Starting Up The Terminal - KVH Industries TracPhone FB150 User Manual

Starting up the terminal

SIM card
Note that the TracPhone FB150 terminal requires a SIM card dedicated to
FleetBroadband. The terminal can only access the BGAN network when the right
type of SIM card is installed. For information on how to insert the SIM card, refer to
the installation manual.
Switching on the terminal
Using the Power switch
To switch on the terminal, use the On/Off switch in the connector panel. It
normally takes one or two seconds for the terminal to switch on.
Using the ignition system
Normally the ignition function is not used in maritime installations. Instead you
may want to use the remote on/off function described in the next section.
If you have connected the ignition system of your vessel to the I/O connector, you
may leave the power switch in the "on" position and the terminal will switch on/off
when you start/stop the engine of your vessel.
When the engine is stopped the terminal is in standby mode. The standby current is
max. 15 mA when the ignition is off. For information on how to connect to the
Ignition pins in the I/O connector, refer to the installation manual for the
TracPhone FB150 system.
You must set up the ignition function in the web interface. For further information,
see Configuring the I/O interface on page 85.
Using a remote on/off switch
If an external switch is connected to the remote on/off pins in the DC connector, you
may leave the power switch in the connector panel in the "on" position and use the
remote switch to turn the terminal on and off. When the remote switch is off, the
terminal is off. However, if you leave the power switch on the terminal in the "on"
position, you can always switch the terminal back on with the remote switch. The
standby current when the remote switch is off is max. 2 mA. For further information
on the remote on/off function, refer to the installation manual for the
TracPhone FB150 system.
Starting up the terminal
Chapter 2: Getting started
Power
Switch
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