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  • Page 1 SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex User manual...
  • Page 3 SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex User manual Document number: 98-151795-A Release date: December 2, 2016...
  • Page 4 In the event of any discrepancies, the English version shall be the governing text. Thrane & Thrane A/S is trading as Cobham SATCOM. Copyright © 2016 Thrane & Thrane A/S. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5 Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Cobham SATCOM on this device will result in the warranty being void. Any attempt to modify the software on this device in a way not specified by Cobham SATCOM will result in the warranty being void.
  • Page 6 Safety summary The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment.
  • Page 7 About the manual Manual overview This manual describes how to use the SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex. Note that this manual does not cover installation of the system. For information on installation refer to the installation manuals [2] and [3] listed below. This manual has the following chapters: •...
  • Page 8 Typography In this manual, typography is used as indicated below: Bold is used for the following purposes: • To emphasize words or sentences. Example: “Do not push the Distress button if you are not in distress”. • To indicate what the user should select in the user interface. Example: “Select Message >...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction System overview ................... 2 The Radiotelex application .............. 3 Chapter 2 Operation Before you start ..................6 Send a DSC Distress alert ..............7 Send a Distress telex ................8 Cancel a Distress alert ................ 9 Overview of the Radiotelex user interface ......
  • Page 10 Contents Generate a diagnostic report ............52 Troubleshooting guide ..............53 Status signaling ................... 55 Glossary ........................57 Index ........................61 viii...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction With the SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex system you can send and receive telex messages and send DSC Distress alerts over MF/HF radio. The Radiotelex program runs on a SAILOR 6018/6006 Message Terminal. SAILOR 6018 Message Terminal SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal The Message Terminal is connected to a SAILOR 6000A/6000B MF/HF system, which transmits and receives the telex messages and transmits DSC...

  • Page 12: System Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction System overview The SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex communicates on MF or HF radio frequencies. It is approved for shipboard installations to operate within the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Radiotelex supports worldwide ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and shore-to- ship communication.

  • Page 13: The Radiotelex Application

    Chapter 1: Introduction The Radiotelex application The Radiotelex application runs on the Message Terminal. On the Message Terminal you can read and write telex messages and set up telex calls. The Message Terminal has a touch-screen and a keyboard for operating the Radiotelex system.
  • Page 14 Chapter 1: Introduction The Radiotelex application...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Operation

    Chapter 2 Operation This chapter describes how to operate the SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex. It has the following sections: • Before you start • Send a DSC Distress alert • Send a Distress telex • Cancel a Distress alert •...

  • Page 16: Before You Start

    Chapter 2: Operation Before you start The SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex system must be set up for telex. This involves the following steps: At the time of installation 1. The Message Terminal is configurable to be either a mini-C GMDSS terminal or a Radiotelex terminal.

  • Page 17: Send A Dsc Distress Alert

    Chapter 2: Operation Send a DSC Distress alert Only send a Distress alert if you are in immediate danger! Important The Distress alert can be compared to a MAYDAY call. The Distress button procedure below is the same on the Message Terminal as on the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC.

  • Page 18: Send A Distress Telex

    Chapter 2: Operation Send a Distress telex If telex subsequent communication is selected for the DSC Distress alert, a popup appears and guides you to the Call window, which is automatically set up to Broadcast FEC on the Distress frequency assigned by the MF/HF radio.

  • Page 19: Cancel A Distress Alert

    Chapter 2: Operation Cancel a Distress alert To cancel a Distress alert with telex subsequent communication, do as follows: 1. On the MF/HF radio, cancel the Distress alert by selecting the softkey ANNUL. For details, see the user manual for the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC.

  • Page 20: Overview Of The Radiotelex User Interface

    Chapter 2: Operation Overview of the Radiotelex user interface When the system is powered, the Message Terminal display shows the main menu and a status field. Below is an overview of the main screen in the SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex. Time, UTC Name of current page Status field...
  • Page 21 Chapter 2: Operation • Status/Warning icon: This icon can show: System is idle. System is scanning the frequencies selected in the scan list. ARQ connection. Outgoing selective FEC. Incoming FEC (selective or broadcast). Outgoing Broadcast FEC. Red arrows instead of green arrows in the above icons mean that the signal quality is poor.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2: Operation Navigate the Radiotelex To navigate and select items, you can do one of the following: Touch screen: Select items by touching them with your finger on the screen. Keyboard: • When an item has an underlined letter, you may type Alt + <letter> to select the item, e.g.

  • Page 23: Set Up A Telex Call

    Chapter 2: Operation Set up a telex call The system must be configured and enabled before use. See Note Before you start on page 6. Note You can enable the use of Cyrillic characters on screen under System > Settings > Cyrillic characters. For details, see To use Cyrillic characters on page 26.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2: Operation 2. Select ARQ, Selective FEC or Broadcast FEC. Select the frequency for the call You can select the frequency for your call in one of the following ways: • Manual frequency: Allows you to type in the frequency in the Tx freq and Rx freq fields (Rx is only relevant for ARQ calls).
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Operation • ITU distress/safety channel: Allows you to type in a channel number to use for distress or safety communication. If the entered channel is not a distress or safety channel, the display shows a warning. • There are 6 dedicated distress frequencies for simplex FEC telex distress: 2174.5 kHz (Channel 1), 4177.5 kHz (Channel 411), 6268 kHz (Channel 611), 8376.5 kHz (Channel 801), 12520 kHz (Channel 1287) and 16695 kHz (Channel 1624).

  • Page 26: Make A Telex Call

    Chapter 2: Operation Make a telex call When you have set up telex mode, frequency/channel and recipient as described in the previous section, you are ready to make a call. Do as follows: at the bottom of the Call setup window to start 1.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: Operation recipient has answered and has sent an Over command, you can start your message. For a description of all the items at the bottom of the page, see Options in the telex page on page 20. 3. You can send text in the following two ways: •...
  • Page 28 Chapter 2: Operation Note The system begins to transmit immediately when the file is selected. Pressing OVER while a file is being transferred does not result in a change of direction until the entire file is transmitted. To stop the transmission, select Cancel file transfer.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Operation The recipient can now type in a message for you. The message will appear in the field just below your message. If the remote station forces an OVER on your part while you Note are transmitting data, 1-2 characters may incorrectly be marked has having been sent while the remote station may not have received these characters.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2: Operation Options in the telex page Buttons The table below shows the functions of the buttons that can appear at the bottom of the page: Button Function Transmits the text you have typed in the text line at the bottom.
  • Page 31 Chapter 2: Operation Button Function (ARQ only) Inserts a WRU command (Who are you? - request for identification) in your text. This command is automatically followed by [OVER], so that the recipient can answer back. When the WRU command is sent, you cannot send any more text until the direction is changed back to your side.
  • Page 32 Chapter 2: Operation Options menu To open the Options menu in the telex page, select Options at the bottom of the page. You now have the following options: • Insert • Date & Time: Inserts the current date and time (UTC format) in your message.

  • Page 33: Messages

    Chapter 2: Operation Messages Write message files for telex If you want to write longer messages, you can use the Message function. You can set up the terminal to use a Cyrillic keyboard. For details, Note see To use Cyrillic characters on page 26. To write a message, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 34 Chapter 2: Operation • Load a file by selecting Options > Load and select a file to load into the editor. You can then edit the text before you save it or send it. Note that you cannot load a file if it contains characters that are not telex characters.
  • Page 35 Chapter 2: Operation The Call setup window opens. Setup and make the call as described in Set up a telex call on page 13 and Make a telex call on page 16. When you make the telex call your message appears on screen and is transmitted.
  • Page 36 Chapter 2: Operation To use Cyrillic characters To be able to type Cyrillic characters in your message, it must first be enabled in the SYSTEM SETTINGS page. To enable the use of Cyrillic characters in your message, first do as follows: 1.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2: Operation If you are using the on-screen keyboard in the message editor, do as follows: 1. Touch the keyboard symbol in the message editor. 2. Touch [CY] in the bottom left corner of the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard now changes into a Cyrillic keyboard Messages...
  • Page 38 Chapter 2: Operation View the Inbox To see the Inbox, select Inbox at the bottom of the Message page. The Inbox page shows all telex messages sent to you and initiated by another station. It shows both single messages and ARQ conversations initiated by the other part.

  • Page 39: Receive Telex Messages

    Chapter 2: Operation To delete or save messages from the Inbox or Sent items, do as follows: 1. Click in the lower left corner of the display. 2. Select the messages you want to delete or save. You may use Select all to select all messages in the Inbox or Sent items, or Clear all to clear all selections.

  • Page 40: Scan Frequencies

    Chapter 2: Operation Scan frequencies When a scan is started, the system is ready to receive telex messages on the selected scan frequencies. The MF/HF radio scans every listed channel for 3 seconds. If no traffic is detected, it continues to the next channel. The scan list in the SAILOR MF/HF System 6000A/6000B Radiotelex always shows the current telex frequency of the connected MF/HF radio (indicated with “MF/HF radio”).
  • Page 41 Chapter 2: Operation Edit the scan list The MF/HF scanning frequency is automatically listed and can only be changed from the MF/HF radio. You can add, change or delete additional scanning frequencies in the list. Scanning on multiple frequencies is primarily intended for Note receiving ARQ calls.
  • Page 42 Chapter 2: Operation 2. To enable scanning of a frequency in the list, select the box next to the frequency. Only the frequencies with a check mark will be scanned. 3. Select OK. To change or delete a frequency in the list 1.
  • Page 43 Chapter 2: Operation You must always list both frequencies, even if you are only Note going to use the receive frequency. The transmit frequency is used to respond to incoming ARQ calls. 6. Select OK. 7. To stop editing the scan list, select OK again. Scan frequencies...
  • Page 44 Chapter 2: Operation To add a frequency to the list 1. From the SCAN LIST page, select the field where you want to add a frequency. For example, select Manual frequencies to add frequencies manually. The manual frequencies are listed. 2.

  • Page 45: Contacts - Individual

    Chapter 2: Operation Contacts - individual The main Contacts page contains two lists: A Contacts list and a Coast station list. To see your list of contacts, select Contacts > Contacts. Add a contact to the list To add a new contact to the list, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 46 Chapter 2: Operation 3. Select OK. The new contact is now added to the list. Contacts - individual...
  • Page 47 Chapter 2: Operation Edit a contact in the list To edit a contact in the list, do as follows: 1. In the CONTACTS page, select the contact you want to edit. 2. Select Edit at the bottom of the CONTACTS page. 3.
  • Page 48 Chapter 2: Operation 4. Select OK. The contact is now changed in the list. Contacts - individual...

  • Page 49: Contacts - Coast Stations

    Chapter 2: Operation Contacts - Coast stations The main Contacts page contains two lists: A Contacts list and a Coast station list. To see your list of Coast stations, select Contacts > Coast stations. Contacts - Coast stations...
  • Page 50 Chapter 2: Operation Add a coast station to the list To add a new coast station to the list, do as follows: 1. Select New at the bottom of the COAST STATIONS page. 2. Type in the name of the coast station, the name of the country, the Call sign and the MMSI or SelCall number.
  • Page 51 Chapter 2: Operation Edit a coast station in the list To edit a coast station in the list, do as follows: 1. From the COAST STATIONS list, select the coast station you want to change. 2. Select Edit at the bottom of the COAST STATIONS page. 3.
  • Page 52 Chapter 2: Operation 4. Select OK. The list is now updated with the new information. For information on how to edit the channels for a coast station, see the next section. View and edit the channels for a coast station To view and edit the channels for a coast station, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 53 Chapter 2: Operation 2. Select Channels. 3. To delete a channel, select the channel and then select Delete in the small window to the right. Contacts - Coast stations...
  • Page 54 Chapter 2: Operation 4. To edit a channel, select the channel and then select Edit in the small window to the right. 5. Edit the channel and select OK. 6. To add a new channel, select New at the bottom of the window. Contacts - Coast stations...
  • Page 55 Chapter 2: Operation 7. Enter the information for the new channel. 8. Select OK. Contacts - Coast stations...

  • Page 56: Contacts Backup

    Chapter 2: Operation Contacts backup You can export your contacts for later use or import contacts from a file. To import or export your list of contacts, do as follows: 1. At the bottom of the Contacts page, select Backup. 2.

  • Page 57: System Information

    Chapter 2: Operation System information To see information on your system, select System > About. This page shows serial number and software version of each unit. Select a unit to see more details. System information...

  • Page 58: System Settings

    Chapter 2: Operation System settings To access the system settings, select System > Settings. Select the settings you want to change in the SYSTEM SETTINGS page: • Date and time format. Set up how date and time are displayed. • Screen settings. Set the ambient light level for switching to night mode. •...

  • Page 59: Power Status

    Chapter 2: Operation Power status The Power status only shows information for the SAILOR 6081 Note PSU and charger. If you have a different power supply in your system, there is no information available. 1. To see the status of the power source, select System > Power. 2.
  • Page 60 Chapter 2: Operation The default settings are suitable for most installations. Important Do not change these settings unless you have a special battery type or installation that requires different settings. Only skilled personnel should change the power settings. For information on how to change the settings, refer to the installation manual for the MF/HF radio [2].

  • Page 61: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    If this manual does not provide the remedies to solve your problem, you may want to contact your local distributor. A list of certified partners and distributors is available on Cobham SATCOM’s web site: cobham.com/satcom. Select Where to buy and...

  • Page 62: Generate A Diagnostic Report

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Generate a diagnostic report To generate a diagnostic report, do as follows: 1. Select System. 2. Select Advanced at the bottom of the page. 3. Connect a USB memory stick to your Message Terminal. Do not save the file on the Message Terminal itself; the file Note format is not supported.

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting Guide

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting guide The below table provides information on some of the problems that might occur, including possible causes and remedies to solve the problems. Problem Possible cause Remedy The system The Message Terminal has a If the Message Terminal is cannot be remote on/off switch, so the using a remote on/off switch,...
  • Page 64 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Remedy No connection The CAN connection does Check that the CAN cables between not work. are connected correctly to Message the Message Terminal and Terminal and the MF/HF radio, and that MF/HF radio they are not damaged. The MF/HF radio is not Check that the MF/HF radio switched on...

  • Page 65: Status Signaling

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Status signaling The Message Terminal can show basic status and error messages. The upper right corner of the display shows the most important status information. Information of events Popup windows When an event requires your attention, a popup window appears. When you have read the text, select OK or press Esc to close the window.
  • Page 66 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Event log From the list of active errors or warnings, you can select Event log to see a list of previous events. The list holds up to 100 events, including • Errors • Warnings • Cleared warnings and errors. Status signaling...

  • Page 67: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary Automatic Repetition reQuest. An error-control method for data transmission that uses acknowledgements and timeouts to achieve reliable data transmission over an unreliable service. If the sender does not receive an acknowledgment before the timeout, it usually re-transmits the frame/packet until the sender receives an acknowledgment or exceeds a predefined number of re-transmissions.
  • Page 68 Glossary the receiver to detect and correct errors without the need to ask the sender for additional data. The advantage of forward error correction is that a back-channel is not required. GMDSS Global Maritime Distress Safety System. The system is intended to perform the following functions: alerting (including position determination of the unit in distress), search and rescue coordination, locating (homing), maritime safety information...
  • Page 69 Glossary Medium Frequency. Radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 300 kHz to 3 MHz. Navtex, which is part of the current Global Maritime Distress Safety System occupies 518 kHz and 490 kHz for important digital text broadcasts. MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity. A series of nine digits which are sent in digital form over a radio frequency channel in order to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls.
  • Page 70 Glossary Universal Time, Coordinated. The International Atomic Time (TAI) with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth’s slowing rotation. Who are you? A command used in a telex message to request an answer-back string (DE) from the recipient of the telex message.

  • Page 71: Index

    Index Index Contacts, coast stations adding new, 40 alarm editing, 41 voltage level, 49 editing channels, 42 answer back string Contacts, individual, 35 define, 48 adding new, 35 insert, 20 editing, 37 Cyrillic characters, 26 backup of contacts, 46 battery charge date and time format, setting, 48 max.
  • Page 72 Index overview system, 1 icons, 11 user interface, 10 Identification, 48 identification request (WRU), 21 Inbox, 28 initial setup, 6 power insert date and time, 22 alarm level, 49 status, 49 power source, 49 prepare the system for telex, 6 keyboard print Cyrillic characters, 26...
  • Page 73 Index telex enable in radio, 6 make a call, 16 receive, 29 select frequency, 14 select recipient, 15 set up a call, 13 subsequent communication Distress, 8 time and date format, setting, 48 transmission modes for telex, 13 transmit a file, 22 troubleshooting, 53 typography used in this manual, vi user interface, 3...
  • Page 74 Index...
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