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Class B AIS Transponder / AIS Display 

With GPS Navigator 

HP-528A / HP-528 

 

User Manual 

 

 

Summary of Contents for HP-528

Page 1: ...Class B AIS Transponder AIS Display With GPS Navigator HP 528A HP 528 User Manual ...

Page 2: ... Quick key and pop up menu for convenient operation AIS AIS Radar Multi lists and plotter screen Visual and audio alarm of collision SART MOB watch target lost watch target deviation etc Safety message display Watch function for fishing net buoy friend ships etc Detailed target information GPS Plotter Highway Steering Satellite SOG meter COG meter and User data screen SBAS capability Storage of 10...

Page 3: ...r three seconds to power off the unit The time remaining is counted down until power off 1 2 Adjust LCD or key panel brilliance Press the key to show the brilliance window For LCD press the key to loop over the brilliance or press or key to increase or decrease the brilliance For key panel press the or key Press ENT key or MENU key to exit ...

Page 4: ...reens Main screens are shown as below Press MODE key to step through sequentially Press MODE key more than 2 seconds to invert the sequence AIS Radar AIS Lists Plotter Highway Steering Satellite SOG Meter COG Meter User Data ...

Page 5: ...ns relative to own ship within the current range scale The position and course of own ship is also displayed in the center The red color circle indicates the CPA value of AIS settings 2 1 1 Zoom scale Scale is available from 0 125 to 24 nm Press ZOOM key Use or key to zoom in or zoom out Press the ENT key to exit ...

Page 6: ... up left side of the screen to indicate current selected direction up 2 1 3 Selected Targets Use arrow key to move cursor to the target you want to select When a target marker appears the information of the selected target will be shown in the right column If you desire to know more about a target press ENT key to get detailed target information ...

Page 7: ...to show own static or own dynamic information Press MENU key to exit Own static data screen shows your static vessel information such as MMSI code vessel name GPS antenna position and type of Ship Own Dynamic Data screen shows your dynamic vessel information such as Latitude and Longitude data SOG COG GPS receiver type UTC date and time etc ...

Page 8: ...ts being recognized by the unit The target is sorted by the distance from own boat so the closest target is located on the top of the list The symbol in front of the Name MMSI field represents the class of target A class A vessel S SART M MOB E EPIRB NULL class B vessel or not identified class and icons of AtoN SAR and Base Station Press or key to select the desired AIS target Press ENT key to get...

Page 9: ...To get detailed information about a dangerous target use or key to select the target and then press ENT key 2 2 3 Watch List The watch list shows the watch target you set Watch target is often set for special care such as for friend ships fishing net buoys etc You can switch on or off the lost alarm position alarm of the watch targets Up to 100 AIS targets can be set as your watch targets Watch ta...

Page 10: ...tch target 2 2 3 1 Add Watch AIS Use or key to select the first line New then press ENT key to add a new watch target You can add a new watch by edit or select from target list Input the MMSI of the target that you want to watch Input the comment for better explication ...

Page 11: ...e watch target deviates away from the defined position far than the defined range 2 2 3 2 Watch Target Menu Use or key to select a watch target then press ENT key to get a pop up menu for further operation Detail Get detailed information of the watch target Edit Watch Edit the watch items such as MMSI or switch on off watch alarms or modify the position or position range Delete Watch Delete the wa...

Page 12: ...Page 11 of 24 2 2 4 Alarm List Show the alarms by sequence of start time 2 2 5 Message List Show the messages by sequence of receive time ...

Page 13: ...nm Press ZOOM key Use or key to zoom in or zoom out Press ENT key to exit 2 3 2 Center own boat Normally when own boat is travel off the plotter screen it will automatically return back to the center of the screen When cursor is shown it won t center automatically Pressing ENT key and hold for more than 2 seconds will center own boat in the screen again ...

Page 14: ...y to move cursor to a waypoint when you get an enlarged image of the waypoint it means the waypoint is being selected Press ENT key a pop up menu appears as one of below so operations could be made on the selected waypoint Different content menu will pop up that is depending on the state of the selected waypoint For example WP0006 is a normal waypoint neither a GOTO or of a GOTO route WP0001 is a ...

Page 15: ...nd show the basic information of the target To get detailed information of the target press ENT key In the detailed information screen press MENU key to return back 2 4 Highway It is a 3D highway view of own boat towards the destination When the boat mark is aligned with the center white line the boat is on course When it deviates left or right a steer direction sign will flash The XTE scale is av...

Page 16: ...omized user data screens are available User data 1 default with 3 fields of POSN SOG and COG User data 2 default with 4 fields of RNG BRG XTE and TTG 2 9 1 Screen division Screen can be divided into 1 4 fields Press MENU key to get a pop up window Select the division you want Press ENT key 2 9 2 Data field 1 Use arrow key to select a data field ...

Page 17: ...Range BRG Bearing XTE Cross track error TTG Time to go ETA Estimated time to arrival WPT Waypoint to go None Blank 3 Select the data to show and press ENT key 4 Press MENU key to exit 3 Menu A concise menu is offered to customize a variety of settings and to manage waypoints routes tracks messages etc Press MENU key once or twice or more depend on your current display screen to enter into the menu...

Page 18: ... the specific 9 digit MMSI code 3 Push or key to move cursor forward or backward 4 Push MENU key to cancel the modification or press ENT key to confirm the modification Notes 1 When the MMSI is which means an invalid MMSI the transponder operates as just an AIS receiver 2 If the MMSI code has already been set you cannot change again 3 If you enter a code that starts with 0 or 00 it won t be accept...

Page 19: ...A TCPA Enter CPA Closest Point of Approach and TCPA Time to CPA values These settings help you find a dangerous target to avoid a collision When an AIS target is closer than your CPA and TCPA settings an alarm icon will flash on the up left corner of the screen and the alarm buzzer sounds Push or key to select either CPA or TCPA Push or key to input the value into that item CPA default 6 km TCPA d...

Page 20: ...color and comment field of the waypoint could be edited 3 2 2 Waypoint operation Move to the list line of a waypoint Press ENT key to pop up a menu by which you can operate on a waypoint Different content menu will pop up as it depends on the state of the selected waypoint 3 3 Routes Enter into the route list by sort of name or by sort of range 3 3 1 Create new route Move to the NEW line press ENT...

Page 21: ...content menu will pop up according to the state of the selected route 3 3 4 Route destination Route can be set as destination by forward or reverse direction 3 4 Tracks Track log is stored at an interval of distance or by auto mode Track color is set to distinguish from each track log Tracks are deleted by color index or by all color When track memory is full the oldest track is erased automatical...

Page 22: ... to exit 3 7 Simulate A simulate mode is a demonstration display of the unit Current position course and speed could be set to simulate the trip 3 8 Settings Default settings works well under normal circumstances Customize the settings to make the unit for your purpose 3 8 1 System Select language and custom settings such as unit date time data format etc 3 8 2 GNSS Settings of GPS SBAS and other ...

Page 23: ...wn When AIS GPS Input is set the unit will parse the AIS NMEA data from external device and also makes use of the GPS NMEA data from external device instead of from the signal of its own GPS antenna REM1 Output O DTM GGA GLL RMB RMC VTG ZDA 4800 REM2 Output O DTM GGA RMB RMC VTG ZDA BWC 4800 AP Output O AAM APB BOD BWC GLL VTG XTE ZDA 4800 GPS Output O GGA GSA GSV VTG 4800 GPS Input I GGA GSA GSV ...

Page 24: ... silence the buzzer and close an alarm pop up window by pressing any key To ignore all the alarm pop windows press MENU key The alarm icon remains until the reason for the alarm disappears 4 GOTO WPT MOB The unit provides quick function keys In plotter screen press GOTO key to start navigating to where cursor is In every display screen press WPT key to lay a waypoint at the current position where ...

Page 25: ...Page 24 of 24 5 Installation Power DC12V 24V Power White Power Black NMEA Data Port RS 232 RX RS 232 TX GND RS 422 RX RS 422 RX RS 422 TX RS 422 TX ...

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