NSR Marine NSI-1000 User manual

USER MANUAL
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS CLASS A)
NSI-1000
NSI-1000 UM.E 20210225-06

NSI-1000 UM.E 20210225-06
NOTICE TO USERS
- Thanks for your purchasing this product NSI-1000 AIS Class A.
- Please read this manual carefully to ensure proper use before installation and operation
of the NSI-1000.
- NSR will assume no responsibility for the damage caused by improper use or
modification of the product or claims of loss of profit by a third party.
- Software version in your product may be some different from that described as in this
manual. Such difference will not affect the performance of the product. NSR reserves the
right on continuous improvement of products both in software and hardware without any
prior notice.
- The copyright of this manual is owned by the manufacturer, NEW SUNRISE CO., LTD
(NSR). Prior written permission is required for copying or reproducing the manual or
part of the manual.
- Please keep the manual for your future reference.

NSI-1000 UM.E 20210225-06
NOTICES FOR USE ON TANKERS
According to certain requirements, the transmitting power of AIS fitted on tankers should be
reduced when the vessel is berthed.
The transmitting power of NSI-1000 will be reduced from 12.5W to 1W automatically if the
below conditions are met:
- Ship’s type has been set as TANKER.
- NAV STATUS in Voyage Setting has been set as MOORED.
- SOG < 3kn
You may check the TX power indication at the right upper of screen or in the ‘VIEW OWN
DATA”.

NSI-1000 UM.E 20210225-06
SAFETY PRECAUTION
Warning
This unit contains electrostatic sensitive device.
Observe precautions for handling.
Do not Disassemble the Equipment
Access to the interior of the NSI-1000 should only be by a NSR certified
technician.
Dangerous Voltage
A dangerous voltage might be present, even though all power supplies
to the system are switched off.

NSI-1000 UM.E 20210225-06
MODIFY RECORD
No. Modify by Date Paragraph Version Reason
1 Q/A 2013/12/13 01 S/W revised
2 Q/A 2014/03/25 02 S/W revised
3 Q/A 2018/03/05 03 MKD upgraded
4 Q/A 2018/09/30 04 Generally modified
5 Q/A 2019/07/17 05 Generally modified
6 Q/A 2021/02/25 06 upgraded

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 4
1.1. WHAT’S AIS ............................................................................................................... 4
1.2. SHIP’S DATA ............................................................................................................... 5
1.3. AIS TARGET DISPLAY .................................................................................................. 6
1.4. SPECIAL FEATURES .................................................................................................... 6
1.5. SYSTEM COMPOSITION ............................................................................................... 7
1.6. EQUIPMENT LIST ........................................................................................................ 8
2. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 9
2.1. VHF TRANSCEIVER .................................................................................................... 9
2.2. DSC RECEIVER ......................................................................................................... 9
2.3. GNSS RECEIVER ....................................................................................................... 9
2.4. MKD ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.5. SENSOR AND INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 10
2.6. POWER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................... 10
2.7. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION .................................................................................... 11
2.8. PHYSICAL ................................................................................................................ 11
3. INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................ 12
3.1. GNSS ANTENNA INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 12
3.2. VHF ANTENNA INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 13
3.3. TRANSPONDER INSTALLATION ................................................................................... 15
3.4. MKD INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 15
3.5. CABLING .................................................................................................................. 15
3.5.1. Power Connection...........................................................................................16
3.5.2. MKD Connection.............................................................................................16
3.5.3. I/O Connection................................................................................................16
4. BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................. 18
4.1. POWER ON THE EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 18
4.2. INDICATORS ON TRANSPONDER PANEL ....................................................................... 18
4.3. KEY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 18

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4.4. SCREEN COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 21
4.5. EVENTS SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 23
4.6. BRIGHTNESS AND DISPLAY MODE .............................................................................. 24
4.7. BASIC MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................... 24
4.8. ENTER CHARACTERS ................................................................................................ 26
4.9. MULTI PAGES ........................................................................................................... 26
5. AIS TARGET DISPLAY ............................................................................................. 28
5.1. TARGET LIST ............................................................................................................ 28
5.2. PLOTTER DISPLAY .................................................................................................... 29
6. MESSAGE SEND/RECEIVE .................................................................................... 31
6.1. NEW MESSAGE .................................................................................................... 31
6.2. SENT MESSAGE ................................................................................................... 33
6.3. RECEIVED MESSAGE .......................................................................................... 34
6.4. L/R MESSAGE ....................................................................................................... 36
6.5. RETRY TIMES ....................................................................................................... 36
7. VIEW OWN DATA ..................................................................................................... 38
8. VOYAGE SETTING .................................................................................................. 39
8.1. VOYAGE SETTING ................................................................................................ 39
8.1.1. ETA [UTC].......................................................................................................40
8.1.2. DESTINATION................................................................................................40
8.1.3. DRAUGHT......................................................................................................40
8.1.4. NAV STATUS..................................................................................................40
8.1.5. PERSONS ......................................................................................................41
8.1.6. CARGO TYPE ................................................................................................41
8.1.7. SAVE THE SETTINGS ...................................................................................41
8.2. CPA/TCPA SETTING ............................................................................................. 42
8.3. DANGEROUS LIST ............................................................................................... 42
8.4. MOB LIST .............................................................................................................. 43
8.5. DESTINATION LIST ............................................................................................... 44
8.6. SETTING ............................................................................................................... 44
9. SYSTEM SETTING ................................................................................................... 45
9.1. BUZZER ................................................................................................................. 46
9.2. DISPLAY ................................................................................................................ 47

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9.3. DATE & TIME ......................................................................................................... 47
9.4. MENU LANGUAGE ................................................................................................ 47
9.5. L/R INTERROGATION ........................................................................................... 48
9.6. L/R BROADCAST .................................................................................................. 49
9.7. REGION MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 50
10. DIAGNOSTICS ..................................................................................................... 54
10.1. PROGRAM VERSION ......................................................................................... 54
10.2. DEVICE CHECK .................................................................................................. 54
10.2.1 KEY TEST......................................................................................................54
10.2.2. LCD CHECK.................................................................................................55
10.3 BAM ...................................................................................................................... 55
10.4. ALARM LIST ........................................................................................................ 56
10.5. SENSOR STATUS ............................................................................................... 56
10.6. EVENT LOG ......................................................................................................... 57
11. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 58
11.1. SET OWN STATIC DATA ...................................................................................... 59
11.2. SET I/O BAUDRATE ............................................................................................ 61
11.3. AIS/GPS COMMUNICATION MONITOR ............................................................. 62
11.4. RESTORE FACTORY SETTING .......................................................................... 62
11.5. ADVANCE ............................................................................................................ 63
12. CHECK &TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................. 64
12.1. PERIODICAL CHECK ................................................................................................ 64
12.2. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................ 65
APPENDIX 1: LIST OF SHIP TYPE ................................................................................ 66
APPENDIX 2: ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................... 67
APPENDIX 3: VHF FREQUENCY TABLE ...................................................................... 69
APPENDIX 4: MENU TREE ............................................................................................. 70
APPENDIX 5: ALARM CODES ....................................................................................... 71
APPENDIX 6: INSTALLATION DRAWINGS ................................................................... 72