Navico NSPL-400, User Manual

Page 1: ...ENGLISH NSPL 400 AIS VHFantennasplitter User Manual Isometric view www bandg com www simrad yachting com www lowrance com ...

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Page 3: ... any conflict between any Translation of the Documentation the English language version will be the official version of the Documentation This manual represents the product as at the time of printing Navico Holding AS and its subsidiaries branches and affiliates reserve the right to make changes to specifications without notice Copyright Copyright 2012 Navico Holding AS Warranty The warranty card ...

Page 4: ...isposal of this product and packaging 6 About your AIS VHF antenna splitter 6 About AIS 7 What s in the box 8 Electrical connections 9 Installation 9 Preparing for installation 9 VHF antenna 9 VHF radio 10 AIS transceiver 10 FM radio 10 Power cable 10 Installation procedures 16 Operation 16 Indicator functions 17 Troubleshooting 18 Specifications ...

Page 5: ... installation configuration 11 Figure 4 NSPL 400 dimensions 12 Figure 5 NSPL 400 mounting 12 Figure 6 Position of the VHF antenna connector 13 Figure 7 Position of the VHF radio connector 14 Figure 8 Position of the AIS transceiver connector 15 Figure 9 Connecting the power supply and optional FM output 16 Figure 10 Indicator location on the NSPL 400 unit ...

Page 6: ...afe distance The compass safe distance of this unit is 0 5 m or greater for 0 3 deviation RF emissions notice The information provided in this section assumes the NSPL 400 is connected to an AIS Class B transceiver The warnings regarding RF emissions provided in the manual for the VHF radio being used with the NSPL 400 should also be noted prior to installation of the NSPL 400 Note The NSPL 400 ge...

Page 7: ...s of the antenna unless they are shielded from the an tenna field by a grounded metallic barrier The antenna should not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other transmit ting antenna The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms Warranty This product is supplied with standard warranty as defined in the accompanying warranty information Warning Any attempt to tamper with or damage the pr...

Page 8: ...rnational voyages and certain types of passenger vessels under the SOLAS mandate Class B transceivers Similar to class A transceivers in many ways but are normally lower cost due to the less stringent performance requirements Class B transceivers transmit at a lower power and at a lower reporting rate than class A transceivers AIS base stations AIS base stations are used by Vessel Traffic Sys tems...

Page 9: ...ct CD Warranty information Warranty information Power and FM Radio cable Screws packet of 4 Accessory cables x2 Product manual Figure1Itemsincludedwiththeproduct Product manual The product manual is this document and should be read thor oughly prior to any attempt to install or use the NSPL 400 VHF radio connection cable This cable is used to connect a VHF radio to the NSPL 400 The cable has PL259...

Page 10: ...ation procedure section for details of how to mount the NSPL 400 Power and FM cable The power and FM cable connects to the NSPL 400 and enables connection to power and an FM radio antenna input Electrical connections The NSPL 400 has the following electrical connections as shown in Figure 2 Power supply VHF antenna connector VHF radio connector AIS transceiver connector FM radio connector Fig 2 Ov...

Page 11: ...na Power in FM radio NMEA 0183 device NAIS 400 USB NSPL 400 NMEA 2000 Figure3Typicalinstallationconfiguration In addition to the items provided with your NSPL 400 the following items will be required for installation VHF antenna Connection to a suitable VHF antenna will be required for the NSPL 400 to operate A standard marine band VHF antenna such as that used with VHF voice radios will be suffic...

Page 12: ...edures Before beginning installation of your NSPL 400 please ensure you have the necessary additional items as detailed in the previous sec tion Preparing for installation It is strongly recommended that you read all of the instructions in this manual prior to installation If after reading this manual you are unsure about any element of the installation process please contact your dealer for advic...

Page 13: ...to spray or submersion It is acceptable to mount the NSPL 400 either vertically or horizon tally The VHF antenna splitter must be installed in a below decks envi ronment The NSPL 400 should be mounted in a location where the indicators are readily visible as these provide important information on the status of the NSPL 400 Fig 5 Dimensions 52 mm 152 mm 135 mm 98 mm 47 mm Figure4NSPL 400dimensions ...

Page 14: ... marine band VHF antenna or AIS antenna should be used with the NSPL 400 The connector type on the NSPL 400 is SO239 Your chosen VHF antenna requires a PL259 connector to mate with this If your VHF antenna does not use this type of con nector please contact your dealer for details of available adaptors Fig 6 Location VHF AIS transceiver VHF radio VHF antenna VHF radio AIS transceiver VHF antenna F...

Page 15: ...adio connector on the NSPL 400 as shown in Figure 7 If the cable supplied is not long enough please contact your dealer for details of suitable extension cables A standard marine band VHF voice radio should be used with the NSPL 400 The antenna splitter is DSC compatible Fig 7 Location VHF radio AIS transceiver VHF antenna VHF radio VHF radio AIS transceiver VHF antenna Figure7PositionoftheVHFradi...

Page 16: ...hown in Figure 8 If the cable supplied is not long enough please contact your dealer for details of suitable extension cables A fully approved marine AIS class B transceiver such as the NAIS 400 or AIS receiver should be used with the NSPL 400 and requires a SO239 VHF antenna connector to connect to the NSPL 400 using the supplied accessory cable AIS transceiver VHF antenna VHF radio VHF radio AIS...

Page 17: ...to the power supply positive terminal 2 Connect the black wire to the supply negative terminal 3 Connect the FM connector to the FM radio antenna input Fig 9 Power and FM Power in Power in FM output FM ground Green White Red Black FM ground Blue Power in Power in FM ground FM output FM ground Red Black Green White Blue Figure9ConnectingthepowersupplyandoptionalFMoutput Note If the FM connector is ...

Page 18: ...on the VHF radio AIS position reports are not transmitted Indicator functions The NSPL 400 includes three coloured indicators as shown in Figure 10 The state of the indicators provides information regarding the status of the NSPL 400 Fig 10 Indicator lights Indicator lights Green Yellow Yellow Power AIS TX VHF TX Green Yellow Yellow Power AIS TX VHF TX Indicator lights Figure10Indicatorlocationont...

Page 19: ...k the antenna output of the AIS transceiver is connected to the antenna splitter input labelled AIS Clicks or pops are heard from a connected FM broadcast receiver This is normal and may occur during VHF or AIS transmission VHF or AIS transmission range is reduced A small reduction in transmission range is normal and due to the insertion loss of the antenna splitter Both the AIS and VHF indicators...

Page 20: ...56 MHz to 163 MHz Insertion loss AIS VHF receive paths 0 dB 0 dB Insertion loss AIS VHF transmit paths 1 dB Max input power AIS port 12 5 W Max input power VHF port 25 W Min input power VHF port 100 mW AIS VHF and Antenna port impedance 50 Ohms FM port impedance 75 Ohms Switching time receive to AIS transmit 10 us Switching time receive to VHF transmit 10 us Operating temperature 25ºC to 55ºC Ingr...

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