easyWATCHBOX
Manual
NMEA-Alerting Unit: A087
Revision 1.5
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Страница 3: ... operator of the ship to com mand the vessel safely and to be in full control of all operating condi tions during the entire travel time By mistaken conduct of the operator of a ship equipped with a easyWATCHBOX if the operator does pay un divided attention to operation and surrounding condition damage or personal injury may be caused in the event of an accident Caution It is the duty of the opera...
Страница 4: ...rsion Author Description of change 1 Jan 13 1 0 Zimmer mann Base information 2 Jan 13 1 1 Zimmer mann Corrections 3 July 13 1 2 Zimmer mann Changes 4 Sep 15 1 3 Schuster 5 March 16 1 4 Schuster Auto Dialup 3 4 4 6 Sept 16 1 5 Vits General ...
Страница 5: ...l installation 8 3 Using the easyWATCHBOX 8 3 1 LED Indication 9 3 2 Buttons 10 3 3 CPA Function 11 3 4 Additional Features 12 3 4 1 Setting the modes 12 3 4 2 Battery low 13 3 4 3 External horn 14 3 4 4 Auto Dial up 14 3 5 Troubleshooting 15 4 Technical Data 16 5 Contact and Support Information 16 6 License Agreement 17 7 Warranty 17 ...
Страница 6: ...cal installation The easyWATCHBOX is equipped with 5 colored wires Power 12 24VDC red Power black NMEA white NMEA green Special Function grey The AIS output must be set to 38400 baud data rate If you have a chart plotter connected to the AIS you just connect the easyWATCHBOX in parallel Please see following figure ...
Страница 7: ...data are going into the easyWATCHBOX the ac tual setting LEDs one for time and one for distance show green light The blinking of LEDs for time and distance indicates the standby mode of the easyWATCHBOX GPS data is available AIS data not When AIS signals are being received the LEDs are lighting up When AIS signals are missing or lost for at least 30 sec so only GPS data are available the easyWATCH...
Страница 8: ...yses alarm situations like AIS SART Search and Rescue Transmitter or it calculates collision scenarios Whenever an alarm situation is detected the LEDs show which kind of alarm has occurred and the internal buzzer gives a loud signal With the buttons you can either turn on and off the acoustic alarms or you can set up the collision alarm parameters alarm distance and time ATTENTION The collision a...
Страница 9: ...hts up when an AIS SART signal was received Bat low Changes from green to red when the battery voltage falls below a dangerous limit Time LEDs 5 15 and 30 min Indicating the time limit that you have selected for Collision warn ing CPA Distance LEDs 100 200 500 m Indicating the radius limit that you have selected for Collision warn ing CPA ...
Страница 10: ...mation a short double tone Settings With the both Settings buttons the Collision parameters can be changed By pressing both Settings buttons together for more than 3 sec the collision alert is turned off The Time and Distance LEDs will go out To reactive CPA Alert simply press one of the both Settings but tons ATTENTION After 30 minutes all disabled alarms are turned on auto matically for your saf...
Страница 11: ...dius 100 m 200 m and 500 m Possible time limits 5 min 15 min and 30 min Some recommendations If you are sailing in areas with very few vessels around you should in crease the radius and time A radius of 100 m and a time of 5 minutes is suitable in high traffic ar eas Here you get a lot of collision alarms so you can reduce the alarm to those which are indeed critical CAUTION When the easyWATCHBOX ...
Страница 12: ...odes 1 Turn off the easyWATCHBOX 2 Press the Mute SART Alarm button and keep it pressed 3 Turn on the easyWATCHBOX 4 Recognize the row of LEDs turning on 5 After the buzzer beep release the Mute SART Alarm button With every repetition of this procedure the three possible modes are stepped through It will always toggle between the functions Horn Switch and Auto Dial up When the right row of LED is ...
Страница 13: ...g it is possible to connect an external switch a relay or a battery load e g a refrigerator which will be turned off when a Battery low alert occurs In normal operation the board voltage is transferred with grey cable and has a current capacity of 4A The easyWATCHBOX recognizes if it is a 12VDV or 24VDC system In a 12VDC system the Battery low function switches at 10 3V In a 24VDC system the Batte...
Страница 14: ...an Auto Dial device to send a text message or do a phone call to pre saved numbers With receiving an AIS SART MOB the grey wire is set to power supply voltage for four minutes If you press the Mute SART Alarm push button the output is also muted This means that this button also prevents a new Dial up for 30 minutes When you don t mute the unit you ll hear a SOS Morse sounding every time a SART MOB...
Страница 15: ...setting No valid GPS data are going into the easyWATCHBOX Or CPA Alert is deac tivated Check if cables are connected in right order Check if AIS Class B is receiv ing GPS Check if AIS Class B has GPS data output ena bled Green Settings LEDs are blinking No AIS data are available Check if AIS Class B is receiv ing AIS targets In areas with plenty of ship traffic it s not unusual to re ceive no AIS ...
Страница 16: ...tice WEATHERDOCK shall not be made liable for any spe cific indirect incidental or consequential damages as a result of its use WEATHERDOCK components may only be used in safety of life devices or systems with the express written approval of WEATHERDOCK as the failure of such components could cause the failure of the WEATHERDOCK device or system If these fail it is reasonable to assume that the sa...
Страница 17: ...re or any part thereof or create any derivate works based on the software You agree not to export or re export the software to any country 7 Warranty This Weatherdock product is warranted to be free from defects in mate rials or workmanship for 24 month from the date of purchase Within this period Weatherdock will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such rep...
Страница 18: ...oose to use the easyWATCHBOX it is the sole responsibility of the owner operator of the easyWATCHBOX to secure the easyWATCH BOX so that it will not cause damage or personal injury in the event of an accident It is the sole responsibility of the operator of the boat to operate the boat in a safe manner maintain full surveillance of all boat ing conditions at all times and never become distracted b...
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