]

7.2 ERI ship ty pes This table is used to automatically convert the selected UN ship types, which are used in Inland message 10, to the IMO type s which are used in IMO message 5. C ode U Ship Name Msg 5 (1- 99) Ship Ty p e - SOLA S Dig1 Dig2 Type (first dig it) Cargo (second digit) 8000 No Vessel, type un known 9 9 Other types of Ship No additiona[...]

code U ship name Msg 5 (1- 99) Ship Ty p e - SOLA S dig1 dig2 Type (first dig it) Cargo (Second digit) 8170 V Freightbarge w ith c ontainer s 8 9 Tanker No additional in formation 8180 V Tankbarge, ga s 9 0 Other types of Ship All ships of this type 8210 C Pushtow , one cargo barge 7 9 Cargo Ships No additional in formation 8220 C Pushtow , two car[...]

code U ship name Msg 5 (1- 99) Ship Ty p e - SOLA S dig1 dig2 Type (first dig it) Cargo (Second digit) 8441 V Ferry 6 9 Passenger Sips No additional in formation 8442 V Red cross ship 5 8 Medical tran sports - 8443 V Cruise ship 6 9 Passenger Sips No additional infor m ation 8444 V Passenger ship w ithout accomodation 6 9 Passenger Sips No addition[...]

7.3 Password Sett ings This AIS transponder has two level s of passw ord-       gives access t o use r -      [...]

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