User's Manual
2 of 25 Y1-03-0222 Rev T4T4
Manual Revision Status ............................................................................................................................................................2
General Warnings
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1.
WHAT IS AIS?
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1.1
AIS Classes
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1.2
Position Information Source
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2.
INSTALLATION
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2.1
Software Installation
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2.2
Programming
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2.3
Hardware Installation
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2.4
Antenna Installation
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3.
USING THE TRANSPONDER
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3.1
Switching On
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3.2
Warning And Fault States
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3.3
Data Port Messages
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3.4
Information Transmitted And Received
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3.5
Built In Test
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3.6
Led Indicators
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3.7
Antennas
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4.
MAINTENANCE
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5.
SERIAL DATA INTERFACE
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5.1
Power Connection / Data Connection
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5.2
Serial Port Input/Output
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5.3
Power up messages
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5.4
VHF data link messages (NMEA 0183 VDM)
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5.5
VHF data link own vessel messages (NMEA 0183 VDO)
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5.6
Regional Assignment Channel Assignment Message (NMEA 0183 ACA)
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5.7
Channel management information source messages (NMEA 0183 ACS)
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5.8
AIS Alarm Messages (NMEA 0183 ALR, Text)
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5.9
ACK messages
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6.
STANDARDS
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6.1
Product Specification
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6.2
Warnings
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7.
CONTACT & SUPPORT INFORMATION
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Manual Revision Status
Date
Rev.
Status
Comments
Responsible
2007-01-16 T4 M.D’Arcangelo, A.Lesch,
B.Cox