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Document Date Modification Number (where applicable) Issue Brief Record of Change and Reason for Change 15.08.06 Original Issue 31.05.07 Update PDA Instructions 01.10.07 Inclusion of GPS Position page 06.11.07 Small Update to General Content 05.02.08 Small Update to formatting 16.05.08 Change of address Iss07 Rev00 30.05.13...
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This manual is for informational use only, and may be changed without notice. This manual should not be construed as a commitment of AMI Marine Ltd. Under no circumstances does AMI Marine Ltd assume any responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document. The equipment should only be used for the purposes intended by the manufacturer;...
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Fault Finding ..........................23 Loss of SMIDS Speed or Position ..................23 Loss of Water Speed ......................25 GYRO Input Alarm .......................25 Type Approval Certification .....................26 Warranty Form ........................29 AMI MARINE (UK) LTD Unit 2 Tower Lane Tower Industrial Estate Eastleigh Hants SO50 6NZ...
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KW991-ND/SD SMIDS Display Operators Guide Keypad Functions Press to turn off display. Press to turn on display. Increases Illumination level. Decreases illumination level. The lowest levels of illumination are unstable as a facet of the display, but outside its spec. They are provided knowing they will be useful. Press to turn the off course alarm on or off.
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KW991-ND Navigators Horizontal Display Screen 1 This is the STARTUP / STATUS screen for the Console and the Head-up displays. For some minutes after switch on the GPS/GLONASS data will not be available. Note that when data is unavailable, the satellite position and status remains blank. 1.
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KW991-ND Navigators Horizontal Display Screen 2 Here the transverse movement and the ships longitudinal movement are displayed. 1. Shows the speed in knots athwart ships at the Bow. 2. Shows the speed in knots athwart ships at the Stern. 3. Shows the speed in knots forward and astern in the direction of the ship’s Bow. 4.
KW991-ND Navigators Horizontal Display Screen 4 Here the Speed/EM Log (Dual axis if available) speed indications are displayed. 1. Shows the speed in knots forward and astern in the direction of the ship’s Bow. 2. Shows the speed in knots athwart ships. 3.
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KW991-SD Head Up Docking Display Screen 1 This display gives the same data as screen one on the Navigators Horizontal display Screen 1. KW991-SD Head Up Docking Display Screen 2 The display indicates, heading, bow lateral speed, fore and aft speed and stem lateral speed.
KW991-HR HEADING Display Operators Guide KEY PAD FUNCTIONS Switch off Display illumination. Switch on Display illumination. Increase illumination. Increase OCA window. Decrease illumination. Decrease OCA window. Hold for 3 seconds to enter alignment mode. Keep holding then use INC and DEC to align heading.
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3) Digital Rate Of Turn and rate of turn indicator. (Degrees per minute). 4) Very large heading display. (Rounded to nearest degree). 5) Off Course Screen. CLEANING THE SCREEN The standard unit is fitted with a plastic anti-glare display filter. This filter material is soft the same as a computer screen and easily scratched.
OFF COURSE ALARM The alarm is OFF when disabled or the limit window is set to zero. The display and audio alarms become active by toggling the button. The Off Course Alarm compares the set heading and the actual heading ideally they should always stay the same. If the set heading and actual heading diverged by more than the window setting, the alarm will be raised.
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Nexus 7 Portable Display KW995-N7 The Nexus 7 comes with an AC/DC adapter and micro USB cable for charging the internal battery. Three layers of defence include a polycarbonate inner layer, built-in screen shield and silicone outer layer. All buttons and features are fully accessible through the Nexus 7 Defender Series case The two-piece plastic shell snaps together to protect the device from impact.
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KW994-BTTX Indications: Orange = Self-test normally on Start Up. Green = for approximately 20seconds indicates Ready. Purple = for approximately 10seconds indicates Looking for devices. Blue = BTTX and Portable Display paired. Red Constant ON = Fault (Inform AMI). How it Works The SMIDS positional and speed data along with the ship’s heading is displayed on the Nexus 7 tablet from any remote position which is in the line of sight from the Bluetooth cB-RBS433 unit.
KW995-N7 Nexus 7 Operators Guide SMIDS – Speed and Heading page. 6 & 7 On power up the Nexus 7 will initially open into the Lock screen, just place your finger on the padlock and slide to the side. The home screen will appear and after a few moments then the above screen will automatically appear.
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SMIDS – Ship’s Movement page. 6 & 7 This page displays the vessels speed, direction and heading allowing the user to visualise the true performance in handling. 1. Heading from the ships Gyro using a digital type display. (see options page item 2.) 2.
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SMIDS – Position and Status page. This page displays all relevant GPS/GLNS information. 1. Latitude from the stern sensor. (see options page item 1.) 2. Longitude from the stern sensor. (see options page item 1.) 3. Speed Over the Ground from the stern sensor as a digital display. 4.
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SMIDS – Options page. This page allows the user to customise the displays to their preference. 1. This option allows the user to select either Degrees Minutes & Seconds instead of Decimal LAT & LONG on the Position and Status screen. 2.
Fault Finding Loss of SMIDS Speed or Position If it is found that both the Bow and Stern speed indications are missing and the GPS position is still displayed check the GYRO input as this is critical to calculate the SMIDS speeds. If the Bow SMIDS speed only indication is lost then follow the following steps for the Bow sensor.
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B) MESSAGES RECEIVED BUT NO DATA This indicates that the GRACIE is powered up and sending NMEA messages to the MEU. When the GG sensor has acquired enough satellites and has sufficiently built its almanac it will then proceed to C. If not, then this indicates that there are no satellite signals being received and it is possible that there is a: - Problem in the Antenna cable;...
Loss of Water Speed If the NMEA serial data from the water log equipment goes missing the speed fields will blank out and the message LOG DATA PROBLEM will appear. 1. Confirm the Log equipment is switched ON 2. Check the cable and terminations. 3.
Send an email RE: REQUEST FOR RETURN AUTHORISATION to technical@amimarine.net Please do NOT send items back to AMI Marine until after you have received a Return Authorisation Response Email instructing you to do so. Documents to be included; A copy of the original INSTALLATION REPORT, and a print out of your RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORISATION INFORMATION EMAIL, and enclose both in the return package.
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