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Summary of Contents for ACR Electronics Nauticast 2625
- Page 2 Thank you for buying this AIS receiver. This product has been engineered to offer you the highest level of performance and durability and we hope that it will provide many years of reliable service. We constantly strive to achieve the highest possible quality standards, should you encounter any problems with this product, please contact your dealer who will be pleased to offer whatever assistance you require.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Table of figures Notices ....................1 Figure 1 Items included in the product............. 3 1.1 Safety warnings ..................1 Figure 2 AIS receiver overview..............4 1.2 General notices ..................1 Figure 3 Electrical connections to the AIS receiver ......... 4 About your AIS receiver ..............2 Figure 4 Typical installation configuration.......... -
Page 4: Notices
Notices 1 Notices Failure to do so can result in personal injury and / or AIS receiver malfunction. When reading this manual please pay attention to Caution: The antenna should not be co-located or operated in warnings marked with the warning triangle shown on conjunction with any other transmitting antenna. -
Page 5: About Your Ais Receiver
About your AIS receiver 2 About your AIS receiver • Aids to Navigation (AtoN) transceivers. AtoNs are transceivers mounted on buoys or other hazards to shipping which transmit details of their location to the surrounding vessels. 2.1 About AIS • AIS receivers. -
Page 6: What's In The Box
About your AIS receiver 2.3 What's in the box? • Support tools CD The CD supplied with the package contains the USB drivers to Figure 1 shows the items included with your AIS receiver purchase. enable use of the AIS receiver via its USB interface. Also included The following sections give a brief overview of each item. -
Page 7: Ais Receiver Overview
About your AIS receiver Figure 2 shows the AIS receiver mounting holes. Please refer to Electrical connections section 3.2 for details of how to mount the AIS receiver. The AIS receiver has the following connections provided by the attached cables: •... -
Page 8: Installation
Installation 3 Installation In addition to the items provided with your AIS receiver the following items will be required for installation: 3.1 Preparing for installation VHF antenna Connection to a suitable VHF antenna will be required for the AIS Figure 4 shows a typical installation configuration for the AIS receiver to operate. -
Page 9: Installation Procedures
Installation 3.2 Installation procedures Chart plotter To display received AIS position reports as other vessels on your Before beginning installation of your AIS receiver, please ensure chart plotter, you will need to connect your AIS receiver to your chart you have the necessary additional items as detailed in section 3.1. plotter. -
Page 10: Ais Receiver Dimensions
Installation • It is recommended that the AIS receiver is installed in a 'below decks' environment. 50 mm 33.25 mm • It is acceptable to mount the AIS receiver either vertically or horizontally. • The product is supplied with two self tapping screws for attachment of the AIS receiver to a suitable surface. -
Page 11: Ais Receiver Mounting
Installation Step 2 - Connecting the VHF antenna Route the cable from the VHF antenna to the AIS receiver and connect to the VHF connector on the AIS receiver as shown in Figure 7. A standard marine band VHF antenna or AIS antenna should be used with the AIS receiver. -
Page 12: Connecting To The Nmea0183 Data Port
Installation Step 3 - Connecting to a chart plotter To multiplex your NMEA0183 device data via the AIS receiver simply connect the device’s NMEA0183 output to the receive + and The NMEA0183 data port provides the connection to your chart receive - terminals as defined in the table above. -
Page 13: Figure
Installation Connection to a PC Step 4 - Connecting to a power supply The AIS receiver is supplied with a USB connector for connection to The AIS receiver requires a 12V or 24V power supply typically a PC. If your PC requires USB drivers to operate with the AIS provided by the vessel's battery. -
Page 14: Operation
Operation 4 Operation 4.1 Using the AIS receiver Status indicator Once the unit has been installed it is ready for use. Providing other vessels with AIS transceivers installed are within radio range of your vessel you should see their details appear on your chart plotter or Specific details of how to configure your chart plotter to make use of the AIS receiver features will be given in your chart plotter manual. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 5 Troubleshooting Issue Possible cause and remedy No data is being received • Check that the power supply is connected by the chart plotter correctly. • Check that the connections to the chart plotter are correct. • Check that the VHF antenna is correctly connected in accordance with the instructions in the manual The indicator is not... -
Page 16: Specifications
Specifications 6 Specifications Receiver Sensitivity Better than -112dBm at 20% Packet Error Rate Environmental Operating temperature: -25ºC to +55ºC Parameter Value Ingress Protection IPx2 Dimensions 80 x 65.5 x 33.25 mm (L x W x H) rating Weight 200g (AIS receiver unit only) Power DC (9.6V - 28.8V) Average power consumption <1.5W... -
Page 17: Warranty
1 (One) Year from date of purchase or receipt as a gift. During the warranty period ACR Electronics, Inc. will repair or, at its option, replace the unit at no cost to you for labor, materials and return transportation from ACR. - Page 18 201-0074 V2...