AMEC PASO-350, User Manual

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Page 2: ...o improve our AIS products to satisfy all customers needs information in this document is subject to change without notice AMEC does not make any representations or warranties implied or otherwise regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any commercial damage including but not limited to special incidental consequential or o...

Page 3: ...roceeding to installation or operation ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the case of the equipment Only qualified personnel could work on the interior of the equipment WARNING TURN OFF THE POWER IMMEDIATELY IF WATER LEAKS INTO THE EQUIPMENT OR OBJECT DROPS INTO THE EQUIPMENT Continue operating the equipment could cause electrical shock or fire Contact your nearest distributor for service DO NOT ...

Page 4: ...e 2 2 2 1 2 Recommended Tools 3 2 3 Installation Procedures 4 2 3 1 Step by Step Installation Instructions 4 2 3 2 Connector Pin Definition and Wiring 4 2 3 2 1 LCT local Craft Terminal Connector 4 2 3 2 2 NMEA 0183 Connector 4 2 3 2 3 ALARM Connector 4 2 3 3 Ground Terminal and Connection 5 2 4 VHF Antenna Installation 5 2 5 GPS Antenna Installation 5 2 6 Antenna Cabling 5 2 7 Lightning Protectio...

Page 5: ... 3 1 Block 1 LED Indicator Testing Button 16 4 3 2 Block 2 Marquee Message 16 4 3 3 Block 3 Satellite Signal Strength 16 4 4 Tab 3 Traffic Analysis 17 4 4 1 Block 1 17 4 4 2 Block 2 17 4 4 3 Block 3 and Block 6 17 4 4 4 Block 4 18 4 4 5 Block 5 18 4 5 Tab 4 System Status 18 4 5 1 General 18 4 5 2 Processor Kernel 18 4 5 3 Interface 18 4 5 4 Device ID 19 4 5 5 GPS Functionality 19 4 5 6 System Stat...

Page 6: ... 6 3 Message Filter 21 4 6 4 About 22 5 Appendix 23 5 1 Product Specification 23 5 2 Dimensions 25 5 3 Accessories Optional 26 6 AMEC WORLDWIDE WARRANTY 27 7 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 28 8 ABBREVIATIONS 29 ...

Page 7: ...llation sites for PASO 350 have less than 25 of the VDL link load 1 2 PASO 350 Features Provides a gap filler at remote and isolated locations During retransmission different timeslot is used however messages are sent out on the same channel where they were received Comply with international standards ensuring AIS system integrity Synchronize on any AIS station that has direct UTC Modularized stru...

Page 8: ...d and inspected Power source is installed and tested for 24V DC and or 100 240 VAC The rack and the repeater are both grounded to minimize risks of lighting damages or accidents VHF and GPS Antenna systems are installed and tested Both cables are equipped with gas tube or arrestor to avoid lightning strikes Cabling and sensors for external alarms are installed 2 2 1 Installation Material This sect...

Page 9: ...3 2 2 1 2 Recommended Tools The following tools may be required for the installation Tool Description Screwdriver Knife Plate shears Cable cutter Multi meter ...

Page 10: ... 240V AC and or 24V DC are proper fixed 5 Connect LCT cable from PASO 350 front panel to laptop or PC to configure PASO 350 2 3 2 Connector Pin Definition and Wiring The wiring details of the LCT NMEA 0183 ALARM connectors are listed below 2 3 2 1 LCT local Craft Terminal Connector Pin Name Function 2 Rx LCT data receiver 3 Tx LCT data transmitter 5 GND Ground 2 3 2 2 NMEA 0183 Connector Pin Name ...

Page 11: ...5 GPS Antenna Installation The GPS antenna must be installed where it has a clear view of the sky so that it accesses the horizon freely through 360 with a vertical observation of 5 to 90 degrees above the horizon We recommend you choose AMEC AIS GPS antenna To save space you can also choose VHF GPS combo antenna provided by AMEC 2 6 Antenna Cabling When connecting the PASO 350 with cables s take ...

Page 12: ... are a lot of coaxial arrestors available from various suppliers It is required to specify applied frequency and the maximum output when choosing lighting arrestors 2 8 PASO 350 External Connections ALARM 24V DC 100 240V AC GND Cable GND VHF Antenna Connector M Jack ECS Local Craft Terminal GPS Antenna Fuse 10A ...

Page 13: ...tails we suggest connecting AMEC PASO 350 with other marine electronic products such as ECS or Radar to achieve better performances Please find the AMEC AIS Repeater Manager in the CD ROM we provided and follow the steps below to install the program Please find the AMEC AIS Repeater Manager in the CD ROM we provided and follow the steps below to install the program Step 1 Put the CD ROM into your ...

Page 14: ...8 Step 3 Please read and accept the license agreement before clicking on to continue Step 4 Please fill in the required user information and click on to continue ...

Page 15: ...9 Step 5 Please choose a folder to install the application and then click on to continue Step 6 Please click on to continue the installation ...

Page 16: ...p 7 The AMEC AIS Repeater Manager starts to install please wait for it to finish Step 8 When the installation is completed please click on to complete the setting And run the AMEC AIS Repeater Manager program ...

Page 17: ...en the power status indicator turns solid green the unit functions normally and automatically The Rx channel indicator flashes once when receiving AIS message and the Tx channel indicator flashes once when transmitting AIS message TURNING POWER OFF Step 1 Switch the power to OFF Step 2 The unit shuts down and the power status indicator turns off NOTE1 PASO 350 uses 10A fuses If a fuse was ever blo...

Page 18: ...on Test Rectangle Red LED will turn on when BIIT fails UTCSync Rectangle Blue LED will turn on when GPS fix ACO Alarm Cut Off Round Red LED will turn on when ACO switch activates ACO switch Switch to cut off alarm signal LED Test Round Green LED will turn on when LED Test switch activates LED Test switch All the LEDs at front panel will turn on CHANNEL CHA_TX Rectangle Yellow LED will flash when C...

Page 19: ... on by clicking the quick connect button at the lower left corner on the main view NOTE2 If the system is disconnected functions in AMEC Repeater Manager are disabled When the Connect button is clicked the Config AIS Serial Port window pops up and enables user to reset the connection of the device When the serial port cannot be identified in Auto Mode click the Device Wizard to set a proper system...

Page 20: ... repeater performance will be shown in this tab User can also check the operating status of the channels in the dynamic slot map System Status system status and operating status are listed in this tab System Setup Functions for logging message filtering and disabling the repeater can be found in this tab 4 2 Tab 1 System Indication The System Indication Panel is divided to 3 blocks LED Indicator T...

Page 21: ... Message block shows the message listed below No Name Status Descriptions 1 Traffic Loading Low Channel Loading 30 Normal 30 Channel Loading 50 High Channel Loading 50 2 Repeater Performance Perfect Channel Loading 100 Good 90 Repeater Performance 99 Acceptable 80 Repeater Performance 89 Downgrade 10 Repeater Performance 79 Defective Repeater Performance 10 3 GPS Status Lost 2D 3D 4 Transmit Power...

Page 22: ...hown on the earth globe figure When the satellite messages are in use the circle icons will turn to lime color Otherwise they stay blue 4 3 2 Block 2 Marquee Message The columns show the UTC time and the location of PASO 350 from GPS 4 3 3 Block 3 Satellite Signal Strength The columns show the strength and numbers of satellites signals When the satellite messages are in use the bars of Satellite S...

Page 23: ...essages in the System Setup tab This ensures important messages are always repeated 4 4 1 Block 1 The Channel Usage of Channel A and B are shown in this block NOTE When the bars turn into red color the traffic load is close to saturation 4 4 2 Block 2 The bars show the Channel Usage History of Channel A and B 4 4 3 Block 3 and Block 6 The statistical data in Duration Time is recorded in this block...

Page 24: ...own in this block 4 5 Tab 4 System Status 4 5 1 General User can check the monitoring information including System Power Background Noise Transmit Power and GPS Status System Power DC or AC in use Background Noise Channel background noise detecting value Transmit Power 12 5W 5W 2W GPS Status Lost 2D 3D 4 5 2 Processor Kernel User can check the kernel status including CPU RAM ROM CACHE and DATAFLAS...

Page 25: ...ect the PASO 350 system information during the run time 4 6 Tab 5 System Setup 4 6 1 General Settings User can select the Enable Auto Saving function to activate the log saving and the system will record the operating status in PASO 350 in the time period which can be setup in Record Time Click the button and a window will pop up allowing user to save the record with desired file name and file pat...

Page 26: ...ally saved in the folder you installed AMEC AIS Repeater Manager 4 6 2 Transceiver Setting Repeat Function User can choose ON to enable the Repeat Function or choose OFF to disable the Repeat Function Transmit Power User can choose the desired transmit power 12 5W 5W 2W ...

Page 27: ...21 4 6 3 Message Filter User can choose the desired messages to be repeated in this page as filter function ...

Page 28: ...22 4 6 4 About The copyright statement will show in this page ...

Page 29: ...th 25 KHz Number of RF Channels Receivers x 2 Transmitter x 1 Antenna Port Impedance 50 ohm TRANSMITTER Power Output 33 37 and 41 dBm 2W 5W 12 5W 50 ohm load Power Deviation 1 5 dB Data Rate 9600 bps Modulation Scheme GMSK FM RECEIVER Sensitivity 20 PER 107 dBm GNSS RECEIVER Receiving Channels 12 channels Output Rate 1 Hz POWER Main Input Power 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Alternative Power 24V DC ...

Page 30: ...24 LED 1 Two Power Status Indicators 2 Two Rx Channel Indicators 3 Two Tx Channel Indicators 4 One UTC Sync Indicator 5 One BIIT Indicator 6 One ACO Alarm Cut Off Indicator 7 One LED Test Indicator ...

Page 31: ...25 5 2 Dimensions Front View Top View ...

Page 32: ...ories are available from AMEC Contact our local dealer agent for more details Item Description Product Code Remark 1 VHF Antenna TENTA 11 Length 1 200 mm 2 GPS Antenna AGGRESSOR 21 Dimension 90 5 mm Diameter x 108 5 mm H 3 VHF GPS Combo Antenna TENTA 12 Length 1 680 mm ...

Page 33: ...aged and sent pre paid and insured to AMEC or to a AMEC certified service agent All products returned must be accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt to be eligible for standard warranty service Obtaining Warranty Service A list of AMEC certified service agents is available from AMEC Technical Support at www alltekmarine com Other conditions This Warranty is fully transferable provided...

Page 34: ...ISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION This Warranty supersedes and replaces all previous Warranties In the event that any term or provision contained in this Warrant...

Page 35: ... Arrival GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data GPS GSV Global Positioning System GNSS satellites in view IMO International Maritime Organization MMSI RMA RMC Maritime Mobile Service Identity Recommended minimum specific LORAN C data Recommended minimum specific GNSS data SOG Speed Over Ground SRM Safety Related Message TCPA Time to Closest Point of Approach TDMA Time Division Multiple Access ...