COBHAM SAILOR 6217, Installation Manual

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Introduction
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1.1 VHF radio and AIS receiver
SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC - AIS Receiver is
approved to and is waterproof to the IPx8 and
IPx6 standard. As part of the safety equipment,
use the SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC - AIS Receiver in
an emergency situation. However the best way
to guarantee functionality in an emergency
situation, is to use the radio in daily
communication on board.
The VHF radio is a simplex/semi duplex VHF
radio. It is designed with an easy-to-use menu-
driven setup. You use the soft-keys to enter the desired functions, you browse and select a
setting using the right selection wheel knob. The large display has red adjustable backlight
which provides a good visibility even at night and protects your night vision.
The VHF radio has a class B AIS receiver for receiving the position of vessels fitted with AIS
transponders. Vessel positions can be shown on an AIS enabled chart plotter or by
dedicated AIS software, supporting standard NMEA sentences of the format !AIVDM.
The VHF radio can replay the last 90 s of received voice. This is a useful feature to minimize
misunderstandings and to record messages when the radio is unattended.
The VHF radio connects easily to external equipment like a 2-way loudhailer and an
external speaker. You can use the loudhailer as a 2-way on-board communicator. The
loudhailer also functions as a fog horn. You can select from several programmed fog-horn
patterns.
For a list of other accessories available for the SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC - AIS Receiver check
with your nearest distributor.