Raymarine AIS500 User manual

AIS500 Transceiver
Installation instructions
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

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Documentnumber:87112-1
Date:November2008

Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................7
Applicability....................................................................7
Safetyinformation...........................................................7
Generalinformation........................................................8
RequirementsforUSA&Canada....................................9
RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA&Canada............11
Systeminformation.........................................................13
Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................17
2.1EMCinstallationguidelines........................................18
2.2Partssupplied...........................................................19
2.3T oolsrequired...........................................................19
2.4Basicsystem............................................................20
Chapter3Cables&connections............................23
3.1Cabletypesandlength..............................................24
3.2Routingcables..........................................................24
3.3Transceiverconnections............................................25
3.4Cableshielding.........................................................26
Chapter4Installationprocedures..........................27
4.1Fittingtransceiver......................................................28
4.2FittingGPSantenna..................................................29
4.3Connectingup..........................................................31
Chapter5Postinstallationprocedures..................35
5.1Switchingon.............................................................36
5.2Conguration............................................................36
5.3Checkingforinterference...........................................37
5.4UsingAIS.................................................................38
Chapter6Diagnostics..............................................39
6.1Statusindication.......................................................40
6.2Troubleshooting........................................................41
Chapter7Specications..........................................43
7.1General....................................................................44
7.2Transceiver...............................................................44
7.3GPSReceiver...........................................................45
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Chapter1:Introduction
Applicability
Theinformationinthisbookappliestoallgeographicalareasunless
otherwisestated.
Safetyinformation
Warning:Productinstallation
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledinaccordancewith
theRaymarineinstructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpoorproductperformance,personal
injury,and/ordamagetothevessel.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe
user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,
noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine
product.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower
sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa
suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
SafetyNotice
RFradiationstatement
YourRaymarineAIS500transceivergeneratesandradiatesradio
frequency(RF)electromagneticenergy(EME).
SafeCompassDistance
SafeCompassDistanceis1meterminimumforanycompass.
Somecompasstypesmayrequiregreaterdistances.T obesure,
youshouldlocateyourtransceiverasfaraspossiblefromthe
compass.Testyourcompasstoverifyproperoperationwhilethe
transceiverisalsooperating.
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Generalinformation
IntendedUse
RaymarineAIS500isanAISClassBtransceiver,andisintended
forworldwideuseaboardleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnot
coveredbyInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyof
LifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Caution:Cleaning
WhencleaningthisproductdoNOTuseacid,
ammonia-basedorabrasiveproducts,anddoNOT
usehighpressurewashing(jetwash)equipment.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
AISdisclaimer
AllinformationpresentedbytheRaymarineAIStransceiveris
advisoryonly,asthereisariskofincompleteanderroneous
information.ByplacingtheAIS500intoserviceyouacknowledge
thisandassumecompleteresponsibilityforanyrisksassociated
withthisdevice,andaccordinglyreleaseRaymarineandSRT
MarineT echnologyLtdfromanyandallclaimsarisingfromtheuse
oftheAISservice.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourAIS500transceiverownership,pleasetakeafew
minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or
visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.
AIS500installationguide
Informationscope
Thisdocumentgivesintroductory,installationandtroubleshooting
informationfortheRaymarineAutomaticIdenticationSystemType
500Transceiver(AIS500)transceiver.
RefertotheProAISUserManualandtheoperatingmanualfor
yourRaymarineMulti-FunctionDisplay,forinstructionsonhowto
congureandoperateyourAISsystem.
AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFsfrom
www.raymarine.com
Staticdatarequirement
TheAIS500transceiverneedstobecorrectlyprogrammedwiththe
followingvesseldata(staticdata)beforeuse:
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•VesselMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)number
•Vesselname
•Vesselcallsign
•VesseldimensionsincludingAISGPSantennalocation
•Vesseltype
AMMSInumbercomprises9digits,andafull,valid9digitvalue
mustbeenteredinordertobeacceptedduringsetup.Anynumber
thatdoesnotmeetthesecriteriawillnotbeacceptedbythesystem.
Allotherelds(i.e.vesseltype,nameetc.)areoptional.
IfyourvesselalreadyhasanMMSInumber(usedforaVHFDSC
radio)thenthesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramthe
transceiver.
IfavalidMMSInumberisnotentered,theAIS500willenterSilent
Modeandwillnottransmit.However,itwillstilloperateasareceiver.
Important:IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIand
StaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror
otherappropriatelyqualiedinstallerofmarinecommunications
equipmentonboardvessels.TheuserisNOTauthorizedtodo
this.
InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideoftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticDatacanbesetupbytheuser.
Forfurtherdetails,refertotherequirementsfortheareainwhich
youareoperating.
RequirementsforUSA&Canada
Importantinformation
AIS500conformstotherelevantFCCrequirements
RaymarineAIStransceiverscomplywiththeFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)andIndustryCanada
requirementsthatregulatemarineAISandVHFradiousageforthe
USandCanada,respectively.MarineAISusersintheUSmust
complywithallapplicableFCCrulesandregulations,someofwhich
aredescribedinthishandbook.Thisinformationwascurrentatthe
timethishandbookwasprinted.Up-todateinformation,including
licensingrequirements,canbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/wtb/marine
OfcialFCCformscanbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/formpage.html
FCCNotice
Compliancestatement
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved
inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance
withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
StationLicence
FCCstationlicenserequirement
AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenotrequired
formostrecreationalvesselstravellinginUSwaters.However,you
mustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelstoforeignports.
ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellite
communications,ortelegraphymustbelicensedbytheFCC.You
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canobtainaStationLicensebylingFCCForm605,whichis
availablefromtheFCCwebsitelistedabove.
OperatorLicense
FCCoperatorlicenserequirement
AnOperatorLicenseisnotrequiredtooperateaClassBAIS
TransceiverwithinUSterritorialwaters.However,alicenseis
requiredtooperatethetransceiverifyoudockinaforeignport
(includingCanadaandMexico)orleaveaforeignporttodockina
US.port.YoucanrequestaRestrictedRadiotelephoneOperator
PermitfromtheFCCbylingForm753.
IndustryCanada
IndustryCanadalicenserequirement
Youdonotneedalicensetooperatethistransceiverwithin
sovereignwatersofCanadaortheUS.Youwillneedalicenseto
operatethisradiooutsideofCanadaortheUS.ToobtainIndustry
Canadalicensinginformation,contactthenearesteldorregional
ofce,orwrite:
IndustryCanadaRadioRegulatoryBranch
Attention:DOSP
300SlaterStreet
Ottawa,Ontario
Canada,KIAOC8
Thefollowinginformationabouttheradioisrequiredtocompletethe
licenseapplication:
•IndustryCanadaCerticationNumber:4069B-AIS500
•FCCTypeNumber:PJ5–AIS500
•FCCTypeAccepted:Parts15and80
•OutputPower:2Watts
•Modulation:GMSK
•FrequencyRange:156.025to162.025MHz
MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)
Anine-digitMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)numberis
requiredtooperatetheAIS500transceiver.
Note:YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromtheFCCwhen
youapplyforaStationLicense.Ifyourvesseldoesnotrequire
alicense,youmayobtainanMMSIbycontactingBoatUS
(www.boatus.com).Onceobtained,youcanprogramtheMMSI
numberintoyourAIS500asdescribedinthedocumentation
accompanyingthetransceiver.
ProgrammingtheMMSI&staticdata
Important:IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itisaviolationofthe
rulesoftheFederalCommunicationsCommissiontoinputan
MMSIthathasnotbeenproperlyassignedtotheenduserorto
otherwiseinputanyinaccuratedatainthisdevice.TheMMSI
andStaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror
otherappropriatelyqualiedinstallerofmarinecommunications
equipmentonboardvessels.InstructionsforenteringtheMMSI
andstaticdataaregiveninthedocumentationontheCDROM
suppliedwiththeAIS500transceiver.
Oncestaticdatahasbeenprogrammed,youmustnotchange
it.Iftheinformationprogrammedisnolongercorrect,contact
theRaymarinehelpdeskorthedealerorretailerfromwhomyou
purchasedthetransceiver,toarrangereprogramming.
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AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
ThissystemhasaMaximumPermissibleExposure(MPE)Radiusof
1.5meters(perOETBulletin65),assumingthemaximumpowerof
theradioandantennaswithamaximumgainof3dBi.Accounting
fortheheightofanaverageadult(2meters)theminimumheight
oftheantennaabovethedecktomeetRFexposurecompliance
requirementsis3.5meters.Donotoperatethetransceiverwhen
anyoneiswithintheMPEradiusoftheantenna,unlessshielded
fromtheantennaeldbyagroundedmetallicbarrier.
Warning:MaximumPermissible
Exposure
Failuretoobservetheseguidelinesmayexposethose
withinthemaximumpermissibleexposure(MPE)
radiustoRFradiationabsorptionthatexceedsthe
FCCMPElimit.Itistheradiooperator’sresponsibility
toensurethatnoonecomeswithinthisradius.
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman
exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,
makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5meters(5feet)fromtheradio’s
mainunit
RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA
&Canada
MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)
Anine-digitMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)numberis
requiredtooperatetheAIS500Transceiver.Insomeareas,aradio
operatorlicenceisrequiredbeforeanMMSInumberwillbeissued.
YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissues
radioorShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.Onceobtained,youcan
programtheMMSInumberintoyourAIS500asdescribedinthe
documentationontheCDROMsuppliedwiththeAIS500transceiver.
AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhumanexposureto
radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•properlymounted
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’smainunit
ListofCountries
InEurope,theAIS500transceivermaybeusedinthefollowing
countries:
AustriaLiechtenstein
BelgiumLithuania
BulgariaLuxembourg
CroatiaMacedonia,formerYugoslavRepublicof
CyprusMalta
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CzechRepublicNetherlands
DenmarkNorway
EstoniaPoland
FinlandPortugal
FranceRomania
GermanySlovakia
GreeceSlovenia
HungarySpain
IcelandSweden
IrelandSwitzerland
ItalyTurkey
LatviaUnitedKingdom
DeclarationofConformity
D11639-1
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Systeminformation
Warning:AISlimitation
NeverassumethatyourAISisdetectingallvessels
inthearea.Alwaysexercisedueprudenceanddo
notuseAISasasubstituteforsoundnavigational
judgement.
Overview
TheAIS500usesdigitalradiosignalstoexchange’real-time’
informationbetweenvesselsandshorebasedstationsondedicated
VHFfrequencies.Thisinformationisusedtoidentifyandtrack
vesselsinthesurroundingareaandtoprovidefast,automaticand
accuratecollisionavoidancedata.
AlthoughAISaugmentsyourradarapplicationbyoperatinginradar
blindspotsanddetectingsmallerAIS-ttedvessels,itdoesnot
replaceradar,asitreliesonreceivingtransmittedAISinformation
andthereforecannotdetectobjectssuchaslandmassesand
navigationalbeacons.
NEVERassumethatAISisdisplayinginformationfromallvessels
inthearea,because:
•NotallvesselsarettedwithAIS
•Althoughitismandatoryforlargercommercialvesselstocarry
AIS,itisnotmandatorytouseit.
AISshouldbeusedonlytoaugmentradarinformation,notsubstitute
it.
ClassesofAIS
YourAIS500isatransceiverthatreceivesmessagesfromand
transmitsmessagestovesselscarryingClassAorClassB
transceivers.
ClassATransceivers
ClassAAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals.AIS
transceiversarecurrentlymandatoryonallcommercialvessels
exceeding300tonsthattravelinternationally(SOLASvessels).
ThefollowinginformationcanbetransmittedbyaClassAAIS
system:
•Staticdata.Includesinformationsuchasvesselname,vessel
type,MMSInumber,callsign,IMOnumber,length,beamand
GPSantennalocation.
•Voyagerelateddata.Includesinformationsuchasdraft,cargo,
destination,ETAandotherrelevantinformation.
•Dynamicdata.Includesinformationsuchastime(UTC),ship’s
position,COG,SOG,heading,rateofturnandnavigationalstatus.
•Dynamicreports.Ship’sspeedandstatus.
•Messages.Alarmsandsafetymessages.
Rememberthatnotallvesselswilltransmitalloftheinformation.
ClassBTransceivers
ClassBAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals,butuse
areducedsetofdatacomparedtoClassA(seeDataSummary).A
ClassBAIStransceivercanbettedonanyvesselnotttedwitha
ClassAtransceiver,butisnotmandatoryaboardanyvessel.
YourAIS500transceiverisaClassBtransceiver.
DataSummary
Data
ClassA
(receive)
ClassB
(send)
ClassB
(receive)
Ship’snameYesYesYes
TypeYesYesYes
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Data
ClassA
(receive)
ClassB
(send)
ClassB
(receive)
CallsignYesYesYes
IMOnumberYesNoNo
LengthandbeamYesYesYes
AntennalocationYesYesYes
DraftYesNoNo
Cargo
Information
YesYesYes
DestinationYesNoNo
ETAYesNoNo
TimeYesYesYes
Ship’spositionYesYesYes
COGYesYesYes
SOGYesYesYes
GyroheadingYesYes*Yes
RateofturnYesNoNo
Navigational
status
YesNoNo
SafetymessageYesNoYes
*ClassBtransceiversdonottransmitaGyroheadingunlessthe
transceiverisreceivinganNMEAHDTsentencefromanexternal
source.
Datareportingintervals
AISinformationisclassedaseitherstaticordynamic.Static
informationisbroadcast,whendatahasbeenamended,orupon
request,orbydefault,every6minutes.
Thereportingratesfordynamicinformationdependonspeedand
coursechange,andaregiveninthefollowingtables.
Note:Thereportingratesshownhereareforreferenceand
maynotbetherateatwhichinformationisactuallyreceived
byanAIS500Transceiver.Thisisdependentonanumberof
factors,includingbutnotlimitedtoantennaheight,gainand
signalinterference.
ClassAsystems
ShipsDynamicConditionsReportingrate
Atanchorormoored3Minutes
0-14knots10Seconds
0-14knotsandchangingcourse31/3Seconds
14-23knots6Seconds
14-23knotsandchangingcourse2seconds
Fasterthan23knots2seconds
Fasterthan23knotsandchanging
course
2seconds
ClassBsystems
ShipsDynamicConditionsReportingrate
0to2knots3Minutes
Above2knots30Seconds
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OtherAISsources
SourceReportingrate
SearchandRescue(SAR)aircraft10seconds
Aidstonavigation3minutes
AISbasestation10secondsor3.33seconds,
dependingonoperatingparameters
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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
•2.1EMCinstallationguidelinesonpage18
•2.2Partssuppliedonpage19
•2.3Toolsrequiredonpage19
•2.4Basicsystemonpage20
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2.1EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar
beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum
possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite
MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
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2.2Partssupplied
Checkallpartsarepresent.
AIS500Transceiver
No 8 Screws (x 4) 3.2 ft (1. m)AIS to VHFAntenna connector cable
GPSAntenna
Installation instructions Warranty document CDROM
AIS
500
AIS500 Transceiver
Installation instructions
AUTOMATICIDENTIFI
CATIONSYSTEM
D11623-1
Mounting
studs (x 2)
Thumb
nuts (x 2)
2.3Toolsrequired
Ensureyouhavethesetoolsbeforestartinginstallation.
Drill
1/4" (3.2mm)
Drill bit
Phillips
screwdriver D11630-1
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2.4Basicsystem
ThefollowingillustrationshowsabasicAIS500system.
Multifunction
display
CANCELOK
RANGE
IN
OUT
PAGE
ACTIVE
WPTS
MOB
MENU
DATA
AIS500
Transceiver
NMEA0183
(38.4 baud)
NMEA0183
(4.8 baud)
Boat’s existing
VHF antenna
Boat’s existing GPS
antenna (typical)
GPS antenna supplied
withAIS500Tranceiver
SeaTalk
D11625-1
VHF
radio
SeaTalk
ng Power in
RS232
0
0
AIS
500
RF
AIS500dimensions
9.51 in (241.6 mm)
10.76 in (273.3 mm)
7.37 in (187.2 mm)
Compass minimum safe distance: 39 in (1 m)
2.43 in
(61.7 mm)
AIS
500
9.96 in (252.9 mm)
3.46 in
(88 mm) 1.65 in
(41.8 mm)
Siterequirements
Whenplanningtheinstallation,takethefollowingsiterequirements
fortheAIS500transceiverandGPSantenna,intoaccount.
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