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FA-170

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

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Model

CLASS A AIS

PRODUCT NAME: U-AIS TRANSPONDER

Summary of Contents for FA-170

Page 1: ...FA 170 OPERATOR S MANUAL www furuno com Model CLASS A AIS PRODUCT NAME U AIS TRANSPONDER ...

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Page 3: ... or service marks of their re spective holders How to discard this product Discard this product according to local regulations for the disposal of industrial waste For disposal in the USA see the homepage of the Electronics Industries Alliance http www eiae org for the correct method of disposal How to discard a used battery Some FURUNO products have a battery ies To see if your product has a batt...

Page 4: ...not remove the label If the label is missing or damaged contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement Mandatory Action Prohibitive Action WARNING CAUTION Warning Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in minor or moderate injury WARNING Immediat...

Page 5: ...ipborne AIS transponders exchange various data as specified by the IMO and ITU on either frequency automatically set up by the frequency management telecom mand received by the DSC receiver on ship AIS system Not all ships carry AIS The Officer of the Watch OOW should always be aware that other ships and in particular leisure craft fishing boats and warships and some coastal shore stations includi...

Page 6: ...S is an ad ditional source of navigation information It does not replace other navigational systems The AIS may not be giving a complete or correct picture of shipping traffic in its vicinity The use of the AIS does not negate the responsibility of the OOW to comply with all collision reg ulation requirements especially the maintaining of a proper look out The prudent navigator uses all aids avail...

Page 7: ...receive messages 1 22 1 9 3 How to use the message box MSG BOX 1 22 1 10 Regional Operating Channels 1 24 1 10 1 How to view channel information 1 24 1 10 2 How to edit view regional channels 1 25 1 11 How to Enable Disable the Key Beep 1 28 1 12 Long Range 1 28 1 12 1 How to set up long range response 1 28 1 12 2 How to broadcast own ship data 1 29 1 13 Pilot Plug FA 1703 option 1 30 1 14 Viewing...

Page 8: ...2 Transponder test 3 4 3 4 3 VHF communication test 3 5 3 4 4 TX on off log 3 6 3 5 Alerts 3 7 3 6 GPS Monitor 3 8 3 7 Displaying Sensor Status 3 9 3 8 How to Restore Default Settings 3 10 3 9 AIS SART Test Indication in Target List 3 10 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE AP 1 APPENDIX 2 ALERTS IDS MEANINGS AND MEASURES AP 7 APPENDIX 3 PARTS LIST LOCATION AP 10 APPENDIX 4 CHANNEL LISTS AND ERI CODES AP 11 APPEN...

Page 9: ... inland waterways capable of exchanging navigation and ship data between own ship and other ships or coastal stations It complies with IMO MSC 74 69 Annex 3 IMO MSC 302 87 A 694 ITU R M 1371 5 and DSC ITU R M 825 It also complies with IEC 61924 2 IEC 61993 2 Type testing standard and IEC 60945 Ed 4 EMC and environmental conditions The FA 170 consists of VHF and GPS antennas a transponder unit a mo...

Page 10: ...nd Tracing Standard for Inland Navigation Inland AIS receives and sends SOLAS AIS information and interfaces automatic data input such as blue sign draught in centimeters air draught height from waterline haz ardous cargo blue cone indication euro ship identifier and inland ship type Further the inland AIS sends ETA Estimated Time of Arrival to lock bridge terminal etc and displays response as RTA...

Page 11: ...R UNIT FA 1702 two units may be connected External display NavNet2 NavNet 3D Pilot plug FA 1703 Sensor Beacon receiver Alarm system LAN Blue Sign GPS 017S Exposed to the weather GVA 100 T FA 1701 FA 1702 DB 1 PR 240 Exposed to the weather Protected from the weather Protected from the weather Protected from the weather Protected from the weather Standard supply Optional or local supply TRANSPONDER ...

Page 12: ...SYSTEM CONFIGURATION x This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 13: ... Short press to turn the unit on Long press to turn the unit off 5 NAV STATUS key Opens the NAV STATUS settings window 6 ENT ACK key Confirms the currently selected item on the menu Confirms adjusted settings Acknowledge alerts 7 Cursorpad Move the selection cursor Plotter display W or X changes display range TARGET LIST display W or X changes pages OWN INFORMATION display W or X switches between ...

Page 14: ...romise the safety or security of his ship The AIS should be restarted when it is safe to do so The equipment transmits own ship static data within two minutes of start up and it is transmitted at six minute intervals thereafter Static data includes MMSI number IMO number call sign ship name ship length and width ship type and GPS antenna po sition In addition to static data ship s dynamic data is ...

Page 15: ... brilliance The default panel and display brilliance settings are 15 and 15 respectively To restore default settings see section 3 8 Note The display brilliance can also be adjusted by pressing the BRILL key sev eral times to cycle through brilliance levels 3 Press the ENT ACK key to close the setting screen and apply the settings How to switch between day and night displays You can change the bac...

Page 16: ...e mini map The figure below shows the locations as displayed in the mini map Class A AIS mode Displayed when the equipment is using the Class A AIS mode SOLAS AIS mode Displayed when the equipment is using the SOLAS AIS mode INLAND AIS mode Displayed when the equipment is using the INLAND AIS mode RX Receive Displayed when both A and B channels are set to receive mode includes OFF Shown only with ...

Page 17: ...w are examples of each type of sub menu 4 Select a menu item then press the ENT ACK key 5 Depending on the menu selected select an option or input alphanumeric data then press the ENT ACK key 6 Press the DISP key to close the menu LOW power Displayed when the transmit power level is set to LOW SEND Displayed during message transmission for all messages ex cept routine messages MSG Displayed when t...

Page 18: ...nput The software keyboard appears when alphanumeric input is possible Software key board operation requires the use of the Cursorpad and the ENT ACK key 1 Referring to the figure above press the arrow keys to select a character or key board operation 2 Press the ENT ACK key to confirm your selection 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to complete the alphanumeric input 4 Select SET then press the ENT ACK key ...

Page 19: ...KOBE DESTINATION LIST DESTINATION ETA UTC 12 MAY 12 32 24 WIG CARRYING DG HS OR MP OS CARGO TYPE DRAUGHT 0 0m 1 NO OF PERSONS CURSOR SELECT 12 ENT TAB 00 UNDERWAY USING ENGINE 01 AT ANCHOR 02 NOT UNDER COMMAND 03 RESTRICTED MANEUVERABILITY 04 CONSTRAINED BY HER DRAUGHT 05 MOORED 06 AGROUND 07 ENGAGED IN FISHING 08 UNDERWAY SAILING 09 RESERVED FOR HIGH SPEED CRAFT HSC 1 10 RESERVED FOR WING IN GROU...

Page 20: ... ENT ACK key Note 1 Only the second digit for the type of vessel is entered here the first digit is entered on the INITIAL SET menu during installation Note 2 When Tanker is selected and the Nav status is Moored output power is automatically switched to 1 W when SOG is less than 3 knots Further in the above condition when SOG becomes higher than 3 knots a beep sounds The pop up message TX POWER CH...

Page 21: ...6 WIG FUTURE USE 76 CARGO SHIPS FUTURE USE 27 WIG FUTURE USE 77 CARGO SHIPS FUTURE USE 28 WIG FUTURE USE 78 CARGO SHIPS FUTURE USE 29 WIG NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 79 CARGO SHIPS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 30 FISHING 80 TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S TANKER S ALL SHIPS OF THIS TYPE 31 TOWING 81 CARRYING DG HS OR MP X 32 LEN...

Page 22: ...w then press the ENT ACK key 8 Set the notifications for BROADCAST RX messages and COLLISION DETECT in the same manner 9 Select the CPA THREHOLD item in COLLISION DETECT then press the ENT ACK key to show the setting window for CPA THREHOLD is as shown 10 Press S or T to set a range then press the ENT ACK key The available ranges are 0 0 NM to 6 0 NM 11 Select the TCPA THREHOLD item in COLLISION D...

Page 23: ...IS SART ID 001 TX MALFUNCTION TIME UTC ALERT 01 06 LIST 6 LOG 20 OWN INFORMATION TAB NEXT DISP SENSOR VOYAGE IDENTITY SCALE UTC 12 NOV 2014 17 20 00 34 º 44 5000 N 130º 135 0º 135 º 21 3000 E 108 7 º min 10 0 kn HIGH UNUSED POSN PA RAIM HDG COG ROT SOG EXTERNAL DGPS 2 Note The last displayed list is shown Alert list Own ship information Plotter display DANGEROUS LIST 12 32 01 1 8 201 CURSOR FUNC E...

Page 24: ... desired target then press the ENT ACK key The FUNCTION pop up window appears SORT NORMAL Press W to display and sort the TARGET LIST into range order CURSOR SELECT RANGE ENT NEXT DISP B CLASS A MMSI TYPE POSN SOG RNG HDG COG BRG 123123123 310º 135º 225º 10 0kn 3 0NM 34º 31 1234 N 135º 24 5678 E A CPA 20 00 2 0NM DANGER is displayed here when a target is calculated to be on a collision course with...

Page 25: ...AIS SART 18 minutes after no signal is received from the target Note 2 When a target is considered to be on a collision course the audible alert sounds if active Take suitable measures to avoid collision Note 3 DANGER appears next to the target type when a target is considered to be on a collision course Further when a target becomes a lost target LOST appears next to the target type CURSOR SELECT...

Page 26: ...e sec onds Active AIS SARTs take priority and are displayed at the top of the list Note 3 When AUTO SORT on the USER SET menu is OFF the range and bearing to a target are updated However target order is not updated To manu ally sort targets see step 2 Note 4 To select a target on the plotter display press S or T to select the target then press the ENT ACK key Press S to cycle through targets from ...

Page 27: ...L Press to sort the TARGET LIST into range order The closest target is displayed at the top of the list SORT DANGER Press to display and sort the DANGEROUS TARGET LIST in range order The closest target is displayed at the top of the list VIEW DETAIL Press the ENT ACK key to open the TARGET DETAIL screen NEW MSG Press to open the text input window to create an AIS message to send to the selected ta...

Page 28: ... Displayed only for CLASS A SART MOB and EPIRB target types ALT Altitude Displayed only for SAR VESSEL and SAR AIRCRAFT target types SOG Target s Speed Over Ground Displayed only for CLASS A CLASS B SAR VESSEL SAR AIRCRAFT SART MOB and EPIB target types COG Target s Course Over Ground Displayed only for CLASS A CLASS B SAR VESSEL SAR AIRCRAFT SART MOB and EPIB target types HDG Target s last known ...

Page 29: ... of target s antenna Displayed for all above target types DRAUGHT Target ship s draught Displayed only for CLASS A target types PI Off position indicator Displayed only for AtoN target types Contents Description PA Position Accuracy for target ship HIGH High accuracy LOW Low accuracy RAIM Target s RAIM status USED Using RAIM UNUSED Not using RAIM TIME STAMP Time at which the target was last detect...

Page 30: ... Ground GPS status GPS currently in use VOYAGE NAV STATUS Current navigational status DESTINATION Current destination ETA UTC ETA LT Estimate Time of Arrival ETA at the desti nation NO OF PERSONS Number of people aboard your vessel OWN INFORMATION TAB NEXT DISP SENSOR VOYAGE IDENTITY SCALE UTC 12 NOV 2014 17 20 00 34 º 44 5000 N 130 0º 135 0º 135 º 21 3000 E 108 7 º min 10 0 kn HIGH UNUSED POSN PA...

Page 31: ...E Own ship s length and beam ANT POSN Antenna position INTERNAL position of internal antenna EXTERNAL position of external antenna DRAUGHT Own ship s draught Priority Sensor in use Indication on SENSOR tab High Low 1 External DGNSS in use corrected EXTERNAL DGPS 2 Internal DGNSS in use corrected Message 17 INTERNAL DGPS 3 Internal DGNSS in use corrected beacon 4 External EPFS in use uncorrected EX...

Page 32: ... make room for the latest 1 9 1 How to send a message This procedure applies to Class A AIS for Inland AIS see section 2 6 1 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the main menu 2 Select MSG then press the ENT ACK key 3 NEW MSG is selected Press the ENT ACK key The NEW MSG screen ap pears 4 MSG TYPE is selected press the ENT ACK key to change the type of message you wish to send The options pop up shown...

Page 33: ...ge or NO to cancel the message then press the ENT ACK key Note The following pop up messages may be displayed during sending or after the message has been sent Pop up message Description MESSAGE SENT SUCCESSFULLY Displayed after a message is sent successfully NO TEXT IN MESSAGE Displayed when the message body is blank and SEND MSG is selected FAILED TO SEND MESSAGE CODE X The message failed to sen...

Page 34: ...ple of a received message Select NEW MSG then press the ENT ACK key to send a message back to this message s sender 6 Press S or T to view other messages press W or X to switch between viewing an INBOX message and an OUTBOX message 7 Press the DISP key to close the menu Pop up message Description TEXT MESSAGE RECEIVED Displayed when a broadcast message is received TEXT MESSAGE RECEIVED MMSI NAME D...

Page 35: ...t 6 Press S or T to view other messages press W or X to switch between viewing an INBOX message and an OUTBOX message 7 Press the DISP key to close the menu MSG BOX TEXT INBOX 12 OUTBOX 10 TIME UTC 30 MAY 18 25 BROADCAST BROADCAST TITANIC NAUTILUS BROADCAST BROADCAST MUSASHIMARU 29 MAY 16 05 28 MAY 16 15 27 MAY 17 20 26 MAY 17 20 25 MAY 17 20 24 MAY 17 20 TO 01 10 CURSOR FUNC ENT TAB BACK MENU Ind...

Page 36: ...ic setting by AIS message from shore based AIS Setting by shipboard system such as ECDIS Manual setting The default area is as follows Tx power 12 5 W Channel no 2087 2088 Tx Rx mode Tx Rx 1 10 1 How to view channel information Do the following to view current channel information To edit channel information see paragraph 1 10 2 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the menu 2 Select CH INFO The CH INFO...

Page 37: ...X H 2087 TXRX 2088 RX H 2087 TXRX 2088 RX L 1111 TXRX 2222 OFF H 3333 TXRX 4444 TXRX L 3087 TXRX 3088 RX L 3087 TXRX 3088 RX L 3087 TXRX NO ENTRY 3088 OFF 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 REGION LIST AGE FROM 1 1 59 MMSI 123456789 MMSI 123456789 MMSI 987654321 11 59 MANUAL INPUT HIGH SEA 23 59 MANUAL INPUT 19 59 12 00 MMSI 987654321 23 59 MMSI 987654321 23 59 NO ENTRY 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PWR CH A CH B 1 H 2087 TXRX 20...

Page 38: ... southwest point of the AIS operating area then press the ENT ACK key Note The overall area for the selected region in displayed in height H and width H values in gray text If the set region is less than 20 nautical miles or more than 200 nautical miles long wide the height and width values are displayed in red text Adjust the dimensions so the length width of the region is more than 20 nautical m...

Page 39: ...rs 17 Select the appropriate setting then press the ENT ACK key TXRX Transmit and receive RX Receive only OFF Disable the channel 18 Press X to select SAVE then press the ENT ACK key A confirmation pop up window appears Select YES to apply the new settings and return to the REGION LIST NO to cancel the new settings and return to editing the region Note If you enter invalid data a pop up message st...

Page 40: ...1 How to set up long range response Select how to reply to a request for own ship data from a distant station for example an Inmarsat C station The available options are AUTO automatically or MANUAL manually 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the menu 2 Select USER SET then press the ENT ACK key 3 Select LONG RANGE SET then press the ENT ACK key 4 Select LR RESPONSE then press the ENT ACK key 5 Sele...

Page 41: ...y 5 Select ON or OFF as appropriate then press the ENT ACK key ON sends your ship s position and other data to a satellite via the AIS VHF com munication link 6 Press the DISP key to close the menu Note The availability of this function depends of equipment specifications The menu is not shown unless so equipped INFORMATION NAME HMSS TITANIC LONG RANGE REQUEST DETAILS NAME CALL SIGN IMO NO DESTINA...

Page 42: ...nnectors for FA 1703 Item Specifications Baud rate 38400 bps Note The following setting is required for the FA 170 If the pilot does not function check these the following items COM port settings INITIAL SET menu o I O PORT The se lected port for the pilot plug must be set to EXT DISPLAY Check the pilot plug connection at both the FA 170 and the con nected PC Type AMP 206486 1 9 pin male Signal co...

Page 43: ...L 1 2 1 2 0m 15m ALERT ENABLE BACK CURSOR MENU WARNING1 ENABLE 001 014 026 030 029 005 007 009 010 008 011 025 035 032 002 003 004 DISABLE ENABLE HI LO 001 TX MALFUNCTION DISABLE WARNING2 8 0 0 10 PORT COM1 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 4800baud 4800baud 4800baud COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 SENSOR SENSOR SENSOR EXT DISPLAY EXT DISPLAY EXT DISPLAY ...

Page 44: ...ress the ENT ACK key You can change the value with S or T the digit with X or W The setting range is 14 00 to 14 00 5 Press the DISP key to close the menu Note When a UTC time offset is set the time display indication for messages and NAV STATUS screen is indicated as LT Local Time When there is no offset the time display indication for messages and the NAV STATUS screen is indicated as UTC Coordi...

Page 45: ... independent submission of cargo or passenger reports from ships or agencies to authorities In combination with electronic data ex change between the authorities of different countries this results in less reporting for the skippers On the other hand all cargo information is available to authorities in case of an accident 2 1 How to Activate the Inland AIS Input your key number received from deale...

Page 46: ...he ENT ACK key The AIS mode icon at the top of the screen changes to display the selected mode You are asked if you are sure to reboot the system Select YES then press the ENT ACK key to reboot the unit Notes on Inland AIS operation IMO No is transmitted with all zeros The draught used in Inland AIS is Inland draught NAV STATUS TAB SELECT CURSOR ENT VOYAGE SHIP S INFO SCALE NAV STATUS DESTINATION ...

Page 47: ...nsmitted ERI code No of blue cones for hazardous cargo Cargo status No of persons Length and beam of ship Draught NAV STATUS TAB SELECT CURSOR ENT VOYAGE SHIP S INFO SCALE NAV STATUS DESTINATION ETA UTC AIS MODE DYNAMIC INFO RATE PWR DRIVEN VESSEL PUSHING AHEAD OR TOWING ALONGSIDE KOBE SOLAS LIST SOLAS AUTO INLAND LIST 10 MAY 10 51 12 00 UNDERWAY USING ENGINE 01 AT ANCHOR 02 NOT UNDER COMMAND 03 R...

Page 48: ... be stored in temporary memory at a time If you CUT two entries successively the first is deleted COPY Copy the current selection to temporary memory The destination can now be pasted as a different entry PASTE Paste the entry stored in temporary memory to the selected destination number Note Entries over written with PASTE cannot be restored INLAND DESTINATION LIST EDIT DE TRI 01234 11111 56789 0...

Page 49: ...rom a base station is used this setting is ignored For that reason this setting is not always the same as the actual report rate 8 Select the appropriate interval to send dynamic informa tion then press the ENT ACK key Note 1 This setting is fixed to AUTO when AIS MODE is set to SOLAS Note 2 The new settings take effect after approximately 8 minutes In the mean time the AUTO setting is used regard...

Page 50: ...pop up window shown to the right appears 15 Select LOADED for vessel loaded with cargo UNLOAD ED for vessel with no cargo or if you are unsure of the loading status 16 Select CREW is now selected then press the ENT ACK key 17 Enter number of crew 0 254 then press the ENT ACK key 18 Select PASSENGER then press the ENT ACK key 19 Enter number of passengers 0 8190 then press the ENT ACK key 20 Select...

Page 51: ...US TAB SELECT CURSOR ENT VOYAGE DRAUGHT SHIP S INFO SCALE EA CONVOY EXTENSION 0000dm EB LS LC 0000dm 0000cm 0dm 0dm 0dm 0dm ED BS BC 0000dm EC 0000dm 1 2 0dm ED BS 0000dm EC 0000dm EA 0000dm EB LS 0000dm 0dm Convoy layout Own vessel and convoy vessel lengths Own vessel and convoy vessel beams Own ship draught LC LS EA EB BS EC ED BC Own ship Convoy vessel Convoy vessel Convoy vessel Menu item EA E...

Page 52: ...ng in SOLAS mode moving 14 23 kn 6 seconds Ship operating in SOLAS mode moving 14 23 kn and changing course 2 seconds Ship operating in SOLAS mode moving faster than 23 kn 2 seconds Ship operating in SOLAS mode moving faster than 23 kn and changing course 2 seconds Ship operating in inland waterway mode Assigned between 2 seconds and 10 minutes OWN INFORMATION TAB NEXT DISP SENSOR VOYAGE IDENTITY ...

Page 53: ...ess the ENT ACK key Move to the next page of the target list next 100 targets Note Displayed only if more than 100 targets are detect ed Select PREVIOUS 100 TARGETS then press the ENT ACK key Move to the previous page of the target list last 100 tar gets Note Displayed only if more than 100 targets are detect ed Select a target then press the ENT ACK key Display the selected target s details See s...

Page 54: ...lay and sort the TARGET LIST into range order The closest target is displayed at the top of the list SORT DANGER Press X to display and sort the DANGEROUS TARGET LIST in range order The closest target is displayed at the top of the list VIEW DETAIL Press the ENT ACK key to open the TARGET DETAIL screen NEW MSG Press S to open the text input window to create an AIS message to the selected target NA...

Page 55: ... on each tab varies depending on the type of target select ed The tables on the following pages list each tab s contents along with a brief descrip tion Target type symbols See Appendix 5 for a full list of AIS symbols and their meanings NAME MMSI TYPE Target s MMSI name or type is displayed Where name data is available the vessel name is displayed CPA km Range to approach to the target from own s...

Page 56: ...N Target s destination ETA Target s Estimated Time of Arrival at the above destination BLUE SIGN Indicates if the target is carrying hazardous cargo BLUE CONES Indicates the number of blue cones type of hazardous cargo carried by the target UN LOADED Indicates if the target is loaded or unloaded CREW Indicates the number of crew aboard the vessel aircraft PASSENGERS Indicates the number of passeng...

Page 57: ...ssible position qualities are shown in the list below Quality indication Meaning No position Position data not available Manual position Position data is input manually Dead reckoning position Position calculated by dead reckoning Outdated position 200 m More than 200 m from last estimated position Position 10 m Difference of more than 10 m from last es timated position Position with RAIM 10 m Dif...

Page 58: ...o send The options pop up shown below appears 6 Select the appropriate message type then press the ENT ACK key For broadcast messages skip to step 9 7 Select TO then press the ENT ACK key A numerical settings pop up appears 8 Input the MMSI of the ship you wish to send this message to then press the ENT ACK key to close the pop up See section 1 5 for how to input data MSG TEXT ETA RTA NO OF PERSON...

Page 59: ...erring to section 1 5 4 The maximum number of characters allowed is as follows BROADCAST 90 characters ADDRESSED 85 characters 15 Press Sor T to highlight SEND MSG at the top right of the screen then press the ENT ACK key A confirmation pop up appears 16 Select YES to send the message or NO to cancel the message then press the ENT ACK key CH BOTH A B ONLY A ONLY B ALTERNATE Sends the same message ...

Page 60: ...s your ship s ETA at the lock air draught the number of assisting tugboats required and the partic ulars of the lock country code location code etc Upon receipt of your ETA message the lock authority responds with an RTA Re quested Time of Arrival message usually within 15 minutes of receipt of the ETA message The RTA message contains lock operational status requested time of ar rival and the part...

Page 61: ... MSG MSG BOX 1 2 The NEW MSG option in the ETA RTA pop up window is not available for selection in SOLAS mode NEW MSG ETA SEND MSG CURSOR SELECT 000000000 BACK ENT MENU TO CH RETRY DESTINATION COUNTRY CODE FAIRWAY NO FAIRWAY HECT ETA UTC AIR DRAUGHT NO OF TUGBOATS ALTERNATE 3 DE DE LOCATION CODE TRI 11111 TERMINAL CODE 01234 56789 12 MAY 0 0cm 0 12 32 TRI 01234 11111 56789 CH BOTH A B ONLY A ONLY ...

Page 62: ...A UTC then press the ENT ACK key The settings pop up window shown below appears 16 Select AIR DRAUGHT then press the ENT ACK key 17 Enter your ship s air draught then press the ENT ACK key Air draught is the ver tical distance measured from the ship s waterline to the highest point on the ship 18 Select NO OF TUGBOATS then press the ENT ACK key 19 Enter the no of assisting tugboats 0 6 your ship r...

Page 63: ...op up window shown below appears Select VIEW DETAIL then press the ENT ACK key to display the received mes sage s contents The figure above shows an example of a received message Select NEW MSG then press the ENT ACK key to send a message back to this message s sender 6 Press S or T to view other messages press W or X to switch between viewing an INBOX message and an OUTBOX message 7 Press the DIS...

Page 64: ...tempts T to decrease the retry attempts The maximum setting for retries is 3 Press the ENT ACK key to apply the setting and close the pop up 11 Select and enter the total number for NO OF PERSONS IFM message or CREW PASSENGER and PERSONNEL RFM message then press the ENT ACK key NO OF PERSONS NEW MSG MSG BOX 1 2 NEW MSG PERSONS MSG TYPE SEND MSG CURSOR SELECT IFM ADDRESSED BACK ENT MENU TO 00000000...

Page 65: ...following Start time of validity End time of validity Fairway section start and end co ordinates Type of weather warning Minimum value Maximum value Classification of warning Wind direction Item Description TYPE FIRE IN THE FORESTS FOG FLOOD HIGHTEMPERATURE LOW TEMPERATURE RAIN SNOW AND ICE THUNDER STORM WIND Units of measurement are as follows km h wind C temperature cm h snow l m2 h rain m visib...

Page 66: ...e ENT ACK key 3 Select WATER LEVEL BOX then press the ENT ACK key 4 Select a message then press the ENT ACK key 5 Press the MENU ESC key to close the message WIND DIRECTION NORTH NORTH EAST EAST SOUTH EAST SOUTH SOUTH WEST WEST NORTH WEST or Where no wind data is avail able Item Description WATER LEVEL MSG DETAIL 4 24m 5 33m 1 23m 1 22m TIME UTC 30 SEP 17 20 123456789 NAUTILUS FROM COUNTRY CODE JP...

Page 67: ...NU 120dm 60dm 60dm 80dm X Y 2 1 0 SHIP SIZE LENGTH BEAM ANT POSN Y X ANT POSN A B C D INTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL 60 60 40 80 30 30 45 15 EXTERNAL 1 2 1 2 0dm 15dm ALERT ENABLE BACK CURSOR MENU WARNING1 ENABLE 001 014 026 030 029 005 007 009 010 008 011 025 035 032 002 003 004 DISABLE ENABLE HI LO 001 TX MALFUNCTION DISABLE WARNING2 8 0 0 10 PORT COM1 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 38400baud 38400ba...

Page 68: ...sages and NAV STATUS screen is indicated as LT Local Time When there is no offset the time display indication for messages and the NAV STATUS screen is indicated as UTC Coordinated Universal Time 2 9 How to Select Menu Language You can select the language for menu window among ENGLISH FRENCH DUTCH and GERMAN The default language is ENGLISH 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the menu 2 Select USER SE...

Page 69: ...ransponder unit Dirt and dust should be removed from units with a soft dry cloth For the LCD wipe it carefully to prevent scratching using tissue paper and an LCD cleaner To remove dirt or salt deposits use an LCD cleaner wiping slowly with tissue paper so as to dissolve the dirt or salt Change paper frequently so the salt or dirt will not scratch the LCD Do not use solvents such as thinner aceton...

Page 70: ...o 24 VDC 000 191 004 10 Symptom Remedy Power Cannot turn on the power Check that the power cable between the transponder and monitor units for damage Check the power supply Transmitting receiving messages Cannot transmit or receiver Check that the VHF antenna cable is firmly fastened Check the VHF antenna for damage For TX messages try a different TX channel CLASS A See section 1 9 1 INLAND See se...

Page 71: ...T ACK key 3 MONITOR TEST is already selected press the ENT ACK key a The screen in the test displays the monitor unit s program number and serial number b The ROM and RAM are checked The results of the ROM RAM check are shown as OK or NG No Good If NG appears try the test again If NG still appears contact your dealer for advice DIAGNOSTICS MONITOR TEST TRANSPONDER TEST COMMUNICATION TEST TX ON OFF...

Page 72: ... 4 The transponder program number and serial number are displayed and the ROM and RAM are checked The results of the ROM and RAM check are displayed as OK or NG No Good For any NG contact your dealer for advice The GPS test results are displayed the format shown below 5 Press the MENU ESC key to return to the DIAGNOSTICS sub menu OK Normal NG No Good Appears along with reason for NG ROM ERROR RAM ...

Page 73: ...X RX AorB from the REGION LIST See section 1 10 2 Note The system automatically transmits when the setting is changed to TX RX AorB 4 The FA 170 is in silent mode and cannot send a test message Disable silent mode 5 Less than one minute interval be tween messages sent Wait for more than one minute then repeat the test 6 Failed for an unknown reason Oth er than those above There may be an obstacle ...

Page 74: ...as turned on 5 Press the MENU ESC key to return to the DIAGNOSTICS sub menu Reason Meaning POWER OFF Transmission disabled due to unit power off SILENT MODE Transmission disabled due to unit operating in SI LENT mode CH MANAGEMENT COMMAND Transmission disabled due to CH INFO receive mode EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION Transmission disabled due to equipment malfunc tion INVALID CONFIGURATION Transmission di...

Page 75: ...lerts which have been acknowledged and rec tified Each active alert entry is accompanied by an alert icon indicating the state of the alert The alert icons displayed on the FA 170 are listed in the table below with a brief de scription See ALERTS IDS MEANINGS AND MEASURES on page AP 7 for a full list of alerts alert IDs their meanings and possible countermeasures Alert icon Alert code Alert messag...

Page 76: ...mode GPS GPS is used for position fix DGPS DGPS is used for position fix NO FIX The system is unable to cal culate a position fix LAT Latitude of current position STATUS GPS status 2D Two dimensional GPS fix 3D Three dimensional GPS fix D2D Two dimensional DGPS fix D3D Three dimensional DGPS fix DOP Dilution of precision fix NO FIX The system is unable to cal culate a position fix LON Longitude of...

Page 77: ...E BEACON Using internal DGNSS beacon INTERNAL DGNSS IN USE MESSAGE 17 MSG 17 corrects internal GNSS with differential correction INTERNAL GNSS IN USE Using internal GNSS EXTERNAL SOG COG IN USE Using external SOG COG INTERNAL SOG COG IN USE Using internal SOG COG HEADING VALID Heading data normal RATE OF TURN INDICATOR IN USE ROT data normal OTHER ROT SOURCE IN USE Value calculated from HDT or ROT...

Page 78: ...e 14 data Note that this setting is deactivated when the power is turned off Note This function tests if an AIS SART station is functioning correctly It is not a SART diagnostic tool for FA 170 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the menu 2 Select USER SET then press the ENT ACK key 3 Select SART TEST then press the ENT ACK key 4 Select SHOW then press the ENT ACK key 5 Press the DISP key to close th...

Page 79: ... CPA THREHOLD 0 0 NM to 6 0 NM 6 0 NM ɕ 䓒 TCPA THREHOLD 0 min to 60 min 60 min ɘ ACTIVATE 4 INITIAL SET ɚ SHIP S INFORMATION ɕ ɚ MMSI 000000000 to 999999999 default ɕ ɚ NAME Maximum 20 characters default BLANK ɕ ɚ IMO NO 0000000000 to 1073741823 ɕ ɚ CALL SIGN Maximum 7 characters default BLANK ɕ ɚ TYPE OF SHIP 00 to 99 ɕ ɘ LONG RANGE 䓪 CH C 0075 1075 0076 1076 ɕ 䓒 CH D 0075 1075 0076 1076 ɚ ANTENN...

Page 80: ...ENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓒 ROT SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɚ 5th 䓪 LL SOG COG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓚 HDG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓒 ROT SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɚ 6th 䓪 LL SOG COG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓚 HDG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓒 ROT SENSOR1 SENSOR2 ...

Page 81: ...me as top right coordinates ɚ ZONE 1 to 8 default 5 ɘ CH 䓪 PWR HIGH LOW 䓚 CH A Channel no TXRX RX OFF default 2087 TXRX 䓒 CH B Channel no TXRX RX OFF default 2088 TXRX 6 DIAGNOSTICS ɚ MONITOR TEST ɚ TRANSPONDER TEST ɚ COMMUNICATION TEST ɚ TX ON OFF LOG ɘ CLEAR MEMORY CLEAR ALL CLEAR MONITOR SET CLEAR GPS 7 SERVICE Requires password access For service personnel only Continued from previous page AP ...

Page 82: ...ZZER ON OFF ɕ ɚ RX MESSAGE 䓪 ADDRESSED POPUP BUZZER POPUP OFF ɕ ɕ 䓒 BROADCAST POPUP BUZZER POPUP OFF ɕ ɕ ɕ ɘ COLLISION DETECT 䓪 INDICATION POPUP BUZZER POPUP OFF ɕ 䓚 CPA THREHOLD 0 0 NM to 6 0 NM 6 0 NM ɕ 䓒 TCPA THREHOLD 0 min to 60 min 60 min ɘ ACTIVATE 4 INITIAL SET ɚ SHIP S INFORMATION ɕ ɚ MMSI 000000000 200000000 to 799999999 or 982000000 to 987999999 default ɕ ɚ NAME Maximum 20 characters def...

Page 83: ... SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɚ 3rd 䓪 LL SOG COG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓚 HDG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓒 ROT SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɚ 4th 䓪 LL SOG COG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓚 HDG SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɕ 䓒 ROT SENSOR1 SENSOR2 SENSOR3 COM4 COM5 COM6 LAN ɕ ɚ 5th 䓪 LL SOG COG SENSOR1 SEN...

Page 84: ...NFO ɘ REGION LIST ɚ AREA top right corner coordinates 䓪 LAT default º current coordinates ɕ 䓒 LON default º current coordinates ɚ AREA bottom left corner cordinates same as top right coordinates ɚ ZONE 1 to 8 default 5 ɘ CH 䓪 PWR HIGH LOW 䓚 CH A Channel no TXRX RX OFF default 2087 TXRX 䓒 CH B Channel no TXRX RX OFF default 2088 TXRX 6 DIAGNOSTICS ɚ MONITOR TEST ɚ TRANSPONDER TEST ɚ COMMUNICATION T...

Page 85: ...ts data of ALR sentence ID 003 for RX1 ID 004 for RX2 2 Detection of DSC RX malfunction General error A DSC error will occur when the FA 170 cannot detect a correct signal strength from the DSC receive circuit 120 seconds 1 The signal indicated LOCK is not received from the PLL chip on the TRX PWR board 2 The voltage of monitoring signal on the TRX PWR board is abnormal The reason for TRX PWR boar...

Page 86: ...fre quently contact your dealer 008 508 1 MKD CONNECTION LOST Caution Communication failure between the transpon der and the monitor unit Check connection be tween units Consult your dealer if the prob lem is not rectified 009 509 1 INT EXT GNSS POSI TION MISMATCH Caution Mismatch of position data between internal GNSS and external GNSS After taking into account the antenna po sition there is a di...

Page 87: ... IF2 the alerts shown with 1 in the table above are assigned Caution priority level 026 526 NO POSITION SEN SOR IN USE Warning No position data avail able Check connection to sensor 029 529 NO VALID SOG IN FORMATION Warning SOG information is in valid 030 530 NO VALID COG IN FORMATION Warning COG information is in valid 032 532 1 HEADING LOST IN VALID Caution HDG information is lost or invalid 035...

Page 88: ...70 Unit MONITOR UNIT TRANSPONDER UNIT ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST Blk No TYPE NAME LOCATION PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD F U R U N O 20P8200D MAIN 05P0894 C IF 05P0893 TRX PWR 05P0891 T IF 20P8211 GPS 05P0892 R MOD MONITOR UNIT FA 1702 MONITOR UNIT FA 1702 TRANSPONDER UNIT FA 1701 TRANSPONDER UNIT FA 1701 TRANSPONDER UNIT FA 1701 TRANSPONDER UNIT FA 1701 Remove the C IF board then remove the grounding plate to...

Page 89: ...2 2003 2004 2005 2007 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 Ch No 1001 1003 1005 6 1007 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1061 1063 1064 1065 1066 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 Ch No 1088 Fre...

Page 90: ...T ONE TANKER GAS BARGE PUSHTOW 7 BARGES AT LEAST ONE TANKER GAS BARGE PUSHTOW 8 BARGES AT LEAST ONE TANKER GAS BARGE PUSHTOW 9 OR MORE BARGES AT LEAST ONE TANKER GAS BARGE TUG SINGLE TUG ONE OR MORE TOWS TUG ASSISTING A VESSEL OR LINKED COMBINATION PUSHBOAT SINGLE PASSENGER SHIP FERRY CRUISE SHIP RED CROSS SHIP FERRY RED CROSS SHIP CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER SHIP WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION SERVICE VESSEL PO...

Page 91: ...viation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning BAM Bridge Alert Management BRG Bearing BASE Base Station BRILL Brilliance baud Baud rate BS Beam of ship Back Space Base Station BC Beam of convoy Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning CH Channel CONT Contrast COG Course Over the Ground CPA Closest Point of Approach COM COMM Communication CPU Central Processing Unit Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meanin...

Page 92: ...n Meaning FEB February FL Flood FI Fire in the forests FO Fog FIX Fix FUNC FUNCTION Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Global Positioning System Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning H Height HI High HDG Heading HS Harmful Substances applies to AIS HDT Data sentence Heading true HECT Hectometer HSC High Speed Craft Abbreviation Meaning Abbrevi...

Page 93: ...entity number MAX Maximum MP Maritime Pollutant applies to AIS MAY May MENU Menu MPU Micro processing Unit MIN Minimum MSG Message MKD Minimum Keyboard Display MOB Man Overboard Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning N North NIGHT Night NAME Name NG No Good NAV Navigation NO Number NAV STATUS Navigational status NOV November NE Northeast NW Northwest Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning OC...

Page 94: ...nd Rescue Transponder SN Snow and Ice SART ACT SART active SOG Speed Over the Ground SE Southeast SOLAS Safety Of Life At Sea SEP September STW Speed Through the Water SET Set i e set and drift or setting a value SW Southwest Switch SYNC Synchronization Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning TCPA Time to Closest Point of Approach TOW Vessel engaged in towing oper ations TEST Test TRANS Transiti...

Page 95: ...er per square meter hour cm centimeter m meter cm h centimeter per hour min minute s dm decimeter msec millisecond hr Hour s NM nautical mile s km kilometer s second s km h kilometer per hour Own ship symbol Symbol Description Symbol Description Selected target Unselected target AIS AtoN virtual AIS SART AIS MOB EPIRB AIS SAR aircraft SAR vessel B AIS Base Station AIS AtoN physical ...

Page 96: ...e away from person s body This device must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Canada Industry Canada IC Caution Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets RSS 102 of the IC radio frequency RF Exposure rules This equipment should be installed and ...

Page 97: ...es 3 4 Accuracy dependent on ionospheric activity and multipath GPS 13 m max 2drmsࠊHDOP 4 DGPS 5 m max 2drmsࠊHDOP 4 3 5 Tracking speed 1000 kn 3 6 Position fixing time Warm start 12 s Cold start 90 s 3 7 Position update interval 1 second typical 3 8 DGPS data receiving RTCM SC 104 ver 2 1 4 INTERFACE 4 1 Number of ports Serial 6 ports IEC61162 1 Ed 4 or IEC61162 2 Ed 1 Sensor input 3 port IEC61162...

Page 98: ... 4 2 sentences 5 POWER SUPPLY 3 1 Transponder unit 12 24 VDC 6 3 A 3 2 Monitor unit 12 VDC 0 3 A max supplied from transponder unit 3 3 AC DC power supply unit PR 240 option 100 115 200 230 VAC 1 phase 50 60 Hz 6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 6 1 Ambient temperature GPS VHF antenna 30 C to 70 C storage 30 C to 85 C Other units 15 C to 55 C 6 2 Relative humidity 93 or less at 40 C 6 3 Degree of protecti...

Page 99: ...8 text message 2 14 time difference setting 1 32 2 24 voyage related data entry 2 3 water level message 2 22 K Key beep on off 1 28 L Long range mode 1 28 M Maintenance 3 1 Memory clear 3 10 Menu enterring alphanumeric data 1 6 selecting an option 1 6 MENU key 1 5 Menu language selection 2 24 Messages EMMA warning inland AIS 2 21 ETA inland AIS 2 17 receive text class A 1 22 received message pop u...

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