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- Page 1 NOMAD2 CLASS B AIS TRANSPONDER www.digitalyachtamerica.com...
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Page 2: Introduction And Notices
Congratulations on the purchase of your NOMAD2 Class B AIS Transponder. This product is designed to be portable, with quick and simple installation that can be carried out by any practical person. With its wireless interface, NOMAD2 will work with any of the AIS apps on the market today, that support wireless NMEA data via UDP or TCP. -
Page 3: Warranty
Declaration of conformity Digital Yacht declare that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other provisions of the R&TTE directive 2014/53/EU. The product carries the CE mark. - Page 4 Digital Yacht for advice on how to have the transceiver configured legally. If purchasing direct from Digital Yacht online we can configure it for you and dispatch it pre-configured at no extra cost, if you are purchasing from one of our dealers, then they will do it for you.
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Page 5: Industry Canada Notice
L'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le Fonctionnement. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Quick Start Guide for NOMAD2 V1.10 Web: www.digitalyachtamerica.com E-Mail: sales@digitalyachtamerica.com... -
Page 6: Before You Start
The NOMAD2 unit can be temporarily mounted outside, in which case choose a sheltered location where it will not be subjected to constant exposure to water. Basically, if you would be happy to leave your smart phone or tablet in the same location, then it will be fine for NOMAD2 When locating the unit you should consider: ... -
Page 7: Unit Dimensions
Unit Dimensions The NOMAD2 can be mounted in any orientation but should be located at least 1m away from a compass. For temporary mounting, secure the NOMAD2 to a suitable horizontal or vertical surface using two strips of Velcro (not supplied) or for permanent mounting, use four M4 wood screws (not supplied) or other fixings suited to the material the unit is being fixed to. -
Page 8: Usb Interface
Plug the NOMAD2 USB cable into the computer or power pack Verify that on the top end cap of the NOMAD2, that the green LED illuminates for a short period and then all four LED indicators flash once, followed by illumination of the amber and red LED’s. -
Page 9: Status Page
Before the NOMAD2 has been configured with an MMSI number, most of the conditions will be shown with a red cross icon, and the Status and Timeout LEDs will be illuminated. To configure the transponder, go to section 4.2. - Page 10 Figure 3 To put the NOMAD2 in to “Silent Mode” click the button and the blue Silent LED will illuminate. Pressing the button a second time will exit silent mode. Figure 4 Quick Start Guide for NOMAD2 V1.10 Web: www.digitalyachtamerica.com E-Mail: sales@digitalyachtamerica.com...
- Page 11 In order for the transponder to transmit your vessels position, it must be configured with your boat’s information (known as AIS Static Data). From the NOMAD2 web interface Home Page, click the Settings panel and you will be taken to the Settings page (Fig 5).
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Page 12: Ais Status
Now power cycle the NOMAD 2, waiting a couple of seconds between powering OFF and then back ON again. Figure 5 Now when you connect wirelessly to the NOMAD2 and bring up the web interface again, you should see the static data that you previously entered (Fig 6). - Page 13 Figure 6 To put the NOMAD2 in to “Silent Mode”, click the “Silent” button and the blue Silent LED will illuminate (Fig 6). If left in Silent mode for more than a few minutes, the green “Power” LED will go off and the yellow “Timeout” LED will illuminate.
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Page 14: Network Settings
NOMAD2 uses (Channel 1 by default). If you already have a wireless network on the boat and you would prefer the NOMAD2 to be part of this network, rather than create another wireless network of its own, you can make it operate in “Station”... - Page 15 Figure 9 To activate “Station” mode, set the “WiFi Mode” switch to STA and the NOMAD2’s Settings web page will change to that shown in Fig 11. Figure 10 The NOMAD2 will already have scanned for wireless networks and you can display them all by clicking in the STATION SSID box.
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Page 16: Firmware Update
Select the wireless network that you would like the NOMAD2 to connect to and if it has a wireless password, please enter this in the PASSWORD box, you can click on the EYE icon to display the wireless password you have typed in. Once you have selected the wireless network and entered the correct password, click the “Update Settings”... -
Page 17: Operation
12v, GPS fix status is good and the VSWR reading is below 5. 5. If the supply voltage is less than 12v, then please try plugging the NOMAD2 in to a different USB power supply or power pack. - Page 18 NOMAD2 has been allocated by Windows or OSX. Click the ‘Connect’ button The computer will now query the NOMAD2 and display any “Static” boat data stored in the unit. All new units will have no data stored and so you will just have a series of blank boxes in which you will need to enter your boat’s data (see below).
- Page 19 4. Click “Write Configuration” to save the data to the NOMAD2 5. Read the warning message carefully and proceed only if the MMSI number is correct. 6. If you are configuring a new unit with a new MMSI number then a warning message will be displayed 7.
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