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NAIS-500 User Manual

Contents

1 Preface

4 Notices

Safety warnings

General notices

About your AIS class B transceiver

About AIS

Static and dynamic vessel data

Important information for US customers

What’s in the box?

13 Installation

Preparing for installation

Installation procedures

23 Configuring your AIS transceiver

Switching on your AIS transceiver for the first time

Configuring your AIS transceiver

Introduction to NAIS System Configurator

26 Operation

Using the AIS transceiver

Switch functions

Using NAIS System Configurator with your AIS transceiver

Indicator functions

28 Troubleshooting

29 Specifications

Summary of Contents for NAIS-500

Page 1: ...ENGLISH NAIS 500ClassB AISTransceiver User Manual www bandg com www simrad yachting com www lowrance com NAIS 500 unit...

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Page 3: ...instruction manuals user guides and other information relating to the product Documenta tion may be translated to or has been translated from another language Translation In the event of any conflict...

Page 4: ...he box 13 Installation 13 Preparing for installation 15 Installation procedures 23 Configuring your AIS transceiver 23 Switching on your AIS transceiver for the first time 23 Configuring your AIS tran...

Page 5: ...n configuration 16 Figure 5 AIS transceiver dimensions 16 Figure 6 AIS transceiver mounting 17 Figure 7 GPS antenna mounting 17 Figure 8 Position of the GPS antenna connector 18 Figure 9 Position of t...

Page 6: ...nual or due to other factors such as weather and or nearby transmitting devices Compatibil ity with other systems may vary and is reliant on the third party systems recognizing the standard outputs fr...

Page 7: ...order to meet RF exposure requirements Higher gain antennas will require a greater MPE radius Do not operate the unit when anyone is within the MPE radius of the antenna unless they are shielded from...

Page 8: ...with the lim its for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation...

Page 9: ...the device This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation...

Page 10: ...ed by more distant vessels and also transmit more frequently Class A transceivers are mandatory on all vessels over 300 gross tonnes on international voyages and certain types of passenger ves sels un...

Page 11: ...t is to be installed must therefore possess a current VHF radiotelephone license which lists the AIS system vessel Call Sign and MMSI number Warning An MMSI number is required in order for the AIS tra...

Page 12: ...on cable Quick start guide Warranty information Power and data cable Figure1Itemsincludedwiththeproduct Support tools CD The CD supplied with the package contains the following NAIS System Configurato...

Page 13: ...de in formation to the user about the status of the AIS transceiver Please refer to Indicator functions chapter 5 for more details The AIS transceiver has an external GPS antenna You should ensure tha...

Page 14: ...ent USB port for connection to a PC or Mac External switch input for silent mode control NMEA 2000 port for connection to NMEA 2000 compatible equip ment In addition there are two other connections fo...

Page 15: ...onconfiguration In addition to the items provided with your AIS transceiver the fol lowing items will be required for installation VHF antenna Connection to a suitable VHF antenna will be required for...

Page 16: ...ired cable impedance is 50 ohms Power and data cable The AIS transceiver unit is supplied with a 2 meter long power and data cable as an accessory If you require longer cables to reach your power supp...

Page 17: ...transceiver The compass safe distance of this unit is 0 55 m or greater for 0 3 deviation There should be adequate space around the AIS transceiver for rout ing of cables See Figure 5 for details of...

Page 18: ...up a mast where the motion of the vessel will cause the antenna to swing and potentially reduce the accuracy of the GPS position Also do not mount the antenna in the direct path of a radar transmitter...

Page 19: ...for the GPS cable Install the gasket by firstly threading the attached cable through the center of the gasket Screw the GPS antenna to the mounting surface Route the cable to your AIS transceiver uni...

Page 20: ...ig 9 Location VHF GPS Antenna VHF Antenna Figure9PositionoftheVHFantennaconnector A standard marine band VHF antenna or AIS antenna should be used with the AIS transceiver The connector type on the AI...

Page 21: ...ack 9 Power in Light green 12 Switch input External switch connection for silent mode Orange 10 Switch input Brown 1 NMEA 0183 port 1 TX Transmit High speed NMEA 0183 Port 1 38 400 baud intended for c...

Page 22: ...EA0183 Port 2 4 800baud other NMEA0183 device Figure10Connectinganexternalswitch Step 6 Connecting to NMEA 0183 compatible equipment The two independent NMEA 0183 data ports provide connection to your...

Page 23: ...rt 1 38 400baud chart plotter NMEA0183 Port 2 4 800baud other NMEA0183 device Figure11ConnectingtotheNMEA0183dataport Step 7 Connection to an NMEA 2000 network optional The AIS transceiver can be conn...

Page 24: ...IS transceiver Step 9 Connection to a power supply The AIS transceiver requires a 12V or 24V power supply typically provided by the vessel s battery It is recommended that crimped and soldered lugs ar...

Page 25: ...ls If the AIS transceiver has been pre configured the orange Tx indi cator will illuminate until a transmission has been sent by the unit This may take several minutes as the transceiver must acquire...

Page 26: ...Configurator and how to configure the AIS transceiver using NAIS System Configurator Further help on how to use the features of NAIS System Configurator can be found in the Help menu within the NAIS...

Page 27: ...to configure your AIS transceiver MMSI Vessel name Vessel type Call sign Vessel dimensions and position of your GPS antenna installation For further assistance in configuring your AIS transceiver ple...

Page 28: ...uctions in Step 4 and 5 under Installation procedures chapter 3 an external switch provides the ability to set the AIS transceiver into silent mode In silent mode the transmission of your own vessel p...

Page 29: ...system error Also the state when connected to USB only for initial programming Rx Green flashing The transceiver is receiving AIS data Tx Orange flashing The transceiver is acquiring a GPS fix no AIS...

Page 30: ...affected No GPS position fix can be obtained Check that the external GPS antenna is properly connected and installed Review the GPS signal strength graph available in NAIS System Configurator The powe...

Page 31: ...aud bi directional NMEA 0183 default 4 800 baud bi directional NMEA 2000 LEN 1 Connections VHF antenna connector SO 239 External GPS antenna connector SMA USB type mini B NMEA 2000 standard connector...

Page 32: ...sted to IEC 60945 Protected category Indicators Power Error Rx Tx silent mode Countries of intended use in the EU AT Austria HU Hungary PL Poland BE Belgium IS Iceland PT Portugal BG Bulgaria IE Irela...

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