Himunication TS18C User Manual

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VHF MARINE DSC RADIO
TS18
TS18C
TS18S
TS18 Non DSC
User Manual
Shenzhen Jiuzhou Himunication Technology Co ., Ltd

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  • Page 1 VHF MARINE DSC RADIO TS18 TS18C TS18S TS18 Non DSC User Manual Shenzhen Jiuzhou Himunication Technology Co ., Ltd...
  • Page 2: Rf Radiation Information

    TS18/TS18C/TS18S/TS18 Non DSC User Manual RF Radiation Information RF Radiation Profile Your radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy. This radio complies with the IEEE and ICNIRP exposure limits for occupational/controlled RF exposure environment at operating duty factors of up to 50% transmitting.
  • Page 3: Eu Regulatory Conformance

    As certified by the qualified laboratory, the product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 2014/53/EU. Please note that the above information is applicable to EU countries only. Manufacturer:HIMUNICATION Trademark number :11005103 Address :3rd Floor,Block C,Huafeng Second Industry Park,Hangcheng Road,Gushu,...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Distress Menu & Send the Distress Message .......................... 19 VHF Operation ..................................19 GPS Setup....................................20 AIS Setup(Only TS18S and TS18C) ............................21 CPA Range (Closest point of approach) Alarm distance setup ....................21 TCPA (Time closest point of approach)Alarm distance setup ....................22...
  • Page 5 System Config ..................................22 N2K Device ..................................... 23 Dash simulator ..................................23 Distress Menu & Send the Distress Message .......................... 23 AIS Operation(Only TS18S AND TS18C) ..........................23 BAND ...................................... 25 LANGUE....................................23 DIMMER SETTING ................................25 6.Other Features and Solutions ..............................26 Special function keys ...............................
  • Page 6: Yoke Mount Installation

    1. Installation Yoke Mount Installation: 1、Place and fasten the mounting bracket on the console by 4 screws; 2、Mount the radio onto the bracket; 3、 Attach the supplied mounting knobs from two sides of the bracket to fix the base radio securely in the mounting bracket (as shown above).
  • Page 7: Front Panel/Back Panel

    2. Front Panel/Back Panel Front Panel 1、SQL Knob—The SQL will becomes larger while turning rotary knob by clockwise and vice versa. 2、DISTRESS key—Pull up key cover and press hold on to start Distress Alert Calling if you programmed your radio with an MMSI Number.
  • Page 8: Back Panel

    Back Panel 1、RF antenna port SMA (Female) 2、Power + wire (red, 210 mm length) 3、Power – wire (black, 210 mm length) 4、Hailer/Fog cable with 3.5 mm plug (180 mm length) 5、External speaker cable with 3.5 mm plug (180 mm length) 6、NMEA 2000 cable (180 mm length) 7、NMEA 0183 cable (180 mm length) 8、Smart GPS/Software upgrade (yellow, 180 mm length)
  • Page 9 The details please check the below table Serial Different Color Code of the cable General Description Function Description Number wires RF antenna connector VHF antenna SMA (Female) Power+ +13.8V Red & Black Power Power supply wires Black Power- GND White Audio Connector Hailer/Fog RCA (Phone) Plug...
  • Page 10: Optional Accessories Built-In Gps

    Optional Accessories Built-in GPS Optional Accessories Handset/Wiring diagram Handset DISTRESS EXIT DOWN ENTER...
  • Page 11: Lcd Display

    3. LCD Display Homepage 1 Homepage 2 Homepage 3 There are three homepages, you can swipe left or right to switch homepages. The bottom row is the shortcut. If you want to relocate the icon, hold on the icon and drag it to the blank area to release it. 4.
  • Page 12: Wptt

    WPTT Choose the “WPTT”, “*” and “connected ” will be displayed on the LCD when connected. HEADSET Choose the “HEADSET”, then power on your own Bluetooth headset, click the match key to enter into the match mode, there would be “connected” displayed on the LCD. Please Note:WPTT and HEADSET could connect to VHF in the meantime.
  • Page 13: Triw

    alert is activated, the WX Alert channel will be monitored once every 4 seconds. TRIW Click the ”TRIW” icon to enter triw interface. Click “Start” to activate the TRI WATCH mode. Monitor CH16, current channel and one programmed channels in cycle.
  • Page 14: Dx/Loc

    DX/LOC Click the “DX/LOC” to get conversion between local and distance mode (DX allows normal receive sensitivity; and “LOCAL” eliminates receiver noise, but degrades receiver sensitivity meanwhile “LOCAL” icon display on LCD). CH16 At the normal mode, Click the “16” to jump to priority CH16 at High Power if the current channel is not the priority channel.
  • Page 15: Dsc

    Click the “DSC”, the DSC Menu will be displayed as below on LCD: DSC Menu Individual Call > Position Request > All Ship Call > Group Call > Test Call > Detailed entrance for each catalogue as shown below: Individual Call Receive Call Log Individual Input Address...
  • Page 16: My Mmsi Id Setup

    MY MMSI ID setup Firstly, press MAIN icon to enter “Main Menu”. Secondly, click to select “ Operation” to enter “MY MMSI ID”. Then you can set up your related MMSI ID as below, generally you need to double confirm the MMSI ID. Once confirmed, your MMSI ID will be locked by this radio.
  • Page 17: All Ship Call

    Next select the preferred channel such as 01 port operation and confirm to call 1/2 ► Individual Call Individual Call To: 100000000 Select Channel: Routine Telephony by Channel Then the individual call is sent as below shown SQL:5 VOL:4 DISTRESS Elapsed 00:56 All Ship Call...
  • Page 18: Receive Call Log

    ALL Ship Call DSC USA SQL:2 VOL:4 TELEPHONE Elapsed 00:04 Receive Call Log When received DSC, you can check those messages from the “Distress Menu” and see the exact message. Receive call log Menu Distress call Individual Call Others call Position Request All Ship Call Group...
  • Page 19: Phone Book

    DSC Menu Send Call Log Individual Call Distress Call Position Request MOB Call All Ship Call Others Call Group Call Test Call Receive Call Log Send Call Log Phone Book DSC Setup Phone Book Press “CALL/MENU” key to choose “Phone Book” item and can check the contacted ship by “Buddy List” and “Group List”...
  • Page 20: Main

    MAIN Click the “MAIN” icon will display as below,slide up or down to see more menus: Main Menu VHF Operation GPS Setup AIS Setup ATIS Operation DSC Operation System config Detailed entrance for each catalogue as shown below: Channel Band Set My ATIS ID VHF Operation ATIS Operation...
  • Page 21: Gps Setup

    For priority 2 Ch, you can select your preferred channel from below as your priority second channel. Priority 2nd Ch Select Channel: telephony port ops/ vts inter ship commercial commercial GPS Setup Click the “GPS Setup” to enter “GPS Setup” item for setup as below shown. Main Menu GPS Setup GPS Source...
  • Page 22: Ais Setup(Only Ts18S And Ts18C)

    Follow like this, you can setup your priority as you wish. AIS Setup (Only TS18S AND TS18C) Long press the CALL/MENU key to enter “AIS Setup” item for setup as below shown Main Menu AIS Setup AIS Output VHF Operation...
  • Page 23: Tcpa (Time Closest Point Of Approach)Alarm Distance Setup

    TCPA (Time closest point of approach)Alarm distance setup Press UP/DOWN key to input digital one by one, after you have done this, press “ENTER” key to confirm, the maximum input range is 30 minutes, if the input value is over than 30 minutes, the input is invalid, then the system will ask for re-enter, the default CPA value is 10:00 Min.
  • Page 24: N2K Device

    Choose one distress item such as “sinking”, press and hold this for more than 3 seconds for transmitting sinking message out. Distress Menu Undesignated Fire, Explosion Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking You can also choose to resend, pause or exit after this message was sent. AIS Operation(Only TS18S AND TS18C) Click the “ AIS” icon to enter this interface.
  • Page 25 Ship Info menu Ship info List Ship plotter AIS Alarm list From the AIS ship info menu, you have three options: List mode, plotter mode, AIS Alarm list alarm list mode. If you choose option ‘AIS ship info list’ and press ‘enter’, you will open the list mode. NO.
  • Page 26: Band

    MMIS :413903183 IMO NO:----- Call Sign: NAME:YUE HEYUAN Lat:22°35.733’N Lon:113°48.922’E Bearing:232° Dist:0.96nM SOG:0.0KIS COG:225.4° Rot:----- BAND to ensure. Click the “BAND” icon to select band.Click the band you want,click LANGUE Click the “LANGUE” icon to select language,you can select English or french. DIMMER SETTING Use the button"DIM"to enter the dimmer setting page.
  • Page 27: Other Features And Solutions

    6.Other Features and Solutions Special function keys if you press and hold the"DISTRESS"Key then power on, you can enter the up grade The software’s mode directly. LCD display as below: Upgrading by PC Please wait---- if you press and hold the"PTT"Key then power on, later you can enter the writing The Private channel mode directly.
  • Page 28: Ts18C/Ts18S Communication Pgn

    129025 Position,rapid update 129026 COG/SOG Rapid update 129033 time & date update 129799 Radio frequency/Mode/power 129808 Dsc call information TS18C AND TS18S RECEIVE NMEA2000 PGN: 59392 ISO acknowledgement 59904 ISO request 60928 ISO Address Claim 126208 Nmea request/command/acknowledge Group function...
  • Page 29: Appendix B - Channel List

    Appendix B – Channel List International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies CH No. XMIT Freq RCVFreq Single Freq Use 156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.100 160.700 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.150 160.750 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.200 160.800 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement...
  • Page 30: U.s. Marine Vhf Channels And Frequencies

    156.725 156.725 x Port operations and Ship movement 156.775 156.775 x See Note 5 156.825 156.825 x See Note 5 156.875 156.875 x Intership 156.925 161.525 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.975 161.575 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 157.025 161.625 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement...
  • Page 31 156.400 156.400 Commercial (Intership only) 156.450 156.450 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial. 156.500 156.500 Commercial 156.550 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas. 156.600 156.600 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas. 156.650 156.650 Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. 2, 6 156.700 156.700 Port Operations.
  • Page 32: Canadian Marine Vhf Channels And Frequencies

    84A 157.225 161.825 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 157.275 161.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 85A 157.275 161.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 157.325 161.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 86A 157.325 161.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator) 157.375 161.975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator) 87A 157.375 161.975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator) 157.425...
  • Page 33 156.600 156.600 WC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages. 156.650 156.650 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Exclusively for bridge-to-bridge navigational traffic. Limited to 1-watt maximum power. 156.700 156.700 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages.
  • Page 34 Non-commercial Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations. 156.425 156.425 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Non-commercial: For marinas and yacht clubs. 156.475 156.475 All areas except EC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial 156.575 156.575 PC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship Movement...
  • Page 35: European Private Channels And Frequencies

    European Private Channels and Frequencies n addition to the channels listed above in the International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies table, your radio may also include some of the following private channels. Which channels are included depend upon the country in which the radio is to be operated and whether you possess the appropriate licensing Country CH No.
  • Page 36: Specifications

    Buddy list (TS18\TS18C\TS18S)…………………………………….………………………………………………20/50/100 Private channels…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………99 ----Communications Comm. port NMEA 0183…………………………………….………………………………………………………9600 baud Comm. port NMEA 2000 (TS18C/TS18S only)…………………………………….……………………………NMEA 2000 NMEA 0183 input (receive)…………………………………….……………………… RMC, GGA, GLL, ZDA, VTG, GSV NMEA 0183 output (transmit)…………………………………….……… DSC (for DSC call), DSE (for enhanced position) AIVDM (AIS) ---AIS Receiver Frequency…………………………………….…………………………………………………...

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