POSEIDON Pharos User manual

Poseidon Pharos GMDSS Simulator
Instrument Manual
Sailor MF/HF CU5100
Pharos 7.8

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Contents
ABOUT THE MANUAL 6
CONTROL UNIT 7
DESCRIPTIONS 7
On/Off 7
Input keys 8
Loudspeaker ON / OFF 8
Output power 8
Squelch On/Off 8
Dim 8
Scanning 9
Mode 9
Menu 9
Adjust / Tune 9
Soft keys 9
Handset 10
Distress 10
DISTRESS COMMUNICATION 11
Undesignated Distress 11
Distress Call with Chosen Frequency and Nature of Distress 11
Self Composed Distress Relay 13

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TUNING RX/TX FREQUENCY 16
Setting frequencies manually 16
RX tune 16
Channel Entry 17
Select a channel 17
Store a channel 17
Delete a channel 18
Replace a channel 18
DSC OPERATION 19
DSC main 19
DSC Call 19
DSC Log 19
Composed DSC Calls 19
DSC Setup 19
Watch receiver setup 21
Receiving a distress call 21
Receiving an Individual Call 23
Sending a test call 24
Calling a ship 26
Sending an area call 29
DSC Log - Repeat a call 33
Composed DSC calls 34
Station Menu 35
Scanning 37
DSC Watch 37
Dual Watch 38
Multi Watch 39
Telephony Watch 40

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RADIO TELEX 41
Indicator Lamps 41
Function Keys 42
Switching on 43
Switching Off 43
Prepare equipment for telex connection 44
Setup manually: 44
Setup by DSC: 44
Channel selection 45
Transmitting a message 45
Editing a message 46
Editing keys 46
Receiving a message 46
Example of ARQ Transmission 47
Example of FEC Transmission 48
MENU ‘INFO & TEST’ 49
MENU DIAGRAM 50

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About the manual
This manual covers the Sailor MF/HF CU5100 in the Pharos GMDSS simulator.
The simulation of this instrument is kept as close to the manual and the real instrument as
possible. Therefore most of the information found in this manual can also be read in the
original Sailor manual, which this manual is based on.
Some features of the original instrument are not implemented in the simulator. Either
because it is not relevant in the simulator or that the feature is coming in a later version. In
the manual these features are noted as not supported. See contents for simulated menus
overview, to find which menus that have not been implemented in the simulator.

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Control unit
Descriptions
On/Off
Volume control and On/Off switch for main supply. Click with
the mouse pointer to turn the knob.

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Input keys
Digits for numbers or letters depending on the input type.
Loudspeaker ON / OFF
Switch loudspeaker ON / OFF
Output power
Change the output power between High and Low
Squelch On/Off
Change between squelch on and off
Dim
Used to adjust the light intensity.

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Scanning
Change to scanning. The different scanning types are DSC
Watch, Dual Watch, Multi Watch and Telephony Watch.
Mode
Used to toggle between different modes. The different modes
supported are SSB Telephony, AM Broadcast, DSC and Telex
Menu
Access to the menu system
Adjust / Tune
Multi purpose rotary knob, controls backlight, frequency and
RX tune range
Soft keys
The function of each key is described in its respective field in
the display above each key.
Quick Select:
In the main menu it is also possible to select a menu item by
pressing the corresponding number key on the keypad

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Handset
The MF/HF is operated by means of the handset
Distress
Flip the lid open before pressing the distress button.

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Distress Communication
Undesignated Distress
A distress can be transmitted at any time by pressing
DISTRESS and keep it pressed for 3 seconds. You will see
the countdown in the display. The nature of the distress will be
an undesignated distress. The position of the ship (from the
GPS) will automatically be included in the call.
Distress Call with Chosen Frequency and Nature of Distress
Click on and select DSC call. Confirm with OK.
Select distress and confirm with OK
Select distress Alert and confirm with OK button.

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Select SSB Telephony and confirm with OK.
Select correct nature of distress and confirm with OK.
Select correct frequency and confirm with OK.
Press distress for 3 seconds to send.

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Self Composed Distress Relay
In the event of observing a ship in distress you can make a
self-composed distress relay. Start by pressing “
”and select DSC call. Confirm with OK
Select distress and confirm with OK
Select distress Relay and confirm with OK button.
Select between Coast station, Ship or Area and confirm with
OK button.
In this menu you can choose between sending the distress
relay to a coast station, an individual ship, all ships or to all
ships within a specific geographic range from your own ship,
depending on the power output of your transmission.

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If Area is selected then enter Area center and confirm with OK
button.
Enter MMSI of ship in distress and confirm with OK button.
If MMSI number is unknown then press button Unknown and
continue.
Select mode of SSB Telephony and confirm with OK button.
Select correct nature of distress and confirm with OK.

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Confirm the automatically added position, or manually set
position of the ship you’re composing the distress relay for
(select “UNKNOWN” if not known). Then set time of position
with OK button. Your own position will be automatically added
to the outgoing distress relay.
Select correct frequency and confirm with OK.
Select and Press send to transmit
Are you sure? Press yes for 3 seconds.

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Tuning Rx/Tx frequency
Setting frequencies manually
Press Rx to enter a new Rx Frequency. Enter the new frequency via the keyboard.
Complete by pressing Enter . Pressing the ENTER key is equal to pressing the OK
soft key.
Press Tx to enter a new Tx Frequency. Enter the new frequency and complete by
pressing Enter .
Pressing the Rx soft key copies Rx frequency to the Tx.
Pressing the Tx soft key copies Tx frequency to the Rx.
Pressing the soft key deletes last entry.
Pressing the CANCEL soft key resets the display.
RX tune
To fine tune the Rx value turn the Adjust/Tune knob or press the RX TUNE soft key.
Pressing RANGE soft key more times will toggle the detail of tuning (10Hz, 100Hz or 1kHz).
Turn the Adjust/Tune knob to fine tune the value or use the and softkeys.

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Channel Entry
The MF/HF control unit has all ITU channels preprogrammed in a channel table. These
channels start at Ch 241 and ends at Ch 2517.
Channel 1 –199 are reserved as user channels.
Select a channel
Press and key in an existing channel number.
Complete by pressing or by pressing the
ENTER soft key.
The channel number is displayed.
Use softkeys to scroll through the channel
numbers.
Store a channel
1. Select the desired RX frequency, TX frequency
and mode setting
2. Press and key in a channel number
between 1 and 199.
3. If the channel number is free, press the STORE
softkey to store the channel (with the current
Rx/Tx frequencies).
Softkeys:
CANCEL: selects the previous display.
STORE: stores the channel.
: deletes previous entry.

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Delete a channel
1. Access the channel to delete by pressing
and key in the channel number between 1 and
199. If an existing channel is entered, softkeys
“DELETE” and “OK” will appear. Select DELETE
to delete the entered channel.
Softkeys:
CANCEL: selects the previous display.
DELETE: request to delete the channel.
: deletes previous digit entry.
OK: selects the entered channel.
2. A confirmation screen appears.
Softkeys:
CANCEL: selects the previous display.
OK: confirms deleting the channel.
Replace a channel
1. Select the desired RX frequency, TX frequency
and mode setting.
2. Access the channel to replace by pressing
and key in the channel number between
1 and 199. If an existing channel (with different
Rx/Tx) is entered, a REPLACE softkey will
appear. Select REPLACE to overwrite/replace
the existing channel with new Rx/Tx.
Softkeys:
CANCEL: selects the previous display.
REPLACE: replaces the entered channel
: deletes previous entry.
OK: selects the entered channel

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DSC Operation
DSC main
Press the button using the Down key and press OK when the select bar is at the
preferred menu, or use quick select by pressing the number of the menu item using the
number pad.
Alternatively press button until DSC mode, and press the DSC CALL soft key.
DSC Call
Select 1. DSC CALL. Open DSC transmitter menu. From here it is possible to make routine
calls: COAST STATION, SHIP and special calls: AREA, DISTRESS, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP
and TEST CALL.
DSC Log
Select 2. DSC LOG. Opens a menu to the DSC LOG where DSC calls are stored. In this
menu, received distress calls, other received calls and transmitted calls, sorted by time can
be read separately.
Composed DSC Calls
Select 3. COMPOSED DSC CALLS. Opens the COMPOSED DSC CALLS menu. In the
menu complete DSC calls can be composed and stored for later, or already stored DSC calls
can be selected. The composing wizards are same as found under DSC CALL menu except
that the DSC is being stored instead of sent.
DSC Setup
1. Press the Menu button
2. Select 5. SETUP.
3. Select 1. DSC SETUP.

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DISTRESS FREQ.:
Toggle between 2187.5 and ALL.
‘ALL’, Choose this to enable all distress frequencies in
the instrument. It will by this be possible to choose
among the 6 distress frequencies when composing a
distress DSC from the menu.
On distress DSC activation by the distress button all
distress frequencies are used in a particular sending
sequence. A distress message is sent on 5 of 6 distress
frequencies with an interval of 4 minutes. On next
sending sequence the frequency omitted last time is
always used.
Auto Acknowledge
ON, means transmission of acknowledgement is
initiated automatically when a direct call, polling or
position request is received.
OFF, Manual acknowledgement only.
Auto Pos. Transmit
ON, Position information is included in direct calls and
position request acknowledgements.
OFF, Position information is excluded in direct calls and
position request acknowledgements.
Auto Channel Switch
ON, when acknowledge is sent working channel and
mode is set automatically according to DSC content.
OFF, suggested
Telecommand Medical and Telec. Ship / Aircraft
Is not supported in the simulator.
Position
When the instrument has an external GPS source the
position is not editable and shown to the left.
Otherwise when there is not external GPS source it is
possible to edit the position. Shown in the picture below.
To turn off external GPS source select the ship at the
instructor station in the ‘Object Browser’ and uncheck
the GPS failure check box.