Navtex System_User & Installation Manual

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SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

GMDSSTRI-CHANNEL

NAVTEXRECEIVER

USER&INSTALLATIONMANUAL


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VESSELIDENTIFICATIONINFORMATION

Name

CallSign

MMSI

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXS/N

AntennaType

RXfrequenciessupportedbyantenna

518kHz

490kHz

4209.5kHz

M2010OroliaLtd

PartNo:93-204

Disclaimer

Theinformationandillustrationscontainedinthispublicationaretothebestofourknowledgecorrectatthetimeofgoingtoprint.Wereservetherighttochangespecifications,equipment,installationandmaintenanceinstructionswithoutnoticeaspartofourpolicyofcontinuousproductdevelopmentandimprovement.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyform,electronicorotherwisewithoutpermissioninwritingfromOroliaLtd.Noliabilitycanbeacceptedforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsinthepublication,althougheverycare

hasbeentakentomakeitascompleteandaccurateaspossible.


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Contents

SAFETYNOTICES.......................................................................................4

ABOUTSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX......................................................5

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................6

OPERATION................................................................................................8

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXCONTROLS...............................................8

OPERATION................................................................................................9

ReceivingNAVTEXmessages..................................................................... 10

SETUPMODE............................................................................................14

SYSTEMALARMS.....................................................................................22

ADJUSTINGTHEDISPLAY.......................................................................24

INSTALLATION.........................................................................................25

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsystemoverview......................................... 25

ElectricalConnections................................................................................. 28

ANTENNAINSTALLATION.......................................................................34

OPTIONS...................................................................................................38

EXTERNALRECEIVER.............................................................................38

MAINTENANCEGUIDE.............................................................................38

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE....................................................................39

SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................41

NAVTEXSTATIONSLIST..........................................................................42

ENDOFLIFESTATEMENT.......................................................................47

PRODUCTWARRANTY............................................................................48


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SAFETYNOTICES

WARNING:DonotconnecttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmainunitdirectlytoanAC

electricalsupply,asanelectricshockorfirehazardcouldresult.

WARNING:DonotconnecttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsystemtoaDCsupplyexceeding31Vorreversethesupplypolarity.

CAUTION:Donotbypassthebuiltinfuse

CAUTION:TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsystemisdesignedforoperationinthe

temperaturerange-15 Cto+55 C.Donotusethesysteminenvironmentswhichexceedthis

range.

CAUTION:TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunitisnotwater-proof.Consequentlyitmustbelocatedinadryplaceandmustbeprotectedfromdirectcontactwithwater.

CAUTION:DonotlocatetheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunitinapositionwhere;

a)thecontrolsofthevesselmaybeobstructed.

b)itmayobstructnormalmovementaroundthevessel.

c)itmaycausebodilyinjury.

CAUTION:UnauthorisedopeningoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunitorantennaunitswillinvalidatethewarranty.

CAUTION:NAVTEXisforuseasanaidtonavigationandshouldnotleadtoareductionin

thelevelofgoodseamanshiprequiredatalltimes.

CAUTION:ReceptionofNAVTEXmessagescannotalwaysbeguaranteedandisdependant

onthequalityofradiopropagationatthetime.Noliabilitycanbeacceptedforthenon

transmissionornonreceptionofNAVTEXmessages.

CAUTION:CompassSafeDistances

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmainunitcompasssafedistance0.87m

Compassdeviation; 0.3at0.65m

1at0.41m.

Recommendation

ConnectionofasourceofUTCdatatoeitherCOM1or2isstronglyrecommendedforbestoperationoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.


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QUICKSTART

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXisextremelyeasytooperate:

Applyequipmentconnections(page27)

Applypoweratthevessels powerswitchpanel

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwillstartupafterafewsecondsdelaySetUTCtimeanddate(automaticwhenconnectedtoGNSS/GPS)

Select antennaconfigurationaspassiveoractive(page17)

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwillnowstarttoreceiveanddisplayNAVTEXmessagesdependantonthetransmissionscheduleoftheNAVTEXstationswithinthevesselscurrentregion.

Note:Itmaybeseveralhoursbeforethefirstmessageisreceived;thisisdependant

onNAVTEXtransmissioncoverageprovidedlocally.

TakethetimetoreadthismanualcarefullyasitcontainsessentialinformationregardingtheoperationandmaintenanceoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXandausefulbackgroundtotheNAVTEXsystem.

Shouldyourhaveanyquestions,orrequireadviceregardingOroliaproductsourwebsitefrequentlyaskedquestionsisagoodplacetostart.Fromthewebsiteyoucanalsoleaveamessageforourcustomerserviceteam,visit;

www.mcmurdomarine.com

ABOUTSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasbeendesignedtomeettherequirementsofIMO(IntentionalMaritimeOrganisation)MSC.148(77)andIECtechnicalstandard61097-6(Ed2.0).

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasthreeseparatereceiverchannels,oneeachtunedto490kHz,518kHzand4209.5kHz.TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwill

receiveonallthreefrequenciessimultaneouslyinthosepartsoftheworldwheretransmissionsareavailable(refertoAppendix1).

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcanbesetuptofilteroutstationsand/ormessagecategoriesthatarenotrequiredbytheUser.

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXiscapableofbeingconnectedtoanIntegratedBridgeSystem(IBS),transferringNAVTEXmessagestoothernavigationalaidsifrequired.NotethattheIBSmustbecompliantwiththeserialportrequirementsofIEC61097-6(Ed2.0).
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TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwillacceptUTCtime&dateinformationviaeitherCOMportifavailable.UTCtime&datewillbeusedtotimestampreceivedNAVTEXmessages.

PermanentinstallationoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcanbemadewitheitherthebulkhead-mountingbracketortheflushpanelmountingkitprovided.

TheNAVTEXantennashouldbemountedwhereitiselevatedclearofmetalobjects

inalocationwhereitcannoteasilybedamaged.

INTRODUCTION

NAVTEXisamethodoftransmittingnavigationalwarningsandweatherforecastsfromdesignatedcoastradiostations.AllEnglishlanguagetransmissionsaremadeonthe518kHzNAVTEXchannel.EachNAVTEXstationisallocatedseveraltimeslotsduringthedaywhenitispermittedtotransmit,normallyatfourhourlyintervals.Theexceptionstothisaregalewarningsandsearchandrescuemessageswhichmaybe

transmittedatanytime.

Receptionof518kHzNAVTEXtransmissionsisnormallylimitedtoanareaof200-300milesradiusaroundeachtransmittingstation,althoughconsiderablygreaterrangesarepossibleatnight.SubjecttoIMOapproval,additionallocallanguagetransmissionsaresenton490kHzandon4209.5kHz,SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsupportssimultaneousreceptionofallthreeNAVTEXchannels.

DesignedtothelatestInternationalspecifications,SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

meetsIMOrequirementsunderGMDSSandisdesignedforsimplicityofoperation.ItwillprovideuptodateMSI(MarineSafetyInformation)andweatherforecastsandissuitableforusebyallclassesofcommercialvesselsandlargepleasurecraft.ItwilldisplayandstoreNAVTEXmessageswithoutmanualinterventionwithindesignatedareasofNAVTEXservicecoverage.

IfthevesselislocatedwithinthecoverageareaofseveralNAVTEXstations(particularlyatnight),theSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmayoverwhelmyouwithinformation.Itcanthereforebesetuptodisplayonlythosestationsandmessagecategoriesyouwanttoreceiveandwhichareapplicabletotheareainwhichthevesseliscurrentlysailing.

Normally,routineNAVTEXmessagesarerepeatedatfourhourlyintervals.ProvidedthattheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXisleftrunning,repeatedmessagesarenotdisplayedmorethanonce.Eachmessageisretainedforthreedays(72hours)afteritslastreceptionbeforebeingautomaticallydeleted,unlessthemessagehasbeenmarkedaslocked.

FulldetailoftheGMDSSNAVTEXserviceispublishedintheAdmiraltyListofRadioSignalsVolume5,GlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem(GMDSS).Published

bytheUnitedKingdomHydrographicOffice.


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TheIMOandvariousnationalcoastguardsalsohaveinformativewebsites;seethelinkspageatwww.mcmurdomarine.com
http://www.mcmurdomarine.com/http://www.mcmurdomarine.com/


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OPERATION

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXCONTROLS

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasbeendesignedtobeeasytousewithanintuitiveuserinterfaceandsoftkeys.

Backlightkey

Softkeylabels

UTC(ifavailable)

Statusicons

Position(ifavailable)

Maindisplayarea

Scrollbar

Softkeys

IndicatorLED

Trackerpad

Enterkey


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DisplayIcons

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXdisplaysvariousiconsinthestatusbaratthetopofthedisplay.

SAR,warningalarm

Unreadmessageindicator

Theantennaorantennacableisfaulty

The518kHzreceiverisreceiving

The490kHzreceiverisreceiving

The4209.5kHzreceiverisreceiving

Theexternalreceiverisreceiving

OPERATION

SwitchontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXbyapplyingpowerviaacircuitbreakerorswitchedfuse.

TherewillbeafewsecondsdelaywhilstthesoftwareloadsthecontentsoftheNAVTEXmessagestoreduringwhichtimethefrontpanelredLEDwillblink.

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXstart-upscreenwillnowbeshown.

Thisscreendisappearsafter30seconds;itmayberemovedsoonerbypressinganykey.


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TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXisnowreadytoreceiveNAVTEXmessages.

ReceivingNAVTEXmessages

WhentheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXbeginstoreceiveasignal,oneormoreofthereceivericonsatthetopofthescreenwillappeartoindicatewhichofthereceiversisactive.

Whenacompletemessagehasbeenreceived,apop-upappearsonthedisplayindicatingthatanewmessageisavailableandthe"unreadmessage"iconflashes.ThemessagecanbereadbypressingtheEnterkey,orthepopupcanberemovedwithoutreadingthemessagebypressingtheRightkey.Aseachnewmessageis

received,theSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmayalsogenerateasingleshortbeeptoattractattentiontothenewmessage.ThisaudiblealertcanbedisabledontheSetupmode:Systemoptionspageifitisnotrequired.

Anymessagesthatarenotreadimmediatelywillbemarkedwiththe"unreadmessage"symbolinboththeIndexandSummarymodes.The"unreadmessage"

iconatthetopofthedisplaycontinuestoflashuntilallmessageshavebeenread.

NotethatwhilethepopupNavtexmessageboxisondisplayonlytheEnterorRightbuttonshaveanyeffect;allotherkeysaredisableduntilthepopupboxisremoved.


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Alarms

ThemessagecategoryisusedtoclassifythenatureofeachNAVTEXmessage.Ofparticularnotearemessagetypes'D'(searchandrescue),'A'and'L'(navigationalwarnings)and'E','B'and'C'(meteorologicalwarnings).WhenamessagewithanyofthesemessagecategoriesisreceivedtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXoperates

itsalarmrelaycontactsandtransmitsanNMEA"ALR"sentencetothecurrentlyselectedalarmport.ThealarmrelaycontinuestooperateuntilthealarmisacknowledgedeitherbyremovingthepopuporbyreceptionofanappropriateNMEA"ACK"sentencefromanotherconnecteddevice.Searchandrescuemessages(category'D')cannotbereadlater;thepopupboxcanonlybeclearedbypressingthe

Enterkeyandreadingthemessage.

FindingandviewingNAVTEXmessages

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXdisplaysNAVTEXmessagesinseveralways

designedtomakefindingandviewingparticularmessagecategoriesoranindividualmessageeasyandconvenient.

FullMessage

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MessageIndex


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Messagedisplays

viewfirstlines

ofeachmessage

selectanother

messagegroup

movecursorto

requiredmessage

selecttimeframe

formessages

viewselectedmessage

selectnext

(newer)message

Gotonextgroup

(seetext)

gotopreviousgroup

(seetext)

selectprevious

(older)message

scrolldisplayup

selectnext

(newer)message

selectprevious

(older)message

scrolldisplaydown

viewfirstlines

ofeachmessage

newestmessage

selectedmessage

oldestmessage

Messageindexdisplay

Messagesummarydisplay

Fullmessagedisplay


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Messageindexdisplay

TheMessageindexdisplayshowstheidentifiersofmessagesfromaspecificreceiver.Unreadmessageshaveanenvelope()mark;lockedmessages(seeFullmessagedisplay)haveakey(O )mark.

Messageidentifierscanbeexpandedtoshoweitherthefirsttwolinesorthefullmessagebyselectingthedesiredmessageandpushingtheappropriatesoftkey.

MessagesfromanotherreceivercanbedisplayedusingtheViewsoftkey,whichcyclesthroughtheavailablesources.

Messagesaregroupedbytimeinterval.TheShowsoftkeycyclesthroughthesetintervals.

Messagesummarydisplay

TheMessagesummarydisplayshowsthefirsttwolinesofeachmessage,selectedbyvariouscriteria.

Selectioncriteriaaretime,stationidentityandmessagetype.TheSortbysoftkeycyclesthroughthesecriteria.

Dependingontheselection,thegroupisa4-hourperiod,astationoramessagetype.

TheShowsoftkeycontrolsthetotalnumberofmessagesdisplayedbysuppressingmessageswhichareolderthantheselectedtimeframe.

AmessagecanbeshowninfullbyselectingitandpushingtheViewsoftkey.

Fullmessagedisplay

Becausemessagesareautomaticallyerased72hoursaftertheyarereceived,itisnecessarytotakeactiontoretainanimportantmessagebeyondthistime.DisplayingthemessageandpressingtheLocksoftkeycausesthemessagetoberetainedindefinitely.Alockedmessageisidentifiedbyakey(O )markintheIndexdisplay.

Alockedmessageisunlockedbydisplayingit(inthisview)andpressingtheUnlocksoftkey.

Upto250messagescanbesavedforlongtermretention;oncethelimithasbeenreached,operatingtheLocksoftkeywillnotlockanymoremessagesuntilsomeare

unlockedagain.

Minimisingthenumberofmessagesdisplayed

AftertheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasbeenswitchedonforawhiletherewillbealargenumberofNAVTEXmessagesstoredinmemory.Thesecanbequite

overwhelmingiftheuserislookingforparticularmessagecategoriesoranindividualmessage.

SeveraldesignfeatureshavebeenincorporatedintotheSMARTFINDGMDSS

NAVTEXtomakedaytodayoperationeasier:Separatefrequencychannelpages


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Stationfiltering

Messagecategoryfiltering

Time-limiteddisplayofmessages

Separatefrequencychannelpages

AseparateNAVTEXmessagedisplayisprovidedforeachofthe3receiverchannels.All518kHzmessagesappeartogether,all490kHzmessagesappeartogetherandall4209.5kHzmessagesappeartogether.SwitchbetweenthesedisplaysbyusingtheViewsoftkey.

Stationfiltering

NAVTEXtransmittingstationsthatarenotrequiredcanbede-selectedbymakingthe

appropriateselectionsintheSetupscreens.

Messagecategoryfiltering

NAVTEXmessagecategoriesthatarenotrequiredcanbede-selectedbymakingtheappropriateselectionsintheSetupscreens.

Time-limiteddisplayofmessages

InordertoaccessrecentmessagesquicklytheShowsoftkeycanbeusedtoshow

onlyNAVTEXmessagesthathavebeenreceivedintheselectedtimeperiod(last4hours,last12hoursetc)

SETUPMODE

ToenterSetupmode,pressandholdtheENTERkeyfor3seconds.

Alloftheuser-editablesetupparametersarestoredinnon-volatilememoryandwillbeunchangedafterapowercycle,unlessotherwisestatedinthedescriptionsofeachindividualpage.

ToexitfromSetupmodeandreturntonormaloperatingmode,pressandholdtheENTERkeyfor3secondsuntilthedisplayreturnstonormaloperatingmode,orpressthetopsoftkeytoselectthenextmainpage.

Notethatmessagepop-upsdonotappearwhileinSetupmodetoensuretheydonotinterrupttheeditingofaconfigurationfield.AlwaysexitfromSetupmodewhenyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXandreturntonormalmodebeforeleavingtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunattended.


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NAVTEXmessageheaders

AtthebeginningofeachNAVTEXmessagethereisamessageheaderwhichidentifiesthesourceandnatureofmessage,timeanddateofreception,receivedfrequencyanderrorrate.

Forexample:

KA59 14:16 19-Jul 518 0%

IntheMessageIndexdisplayonlythemessageidentifierisvisible.

ItisrecommendedthattheusertakestimetosetuptheSMARTFINDGMDSS

NAVTEXtofilteroutthosestationsandmessagecategoriesthatarenotrequired.Inthiswaythedisplayiskeptuncluttered;onlythosemessagesthatarerequiredwillbevisible.

MessagesareselectedfordisplaybytheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXssoftwarecomparingtheStationandMessageCategoryinformationencodedintothemessageidentifier(e.g.KAinthediagramabove)withthefiltersettingsenteredbytheuserduringsetup.

Serialnumber

Messagecategory

TransmittingStation

Receivererrorrate

Receivedfrequency

UTCdate

UTCtime

Messageidentifier

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ColourcodingofNAVTEXmessageheaders

TheNAVTEXmessageinformationbarsarecolourcodedforeachtypeofmessageasdefinedinthetablebelow.

ID Messagecategory Colour

A Navigationalwarnings CYAN

B Meteorologicalwarnings GREEN

C Icereports GREEN

D Searchandrescueinformationandpiratewarnings RED

E Meteorologicalforecasts GREEN

F Pilotservicemessages MAGENTA

G AIS,DECCAmessages BROWN

H LORANmessages BROWN

I Notcurrentlyused BROWN

J SATNAVmessages(GPS,GLONASS) BROWN

K Otherelectronicnavaidsystemmessages BROWN

L Navigationalwarnings(additional) CYAN

MtoU Notcurrentlyused BROWN

V Noticetofishermen(USonly) BROWN

W Environmental(USonly) BROWN

X,Y Notcurrentlyused BROWN

Z Nomessageonhand BROWN

Messagefilters

Toentersetupmode,pressandholdtheENTERkey.AfterafewsecondstheMessagefilterspagewillbedisplayed.


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ThispagecanbeusedtoindicatethatmessagesfromspecifiedTransmittingStationsorofspecifiedMessageCategoriesshouldNOTbedisplayed,storedoroutputasrequired.

Eachreceiverhasitsownseparatesetofmessagefilters;pressingtheSelect

XXXXkHzRECEIVERsoftkeycyclesroundtheavailablereceivers.Themessagefiltersettingsareallnon-volatileandwillbeunchangedafterapowercycle.

BydefaultonlymessagecategoriesAtoF,H,JtoL,VandZareenabledforallTransmittingStations.ThisisindicatedbythecheckboxesforcategoriesG,I,MtoUandWtoYallbeingmarkedtoindicatethattheyarebeingfilteredout.

InordertodeselectaTransmittingStationorMessageCategory,navigatetotherelevantcheckboxusingthepad(,,andkeys)andpressENTER.The

checkboxwillthenbemarkedtoindicatethattheTransmittingStation(orMessageCategory,asappropriate)isnowdeselectedandwillnotappearonthedisplay.

NotethatdeselectingaMessageCategory(sayI)inthetoprow(labelledAll)willremoveMessageCategoryIfromallTransmittingStations.Todisablemessagecategoriesfromaspecificstationidentity(e.g.K),scrolldownuntiltheselectionpanelforKisdisplayed,thenselecttheappropriatecheckbox.Deselectingthefirstmessagecategory(labelled*)willtogglethestateofallMessageCategoriesfromtheselectedStation.

MessagecategoriesA,B,DandLcannotbeindividuallycontrolled.IfallmessagecategoriesforastationaredeselectedthencategoriesA,B,DandLwillalsobeinhibitedsothestationwillbecompletelydisabled.Ifatleastonemessagecategoryisenabledforaparticularstation,thenmessagesA,B,DandLwillalsobeenabledforthatstation.

TherearethreesetsofmessagefilteroptionsforeveryTransmittingStationandMessageCategory.TheSTOREfilterindicatesthattheselectedmessageshallbeneitherdisplayednorstoredinthenon-volatilememory.TheNRXfilterindicatesthatthemessageshallnotbesenttoeitherCOM1or2onreception(ifoutputofNRXsentencestoeitherCOM1or2isenabled).ThePRINTfilterindicatesthattheselectedmessageshouldnotbesenttotheprinteronreception(ifprinteroutputisenabled).

NotethattheENTERkeytogglesthevalueofanycheckboxfromcheckedtouncheckedandbackagain.Similarly,togglinganycheckboxintheAllrow,orinthecolumnheaded*willtoggletheotherentriesintheroworcolumnasappropriate.


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Setupmode:Receiveroptions

TheSetupmode:ReceiveroptionspagecontainsdiagnosticstoassistwithinstallingandfaultfindingtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.

ThelowerpartofthedisplayisamonitorareawhichshowsallreceivedNAVTEXcharactersinrealtimefromthereceiverselectedasthemonitorsource,includingthephasingcharacter()andreceivecharactererrorsymbol(@),regardlessoftransmittingstationandmessagecategoryfiltersettings.

Setupparameter CommentAntennapower Enabledforactiveantenna

orDisabledforpassiveantenna

Antennastatus Unknown: seeTroubleshootingguide

Active: anactiveantennaisconnectedPassive: apassiveantennaisconnected

Overload: excessivecurrent;seeTroubleshootingguide

Error: seeTroubleshootingguide

Signalstrength

Thesizeofthebarindicatesthehighestsignalstrengthbeing

currentlyreceivedbyanyofthethreereceivers

Monitorsource Selectswhichreceivertomonitor.Thisparameterisalwaysreset

toNoneafterapowercycle.


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Checkingtheantenna:

YoumaywishtocheckthattheNAVTEXantennapositionissuitablebyinspectingthesignalstrengthduringaknownNAVTEXtransmissionfromalocalstation.

Interpretingthediagnosticsaids:

WhenaNAVTEXsignalisbeingreceived,theappropriatereceiverfrequencyicon

appearsatthetopofthedisplay.IftheMonitorsourceissettothisfrequencythenthereceiveddatawillappearintheMonitorwindow.

UsetheReceiveicon,SignalstrengthbarandMonitorwindowtohelpdiagnoseinstallationproblemsand/orasacheckthatyourSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXisworkingcorrectly.

Receiveicon

Signalstrengthbar

Monitorwindow

Comments

OFF Nonewchars

beingreceivedNocurrentNAVTEXtransmission

OFF Nonewchars

beingreceivedLocalin-bandinterference

present,orNAVTEXstation

transmittingun-modulatedRF

Setmonitorsource

to518kHzCorrectoperation,NAVTEXdata

willbeshowninmonitorwindow

Setupmode:Systemoptions

Th eSetupmode:Systemoptionspageconta insgeneralinformat ionaboutth eSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXan dal lowscont ro loverseveralaspectsofth euser

interface.


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Setup

parameter

Descript ion

Softwareversion

DisplaymodelSerialno

Theseparametersshowthesoftwareversion,hardwaremodeland

theindividualserialnumberoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.Thesevaluescannotbeedited

OperatingMode Normalnormaluseaboardvessel

ShoreStationdisplaysallmessagesincludingrepeats,ignoring

filtersand72-hourlimit

Demonstrationforuseatexhibitions,etc

Time

DateTheseparametersallowthetimeanddatetobesetmanuallyin

installationswherethereisnosourceofZDAsentences

LEDfunction SelectswhethertheLEDonthefrontoftheSMARTFINDGMDSS

NAVTEXisusedtoindicateanewmessageoranactivealarm

Keyclick Allowskeyclicksoundtobedisabled

Audiblealarm AllowstheinternalaudiblealarmtobedisabledininstallationswheretheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXisnotlocatedatthemain

navigationpositionofthevessel.Notethatthissettingdoesnot

affecttheoperationoftheintegralalarmrelayorthegenerationof

alarmsentences.

Messagepop-up Allowsmessagepopupstobedisabled

orconfinedtoSARmessagesonly

Fullfontsize OffersthreechoicesofmessagefontsizeinFullMessageview

NMEAchecksums ControlsifincomingNMEAsentencesrequirechecksums(for

compatibilitywitholderequipment)

Screentimeout Thissettingallowsthedisplaytobeautomaticallyblankedaftera

certainperiodoftime.Whilethedisplayisblanked,pressinganykey,orthereceiptofanewmessagewillturnitonagain.Notethat

thissettingonlyaffectsthedisplayscreen;allthereceiversinthe

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcontinuetoworknormallyeven

whilethedisplayisblanked.

Skip4209index

SkipextindexThesefieldsallowthe4209.5kHzorexternalreceiverindexpages

tobeskippedininstallationswherethe4209.5kHzreceiverorthe

externalreceiverarenotused

WARNING:Becausemessagesareautomaticallydeletedafter72hours,changing

thetimeordatemaycausestoredmessagestobelost.


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Setupmode:Serialoptions

TheSetupmode:SerialoptionspagecontainssetupandconfigurationparametersforthetwoserialportsontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunit.Thelowersectionofthedisplayprovidesamonitoringfacilityforincomingmessagesontheselectedport.

Setupparameter Descript ion

COM1portspeed

COM2portspeedSelectsthebaudrateforeachserialport

Printdelay Specifiesanumberofsecondstopausebetweenprintingeach

message.Thismaybeusedtorestricttheoutputofthe

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwhenusingaslowprinter

Printerwidth Specifiesthenumberofcharacterstooutputoneachlinewhen

printingmessages.Thismustbeatleast40characters

Printermode SelectsbetweenOnreceiptprintingwheretheSMARTFIND

GMDSSNAVTEXprintsallmessagesastheyarereceivedand

Ondemand

printingwheretheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXonlyprintsselectedmessageswhenrequestedbytheuser

Monitorsource Selectsserialinterfaceformonitoring.Thisparameterisalways

resettononeafterapowercycle

Printeroutput Selectswhichserialportisusedforprinting

NRXoutput SelectswhichserialportisusedfortheoutputofNRXsentences

whenamessageisreceived

ALRoutput SelectswhichserialportisusedfortheoutputofALRsentences


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SYSTEMALARMS

AnalarmeventstatewillalwaysgenerateamessageforsendingtoanIBSorremotealarmpanelaswellasactuatingtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsremotealarmrelaycontacts.

ThefrontpanelLEDandthebuzzerareprogrammableseeSetupmode:Systemoptions.Consequently,theseindicatorsmayormaynotactivateto

indicateanalarm. ForbridgeoperationanIMOcompliantexternalalarmshouldbefittedseepage32

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmaygeneratealarmswiththefollowingalarmnumbers:

Alarm

number

Alarmtext

001 NAVTEX:Navigationalwarning

002 NAVTEX:Meteorologicalwarning

003 NAVTEX:Searchandrescueinformation

004 NAVTEX:Receiver(x)malfunction

005 NAVTEX:Selftesterror

006 NAVTEX:Generalfailure

051 NAVTEX:Memoryfull

052 NAVTEX:Antennaerror

053 NAVTEX:Antennaoverload

RECEIVERMONITORING

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcontinuouslymonitorsthesignalsbeingreceived,andgeneratesaReceiver(x)malfunctionalarm(IDcode004)shouldanyreceiverappeartobeoperatingincorrectly.Thexinthealarmmessageis1forthe490KHzreceiver;2forthe518kHzreceiverand3forthe4209.5kHzreceiver.

Serialinterfaces

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasanIEC61162-2compatibleserialinterfacewhichcanbeusedtoconnecttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXtootherequipmentsuchasanintegratedbridgesystemoraPCrunningchartingsoftware.TheIEC61162-2serialinterfacealsoallowsfortheconnectionofaserialprinter.TheintegratedbridgesystemshouldbeconnectedtotheCOMportoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX(usingthe15-wayD-typesocketattherear).

PrinterOperation(option)

WhenthePrintermodesettingontheSetupmode:Serialoptionspageis

settoOnReceipt

,theSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXoutputseverymessagetotheprinterasitisreceived,subjecttothecontrolofthemessagefilters.Inthismode,the


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SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXoperatesinasimilarmannertoatraditionalpaper-basedNAVTEXreceiver.

However,inordertoconservepaper,whenthePrintermodesettingontheSetupmode:SerialoptionspageissettoOnDemand,theSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXwillonlyprintmessageswheninstructedtodoso.

Toprintallmessagesastheyarereceived:

SetthePrintermodesettingtoOnreceipt

EnsureallthePRINTcheckboxesforallstationsandmessagecategoriesonthemessagefilterspageforeachreceiverarenotchecked

Toprintallstoredmessagesfromaspecifiedreceiver:

EnsureallthePRINTcheckboxesforallstationsandmessagecategoriesonthemessagefilterspageforeachreceiverarenotchecked

PressthePrintMessages

softkeyoneachoftheMessagefilterspagestoprintoutallthemessagesforthecorrespondingreceiver

Toprintmessagesfromselectedstationsandmessagecategoriesastheyarereceived:

SetthePrintermodesettingtoOnreceipt

Usethemessagefilterstofilterouttheunwantedstationsandmessagecategories

Toprintindividualmessagesonlyondemand:

SetthePrintermodesettingtoOndemand

Whileviewingthefulltextofamessage,pressthePrintMessagesoftkey

Notethatthiswillalwaysprintthecurrentmessage,irrespectiveofthesettingsofthemessagefilters

Toprintallmessagesfromspecifiedlocationsorspecifiedmessagecategoriesonlyondemand:

SetthePrintermodesettingtoOndemand

SetthePRINTcheckboxesontheMessagefilterspagetofilterouttheunwantedstationsandmessagecategories

PressthePrintMessagessoftkeytoprintoutallthemessageswhicharenottobe

filteredout.Notethatthiswillonlyprintoutthemessagesforthecurrentreceiver.ToprintallthemessagesforeachreceiveritisnecessarytooperatethePrintMessagessoftkeyoneachoftheMessagefilterspagesinturn.


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ADJUSTINGTHEDISPLAY

LCDsetupday&nightmodes

ToenterLCDsetupmode,pressandholdtheilluminationkeyfor3secondstheLCD

setup:Daymodepagewillbedisplayed.

Usetheleftandright(and)keystoadjusttheLCDcontrast.

Usetheupanddown(and)keystoadjusttheLCDbrightness.

Tochangethenightmodesettings,brieflypresstheilluminationkey.TheLCDsetup:nightmodepagewillbedisplayed.

Note:Thesesettingsarenon-volatileandwillbeunchangedafterapowercycle.


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INSTALLATION

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsystemoverview

Forsimplicity,powerisshowndiagrammaticallythroughout;

fuses,circuitbreakers,alternativesupplies,etcareomitted.

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXMinimumSystem

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXExpandedSystem


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Holesize

tofit#10screw:

3.5mm

Trunnionmountingthedisplay

ThestandardbulkheadmountingU-BracketcanbeusedtomounttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXaboveorbelowahorizontal(ornearhorizontal)surface.

Drillingdrawing(mm)

Selectholesizetosuitmethodoffixingmountingsclearortappedholes.

Rearviewoftrunnionbracketassembly

Ensurethatrubberwashersarefittedbetweenthetrunnionbracketandtheplasticenclosure.

Tiltthedisplaytothecorrectviewingangle.

Tightenthetwothumbwheels.

Mounteddimensions:

Height: 150mmWidth: 270mm

Depth: 120mm(overconnectors)


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Flushmountingthedisplay

IftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXistobemountedthroughaflatpanel,usetheflushmountingkitprovided.

Acuttingtemplateissuppliedwiththeflushmountingkit.Thistemplatecarriesfullfittinginstructions.

Warning:DonotmounttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXinapositionwhereseaspraycanreachit,orwhereitmaybe

exposedtodirectsunlight


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ElectricalConnections

ThismanualisconcernedonlywiththeinstallationoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXanddoesnotcovertheinstallationofperipheralequipmentconnectedtotheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsuchasprinters,navigationalsystemsorsourceofNMEAdataindetail.Forproperinstallationandconnectionofperipheralequipment

refertotheinstallationmanualsfortheseproducts.

ThetablebelowshowstheconnectionsthatmustbemadetotheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXforittofunctioncorrectly.

Connect ion Mustconnect Opt ional

Shipsearthconnection $12Vor24VDCpowersupply $NAVTEXantenna $AlarmRelay $NMEAorIBS UTC(time)reference SeeNote1 SeeNote1

IntegratedBridge/NavigationSystem $Externalprinter $

Note1:ConnectingaUTC(time)reference(e.g.aGPSreceiver)ishighlyrecommended.

Shipsearthconnection

TheearthterminalontherearoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXdisplaymustbeconnectedtoshipsgroundbytheearthcablesupplied.Theearthconnectionshouldbekeptasshortaspossible.

12Vor24VDCpowerconnection

Aconnectionmustbemadetoa12or24VDCsupplyviaacircuitbreakercapableofsupplyingatleast2amps.ConnectionshouldbetotheshipsradiobatteryandbeinaccordancewithGMDSSrequirements.

Connectionsshouldbemadeusingthe2mpowercableprovidedUsecabletiestorestrainthewiring,andsopreventitbecomingweakenedbyvibration.Theconnectingcablesshouldberestrainedbysecuringthemto

SafetyWarningToensurethebestpossibleprotectionoftheNAVTEXfromstaticelectricityornearbylightingstrikes,thepre-fittedgreen

groundingwire(connectedtothesafetyearthspade)mustbeconnectedtoanearby(hull)electricalgroundingpoint.


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therearoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXbracket,ortoadjacentmetalwork

Thescreenofthecableshouldbeconnectedtoshipsearthifpossible.Thescreenofthecableshouldnotbeconnectedtoshipsbatteryve

SafetyWarningTheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasbeendesignedandmanufactured

tobecompletelysafewhenusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsgiveninthismanual. Toensurethatthecompleteinstallationissafe,itisessentialthatafuseorcircuitbreakerisinstalledinthepowersupply

cableasdescribedintheInstallationsectionofthismanual.

IsolationbetweenthepowersupplyconnectionsandanyotherconnectiontotheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXis1kVminimum.

TheDCpowersourceshouldcomplywithIMOguidelinesfortheclassofvesselconcerned.Nationalauthoritiesandclassificationsocietiesmayhavetheirownpowersupplyrequirements;theseshouldalsobeconsidered.

Signalcableconnections

Asshowninthetableabove,theSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmaybeconnected

todifferenttypesofperipheralunitsincludingIBS&INSserialportsandprinters.

ThesignalconnectionsareallconnectedviaaserialRS422typeinterface;dataratesareselectableat4800,38400or115200baud.

Insomecases,particularlyinretrofitinstallations,itmaynotbepossibletoconnecttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXdirectlytotherequiredsource/destinationforserialdata,becausesomeequipmentdoesnotprovidetheIEC61162-2(NMEA)sentencesrequiredbytheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXunit.InsuchcasesaprotocolconverterisrequiredbetweenthesensorandtheSMARTFINDGMDSS

NAVTEX.Convertersareavailablefromdifferentmanufacturers,eitherasdirectprotocolconvertersorfrequentlyasrepeaterinstrumentsforthesensor.

IEC61162-1alarmmessageexample

ThealarmnumberandtextareoutputaspartofastandardALRsentenceformat,forexample:

$CRALR,,004,A,A,NAVTEX:Meteorologicalwarning*


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15

6

1115

10

Signallinetermination

RS422signallinesmayneedterminationresistorsatthefarendoftheserialcableconnectedtotheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX,dependingonthelengthofconnectingcableandtherateofdatatransmission.BothCOM1&2intheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhaveinbuilt100terminationresistorsforbothTx

andRx.Whetherterminationisrequireddependsonmanyfactors,particularlythelengthof

thesignalcableandtheenvironmentinwhichtheequipmentisoperating.The

principleisshowninthesketch:

Thereisonlyonetalkerpertwistedpair;therecanbeseverallisteners.Theintentionisthatterminationsmustbeprovidedbythedevicesattheendsoftheline,regardlessofwhethertheyarelistenersorthetalker,andthatnootherdeviceshouldprovideatermination.

SincetheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcontainsinternaltermination,itMUSTbeattheendofthelineandNOTinthemiddle.

Itisgoodpracticetousescreenedcablesinallshipcableinstallations.Takecaretoconnectthecablescreentoshipsgroundatoneendonlyofthecable,asconnectingatbothendsmaycausegroundloopsandinterferencetothesignals.Thecable

screenshouldnotbeconnectedtoanypartoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.

ConnectingtoCOMportserialinterface

Thedisplayconnectioncableissuppliedreadyforuse,andneedsonlytobepluggedintotheappropriateconnectorontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.

Displaycable:Sixtwistedpairs,screened,PVCsheathed.Forlengthsto200meters,use0.22mm

2(7/32);Belden

8106orequivalent.

GroundcablescreenatNAVTEXONLY

Terminating

resistor

Listener

(mayneedtermination)

Talker

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15

69

Theconnectionstothe15-pinsocketontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXaregivenbelow.NotethatthecablescreenshouldnotbeconnectedtoanypartoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.

Power,Alarm&COMport (2mcablesupplied)Pin

NumberConnection SMARTFIND

GMDSS

NAVTEX

CableColour Notes

1 IBS_TXA O/P WHITE/BLUE O/PtoCOM1or2

2

3 +V(12/24VDCnominal)

I/P RED/BLUE Shipssupply+ve

4 -V (0V) I/P BLUE/RED Shipssupply-ve

5

6 IBS_TXB O/P BLUE/WHITE O/PtoCOM1or2

7

8 AUX_NC O/P ORANGE/WHITE AlarmRelayNC

9 AUX_NO O/P WHITE/BROWN AlarmRelayNO10 AUX_COM O/P WHITE/GREY AlarmRelayCOM

11

12 IBS_RXB I/P GREEN/WHITE I/PfromCOM1or2

13 IBS_RXA I/P WHITE/GREEN I/PfromCOM1or2

14

15

ConnectingtotheNMEA0183interface

IfaconnectiontoNMEA0183compatibleequipmentis

requiredthenasuitablecablehastobepurchasedormanufactured.

RecommendedNMEA0183cable:Twotwistedpairs,screened,PVCsheathed.Forlengthsto200meters,use0.22mm

2(7/32);Belden8102orequivalent.

TheconnectionstotheD-Sub9-pinsocketontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXare

givenbelow.NotethatthecablescreenshouldnotbeconnectedtoanypartoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX.

COM2PinNumber Connection Notes

1

2 SER_TXB O/PtoNMEA0183(printer)

3

4 SER_RXB I/PfromNMEA0183

5

6

7 SER_TXA O/PtoNMEA0183(printer)

8 SER_RXA I/PfromNMEA0183

9


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Alarmrelay

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXprovidesarelayconnectionwhichcanbeselectedasnormallyclosedornormallyopencontacts.

Thealarmrelayfunctionisconfigurablefromwithinthesetuppagesandcanbeset

(forexample)toswitch(changestate)onreceiptofaSearchandRescuemessageorforasystemfault.

TheredLEDonthefrontpaneloftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmirrorsthefunctionofthealarmrelay.

RedLEDfunct ion

LEDOFF AlarmrelayNCcontactclosed

LEDON AlarmrelayNOcontactclosed

RecommendedRemoteKlaxonalarmunit(loudbridgerepeateralarm)OroliaLtdpart40-187.

Recommendedcableforconnectionofalarmrelay:

Onetwistedpair,shielded,PVCsheathed.Therequiredcabledimensionisdependentonthecurrentnecessarytoactivatethealarmindicator.

Builtinalarmrelayratings:

Alarmrelayabsolutemaximumrat ings

Maximumswitchingcurrentincontacts(inductiveload)

1.0Amp

Maximumswitchingcurrentincontacts(resistiveload)

3.0Amp

Maximumswitchingvoltage 120VACor24VDC

ExternalconnectionsSMARTFIND

GMDSSNAVTEX

N/C

Com

N/O


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RearPanelConnections

Theauxiliaryalarmcontactiscapableofswitchingupto24VDCatupto1A

(inductiveload).Thecontactsarenotconnectedtoanyinternalvoltages.

Thepowersupplyinputisisolatedfromthecaseandantenna.Itmustremainwithintherange10.831.2VDC(12/24VDCnominal)atalltimes.

ConnectingaPrinter

TherecommendedexternalprinteroptionistheSeikoDPU-414;thedefaultprinterparametersaresetcorrectlyforthismodel.TheprintershouldbeconnectedtoCOM2oftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX(the9-wayD-typesocketattherear):

DPU-414pin3(RxD)toSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXpin7(TxA)DPU-414pin5(Gnd)toSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXpin2(TxB)

TNCRFconnector1/8Spadeterminalgroundpin

9-wayD-typeCOM2

15-wayD-typepowerandCOM1andalarmrelay


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Afterconnectingtheprinter,setthe'Printeroutput'parametertoCOM2ontheSetupmode:SerialoptionspageandensurethattheNRXoutputand'Alarmoutput'parametersaresettoeither'IBS'or'None'.SettheCOM2portspeedto4800.

Theprinterispoweredbythemainsadaptorsuppliedandmustbeconfiguredfor

correctoperation.Thestandarddefaultsettingsfortheprintershouldbeused,exceptforthefollowing:

SW-1 Setforserialinterface(notparallel)SW-2 SetforEnglish(notJapanese)SW-3 SetforXON/XOFFcontrol(notH/WBUSY)SW-3 Setfor4800bps(not75bps)

RefertotheDPU-414manualfordetailsofhowtosettheseparameters.

Thecompasssafedistancefortheprinteris1.0m.

Theprintershouldbesecuredtopreventitmovingduringoperation.Theuseofadhesivefoampadsisrecommended.

ANTENNAINSTALLATION

Selectingasuitableantenna

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXreceivestransmissionsonthreefrequencies.518kHztransmissionsareinInternationalEnglish;490kHzand4209.5kHztransmissionsmaybeinalocallanguage.

ToreceiveonallfrequenciestheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXmustbeusedwithawidefrequency(400kHzto5MHz)antennathatcovers518kHz,490kHzand4209.5kHz.

IfyouhavepurchasedtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXreceiverwithoutanantennathenasuitableactiveNAVTEXantennashouldbeused.OroliaLtdrecommendsthe905-05asdescribedinthefollowingsection.

Ifanalternativeantennatypeisuseditmustbealowimpedance50ohmantennaoranantennawitha50ohmmatchingnetwork.Amis-matchedorhighimpedancewhiporwireantennashouldnotbeusedastheoperationalrangeofNAVTEXreceptionmaybegreatlyreduced;itisalsoimportantthattheantennaiscapableofreceptionoverthefrequencyrangespecifiedabove.

Wireorlongwhipantennasmustbefittedwitha50ohmmatchingtransformer.Important,disabletheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXantennapowersettingrefertoSetupReceivermodefordetails.IfinanydoubtaqualifiedGMDSSinstallershouldbeconsulted.


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Installationofthetri-channelNAVTEXantenna

Metal,riggingorotherantennaemustnotbelocatedinthe'NOGOcone'surroundingtheupperpart.

Usethemountingbracketsupplied;analternativemountingkitmaybepurchasedifthemountingarrangementisunsuitableforyourinstallation.

Attachtheclampingbracketstotheantennamountingadapterandusetheclampingarrangementtofixtoasuitableverticaltube.

Important

NAVTEXantennasmustbemountedclearofobstructionsandatleast0.5metresawayfromotherantennas.

WherepracticalavoidlocatingtheNAVTEXantennaclosetoMF/HFtransmittingantennasorVHF/AISantennas.

Ensurethatantennascannotbesnaggedbymooringwarpsorrunningriggingorengulfedbygreenwater.

Antennasshouldalwaysbemountedverticallyinanelevatedposition.

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ThreadthePL259connectorendofthecoaxcablethroughtheantennamountingadapterandsecuretheconnectortotheantenna1"threadedadapter.

SlidetherubberbootoverthePL259connector;ifdesired,itmaybefilledwithsiliconegreaseforabetterweatherproofseal.

Screwtheantennadownintotheantennamountingadapter.

Ensurethatthemountingadapterisconnectedtoground.Ifnecessary,connectagroundingwire,2.5mm

2minimum,toasuitablegroundpoint.

Typicalinstallationofactiveantenna


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Installationoftheantennacable

Startroutingtheantennacableattheantennaend.

Wherethecablepassesthroughbulkheadsordecks,waterproofdeckglandsshouldbeinstalled.Securelyfastenthecableagainstvibrationusingplasticcabletiewraps.

CompleteroutingoftheantennacableattheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXTNCconnector.

FittingtheTNCconnector

ATNCconnectorissuppliedaspartoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXReceiverKit.

Placetherubberboot,glandnut,washerandrubbersealontocable.Removetheouterinsulationforadistanceof8mm.

Slidethecablebraidsleeveoverthescreenbraid,foldthebraidbackandtrimoffextrabraid.

Strip2.5mmoftheinnerinsulationtoexposethecentreconductor.

Solderthepinontothecentreconductor.

Assembletheconnectorandtighten

theglandnut.Pushtherubberbootsecurelyovertheglandnut.

Extendingtheantennacoaxcable

Ifrequired,thecoaxialcablemaybeextendedwith50ohmcoaxialcableandconnectors.Themaximumcablelengthshouldnotexceed100m.Ensurethatanycablejointsarewellsecuredandwaterproofedusingself-amalgamating(rubber)tape.

CableshouldbeRG-58/RG-67/RG-213/RG-214gradeorbetter;connectorsshouldbesuitableRFtypes(TNC,BNC,etc).

Testingthetri-channelactiveantennainstallation

BydefaulttheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXprovidesaregulated12VDC(nom)100mAoutputtoprovidepowerforanactiveantennasuchastheonesuppliedaspartofaSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXSystem.

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Ifyouareusinganalternativeactiveantennapleasecheckthatitiscompatiblewiththispoweroutput.Ifitisnot,thenanexternalpowersupplyinterfacewillberequired.Yourantennasuppliershouldbeabletoprovidethis.

SwitchontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXbyapplyingpower(12VDCor24V

DC)viaacircuitbreakerorfuse.


TheLCDdisplaybacklightwillcomeonandtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXstart-upscreenwillbeshown.

Iftheantennafaulticonappearsalongthetopofthedisplay,switchoffimmediatelyandcheckforashortcircuitattheantenna,theTNCconnectororanyotherRFconnectionsin-between.Ifthefaultpersiststhenpleasefollowthetroubleshootingguideinthismanual.

Passiveantennainstallation

TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXregulated12VDC100mAoutputshouldbedisabledforpassiveantennainstallationsorforinstallationsusingamatchingtransformer.NOTE:ThisshouldbedonethefirsttimethatpowerisappliedtotheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXBEFOREtheantennaisconnected.

SwitchontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXbyapplyingpower(12VDCor24VDC)viaacircuitbreakerorfuse.


TheLCDdisplaybacklightwillcomeonandtheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXstart-upscreenwillbeshown.

Iftheantennafaulticonappearsalongthetopofthedisplay,switchoffimmediatelyandcheckforashortcircuitattheantenna,theTNCconnectororanyotherRFconnectionsin-between.Ifthefaultpersiststhenpleasefollowthetroubleshootingguideinthismanual.

WARNINGTakecarenottoapplypowertotheantennaTNCconnectorfromanexternalsupply


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OPTIONS

SMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXancillaryitems:

Model Description Code

ANA2Active

NAVTEXAntennaCommercialgrade518490kHz+4209.5kHz,SO239

socket,whiteglassfibreconstructionwith1inchnutfitting93-063A

Stand-offMounting

BracketAPolemountstand-offbracketforNAVTEXAntenna,1inch

boltmountfitting(for93-063A).93-064A

Stand-offMounting

BracketBPoleor Wallmountstand-offbracketforNAVTEXAntenna,

1inchboltmountfitting(for93-063A).93-065A

DeckMounting

BracketCDeckmountforNAVTEXantenna,1inchboltmountfitting

(for93-063A).93-066A

AntennaCableKit 20mantennacablekit(for93-063A). 93-067A

ANA1Active

NAVTEXAntennaLightduty,1mstainlesssteelwidebandactivewhipantenna

completewith20mattachedcableandfixingplasticbracket93-062A

Klaxonalarmunit RemoteKlaxonalarmunit(loudbridgerepeateralarm) 40-187

SeikoDPU-414 Remotethermalrollprinter(solddirectlybySeikoagents) N/A

EXTERNALRECEIVERTheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXhasthecapabilitytoreceivefromanexternalreceiver(notsupplied)onanadditionalNAVTEXfrequencyshouldsuchanadditionalfrequencybemandatedbytheIMOinthefuture.

NAVTEXmessagesfromtheexternalreceiverappearontheViewEXTERNALRECEIVERpage.

TheexternalNAVTEXdatamustbepresentedasastreamofNMEANRXsentencesasdefinedinAnnexCoftheIEC61097-6Ed.2(2005)specification.

TheexternalreceivermaybeanotherSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX;insucha

case,asingleantennamayserveseveraldisplays.Formoreinformation,contactyourdealerortheOroliaLtdCustomerServiceteam.

MAINTENANCEGUIDE

GeneralPointstoCheck

Periodicallymakesurethattheantennaconnectoriswellsealedandthatthere

isntsignofcorrosionaroundthePL259connector

MakesureconnectionstothebackoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

displayaresecure


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CleaningInstructions

PeriodicallycleantheLCDfrontwindowwithasoftlint-freecloth(suchasthosesuppliedbyopticianstocleanspectacles)

DonotusedcleaningsolventsonanypartoftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

CAUTION:Avoidusingchemicalsolventstocleanthesystemassomesolventscandamagethecasematerial.

NOTE:TheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXcontainsnouserserviceableparts.ContactyourServiceAgentforrepairadviceorcontacttheOroliaLtdCustomerServiceteam.

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE

GeneralPointstoCheck

Makesuretheantennaismountedverticallyandisclearofobstructions

MakesurethevesselisoperatingwithinthecoverageareaofaNAVTEXtransmitter

WhentheNAVTEXstation(s)selectedaretransmitting,iconsfor490,518and4209.5kHzshowwheneveraNAVTEXsignalisreceived

EnsurethattherequiredNAVTEXstationandmessagecategorieshavenotbeendeselectedintheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEXsetupmenu

Antennafaulticonappearsatthetopofthedisplay:activeantenna

1 TurnofftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

2 DisconnecttheactiveantennaandcheckthatthereisnotashortacrosstheantennasTNCconnector

3 TurnontheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX,applya120ohm5WresistoracrosstheTNCconnector.Ifthereis12VDC

acrosstheTNCtheneithertheantennaorcoaxcableisfaulty

4 Ifthereisnot12VDCacrosstheTNCconnectorthencheckthatAntennapower:Enabled isselectedinthesetupscreens

5 Iftheseinstructionsdonotworkthenpleasecontactyourserviceagent

Antennafaulticonappearsatthetopofthedisplay:passiveantenna

1 TurnofftheSMARTFINDGMDSSNAVTEX

2 DisconnectthepassiveantennaandcheckthatthereisnotashortacrosstheantennaTNCconnector


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SPECIFICATIONS

Technical

Specification

SMARTFINDGMDSS

NAVTEXReceiver

Display: 6inch,VGA(480x320

pixels)DaylightviewablecolourSTNwithadjustable

backlightandscreensaver

Controls: Backlight/contrastkey,Enterkey,foursoftmenukeys,

Trackerpad

Receivers: ReceiverA,Frequency518kHz

ReceiverB,Frequency490kHz

ReceiverC,Frequency4209.5kHz

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NAVTEXSTATIONSLIST

518kHzNAVTEXstations

Id Area Country Name Latitude Longitude Range(NM)

A 01 Svalbard Svalbard 7804N 1338E 450

A 02 France Corsen 4828N 503W 300

A 03 Russia Novorossiysk 4436N 3758E 300

A 04 USA Miami 2530N 8023W 240

A 09 Iran Bushehr 2858N 5050E 300

A 11 Indonesia Jayapura 231S 14043

E 300

A 13 Russia Vladivostok 4307N 13153E 280

A 15 Chile Antofagasta 2340S 7025W 300

B 01 Norway Bodo 6716N 1423E 450

B 03 Algeria AlgerRadio 3640N 0318E 500

B 04 Bermuda BermudaHarbour 3223N 6441W 280

B 07 Namibia WalvisBay 2303S 1437E 380

B 09 Bahrain Hamala 2609N 5028E 300

B 11 Indonesia Ambon 342S 12812E 300

B 13 Russia Kholmsk 4702N 14203E 300

B 15 Chile Valparaiso 3248S 7129W 300

C 01 Russia Murmansk 6858N 3305E 140

C 03 Ukraine Odessa 4629N 3044E 280

C 04 Canada Riviere-au-Renard 5011N 6607W 300

C 07 SouthAfrica CapeTown 3341S 1843

E 500C 08 Mauritius Mauritius 2010S 5728E 400

C 11 Singapore Singapore 120N 10342E 400

C 12 USA SanFrancisco 3755N 12242W 350

C 13 Russia Petropavlosk 5300N 15840E 280

C 15 Chile Talcahuano 3642S 7306W 300

D 01 Faroes Torshavn 6201N 0648W 250

D 02 Spain Coruna 4322N 827W 400

D 03 Turkey Istanbul 4104N 2857E 300

D 11 Indonesia Makassar 506S 11926E 300

D 12 Canada PrinceRupert 5418N 13025W 300

D 13 Russia Magadan 5940N 15101E 200

D 15 Chile PuertoMontt 4129S 7257W 300

E 01 England Niton 5035N 118W 270

E 03 Turkey Samsun 4117N 3620E 300

E 11 Indonesia Jakarta 607S 10652E 300

E 12 USA Savannah 3208N 8142W 200

E 15 Chile Magallanes 5256S 7054W 300


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F 01 Russia Arkhangelsk 6433N 4032E 300

F 02 Azores Horta 3832N 2838W 640

F 03 Turkey Antalya 3653N 3042E 300

F 04 USA Boston 4143N 7031W 200

F 06 Uruguay LaPaloma 3440S 5409W 280

F 09 Iran BandarAbbas 2708N 5704E 300

F 11 Thailand Nonthaburi 1301N 10001E 200

F 13 Russia Okhotsk 5922N 14312W 300F 15 EasterIsland IsladePascua 2709S 10923W 300

G 01 England Cullercoats 5504N 128W 270

G 02 Spain Tarifa 3601N 534W 400

G 03 Ukraine Kerch 4523N 3628E 280

G 04 USA NewOrleans 2953N 8955W 200

G 08 India Mumbai 1905N 7250E 299

G 09 Iran FereydoonKenar 3642N 5333E 250

G 09 SaudiArabia Damman 2626N 5006E 390

G 11 Japan Naha 2609N 12746E 400

G 15 EasterIsland IsladePascua 2709S 10923W 300

H 01 Sweden Bjuroklubb 6428N 2136E 300

H 03 Greece Iraklion 3520N 2507E 280

H 04 Canada Prescott 4420N 8110W 300

H 06 DutchAntilles Curacao 1210N 6852W 250H 09 SaudiArabia Jeddah 2123N 3911E 390

H 11 Japan Moji 3352N 13036E 400

H 12 Canada Tofino 4856N 12532W 300

H 15 Chile Antofagasta 2340S 7025W 300

I 01 Sweden Grimeton 5706N 1223E 299

I 02 CanaryIsles LasPalmas 2809N 1525W 400

I 03 Turkey Izmir 3821N 2635E 300

I 07 SouthAfrica PortElizabeth 3357S 2531E 500

I 11 Japan Yokohama 3522N 13936E 400

I 11 Philipines PortoPrincesa 944N 12103E 320

I 15 Chile Valparaiso 3248S 7129W 300

J 01 Sweden Gislovshammer 5529N 1419E 300

J 03 Bulgaria Varna 4304N 2746E 350

J 11 Japan Otaru 4312N 14100

E 400

J 11 Philipines Manila 1435N 12103E 320

J 12 Alaska Kodiak 5746N 15234W 200

J 15 Chile Talcahuano 3642S 7306W 300

K 01 England Niton(NorthernFrance) 5035N 118W 270

K 03 Greece Kerkyra 3945N 1952E 280

K 11 Japan Kushiro 4259N 14423E 400

K 11 Philipines Davao 704N 12536E 320

K 11 VietNam DaNang 1605N 10813E 400

K 15 Chile PuertoMontt 4129S 7257W 300

L 01 Norway Rogaland 5839N 536E 450

L 03 Greece Limnos 3952N 2504E 280

L 11 HongKong HongKong 2213N 11415E 299

L 12 Equador Ayora 0045S 9019W 400

L 15 Chile Magallanes 5256S 7054

W 300M 01 Belgium Oostende(Thames) 5111N 248E 150

M 02 Morocco Casablanca 3336N 738W 180

M 03 Cyprus Cyprus 3510N 3326E 200

M 06 Argentina Ushuaia 5448S 6818W 280

M 09 Oman Muscat 2337N 5831E 270

M 11 China Sanya 1814N 10930E 250

M 12 Equador Guayaquil 0217S 7201W 250

N 01 Norway Orlandet 6340N 933E 450

N 03 Egypt ElIskandariya 3112N 2952E 350

N 04 USA Portsmouth 3644N 7601W 280

N 06 Argentina RioGallegos 5137S 6903W 280

N 11 China Guangzhou 2309N 11329E 250

O 01 Scotland Portpatrick 5451N 507W 270

O 03 Malta Malta 3549N 1432E 400

O 04 Canada StJohns 4737N 5240W 300

O 06 Argentina ComodoroRivadavi 4551S 6725W 280

O 07 SouthAfrica Durban 2948S 3049E 500


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O 11 China Fuzhou 2602N 11918E 250

O 12 HawaiianIslands Honolulu 2122N 15809W 350

P 01 Netherlands Scheveningen 5206N 415E 110

P 03 Israel Haifa 3249N 3500E 200

P 04 Canada ThunderBay 4826N 8913W 300

P 06 Argentina BahiaBlanca 3843S 6206W 280

P 08 India Madras 1308N 8010E 299

P 09 Pakistan Karachi 2451N 6703E 400P 11 Taiwan Keelung 2508N 12145E 540

P 11 Taiwan Linyuan 2229N 12025E 540

Q 01 Ireland MalinHead 5522N 721W 400

Q 03 Croatia Split 4330N 1629E 085

Q 04 Canada Sydney 4611N 5954W 300

Q 06 Argentina MardelPlata 3803S 5732W 280

Q 11 China Shanghai 3107N 12133E 250

Q 12 USA LongBeach 3531N 12103W 350

R 01 Iceland Reykjavik 6405N 2151W 550

R 02 Portugal Monsanto 3844N 911W 530

R 03 Italy Roma 4148N 1231E 320

R 06 Argentina BuenosAires 3436S 5822W 560

R 11 China Dalian 3852N 12131E 250

R 12 PuertoRico Isabella 1828N 674W 200S 01 Germany Pinneberg 5343N 0955E 250

S 11 Malaysia Sandakan 554N 11800E 350

S 16 Peru Paita 505S 8107W 200

T 01 Belgium Oostende 5111N 248E 050

T 03 Sardinia Cagliari 3914N 914E 320

T 04 Canada Iqaluit 6344N 6833W 200

T 11 Malaysia Miri 428N 11401E 350

U 01 Estonia Tallinn 5930N 2430E 300

U 02 CapeVerde RibieradeVinha 1651N 2500W 250

U 03 Italy Trieste 4541N 1346E 320

U 04 Canada Fundy 4514N 6559W 300

U 11 Malaysia Penang 525N 10024E 350

U 16 Peru Calleo 1203S 7709W 200

V 01 Norway Vardo 7022N 3106

E 450

V 09 Egypt Kosseir 2606N 3417E 350

V 11 MarianaIslands Guam 1329N 14450E 100

V 11 SouthKorea Chukpyon 3703N 12926E 200

W 01 Ireland Valentia 5156N 1021W 400

W 03 France LaGarde 4306N 559E 250

W 03 Russia Astrakhan 4547N 4733E 250

W 04 Greenland KookIslands 6404N 5201W 400

W 11 SouthKorea Pyonsan 3536N 12629E 200

W 11 VietNam HaiPhong 2044N 10644E 400

W 12 USA Astoria 4610N 12349W 216

W 16 Peru Matarani 1701S 7201W 200

X 01 Iceland Reykjavik 6405N 2151W 550

X 03 Spain Valencia 3843N 009E 300

X 04 Canada Labrador 5318N 6033

W 300X 09 Egypt Ismalia 3028N 3222E 200

X 11 VietNam HoChiMinh-City 1047N 10640E 400

X 12 Alaska Kodiak 5746N 15232W 200

490kHzNAVTEXstations

Id Area Country Name Latitude Longitude Language

A 02 CanaryIsles LasPalmas 2809N 1525W Spanish

A 03 Turkey Samsun 4117N 3620E Turkish

A 06 Uruguay LaPaloma 3440S 549W Spanish

A 06 Argentina Ushuaia 5448S 6818W Spanish

A 12 Equador Ayora 0045S 9019W Spanish

B 03 Turkey Istanbul 4104N 2856E Turkish

B 06 Argentina RioGallegos 5137S 693W Spanish

C 01 Scotland Portpatrick 5451N 0507W EnglishC 03 Turkey Izmir 3821N 2635E Turkish

C 06 Argentina ComodoroRivadavi 4551S 6725W Spanish


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D 03 Turkey Antalya 3653N 3042E Turkish

D 04 Canada Rivire-au-Renard 5011N 6606W French

D 06 Argentina BahiaBlanca 3843S 6206W Spanish

E 02 France Corsen 4828N 0503E French

E 06 Argentina MardelPlata 3803S 5732W Spanish

F 06 Argentina BuenosAires 3436S 5822W Spanish

G 02 Portugal Monsanto 3844N 0911W Portuguese

I 01 England Niton 5035N 0118W EnglishJ 02 Azores Horta 3832N 2838W Portuguese

J 04 Canada Sydney 4611N 5954W French

J 11 SouthKorea Chukpyon 3703N 12926E Korean

K 11 SouthKorea Pyonsan 3536N 12629E Korean

L 01 Germany Pinneberg 5343N 0955E German

L 03 Romania Constanta 4406N 2837E Romanian

P 02 CapeVerde RibieradeVinha 1651N 2500W English

R 01 Iceland Reykjavk 6405N 2151W Icelandic

S 03 France LaGarde 4306N 0559E French

S 04 Canada Iqaluit 6344N 6833W French

T 01 England Niton 5035N 0118W French

U 01 England Cullercoats 5502N 0126W English

U 03 Ukraine Kerch 4523N 3628E English

V 03 Algeria AlgerRadio 3640N 0318E EnglishV 04 Canada Fundy 4345N 6610W French

V 11 Taiwan Lintou 2333N 11938E Chinese

X 03 Ukraine Odessa 4629N 3044E English

X 11 Taiwan Yenliaoken 2354N 12136E Chinese

4209.5kHzNAVTEXstations


M 03 Turkey Istanbul 4104N 2856E Turkish

P 11 Taiwan Keelung 2508N 12145E English

P 11 Taiwan Linyuan 2229N 12025E English

V 11 Taiwan Keelung 2508N 12145

E Chinese

W 11 VietNam HaiPhong 2044N 10644E Vietnamese

X 09 Egypt Ismalia 3028N 3222E English

X 11 Taiwan Linyuan 2229N 12025E Chinese

NoliabilitycanbeacceptedforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsinthisNAVTEXstationstable,

althougheverycarehasbeentakentomakeitascompleteandaccurateaspossible.

ForupdatedNAVTEXstationlistingsinformationrefertothecurrentUKAdmiraltyListofRadio

Signals,Volume5orequivalentnationalpublications.


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PRODUCTWARRANTY

Orolia Ltdwarrantsthatthisproductwillbefreeofdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipfora

periodof24monthsfromthedateofpurchase.

Orolia Ltdwillnotbeliabletothebuyerundertheabovewarranty:-

foranydefectarisingfromfairwearandtear,wilfuldamage,negligence,abnormalworking

conditions,failuretofollowOrolia Ltdsinstructions(whetheroralorinwriting)includinga

failuretoinstallproperlyand/ortousebatteriesrecommendedand/orsuppliedbyOrolia

Ltd,misuseoralterationsorrepairoftheproductbypersonsotherthanOrolia Ltdoran

ApprovedServiceAgent;

forparts,materialsorequipmentnotmanufacturedbyOrolia Ltdinrespectofwhichthe

buyershallonlybeentitledtothebenefitofanywarrantyorguaranteegivenbythe

manufacturertoOrolia Ltd;

forthebatterystoragelifewhichisspecificallyexcludedfromthiswarranty;

ifthetotalpricefortheproducthasnotbeenpaid.

THELIMITEDWARRANTYSTATEDABOVEISEXCLUSIVEANDINLIEUOFANYOTHER

WARRANTY,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOANYIMPLIED

WARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Orolia

Ltdwillnotbeliableforindirect,special,incidentalorconsequentialdamagesofanykind

sustainedfromanycause.InnoeventshallOrolia Ltdbeliableforanybreachofwarrantyor

otherclaiminanamountexceedingthepurchasepriceoftheproduct.Thiswarrantydoesnot

affectanystatutoryrightsoftheconsumer.

Inordertobevalid,claimsmustbemadeundertheabovewarrantyinwritingassoonas

practicableafterdiscoveryofthedefectorfailureandwithinthewarrantyperiodreferredto

above.Proofofpurchasewillberequired.TheclaimshouldbesenttogetherwiththeproductinquestiontotheaddresssetoutbelowortoanApprovedServiceAgent.

FollowingavalidwarrantyclaimOrolia Ltdshallbeentitledtorepairorreplacetheproduct(or

part)inquestionfreeofcharge,oratOrolia Ltdsolediscretiontorefundtothebuyerthepriceof

theproduct(oraproportionalpartoftheprice).Orolia Ltdshallnotbeliabletoabuyerwhois

notaconsumerforanyotherlossordamage(whetherindirect,specialorconsequentiallossof

profitorotherwise)costs,expensesorotherclaimsforcompensationwhichariseoutoforin

connectionwiththisproduct.InthecaseofaconsumerOrolia Ltdshallonlybeliablewhere

otherlossordamageisforeseeable.

NothingshalllimitOrolia Ltdsliabilityfordeathorpersonalinjurycausedbyitsnegligence.

ThiswarrantyistobeinterpretedunderEnglishlaw.

AllenquiriesrelatingtothiswarrantyorApprovedServiceAgentsshouldbesentto:

Orolia Ltd,SilverPoint,AirportServiceRoad,Portsmouth,Hampshire,PO35PBUK

Telephone: Int+44(0)2392623900 Fax: Int+44(0)2392623998

Web: www.mcmurdomarine.com Email: [email protected]
http://www.mcmurdomarine.com/mailto:[email protected]://www.mcmurdomarine.com/mailto:[email protected]


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ECDeclarationofConformity

HerebyOroliaLtddeclaresthatthisEPIRBisincompliancewiththeessential

requirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsoftheMarineEquipmentDirective(MED)96/98/EC.AcopyoftheDeclarationOfConformitycanbeobtainedonlinefrom;

www.mcmurdo.com/documents
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