Install Guide

CONNECTIONS
VHF ANTENNA
• AdedicatedVHFantennaorVesperMarineAIS/VHFAntennaSplitteris
required
• MakesureyourVHFantennaisanomnidirectionalantennadesignedforthe
marineband(156-162MHz)andiswelltunedattheAISendoftheband(VSWR
2:1orlessat162MHz).
• Mounttheantennaashighaspossible(atleast2-3metres(6-10ft)above
thewatersurface)andasfaraspracticalfromanyexistingVHF,HForradar
antennasandanymetalstructures.ItisnotrecommendedtoplacetheVHF
antennadirectlyalongsideamastoranotherVHFantennasuchasona
mast-head
CAUTION:NeveroperatethisdeviceunlessitisconnectedtoasuitableVHF
antennaorVesperMarineAIS/VHFAntennaSplitter.Performancecannotbe
assuredifyouuseanyotherantennasplitter.Theuseofanimpropersplitter
maydamagethedeviceandvoidyourwarranty.
HINT:UsetheVSWRmetertocheckyourantennasysteminstallation.
Your WatchMate Vision
®
is a Class B AIS Transponder with a
Colour Touch Display and integrated NMEA 2000 and WiFi
connectivity.
TheWatchMateprovidesinformationtoimproveyoursituationalawarenessand
assistinavoidingcollisionsatsea.Becauseitconsumesverylowpoweritmaybe
leftturnedonwheneveryourvesselisunderway.ItworksbyinterpretingUniversal
ShipborneAutomatedIdentificationSystems(AIS)messagewhicharesentoverVHF
bytranspondersinstalledonothervessels.TheAISsystemusestwodedicatedVHF
channelsdesignatedforthispurposeandwiththeinstallationoftheWatchMate
torecievethesesignalsyoucanviewthisinformation.Youcanalsodistributethis
informationtootherdevicesonboardyourvessel(e.g.chartplotters,laptops,smart
phones)usingNMEA2000,USBandWiFi.Inaddition,yourvesseldataistransmitted
tootherAIS-equippedvesselswithinrange.
FormoreinformationonAISgoto www.vespermarine.com/vision
• AIS/VHF
antenna
• NMEA2000
• GPSantenna
• 10pinpower/dataport
!
• USB
MountyourWatchMateatleast0.65m(2feet)fromanycompass.Testyour
compasstoverifythatitoperatesproperlywhentheWatchMateisoperating.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
WHAT YOU NEED TO GET GOING
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• WatchMateVision
• MountingBracket
• 10pinpower/datacable
• AIS/VHFantenna
• MMSInumber
• 1mUSBcable(forconfiguration)
• Panelmountscrewsx4
• Waterproof5mUSBcablewithlockingsecurityring
• NMEA2000cable,Tconnectorandnetworkextensioncable
• SP160AntennaSplitter
Considerotherequipmentyoumayneedtoinstallthisonyourvessele.g.
additionalcable,cableties,mountingscrews,wirestrippers,screwdriveretc.