Ocean Signal rescureME MOB1 User manual

2017517 MOB1OceanSignal
http://oceansignal.com/products/mob1/ 1/4
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TheworldssmallestpersonallocatingAISMan
OverBoarddevicewithintegratedDSC.
(http://oceansignal.com/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/rescueMEMOBnetwork
diagram.png) (http://oceansignal.com/wordpress/wp
content/uploads/MT_Damelogo_nominated_RGBsmall.jpg)AIS(Automatic
IdentificationSystem)
IntegratedDSCtransmitter(digitalselectivecalling)*
30%(typ)smallerthancompetitors
Automaticactivation
Simplelifejacketintegration
7yearbatterylife
24+hoursoperationallife
5yearwarranty†
Fastaccuratepositioning
Simplelifejacketintegration
Highintensitystrobe
Fastaccuratepositioning
AIS(AutomaticIdentificationSystem)
Automaticactivation
30%smaller
24+hoursoperationallife
5yearwarranty
7yearbatterylife
IntegratedDSCtransmitter(digitalselectivecalling)*

2017517 MOB1OceanSignal
http://oceansignal.com/products/mob1/ 2/4
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
*DSCfunctionalityissubjecttoregulationsofcountry.
†Subjecttowarrantystatement.(Note:Whenusedincommercialapplicationsthewarrantyperiodisrestrictedtotwoyears.)
Introducingtheworld’ssmallestAISMOBdevicewithintegratedDSC–therescueMEMOB1fromOceanSignal.TheMOB1iscompatiblewitheven
themostcompactinflatablelifejackets.
TheMOB1isintendedtobeinstalledwithinthelifejacketandwillactivateautomaticallyoninflation,sendingthefirstalertwithin15seconds.
Theintegratedstrobelightensuresmaximumvisibilityinlowlightconditions.
TheMOB1communicateswiththevesselyouhavebeenseparatedfromandothervesselsinthevicinity(upto5milesrangedependenton
conditions).Toalertrescueauthorities,analternativeproducttherescueMEPLB1communicatesdirectlyviaadedicatedsearchandrescuesatellite
network.
InanemergencyrescueMEMOB1provides2methodsofrapidlycommunicatingyourposition,accuratetoafewmetres,backtothevessel,plus
providingvisualindicationviaitsbuiltinstrobelight.
Thebestchanceofrapidrescueifyoufalloverboardcomesfromyourownvessel.Yourcrewneedstobeimmediatelyawareoftheincidentand
keeptrackofyourpositionwhilstrecoveryiscarriedout.Eveninthemostmoderateofseasitisalarminghowquicklyavisualsightingofaman
overboardcanbelost.
OnceactivatedyourMOB1willtransmitanalerttoallAISreceiversandAISenabledplottersinthe
vicinity.TheintegratedGPSensurespreciselocationissenttoyourvesselandanyothersthatmaybe
assisting.
AnadditionalfeatureoftheMOB1,isitsabilitytoactivatetheDSCalarmonyourvesselsVHF,alerting
yourcrewtothesituation.
Compatibility:MostmodernAISplottersandDSCVHFcomplywiththestandardsrequiredtoreceive
MOBtransmissions.Itishowever,especiallyifyouareusingolderequipment,recommendedthatyou
checkcompatibilitywiththeequipmentmanufacturer.SeetheFAQs
(http://oceansignal.com/products/mob1/#faqs)belowformoreinformation.
TheMOB1maybeconfiguredbytheusertoenterthevesselsDSCMMSInumber*bydownloading
thesoftwareatthelinkbelow.
ConfigureMOB1(http://oceansignal.com/installers)
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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WhattestmodesdoestheMOB1have?
TherearethreetestmodesontheMOB1;Functional,DSCand
AIS/GPS.
TheFunctionaltestshouldbecarriedoutonceamonthandwill
displaythelengthoftimethebatteryhasbeenusedfor.Itwillalso
applyaloadtothebatterytotestthatthebatteryisnotfaultyorhas
beendischarged.Itcarriesoutotherfunctionaltestsontheelectronic
circuitry.ItdoesnottesttheGPSormaketesttransmissions.
TheDSCtestshouldbecarriedoutnomorethantwotimesayear.
ThistestsendsasingleDSCtransmissiontotheMMSIprogrammed
intotheMOB1,whichwillbedisplayedonthevesselsDSCradio.It
doesnotsendaDistressorDistresRelaycallandthecalldoesnot
containtheposition.
TheAIStestshouldbecarriedoutnomorethanthreetimesayear.
ThistestactivatestheGPSreceiverandafterthepositionis
determineditmakesanAIStransmission,whichwilldisplayona
suitableAISreceiverorchartplotter.ThereceivedAISmessagewill
showthepositiondeterminedbytheMOB1GPSreceiver.Thereis
alsoatransmissionoftheAIStextmessagecontainingthewords
“MOBTEST”.NotethatthistestmustbedonewiththeMOB1infull
viewofthesky.Withoutavalidposition,theMOB1willnottransmit
anyAISmessages.
Thelimitationonthenumberoftestsayearistoensurethatthe
batterywillstillhaveitsfulloperationallifeattheexpirydateofthe
battery.
WhydoesmyMOB1showredflashesifItrytoprogrammethe
MMSInumber?
Iftheunitfailstoprogramme,showingtheflashingredLEDon
completion,pleasetryagain.TurntheMOB1oninprogramming
modeagainandretry.Thereisnoneedtoexittheprogramming
screenontheprogramme.Iftheprogrammingpageisshowing,
simplypressF10againtocommencetheprogrammingsequence
again.Notethattheredflashingmayteckeseveralsecondstostart
aftertheonscreensequencehasfinished.
IfyouarehavingproblemsprogrammingyourMOB1,pleasecheckthe
followingguidance.
1)Makesurethatyourscreenbrightnessissettomaximum,usingthe
controlsonthemonitorordevice.
2)Ensurethatyouhavecommencedprogrammingwithin50seconds
ofputtingtheMOB1intoprogrammingmode.Failuretodothiswill
causetheMOB1tohaveturnedoffbeforecommunicationstarts.Note
thatonceprogramminghascommenced(Thewhiteboxisflashing)the
MOB1shouldstayonuntiltheprogrammingsequenceiscompleted.
IdeallytheMOB1shouldbeputintoprogrammingmodejustbefore
placingtheMOB1infrontofthewhitesquare.
3)EnsurethattheMOB1isplacedoverthewhitesquarewiththe
rubberprogrammingadaptorfirmlytouchingthescreenandwiththe
apertureintherubberclosetothecentreofthewhitebox.
4)AvoidprogrammingtheMOB1inbrightambientlightconditions.If
necessarypointthescreenawayfromdirectorbrightsourcesoflight
suchassunthroughawindow.(Inextremecircumstances,especially
witholderscreensthathavelosttheirbrightness,placeathickcloth
overthescreenandMOB1toblockouttheambientlight.)
5)TheMOB1configurationsoftwarerequiresprecisetiming,which
maybedisruptedbyotherapplicationsrunningatthesametime,
especiallyonslowercomputers.Ifyoustillencounterproblems,try
shuttingdownallunnecessaryapplications,includingantivirus
software.
6)Onlaptops,theF10keywillrequireusinginconjunctionwiththe
Function(labelledFuncorFn)tostartthewhiteboxflashingblackand
whitetosendthedatatotheMOB1.MostkeyboardswillcolourtheF
keysinthesamecolourastheFunctionkeytoidentifythis.
7)TheMOB1MMSIprogrammingsoftwareisonlyavailablefor
WindowsPCs.Forusersofotheroperatingsystemsandsmart
phonesandtabletsthereisanonlineapplicationavailable.Thiscan
beaccessedusingthe buttonontheinstallers
(http://oceansignal.com/installers/)webpage.Notethatitcanonlybe
usedonline.
WhichDSCradiosarecompatiblewiththeMOB1?
OceanSignalrecommendsusingoneoftheradiosfromthelistbelow
withtherescueMEMOB1.ThefollowingclassDDSCradioshave
beentestedincooperationwiththemanufacturerandconfirmedto
receivetheIndividualDistressRelaycall.
ICOM:
Currentmodels;M91,M323,M423,M506
Oldermodels;M411,M421,M505,M603
Simrad:RS90
StandardHorizon:GX1600E(Explorer);Newermodelsarealsolikely
toworkbuthavenotbeentested.
ClassADSCradioshavealwaysbeenabletoreceivethiscallandall
modelsarebelievedtobecompatible.
Thislistisnotexhaustiveandwillbeaddedtoasmorecompatible
modelsareconfirmed.
OceanSignalwelcomesenquiriesfromothermanufacturerswishingto
havetheirradioslistedhere.
WhatDSCfunctionsareallowedinmycountry?
TheDSCfunctionalityoftheMOB1islimitedbyregulationsineach
country.Thelistbelowindicateswhichfunctionsyoumayexpect.
AISonly:Canada,France,Denmark,Latvia
AIS+DSCIndividualDistressRelaycallplusgroupcallsentafter
30minutes:USA
AIS+DSCIndividualDistressRelaycallonly:Germany,Netherlands,
Spain,UnitedKingdom
AIS+DSCIndividualDistressRelay,AllShipsDistressAlert(manual
initiationonly):AllotherEuropeancountries
AIS+DSCIndividualDistressRelay,AllShipsDistressAlert,sent
onceonMOB1activationandonmanualinitiation:RestoftheWorld.
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2017517 MOB1OceanSignal
http://oceansignal.com/products/mob1/ 4/4
SPECIFICATIONS
HowtoprogrammeDSCMMSInumberintotheMOB1
AvideoshowingtheprogrammingsequencefortheMOB1canbe
foundatthislink(http://oceansignal.com/wordpress/wp
content/uploads/MOB1Configuration.mp4)..Remembertosetthe
displaybrightnesstofullbeforestartingthesequence.
Notethatthetestkeyisbeingpresseddirectlyandthentherubber
adaptorfittedwhentheMOBisreadytoprogramme.
CanIcangetheDSCMMSInumberisImovetoadifferent
vessel?
Yes,itispossibletoreprogramtheMMSInumberusedtocallyour
DSCradioasmanytimesasyoulikeusingthenormalapplications.
Thereisnoneedtodeletetheoldnumberfirst.Thenewnumberwill
simplyoverwritetheoldMMSInumber.
EachtimeyouprogrammetheMOB1itwilluseasmallamountofthe
batterycapacityandreducetheoperatinglifetimebyafewminutes
eachtime.
AIStransmissionTransmitPower
1Watt
Frequency
161.975/162.025MHz
DSCTransmissionTransmitPower
0.5Watt
Frequency
156.525MHz
Messages
IndividualDistressRelayDistressAlert(bysinglecallmadeonpressoftheactivationbutton)
Temperaturerange(operational)
20°C+55°C
Temperaturerange(storage)
30°C+70°C
Waterproof
10mdepth
Weight
92grams
Standards
RTCMSC11901,EN3030981
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MANUALS
MOB1UserManual(English)