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1. The display will now show the date and time for the last incoming call If you use the down arrow you can see date and time for the four previous ordinary calls The up arrow key will take you back to the last incoming call In addition to date and time the type of call received by the mode as well as the communication mode used will also be available At the end of the first line you will see the basic information for the incoming call The display will show Call Ackn or Error Call indicates that the modem has received a call to your station or a distress acknowledgement from another station Ackn indicates that the modem has received an acknowl edgement from a call sent by your station Error indicates that the modem has received a call or an acknowledgement but in the call information a block error has been found After the Call and asterisk might appear If the asterisk is found it implies that the modem has transmitted an automatic or manual acknowledgement for this call RM2152 RECEIVED MESSAGE BOOK Press E Type of incoming call Ordinary Distress Press 26 Jan 00 12 20 call Individual J3E Freq 4207 5 kHz MID 999595374 Cat Routine Tel 2 No info No work freq or position 8 1 1 Send Manual Acknowledgement When you press NEXT and read the information concerning the incoming call the display menu will prompt you for an acce
2. _ _ 112 A F1B J2B TTY ARQ Data V 21 All ships F1B J2B TTY rec Data V 22 MD MD o 117 Request Test uw o ne F1B J2BTTY Data V 23 120 individualstatiom Morse Data V 26 bis 121 Reseach for Ship s position or Data V 26 ter IEEE national noncalling mE registration of uud purposes location updating 122 Callis an Ed EA 7 123 Individual station A1A Morse Data V 27 ter CL Em Te matic VHF service 124 Signalling seguence F1C F2C F3C FAX Data V 32 in automatic VHF UHF service Phasing Dx pos Unused info No information No information Do not expect acknowledgment RM2152 APPENDIX B B 1 SAILOR S P RADIO A S Porsvej 2 PO Box 7071 DK 9200 Aalborg SV Denmark Phone 45 9634 6100 Fax 45 9634 6101 Telex 69789 SPRAD DK E mail sailor sailor dk Web www sailor dk
3. OPERATOR MANUAL DSC HF SSB RM2152 SAILOR COMPACT 2000 PROGRAMME Introduction 5 Radio A S For more than half a century S P Radio A S has been the market leader within maritime radio communication Sailor The communication products and systems of S P Radio are recognized under the brand name Sailor The Sailor name has become a guarantee of reliable and technologically superior radio equipment ranging from basic VHF units to satellite systems and complete compact GMDSS solutions Products The SAILOR COMPACT 2000 GMDSS is based on the well proven range of Sailor products specifically developed to meet GMDSS requirements and supported by a world wide Certified GMDSS service concept giving several hundred reasons for shipping companies to choose equip ment manufactured by S P Radio A S Today S P Radio A S is recognized as the world s leading supplier of GMDSS solutions The SAILOR COMPACT 2000 GMDSS has already been and still is constantly supplied to a large number of the world s leading shipping companies and national naval fleets It is a complete GMDSS solution which matches communi cation and safety needs exactly regardless of whether you operate with A1 A2 A3 or A4 The System 4000 GMDSS sets new standards It is con structed on the basis of our comprehensive experience developing GMDSS equipment It satisfies all the relevant requirements regarding safety and efficiency The System
4. The system is used on both MF HF and VHF frequencies Digital Selective Calling DSC can be used for distress alerting and safety calls and is a major building block in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS Digital Selective Calling DSC can be used to auto matic set up a public call when a telephony or telex communication is wanted with an other mobile unit or a coast station 1 2 Your MF HF DSC Receiver Modem Your MF HF DSC receiver modem RM2152 complies with the international requirements listed by IMO in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System also known as GMDSS Combined with an HF SSB transceiver and telex the MF HF DSC gives you a fully automated system with the option of transmitting automatic acknowledgements of calls as well as access to the automatic services of the coast stations On the HF band a different pair of frequencies is used for digital selective calling for both distress calls and ordinary calls The DSC modem can scan up to 6 frequencies thereby ensuring a continuous watch over ships or coast stations The result is that you are able to transmit and receive distress calls as well as selective ship to ship or ship to shore calls In distress situations distress calls with indication of the vessel s position can be easily initiated by pressing one buttons only The distress call is sent to all stations and automatic re transmissions of the distress call will con tinueunt
5. the display will flash up with SP BUS Error and stop the test If the communication on SP BUS works properly the communication transceiver gives a beep in the loud speaker and the test program starts testing the GMDSS Distress Alarm Unit If the alarm is connected to the system and it works properly the internal test is passed In case the alarm unit was not installed or not working properly the display shows No remote alarm and the test program will return to the Type of test selection menu 11 2 External Test The external test is used to test DSC call and receive function Start by pressing FUNC and use the left right arrow keys to select Test Press NEXT to confirm your choice The display prompt you for internal or external test Use the left right arrow keys until External flashes the press NEXT The display will prompt you for the nine digit MID number for the station that you want to use in the test Enter the nine digit number The number has to be one of your pre programmed stations in the station register If you use another number the display will show Table not found You must then press NEXT and enter a nine digit number from the pre programmed stations If the number is known to the modem the test program will RM2152 TEST FUNKTION Press Display Pos Stns Time Test Options Print Sun Type of test Internal External Press Te
6. is awailable in which the RM2152 watch Receiver can tune to each of the minimum 3 and maximum 6 entries in the scanning table Freqencies 2187 5 kHz and 8414 5 kHz are always in the scanning table together with at least one of the other distress fregencies 4207 5 kHz 6312 0 kHz 12577 0 kHz and 16804 5 kHz 9 1 Scanning start stop In order to go to the top of the scan menu press SCAN and one of two menus will be displayed depending on whether the scanner runs or has stopped To start scanning press NEXT when Start flashes and to stop scanning press NEXT when Stop flashes 9 2 Stepping Stepping is tuning the receiver to different frequencies specified in the scan program Enter the stop step menu as described in section 9 1 Use the left right arrow keys until Step flashes Press NEXT and the scan step menu will be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to select the desired frequency Press NEXT when satisfied NOTE If there is no valid frequency in the chosen entry number the number flashing will take the next valid program number RM2152 SCANNING WATCH RECEIVER Press Watch scan Stop RUNNING Press Watch scan Start Step Receiver freq 4207 5 Press Watch scan Stop RUNNING Step no 0 Freq 2187 5 Press 6 Step no 1 Freq 8414 5 Press 9 3 Scan Editing In order to edit the different scan program
7. the display will show the first name in the table with this initial Use the up down arrow keys to select the name requested If the station s name is not pre programmed use the MID number of the station In this case the display should read Call MID in the first line If the display reads Call stn press the left arrow key until STN flashes Use the up down arrow keys to select between stn and MID When MID flashes enter the nine digit MID number of the station to be called RM2152 STANDARD CALL Press Call stn Phone Call stn Lyngby Phone or press Dn to get display Call MID lt gt Phone ABC Then press 1 Call MID lt 002191000 gt 5 Having selected the station name or entered the station s MID number press ENT If you have selected a coast station the MID number starts with 00 the cursor will jump to the second line and prompt you forthe phone number ofthe subscriber to be called If you know the phone number enter this and confirm by pressing NEXT If not press NEXT in order to select the next display menu Entering phone numbers follows normal international con ventions as known from the normal public phone net E g calling a subscriber in Denmark from the most countries in the world enter 0045 wanted national telephon
8. you wish to search for an incoming distress call start by pressing RX MSG and the top of the RX message book menu will show up and prompt you for Ordinary or Distress call Use the right arrow key until Distress flashes Press NEXT to confirm your choice The display will now show the last incoming distress call If you wish to look at one of the previous 19 incoming distress calls use the down arrow key and scroll down the list The display shows you information such as date and time for the incoming distress call and the nature of distress The display also shows ifthe station has sent an acknowledgement for the received distress call In this case an asterisk will be placed after Call If the distress call was received with a block error i e that some of the information in the distress call was not received Call will be replaced by Error In this case some of the information will be wrong 8 2 Press Type of Answer Accept Change info New working freq Not able to comply Press Reason No reason Press Acknowledgement Individuel MID 999595374 Cat Routine Tel 1 Unab to cply Tel 2 No reason WTx WRx Press SEND to acknowledge Press Call stn lt 999595374 gt Acknowledge in progress Press Type of incoming call Ordinary Distress 28 Jan 00 12 41 call Freq 2187 5 kHz Ship 999595378 Nat Undesigna
9. 0 N2171 AMPLIFIER POWER UNIT SUPPLY UNIT 8 em l H1223 LLI 5 TI Tb e Ua Oo Ur m Bolu al Til TO GPS UNIT RE2100 D gt 220 0 Micro MAINS INPUT y O ee telephone H2074 sa 37163 BATTERY A 2 RM2152 APPENDIX A B TABLE OF INFORMATION SYMBOLS ABOVE 100 No sequence specifier distress command command 100 Routine Fire explosion F3E G3E No reason given simplex TP 101 Flooding F3E G3E Congestion at centre 102 Geographical Important safety Collision Busy ___ HAD 108 104 Phasing Rx 0 Listing in danger Unable to comply Station barried ee l Bem Doo D o 105 Phasing Rx 1 Sinking End of call No operator ee l pm pes laa 106 Phasing Rx 2 Ship business Disable and adrift Data Operator tempo IJ ee 107 Phasing Rx 3 Undesignated Equipment 108 Phasing Rx 4 Safety Abandoning ship Unable to use _ 109 Phasing Rx 5 Piracy J3E TP Unable to use pace RO cnn Phasing Rx 6 Marking Man over board Distress Ships and aircrafts position sequence in acknowledgement according to VHF UHF service Resolution No 18 Phasing Rx 7 Medical transport position Distress Distress EPIRB emission Distress relay Pay phone public call office Po F1B J2B TTY FEC Facsimile data Ships having com mon interest group call as o
10. 4000 presents a large number of attractive convenience and safety facilities either as a complete solution or as a series of stand alone products Sailor has a long history as a satellite communications supplier offering a full programme of satellite systems which includes Mini M SAT C and a number of stationary satellite systems Our SAT B is a breakthrough in maritime aerial technology and reliability The SAT B is the best possible choice when high quality speech transmission top level security and the capacity to deal with large volumes of telex fax data and high speed data HSD transmissions are required Training certification Training of deck officers to meet the requirements within the concept of GMDSS as to operation of equipment and basic understanding of the systems is an extremely important factor for the overall successful implementation of GMDSS As a unique initiative for GMDSS solutions we can supply a complete software training programme for on board training to be used as preparation in order to fulfil the GMDSS requirements for obtaining the General Operation Certificate Service A world wide Sailor GMDSS certified service concept has been established in order to provide the shipping industry with a highly professional and uniform level of service The Sailor GMDSS Certified Service Centre concept which is constantly monitored ensures that replacement units and spare parts are available at all the Sailor Certifi
11. GBO Issue A 9950 SAILOR S P RADIO A S Porsvej 2 PO Box 7071 DK 9200 Aalborg SV Denmark Phone 45 9634 6100 Fax 45 9634 6101 Telex 69789 SPRAD DK E mail sailor sailor dk Web www sailor dk 10 11 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 1 What is Digital Selective Calling 1 2 Your MF HF DSC Receiver Modem 1 3 About Manual CONTROLS OPERATION 3 1 General Operation 3 2 Display Simple calls 3 3 Display Extended calls SET UP 4 1 Modification of the Display Light and the Read Out Angle QUICK DISTRESS CALL 5 1 Undesignated Distress Call STANDARD CALL 6 1 Call without Position and Work Frequencies 6 2 Call with Work Frequencies 6 3 Call with Position ADVANCED DSC CALLS RECEIVED MESSAGE BOOK 8 1 Looking for an Ordinary Call 8 2 Looking at a distress call SCANNING WATCH RECEIVER 9 1 Scanning start stop 9 2 Stepping 9 3 Scan Editing SCANNING DSC TELEX RECEIVER 10 1 Scanning 10 2 Stepping 10 3 Scan Editing TEST FUNCTION 11 1 Internal Test 11 2 External Test CABLES BETWEEN CABINETS TABLE OF INFORMATION SYMBOLS ABOVE 100 bh 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 6 3 8 1 8 2 9 1 9 2 10 1 10 2 10 2 RM2152 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 What is Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling DSC is a globally adopted general purpose system for selective calling in the ship to ship ship to shore and shore to ship directions
12. ain menu All other functions in the FUNC menu can be operated in similar way DISPLAY Modification of the display light and the read out POS Changing position Enter ships position if no GPS is connected Change or delete a station Create a new station TEST Make an internal or external test of RM2152 OPTIONS View identification numbers Position polling ON off SW version System timers View or set distress telephony mode View valid telex frequencies View valid telex bands View valid DSC frequencies View or set Message terminal port View control interface setting PRINT View or set Print log On off SUN View or set the sun spot number STNS RM2152 SET UP Press Display Pos Stns Time Test Options Print Sun Press Display View angle 6 Light 3 STU Change with np and HB 7 Move from item to item with Bm Display View angle 6 Light 3 lt gt Change with Dn or HB J o g 5 QUICK DISTRESS CALL 51 Undesignated Distress Call The MF HF receiver modem RM2152 transmits an undesignated distress call on the distress frequency 2187 5 kHz stating the position of the vessel when DISTRESS is activated for at least 3 seconds The receiver modem will give an constant audible warning until transmission starts indicat ing an attempt to transmit an distress call and the count down will be shown in the displa
13. ch scan Start Step Receiver freq 8414 5 RM2152 SCANNING WATCH RECEIVER 10 SCANNING DSC TELEX RECEIVER The MF HF DSC telex modem RM2152 has an advanced scanning facility that can retrieve scanning information from 10 different scanning programs Each program con tains up to six frequencies in a frequency or channel format Only one scanning program is activated at a time and can at any time be stopped or edited Itis also possible to edit in the scan programs while the RM2152 modem is scanning Also a Step facility is available in which the RM2152 modem can tune to each of the six entries in each scan program 10 1 Scanning In order to go to the top of the scan menu press SCAN and one of two menus will be displayed depending on whether the scanner runs or has stopped If the keyboard has been used for five minutes only one of the two menus will be shown Itis only a received DSC call that can overwrite the top of the scan menu To start scanning press NEXT when Start flashes and to stop scanning press NEXT when Stop flashes The Scan prg No indicates which program to use If you wish to change the program No stop the scanner and use the left right arrow keys until the program number flashes Use the up down arrow keys to change this number or enter the number on the numerical keyboard When the correct scan program number is shown use the left right arrow keys and when Start
14. ct the next menu and confirm the informa tion in the previous menu Digits from 0 to 9 and letters from A to 2 STOP EB Confirms a key in sequence and stops trans mission of distress calls or general DSC calls Set the decimal point or the degree sign 2 1 3 OPERATION 3 1 General Operation The MF HF DSC modem RM2152 is operated via menus Select the function required on the front plate and the menu will guide your through until the display reads Press SEND to call SEND can now be pressed and the DSC modem will set up the transmitter and hence the DSC call will be initiated 3 2 Display Simple calls By using the stn command a station from the station table is to be used By using the MID command you have to key in the MID number of the station to be called In order to make the MID sign flash again and revert to STN use the left arrow key This key deletes the information in the writing space and moves the cursor one step to the left until the MID sign flashes and the up down arrow keys can be used to change to stn 3 3 Display Extended calls When pressing CALL followed by EDIT the menu Type of Call appears SELECTIVE flashes If NEXT is activated selective call is chosen If you wish to change the type of call use the left and right arrow keys until Distress or All ships is flashing If NEXT is activated while Distress or All ships flashes distr
15. d call The Standard call has been developed in order to facilitate the calls however it does contain some limitations as many of the parameters are selected by default A Standard call can only be used for ordinary calls where the format specifier is Individual Stations coast or ship stations and the first telecommand is J3E telephony as communica tion mode The only parameter available will be information on Work on frequencies and your position 6 1 Call without Position and Work Frequencies If you make a Standard call without indication of position and Work on frequencies the call will be transmitted without automatic acknowledgement The result is that you will not receive an automatic acknowledgement from the called sta tion but yourmodem will still listen atthe call frequency in five minutes in case the called station transmits an acknowledge ment manually In order to make a Standard call without position and Work on frequency start by pressing CALL The display will show the top of the call menu and prompt you for station name or station MID number In order to use the pre programmed stations the display should show Call stn in the first line If Call MID is shown use the left arrow key until MID flashes You the up down arrow keys to select between MID and stn When stn flashes enter the initial of the station name and
16. dem will return to one of the two main scan menus depending on whether or not the modem is scanning NOTE If a message terminal is connected to the modem andis controlling the scanning the display menu will show what type of scanning ARQ or DSC the message terminal is controlling At any time you can press SCAN followed by NEXT to stop the scanning controlled by the message terminal RM2152 SCANNING DSC TELEX RECEIVER Press Scan prg 2 Start Step Receive freq 6312 0 Scanning ARQ from Message Terminal Press Scan running Press NEXT to stop Press Scan prg 2 Start Step Receive freq 2177 0 10 3 11 TEST FUNCTION The test function is used to test the internal and or external functions on the DSC modem When you start a test an internal program will run atest sequence to test the modem for proper function If the program finds a function thatis not working the display will show an error message 11 1 Internal Test In order to start an internal test press FUNC and use the left right arrow keys to select Test Press NEXT to confirm your choice The display will prompt you for internal or external test Use the left right arrow keys until Internal flashes the press NEXT When internal test is running the test program starts testing the communication link SP BUS between the modem and the transceiver If the connection is bad
17. e number This function however is not supported by all coast stations The modem will assemble all the pairs of Call on frequencies for the station chosen and show the first pair in the display You can use the up down arrow keys to scroll between the frequencies If you have selected a pre programmed coast station the modem gives you all the pre programmed frequencies for the called station But if you have entered a MID number of a coast station the modem gives you all the valid DSC frequen cies of the coast station If you have entered the MID number of a ship station the modem gives you all the valid simplex DSC frequencies for this station Select the Call on frequencies and press NEXT The display menu gives you three new options for Additional message Position Work freq Omit Use the left right arrow keys to select Omit press NEXT The display menu will show the complete call and prompt you to press SEND to start the call Press SEND and the call will now be sent without information concerning position or work frequencies When SEND has been pressed the display menu will read Callin progress until the complete call has been transmitted The display will then show the start of the call menu again Entering stn MID number NOTE If you have made a call within the last five minutes and not received an acknowledgement the modem will still be waiting for the acknow
18. e minutes and not received an acknowledgement the modem will still be waiting for the acknowledgement If you press SEND the display prompts you to press SEND once again in order to cancel the waiting time and repeat the call 6 3 Call with Position A standard call with information about your own position is normally used in connection with calls to coast stations The coast station will receive your position and find the best free working channel to use Information about the working chan nel will be transmitted together with the acknowledgement Upon reception of the acknowledgement the modem will automatically set up the transceiver to the work channel and communication can commence IMPORTANT If the DSC modem is installed with a GPS Satellite Navigator the ship s position will automatically be updated but if the Navigator is down or not present on board you will have to enter the ship s position before you initiate the call Directions as to the encoding of the ship s position please refer to Chapter 4 2 Enter Change Position Information In order to make a standard call with selected position proceed as shown in paragraph 6 1 until the display menu prompts you for Additional message Use the left right arrow keys in order to select Position and press NEXT If current position is not valid the position will not be dis played and the receiver will get S99999 W999 99 The display will prompt y
19. ed Service Centres around the world Service centres which are in position along all the major shipping routes Furthermore the Certified Service Centres ensure that technicians with an annually updated training are ready to provide service 24 hours a day 365 days a year Maintenance Because of the fact that GMDSS equipment has been installed on board ships in order to meet the SOLAS Safety of Life At Sea convention manufacturers and suppliers of GMDSS equipment have a certain responsibility to secure reliable supplies of equipment and spares in the years to come Therefore shipowners operating ships both locally and internationally should be fully aware of the importance of fitting GMDSS solutions which will be fully supported by the manufacturer It is a firm policy of S P Radio A S as the world s major manufacturer and supplier of GMDSS solutions that for both the present GMDSS solutions and for future alternative product solutions all Sailor GMDSS systems will be entering the next century in fully parallel production Please note Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with the use of this product and the accompanying documen tation is disclaimed The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice may contain errors or inaccuracies and represents no commitment whatsoever This agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark Doc No B2152
20. ess call is chosen RM2152 OPERATION Press Call stn M Phone Call MID lt M gt Phone lt gt lt gt Type of call Distress All ships Selective Press Type of call Distress All ships Selective Press Bm then Type of distress call Distress Distress relay 4 SET UP 41 Modification of the Display Light and the Read Out Angle The display light and the read out angle can be set or modified by pressing FUNC The option Display is now flashing in the display Press NEXT to select this option The digit following View angle option will flash View angle can be setin ten steps from 0 to 7 If the unit is generally seen from above a high value is recommended If the unit is generally seen from a lower position a low value is recom mended Use A or v or the numerical keyboard to set the desired value Press NEXT to confirm and return to the FUNC main menu unless you want to change the light intensity setting too The display light keyboard light can be set in four steps from 0 to 3 when the digit following Light is flashing 0 no display light keyboard light 1 lowest display light and keyboard light 2 medium display light and no keyboard light 3 full display light and no keyboard light Use a or the numerical keyboard to set the desired value Press NEXT to confirm settings and exit to the FUNC m
21. flashes press NEXT NOTE If the chosen scan programme does not contain any scanning frequencies an error message will appear in the display No valid freq In order to stop the scanner press NEXT and the display will show that the scanner has stopped The second display line indicates which receiving frequency the re ceiver is currently tuned to RM2152 SCANNING DSC TELEX RECEIVER Press Scan prg 0 Stop Running Press Scan prg 0 Start Step Receive freq 6312 0 DEF Press 2 Scan prg 2 Start Step Receive freq 2177 0 Press Scan prg 2 Stop Running Press Scan prg 2 Start Stop Receive freq 4207 5 10 1 10 2 Stepping Stepping is tuning the receiver to different frequencies specified in the scan programs Use the left right arrow keys until Step flashes Press NEXT and the scan step menu will be displayed Use the up down arrow keys to change the number of Nos so that the different entries in each program can be stepped Use the left right arrow keys to make the Step prg flash Use the up down arrow keys to change the number of Step prg Press NEXT when satisfied NOTE If there is no valid frequency in the chosen pro gram number or entry number the number flashing will take the next valid program number 10 3 Scan Editing In order to edit the different scan programs press SCAN fol
22. for As for Type of address Ship in distress ALL SHIPS All ships INDIVIDUAL 00 1234567 ship s MMSI UNKNOWN KNOWN 123456789 DISTRESS in table Tx Call DISTRESS in table Tx Call DISTRESS in table Tx Call DISTRESS ACK MMSI address rule Type of Address address ALL SHIPS Distressed ship s MMSI ships 123456789 Distress ack As for DISTRESS in table Tx Call As for DISTRESS in table Tx Call As for DISTRESS in table Tx Call Shore station numbers start with 00 group numbers start with one 0 ship numbers start with a digit 1 9 RM2152 ADVANCED DSC CALLS 8 RECEIVED MESSAGE BOOK Received message book is a menu by which a reference for the last 20 distress calls and the last five ordinary calls distress relay calls or acknowledgements can be made When you use a reference you can get all the information concerned with the received call or you may want to change some information and send it back as a manual acknowledge ment or as a distress relay All received calls will automatically be deleted from the received message book after 48 hours 8 1 Looking for an Ordinary Call In order to look for one of the last five ordinary calls press RX MSG The display will prompt you for what type of incoming calls you with to look at Ordinary Calls or Distress Calls Use the left right arrow keys in order to select Ordinary and press NEXT to confirm
23. ilyou receive a distress acknowledgement call The individual selective ship to ship and ship to shore calls can be compared to ordinary telephone calls You dial a number and for the other party to reply When a reply is received the DSC modem will automatically set up the communication frequencies and mode The encoding of calls is divided into simple and com plete calls Simple calls need a limited amount of information in order to be transmitted This is so be cause most calls will be simple ship to ship and ship to shore calls where a party calls another party stating that he would like to talk on a specific working channel RM2152 INTRODUCTION 1 3 About the Manual This manual describes the use of the MF HF DSC receiver modem RM2152 The RM2152 can be configured as an old RM2150 or an old RM2151 The MF HF DSC is easy to use because of its menu guided user interface The principles and facilities of the user interface are described in Chapter 3 under the headline Operation We recommend that you start by reading Chapter 3 Operation in order to understand the basic use of the MF HF DSC Transmission of calls using this manual as reference will then be an easy task 1 1 2 CONTROLS VOL Volume control and ON OFF switch for the mains FUNC Gives access to a menu consisting of the following sub menus Display Pos Stns Time Test Options Print Sun Display Displays the main men
24. ledgement If you press SEND the display prompts you to press SEND once again in order to cancel the waiting time and repeat the call 6 2 STOP Press Es Call MID 002191000 Phone Press Getting frqs Call on frqs gna AUS RR 217 720 Press Additional message Position Work freq Omit INDIVIDUAL CALL MID 002191000 Tx 2382189 5 RE 217780 Cat Routine TEL 1 J3E TEL 2 No info Press SEND to call If phone number was entered AUTOMATIC SERVICE CALL Tx gt 21895 Ra 21770 Cat Routine TEL 1 J3E TEL 2 No info Press SEND to call Press 2 Call in progress Waiting for ackn Press SEND for new call RM2152 STANDARD CALL 6 2 Call with Work Frequencies A standard call with work frequencies is normally used in ship to ship calls on simplex call frequency In this case the station initiating the call selects a pair of frequencies to use in the radio connection between the two stations In order to make a standard call with selected work frequen cies proceed as shown in paragraph 6 1 until the display menu prompts you for Additional message Use the left right arrow keys to select Work freq and press NEXT The display menu now prompts you for a channel number or a pair of frequencies If you use the channel number you must use the international ITU telepho
25. lowed by EDIT In this menu you can edit existing scan programs or you can build new ones By pressing the left right arrow keys it is possible to move between the different fields in the display The programme and number can be changed by using the up down arrow keys When the right pro gramme and number appears move the cursor to CH Freq depending on which of the two you want to put into the scan program Inthis example select FREQ and enter a new frequency to the scan program or use the up down arrow keys to select between all pre programmed valid DSC frequen cies When a frequency has been chosen by pressing ENT notice that the number is increments to the next entry ready for next input From there simply repeat the inser tion of the frequencies you wish to scan and press ENT after each entry You can also enter a channel number when the cursor is flashing by CH Only the valid DSC channels 226 to 233 can be chosen 10 2 lt gt Step prg 2 no O Ch Freq 4207 5 Press B lt Step prg 2 no 1 Ch Freq 2177 0 Press lt gt Edit prg 2 no 2 Ch Freq 2177 0 Edit prg 2 no he Freq Edit prg 1 no 3 Ch Freq 6312 0 STOP Press lt gt Edit prg 2 no 4 Ch Freq RM2152 SCANNING DSC TELEX RECEIVER Press NEXT when the editing is completed The mo
26. ny channels Enter the channel number when the cursor flashes to the right of CH Confirm by pressing ENT and the pair of frequencies for this channel will be read out in the second line of the display If you want to enter the pair of Work on frequencies use the left right arrow keys to select the TX write field and start by entering the TX frequency Use ENT or right arrow key to move from TX to RX write field and enter the RX frequency Confirm by pressing ENT If the frequencies disappear you have entered invalid frequencies and must select a new pair of frequencies When the correct frequencies have been selected press NEXT and you willbe prompted to press SEND in order to start the call RM2152 STANDARD CALL Additional message Position Work freq Omit Press Work on CH Rx Either JKL ABC STOP Press Wy 11 ent causing this window to appear Work on CH 401 Tx 4065 0 Rx 4357 0 O r Press Work freq Tx Rx JKL PQR Press Mer 6 STOP ENT JKL GHI STU Press 3 7 STOP ENT causing this window to appear Work on freq Tx 4065 0 Rx 4357 0 Then press INDIVIDUAL CALL MID 002191000 Tx 221899 5 RR 2110 Cat Routine Tel 1 J3E Tel 2 No info WTx 4065 0 WRx 4357 0 Press SEND to call Press E NOTE If you have made a call within the last fiv
27. ou to press SEND in order to start the call Press SEND and the call will be sent with information about the position When SEND has been pressed the display menu will read out Call in progress until the complete call is transmitted Then the display will return to the start of the call menu NOTE If you have made a call within the last five minutes and not received an acknowledgement the modem will still be waiting for the acknowledgement If you press SEND the display prompts you to press SEND once again in order to cancel the waiting time and repeat the call Call in progress Waiting for ackn Press SEND for new call Additional message Position Work freq Omit Press INDIVIDUAL CALL MID 002191000 Tx 3821989 5 RE 1 21770 Cat Routine Tel 1 J3E Tel 2 No info Pos N57 01 009 53 Press SEND to call Press E Call in progress Waiting for ackn Press SEND for new call RM2152 STANDARD CALL 7 ADVANCED DSC CALLS The extended call menu can be used to create a call in situation where you can not use the standard call menu The extended call menu contains all the types of calls that can be created by the DSC modem In order to start an extended call press CALL followed by EDIT The display will show the start of the extended call menu This menu will prompt you for the first selection You can select between three different type
28. ptance or a change of the information before you send the manual acknowledgement If you wish to change the information use the right arrow key until Change flashes Press NEXT to confirm your choice and the menu will change the first telecommand to Unable to comply You can not change this but if you press NEXT you must select the reason second telecommand in order to explain why you are unable to comply You will be given the following options No reason Busy Unable to use proposed mode Unable to use proposed channel Equipment disabled Operator temporary unavailable No operator available Station barred Queue indication Congestion at maritime switching centre Use the up down arrow keys in order to select your choice and press NEXT The display menu will now prompt you to press SEND to transmit the acknowledgement This is the same prompt you will be given if you have selected Accept instead of Change information Press SEND and the modem will start transmitting the ac knowledgement on the call frequency If you have not changed the information the communication transceiver will automati cally set up the work frequencies or the channel after trans mission of the acknowledgement After having sent the ackn the original call from the RX MSG book will be shown again with an asterisk added to the end of the first line indicating that an ackn has been sent 8 2 Looking at a distress call If
29. quency on which the distress call was received as default but you may enter a new pair of frequencies and then press ENT If the frequencies disappear from the writing field the pair of frequencies is invalid and you must select another pair Press NEXT and the display menu will prompt you to press SEND in order to start transmission of the distress relay When you press SEND the modem will send an all ships call with the first telecommand as distress relay RM2152 RECEIVED MESSAGE BOOK Press Type of Answer Distress ackn relay Press DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGE All ships Freq 2187 5 kHz Ship 999595374 Nat Undesignated distress TmPo 15 21 N57 01 E009 53 Comm H3E Press SEND to acknowledge Press E Press Type of Answer Distress ackn relay Press Press Call on freq ues Aalen Press DISTRESS RELAY All ships Freq 2187 5 kHz Ship 999595378 Nat Undesignated distress TmPo 12 40 N57 01 E009 53 Comm H3E Press DISTRESS to relay Press for 3 seconds Display will now count down 3 2 1 and the call will be sent R 2187 5 9 SCANNING DSC WATCH RECEIVER The MF HF DSC Watch Receiver has a scanning facility that can retrieve scanning information from up to 6 freqencies Scanning can be stopped It is also possible to edit the scanning table while the RM2152 is still scanning Also a step facility
30. s press SCAN followed by EDIT In this menu you can edit existing scan program By pressing the right arrow key it is possible to move between the different fields in the display The contents of the fields can be changed by using the up down keys Hovewer content of entry no 0 and 1 can not be changed In this example select FREQ and use the up down arrow keys to select between 6 pre programmed DSC Distress frequencies When a frequency has been chosen by pressing ENT notice that the entry number has incremented to the next entry ready for next input From there simply repeat the insertion of the frequencies you wish to scan and press ENT after each entry Press NEXT when the editing is completed The modem will return to one of the two main scan menus depending on whether or not the modem is scanning If you wants to remove an freqency from the scanning table In stead of selecting an fregency using the up down keys in stead use the left arrow key to delete the existing freqency Be sure that the cursor remains in the freqency field then press ENT The entry has now been deleted from the scanning table The appropriate entry now ap pears with an empty fregency field Entry 0 and 1 can not be deleted Edit no 2 Freq 4207 5 Edit no 3 Freq 6312 0 Edit no 3 Freq 16804 5 STOP Press E Edit no 4 Freq 12577 0 Press Wat
31. s of calls Distress All ships or Selective Tx menu Enter correct data instead of examples shown in italics Other data transmitted Position UTC time for position to be entered manually if not obtained from e g a GPS Telecom 1 SSB telephony AM telehony FEC Type of call DISTRESS Options UNDESIGNATED DISABLE SINKING LISTING CAPSIZE GROUNDING COLLISION FLOODING FIRE ABANDONING PIRACY MAN OVER BOARD EXTENDED Tx call started from EXTENDED in the table on the previous page Enter correct data instead of examples shown in italics Address 001234567 123456789 012345678 57 402 Telecom 2 No info No info MEDICAL AIRCRAFT Telecom 1 SSB telephony SSB telephony AM telephony POLLING Type of call INDIVIDUAL Shore Options No info Call shore station No info Position Work frequency W 009 d03 No info No info FAX ARQ FEC TTY RX TTY TAPE MORSE SHIP POSITION DATA V21 v22 V22 BIS V23 V26 V26 BIS V26 TER V28 TER V32 No reason Congestion Busy Queue Station Barred No operator Temporary engaged Equipment not No channel No mode No info Same as above The data in the example gives the area N 55 57 W 6 9 ROUTINE URGENCY DISTRESSS SAFETY BUSINESS Unable to Work frequency Same as above DISTRESS RELAY Address Distressed Distress As for As
32. sting passed Press Display Pos Stns Time Test Options Print Sun Type of test v Internal External Press Bm Station MID gt use the best frequency of the pre programmed call fre quencies from the station table and start the transmitter on that frequency When the transmitter is ready and indi vidual call with category Vital safety and first telecommand as Test will be sent After having transmitted the call the modem will be listening on the receiver frequency for 4 minutes waiting for an acknowledgement from the coast station 11 2 ABC yZ Press 1 9 ABC 1 Press Testing passed RM2152 TEST FUNKTION CABLES BETWEEN CABINETS HF SSB 250W DC WITH DSC WATCH RECEIVER RM2152 AND N2165 m T2130 H1209 ANTENNA ME E G KUM 480 8 H1223 TO GPS UNIT RE2100 m 00000 0000000000000 Micro y gt telephone H2074 F BATTERY 37161 220 110V AC MAINS INPUT RM2152 APPENDIX A SSB 600W AC DC WITH DSC WATCH RECEIVER RM2152 Lo o ANTENNA E G KUM 850 AERIAL o COUPLER H1209 o POWER N217
33. ted distress TmPo 12 40 N57 01 E009 53 Comn H3E RM2152 RECEIVED MESSAGE BOOK 8 2 1 Send Manual Distress Acknowledgement send a manual distress acknowledgement start by press ing RX MSG and select Distress Go to the incoming distress call that you wish to acknowledge and press NEXT After having pressed NEXT the display will prompt you for type of answer You can select between Distress acknowledge ment or Distress relay Use the left arrow key to select Ackn and press NEXT to confirm your choice The display will now show the whole content of the call and prompt you to press SEND to start transmitting the acknowledgement Press SEND and the modem will start an all ships call with first telecommand as distress acknowledgement After the call the communication transceiver will automatically be set to distress telephony frequency 2182 kHz 8 2 2 Send a Manual Distress Relay To send a distress relay you must start by pressing RX MSG and select Distress Locate the incoming distress call you wish to send as distress relay and press NEXT After having pressed NEXT again the display menu will prompt you for type of answer You can select between distress acknowl edgement or distress relay Use the left arrow key in order to select Relay and press NEXT to confirm your choice The display menu will prompt you for call on frequencies The modem takes the fre
34. u Pos Allows you to enter the position of the vessel Stns Allows access to the station menu Time Allows access to set up date and time Test Allows an external or internal test Options Allows access to the different service pro grammes Print Allows access to print of different tables Sun Allows access to set the sunspot number Es Transmit distress call when pressed for 3 sec CONE 2187 5 El CALL These four keys reset the RM2152 to its starting posi tion in the main menu The starting position may vary depending upon the choice of key SCAN SCAN EDIT RX MSG Selects scan menu Select scan edit menu Selects menu for received distress call or public calls RM2152 CONTROLS CALL CALL EDIT The arrow keys are used to move the cursor in the selected menu NEXT and LAST are used to select the next menu or the previous menu Selects menu for short calls to a te lephony subscriber Select menu for extended calls Starts transmission of DSC call LAST Selects previous menu until one of the four main menus appear Moves the cursor to the left If the cursor is placed in a writing space the cursor moves one step to the left and the information is deleted Moves the cursor to the right When the displayed menu reads the up arrow can be used to extend the display menu When the displayed menu reads the down arrow can be used to extend the display menu NEXT Sele
35. y Theradio modem sets upthe transmitter and the undesignated distress call will be transmitted on 2187 5 kHz When the distress call has been transmitted five times in a sequence the display will indicate that the DSC receiver is in a distress repeating function The radio modem waits for four minutes before the next sequence of distress calls are transmitted In between two such sequences of distress calls the radio modem scans the distress frequencies searching for an acknowledgement and automatically setting up the receiver RE2100 to 2182 0 kHz at TX and RX frequency mode HSE and also waiting for an acknowledgement on telephony If you wish to stop the repeated transmissions of the distress calls simply press NEXT or STOP The display shows the called distress frequency RM2152 QUICK DISTRESS CALL 1 Open DISTRESS lid 2 Press E for 3 seconds Modem gives audible warning and count down is shown in the display Then the undesignated distress call will be send by default on the distress frequency 2187 5 kHz Distress call in progress Wait for answer The distress call is autorepeated every 5 minutes on the same distress frequency Repeating distress Stop Call freq 2187 5 kHz STOP NEXT Press ent or Distress call freq 2187 5 kHz lt gt 6 STANDARD CALL The system holds two options for public call Standard call and Extende

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