Chapter 5: Starting up the system
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Powering the system
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Powering the system
Switching the terminal on
Using the power switch
To switch on
the terminal, use the On/Off switch in the connector panel. It normally takes one or
two seconds for the terminal to switch on.
Using the ignition system
Normally the ignition function is not used in maritime installations. Instead you may want to use
the remote on/off function described in the next section.
If you have connected the ignition system of your vessel to the I/O connector, you may leave the
power switch in the “on” position and the terminal will switch on/off when you start/stop the
engine of your vessel.
When the engine is stopped the terminal is in standby mode, meaning that only the primary parts
of the system are kept alive. The standby current is max. 15 mA when the ignition is off. For
information on how to connect to the ignition, refer to
Connecting to the ignition
on page 22.
You must set up the ignition function in the web interface. For further information, see the user
manual for the SAILOR FleetBroadband system.
Using a remote on/off switch
If an external switch is connected to the remote on/off pins in the DC connector, you may leave the
power switch in the connector panel in the “on” position and use the remote switch to turn the
terminal on and off. When the remote switch is off, the terminal is off. However, if you leave the
power switch on the terminal in the “on” position, you can always switch the terminal back on
with the remote switch. The standby current when the remote switch is off is max. 2 mA. For
further information on how to connect a remote on/off switch, see
Connecting a Remote on/off
switch
on page 23.
Note
In some cases, the system may reboot after power-on because
of the high start-up current.
