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Distress Call .............................................................................................................................. ii
What is what? .......................................................................................................................... iii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. iv
About this manual ................................................................................................................... iv

Abbreviations Used in this Manual ........................................................................................ 2
MF/HF Fundamental info ......................................................................................................... 3

Propagation of MF and HF Radio Waves ........................................................................... 3
Radiotelephony .................................................................................................................... 3
DSC ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Basic Functions ........................................................................................................................ 4

Switch Supply On/Off ........................................................................................................... 4
Switch Speaker On/Off ........................................................................................................ 4
Switch to Telephony/DSC .................................................................................................... 4

Telephony Functions ............................................................................................................... 4

Select 2182 kHz ................................................................................................................... 4
Change Mode ....................................................................................................................... 4
Change Output Power ......................................................................................................... 4
Re-tune the ATU .................................................................................................................. 4
Switch Squelch On/Off ........................................................................................................ 5
Telephony Display Functions: .............................................................................................. 5
Store a Channel ................................................................................................................... 6
Select a channel from the station table ............................................................................... 6
Listening for Calls ................................................................................................................ 7
Making a Telephone Call ..................................................................................................... 7
Scanning .............................................................................................................................. 7
Scanning types .................................................................................................................... 8

DSC Functions .......................................................................................................................... 9

DSC Main Buttons ............................................................................................................... 9
DSC Status Display ............................................................................................................. 9
Set answer back mode ........................................................................................................ 9
Receiving a Distress Call .................................................................................................. 10
Receiving an All Ships Call ................................................................................................ 11
Receiving an Individual Call .............................................................................................. 11
Sending a Test Call ............................................................................................................ 12
Calling a Ship ..................................................................................................................... 13
Calling a Coast Station ...................................................................................................... 15
Sending an All Ships Call .................................................................................................. 16
Repeat a Call ..................................................................................................................... 18
TX Call Menu ..................................................................................................................... 18
Changing a Function .......................................................................................................... 19
The Function Menu ............................................................................................................ 19

Installation ................................................................................................................................. v

Compass safe distance ....................................................................................................... v
Dimensions and weights ...................................................................................................... v

Summary of Contents for HC4500B

Page 1: ...SAILOR SYSTEM 4000 MF HF 150W Operator s Manual ...

Page 2: ...in succession After 35 seconds the radio is set to the telephony distress frequency 2182 kHz The watch receiver is waiting for DSC acknowledgement The call attempt is automatically repeated approx every 4 minutes if no DSC acknowledge ment is received Acknowledgement 5 Press CONNECT or lift handset The radio is set to the telephony distress frequency 6 Press the handset key and say MAYDAY This is ...

Page 3: ...ss for 3 seconds 5 Dimmer control 6 ON OFF push button To switch off press for 2 seconds 7 Volume control 8 Press to start creating a DSC call 9 Opens the Log over received and sent DSC calls 10 Opens the DSC Address Book 11 TEL DSC function switch 12 Soft keys The function of each key is described in its respective line at the right edge of the display 0131 iii Tx CALL ALARM CALL Tx ALARM 6 1 PWR...

Page 4: ...me radiocommunication equipment a position which has been maintained by means of constant and extensive product development We have a worldwide network of dealers with general agencies in more than 80 countries All our dealers are specially trained to service all your SAILOR products About this manual This manual is for the daily user of the system Additionally it includes a section on the install...

Page 5: ...4 Switch Squelch On Off 5 Telephony Display Functions 5 Store a Channel 6 Select a channel from the station table 6 Listening for Calls 7 Making a Telephone Call 7 Scanning 7 Scanning types 8 DSC Functions 9 DSC Main Buttons 9 DSC Status Display 9 Set answer back mode 9 Receiving a Distress Call 10 Receiving an All Ships Call 11 Receiving an Individual Call 11 Sending a Test Call 12 Calling a Ship...

Page 6: ...ion CU Control Unit DSC Digital Selective Calling GPS Global Positioning System HF High Frequency MF Medium Frequency MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity PTT Push To Talk RX Receive SSB Single Side Band TEL Telephony TX Transmit UTC Co ordinated Universal Time ...

Page 7: ...transmissions The international distress frequency for radiotelephony in the MF band is 2182 kHz The frequencies for radiotelephone distress and safety traffic in the HF bands are 4125 kHz 6215 kHz 8291 kHz 12290 kHz and 16420 kHz Working frequencies for public correspondence with coast stations are arranged in pairs for duplex semi duplex operation For the HF bands these channels are allocated nu...

Page 8: ...elephone distress frequency 2182 kHz selects SSB Telephony mode sets Power level High Squelch Off Speaker On and increases Volume if lower than a preset level Change Mode Changes between SSB TELEPHONY AM BROADCAST and DSC Optionally LSB and SSB REMOTE if enabled In AM BROADCAST mode TX frequency is shown dimmed and transceiver cannot be keyed Change Output Power Changes between HIGH POWER and LOW ...

Page 9: ...kHz Select TX frequency e g 3210 0 kHz Select RX TX frequency e g 3545 0 kHz simplex Press simultaneously Select channel e g 1208 Pressing the ENTER softkey is equal to pressing Enter Pressing the TX softkey copies TX frequency to RX Pressing the RX softkey copies RX frequency to TX Pressing the SWAP softkey interchanges RX and TX frequencies Pressing the softkey deletes last entry Pressing the CA...

Page 10: ...elect DELETE and confirm by pressing OK in the warning display that follows Select a channel from the station table Press the STATION softkey in the Telephony Display Selects the station Steps to the prev station in alphabetic order Steps to the next station in alphabetic order Returns to the previous telephony display Station names are shown Select wanted station Selects the channel and returns t...

Page 11: ...cy on which the traffic list was received or as instructed by the coast station 1 Hook off the handset 2 Press the PTT key on the handset when speaking Say 1 Called station s name 3 times 2 This is Your ship s name 3 times 3 Over 3 Release the PTT key to listen 4 When answered Follow the instructions from the coast station The coast station may ask for further identifica tion information on positi...

Page 12: ...previous telephony setting Scanning rate is approx one channel per 2 s The DSC frequency is monitored briefly at each telephony channel shift Dual watch A single DSC frequency normally 2177 kHz and the current telephony frequency Switches to edit DSC scanning frequency Switches to previous scanning type Switches to next scanning type Returns to previous telephony setting The DSC frequency is monit...

Page 13: ...o Telephony display TIME and POS softkeys disappear when information is updated via the NMEA interface If not updated via the NMEA interface UTC time and date must be set manually each time the equipment is switched on An alarm is given if position data is not received via the NMEA interface for 5 minutes In this case position information must be entered manually In case of manual input an alarm i...

Page 14: ...a key is pressed The Call and Alarm lamp flashes until the call is read out Press to read the call Stops alarm sound Press to select distress telephony channel Selects newer call Selects older call Returns to previous telephony display Ships receiving a distress alert from another ship should prepare for receiving the subse quent distress communication on the telephony distress frequency in the sa...

Page 15: ...ipt of the call Ships receiving a DSC call to all ships shall not acknowledge the receipt of the call but should set the receiver to the radiotelephony frequency indicated in the call and listen to the urgency or safety message Returns to previous telephony display Receiving an Individual Call When the transceiver is not used for traffic scanning should be activated to keep watch on one or more DS...

Page 16: ...directly without operator intervention at the coast station Note Auto Acknowledgement must be On to allow automatic connection see DSC Status Display An acknowledgement is initiated immediately when a Direct Dial call is received The handset should be lifted off hook within 1 minute which will initiate a DSC call on the working frequency This call is used by the coast station for channel quality e...

Page 17: ...es last figure Select the DSC frequency Steps between DSC distress frequencies Start transmission of the call Transmission of a DSC call on MF HF takes approx 8 seconds The coast station should answer the call by sending a DSC Acknowledgement within 4 minutes No further commu nication is intended to take place Display the contents of the acknowledge ment Stops alarm sound Returns to telephony disp...

Page 18: ... If DSC frequencies were selected from the Telephony display prior to the call these are default Distress frequencies cannot be selected in any way Starts transmission of the call Transmission of a DSC call on MF HF takes approx 8 seconds The called ship is supposed to answer the call by sending a DSC Acknowledgement within 4 minutes When acknowl edgement is received lift the handset and mode and ...

Page 19: ...where a pre programmed coast station can be selected Backspace deletes last figure Select the DSC frequency Steps between DSC frequencies If the MMSI number is found in the station list the frequencies are selected from the DSC frequencies of the station if any otherwise from the list of non distress DSC frequencies If DSC frequencies were selected from the Telephony display prior to the call thes...

Page 20: ...ement the DSC call is repeated on the working frequency This call may be used by the coast station for channel quality evaluation If the channel quality evaluation indicates that communication will be satisfactory the coast station sends a DSC acknowledgement and starts dialing the subscriber number Dialing tones may be heard in the speaker or handset When the handset is placed on hook after a Dir...

Page 21: ...the DSC frequency Steps between DSC distress frequencies Starts transmission of the call When transmission ceases the equipment is set to SSB telephony and the working frequen cies indicated in the call Returns to the previous telephony display Transmit the safety message as follows SECURITE repeated 3 times ALL STATIONS repeated 3 times this is the 9 digit identity and the call sign or name of ow...

Page 22: ...Nature of The contents of the last received or transmitted distress alert ALL SHIPS RELAY ACK ALERT Position DSC freq ALL SHIPS URGENCY SAFETY DISTRESS INDIVIDUAL Address SHORE are inserted in the distress acknowledgement call Ship in Address DSC freq DSC freq SSB TELEPHONY NO INFORMATION Working DSC freq DISTRESS URGENCY SAFETY ROUTINE NO INFORMATION POSITION REQUEST POLLING UNABLE TO COMPLY SSB ...

Page 23: ...to 7 Code protected For authorized service OPTIONS Select channel new channel STATIONS CHANNEL Select station new station EDIT DELETE Delete station Edit name and MMSI NAME MMSI INFO TEST INFORMATION MMSI Display Self ID and Group IDs of the equipment Change Group ID Display SW and HW versions VERSIONS Display active alarms ALARMS TX PROTECTION Display Protection Code numbers and text CHECK INTERF...

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Page 25: ... 694 are given below in metres Unit Standard Steering 5 4 H 18 H Control Unit 1 2 0 5 Handset 0 3 0 2 Cradle 1 1 0 7 LS4970 Loudspeaker 2 2 1 6 Dimensions and weights Handset Drilling Plan 70 73 210 13 5 34 52 5 123 ø12 for cable entry 144 2 x ø4 5 37921 Weight Handset 0 5 kg 0131 v ...

Page 26: ...nted Control Unit with Mounting Bracket 231 00 120 00 92 50 Mounting Option Drilling Plan 38006 Tilting 45 7 00 14 00 209 00 181 00 55 00 41 00 4 x ø4 Weight Control Unit 1 kg Mounting Bracket 0 3 kg 0131 Control Unit connector panel ALARM AUX HANDSET SCANBUS 38005 ...

Page 27: ...ntrol Unit black 82450001 HA4615 Aerial Coupler 80461503 PA and Filters with SMPS Module 738090 Acessory list PS4655 AC Power Supply 80465511 CH4656 Battery Charger 80465611 LS4970 External 5W speaker 80497010 CB4616 SUBD 9 to Terminal Block Converter 80461601 CB4618 Handset Connection Box 80461801 ...

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