Raymarine AIS700 User manual

© 2017 Raymarine UK Limited
87326-1Document number:
10-2017Date:
English (en-US)
Installation instructions
AIS700 Class B transceiver

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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.......................................7
Productinstallationandoperation......................................7
Serviceandmaintenance................................................7
RFsafetynotice...........................................................7
ComplianceStatement(Part15.19)......................................7
FCCInterferenceStatement(Part15.105(b))..........................7
IndustryCanada..........................................................7
IndustryCanada(Français)..............................................7
Declarationofconformity................................................8
AISdisclaimer.............................................................8
Disclaimer.................................................................8
Productdisposal..........................................................8
Warrantyregistration.....................................................8
echnicalaccuracy.......................................................8
Chapter2Documentandproductinformation....................9
2.1Productdocumentation.............................................10
2.2Applicableproducts................................................10
ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number.................10
2.3Compatibledisplays.................................................11
2.4Partssupplied........................................................11
Chapter3Installation....................................................13
3.1Selectingalocation..................................................14
Generallocationrequirements..........................................14
GNSSantennalocationrequirements...................................14
EMCinstallationguidelines..............................................14
RFinterference.........................................................15
Compasssafedistance..................................................15
AIS700dimensions.....................................................15
3.2MountingtheAIS700...............................................15
3.3Mountingtheantenna..............................................16
Polemounting..........................................................16
Surfacemounting.......................................................16
Chapter4Connections..................................................17
4.1Connectionsoverview...............................................18
Dataconnectionsmatrix.................................................19
4.2USBconnection.....................................................20
4.3Powerconnection...................................................20
Powerdistribution......................................................20
Grounding.............................................................22
4.4NMEA2000/Seaalkng®connection............................22
4.5NMEA0183connection.............................................23
4.6GPS(GNSS)antennaconnection..................................23
4.7VHFantennaconnection...........................................24
VHFantennarequirements.............................................24
4.8VHFradioconnection..............................................24
4.9Silentmodeswitchconnection....................................24
Chapter5Setup.........................................................25
5.1Configurebeforeuse................................................26
5.2ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)
number...................................................................26
5.3Configuration........................................................26
InstallingproAIS2andUSBdrivers.....................................27
ConfiguringusingproAIS2.............................................27
5.4Softwareupdates...................................................27
5

Chapter6Troubleshooting............................................29
6.1LEDStatusindicator.................................................30
6.2roubleshooting.....................................................30
Chapter7Technicalspecification...................................33
7.1AIS700technicalspecification.....................................34
Chapter8Technicalsupport..........................................35
8.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing........................36
8.2Learningresources.................................................37
Chapter9Sparesandaccessories..................................39
9.1Sparesandaccessories.............................................40
9.2Seaalkng®cablesandaccessories................................40
AppendixAMMSIRegulatorybodiesandapplication
submissions................................................................43
AppendixBNMEA0183supportedsentences...................45
AppendixCNMEA2000supportedPGNs........................45
AppendixDAISoverview..............................................46
6

Chapter1:Important
information
Productinstallationand
operation
Ensuresafeeffectiveuseoftheproduct.
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
vesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
•Raymarine®recommendscertifiedinstallationbya
Raymarine®approvedinstaller.Acertifiedinstallation
qualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.
ContactyourRaymarine®dealerforfurtherdetails,
andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
Warning:Potentialignition
source
hisproductisNOapprovedforusein
hazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomor
nearfueltanks).
Serviceandmaintenance
hisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.
Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepairtoauthorized
Raymarine®dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect
yourwarranty.
RFsafetynotice
RFradiationstatement
AIStransceiversgenerateandradiateradiofrequency
(RF)electromagneticenergy(EME).
ComplianceStatement(Part
15.19
hisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.hisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.hisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.
FCCInterferenceStatement
(Part15.105(b
hisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto
Part15oftheFCCRules.
heselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.hisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,
thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurin
aparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause
harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff
andon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:
1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment
andreceiver.
3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona
circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/V
technicianforhelp.
Warning:FCCWarning(Part
15.21
Changesormodificationstothisequipment
notexpresslyapprovedinwritingby
RaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolate
compliancewithFCCrulesandvoidthe
user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
IndustryCanada
hisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada
License-exemptRSSstandard(s).
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.hisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and
2.hisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation
ofthedevice.
hisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadian
ICES-003.
IndustryCanada(Français
Cetappareilestconformeauxnormesd'exemptionde
licenceRSSd'IndustryCanada.
Sonfonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditions
suivantes:
1.cetappareilnedoitpascauserd'interférence,et
2.cetappareildoitacceptertouteinterférence,
notammentlesinterférencesquipeuventaffecter
sonfonctionnement.
CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàla
normeNMB-003duCanada.
Importantinformation7

Declarationofconformity
Raymarine®declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwith
theessentialrequirementsofRadioEquipmentDirective
2014/53/EU.
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificate
maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www.raymarine.com.
AISdisclaimer
AllinformationpresentedbytheAIS700isadvisory
only,asthereisariskofincompleteanderroneous
information.Byplacingthisproductintoserviceyou
acknowledgethisandassumecompleteresponsibility
foranyassociatedrisks,andaccordinglyrelease
Raymarine®andSRMarineSystemsplcfromanyand
allclaimsarisingfromtheuseoftheAISservice.
Disclaimer
Raymarine®doesnotwarrantthatthisproductis
error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine®.
Raymarine®isnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries
causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bythe
interactionoftheproductwithproductsmanufactured
byothers,orbyerrorsininformationutilizedbythe
productsuppliedbythirdparties.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEE
Directive.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment
(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipment.
Warrantyregistration
Warrantyregistrationsandassociatedbenefits.
oregisteryourRaymarine®productownership,please
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Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceive
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barcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.
Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyour
productonline.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuture
reference.
Technicalaccuracy
echnicalaccuracydisclaimer
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis
documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.
However,Raymarine®cannotacceptliabilityforany
inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,our
policyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specificationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarine®
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documentationforyourproduct.
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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation
Chaptercontents
•2.1Productdocumentationonpage10
•2.2Applicableproductsonpage10
•2.3Compatibledisplaysonpage11
•2.4Partssuppliedonpage11
Documentandproductinformation9

2.1Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:
AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFsfrom
www.raymarine.com
Documentation
DescriptionPartnumber
AIS700Installationinstructions(his
document)
InstallationofaAIS700and
connectiontoawidersystemof
marineelectronics.
87326
GNSSantennaMountingtemplate
MountingdiagramfortheAIS700’s
GNSSreceiver.
87225
LightHouse™3Operation
instructions
Operationinstructionsforcompatible
LightHouse™3displays.
81370
LightHouse™2Operation
instructions
Operationinstructionsforcompatible
LightHouse™2displays.
81360
2.2Applicableproducts
hisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
Product
numberNameDescription
E70476AIS700heAIS700isaClass
BAIStransceiverwith
abuilt-inVHFsplitter,
usedtodisplayreal-time
informationonlocalvessels,
landbasedstationsoraids
tonavigationthatare
equippedwitheither
ClassAorClassBAIS
transceivers.
ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileService
Identitynumber
Beforecommencinginstallationensureyouhave
obtainedaMMSInumberforyourvessel.
AMMSIisa9digitnumberwhichissentoveraradio
frequencychannelinordertoidentifytheoriginating
vessel/station.IfyourvesselalreadyhasaMMSInumber
(usedforaVHFDSCradio)thenthesameMMSInumber
mustbeusedtoprogramyourAIS700.
Note:
IfaMMSInumberisnotentered,theAIS700can
onlybeusedinSilentModeandwilloperateasa
receiveronly.
IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStatic
DatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarine®dealer
orotherappropriatelyqualifiedinstallerofmarine
communicationsequipmentonboardvessels.
heuserisNOauthorizedtodothis.
Insomeareas,aradiooperatorlicenceisrequired
beforeaMMSInumberwillbeissued.Y oucanrequest
aMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissuesradioor
ShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.
InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticdatacan
besetupbytheuser.
Forfurtherdetails,refertotherelevant
elecommunicationsRegulatoryBodyforyour
area.
RefertoAppendixAMMSIRegulatorybodiesand
applicationsubmissions
foralistofcontactsforobtainingMMSInumbersfor
someareas.
Warning:MMSIentry
Y oucanonlyenteraMMSInumberonce,if
youenterthenumberincorrectlyorneed
tochangeyourMMSInumber,theunitwill
requirere-programmingbyanauthorized
Raymarine®dealer.
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2.3Compatibledisplays
Y oucanviewAISinformationreceivedbyyourAIS700
onacompatibledisplay.
Y ourAIS700iscompatiblewithMFDspoweredby
theLightHouse™2orLightHouse™3operatingsystem
ormultifunctioninstrumentdisplayspoweredbythe
LightHouse™operatingsystem.
2.4Partssupplied
1.AIS700
2.GNSSantenna
3.Power/datacable2m(6.56ft)
4.VHFRadiocable1m(3.28ft)
5.DeviceNettoSeaalkng®adaptorcable1m(3.28ft)
6.GNSSantennagasket
7.GNSSantennapolemount
8.Unitfixings(4xNo.8x19selftappingscrews)
9.M5nutandwasher(grounding)
10.Documentation
11.GNSSantennafixings(3xM3x40studandthumb
nut)
12.SoftwareCD
Documentandproductinformation11

12

Chapter3:Installation
Chaptercontents
•3.1Selectingalocationonpage14
•3.2MountingtheAIS700onpage15
•3.3Mountingtheantennaonpage16
Installation13

3.1Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignition
source
hisproductisNOapprovedforusein
hazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomor
nearfueltanks).
Generallocationrequirements
WhenselectingalocationforyourAIS700itisimportant
toconsideranumberoffactors.
•Wateringress—heAIS700shouldbemounted
belowdecks.AlthoughtheAIS700iswaterproof,itis
goodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedareaaway
fromprolongedanddirectexposuretorainandsalt
spray.
•Ventilation—oensureadequateairflow:
–EnsurethatAIS700ismountedinacompartment
ofsuitablesize.
–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.
Allowadequateseparationofallequipment.
•Electricalinterference—Selectalocationthat
isfarenoughawayfromdevicesthatmaycause
interference,suchasmotors,generatorsandradio
transmitters/receivers.
•Powersupply—Selectalocationthatisascloseas
possibletothevessel’sDCpowersource.hiswill
helptokeepcablerunstoaminimum.
•Diagnostics—heAIS700mustbemountedina
locationwhereanydiagnosticsLEDsareeasilyvisible.
•Mountingsurface—EnsuretheAIS700isadequately
supportedonasecuresurface.Donotmountunitsor
cutholesinplaceswhichmaydamagethestructure
ofthevessel.
•Cabling—EnsuretheAIS700ismountedinalocation
whichallowsproperrouting,supportandconnection
ofcables:
–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)unless
otherwisestated.
–Usecableclipstopreventstressonconnectors.
–Ifyourinstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacablethenadditionalcableclipsshould
beusedtoensuretheextraweightofthecableis
supported.
GNSSantennalocationrequirements
heAIS700includesabuilt-inGNSSreceiverandis
suppliedwithaGNSSantennawhichmustbeinstalled
inaccordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.DoNO
connectanyotherGNSSantennaotherthanthat
supplied.
heGNSSantennacanbemountedeitheronaflat
horizontalsurfaceoronasuitablepole.
•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensureyou
haveaccesstotheundersideofthemountingsurface.
•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepole
needstohavea1inch14PIthread.
Important:
heGNSSantennamustbemountedinalocation
thatprovidesagooddirectlineofsitetotheentire
sky,aroundthehorizon.
Ensurethattheselectedmountinglocationis:
•Openandclearofanyobstructions(suchasmasts,
searchlights,orotherstructures)thatcouldblock
line-of-sighttothesky.
•Aslowaspossible,tokeeptheantennaasstable
aspossible.hemorestabletheantenna,themore
effectivelyitwilltracksatellitesandprovidestable
data.
•Asfaraspossible(atleast1m(3ft))fromother
antennaeandelectronicequipment.
DoNOmounttheantenna:
•Inanyareawhereitcouldbesteppedonortripped
over.
•Upamast.hiswillcausetheantennatoswingand
givesignificanterrorsinpositiondata.
•InthedirectpathofaRadarbeam.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:
InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslight
interferencemaybenoticed.Wherethisoccursthe
AIS700andthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbe
separatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthat
whereverpossible:
•Raymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting
orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,the
distanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(7ft).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaRadarbeam.
ARadarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread
20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•heAIS700issuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfrom
thatusedforenginestart.hisisimportanttoprevent
erraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccurifthe
enginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationinstructions.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent
anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensure
themaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferent
itemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughoutthe
installation
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Suppressionferrites
•Raymarine®cablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwith
suppressionferrites.heseareimportantforcorrect
EMCperformance.Ifferritesaresuppliedseparately
tothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthe
suppliedferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.
installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedinthe
originalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarine®oritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbe
usedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetothe
extraweightoftheferrites.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarine®cables.
IfyourAIS700istobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine®,asuppression
ferriteMUSalwaysbeattachedtotheendofthecable
neartheAIS700.
RFinterference
Certainthird-partyexternalelectricalequipmentcan
causeRadioFrequency(RF)interferencewithGPS,
AISorVHFdevicesiftheexternalequipmentisnot
adequatelyinsulatedandemitsexcessivelevelsof
electromagneticinterference(EMI).
Somecommonexamplesofsuchexternalequipment
includeLEDspotorstriplights,andterrestrialVtuners.
ominimizeinterferencefromsuchequipment:
•KeepitasfarawayfromGPS,AISorVHFdevicesas
possible.
•Ensurethatanypowercablesforexternalequipment
arenotentangledwiththepowerordatacablesfor
GPS,AISorVHFdevices.
•Considerfittingoneormorehighfrequency
suppressionferritestotheEMI-emittingdevice.he
ferrite(s)shouldberatedtobeeffectiveintherange
100MHzto2.5GHz,andshouldbefittedtothepower
cableandanyothercablesexitingtheEMI-emitting
device,ascloseaspossibletothepositionwherethe
cableexitsthedevice.
Compasssafedistance
opreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistanceis
maintainedfromtheAIS700.
WhenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheAIS700you
shouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossibledistance
fromanycompasses.ypicallythisdistanceshouldbe
atleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsome
smallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatethe
AIS700thisfarawayfromacompass.Inthissituation,
whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation,ensurethatthe
compassisnotaffectedbytheAIS700whenitisina
poweredstate.
AIS700dimensions
3.2MountingtheAIS700
BeforemountingtheAIS700ensurethatyouhave:
•selectedasuitablelocation(aclear,flatsurfaceis
required).
•Identifiedtherelevantcableconnectionsandthe
routethatthecablewilltake.
1.UsingtheAIS700asaguide,markthelocationofthe
mountingholesonthemountingsurface.
2.Drillholesforthemountingfixingsusingadrillwith
asuitablesizeddrillbit.
3.Screwthefixingsapproximatelyhalfwayintothe
holesinthemountingsurface.
4.PlacetheAIS700overthefixingsscrewsandpush
downtolockintoposition.
5.Fullytightenthescrews.
6.Connectthenecessarycables.
Installation15

3.3Mountingtheantenna
omounttheantenna:
1.Selectasuitablelocationfortheantenna,
asdescribedinthe GNSS antenna location
requirements section.
2.Mountyourantennausingeitherthe Surface
mounting or Pole mounting procedure,as
appropriate.
Polemounting
Ifyouwanttopole-mounttheantenna,obtainapoleof
suitablelengthwitha1inch14PIthread.
1GNSSantenna
2Polemountadaptor
3Mountingpole(notsupplied)
1.Ensuringthatthe GNSS antenna location
requirements aremet,securelyattachthepoleto
asuitable,securepoint.
2.Removeandretainthescrewssecuringtheantenna
tothepolemountadaptor,thenseparatethesetwo
items.
3.Screwthepolemountadaptorfullyontothepole
andensureitissecure.
4.Feedtheantennacablethroughthecenterofthe
polemountadaptorandthendownthroughthe
centerofthemountingpole.
5.Ensuringyoudonottrapthecable,placetheantenna
onthepolemountadaptorsothescrewholesare
aligned,thensecuretheantennawiththe3screws
removedduringstep2.
Surfacemounting
Whensurfacemountingtheantenna,youcanroutethe
cableeithercentrally(OptionA)orfromthesideofthe
antenna(OptionB).
1.Removethe3screwssecuringtheantennatoits
polemountadaptor,thenremovetheadaptorfrom
theantenna.
2.Usingthesuppliedmountingtemplate,markanddrill
themountingholes.
•OPIONA:Ifthecableisgoingtopassthroughthe
mountingsurface,drilla19mm(0.75in.)center
holeforthecable.
•OPIONB:Ifthecableistoberoutedfromtheside
oftheantenna(i.e.abovethemountingsurface),
removethepieceofplasticcoveringtheendof
thecablechannelandroutethecablethrough
thechannel(1).Incorrectcableroutingcancause
damagetothecable.
3.Screwthesuppliedmountingstuds(2)intothe
undersideoftheantenna.
4.Stickthesuppliedgasket(3)tothemountingsurface,
ensuringthattheholesonthegasketcorrespond
withthedrilledholes.
5.Routethecableasfollows:
•ForOptionA,feedthecabledownthroughthe
centerhole.
•ForOptionB,routethecablealongthecable
channel.
6.Carefullyplacetheantennasothemountingstuds
passthroughtheholesinthemountingsurface.
7.Securetheantennatothesurfaceusingthesupplied
thumbnuts(4).
Note:
•hethumbnutssuppliedwithyourproductmay
differslightlyfromthoseshownintheillustration.
•Onlyusethestudsandthumbnutssuppliedwith
theantenna.
16

Chapter4:Connections
Chaptercontents
•4.1Connectionsoverviewonpage18
•4.2USBconnectiononpage20
•4.3Powerconnectiononpage20
•4.4NMEA2000/Seaalkng®connectiononpage22
•4.5NMEA0183connectiononpage23
•4.6GPS(GNSS)antennaconnectiononpage23
•4.7VHFantennaconnectiononpage24
•4.8VHFradioconnectiononpage24
•4.9Silentmodeswitchconnectiononpage24
Connections17

4.1Connectionsoverview
ConnectionConnectsto:
Suitable
cables:
1GNSS
connection
GNSS
antenna
GNSS
antenna’s
fittedcable
2Grounding
earthstud
connection
VesselRF
groundonly
Refertothe
Grounding
section.
3oAntenna
connection
VHFantennaVHFantenna
cable
4oVHF
connection
VHFRadiohesupplied
VHFradio
cable
5NMEA2000
/Seaalkng®
connection
NMEA
2000or
Seaalkng®
backbone.
hesupplied
DeviceNetto
Seaalkng®
adaptor
cableora
DeviceNet
spurcable
ConnectionConnectsto:
Suitable
cables:
6USB
connection
Personal
computer
(PC)
MicroBUSB
cable
7Power
anddata
connection
•12/24V
dcpower
supply
•NMEA
0183
devices
•Silent
mode
switch
hesupplied
Power/data
cable
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Dataconnectionsmatrix
hefollowingtabledetailsthetypesofdatathatcanbeexchangedusingthevariouscombinationsofdataconnectionsNMEA0183(Low/Highbaudrate),NMEA2000/
Seaalkng®,andUSB).
Itisimportanttochoosetherightcombinationofconnectionsinordertoexchangethetypesofdatayourequire.
Asanexampleofhowtousethetablebelow,youcanseethatyoucanfeedGNSSdataintotheAIS700viaaNMEA0183portconfiguredforlowbaudrate(4,800),andthenoutputit
alongwithAISdatatotheotherNMEA0183portconfiguredforhighbaudrate(38,400).
WhendataisinputononeNMEA0183portitisoutputontheotherNMEA0183port,youcannotreceiveandsenddataonthesameNMEA0183port.
INPUTSOUTPUTS
NMEA0183(4,800)NMEA0183(38,400)NMEA2000,*/Seaalkng®USB
GNSSAISGNSSAISGNSSAISGNSSAIS
NMEA0183
(4,800)
GNSS
NMEA0183
(38,400)
GNSS
NMEA2000/
Seaalkng®
GNSS
Important:
oavoidpotentialdataconflictsorloopsmultiplenetworkprotocolsshouldnotbeconnectedtothesamedevicei.e.:
•DoNOconnecttheAIS700toaMFDusingNMEA0183andSeaalkng®/NMEA2000connectionsatthesametime.
•DoNOconnecttheAIS700toaVHFRadiousingNMEA0183andSeaalkng®/NMEA2000connectionsatthesametime.
•DoNOconnecttheAIS700toaPCusingNMEA0183andUSBconnectionsatthesametime.
•IfyouareconnectingtoanAIScapableVHFRadio,youmustdisabletheVHFRadio’sAISfunctionfirst.RefertoyourRadio’sdocumentationfordetailsondisabling
theAISfunction.
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4.2USBconnection
BeforeusingyourAIS700youmustconfiguretheunit
usingthesuppliedproAIS2softwareviaaPCconnected
totheUSBconnection.
Important:
IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itisaviolationofthe
rulesoftheFederalCommunicationsCommissionto
inputanMMSIthathasnotbeenproperlyassigned
totheenduserortootherwiseinputanyinaccurate
datainthisdevice.heMMSIandStaticData
mustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror
otherappropriatelyqualifiedinstallerofmarine
communicationsequipmentonboardvessels.
Ensureyouchecktheregulationsforyourlocationto
ensureyouareallowedtoconfigureMMSIdataon
yourunit.
1.AIS700
2.USBMicro-BtotypeAcable(notsupplied)
3.PC(personalcomputer)runningproAIS2
Note:
•hePCUSBconnectionwillprovidepowertothe
unittoenableconfigurationpriortoinstallation.
•RefertoChapter5Setup
fordetailsonconfiguringyourAIS700.
Warning:USBdevicepower
DoNOconnectanydevicetotheproduct’s
USBconnectionthatrequiresanexternal
powersource.
4.3Powerconnection
1.Power/datacable(supplied)
2.Powersupply–(Negative)Blackwire
3.Powersupply+(Positive)Redwire
4.Suitablewaterproofconnection(notsupplied)
5.Powercableextensiontovessel’scircuit
breaker/powersource
6.Powersource(12/24Vdc)
Note:Itisrecommendedthatthepowerissupplied
viaacircuitbreakerorthattheunitisprotectedusing
a3AinlinefuseconnectedtotheRed(+)positive
wire.
Powerdistribution
Recommendationsandbestpractice.
•heproductissuppliedwithapowercable.Onlyuse
thepowercablesuppliedwiththeproduct.DoNO
useapowercabledesignedfor,orsuppliedwith,a
differentproduct.
•Refertothe
Power connection sectionformore
informationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyour
product’spowercable,andwheretoconnectthem.
•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationfor
somecommonpowerdistributionscenarios.
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