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AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Class B AIS Transponder Manual

 

1.9E   

 

 

 

 

CTRX GRAPHENE Manual

 

WARRANTY 

General 

 

True Heading  AB  warrants 

its AIS CTRX GRAPHENE transponder (the “Product”) against defects in 

design,  material  and  workmanship  for  a  period  of  two  (2)  years  from  the  date  of  purchase  (the 
“Warranty”). The Warranty covers costs for spares, labour, and return shipment; return of the defective 
Product  to  True  Heading  AB  shall  be  at  purchaser’s  risk  and  expense.  Should  any  failure  of  the 
Product  to  conform  with  the  above  Warranty  develop  during  the  specified  period  under  normal  and 
proper  use  and  provided  the  Product  has  been  properly  installed  and  maintained,  True  Heading  AB 
shall, if given prompt notice of the alleged failure to conform, correct such non-conformity at the option 
of True Heading AB by repair, replacement, or by refund of the purchase price of the non-conforming 
Product.  

The above Warranty shall terminate and be voided under the following circumstances: (a) the Product 
serial number is missing, (b) modification, repair or alteration by  anyone other than an True Heading 
authorized  service  provider;  (c)  improper  operation,  maintenance  or  installation,  including  but  not 
limited  to  broken  seals;  (d)  damage  during  shipment;  (e)  operation,  handling  or  other  dealings  with 
Product  in  a  negligent  manner;  or  (f)  abnormal  conditions  or  temperature,  moisture,  dirt  or  corrosive 
matter. 

TO  THE  EXTENT  PERMITTED  BY  APPLICABLE  LAW,  THE  WARRANTIES,  RIGHTS  AND 
REMEDIES  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION  ARE  EXCLUSIVE  AND  IN  LIEU  OF  ALL  OTHER 
WARRANTIES,  REPRESENTATIONS,  CONDITIONS,  RIGHTS  AND  REMEDIES  WITH  RESPECT 
TO  ANY  PRODUCT,  EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED,  STATUTORY  OR  OTHERWISE,  AND  WHETHER 
WRITTEN  OR  ORAL;  ALL  OTHER  WARRANTIES,  REPRESENTATIONS,  CONDITIONS,  RIGHTS 
AND REMEDIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
DURABILITY  OR  FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE,  ARE  HEREBY  EXPRESSLY 
DISCLAIMED,  EXCLUDED  AND  WAIVED  BY  PURCHASER  TO  THE  FULLEST  EXTENT 
PERMITTED BY LAW. 

Correction  of  non-conformities  in  the  manner  and  for  the  period  of  time  provided  above  shall  be  the 
exclusive  remedy  and  shall  constitute  fulfilment  of  all  liabilities  of  True  Heading  AB  whether  in 
warranty, contract, negligence, tort or otherwise with respect to the quality of the Product.  

Warranty procedures 

 

Warranty  claims  shall  be  made  to  the  place  where  you  purchased  the  Product  or  direct  to  True 
Heading AB through mail, fax or e-mail to our support department. Replaced Product shall become the 
property of True Heading AB.   

PLEASE KEEP YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE as it is required for a Warranty claim.   

Replacements  pursuant  to  the  Warranty  shall  not  renew  or  extend  the  applicable  original  Warranty 
period;  provided,  however,  that  any  such  replacement  Product  shall  be  warranted  for  the  time 
remaining under the original Warranty period or for 30 days, whichever is longer.  

Other issues 

 

Proper  seamanship  and  common  sense must  be  exercised  when  using  the  AIS  CTRX  GRAPHENE; 
the Products shall only be seen as a navigational aid. 

True Heading AB reserves the right to change the specification of the Product without prior notice.  

IF  YOU  ARE  NOT  ABLE  TO  ACCEPT  THE  TERMS  ABOVE,  PLEASE  RETURN  THE  AIS  CTRX 
GRAPHENE TO YOUR RETAILER FOR FULL CREDIT BEFORE OPENED AND USED.

 

Содержание AIS CTRX GRAPHENE

Страница 1: ...OPERATION INSTALLATION MANUAL AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Class B AIS Transponder Version 1 9E True Heading 2013 The manual may not in any aspect be copied without the prior authorization from True Heading AB...

Страница 2: ...CATION 11 Getting started 12 BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE INSTALLATION 13 INSTALLATION 14 CONNECTION TO THE DC POWER SUPPLY 20 CONNECTION OF AN EXTERNAL SILENT SWITCH WITH LED INDICATOR 21 PROAIS2 CONFIGURATI...

Страница 3: ...change without notice True Heading AB disclaims any liability for consequences arising from omissions or inaccuracies in this manual and any other documentation provided with this product UNDER NO CIR...

Страница 4: ...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 This equipment generates uses...

Страница 5: ...7 m To comply with the requirements set by ICNIRP FCC RSS and ARPANSA the VHF antenna shall be installed in such a way that the minimum distance from the antenna to a boundary 0 5 m from where humans...

Страница 6: ...PS Receiver equipment Performance standards methods of testing and required test results EN 301 843 1 v2 1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Electromagnetic Compatibility EM...

Страница 7: ...etc and to send information about your own ship to others that are equipped with Automatic Identification System AIS transponders or receivers SEE AND BE SEEN It is today according to the IMO SOLAS r...

Страница 8: ...ration quality Remember that navigation and safety of lives at sea always requires proper seamanship and that the AIS CTRX GRAPHENE is an aid and not a replacement for such qualities NOT ALL VESSELS C...

Страница 9: ...WARRANTIES REPRESENTATIONS CONDITIONS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL ALL OTHER WARRANTIES REPRESENTATIONS CONDIT...

Страница 10: ...eading se In order to ensure that you receive important information register the purchase of your product by sending an e mail to register trueheading se where you state the serial number purchase dat...

Страница 11: ...uivalence Number 1 NMEA 0183 RS422 38400 baud Connectors VHF Antenna connector BNC Female GPS Antenna connector TNC Female USB B serial data USB mini connector NMEA 0183 DC power connector NMEA 2000 c...

Страница 12: ...apter P N 0012 989 000 1 CD incl manual set up software and AIS information P N 0012 972 000 AIS CTRX GRAPHENE comes with the following parts 1 AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Class B Transponder P N 0012 002 000 1...

Страница 13: ...tly installed on the vessel and or electrically connected to any other vessel equipment including power supplies it is recommended that connection is made using NMEA0183 or NMEA2000 connections These...

Страница 14: ...A 0183 RS 422 RX A PINK 8 Power supply Voltage RED 9 Power supply Voltage GND BLACK 10 Power supply Voltage ORANGE 11 External SILENT switch PURPLE 12 NMEA 0183 RS 422 RX B LIGHT GREEN Table 1 Data DC...

Страница 15: ...program which can be useful to diagnose a situation where the transponder is experiencing interference Read more about this in the Diagnostics section in the chapter on the proAIS software To ensure t...

Страница 16: ...antenna BNC and VHF radio FME Figure 7 CTRX Graphene From L to R NMEA2000 connector USB mini connector Data DC circular connector GPS antenna TNC VHF antenna BNC After installation of the antennas th...

Страница 17: ...OUT Tx B GREY NMEA OUT Tx A RED 0V DC Ground ORANGE VHF antenna BNC GPS antenna TNC USB to computer NMEA2000 BLACK BLUE GREEN PURPLE GREEN WHITE To external Silent switch To external LED for Silent sw...

Страница 18: ...PHENE Manual ANTENNA CONNECTIONS VHF antenna E g AC Marine CX4 CTRX Graphene GPS antenna CTRX Graphene Existing VHF radio Cable 5m RG 58 attached to the GPS antenna Existing VHF antenna cable in your...

Страница 19: ...n 6m NMEA2000 End resistor 120 Ohm 9 16 VDC 0 VDC NMEA2000 Power Tap 9 32 VDC RED 0 VDC ORANGE BLACK BLUE NMEA2000 End resistor 120 Ohm NOTE The transponder must be connected to an external power sour...

Страница 20: ...e positive lead and one on the negative lead to provide protection for the transponder Note that the negative lead on the transponder is connected to the same point as the ground on the VHF and GPS an...

Страница 21: ...nsponder Manual 1 9E 21 CTRX GRAPHENE Manual CONNECTION OF AN EXTERNAL SILENT SWITCH WITH LED INDICATOR WHITE RED ORANGE BLACK BLUE 9 32 VDC 0 VDC PURPLE GREEN Single pole pushbutton switch DC DATA Ca...

Страница 22: ...the on screen instructions Connecting to your AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Before launching the proAIS2 application connect your AIS transponder to your PC or Mac using a USB cable Follow the on screen instructi...

Страница 23: ...ansponder configuration Vessel information and configuration can also be edited and saved to the AIS transponder In the Output GNSS Sentences field you can select which type of GPS data you would like...

Страница 24: ...presenting the received satellite The bar will change colour depending on the status of the satellite When the receiver is locked to a satellite the bar will change from blue to green indicating that...

Страница 25: ...that your AIS CTRX GRAPHENE receives data from other AIS transponders By clicking on the column label the data field can arrange in falling or increasing order depending on the column of interest Figu...

Страница 26: ...ived a report Power supply Power supply OK Once the items have a green tick the function is checked and validated The Internal data window shows the version of the firmware and boot loader as well as...

Страница 27: ...not available This can be due to disturbance from radio and or electrical equipment on board or the AIS traffic situation many transponders in the same area When the situation has been resolved the y...

Страница 28: ...as AIVDO and GPS data as GPRMC or any of the GPS data sentences selected The field Enter commands below the data window is used for input data to the transponder This field is only used for diagnosti...

Страница 29: ...AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Class B AIS Transponder Manual 1 9E 29 CTRX GRAPHENE Manual NOTES...

Страница 30: ...AIS CTRX GRAPHENE Class B AIS Transponder Manual 1 9E 30 CTRX GRAPHENE Manual Mounting Template NOTE NOT drawn to scale...

Страница 31: ...37 Pleasure craft 5 GPS antenna position Table 6 Ships dimension GPS reference position Important information for US Customers There are specific laws in the USA regarding the configuration of AIS cla...

Страница 32: ...e determined by the position of the GPS antenna The length of the vessel is set by the distance measured from fore to the GPS antenna A and from aft to GPS antenna B The beam is measured as the distan...

Страница 33: ...cal angle of 5 to 90 degrees above the horizon 3 As the received GPS signal is very sensitive to noise and interference generated by other on board transmitters ensure that the GNSS antenna is placed...

Страница 34: ...preventing normal operation EMI Electro Magnetic Interference from other equipment on board To ensure proper functionality it is necessary to install the VHF antenna correctly and operate the AIS equ...

Страница 35: ...n the inside of the bottom part of the enclosure see arrow When installing the CTRX Graphene WiFi please make sure that this area is kept away from any metallic parts such as bulkhead etc which can at...

Страница 36: ...ss A Static and Voyage Related Data PGN129794 AIS SAR Aircraft Position Report PGN 129798 AIS Broadcast Safety Message PGN129802 AIS Class B static data part A PGN129809 AIS Class B static data part B...

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