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17

 

 

11.0

  

Battery

 Char

ging

 

SAFETY

 

 The ch

arge

is

 d

esigned

 for 

lead-acid

 

batteries

 fro

m

 1,

2-120Ah.

 Do n

o

use

 t

he

 ch

arge

fo

any

 o

the

purpose.

 

 Us

e

 sa

fety

 gla

sses

 a

nd

 t

urn

 y

ou

head

 a

way

 wh

en

 co

nnectin

g or 

disconnectin

g a b

attery.

 

 Ba

ttery

 acid 

is

 co

rrosive

Rinse

 i

mmediately

 with wat

e

if

 

acid

 co

mes

 in

to

 co

nta

ct 

with

 skin 

o

eyes

See

med

ical a

dvice.

 

 M

ake

 sur

e

 t

hat

 t

he

 ca

ble

 is 

no

bein

g p

inched

 or 

in

 co

nta

ct 

with

 warm 

surfaces

 or 

sharp

 ed

ges.

 

 W

hile

 ch

arging,

 a b

attery

 ca

n

 emit 

explosive

 ga

ses,

 

so

 it is imp

ortan

to

 a

void

 spa

rks

 in t

he

 imm

ediate

 a

rea.

 

 Alw

ays

 p

rovide

 

fo

prope

ventilation

 d

urin

g ch

arging.

 

 Av

oid

 co

verin

g t

he

 ch

arge

r.  

 M

ake

 sur

e

 t

hat

 t

he

 ele

ctrica

l ca

ble

 d

oes

 n

o

come

 in

to

 co

nta

ct 

with

 wat

e

r.  

 N

eve

charge

 a froz

en

 b

attery.

 

 N

eve

charge

 a d

amaged

 b

attery.

 

 Do n

o

place

 t

he

 ch

arge

on

 t

he

 b

attery

 wh

ile

 ch

arging.

 

 The 

electri

cal 

connection

 m

us

fulf

il t

he

 n

ation

al 

heavy

 cu

rren

requirements

.  

 Ch

e

ck 

the

 ca

b

ling 

in

 t

he

 ch

arge

before

 u

se

Ma

ke s

ure

 t

here

 a

re

 n

o

 cra

cks

 in t

he

 ca

b

ling 

o

in

 t

he

 p

rotective

 co

vering

. A 

charge

with

 d

amaged

 ca

bles

 

may

 

no

be

 u

sed.

 

 Alw

ays

 ch

e

ck 

that

 t

he

 ch

arge

h

as gon

e

 o

ve

to

 main

tenance

 ch

ar

ging 

mode

 b

efore

 l

eavin

g t

he

 ch

arge

unattended

 

and

 

conne

cted 

fo

lon

g p

eriods

If

 

the

 ch

arge

had

 n

o

gone

 o

ve

to

 main

tenance

 ch

ar

ging 

within

 3 

days,

 t

his

 is a

n

 in

dication

 o

f

 a 

problem

In

 t

his

 ca

se

 t

he

 ch

arge

mus

be

 d

isconnected

 ma

nually.

 

 All b

atteries

 fail 

soone

o

la

ter. A 

battery

 t

hat

 fails d

urin

g ch

ar

ging 

is

 n

ormally

 t

aken

 ca

re

 o

f

 b

y

 t

he

 ch

argers

 a

dvanced

 

contro

l, 

bu

certain

 u

ncommon

 error

s

 

in

 t

he

 b

attery

 ca

n

 still a

rise

Don’

leave

 t

he

 b

attery

 ch

arger

 u

nattended

 for a 

longe

period

 o

f

 

time.

 

 O

nly

 mou

n

the

 ch

arge

on

 a flat surface

.

 

 This 

equipmen

may

 n

o

be

 u

sed

 b

y

 ch

ildren

 or 

by

 t

hose

 wh

o

 ca

nno

read

 a

nd

 u

nderstand

 t

he

 man

u

al 

if

 t

hey

 a

re

 n

o

supervised

 b

y

 a r

esponsible

 p

erson

 wh

o

 ca

n

 gu

arantee

 t

hat

 t

he

 b

attery

 ch

arge

is

 b

ein

g u

sed

 in a saf

e

 man

ne

r. 

Store

 a

nd

 u

se

 

the

 b

attery

 ch

arge

ou

of

 t

he

 r

each

 o

f

 ch

ildren

Ma

ke 

sure

 

that

 ch

ildren

 d

o

 n

o

play

 with 

the

 b

attery

 ch

arge

r.  

BATTER

Y TYP

ES

 

AND

 S

ETTIN

GS  

M45 can ea

sily

 b

e

 co

nfigured

 

to

 ch

arge

 man

y

 d

ifferen

types

 o

f

 12V 

lead-acid

 b

atteries

; w

e

batteries,

 MF, 

AG

och

 for most 

GEL-batteries.

 

The

 follo

win

g re

commendations

 sho

uld,

 h

owever,

 o

nly

 b

e

 s

een

 a

s

 gu

idelines

When

 in d

oubt,

 a

lways

 co

nsu

lt 

the

 b

attery

 

manufacture

fo

furthe

instructions.

 

The

 s

ettings

 

is

 

made

 b

y

 p

ressin

g t

he

 “

MODE-button”

 a

nd

 st

eppin

g forward b

y

 p

ressin

g t

he

 b

utton

 o

ne

 ste

p

 at a 

time,

 r

eleasin

the

 b

utton

 wh

en

 t

he

 r

equired

 

Mode

 14.4V/

0.8A

 

mode

 is r

eached,

 se

e

 b

e

low. 

This

 

mode

 i

s

 n

ormally

 u

sed

 for 

<

14Ah 

batteries.

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

CHARGIN

G  

1. The p

owe

cord

 sho

uld

 b

e

 d

isconnected

 

from

 t

he

 SA

RFinder

 

before

 co

nnectin

g or 

disconnectin

g t

he

 b

attery

 lead

s.

 

2. Co

nne

ct 

the

 r

ed

 wir

e

 t

o

 t

he

 p

ositive

 p

ole

 o

f

 t

he

 b

attery

 a

nd

 t

he

 b

lack

 ca

ble

 t

o

 t

he

 n

egative

 p

ole.

 

 

Rever

se 

Polari

ty Pr

otection

 

If th

e

 b

attery

 ca

bles

 a

re

 co

nne

cted 

incorrectly,

 t

he

 r

everse

 

polarity

 p

rotection

 will mak

e

 

sure

 t

hat

 t

he

 ch

arge

and

 t

he

 b

attery

 

are

 n

o

damaged

In

 t

his

 ca

se,

 t

he

 r

ed

 warn

in

g la

mp

 (0) 

will

 

be

 lit.  

 

Star

charging

 

1. Set 

the

 p

rope

char

ging 

mode

 for 

the

 b

attery

 b

y

 p

ushin

the

 M

ode

 b

utton

 u

n

til 

the

 co

rre

ct 

settin

g is lit. 

Choosin

g s

ettings

 for 

you

battery

 is d

escribed

 u

nder

 

”BATTERY

 T

YPE

S AND SE

TTINGS”.

 

2. W

hen

 y

ou

 a

re

 sure t

he

 b

attery

 lead

s

 a

re

 co

rrectly

 p

laced,

 co

nne

ct 

the

 p

owe

cord

 t

o

 t

he

 p

owe

ou

tlet t

o

 b

e

gin 

chargin

g. I

f

 

the

 b

attery

 lead

s

 a

re

 wrongly 

connected,

 t

he

 p

ole-changing

 sw

itch

 w

ill

 en

sure

 t

he

 b

attery

 a

nd

 ch

arge

are

 n

o

damaged

The

 

fau

lt 

indicato

will

 ligh

t,

 i

n

 which 

case

 

sta

rt 

from

 t

he

 b

eginnin

g a

gain.

 

3. The ch

ar

ging 

lamp

 will n

ow

 in

d

icate ch

ar

ging 

o

the

 main

tenance

 la

mp

 will in

d

icate t

hat

 t

he

 b

attery

 is fully 

charged

. If th

e

 

voltage

 d

rops

 t

he

 ch

arge

sends

 a p

ulse

 t

o

 t

he

 b

attery

The

 

length

 o

f

 t

he

 p

ulse

 d

epends

 o

n

 h

ow

 mu

ch

 t

he

 v

oltage

 has d

ropped

The

 ch

arge

can

 b

e

 co

nnected

 for 

months.

 

4. I

f

 n

othin

g h

appens

: If th

e

 v

oltage

 in

dicato

is

 lit b

u

no

 o

the

lamp

 is lit t

here

 co

uld

 b

e

 a b

ad

 co

nnection

 t

o

 t

he

 b

attery

 or 

chassis

 or 

the

 b

attery

 co

uld

 b

e

 fau

lty

Chec

the

 wall p

ower

 o

u

tlet. If y

ou

 exp

erience

 p

roblems

sta

rt 

with

 t

he

 se

nsitive

 

connection

 b

etween

 t

he

 b

attery

 cla

mps

 a

nd

 t

he

 ch

arger.

 

Summary of Contents for Sea Marshall SARfinder 1003

Page 1: ...Manual sMRT SARFinder SARFinder Transportable Providers of the leading Mobilarm and Sea Marshall brands of Man Overboard solutions ...

Page 2: ...ctly 10 11 Electrical connections 12 How to use the SARFINDER Step by Step Instruction 13 Recommended SARFINDER Sea Trial Procedure 14 Crewfix NMEA Box Information 15 Technical Data SARFINDER Transportable System 16 Overview SARFINDER Transportable System 17 18 Technical Data SARFINDER Battery Charger 19 21 Blank Pages for notes 22 Warranty Information Issue 028 Dated 27 02 2014 ...

Page 3: ...2 Criteria of ELT PLB recognition Audible AM down swept tone compliant to ITU R M 690 2 Audio output max 8Vss speaker 8 Ohm Relay contact Floating carrying capacity max 0 5 A 10W Current Consumption Standby 300mA Tracking 850mA Alarming 1300 mA If alarm ext speaker 8 Ohm 400mA Operating Voltage 12V DC with transient compliance to ISO 7637 2 AntennaGain 1 4 dBi nominal Bearing detection method Tria...

Page 4: ...here the receiver antenna has been correctly installed at the recommended height with the AU9 correctly fitted to an intelligent lifejacket Wearing the AU9 around the neck will reduce the tracking alerting ranges to below the ranges listed herein Alerting Units are personal transmitters or personal locator beacons worn by each crew member or passenger There is no restriction in the number of Alert...

Page 5: ...Unit Automatic immediate MOB alerting and tracking LED MOB warning indicator Easy to operate and install with user friendly controls Waterproof IP 68 display Approximate range indicator near or far High quality construction Training frequencies 121 65MHz 121 775MHz TEST2 12V Power 240V AC to 12V DC or 24V DC to 12V DC converters available An external siren for loud audio MOB alerting is pre wired ...

Page 6: ...ed either above head height facing down or below head height facing up 3 3 In either case the display should be mounted on a smooth and stable surface The back of this unit has to be accessible for power supply and RF antenna connectors Ensure that there are no other vulnerable elements within the mounting surface e g electric cables gas pipes or water pipes 210mm width 146mm height height Width o...

Page 7: ...7 ...

Page 8: ...eset The reset button when pressed after an alarm activation puts the system into tracking mode switches off the alarms resets the internal relay but does not alter the selected frequency 7 Tone Detect When the Tone Detect function is enabled the unit will only react to received signals containing the downward swept tone modulation of a Sea Marshall PLB thereby avoiding false alarms from rogue tra...

Page 9: ...to avoid reflections and false readings The antenna should be positioned approx 1 5m above any other metal or antenna NOTE The antenna has an AHEAD which must be aligned with ship s bow with the yellow tubes fitted also indicating AHEAD The antenna should be mounted on a suitable mast tube with an outside diameter of 50mm using the supplied bracket round silicone anti vibration mat M10 fixing bolt...

Page 10: ...he connector on the underside of the antenna body 6 2 When installing the system first connect the control box to your power supply and connect all the cables in accordance with the instructions in this manual Activate the system to check it is working correctly This unit will run from a 12V DC power supply only if your power supply is 24V DC or 120 240V AC you will need to install a step down tra...

Page 11: ...the SARfinder 1003 to raise the alarm by means of an audio alert When an SOS signal is received the circuit identifies correct characteristics of a Sea Marshall beacon transmission and activates the internal relay to trigger external circuits The audio volume is activated and the display shows the SOS signal bearing Press the RESET button to cancel the external alarm and the MOB bearing will be di...

Page 12: ... Guard and tell them you have a man in the water wearing a 121 5MHz PLB 11 0 BASIC Test Checking the SARfinder system before use 1 Switch SARfinder on Press and hold the ON OFF button 2 Press TONE DETECT to cancel background noise 3 Select FREQUENCY Your SARfinder is now monitoring your chosen frequency NOTE If you intend to perform a full power test you must only use a test frequency beacon of 12...

Page 13: ...tracking mode Your unit will now begin displaying the direction of the SOS signal it will take a few seconds to calculate the bearing correctly However if you are too close the Sarfinder receiver may be swamped and a little distance may be required 8 Bring the vessel around so the SOS direction ORANGE LED is ahead check the direction bearing in relation to PLB If the bearing is unstable press the ...

Page 14: ...RMC Output signal GPWPL when MOB RS422 Software Version D1 70 Current Drain 75mA Operating Voltage 12V DC R1 42 06 Dec 2011 JWL 1 Rotary switch now used to select between receiving GLL and or RMC messages for GPS position and outputting a choice of DSC DSE WPL BWC BWR TLL or RMB messages or all of these The 16 position switch functions as follows 0 All in All out 1 GLL in CDDSC CDDSE out 2 GLL in ...

Page 15: ... C 55 C Operational Bandwidth 25 KHz Modulation AM Ports DC12V Power Cable 1m Antenna Cable 16m Waterproofing IP68 Sensitivity 3 dBuV m threshold of target bearing resolution Frequencies 121 5 MHz 121 65 MHz Test 1 121 775 Test 2 Criteria of ELT PLB recognition Audible AM down swept tone compliant to ITU R M 690 2 Audio output max 8Vss speaker 8 Ohm Relay contact Floating carrying capacity max 0 5...

Page 16: ...nna to provide a quick visual reference 10 3 Feed the antenna cable through the antenna handle pole and connect to the underside of the antenna 10 4 Fix the antenna handle pole to the underside of the antenna with the bolts provided 10 5 Open the Peli Case and connect the battery terminals red red black black Close the Peli Case and re seal 10 6 Switch on to ensure the unit is functioning and perf...

Page 17: ...sure that children do not play with the battery charger BATTERY TYPES AND SETTINGS M45 can easily be configured to charge many different types of 12V lead acid batteries wet batteries MF AGM och for most GEL batteries The following recommendations should however only be seen as guidelines When in doubt always consult the battery manufacturer for further instructions The settings is made by pressin...

Page 18: ...if the battery voltage drops Charging varies between 95 and 100 The battery receives a pulse when the voltage reduces Keep the battery in good condition when not in use The charger can be connected for months TEMPERATURE PROTECTION M45 is protected from being overheated The power will be reduced if the ambient temperature is raised MAINTENANCE The charger is maintenance free Note that disassembly ...

Page 19: ...facility with return normally within 14 days upon receipt of customer s authorisation Disclaimer The Sea Marshall products are an aid to recovery only it is the responsibility of the user operator to ensure they are fully conversant with the operation of the equipment and the equipment is kept in full working order at all times combined with functionality and damage checks before and after each us...

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