Nautic Alert VTracker, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...r Proudly engineered and assembled in the USA We are confident your new purchase will provide an outstanding experience of edge based precision engineered technology Please take a few minutes to read...

Page 2: ...Installer Details 8 Cable Glands 9 Antenna Placement 9 Hardware Options Modes of Operation 10 Alarm Event Latching 11 Status LEDs and Mode Set Buttons 11 Mode Set Buttons and Zone Configuration Setti...

Page 3: ...rrent 60mA Operating Temperature 20 to 60C Enclosure IP67 when cable glands properly sealed Follow ABYC installation standards Incorrect wiring may damage VTracker or external devices and voids warran...

Page 4: ...to be received Currently three reporting service options are available from https www nearshorenetworks com menu activate services nautic alerts activation Basic Reporting Service A basic reporting s...

Page 5: ...addition GPS disconnect events will also send notifications Vessel Track Reconstruction If the communications antenna is intentionally removed and the device cannot communicate it will continue to sto...

Page 6: ...ery to enable full fault redundancy and notifications of primary battery loss for intrusion detection sensors and or SOS button for security or safety notifications and or a localized switch for armin...

Page 7: ...Page 7 VTracker Sample Schematic Reference...

Page 8: ...Page 8 VTracker Installer Details Block Terminal Pinout 12V Output Zone 2 Zone 1 12V Switch Primary Batt Backup Batt Com Com...

Page 9: ...tenna cabling is more easily susceptible to nearby electrical interference and thus should be kept away from any power or signal cables In addition nearby large extremities should be avoided including...

Page 10: ...so any external device capable of driving a relay can be interfaced with VTracker s alarm inputs either directly if electrically compatible or through a Form C relay If normally open sensors are used...

Page 11: ...last for about 10 30 seconds at a time o If a solid LED does not occur once per minute try repositioning the antenna o In some cases the use of the optional high performance antennas mounted outside o...

Page 12: ...o Setting is only accessible if the alarm has been latched RESET DEFAULTS Resets defaults for switch output alarm input types and latched alarm states o Setting this takes about 30 seconds to complet...

Page 13: ...2V the brown wires to ground and the white wire to the zone s input With a Nautic Alert beam sensor setup is a breeze and does not require any complex calibrations In the configuration shown above whe...

Page 14: ...r more information on how to remotely turn this switch on and off This feature can be used for a remote engine kill or any other custom control solution When using the switch for remote engine kill a...

Page 15: ...when the interface is active The SOS interface is activated with a 2 5 second closure of an attached button and is cancelled with a subsequent 2 5 second closure of the button When an SOS event occur...

Page 16: ...ntering required device registration information in the Nautic Alert Web Portal see Nautic Alert Web Portal See Admin and Additional Users section for more info on administrator roles The customer mus...

Page 17: ...instant access to remote SMS text message commands from your phone via the gateway number shown in the device details The Nautic Alert Web Portal must be used to create a user account before the Naut...

Page 18: ...m radius of 250 is recommended for stock antennas 50 is possible with high performance antennas mounted properly externally and free of obstructions Geofence on enables the geofence and resets the cen...

Page 19: ...eb enabled phone tablet or PC however the Nautic Alert Mobile App provides more up to date features To access the Nautic Alert Web Portal go to www nauticalert com then click login at the top or go to...

Page 20: ...Nautic Alert Mobile App Once an account is created the Nautic Alert Mobile App can be used for remote management of your device including fleet view for seeing all of your devices and much more Devic...

Page 21: ...e device view all devices can be viewed in the fleet view by selecting Fleet View from the toolbar To view individual tracks the device location application can be selected All routes are automaticall...

Page 22: ...or all subscription levels The geofence radius can be adjusted via the geofence settings button shown here Global Geofencing is a separate feature useful for managing fleet movement where the owner ne...

Page 23: ...onths of continuous operation on a single house bank A custom backup battery can easily be added for power redundancy and Nautic Alert s mobile DC chart interface allows for visualized representations...

Page 24: ...one is being used for intrusion it is necessary to arm VTracker first as shown below Once an alarm is present it is necessary to clear the active alert or re arm VTracker for subsequent alarm events t...

Page 25: ...e The remotely controlled switch which can be used as a remote engine kill is accessible from the switch category of the device details view The Emergency category can be used to view active emergenci...

Page 26: ...al and Nautic Alert Mobile App provides a real time estimate of incurred data usage Terms and Conditions Any Nautic Alert user must agree and accept all terms and conditions as outlined in the terms a...