Sailor SC4150 User manual

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IMPORTANT!
Even though a GPS can be
connected to the unit,
pressing ‘ALERT’ will NOT automatically
transmit your GPS-based position.
ALERT
The ‘ALERT’ button
is placed in the hook:
Press ‘ALERT’ for 3 seconds
to start the following sequence:
1. A call for Iridium’s ® special service will be
issued from the Iridium terminal, even if
another user has occupied the line.
2. Any other user of the Iridium system onboard
will be cut off immediately.
3. The display will show ‘ALERT’.
4. The Iridium Network will route your call to the
nearest Rescue Coordination Centre.
5. Valid subscription status is mandatory. If the
user is in debt and the account is barred,
“ALERT” will not work.
Inform the RCC of:
1. Your name.
2. The identity of the vessel originating the call.
3. If possible, your position.
4. The reason for the call.
5. What needs to be done
Future GMDSS Approval
‘ALERT’ will connect you directly to a Rescue
Coordination Centre because the Iridium system
as such has agreements with all separate RCC’s.
In Japanese A1 and A2 areas Iridium has gained
acknowledgement as a GMDSS partner.
When Iridium gains its global GMDSS approval,
which is expected to take place in 2003, you can
have your equipment rebuilt so as to:
• download new software enabling GMDSS
distress calls and automatic transmission of a
GPS-based position, and
• replace the yellow ‘ALERT’ button by a red
‘DISTRESS’ button.
Furthermore, a new operator’s manual will be
issued including a description of the ‘DISTRESS’
functionality.

Alert Call, see page ii. List of contents, see page 1.
SAILOR SC4150
Operating Instructions

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Handset
What Is What?
1. Display
2. Indicator lamps
Power
Call
In use
3. Escape key
4. Call transfer key
5. Loudspeaker on/off key
6. Shift key
7. Lock on/off key
(not yet implemented)
8. On/off button
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9. Earpiece
10. Signal level
11. Opens menu
12. Opens address book
13. Volume control
14. Hook on/off key
15. Keypad
16. OK key
17. Loudspeaker
18. Microphone
19. ALERT button
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2
3
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5
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12
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Telephone
What Is What?
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21. Handset
2. Keypad

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About this Manual
This manual is for the daily user of the system.
It provides instructions on how to operate both a telephone and a
handset.
Basically, the manual consists of two main parts: The first deals with
simple operation, which includes e.g. making and answering calls.
The second part describes the more advanced functions of the
system.
We recommended that you read the manual before using the
equipment.
Please note
Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with
the use of this product and the accompanying documentation is
disclaimed. The information in this manual is furnished for informa-
tional use only, is subject to change without notice, may contain
errors or inaccuracies, and represents no commitment whatsoever.
This agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark.
Doc. no.: B4150GB0 Issue:A/9921
Introduction
Congratulations on your new Iridium handset or PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Network) telephone.
Your Iridium system is a modular system that consists of an antenna,
transmitter/receiver, handset and/or desk unit, and optional PSTN
telephone/PBX (Private Branch Exchange) switchboard.
You can operate the Iridium system in voice mode from a handset,
desk unit, and/or PSTN telephone. To the system you can connect
up to five handsets or desk units and one PSTN telephone or PBX
switchboard.
Sailor marine equipment is specially designed for the extremely
rugged conditions on board a ship, based on more than 50 years of
experience with all kinds of boats, from small pleasure crafts, over
fishing boats working under all climatic conditions, to the biggest
ships.
S.P. Radio A/S is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of maritime
radio communication equipment, a position which has been main-
tained by means of constant and extensive product development.
We have a worldwide network of dealers with general agencies in
more than fifty countries. All our dealers are specially trained to
service all your Sailor products.

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Contents
ALERT ................................................................................... ii
Handset................................................................................ iii
What Is What? ............................................................................. iii
Telephone ............................................................................ iii
What Is What? ............................................................................. iii
Introduction......................................................................... iv
About this Manual .............................................................. iv
Iridium Satellite System ...................................................... 1
Using a Telephone ............................................................... 2
Making a call .................................................................................2
Answering a Call........................................................................... 2
Handset Simple Operation ................................................. 3
Handset States .............................................................................3
Handset on/off...............................................................................3
Call Functions ............................................................................... 3
Making a Manual Call ................................................................... 4
Answering a Call........................................................................... 5
Handset Advanced Operation ............................................ 5
Address Book................................................................................5
Setting Dimmer and Contrast ....................................................... 7
Tone Signalling..............................................................................7
Menus.................................................................................... 8
Function Overview ........................................................................ 9
Dimmer Menu ............................................................................... 9
Appendix A ......................................................................... 10
Iridium Satellite System
Iridium is a global satellite network for telecommunications. It
consists of 66 satellites providing world-wide coverage.
The Iridium system makes it possible for any two locations on Earth
to establish wireless global telephone contact.

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Using a Telephone
To the Iridium system, you can connect a PBX switchboard or a
PSTN telephone. When using a telephone, many of the system’s
more advanced features, like e.g. the security lock function, are not
accessible.
Telephone call syntax
For external calls, entering a telephone number on a PSTN
telephone follows the syntax of this example:
1. External call 0
2. Prefix for automatic call 0 0
3. Country code, e.g. 4 5
4. Area code, e.g. 7 0
5. Subscriber’s number, e.g. 1 3 7 0 0 0
6. Confirmation #
For internal calls, entering a telephone number on a PSTN
telephone follows the syntax of this example:
1. Internal number, e.g. 3 4 4
2. Confirmation #
Making a Call
1. Lift the phone and listen for the tone signalling:
Busy tone: Hang up and try again later.
Ready tone: The telephone is ready for calling.
2. Enter the wanted number, including the prefix for external call,
prefix for automatic call, country code, and area code. An
example of a Danish subscriber:
0 0 0 4 5 7 0 1 3 7 0 0 0
3. To confirm you want to make the call, press: #
4. Wait for your call to be answered.
Answering a Call
is done exactly as if it was an ordinary telephone call: Pick up the
phone and answer the call.

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Handset Simple Operation
To the Iridium system you can connect up to five handsets.
A handset can be in one of two states: active or disabled.
Handset States
In each of the two states, the handset’s normal display and signalling
can be described as follows:
Disabled State:
• The display is cleared and the light is off.
• The indicator lamp on/off is flashing briefly every 5 seconds.
Active State:
• In the active state, the user can choose the information shown
on the display. An example:
• The indicator lamp on/off is on.
Handset on/off
To turn the handset on/off:
1. Press and hold the on/off button.
2. Wait until you hear the continuous tone signalling or see that the
indicator lamps on/off, call and in use are turned on simultane-
ously.
3. Release the on/off button.
Call Functions
Speaker, Earpiece and Microphone
The earpiece is always turned on. The speaker and microphone are
always in opposite states, i.e. if the speaker is on, the microphone is
off, and vice versa.
You can toggle the speaker and microphone states by
means of the speaker key. The speaker icon appears on
the display when the speaker is on, and disappears when
the microphone is on.
Hooking on/off
Before a call can be initiated, the handset must be hooked off. To do
so, either remove the handset from the hook or use the on/off-hook
key.
The handset icon on the display shows whether the handset has
been hooked on or off. Hook on
Hook off
Volume
During a conversation, the speaker and earpiece volume can be
adjusted by means of:
Manual Telephone Call Syntax
For external calls, entering a telephone number on the handset
follows the syntax of this example:
1. External call 0
2. Prefix for automatic call 0 0
3. Country code, e.g. 4 5
Ready
01.01.1999
23:59:59

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4. Area code, e.g. 7 0
5. Subscriber’s number, e.g. 1 3 7 0 0 0
6. Confirmation #
For internal calls, entering a telephone number on the handset
follows the syntax of this example:
1. Internal number, e.g. 3 4 4
2. Confirmation #
Making a Manual Call
1. Hook off the handset.
If the system is occupied, a busy tone is heard in the earpiece/
speaker, and the display shows e.g.:
If the system is ready to make a call, a ready tone is heard in the
earpiece/speaker, and the display shows:
or
Line busy
Enter number
_
Type 0 for
ext. calls
Enter number
_
Internal
calls only
2. Use the numeric keys to key in the number you want to dial.
For external calls, key: 0
To delete the previous digit, press:
An example:
3. Confirm the call and start dialling by pressing: ’
4. A calling tone is heard from the earpiece/speaker, and the
display shows:
5. When the connection has been established, the display shows:
6. When one of the parties communicating hooks on, the display
asks the other user to do the same:
Connecting
Connected to
0 0 0 4 5 7 0 1 3 7 0 0
0 _
Call
terminated
Enter number
0 0 0 4 5 7 0 1 3 7 0 0
0 _

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Answering a Call
1. When the handset rings, remove it from the hook and communi-
cate as on an ordinary telephone.
2. Adjust the volume in the earpiece or loudspeaker by means of:
3. When you want to stop communicating, or when you hear a busy
tone, hang up.
Handset Advanced Operation
The system features a great number of special functions. For those
of the functions that are likely to be used the most, there are special
buttons or shifted functions in connection with the numeric keys. The
functions used less often can be found in the menu tree.
Address Book
The address book offers the following facilities:
• Up to 100 entries including names and numbers can be stored.A
telephone number may consist of up to 20 digits, and a name
may contain a maximum of 11 characters.
• Any of the 100 stored telephone numbers can be used to initiate
a call.
• Each entry in the address book can be deleted.
• New entries can be added to the address book as long as some
of the 100 entries are free.
• The name and/or number stored in every entry can be changed.
• The stored entries can be searched alphabetically.
Searching the Address Book
When you need to find a stored entry, first open the address book by
pressing:
The display then shows a list beginnng with the first entry in the
address book:
To find previous/following entries, use:
When you have reached the last entry, the address book begins from
number one again.
>Andrew
Brian
Claus
Dennis

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Changing a Number Stored in Address Book
To edit a stored number in the address book:
1. To enter the address book, press:
2. To select the wanted entry in the address book, press:
3. To enter the shifted functions, press:
4. To select the edit mode, press:
5. Key in the name that corresponds to the number.
6. To store the name, press:
7. Key in the number by means of the numeric keys.
8. To store the new number, press:
Storing a New Entry in Address Book
To store a new entry (name and number) in the address book:
1. To enter the address book, press:
2. To enter the shifted functions, press:
3. To select the new mode, press:
4. Key in the name that corresponds to the number.
5. To store the name, press:
6. Key in the number by means of the numeric keys.
7. To store the number, press:
Deleting a Stored Entry in Address Book
1. To enter the address book, press:
2. To select the wanted entry in the address book, press:
3. To enter the shifted functions, press:
4. To select the delete mode, press:
5. To delete the selected entry, press:
Calling a Number from Address Book
To call a number stored in the address book:
1. To enter the address book, press:
2. To select the wanted entry in the address book, press:
3. To start the call:
• Lift the handset
or
• Press:
A ringing tone is now heard from the handset. To go on with the call,
follow the steps described in connection with “Making a manual call”,
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Redialling
When ready to enter a telephone number:
1. Hook off the handset.
2. Press:
3. Press:
4. To initiate the call, press:
A ringing tone is now heard from the handset. To go on with the call,
follow the steps described in connection with “Making a manual call”,
beginning with step 4.
Setting Dimmer and Contrast
To adjust the background light and the contrast level, first press the
two keys:
The dimmer/light menu appears:
Now, move to the desired item – dimmer or contrast – by means of:
Then, to select the item, press:
DIMMER/LIGHT
> On/Off
Dimmer
Contrast
To enable or disable the light, select the on/off item.
To adjust the dimmer level, select the dimmer item.
To adjust the contrast level, select the contrast item.
An example:
When you select dimmer in the dimmer/light menu, the display
shows the dimmer menu:
To increase or decrease the dimmer level, use:
For the changes to take effect, press:
Tone Signalling
The system will give you information on its status as well as
instructions by means of tone signalling. This is done on four
different frequencies: 450, 900, 1440 and 1800 Hz.AppendixA
illustrates what the various tone signalling sounds like.
DIMMER/LIGHT
Dimmer
zzzzz

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Menus
The handset contains several functions for changing the system
settings, showing the status of some system parameters, configura-
tions, and testing the system.
To enter the function menu system, press the following two keys:
The function menus appear:
The set-up menu contains all functions for changing the system
parameters, such as volume, ringing tone, language, user names
and passwords.
The call log menu contains information on each call made, includ-
ing details about when the call was made, its duration, and the
receiver’s telephone number.
The system menu contains all functions needed for the system
administrator/super user to test and configure the system.
The following table contains a total list of the entries in the function
menu system.
MENU
>Setup
Call log
System

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Function Overview
To access this menu, press:
Menu 1st submenu 2nd submenu Action
Setup Ringing tone Deep Sets ringing tone to deep
High Sets ringing tone to high
Slow alt. Sets ringing tone to slow alternating
Fast alt. Sets ringing tone to fast alternating
Ring vol. Sets ringing volume
Speaker vol. Sets speaker volume
Key beep Sets key beep volume
Language English Sets language to English
Danish Sets language to Danish
Extension Number Selects the extension number of the current CU
Name Selects the extension name of the current CU
Display Time/date Displays time and date when the CU is idle
Status only Displays only the terminal states when the CU is idle
Call log Views the log of all outgoing calls
System SW versions Transceiver Displays the RTU’s software version number
LBT Displays the LBT’s software version number
Ctrl. unit Displays the control unit’s software version number
Dimmer Menu
To access this menu, press:
Menu 1st submenu 2nd submenu Action
Dimmer Adjusts the level of display back light
Contrast Adjusts the display’s contrast

10
1800 Hz
1440 Hz
900 Hz
450 Hz 1 sec.
DEEP
HIGH
HIGH DUAL
DEEP DUAL
BUSY
READY
CONNECTION
WAITING FOR
NON
EXISTING
RECEIVING CALLS
TRANSMITTING CALLS
36329
ALTERNATING
SLOW
ALTERNATING
FAST
Appendix A
Tone Signalling

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