Thuraya seastar User manual

Thuraya SeaStar
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Safety Summary
REGULATORY INFORMATION
EC Declaraon of Conformity
IEC 60945/ EN 60945 edion 2008
For the sake of safety and protecon, please read the user guide before you
aempt to use the Thuraya SeaStar system. In parcular, read this safety secon
carefully. Keep this safety informaon where you can refer to it if necessary.
Westone Communicaons co. ltd, assumes no liability for the customer's failure to
comply with these requirements.
The following general safety precauons must be observed during all phases of
operaon, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these
precauons or with specific warnings elsewhere in this user guide violates safety
standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment.
During transmission, the antenna in the system radiates high power levels of radio
frequency. This radiaon is considered health hazardous to any personnel that
come very close to the antenna.
Antenna Radiaon Warning
It is important to maintain a separaon distance from the transming antenna to
any personnel of at least 30cm.
Service
User access to the interior of the terminal is not allowed. Only qualified personnel
authorized by its manufacturer may perform service. Failure to comply with this
rule will result in the warranty being void.
Grounding and Antenna Cables
The terminal has a grounding stud to ground the terminal to the hull of the ship by
using a ground cable.
The antenna cables are shielded and they should not be affected by any magnec
field. It is recommended to avoid the cables being installed in parallel with any AC
wiring as it may possibly cause malfuncon of the equipment.
Ship's Power Supply
The Thuraya SeaStar (including to the Terminal and the Acve Antenna) standby
power is only less than 10W, and the standard operaon average power
consumpon is only 16W. When low signal strength, burst power may beyond 20W.
For the steady operaon, the input voltage for SeaStar System needs a 36W power
supply (may be 12V DC@3A or 24V [email protected]). It is recommended to use a 24V DC
power line, if available on the ship.
In case of unavailability of a 12V or 24V DC power line on the ship, on external
AC/DC power supply (110/220V AC to 24V DC @ Min 1.5A) can be used, please
Westone Communicaons co. ltd, be seated on YunHua Road No.333, Chengdu,
Sichuan Province, China declares under our sole responsibility that the Product,
brand name as Thuraya SeaStar and model: Is a voice/SMS/GmPRS Satellite
terminal with a build in GPS tracking system, to which this declaraon relates, is in
conformity with the following standards and/or other normave documents:
contact the vendor when you need it.
To ensure adequate cooling of the terminal, 5cm of unobstructed space must be
maintained around all sides of the unit except the boom side. The ambient
temperature range of the below decks terminal is: -15°C to +55°C.
Equipment Venlaon
The equipment should not be operated in the presence of flammable gases or
fumes as well as any explosive atmosphere. Operaon of any electrical equipment
in such an environment constutes a definite safety hazard.
Obtaining Licensing for Thuraya SeaStar System
Under rights given under ITU Radio Regulaons, local telecommunicaons
administraons establish and enforce naonal rules and regulaons governing
types of emissions, power levels, and other parameters that affect the purity of
signal, which may be radiated in the various frequency bands of the radio spectrum.
To legally operate the Thuraya SeaStar system, it is necessary to obtain permission
from the local telecommunicaons regulatory authories of the country you are
operang from. Using your equipment in any country without permission causes
you to run the risk of confiscaon of the equipment by the local authories. The
normal procedure to bring such equipment into another country is to apply for a
license before travel. If a license has not been obtained before travel, the
equipment may be put in to storage by local authories unl such me license is
obtained.
Informaon in this document is subject to change without noce and does not
represent a commitment on the part of Westone Communicaons co. ltd.
Copyright
© 2016 Westone Communicaons co. ltd. All rights reserved.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Thuraya SeaStar is a voice satellite terminal with a built-in GPS tracking system
specially designed for reliable performance in the harsh marime environment.
This affordable, easy-to-install and user-friendly terminal enables users to make
satellite voice calls to normal PSTN phones, mobile phones and other satellite
phones through the Thuraya satellite network.
The SeaStar supports SMS services through its easy-to-use menu on the large color
LCD screen on the terminal. An Alert buon is available to nofy pre-configured
contacts during an emergency. When the Alert buon is acvated, the SeaStar will
send a pre-determined SOS message which includes the me-stamped GPS
coordinates of the posion to a maximum of five preset contacts for emergency
response. The terminal has a RJ11 socket for connecng to an analogue phone or
PBX. A RJ45 socket is available to provide GmPRS data via LAN cable to a laptop or
PC to give access to the internet.
Features
Base Terminal
Supports basic telephony funcons, Calling Line Idenficaon Presentaon (CLIP)
and Short Message Services (SMS), network funcon and link to circuit switch
phone or PBX funcon.
Phone book retrieval from the terminal, storage 3000 contacts max.
Call log: last missed, received and dialed calls each with date and me stamps,
storage 100 call log max.
Menu-driven graphical user interface with 65K colors, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inch
TFT LCD screen
MMI Language in English.
RJ11 port for analogue phone connecon
RJ45 port for GmPRS LAN connecon
Geo-fencing. Up to 5 areas (circular or rectangular) can be configured. Sends an
SMS alert when the vessel enters or leaves an area
Polling for an on demand posion report base on GPS Tracking
Automac Posion Reports (APR)
Configuraon to support
3.5mm port is use for output the ring or voice in calling
External loudspeaker plays incoming ring and SMS noficaon ring
External Alert buon input port
Back-lit keypad
Desk and wall mounng
Alert buon for triggering an emergency alert to pre-configured contacts via SMS
Antenna Unit
Acve Antenna
Omni-direconal acve Thuraya satellite antenna with inbuilt acve GPS
antenna
Up to 75 meters of LMR400 (or equivalent) co-axial satellite antenna cable
Standard cable 25m for longer cable contact supplier
Recommended Cable lengths for Acve antenna
SAT & GPS Cables
Cable Type [email protected]
(dB/m)
MaxCable
Length (m)
Recommenda
tion Cable
Length (m)
MinCable
Length (m)
LMR400 0.174 75 67 52
LMR240 0.335 40 36 28
LMR195 0.493 28 25 20
Operang Environment
Antenna Unit (ADU)
Operang Temperature -25°C to +55°C
Storage Temperature -40°C to +80°C
Base Terminal (BDU)
Operang Temperature -15°C to +55°C
Storage Temperature -20°C to +70°C
WARNING
This equipment shall not operate when mains power is lost.
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Thuraya SeaStar

System
Power Supply 10.8 to 31.2V
Standby / Working Average Power
Consumpon
Operang Humidity Up to 95% (non-condensing) at 40°C
10W / 16W
General specificaons
Thuraya Approved
Compliant to CE, RoHS, WEEE, REACH, IEC60945
Packing list
Base Terminal
Acve Antenna
Follow these steps to power up the SeaStar
Antenna Mounng Kit
GPS RF Cable (25 meters with
double N-type Male connectors)
SAT RF Cable (25 meters with
double TNC Male connectors)
Power Cable
USB OTG Cable (For upgrading the
SeaStar’s firmware)
2. INSTALLATION
Overview of Installaon of Antenna Unit and Base Terminal
Installaon of Antenna unit (As shown in next page figure)
1. Select an ideal locaon above the deck where you desire to place your
Antenna unit. It is recommended to install it at a point where no surrounding
obstacles should obstruct the open sky view to the antenna, this includes
when the satellites are near the horizon on all bearings. The Antenna unit is
designed to operate within a temperature range from -25°C to +55°C
2. Care should be taken to avoid close proximity to other RF sources such as
radars and other satellite equipment
3. Find a pillar which is suitable for antenna installaon
4. Screw the stainless steel pillar into antenna's stand port, clamp the first U-bolt
to the pillar and then fasten the first fixing piece on the U-bolt. Screw the
round pad, washer and hex nut into the U-bolt. Screw the stainless steel pillar
and adjust the antenna feeder port to the appropriate posion and ghten
the hex nut
5. As menoned in the step 3, install the second U-bolt
6. Run the cables between the antenna and the below deck unit. Ensure that
minimum bend radius is maintained in the cable, standard cable is (22.2mm).
If going through bulk heads use grommets or glands to protect the cable and
maintain water ghtness as required
7. Connect the SAT cable between the SAT ports of the Antenna unit and the Base
Terminal. The SMA connector must be connected to the Antenna unit, and the
TNC connector must be connected to the GPS port of the Base Terminal. Make
sure the connecons are securely fastened
8. The two antenna connecon ports need to use corrosion-resistant tape to
protect
Antenna
The antenna
installaon pillars
Base Terminal
GPS RF Cable
SAT RF Cable
Installaon of Base Terminal
1. Select an ideal locaon inside the wheelhouse or the cabin room where you
desire to place your Base Terminal. The Base Terminal is designed to operate
in rooms with a temperature range from -15°C to +55°C
2. Mount your Base Terminal onto a wall or place it on a desk or a tabletop
3. Aer the Base Terminal is mounted on a wall, fix a locking screw to secure the
Terminal in place (Screw type: φ5mm*20mm stainless steel tapping screw)
Locking screw
Wall mounng
screw
Top View (Unit: mm)
Geng Started
Before proceeding, please refer to chapter 2 and install the Thuraya SeaStar system
and connect all the cables according
Installing the SIM card
The Thuraya SeaStar system requires a valid SIM card to access the satellite
network and configure the sengs of the Base Terminal
Follow these steps to install the SIM card:
1. Flip down the SIM card cover
2. With the SIM card's gold contact facing down, posion the card as indicated
and slide it into the slot
3. Ensure that the SIM card is correctly located
4. Close the SIM card cover
Connecng Antenna Unit
Two RF cables (25 meters each) are provided for connecng Antenna unit and Base
Terminal.
Follow these steps to connect the antenna cables to the Base Terminal:
1. Plug the two RF cables to the RF cable connectors on the Base Terminal
2. Lock the connector ll it is properly secured to the Base Terminal
3. The two antenna connecon ports need to use corrosion-resistant tape to
protect
Connecng to DC Power Source
Follow these steps to connect the SeaStar Base Terminal to the ship's power
source:
1. Insert the power cable plug to the Base Terminal DC power socket
2. Tighten the two screws indicated in the above figure to securely fasten the
cable to Base Terminal
3. Connect the power cable to a DC power source (10.8V- 31.2V)
DC Power Socket
Power Cable Plug Screws
WARNING:
RED wire: Posive DC Supply
BLACK wire : Negave DC Supply
Power Up the SeaStar
Tip the Power On/Off Switch to the le.
Tip it to the le
Note:
For further informaon, refer to the User Manual
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