Sailor 6249, User Manual

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Page 3: ...SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft User manual Document number 98 133865 C Release date November 29 2012 ...

Page 4: ...ghts reserved Trademark Acknowledgements Thrane Thrane is a registered trademark of Thrane Thrane A S in the European Union and the United States SAILOR is a registered trademarks of Thrane Thrane A S Other product and company names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners GPL notification The software included in this product contains copyrighted softwa...

Page 5: ...ww thrane com foss This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information Warranties Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Thrane Thrane on this device will result in the warranty being void Any attempt to modify the software on this device in a way not specified by Thrane Thrane will result in the warranty being void ...

Page 6: ...r Thrane Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF radio frequency energy when transmitting To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of energy and thus to avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy all persons must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting Warranty limitation IMPORTANT The radio is a sealed waterp...

Page 7: ...v Compass safe distance Minimum safety distance 0 85 m from the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft ...

Page 8: ...résent radio émetteur ne peut fonctionner qu avec une antenne de type omnidirectionnelle demi onde ou d un gain maximal de 4 dB approuvée par Industrie Canada Pour éviter les risques pour la santé dûs à une exposition excessive aux champs de fréquences radio une distance minimale de 200 cm est nécessaire entre l utilisateur et le radio émetteur ...

Page 9: ...ot known or if time is insufficient in relation to a known geographical location NATURE of distress Kind of ASSISTANCE required Any other useful INFORMATION MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY This is NAME NAME NAME CALLSIGN or other IDENTIFICATION Use the SPEAKER MICROPHONE for voice calling Make sure your VHF Radio is on CH16 SHIP s NAME CALLSIGN OWN ID 99 133789 Press Press or ...

Page 10: ...ve 2010 68 EU and is intended for use in maritime environment SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for occupational use only and must be operated by licensed personnel only SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is not intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for installation by a skilled service person ...

Page 11: ...electromagnetic fields American National Standards Institute C95 1 IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 IEEE recommended practice for the measurement of potentially hazardous electromagnetic fields RF and microwaves Below the RF exposure hazards and instructions in safe ...

Page 12: ...eight of an adult 2 On vessels that cannot fulfil requirements in item 1 the antenna must be mounted so that its lowest point is at least 3 ft 0 9m vertically above the heads of people on deck and all persons must be outside the 200 cm MPE radius during radio transmission Always mount the antenna at least 200 cm from possible human access Never touch the antenna when transmitting Use only authoriz...

Page 13: ...annels Related documents Important All installation information and instructions are not covered in this manual Please download the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft Installation manual at http extranet thrane com In the installation manual you can read how to mount the VHF radio and how to connect accessories and external equipment including detailed system configuration examples with cable specific...

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Page 15: ... Watch 14 Scan 15 Phone book 16 Replay function 18 Setup 18 Chapter 3 Service maintenance Contact for support 25 Maintenance 25 Troubleshooting guide 26 Warranty and returning units for repair 29 App A Technical pecifications Transceiver unit SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft 31 SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24 12 V 33 App B Maritime channels International channels INT 35 ...

Page 16: ...Table of Contents xiv Glossary 37 Index 39 ...

Page 17: ... an easy to use menu driven setup You use the softkeys and the keypad to enter the desired functions you browse and select a setting using the right selection knob The large display can be customized for optimum readability and visibility both day and night with several color themes The VHF radio can replay the last 240 s of received voice messages This is a useful feature to minimize misunderstan...

Page 18: ...d the programmed call channel 7 Handmicrophone If not used put the cap from the ACC connector on the front connector to prevent water ingress 8 Squelch control to mute background noise 9 Volume knob with key press function for volume control and power on off 10 Selector and dim knob with key press function for general operation display color selection and dimming 11 1W button to toggle between hig...

Page 19: ... working channel 3 System property icons with information relevant for the currently selected functions 4 Channel properties next to the currently selected VHF channel if any 5 Service line containing current temporary information relevant for the current channel or function 6 Current state RX or TX For a detailed description of the information shown for each of the functions available see the cha...

Page 20: ... Connection Cable 406208 941 is used for easy installation of external equipment and accessories VDR Connection cables 5m connection cable for bulkhead mount Use this cable in installations where the SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone is not connected directly to the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft but located in a different position part number 406204 940 SAILOR 6270 External Loudspeaker If you need an a...

Page 21: ...lustration is one example of a system For further configuration examples see the installation manual Appendix B System configurations Figure 1 1 System configuration example VHF SAILOR 6249 Hand Microphone SAILOR 6202 Power Converter SAILOR 6090 12V DC Ground 12V DC Vout Red Vout Blue Remote on off NC Screen Ground Vin Vin 24V DC Remove jumper for remote on off from VHF Aerial RX TX 24V DC ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 6 Accessories available ...

Page 23: ...General use and navigation VHF radio communication Watch Scan Phone book Replay function Setup Note Before using the VHF radio make sure that the VHF power cable and other external equipment are connected properly For installation instructions see the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft Installation manual download only ...

Page 24: ...volume knob clockwise louder counter clockwise softer until muted When muted is shown in the display Working channel and changing settings Use the selector knob to browse and select To browse and select settings turn the selector knob and press for accept To select a working channel use the selector knob or enter the channel number using the keypad You can change channels whenever the channel desi...

Page 25: ... SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft are accessed and set using the four soft keys to the left of the display The current function of a soft key is shown in the display next to the soft key The following soft key functions are available from top level standby Soft key Function SCAN Scanning menu with start stop and tag function PHBOOK Phone book LOCAL Local mode 10 dB attenuation SETUP Setup pages for ...

Page 26: ...day vision press hold and turn the selector knob clockwise until the display changes and it reaches the desired brightness The radio has two colour themes Black text on a white background default or white text on black background To change the color theme see System setup on page 22 Adjusting the squelch level With the Squelch control you can manually adjust and suppress noise in order to optimize...

Page 27: ...d as follows 1 The symbol RX shows that the radio is receiving on the channel displayed 2 Lift the speaker device 3 Press the PTT button The symbol TX shows that the radio is transmitting on the channel displayed 4 Repeat the name of the station calling you and say This is your ship s name 5 Suggest a working channel other than 16 by saying Channel suggested channel number Note A single short pres...

Page 28: ...hone call proceed as follows 1 Select channel 16 2 Lift the speaker device 3 Press the PTT button The symbol TX shows that the VHF radio is transmitting on the working channel displayed 4 Say the name of the station you are calling three times 5 Say This is your ship s name 6 Say Over and release the PTT button to listen The symbol RX shows that the radio is receiving on the working channel displa...

Page 29: ...on page 21 For more information on how to setup channels setup see Channel setup on page 21 Contact your local dealer if you are interested in having private channels Channel information always available in the display For some functions and for setup pages the channel and radio information has moved to the bottom section of the display You can change channels whenever the channel designator is di...

Page 30: ... and channel 16 can be watched You can select the working channel in any watch mode by turning the selector knob If there is a signal in one of the watched channels the display shows the channel in which the signal is received To start the watch function press the key DW The radio enters the watch mode and the text WATCH with the channel numbers watched is shown below the current channel number To...

Page 31: ...to start scanning To leave the SCAN menu but not the scanning procedure press EXIT To stop scanning press STOP QUIT if not in the SCAN menu or press PTT on the speaking device To tag a channel for scanning turn the selector knob until the wanted channel is in the display Then press the soft key TAG The display shows the channel number and the word TAG at the right side of the display To remove a c...

Page 32: ...tact to display details and select USE The channel is selected and the phone book closes automatically Adding a contact to the phone book To add a contact to the phone book do as follows 1 Press the soft key PHBOOK 2 Press the soft key ADD and fill in the details for the new contact Contact Description NAME Enter the name by turning the selector knob to the desired letter press the selector knob t...

Page 33: ...he contact and continue as described in Adding a contact to the phone book from step 2 onwards Deleting a contact 1 Press the soft key PHBOOK 2 Turn the selector knob to browse to the contact you want to delete 3 Press the soft key DELETE 4 Press EXIT to leave the phone book and return to VHF operation Ch optional Press and turn the selector knob to select the preferred channel for this contact pr...

Page 34: ...the 240 s storage limit is reached the oldest data is overwritten Replaying recorded messages Press the Replay button short press The latest message message is repeated Information about this message is shown in the display To stop replaying the message press the soft key STOP To rewind through the recorded messages make a long press on the Replay button To stop replaying a message press STOP or t...

Page 35: ...eter Description Scan Hang Time Scan hang time in seconds on an active receiving working channel The time is measured from the signal is detected The radio remains on the channel for the set time interval if a signal was detected OFF Resumes scanning when signal disappears default 4 6 8 10 Hang time in seconds Scan Resume Scan resume time in seconds When the programmed time of inactivity has elaps...

Page 36: ...riority Scan ON All channels tagged for scanning are scanned while monitoring channel 16 default OFF Only the channels tagged for scanning are scanned in sequence not channel 16 unless it is tagged for scanning Parameter Description ...

Page 37: ...service line text by pressing the selector wheel and enter new name by wheel or keypad For customizing contact your authorized dealer Press the soft key EXIT to return to CHANNEL SETUP Private Channels As described above Parameter Description Monitor Set this to ENABLED if the radio is connected to a SAILOR 6081 Power Supply and Charger Set this to DISABLED for any other power supply Status Visibl...

Page 38: ...s in 1 minute steps Default 10 min Language English Theme Changes the display colour BlackOnWhite default WhiteOnBlack Factory Defaults Resets the radio to factory defaults Press the selector knob and confirm the reset to factory default Radio Info SW Version Software version of the radio S N Serial number of the radio IP IP address of the radio Password Not used Controlling device Description Han...

Page 39: ...owing volume adjustment of the internal speaker Ext fixed vol External speaker fixed volume OFF 5 to 100 in steps of 5 Wheel lock You can set a time interval after which the SQ volume and selector knobs are locked and protected against unintentional use Then a lock symbol is shown in the display Press any key to unlock the knobs OFF 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Controlling device Description Top level ...

Page 40: ...ume Priority Scan CHANNEL SETUP Call Channel Int Channels Private Channels POWER SUPPLY Monitor SYSTEM SETUP System time date Inactivity timeout Language Theme Factory Defaults Password Radio Info CONTROLLER SETUP Handset 1 vol Handset 2 vol Ext Speaker Ext fixed vol Wheel lock ...

Page 41: ...ch visit of the service staff Inspect the radio for mechanical damages salt deposits corrosion and any foreign material Due to its robust construction and ruggedness the radio has a long lifetime Anyway it must carefully be checked at intervals not longer than 12 months dependent on the current working conditions Salt deposits In case the equipment has been exposed to sea water there is a risk of ...

Page 42: ...n do not assist in resolving the difficulties experienced in the operation and or performance of the VHF installation a fault may have developed in the VHF radio itself When contacting an authorized Thrane Thrane representative be sure to provide as much information as possible describing the observed behavior also including the type of the VHF radio its serial number and software release version ...

Page 43: ...intenance Replacing the fuse in the power connector One fuse is installed in the power connector If the fuse is blown do as follows 1 Track down why the fuse was blown and solve the problem 2 Take out the old fuse 3 Insert the new fuse The fuse rating is 10 A T Figure 3 1 ...

Page 44: ...use in the SAILOR 6090 Power Converter One fuse is installed in the SAILOR 6090 Power Converter If the fuse is blown do as follows 1 Track down why the fuse was blown and solve the problem 2 Take out the old fuse 3 Insert the new fuse The fuse rating is 10 A T Figure 3 2 ...

Page 45: ...ld you need to send the product for repair please read the below information before packing the product The shipping carton has been carefully designed to protect the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft and its accessories during shipment This carton and its associated packing material should be used when repacking for shipment Attach a tag indicating the type of service required return address part nu...

Page 46: ...and rear panel with cardboard and insert a layer of shock absorbing material between all surfaces of the equipment and the sides of the container 4 Seal the shipping container securely 5 Mark the shipping container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty ...

Page 47: ...ll mount cradle SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone and Installation and user manual in box Dimensions Height Outer dimension 107 mm hole height for flush mount 89 mm Width Outer dimension 241 mm hole width for flush mount 227 mm Depth Outer dimension from front of knobs 132 mm depth for flush mount 94 mm Operating temperature 25 C to 55 C 5 F to 131 F Storage temperature 30 C to 80 C 22 F to 1...

Page 48: ... with up to 100 private channels in all channel modes Modulation 25 kHz 16K0G3E Antenna 50 Ohm antenna 50 Ohm female SO239 for PL259 plug Water ingress IPx8 and IPx6 all over For flush mount installations a sealing gasket is included in the delivery Transmitter Transmit power Hi Lo 25 W and 1 W RF output power High 25 W 0 dB 1 5 dB Low 1 W 0 dB 1 5 dB RF output power Canada High 21 W 0 75 dB Low 0...

Page 49: ...NAD CCITT weighted LF power Built in loudspeaker 6 W at 5 kHz dev 1 kHz tone External loudspeaker 6 W 8 Ohm Distortion Below 5 S N ratio Better than 43 dB Spurious emissions Below 2 nW Spurious response rejection More than 74 dB Intermodulation response More than 73 dB Co channel rejection Better than 10 dB Adjacent channel selectivity More than 74 dB Blocking level More than 94 dB V Item Specific...

Page 50: ...wer Converter 24 12 V Dimensions Height 33 mm Width 190 mm Depth 85 mm Operating temperature 25 C to 55 C 5 F to 131 F Storage temperature 30 C to 80 C 22 F to 176 F Input voltage 21 32 VDC Output voltage 12 5 VDC Output current max 8 A Item Description ...

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Page 52: ...Appendix B Maritime channels 36 International channels INT ...

Page 53: ...ectronically exchanging data with other nearby ships G GPL General Public License L LGPL Lesser General Public License P PTT Push To Talk T TU Transceiver Unit V VDR Voyage Data Recorder a data recording system designed for all vessels required to comply with the IMO s International Convention SOLAS Requirements in order to collect data from various sensors on board the vessel VHF Very High Freque...

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Page 55: ...to scan 15 remove from scan 15 select 8 9 working 8 9 channel table INT 35 PRIV 35 channels international 35 primary 13 private 13 Colour theme 22 configuration system example 5 contact 25 adding 16 deleting 17 editing 17 controls front plate 2 D deactivate watch 14 default reset 22 DELETE 17 delete contact 17 dim 8 display 3 display colour change 22 distress channel 8 11 Distress procedure vii do...

Page 56: ...keys on front plate 2 knob selector 2 volume 2 L license software ii louder volume 8 low power set to 1 W 14 M manual document number i maritime channels 35 MAYDAY vii menu overview 23 message replay 18 monitor power supply 21 mute speaker 10 N night vision how to dim 8 P phone book 16 add contact 16 delete a contact 17 edit a contact 17 power fuse 27 off 8 on 8 Power Converter fuse 28 power suppl...

Page 57: ...ine display 3 setup controller 22 overview 23 parameters 23 Radio 19 system 22 watch 19 simplex 1 soft key 9 ADD 16 DELETE 17 FILTER 15 STOP 18 TAG 15 WATCH 14 softer volume 8 software license ii Software version 22 speaker volume 8 speaking devices 9 specifications 31 squelch 10 squelch control 2 10 STOP 18 stop replaying a message 18 watch or scan 14 15 support 25 system configuration example 5 ...

Page 58: ...3 V VHF channels 13 frequency range 32 volume louder 8 softer 8 speaker 8 Volume knob 2 W warnings 25 warranty 29 limitation iv WATCH 14 15 watch setup 19 start 14 stop 14 water ingress 32 weight 31 33 working channel 8 9 ...

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