Em-Trak S100 Product Manual

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Antenna splitter

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Page 1 S100 Antenna splitter High Performance Maritime Products...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 - Notices ...........................1 1.1 - Safety warnings ........................1 1.2 - General notices ........................1 2 - About your AIS antenna splitter ..................3 2.1 - About AIS ..........................3 2.2 - What's in the box? ........................4 3 - Installation ..........................7 3.1 - Preparing for installation .......................7 3.2 - Installation procedures ......................9 4 - Operation ..........................16...
Page 4: Notices
Notices Notices When reading this manual please pay particular attention to warnings marked with the warning triangle shown on the left. These are important messages for safety, installation and usage of the product. Safety warnings This equipment must be installed in accordance with the instructions provided in this manual.
Page 5: Warranty
Notices To maximise performance and minimise human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy you must make sure that the antenna is mounted at least 1.5 meters away from the AIS antenna splitter and is connected to the AIS antenna splitter before power is applied. The system has a Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) radius of 1.5m.
Page 6: About Your Ais Antenna Splitter
About your AIS antenna splitter About your AIS antenna splitter About AIS The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting system. It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically and dynamically share and regularly update their position, speed, course and other information such as vessel identity with similarly equipped vessels.
Page 7: What's In The Box
About your AIS antenna splitter What's in the box? Figure 1 shows the items included with your AIS antenna splitter purchase. The following sections give a brief overview of each item. Please ensure all items are present and if any of the items are not present contact your dealer.
Page 8 About your AIS antenna splitter • The CD contains this user manual in other languages • VHF radio connection cable This cable is used to connect a VHF radio to the AIS antenna splitter. The cable has PL259 connectors at either end and requires a SO239 connector on the VHF radio. If your VHF radio does not have a SO239 connector please contact your dealer for details of suitable adaptors.
Page 9: Electrical Connections
About your AIS antenna splitter Electrical connections The AIS antenna splitter has the following electrical connections as shown in Figure 2. • Power supply • VHF antenna connector • VHF radio connector • AIS transceiver connector • FM radio connector AIS transceiver connection VHF radio connection Mounting...
Page 10: Installation
Installation Installation Preparing for installation Figure 3 shows a typical installation configuration for the AIS antenna splitter. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the system elements and their connections prior to attempting installation. Power in FM radio (optional) VHF antenna VHF radio AIS antenna...
Page 11: Ais Transceiver
Installation In addition to the items provided with your AIS antenna splitter the following items will be required for installation: VHF antenna Connection to a suitable VHF antenna will be required for the AIS antenna splitter to operate. A standard marine band VHF antenna such as that used with VHF voice radios will be sufficient. Please take note of the warnings in section 1 regarding the use of antennas.
Page 12: Installation Procedures
Installation Installation procedures Before beginning installation of your AIS antenna splitter, please ensure you have the necessary additional items as detailed in section 3.1. It is strongly recommended that you read all of the instructions in this manual prior to installation. If after reading this manual you are unsure about any element of the installation process please contact your dealer for advice.
Page 13 Installation 87 mm 37 mm 116 mm Figure 4 AIS antenna splitter dimensions Page 10...
Page 14 Installation Figure 5 AIS antenna splitter mounting Page 11 Page 11 Page 11...
Page 15 Installation Step 2 - Connecting the VHF antenna Route the cable from the VHF antenna to the AIS antenna splitter and connect to the VHF antenna connector on the AIS antenna splitter as shown in Figure 6. A standard marine band VHF antenna or AIS antenna should be used with the AIS antenna splitter.
Page 16 Installation Step 3 - Connecting the VHF radio Using the VHF radio accessory cable provided with this product, route the cable from the VHF radio to the AIS antenna splitter and connect to the VHF radio connector on the AIS antenna splitter as shown in Figure 7.
Page 17 Installation Step 4 - Connecting the AIS transceiver Using the AIS transceiver accessory cable provided with this product, route the cable from the AIS transceiver to the AIS antenna splitter and connect to the AIS transceiver connector on the AIS antenna splitter as shown in Figure 8. If the cable supplied is not long enough please contact your dealer for details of suitable extension cables.
Page 18: Step 5 - Connecting The Power Supply And Optional Fm Output
Installation Step 5 - Connecting the power supply and optional FM output The AIS antenna splitter requires a 12V or 24V power supply typically provided by the vessel's battery. It is recommended that crimped and soldered lugs are used to connect the AIS antenna splitter to the power source.
Page 19: Operation
Operation Operation Operation of the AIS antenna splitter is automatic and requires no user intervention. During operation the antenna splitter will share signals received at your VHF antenna with both the AIS transceiver and the VHF radio. When either the AIS transceiver or VHF radio transmits, the AIS antenna splitter will automatically sense the transmission and route the signal to the antenna.
Page 20 Operation The indicators provide the following functions: • Power - this indicator is illuminated whilst the unit is powered • TX VHF - this indicator flashes to indicate VHF radio transmissions • TX AIS - this indicator flashes to indicate AIS transmissions Note that both the TX AIS and TX VHF LEDs may illuminate when the AIS antenna splitter is used with some brands of VHF radio at the high output power (25W) setting.
Page 21: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Issue Possible cause and remedy Power indicator not illuminated Check power supply connections and fuse or circuit breaker Check polarity of power supply connections Check power supply voltage 'VHF' indicator does not Check the antenna output of the VHF Radiotelephone is illuminate when connected to the antenna splitter input labelled 'VHF' VHF Radiotelephone is...
Page 22: Specifications
Specifications Specifications Parameter Value Dimensions 140 x 100 x 42 mm (L x W x H) Weight 250g Voltage supply DC 9.6 to 31.2V Current consumption <150mA at 12VDC VHF and AIS frequency range 156MHz to 163MHz Insertion loss AIS & VHF receive paths 0dB Insertion loss AIS &...
Page 24 High Performance Maritime Products The performance of the S100 may be seriously impaired if not installed as instructed in the user manual, or due to other factors such as weather and or nearby transmitting devices. without notice. em-trak Marine Electronics Ltd...