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SAILOR 6300B MF/HF Service Interface  

 

User Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document number

: 97-147768-A  

Release Date

: 31 August 2015 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 6300B MF/HF

Page 1: ...SAILOR 6300B MF HF Service Interface User Manual Document number 97 147768 A Release Date 31 August 2015 ...

Page 2: ...tion should acquire the most current version e g from http www cobham com communications and connectivity satcom Service and support or from the distributor Thrane Thrane A S is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any translations or reproductions in whole or in part of this manual from any other source In the event of any discrepancies the English version shall be the governing text Th...

Page 3: ...ool 4 2 Connecting to the service tool 4 2 1 Connecting to the service without a network 4 2 2 Connecting to the service tool through a network 4 3 Overview of functionality 6 3 1 Open access functionality 6 3 1 1 STATUS 6 3 1 2 LOGS 8 3 1 3 NMEA 8 3 2 Protected access functionality 9 3 2 1 CHANNELS 10 3 2 2 CONFIG 12 3 2 3 TOOLS 17 ...

Page 4: ... be in conformance with radio specifications and regulations 2 Connecting to the service tool 2 1 Connecting to the service without a network The service tool for the radio can be accessed directly without use of a network by use of a PC with automatic network configuration and an internet browser Connect the radio to the computer using the Ethernet interface and type the IP address of the radio i...

Page 5: ...97 147768 A SAILOR 6300B MF HF Service Interface User Manual 5 Figure 1 TMA tool page for the radio displaying IP address etc ...

Page 6: ...overed in section 3 1 For administrators the service tool provides functionality for configuration of radio settings and tools for administration of firmware covered in section 3 2 3 1 Open access functionality The open access information of the service tool is divided into three tab pages described in the following three subsections 3 1 1 STATUS The STATUS tab page can be seen below in Figure 2 F...

Page 7: ...lied in the Current serial field When no serial number is programmed the current serial field will display a 10 digit tracking number This means that it is possible to input the serial number of the system Note updating the serial number can only performed one time and that updating the field requires logging in described in section 3 2 ...

Page 8: ...Transmitted DSC Calls and one button for the System Log Each log can be downloaded as a tar gz file 3 1 3 NMEA The NMEA tab pane displays a stream of NMEA data collected over SERIAL and or LAN The data can be downloaded as a compressed file of the format tar gz and will contain more lines than displayed on the screen See example printout in Figure 4 below Figure 4 NMEA tab Note Several tools are c...

Page 9: ... service tool see Figure 5 below Figure 5 Login button By pressing the LOGIN button a pop up will show Figure 6 Login pop up To get administrator access enter the following into the two fields Username admin Password sailorsailor When logged in to the protected part of the service tool the radio is disabled and the tab pages CHANNELS CONFIG and TOOLS become accessible These tabs are described in t...

Page 10: ... be seen in Figure 7 below Figure 7 CHANNELS tab This tab has a side bar button for various ITU channel bands and for private channels The user must click on a channel row on the page to select a channel for configuration When selecting channel 241 the following configuration page for the channel appears Figure 8 ...

Page 11: ...l unit This can also be done for channels which are normally included from the factory ITU channels RX frequency Specify receive frequency TX frequency Specify transmission frequency TX Block Select this tag in order to block transmitting on this channel Scan Select this tag to include this specific channel in the scanning table Note that tagging all channels to be scanned will increase the time b...

Page 12: ...used for Telex identification and is part of the answer back string The abbreviated ID is usually 4 ASCII letters e g abcd Slave delay This is the slave delay used during Telex ARQ calls Default value is 10 ATU available Deselect this tag if the system does not have an ATU Antenna Tuning Unit connected The option is used for dedicated antenna on specific frequency or dummy load Note Wrong selectio...

Page 13: ...Line feed 9 digit MMSI or 5 digit call ID Letter shift Space Abbreviated ID Space X Letter shifts to bring the total length up to 20 characters The service tool will automatically add the figure shifts letter shifts spaces and the letter x where appropriate It is strongly recommended to check the telex settings on the SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal Telex when the settings above have been modified an...

Page 14: ...ion De select check box to disable D6 6 channel watch keeping receiver To re enable input the option code Low Power Mode Only Transmit is only allowed at low output power External modem enabled If the radio is used in connection with external modem enable this option to achieve correct power output Enable active antenna Check this option to enable supply current for active antenna 12VDC max 60mA S...

Page 15: ...field Before deselecting options the service tool issues a warning see Figure 10 D6 option for example AUX Pin Settings Frequency Hz Select the frequency for which the AUX pin is active Mode Choose between Off Squelch open as in Figure 10 or On Channel Coast Station Mode Switch RX and TX freq Swaps duplex frequencies when used as a ship counterpart Also GPS alarms and leading 00 in MMSI are allowe...

Page 16: ...ired for a custom distress network for distress safety and urgency calls the following option key is required ABCD 1234 COBH 2014 WARNING changing these frequencies WILL alter the ability to send and receive distress to from established GMDSS coast stations Non default programming of the 2MHz frequency also needs the special options key as this will void MF DSC capability WARNING HF DSC functional...

Page 17: ... settings in the channel tables configurations MMSI etc Option codes for radio telex and watch keeping receiver will not be affected Save Configuration downloads a tar gz file with all configurations done to the radio through the service tool Load Configuration is used to load configurations from a tar gz file made previously on the current radio or another similar radio 3 3 Logout Access the opti...

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