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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Document Date Modification Number (where applicable) Issue Brief Record of Change and Reason for Change Iss01 18.01.06 Original Issue Iss02 08.03.06 Update Display Messages and Download Procedure Iss03 25.10.07 Change TCP/IP address of External Port Iss04 14.05.08 Change of Address...
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WinMgnt.exe has caused an Error ..............21 CDP Showing Diagnostic Messages..............21 Windows Starting But Freezing or the Desktop Disappears......22 VDR: Data Recording Check & Data Download:...........23 AMI MARINE (UK) LTD Unit 9, Crosshouse Centre Crosshouse Road Southampton SO14 5GZ...
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS Under normal operational conditions the Voyage Data Recorder will not require any operator actions once it has been switched on. MEU OPERATOR CONTROLS Switching on Turn the Key Switch Clockwise. – The System will boot-up.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Battery UPS KW914-B with the Sailor PSU (VDR) Normal indications are:– Green = Battery Trickle Charge (Normal) NOTE: When the system is not in use i.e. Docking Period you must switch of the UPS internally to help prevent battery discharge.
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence M3 Messages under SAVE DATA operation. Process Line: HOLD TO SAVE DATA 0A (Countdown To Begin SAVE) SAVING. LET GO. WAIT (SAVE Started) (Message Will continue to appear until completion of SAVE)
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence M3 Messages under Fault Conditions. AC FAIL Process Line: HH:MM (System Recording to Capsule and Time UTC) RECORDING (Audio File Successfully Saved) AUDIO FILE SAVED NMEA DATA FILE SAVED (NMEA File Successfully Saved)
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence MIC FAIL Process Line: HH:MM (System Recording to Capsule and Time UTC) RECORDING (Radar Frame Grab Successfully Saved) RADAR PICTURE SAVED (Audio File Successfully Saved) AUDIO FILE SAVED NMEA DATA FILE SAVED (NMEA File Successfully Saved)
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence M3 Program Halts & Restarts Process Line: FF:FF (System Recording to Capsule and Time UTC) RECORDING (M3 Program had Halted and the CDP is Restarting the System) RESTARTING E.P. (M3 Program has Successfully Restarted)
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence MAINTENANCE Weekly MEU: Ensure the POWER ON LED is on and the GPS LED shows activity. MEU: The Status Display cycles through the various Messages. UPS KW914-B: Open the door, ensure the Green indictor light is in operation.
4.1.3 LOSS OF POWER: (System switched ON but is not operating) Reset-able fuses protect the VR2272B system from overloads. 1. Ensure the system key is switched off i.e. in the vertical position.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence AUDIO Alarms. Test Equipment: NONE Test Cables: NONE 4.2.2 LEVEL AUDIO FAIL: Status Line: (Result of the Audio Levels Test Indicating No Audio Level) LEVL TEST FAILED FF% The level FF means the message with the level report from the M3 software to CDP has failed to arrive at CDP and has timed out.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence ‘NO GPS’ ALARM Status Line: (GPS data is missing) GPS DATA NOT RCVD ! This indicates that there has been a loss of GPS data from the ships GPS unit.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence 4.4.2 HVR Thread Fail If the L3 Capsule has been supplied with the (S)VDR system then it is possible that you will see the ‘HVR Thread Fail’ error message. This is due to the L3 Capsule being configured incorrectly.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence EP and COM2 Faults NO COM2. TRY RESTART (System Messages from M3 via COM2 are Missing) (M3 Program or Windows has Halted not Running) NOT RECORDING This indicates that there is a loss of communication between the M3 Software /PC and the CDP/MEU.
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Check the Msgs Out to confirm that data is being sent from the M3/EP. If ‘Yes’ check the COM2 cable from the EP motherboard to the MIF board. If the EP data is still missing other possible faults could be: A Hardware fault or a corrupt HDD.
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Open Windows Explorer and select ‘My Computer’ then right click on C:\SYSTEM and select ‘Properties’ Select ‘Tools’ tab and click on ‘Error-Checking’ ‘Check now’ option. Tick ‘Automatically fix file system errors’ and ‘Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors’...
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence WinMgnt.exe has caused an Error SYMPTOMS When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message: Winmgmt.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Windows Starting But Freezing or the Desktop Disappears. If by accident during setting up a second starting of the M3 software it will cause the desktop and icons to vanish also disable the keyboard if attached.
AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence VDR: Data Recording Check & Data Download: Using a laptop and the procedure described below. 1. Change the Network Card properties by the following examples. Right click on My Network Places and select Properties.
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence Left click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select ‘Use The Following IP Address’ and select Properties and insert the following addresses: IP Address – 192.168. 0 . 10 Subnet Mask – 255.255.255. 0 Default Gateway –...
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence 5. Right click on My Network Places and select Search for Computers. 6. Insert 192.168.0.4 where it asks for a Computer Name. Page 25 of 28...
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AMI VR2272B Doc No: AMI OM2272BA CLASSIFICATION: Commercial In Confidence 7. On completion of the search double click on ‘192.168.0.4’ at which point it will ask for a user name and password. User Name = CAPTAIN Password = PugWash 8. Navigate to the required drive. Search through each partition until the required files are located.
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Southampton SO14 5GZ United Kingdom A full explanation of AMI Marine (UK) Ltd warranty conditions can be found on our web site or requested via email. * Terms of Service and Policies are subject to change without notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please complete and return to AMI Marine either by post to the above address or by email to technical@amimarine.net...
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