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13 Appendix 

13.1 Procedure after Maintenance or Repair on the VDR or any 

sensor 

 
Checkpoint 5 - After Repair, Maintenance and/or System changes on VDR 
system

 

 
Instructions for downloading and verification of the final recording medium. These 
should be carried out whenever maintenance or repair has been carried out on any 
sensor or on the VDR itself. 

 

1

 

Check for Alarms/Warnings

 on the Remote Control Unit. 

a.

 

If an Alarm or Warning have occurred consult error list

 (chapter 9) 

and follow instructions. 

2

 

Perform a Backup

 on Remote Control Unit by 

Pressing Backup button

 

twice

 within 2 seconds. 

3

 

Shortly after that the display shows: 

BACKUP READY

 

4

 

Remove the USB memory stick 

from Main Unit. 

5

 

Put the USB memory stick into an external PC (Laptop). Save the VDR data 
on the USB memory stick on the local hard disc. 

6

 

Install the Player

 and view the data (see Professional Player guide). 

 
See quick guide on next page. 
See chapter 8, 9 and 6.1 for complete information.

USB memory stick 

Summary of Contents for S-VDR S1

Page 1: ...54100xxA01 VDR F1_S1 User Guide Frontpage Contents doc 1 VDR F1 S VDR S1 Voyage Data Recorder User Guide...

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Page 3: ...use and accident incident procedures 5410061 1 Investigative Authority Guide Intended for an investigative body Contains information on how to download data 5410062 2 Professional Player Guide Intende...

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Page 5: ...User info Frontpage 1 2 in word doc 1 VDR F1 S VDR S1 User Information User Guide...

Page 6: ...ail Service APT service navigation consilium se Spares spares navigation consilium se The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued progress in methodology desi...

Page 7: ...1 Capsules 12 4 7 2 Portable Black Box 12 4 7 2 1 Power up the PBB 12 4 7 2 2 Turn off the PBB 12 4 7 2 3 Retrieve data from PBB 13 4 7 2 4 Playback of the retrieved data 13 4 7 2 5 Possible PBB LED i...

Page 8: ...User information 2 5410061 00A01 12 6 IMO 30 13 Appendix 31 13 1 Procedure after Maintenance or Repair on the VDR or any sensor 31 13 2 Quick guide after maintenance or repair 32...

Page 9: ...rdous voltage Do not remove covers Only authorized personnel are allowed to do so 1 2 Symbols Used in the Manual Danger Risk of serious or fatal injury to the user and or severe damage to the product...

Page 10: ...knowledge It is important to be familiar with the VDR system This is Consilium s minimum recommended knowledge for the bridge team It is recommended to know how to Act in a situation of Incident or Ac...

Page 11: ...nstruc tion 1 Daily VDR Remote Control Unit Check that date and time are according to UTC Restart the system in Main Unit If still not okay contact Consilium Chapter 4 6 and chapter 12 2 Daily VDR Rem...

Page 12: ...tter understand the system 3 2 Data items to be recorded VDR Parameter to be recorded Instrument Note Date and time GPS Ship s position and datum used GPS Speed water and or ground Speed log Heading t...

Page 13: ...tion audio Designated VHF Radar data Master Radar display See below AIS AIS If no commercial off the shelf interface available to obtain radar data Depth Echo sounder Only if NMEA data is available Al...

Page 14: ...es Signal converter The system is configured from an external PC running a VDR configuration tool The result of the configuration is a file that is stored in the central and used by the system every t...

Page 15: ...CPU module with a display used for internal service and an Ethernet switch where all other units are connected The CPU module has two NMEA inputs one for the Main GPS to ensure good time synchronizati...

Page 16: ...nd 2 VHF inputs Each input has individual gain settings The inputs are mixed into 4 audio output channels The audio unit uses compression technique to reduce the size of the recorded audio The AMU is...

Page 17: ...st recorded data Mute Ack used to mute the alarm buzzer and to acknowledge alarms and warnings Scroll up and down used to scroll in display window Moon and sun used for changing intensity for day and...

Page 18: ...er and automatically starts to transmit a radio signal to simplify retrieval 4 7 2 Portable Black Box The Portable Black Box PBB is an optional unit that has a storage capacity of up to 500 GB or roug...

Page 19: ...l hard disk Data storage structure facilitates the locating of the relevant data Data is stored divided into 6 hour portions starting from time 00 00 00 00 05 59 06 00 11 59 12 00 17 59 18 00 23 59 Ea...

Page 20: ...d HDD Capacity below 85 Solid Orange Light Used HDD capacity between 85 95 HDD has not been formatted Blinking Orange Light Used HDD capacity over 95 HDD status abnormal Restoring to default value Bli...

Page 21: ...onfiguration the VDR is turned on and shall never be manually shut down as long as the vessel is operational The system is an autonomous system that during normal operation requires no supervision See...

Page 22: ...incident accident the operator can start a Backup from the Remote Control Unit see Backup procedure below The last 12 hours will be saved on the USB memory stick placed on the left side inside Main Un...

Page 23: ...Backup How to perform a backup 1 Press Backup button twice within 2 seconds Shortly after that the display shows BACKUP READY 2 Decide if the USB memory stick shall be removed for copying its data to...

Page 24: ...ed origin we strongly recommend not removing the USB memory stick from the holder in the VDR unless for intentionally giving access to another incident accident backup The USB memory stick must be rem...

Page 25: ...ve Authority Inspector or a specially trained Service Engineer See the Investigative Authority Guide 3 PBB or external ship computer or network This is an optional connection Action initiated from the...

Page 26: ...tion 8 1 Alarm During an active alarm the Remote control buzzer is sounding and the red background is blinking Turn off the buzzer by pressing the Mute Ack button once This will silence the buzzer for...

Page 27: ...ome specific VDR malfunction which should always be investigated to provide guidance to relevant action Any Warning indicates an abnormal status of the VDR which the Officer on Watch must be informed...

Page 28: ...tive errors of total shows the number of uncorrected errors in the system The time and date shows when the error occurred Unacked unacknowledged alarms informs how many alarms that still is active in...

Page 29: ...discarded Contact Consilium 1046 VDR SYSTEM ERROR WARNING Memory overflow data discarded Contact Consilium 1060 NMEA INPUT ERROR WARNING NMEA data error Check NMEA cable and source unit 1135 POWER FA...

Page 30: ...EA ERROR WARNING Configuration error Contact Consilium 3101 NMEA ERROR WARNING Configuration error Contact Consilium 3102 NMEA ERROR WARNING Configuration error Contact Consilium 3103 NMEA ERROR WARNI...

Page 31: ...Check power source 5009 VIDEO ERROR WARNING Internal sync error Contact Consilium 5010 VIDEO ERROR WARNING Corrupt Video input signal Check video cables and video source 5011 VIDEO ERROR WARNING Gener...

Page 32: ...volved in a marine incident 10 2 How to restart Caution Checkpoint 1 Daily If time and date do not correspond to UTC restart the system If still not okay contact Consilium Caution As a precaution it i...

Page 33: ...tem 3 Switch on Power by pushing down the breaker L and N at the same time 4 Switch on Battery by pushing down the breaker and at the same time Note If only main power is switched off then the VDR wil...

Page 34: ...power fail alarm During power failure all input units apart from the audio is shut off in order to minimize the battery capacity After two hours of power fail the unit shuts off itself This is done t...

Page 35: ...njoined to have indicators on bridge for Status of Hull Watertight and Firedoors Acceleration and hull stresses Wind speed and direction that information must also be recorded and stored 12 3 Resistan...

Page 36: ...d Consilium technicians approved by the classification society and or national maritime organization of the vessel s flag state APT can be ordered directly to Consilium Navigation in Nacka Sweden or v...

Page 37: ...arnings on the Remote Control Unit a If an Alarm or Warning have occurred consult error list chapter 9 and follow instructions 2 Perform a Backup on Remote Control Unit by Pressing Backup button twice...

Page 38: ...tenance or repair Alarm Warning 1 Yes Check Error list chapter 9 2 No or corrected error 1010 BACKUP READY BACKUP READY 1010 BACKUP READY Perform a Backup Press twice 3 Check 4 5 6 Install Player See...

Page 39: ...Invest Aut Frontpage 1 2 in word doc 1 VDR F1 S VDR S1 Investigative Authority Guide User Guide...

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Page 41: ...oad Data from VDR 4 2 1 From a damaged Capsule 4 2 2 From a USB memory stick 4 2 3 From a Capsule connected to a VDR 5 2 3 1 Capsules excluding HVR SVR L3 6 2 3 2 PBB 6 2 3 3 Capsules HVR SVR L3 6 2 4...

Page 42: ...ptop The information is presented in a user friendly Windows interface where different sensors are displayed in different windows All information including audio playback is synchronized in time and s...

Page 43: ...data The VDR also records data to an USB memory stick placed behind the locked door in Main Unit In order to safely remove the USB memory stick follow the Accident Incident Backup procedure see User I...

Page 44: ...not exposed to damage we do not recommend connecting the capsule to another MU as there is a risk of loss off data Consilium Navigation must be contacted 2 2 From a USB memory stick 1 Save current cap...

Page 45: ...the previous data will be gradually removed from the USB stick 2 3 From a Capsule connected to a VDR To be able to download data from a capsule or a PBB it is necessary to create a network connection...

Page 46: ...me window 2 3 2 PBB Connect via FTP ftp 10 2 1 160 vdrdata User vdr has a read only access to the PBB 2 3 3 Capsules HVR SVR L3 1 Connect the Ethernet cable to DATA socket in the VDR Ethernet switch 2...

Page 47: ...ute one for each of the four mixer output channels Video from radar and other high resolution video sources is stored as JPEG files once every 15 seconds in one file for each of the input channels Shi...

Page 48: ...e million minute directories put into the main directory There is no way of telling the exact time that data was recorded by looking at the directory names The time stamps are in the Data file of each...

Page 49: ...IP Connect the PC to the Ethernet switch in the Main unit Make sure that Your PC TCP IP settings are set as follows Open your Networks connections from the Control Panel on your PC Right click on Loca...

Page 50: ...Investigative Authority Guide 10 5410062 00A01 Select TCP IP and select properties Make sure that your settings are correct Click OK OK...

Page 51: ...er and select Map Network Drive under Tools Select a drive letter Z and type in the capsules IP address and directory according to the table on page 6 E g 10 2 1 60 usb for PRO CAP E g 10 2 1 110 vdr...

Page 52: ...Investigative Authority Guide 12 5410062 00A01 You are mapped and ready to look into the data files...

Page 53: ...5490063A0 VDR F1 S VDR S1 Professional Player Guide doc 1 VDR F1 S VDR S1 Professional Player Guide User Guide...

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Page 55: ...yage Data Base 6 4 2 Open an existing Voyage Data Base 7 5 Running the Player 8 5 1 Toolbars 8 5 1 1 Overview 8 5 1 2 VDB bar 8 5 1 3 Playback bar 9 5 1 4 Ruler bar 9 5 1 5 View bar 9 5 1 6 Audio bar...

Page 56: ...Symbols Used in the Manual Danger Risk of serious or fatal injury to the user and or severe damage to the product if the instructions are not followed Warning Risk of personal injury and or damage to...

Page 57: ...isplays similar to that on the bridge The presented information is split in the Player in following preset sections for easy overview finding and comparison of essential data Video Radar s and other v...

Page 58: ...h the VDR data Should the installer not start automatically start the installation manually 1 Click on Start Run 2 Enter d install exe where d stands for your drive where the VD Player software is ins...

Page 59: ...irst time start up 1 Enter a user name 2 Enter an activation code Activation information will be assigned to registered users only 3 Enter a password The password is used to define the access level fo...

Page 60: ...op down menu 4 Write the path in Source Directory box or use the Browse function to find the Voyage Data Base directory VDB which contains the recorded VDR files 5 Click OK If the directory does not c...

Page 61: ...ing Voyage Data Base 1 Open the Player program by double clicking on the Player Icon 2 When the program opens choose File on the menu bar and then Open VDB on the drop down menu 3 Click OK A list will...

Page 62: ...layed data VDB normally the name of the ship plus incident and date if needed The command interface has four toolbars controlling various functions of the Player The toolbars may be docked below the m...

Page 63: ...from dialog box 7 Enter precise position of inspection pointer playback starting time UTC Coordinated Universal Time 8 Return to Speed initialization box when in Fast slow playback mode 5 1 4 Ruler ba...

Page 64: ...omposite page Radar s and other video displays if recorded Position Heading Speed Depth Engine controls etc Bridge Main Alarms Door indicators Presentation of data on displays and meters like on bridg...

Page 65: ...5410063 00A01 11 Professional Player Guide 5 Running the Player Figure 2 Video page example Figure 3 Navigation page example...

Page 66: ...410063 00A01 5 Running the Player Professional Player Guide Figure 4 Indication Alarms page example Figure 5 Composite page example 5 1 8 Status bar The status bar is placed at the foot of the main wi...

Page 67: ...will show all channels and their status selectable on the current page visible Yes green or not visible No red Figure 6 The Data Windows box The display status of each channel can be changed by doubl...

Page 68: ...osition by left click and drag Playback mode Set current playback time For easier handling a specific time sequence in a long recording the playback time range on the time ruler can be changed by usin...

Page 69: ...pit conning place 2 Bridge wings 3 Bridge aft chart table communication desk and one VHF channel but other combinations can occur The audio channels can be toggled on off directly on the Audio bar or...

Page 70: ...was closed Therefore there is a dialog box requesting to save the current VDB configuration each time the present VDB or the complete Player is closed The VDB configuration can also be saved while ru...

Page 71: ...thout any VDB selected 2 Select File menu Open VDB and click on the database to be renamed 3 Press Edit button and make the changes in the new Rename database box 4 Press the Rename button 5 Close the...

Page 72: ...DB with its configuration files will now be deleted Note The source database is referred to in every VDB version created from that imported source data If that source data also shall be deleted mark d...

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