vesper marine WatchMate 650 User manual

Owner's Manual
WM650-C3.11-0905

Trademarks
AISWatchMate is a registered trademark of Ves er Marine Ltd. All
other roduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
res ective owners.
Copyright Notice
Co yright © 2009, Ves er Marine Ltd.
Unless otherwise indicated, all documentation and o erating
software contained within this roduct or distributed with this
roduct is co yrighted by Ves er Marine Ltd. All rights are reserved.
Exce t for short quotations in a review, no ortions of this document
or the software contained within this roduct may be re roduced or
transmitted in any form or by any means without rior written
ermission of Ves er Marine Ltd.
Portions of this roduct use FreeRTOS v5. Source code is available
u on request from Ves er Marine.
Intended Use
This roduct is intended to be used on leisure or commercial vessels
(excluding IMO/SOLAS class). Ves er Marine has designed and
manufactured this roduct to be used only aboard vessels.
Technical Accuracy
The information contained in this document is to the best of our
knowledge correct at the time of ublication. However, we reserve
the right to change s ecifications, installation and o erating
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instructions without notice as art of our ongoing roduct
develo ment and im rovement rograms.
No liability can be acce ted for any inaccuracies or omissions in this
document, or any other document rovided by Ves er Marine Ltd,
although every effort has been made to ensure it is as com lete and
accurate as ossible.
Warnings
An AIS receiver and the AISWatchMate works in coo eration with
other vessels and systems such as trans onders and GPS. The
accuracy of this device and the AIS system can be affected by many
factors, including equi ment failure or defects, environmental
conditions and incorrect installation, handling or use. Ves er Marine
does not warrant that this roduct is error-free. It is the user’s
res onsibility to exercise common rudence and navigational
judgment. This device should not be relied u on as a substitute for
such rudence and judgment. Always maintain a ermanent watch so
that you can res ond to situations as they develo .
The rudent mariner will not rely on a single aid to navigation. The
user should verify the information obtained from the AISWatchMate
is in accordance with ex ected situations and conditions. The
information is not guaranteed to be accurate or reliable and an AIS
receiver and the AISWatchMate are not a substitute for ro er
seamanshi .
Vesper Marine Limited cannot be held liable for any injury,
damage or loss caused by, during, or because of the installation,
use or inability to use this device. The AISWatchMate is to be
installed and used entirely at your own risk. By installing and or
using the AISWatchMate you fully accept this risk and agree to
hold Vesper Marine Limited harmless.
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To rovide rotection against the damaging effects of UV light, it is
recommended to re lace the cover when not in use.
Take care when cleaning to avoid damage:
●Be careful when wi ing the dis lay screen to avoid
scratching. Use a clean soft dam cloth.
●Do not use acid, ammonia, solvents, or any abrasive roducts.
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Table of Contents
Trademarks.....................................................................................2
Co yright Notice............................................................................2
Intended Use...................................................................................2
Technical Accuracy........................................................................2
Warnings.........................................................................................3
Glossary..........................................................................................9
Introduction...................................................................................11
Range.......................................................................................12
Bearing.....................................................................................13
Closest oint of a roach (CPA).............................................13
Time until CPA (TCPA)..........................................................13
Im ortant Information..................................................................14
S ecifications................................................................................15
Requirements................................................................................17
GPS Datum..............................................................................17
Installation....................................................................................18
Installing the dis lay................................................................18
Items Needed.......................................................................18
Configuration...........................................................................18
Routing GPS Data Through the AIS Receiver or Using a
Trans onder with a Built-in GPS........................................18
Routing GPS and AIS data Direct to the AISWatchMate...19
Configuring each ort in setu ............................................20
Examining received data.....................................................22
Wiring......................................................................................23
Wiring to an AIS receiver...................................................25
Wiring to a Trans onder.....................................................26
Wiring to a Com uter..........................................................27
Wiring to a Chart Plotter.....................................................28
Connections to Common Chart Plotters..............................29
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Power Button................................................................................30
Buttons..........................................................................................30
Dis lay Screens............................................................................30
Home Page – Situation Dis lay...............................................30
Range Rings........................................................................31
Plotting Range.....................................................................31
Target count.........................................................................32
Selecting a Target................................................................32
Icon Meanings.....................................................................32
Main Menu...............................................................................34
Target List................................................................................35
Target Dis lay..........................................................................36
CPA Gra hical Dis lay............................................................39
Safety Message List.................................................................40
Safety Message Dis lay...........................................................41
Target Filters.................................................................................42
Range Filter..............................................................................42
S eed Filter..............................................................................43
Alarms...........................................................................................43
Guard Alarm............................................................................44
CPA Alarm...............................................................................46
CPA.....................................................................................46
Time (TCPA).......................................................................46
Target S eed........................................................................47
Your S eed..........................................................................47
Profiles..........................................................................................47
Harbour....................................................................................48
Coastal......................................................................................48
Offshore...................................................................................48
Anchor......................................................................................48
Setu Mode...................................................................................49
General Settings.......................................................................49
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Brightness............................................................................50
Contrast...............................................................................50
I/O Port Settings..................................................................50
Port in ut ty e................................................................50
Port out ut ty e..............................................................50
Lost osition alert...........................................................50
NMEA device alerts.......................................................51
Date format..........................................................................51
Language.............................................................................51
Metric or im erial................................................................51
Alarm mode.........................................................................51
Course and heading mode...................................................51
Bearing to target mode........................................................52
Sort targets by riority.........................................................53
Data dis lay in target list.....................................................53
Safety message handling.....................................................53
Turn dis lay off when idle..................................................53
Reset all settings..................................................................54
Settings Associated with Each Profile.....................................54
Target s eed filter................................................................55
Target range filter................................................................55
Guard alarm range...............................................................56
CPA alarm...........................................................................57
CPA alarm - Time...............................................................57
CPA alarm - Target S eed..................................................57
CPA alarm - Your s eed.....................................................58
NMEA Device Alerts and Trans onders......................................59
Troubleshooting............................................................................60
No GPS data dis layed............................................................60
No AIS targets dis layed.........................................................61
Dis lay shuts off......................................................................62
Won't shut off when I ress the ower button.........................62
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CPA alarm doesn't sound.........................................................62
Alarms sounds for every target................................................62
Doesn't dis lay magnetic bearings to targets...........................62
Warranty - USA............................................................................64
Warranty - Australia and New Zealand........................................65
Warranty - Euro ean Union..........................................................66
Obtaining Warranty Service.........................................................67
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Glossary
AIS Universal Shi borne Automatic Identification
System. A system of trans onders installed on vessels
which send continuously u dated navigation
information. An AIS receiver is used to monitor these
transmissions and the AIS WathMate is used to
dis lay this information and trigger alarms when there
is a risk of collision.
BRG /
Bearing
The location of another vessel ty ically ex ressed as
true or magnetic degrees. May also be ex ressed as
relative degrees from your vessel's heading.
Class A/B There are two classes of AIS trans onders. Class A
are used on vessels which have mandatory
requirements to carry AIS trans onders. Class B are
used on vessels for which AIS trans onders are
o tional.
COG Course over ground. The course a vessel is making
which is not necessarily the same as the vessel's
heading.
CPA Closest oint of a roach. The nearest distance in
nautical miles two vessels will come to one another if
they both maintain their current course and s eed.
Filter A set of criteria used to determine if a target should
be included in the target list, such as its range or
s eed.
GPS Global Positioning System. Used to rovide your
vessel's current osition, course, and s eed.
IMO International Maritime Organization. A unique IMO
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number is ermanently assigned to each shi and may
be used to find additional registration information for
a articular vessel.
HDG /
Heading
The course a vessel is steering.
MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identification. Used as a
radio identifier for each vessel with digital radios
such as an AIS trans onder. Vessels may also
transmit their name to facilitate easier identification.
These transmissions occur at a different interval than
osition information and as a result the name may not
be immediately available. In this case, the MMSI
number is used to identify a vessel.
Profile A grou of settings. Profiles allow you to organize
filter and alarm settings and activate them together
when your navigation situation changes.
RNG /
Range
The distance in nautical miles between two vessels.
ROT Rate of turn. The number of degrees a vessel is
turning over a s ecified amount of time. Usually er
minute but may also be er 30 seconds.
SOG S eed over ground. The actual s eed in knots a vessel
is making over the ground.
Target Another vessel for which AIS information has been
received.
Target List The set of all targets which meet the filter
requirements.
TCPA The time until the closest oint of a roach.
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