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Simrad AI80 User Manual

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System components

An AI80 system includes the following units:

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AI80 Class A Mobile Unit

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GPS Antenna (GPS4)

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AI80 Minimum Keyboard and Display, 21-button with Pilot Port

Simrad AI80 MKD

(A101-12_1)

GPS antenna
(A101-01)

Interconnection cable
(A101-03)

Mounting kit
GPS antenna

(A101-02)

Class A Mobile Station

(A101-11_1)

Adapter cable
(A100-93)

Simrad

Interface cable to MKD

(A101-13_1)

Summary of Contents for AI80

Page 1: ...User manual Man_user_AI80_r2 i User Manual AI80 Automatic Identification System This manual is intended as a reference guide for operating the Simrad AI80 Automatic Identification System...

Page 2: ...irst edition Rev 1 Type approval certificate and declaration of conformity included Rev 2 FCC statements included Static Data and Voyage Related menus updated To assist us in making improvements to th...

Page 3: ...ised FCC part 15 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide rea...

Page 4: ...ve to be entered before the system is ready to use 4 Operation Main operating procedures for using the AI80 system 5 Appendix A Operating procedures optional MKD Describes the operating procedure when...

Page 5: ...Internet Control Message Protocol IMO International Maritime Organisation LED Light Emitting Diode LR Long Range MKD Minimum Keyboard Display MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity MSG Message N A Not...

Page 6: ...ay 7 Keypad 7 LED indicators 7 2 2 Buttons 8 2 3 Using display and keypad 10 Manoeuvring and selecting 10 Dialogue boxes 10 Editing 11 Information 12 2 4 AI80 display pages and submenus 12 Ship list v...

Page 7: ...ternal serial ports 35 3 5 VHF data link 35 3 6 Configuring radio channels 35 Viewing a region s settings 35 Adding a region 36 Edit current region 37 4 OPERATION 39 4 1 General 39 4 2 Turning the AI8...

Page 8: ...he navigational status 48 Entering voyage data 48 Turning the VHF transmitter OFF 49 Using SMS in AI80 optional MKD 50 Receiving and reading an SMS message 51 Writing and sending SMS messages 52 The O...

Page 9: ...nal MKD 65 6 4 Port settings and MAC address optional MKD 66 6 5 Answer mode optional MKD 67 6 6 Configuring radio channels optional MKD 68 Adding a region 69 Editing current region 70 Viewing a regio...

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Page 11: ...d channels The system broadcasts the vessel s position speed and course over ground as well as static and voyage related information Short safety related text messages can be sent between vessels or b...

Page 12: ...vessels and shore based stations and vessels and Aids to Navigation like buoys and lighthouses The information transmitted by a vessel s AIS system is grouped in four categories Static data MMSI Mari...

Page 13: ...eration while static and voyage related data are transmitted every 6 minutes or on request Thus fast ferries will report their navigational data at a higher update rate than ships at anchor Ship s Man...

Page 14: ...s AI80 Class A Mobile Unit GPS Antenna GPS4 AI80 Minimum Keyboard and Display 21 button with Pilot Port Simrad AI80 MKD A101 12_1 GPS antenna A101 01 Interconnection cable A101 03 Mounting kit GPS ant...

Page 15: ...ystem and for writing text messages transmitted to other vessels or shore based AIS stations A Pilot Plug is included in the AI80 system and is located at the rear of the MKD The plug enables the pilo...

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Page 17: ...ators on the front of the Mobile Unit can be used to monitor status as well as data reception and transmission LED Colour Description TX Off Amber Green Red Transmitter idle Transmitting on AIS channe...

Page 18: ...IFT followed by the selected number Press SHIFT again to return to character buttons Enter SPACE and other non alphabetic symbols by using the Number 1 button in alpha numeric mode Selecting by using...

Page 19: ...g this button cancels the editing The entered value is discarded When interactive messages or requests are displayed pressing this button answers the equivalent to No if applicable and exits the inter...

Page 20: ...ate that the page contains lines with more than 20 characters Manoeuvre the viewport left and right with the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW buttons respectively Select a highlighted item by pressing the OK butt...

Page 21: ...000002 Pos Source Internal Pos Source Internal SurveyedLat 00 00 1 x 2 ABC SurveyedLat 00 00 or in cases were there are predefined variables chooses from a list of these by using the UP or DOWN ARROW...

Page 22: ...may look like this User Help Persons on board Crew and passengers included OK 2 4 AI80 display pages and submenus The table below shows the menu hierarchy The ARROW buttons OK and CANCEL buttons are...

Page 23: ...Nav Status Voyage Related Gyro Calibration Static Data VHF LR Serial PIN SMS Inbox Write Message Outbox Predefined Write Predefined Downperiods Chn Management View Regions Add Region Edit Current Regi...

Page 24: ...lSign CA122 LAT 063 36 31 44N LON 010 24 13 73E NavStatus Under way using en Dest Lia ETA 2231100 SHIP DATA Draught 5 00 m EPFD GPS ACC LOW RAIM off Time 11 54 27 COG 170 00 SOG 010 00 kn HDG N A ROT...

Page 25: ...New alarm When a new alarm is received a dialogue box will appear Press OK to acknowledge the alarm If the alarm condition disappears before it is acknowledged the dialogue page and the viewport is r...

Page 26: ...ess OK to send the information or CANCEL to reject the information 123456789 ab LR requests 111111111 abcef 222222222 ABCEFIOPUW 333333333 a 444444444 ce 555555555 abc 666666666 ABCE 777777777 puw LR...

Page 27: ...or PIN Editing parameters in these pages is always protected with a PIN code To save edited parameters press the OK button Nav Status NavStatus MOORED Nav Status In this page the user can set the appr...

Page 28: ...e restarted see chapter 4 3 VHF TX On VDL Off Hold OK to save VHF In this page the transmission TX can be turned ON OFF and also the VDL answer mode can be set LR LR Mode MANUAL Hold OK to save LR In...

Page 29: ...he top Message This message is an inbox message DEL to delete OK for next msg CANCEL to close EDIT to reply Press UP DOWN ARROW to select message OK displays the message to the user If the message is...

Page 30: ...Outbox contains all sent messages If the receiver acknowledged the message a check sign is shown in front of that line The latest message is on top If the user wants to re send or read a message selec...

Page 31: ...Downperiods 23 May 08 00 23 May 08 30 23 May 09 00 23 May 09 30 23 May 10 00 23 M y 10 30 23 May 11 00 23 May 11 30 23 May 12 00 23 May 12 30 This page shows the last ten downtimes start and stop for...

Page 32: ...0 00E LAT SW 00 00 00 00N LON SW 000 00 00 00E BW A Default BW B Default Zone 0 Hold OK to save Add region In this page the user can add a region manually Refer chapter 3 6 Default Values ChnA 0 ChnB...

Page 33: ...ol Restart unit If a system restart is required select Restart unit and press OK The unit will now initiate the restarting process Restart GPS Restart GPS If GPS tracking problems are experienced rest...

Page 34: ...ics DIAGNOSTICS VHF Serial Config file The Diagnostics page shows the submenus available to display test and debug the communication links and configuration settings VHF Tx ChA MSG01 00 01 Tx ChB MSG0...

Page 35: ...diting the variable If incorrect code is entered a dialogue box prompting the user to retry is presented Wrong PIN OK to try again Cancel to cancel Press OK to retry or CANCEL to cancel 2 5 Optional M...

Page 36: ...hen data is entered BACK Used to save new settings and return to previous display Refer Entering Data page 28 2 6 Optional MKD display pages and submenus In addition to the default View page refer pag...

Page 37: ...2 O u t b o x 3 P r e d e f i n e d 4 W r i t e M s g 5 W r i t e S R M s g 6 W r i t e B r c S R M s g 7 W r i t e P r e d M s g 8 C l e a r M e s s a g e B o x I n b o x P 2 1 1 S A N D P I P E R P...

Page 38: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Use the rotating knob for moving the highlight to the selected character and enter the character by pressing the ENTER button The arrow buttons on the MKD may be used for jumping u...

Page 39: ...ront of the base station s name or MMSI number Depending on the number of other vessels within range the number of pages will change dynamically The lower part of the View page contains own vessel s i...

Page 40: ...for entering information about the current voyage 41 4 S t a t i c D a t a Used under installation for entering static vessel data 64 5 D y n a m i c D a t a Displays current data for the vessel The i...

Page 41: ...e P r e d M s g 8 C l e a r M e s s a g e B o x Refer Using the AI80 message system page 50 Alarm page ALR The Alarm page displays active alarms in the system Active not acknowledged alarms are displa...

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Page 43: ...or entering data refer to AI80 user interface on page 7 Note The software settings may be protected by a security code When entering parameters defined with a security level other than 0 the access co...

Page 44: ...in metres DimA External GPS antenna location DimB External GPS antenna location DimC External GPS antenna location DimD External GPS antenna location LocDimA Internal GPS antenna location LocDimB Inte...

Page 45: ...However the AIS receiver will still be functioning and thus AIS data from other vessels will still be received VDL answer mode VDL answer mode allows the configuration of the AIS unit with regard to...

Page 46: ...automatically be discarded Also when the vessel position is further than 500 nautical miles from the region this region is automatically discarded by the AIS unit ChA The radio channel to be used as c...

Page 47: ...rrent radio parameters and is similar to Add Region the only difference being that by changing these values the default parameters for the current region are altered and take effect immediately Note F...

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Page 49: ...d always be aware that other ships and in particular leisure craft fishing boats and warships and some coastal shore stations including Vessel Traffic Service VTS centres might not be fitted with AIS...

Page 50: ...arted by using the following procedure System control Restart unit 1 Press the VIEW button to activate the Main menu and select System The System menu will be displayed 2 Select System Control and Res...

Page 51: ...with regard to the current vessel status as this affects the reporting rate and information transmitted to other vessels For AI80 press the VIEW button to activate the Main Menu select Settings and Na...

Page 52: ...SMS menu under Main Menu and selecting Inbox Press UP DOWN ARROW to select message OK displays the message to the user If the message is previously read a check sign is shown in front of that line If...

Page 53: ...lect a message with UP DOWN and press OK Viewing and editing predefined messages Select Predefined and press OK to enter the Predefined page Here the user can edit view or delete a previously defined...

Page 54: ...est As long as there are unacknowledged alarms the ALM LED will be red and the alarm relay will engage see the Simrad AI80 Installation Manual Displaying and acknowledging alarms Alarms LR Active Alar...

Page 55: ...inquirer and the function request string By pressing the OK button the AIS unit responds to the inquiry and by pressing CANCEL the AIS unit sends a rejection message to the inquirer Alarms LR Active...

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Page 57: ...s M E N U C o n t r a s t B A C K E x i t E N T E R M a i n N o D e b u g O f f B u s R e s e t C n t 1 B r i g h t n e s s C o n t r a s t SMS Press the SMS button to activate the brightness setting...

Page 58: ...D E R W A Y U S I N G E N G I N E A T A N C H O R N O T U N D E R C O M M A N D R E S T R M A N O E U V R A B I L I T Y C O N S T R A I N E D B Y D R A U G H T M O O R E D Additional selections are a...

Page 59: ...day hour and minutes MMDDHHmm Drght Vessel draught 1 10 m OnBrd Total number of people on board Type Type of vessel Refer Vessel Identifiers in the Simrad AI80 Installation Manual Enter voyage data as...

Page 60: ...on by pressing the ENTER button and save the changes by pressing the BACK button L A T 0 6 3 2 6 3 1 2 0 N T X O F F L O N 0 1 0 2 4 1 3 7 8 E A L A R M S O G 0 2 4 C O G 1 5 6 S M S When the VHF tran...

Page 61: ...pen the SMS page select Inbox and press the ENTER button The Inbox view will be displayed I n b o x P 2 1 R e c e i v e d M e s s a g e s S A N D P I P E R 2 8 0 5 2 3 0 0 N o r d s t j e r n e n 2 8...

Page 62: ...age Reply BrCast SR Reply as broadcast related message Writing and sending SMS messages When writing a message in the AI80 system the message can be defined as General text message Safety related mess...

Page 63: ...consist of up to 151 characters As characters are entered the display will show remaining number of characters that may be entered 3 Use the rotating knob and the ENTER button to enter characters 4 W...

Page 64: ...for the predefined message and confirmed the name by moving the highlight to the symbol and pressing the ENTER button The display is now ready for entering the predefined message text W r i t e P r e...

Page 65: ...opened If more predefined messages are defined it is possible to scroll to previous next message by using the buttons When the correct message that is to be sent is displayed press the ENTER button Th...

Page 66: ...0 9 1 5 n o r d s t j e r n a 2 8 0 5 2 1 4 5 Before a general message or a safety related message is transmitted the AI80 system will automatically check that the selected vessel or base station is...

Page 67: ...ete all messages from the Inbox the Outbox or all predefined messages S M S M e n u P 2 1 I n b o x 2 O u t b o x 3 P r e d e f i n e d 4 W r i t e M s g 5 W r i t e S R M s g 6 W r i t e B r c S R M...

Page 68: ...enu all present alarms will be listed with the latest reported alarm on the first line Active not acknowledged alarms are displayed in capital letters while acknowledged alarms are displayed in lowerc...

Page 69: ...ong range request The AI80 Mobile Unit may be set up to answer a long range request automatically or manually Refer Answer mode page 67 If the system is set up to manually answer a long range request...

Page 70: ...te All LR Deletes all long range messages Restarting the AI80 system using optional MKD The AI80 Mobile Unit may be restarted by using the following procedure M a i n M e n u P 1 b S y s t e m 1 Press...

Page 71: ...ty submenu activated from the Menu page Setting the security codes When using the external optional MKD the default security code delivered with the Mobile Unit is AIS as for both Level 1 and Level 2...

Page 72: ...ecurity code for Level 1 and confirmed the entry by moving the highlight to the symbol and pressing the ENTER button 5 Highlight the L2 PIN Code and repeat the procedure above to change the security c...

Page 73: ...button In the lower part of the display it will now be possible to change security level for the selected parameter 0 1 2 4 Select security level and confirm by highlighting the symbol and pressing t...

Page 74: ...e A N N E B E R I T C a l l T A 1 6 4 G H M M S I 1 2 4 3 9 5 8 5 6 I M O 1 0 9 8 5 6 3 K e e l 1 2 The following information should be entered Name Vessel name Call Vessel s call signal MMSI The vess...

Page 75: ...al MKD The baud rate for each serial port used for interfacing external equipment has to be configured from the Serial ports submenu M a i n M e n u P 1 9 P o r t s 1 Press the MENU button to activate...

Page 76: ...allation Manual 6 4 Port settings and MAC address optional MKD The Ports menu is used by the operator to change serial parameters and view the MAC address M a i n M e n u P 1 9 P o r t s 1 Press the M...

Page 77: ...d LongRange Configures the long range polling The following selections are available Automatic The AI80 system will automatically reply to a long range request The request will however be listed in th...

Page 78: ...her channels may be configured by using the Chn Management submenu Maximum 8 regions may be configured M a i n M e n u P 1 6 C h n M a n a g e m e n t Press the MENU button to activate the Main menu a...

Page 79: ...nels when the vessel enters this region The following parameters have to be defined ChnA ChnB VHF channels used for transmitting RxTxMode Channels A B used for transmitting receiving TxPower Transmiss...

Page 80: ...s for the current AIS channels Viewing a region s settings V i e w C u r R e g P 1 6 2 R E G I O N 1 2 6 C h n A 1 4 3 C h n B 1 4 4 R x T x M o d e T x A T x B R x A R x B T x P o w e r H i g h L A T...

Page 81: ...Appendix C Type approval certificate Man_user_AI80_r2 71 7 TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE...

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Page 85: ...Appendix D Declaration of conformity Man_user_AI80_r2 75 8 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY...

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