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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL SAILOR 6248 VHF...
  • Page 3 SAILOR 6248 VHF User manual Document number: 98-131186-D Release date: November 29, 2012...
  • Page 4 Disclaimer Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with the use of this product and the accompanying documentation is disclaimed by Thrane & Thrane. The information in this manual is provided for information purposes only, is subject to change without notice and may contain errors or inaccuracies.
  • Page 5 Please write "source for product SAILOR 6248 VHF" in the memo line of your payment. You may also find a copy of the source at http://www.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.

  • Page 6: Safety Warning

    Thrane & Thrane assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements. Ground the equipment To minimise shock hazard, the SAILOR 6248 VHF unit must be connected to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be followed. RF exposure hazards and instructions Your Thrane &...
  • Page 7 Compass safe distance Minimum safety distance: 0.85 m from the SAILOR 6248 VHF.
  • Page 8 Alerte de sécurité Dangers liés à l'exposition aux fréquences radio et instructions Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent 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.

  • Page 9: Emergency Calls

    Emergency calls Make sure your VHF Radio is on CH16 Press Press Use the HANDSET or SPEAKER MICROPHONE for voice calling MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY OWN ID This is SHIP‘s NAME: NAME-NAME-NAME CALLSIGN CALLSIGN: or other IDENTIFICATION MAYDAY NAME of the VESSEL in distress CALLSIGN or other IDENTIFICATION POSITION given as latitude and longitude...
  • Page 10 Preface Radio for occupational use The SAILOR 6248 VHF fulfils the requirements of the EC directive 1999/5/EC, Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and is intended for use in maritime environment. SAILOR 6248 VHF is designed for occupational use only and must be operated by licensed personnel only.
  • Page 11 Training information The SAILOR 6248 VHF is designed for occupational use only and is also classified as such. It must be operated by licensed personnel only. It must only be used in the course of employment by individuals aware of both the hazards as well as the way to...
  • Page 12 having a maximum gain of 4 dB. This means all persons must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting. Installation 1. An omni-directional antenna with a maximum power gain of 4 dB must be mounted at least 400 cm above the highest deck where people may be staying during radio transmissions.

  • Page 13: Manual Overview

    All installation information and instructions are not covered in this Important manual. Please download the SAILOR 6248 VHF Installation manual 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 specifications.

  • Page 15: Table Of Contents

    Contact for support ............27 Maintenance ..............27 Troubleshooting guide .............28 Warranty and returning units for repair ......31 App. A Specifications & Approval Transceiver unit SAILOR 6248 VHF ........33 SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V ......35 Declaration of conformity ..........37 xiii...
  • Page 16 Table of Contents App. B Maritime channels International channels (INT) ........39 US channels ..............40 CA channels ..............41 BI channels ..............42 Glossary ..................43 Index ..................39...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction VHF radio SAILOR 6248 VHF is approved to R&TTE and is waterproof to the IPx8 and IPx6 standard. As part of the required safety equipment, use the SAILOR 6248 VHF in an emergency situation. However the best...
  • Page 18 Chapter 1: Introduction Controls on the front plate 1. Loudspeaker. 2. Four soft keys with function title in the display. 3. Large display. 4. Keys 0 to 9 to enter numbers or text. 5. DW button to toggle the watch function (dual or triple). 6.
  • Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction SAILOR 6248 VHF display The picture shows the display after start-up. The display holds various fields of information, depending LOC LO SCAN on the currently selected function. PHBOOK 1. Functions you can select with LOCAL the soft keys.

  • Page 20: Accessories Available

    SAILOR 6201 Handset One SAILOR 6201 Handset with with cradle cradle is included in the delivery (additional) of the SAILOR 6248 VHF. You can connect another SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle. SAILOR 6203 Handset SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle, with cradle waterproof to IPx6.
  • Page 21 SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle or SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle is not connected directly to the SAILOR 6248 VHF, but located in a different position (part number: 406204-940). 5m Connection cable, 1x10 pole: Use this cable in installations when connecting external equipment to the SAILOR 6248 VHF.
  • Page 22 Chapter 1: Introduction System configuration — example The SAILOR 6248 VHF can be customized to suit your installation. The following illustration is one example of a system. For further configuration examples see the installation manual, Appendix B, System configurations. RX/TX...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Operation

    Before using the VHF radio make sure that the VHF, power cable and other Note external equipment are connected properly. For installation instructions see the SAILOR 6248 VHF, Installation manual (download only). Overview In this chapter you find detailed instructions and guidelines for: •...

  • Page 24: General Use And Navigation

    Chapter 2: Operation General use and navigation Power on and volume in handset and speaker The VHF radio has a dual-function on/off knob for power on/off and volume control. To power on the VHF radio press the on/off knob. To power off the VHF radio, press and hold the on/off knob and follow the instructions in the display.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Operation Speaker devices The VHF radio can be equipped with the following speaker devices: • SAILOR 6201/SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle and PTT (Push To Talk) button. • SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone with PTT button. • SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone with PTT button. See Controller setup on page 24 for controlling the connected speaker devices.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Squelch Level

    Chapter 2: Operation Changing the display light, night view Red text on black background is available for optimal night vision. To dim the display backlight, e.g. to give comfortable night vision, press, hold and turn the selector knob anti-clockwise. The display shows a brightness bar. At the brightness value 45 the display changes to night view with red text on black background.

  • Page 27: Vhf Radio Communication

    Chapter 2: Operation VHF radio communication Basic VHF operation You can make VHF calls using the Handset or another speaker device. A single, short press on the 16/C key always brings you to Note channel 16, the international calling and distress channel, no matter what state the radio is in.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2: Operation 6. Say: “Over.” and release the PTT button to allow the caller to confirm the suggested new channel. 7. Switch to the new channel using the keypad or by turning the selector knob to the agreed channel and begin your conversation. Press PTT only when you are talking.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Operation With a long press on the 16/C key the radio changes to the call channel (channel 16 for the channel tables INT and BI, and channel 9 for the channel tables US and CA, if no other channel is programmed in Channel setup on page 22).

  • Page 30: Watch

    2. Press the soft key OVRIDE to transmit with full power. When you release the PTT button, the transmission power goes back to low. Watch The SAILOR 6248 VHF radio has a watch function with dual or triple watch. In dual watch, the working channel and channel 16 are watched.

  • Page 31: Scan

    Chapter 2: Operation selector knob. If there is a signal in one of the watched channels, the display shows the channel in which the signal is received. For instructions how to setup TRIPLE WATCH see Radio setup on page 19. To start the watch function press the key DW.

  • Page 32: Phone Book

    Chapter 2: Operation To remove a channel from the scanning sequence turn the selector knob until the tagged channel is displayed. Then press the soft key TAG to remove the tag. To see only tagged channels press the soft key FILTER and turn the selector knob.

  • Page 33: Editing A Contact

    Chapter 2: Operation 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 to accept the letter and advance to the next letter.

  • Page 34: Replay Function

    Chapter 2: Operation 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. Replay function Replay allows the operator to playback received voice messages in the loudspeaker.

  • Page 35: Setup

    Chapter 2: Operation Setup The following setup pages are described in this section of the manual: • Radio setup • Channel setup • Power Supply • System setup • Controller setup Accessing a setup page To change a setting in one of the SETUP pages, do as follows 1.
  • Page 36 Chapter 2: Operation Parameter Description Scan Scan resume time, in seconds. When the programmed time of Resume inactivity has elapsed, and when watch/scan has been aborted using a press on PTT, or after power-up, scan or watch is resumed. OFF: Automatic resume is deactivated (default) 3, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30: Resume time in seconds.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2: Operation a. The Committee Rainwat in its 12. Meeting (October 2008) decided to change the building rules of the ATIS code for vessels coming from a country outside the RAINWAT arrangement. Setup...
  • Page 38 Chapter 2: Operation Channel setup Parameter Description Channel Mode To select the channel table for the primary channel. Channel tables available: INT, BI, US, CA, ALT. See also VHF channel table on page 13. Bandwidth Selection of the bandwidth for the fixed pre-programmed channels.

  • Page 39: Power Supply

    Chapter 2: Operation Parameter Description ALT. Channels As described above. Private Channels As described above. Power Supply 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 Visible if ENABLED.

  • Page 40: Controller Setup

    Chapter 2: Operation SYSTEM SETUP Description Radio Info: SW Version: Software version of the radio S/N: Serial number of the radio IP: IP address of the radio Password If you need to change the identity of the radio (ATIS code), contact your local dealer. Controller setup Each of the controlling devices connected and powered has its own setting.
  • Page 41 Chapter 2: Operation Top-level standby soft-key functions and setup pages Top-level standby SCAN EXIT START FILTER LOCAL PHBOOK EXIT FILTER SETUP EXIT Setup...
  • Page 42 Chapter 2: Operation Setup pages RADIO SETUP Scan Hang Time Scan Resume Watch mode Priority Scan ATIS code CHANNEL SETUP Channel Mode Bandwidth Call Channel Int. Channels BI. Channels US. Channels CA. Channels ALT. Channels Private Channels POWER SUPPLY Monitor SYSTEM SETUP System time &...

  • Page 43: Chapter 3 Service & Maintenance

    Maintenance Preventive maintenance Maintenance of the SAILOR 6248 VHF can be reduced to a maintenance check at each 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.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting Guide

    Chapter 3: Service & maintenance Troubleshooting guide Action Symptom Remedy The radio The display is Check if power is present. will not turn empty. Check fuse which is placed in the power connector. Check performance of power supply if connected to one.
  • Page 45 Chapter 3: Service & maintenance 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.
  • Page 46 Chapter 3: Service & maintenance Replacing the fuse 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.

  • Page 47: Warranty And Returning Units For Repair

    Chapter 3: Service & maintenance Warranty and returning units for repair Should your Thrane & Thrane product fail, please contact your dealer or installer, or the nearest Thrane & Thrane partner. You will find the partner details on thrane.com where you also find the Thrane & Thrane Self Service Center web-portal, which may help you solving the problem.
  • Page 48 Chapter 3: Service & maintenance 4. Seal the shipping container securely. 5. Mark the shipping container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling. Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty. Warranty and returning units for repair...

  • Page 49: Transceiver Unit Sailor 6248 Vhf

    Appendix A Specifications & Approval Transceiver unit SAILOR 6248 VHF Item Specification Weight SAILOR 6248 VHF < 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) approximately Box weight 3.8 kg (8.4 lbs) approximately, including SAILOR SAILOR 6248 VHF 6201 Handset with cradle and wall mount cradle, SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone and Installation and user manual in box.
  • Page 50 High: 21 W ±0.75 dB Low: 0.8 W ±0.75 dB Frequency error Below 500 Hz Adjacent channel power Below 75 dB Below 0.25 W Conducted spurious emission Distortion Below 3% S/N ratio Better than 46 dB Transceiver unit SAILOR 6248 VHF...

  • Page 51: Sailor 6090 Power Converter 24-12 V

    Appendix A: Specifications & Approval Item Specification Receiver Sensitivity < -119 dBm typically @ 20 dB SINAD 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...
  • Page 52 Appendix A: Specifications & Approval Item Description 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.) SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V...

  • Page 53: Declaration Of Conformity

    Chapter A: Specifications & Approval Declaration of conformity The SAILOR 6248 VHF complies with the specifications of EC directive 1999/5/EC concerning Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment, enclosed in electronic copy on the next page. Declaration of conformity...
  • Page 54 The undersigned of this letter declares that the following equipment complies with the specifi ca- tions of EC directive 1999/5/EC concerning Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment. Equipment included in this declaration TT-6248A SAILOR 6248 VHF Transceiver PN = 406248A TT-6201A SAILOR 6201 Handset...

  • Page 55: Maritime Channels

    Appendix B Maritime channels International channels (INT) Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Intership Port Port Public Intership Port Port Public 156,050 160,650 156,025 160,625 156,100 160,700 156,075 160,675 156,150 160,750 156,125 160,725 156,200 160,800 156,175 160,775 156 250 160 850 156,250 160,850 156 225 160 825 156,225 160,825...

  • Page 56: Us Channels

    Appendix B: Maritime channels US channels Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels 156,050 156,050 162,550 162,400 162,475 156,175 156,175 162,425 156,250 156,250 162,450 156,300 156,300 156,275 156,275 162,500 156,350 156,350 156,325 156,325 162,525 156,400 156,400 156,375 156,375 156,450 156,450 156,425 156,425 156,500 156,500 156,475 156,475...

  • Page 57: Ca Channels

    Chapter B: Maritime channels CA channels Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels 156,050 160,650 156,025 160,625 162,550 156,100 160,700 156,075 156,075 162,400 156,150 160,750 156,125 156,125 162,475 156,200 156,200 156,175 156,175 162,425 156,250 156,250 156,225 160,825 162,450 156,300 156,300 156,225 156,225 162,500 156,350 156,350...

  • Page 58: Bi Channels

    Chapter B: Maritime channels BI channels Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels SIMPLEX DUPLEX Intership Port Port Public Intership Port Port Public 156,050 160,650 156,025 160,625 156,100 160,700 156,075 160,675 156,150 160,750 156,125 160,725 156,200 160,800 156,175 160,775 156,250 160,850 156,225 160,825 156,300 156,300 156,275 160,875 156,350 160,950...

  • Page 59: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary Automatic Identification System, a short range coastal tracking system used on ships and by Vessel Traffic Services for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships. ATIS Automatic Transmission Identification System General Public License LGPL Lesser General Public License Push To Talk...
  • Page 60 Chapter Glossary:...

  • Page 61: Index

    Index Index Numerics call channel, 13 programming, 22 16/C, 8, 11 change dual and triple watch, 15 channel add to scan, 15 bandwidth, 22 action line, display, 3 remove from scan, 16 activate select, 8, 9 scan resume, 20 working, 8, 9 scanning, 15 channel table watch, 15...
  • Page 62 Index handset cradle installation, 4 deactivate hang time, 19 watch, 15 how to replace, 30 default reset, 23 DELETE, 18 delete contact, 18 dim, 8 installation display, 3 cradle for 6201, 4 display colour handset cradle, 4 change, 23 installation guide, A3, xi distress channel, 8, 11 installation manual, xi Distress procedure, vii...
  • Page 63 Index MAYDAY, vii PTT button, 11 menu, overview, 25 message replay, 18 monitor power supply, 23 radio call mute speaker, 10 making, 12 receiving, 11 reduced transmission power, 14 remote control, 10 narrow band, 22 replay, 1, 18 night vision, how to dim, 8 button, 2 reset to default, 23 resume time, 20...
  • Page 64 Index simplex, 1 timeout, 23 soft key, 9 triple watch, 20 ADD, 17 change to dual, 15 DELETE, 18 FILTER, 16 OVRIDE, 14 STOP, 18 US, 40 TAG, 15 US channel table, 22, 40 WATCH, 15 UTC time, 3 softer, volume, 8 software license, ii Software version, 24 speaker volume, 8...
  • Page 66 98-131186-D info@thrane.com thrane.com •...

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