Mobilarm System; Software Setup; Mobilarm Status - VDO MAP 7w Plus GPS User Manual

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. MOBILARM System

The MOBILARM is an automated crew monitoring system dedicated to monitoring
onboard crew by maintaining a constant link between the crew member and the
boat. The instant a man over-board event happens, an automatic alarm is sounded,
and the vessels position is logged.
Connect the MOBILARM System to a serial port of the chart plotter.
6.1

SOFTWARE SETUP

After connections have been made, the chart plotter has to be setup to be able to
receive NMEA information from the MOBILARM.
When a MOBILARM is connected to the chart plotter, any input port of the NMEA
in/out Communication setup menu must be changed to MOBILARM as shown below
for communications.
[MENU] + [MENU] + "INPUT/OUTPUT" + [ENTER] + select any input port
you want + [ENTER] + "MOBILARM" + [ENTER]
The chart plotter continuously verifies the communication status with MOBILARM
instruments. If there is no communication for more than one minute, an alarm
window appears.
6.2

MOBILARM STATUS

If you want to know information about the MOBILARM connected, follow the
procedure:
[MENU] + [MENU] + "About..." + [ENTER]
In the About page a new item appears, related to MOBILARM status, where status
can be:
Function not Activated : MOBILARM input format has not been set
♦
Not detected
♦
Connected
♦
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XXXX V. X.yy
MOBILARM
Fig. 6.2 - Example of About page
from the I/O menu;
: the device has never been detected since
the chart plotter was turned On and input
format was set to MOBILARM;
: the communication with MOBILARM device
R [GG/MM/YYYY]
Connected
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