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Summary of Contents for Yach Watchman Yacht Sentinel
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Page 1: User Manual
USER MANUAL North America August 2014... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction Installation Basic Functions and Unit Overview Figure 1 – External Input Connection Diagram External Connections Figure 2 – External Connection Diagram Locating Unit Figure 3 – Unit Top Up Sensors Bilge Sensors Hatch Sensors Figure 4 – Hatch Sensor Mounting Infra-Red Movement Sensor Figure 5 –... -
Page 3: Introduction
Troubleshooting Abbreviations & Definitions Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Yacht Sentinel monitoring system. The system will provide you with “Priceless Peace of Mind”®. This unit offers multiple levels of monitoring and security that can be customized to fit whatever your needs might be. -
Page 4: Installation
Installation Yacht Sentinel – Quick Start Guide Your Yacht Sentinel Unit comes preprogrammed with the basic functions, SIM Card inserted and unit connection phone number assigned. You must have upon purchase, set up your monitoring account with Yacht Watchman International. -
Page 5: External Connections
External Connections Yacht Sentinel has an external connector that enables the connection of power and sensors. If you look at the External Connection Diagram on page 18, you will see how the connections are arranged when in standard mode. It is quite easy to add other sensors in place of those shown, such as pressure mats, tilt sensors, lanyards, etc. -
Page 6: Sensors
SENSORS Bilge Sensors Bilge sensors are connected as shown in the ‘External Connection Diagram’. Ensure you make a note of which sensor is placed in which part of the bilge, as warnings will use these terms. Please make sure that you don’t position the sensors too close to the existing bilge level so that you don’t get false warnings. -
Page 7: Infra-Red Movement Sensor
Figure 6b EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTION Yacht Sentinel comes with a battery supply lead provided, or with an optional AC mains adaptor power supply lead. The unit operates on 12-24v DC supplied by either your vessel / vehicle battery or 120v AC via the optional adapter. Both supply lead connectors use the supply socket shown. -
Page 8: Installation Check List
√ INSTALLATION CHECK LIST ⃝ Confirm monitoring is on at Yacht Watchman ⃝ Unit mounted in dry location ⃝ Unit mounted with top up ⃝ Unit secured to prevent movement ⃝ Wire and connect sensors prior to power connection (fig.1, pg.4) ⃝... -
Page 9: Initializing
POWER UP UNIT The Yacht Sentinel can easily be switched on and off by pressing the button on top of the case. To switch on the device, press the button briefly. The LED will flash 3 times to indicate that the Yacht Sentinel is switched on. -
Page 10: Connecting With Unit
Parameters – This allows you to view the existing parameters of your system Enter “4444, parameter?” (4444 is default password. See “Change Password” to change) You should see the following on your phone display: YACHT Sentinel MY BOAT MMSI=680038636 MASTER1=17725551234... -
Page 11: Status Description
GSM=-89dbm GSM level BOATBATT=11.7V Voltage of the boat battery / external power supply Note: If BATT is set to OFF then the Yacht Sentinel will write SHOREPOWER=YES/NO in the SMS instead of BOATBATT. VBAT:4.05V Voltage of the internal battery TEMP:25 Temperature measured in °C... -
Page 12: Change Password
The alarm SMS will be sent automatically by the device to the numbers at Master1, Master2 and Master3. The device will try to resend the SMS to the destination every 30 seconds until it is successful. Alarm SMS from the Yacht Sentinel to the masters (contact phone numbers) Ex: <Alarm source> YACHT Sentinel... -
Page 13: Error Sms
Master3 if one of the possible alarm sources is enabled and an error has occurred at the corresponding sensor. The device will try to resend the SMS to the destination every 30 seconds as long as it is successful. Error SMS from the Yacht Sentinel to the masters ( contact phone numbers) Ex: -=ERROR=- <Error description>... -
Page 14: Tracking Sms
The following shows the possible error descriptions sent by the Yacht Sentinel: <Error description> Description SENSOR 1…4 NOT CONNECTED Check the connection between the Yacht Sentinel and the sensor on input 1…4 SHORT CIRCUIT ON SENSOR 1…4 Check the contacts on the sensor connected to the shown input. They should be clean and not bypassed. -
Page 15: Programming Unit
If the boat moves out of the set radius, the Yacht Sentinel sends MOVE- OUT to the masters. If the boat moves back within 15m of the home position, the Yacht Sentinel sends MOVE-IN to the masters. - Page 16 SMS command Description Command to set the parameter for the alarm input 1…4. The command has ALARM1= ALARM2= three parameters: ALARM3= 1: ON/OFF enable or disable the alarm ALARM4= 2: NC/NO the connector sensor set to normally closed or normally open 3: Alarm text to indicate the alarm in the alarm SMS.
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Page 17: Sms Examples
Yacht Sentinel: 4444, parameter?, Master1=+44179123456, Master2=+44123456789 To enable the alarm2 as a bilge alarm and disable alarm2, send the following text to the Yacht Sentinel: 4444, alarm2=on,bilge,bilgealarm alarm4=off To enable the anchor alarm and set the permitted swing to 35 meters, send the following text to the Yacht... -
Page 18: Information
Information Technical Specification General · Casing measures approx. 12 x 7 x 3 cm · Determination/transmission of GPS coordinates, speed, additional information from inputs · Determination/transmission of GSM cell data and provider information (optional) · Parameter configuration via SMS · Current state is indicated via a red LED ·... - Page 19 To ensure that defined levels are detected at the inputs all the inputs are internally ‘pulled up’ by 33k ohm resistors. The YS needs to detect if a sensor is connected otherwise it will send a ‘not connected’ alarm, this is done by putting a ‘tamper’ resistor in each of the sensors. These are: ...
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Page 20: Troubleshooting
1. Check that you can send and receive a text from your SIM card by inserting into a mobile phone. 2. Open up the Yacht Sentinel (YS) case check inside that the internal battery connector is connected 3. Insert SIM card into YS 4. -
Page 21: Abbreviations & Definitions
Abbreviations & Definitions Abbreviations: SMS – Short Message Service – The messages sent to and from the unit GSM – The frequency bands used by mobile phones PIR – Passive Infra Red – Sensor that detects infra red light (occupancy sensor) AC –...
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