Operators and Installation Manual RA-2500 AIS Receiver.pdf - Jotron

LIST OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL .............................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Features......................................................................................................................1-1
1.1.1 The main features are: .........................................................................................1-1
1.2 Receiver module description......................................................................................1-2
1.2.1 Front board ..........................................................................................................1-2
1.2.2 Digital board........................................................................................................1-2
1.2.3 RF board..............................................................................................................1-2
1.2.4 Power board.........................................................................................................1-2
1.2.5 Connector board ..................................................................................................1-2
1.3 System overview........................................................................................................1-3
2 SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................2-1
2.1 RA-2500 environmental specifications and integrated GPS .....................................2-1
3 RA-2500 CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................3-1
3.1 Using serial interface (through “External display” port) ..........................................3-1
3.2 Using Ethernet interface ............................................................................................3-2
3.3 Not all ships carry AIS...............................................................................................3-2
3.4 Use of AIS in collision avoidance .............................................................................3-2
3.5 Erroneous information ...............................................................................................3-2
3.6 AIS in an Operational Environment ..........................................................................3-3
4 INSTALLATION...................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Antennas ....................................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 GPS antenna location ..........................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 VHF antenna location..........................................................................................4-1
4.1.3 GPS/VHF combined antenna ..............................................................................4-2
4.2 Cabling.......................................................................................................................4-3
4.2.1 Cable installation.................................................................................................4-4
4.3 Receiver unit ..............................................................................................................4-5
4.3.1 Desktop Mounting...............................................................................................4-5
4.3.2 Roof Mounting ....................................................................................................4-6
4.3.3 Bracket mounting hole measurements ................................................................4-7
4.3.4 Flush Mounting ...................................................................................................4-7
4.3.5 19``Rack Tray Mounting.....................................................................................4-8
5 OPERATION.........................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Description of keys ....................................................................................................5-1
5.2 Menus.........................................................................................................................5-2
5.2.1 Menu Flowchart ..................................................................................................5-2
5.3 Connecting power ......................................................................................................5-3
5.3.1 LAN configuration ..............................................................................................5-3
5.4 Normal use.................................................................................................................5-5
5.4.1 Display received vessels......................................................................................5-5
5.4.2 Current Sensors / Dynamic Data menu...............................................................5-6
5.4.3 Internal GPS Menu..............................................................................................5-7
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