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Kongsberg cNODE MiniS Quick Reference Manual

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Chargingthebattery(on-deck)
Chargingthebatteryisconnectedwithsomerisk,
pleasereadtheinformationandfollowthecharge
procedurecarefully
Prerequisites
Caution
EqualizethetemperatureofthecNODEMiniSto
between10°Cand40°Cbeforechargingit.
Foron-deckcharging,usethecNODEbattery
chargeronly.
Neverchargethebatteryunattended.
Context
AlwaysconnectthecNODEbatterychargerto
thecNODEMiniSbeforeconnectingthecNODE
batterychargertothemains(110or220V AC).
Thebatterymustbefullychargedbeforelong
termstorageanditisrecommendedtorecharge
thebatteryevery6monthstomakesurethe
batterydoesnotdischargeovertime.
Requiredbatterystatefortransportationis
30%orlessremainingcapacitytocomplywith
regulations.
Procedure
1Switchoffthetransponder.
2Lettheunitwarmuporcooldowntoan
ambienttemperatureof10°Cto40°C
beforecharging.
3ConnectthecNODEbatterychargerplug
(B)totheconnectoronthecNODEMiniS
markedCHARGE(C).
4ConnectthecNODEbatterycharger(A)to
mains(110or220V AC).
5Removethepowercordaftercharging,
beforeremovingtheconnectorfromthe
cNODEMiniS.
Result
TheLEDindicatoronthechargerashesgreen
whencharging.Itnormallytakesabout30
secondsbeforethechargingstartsandtheLED
indicatorstartsashinggreenafterconnectingthe
cNODEbatterychargertothemains.Thebattery
willbechargedwithin1hour.TheLEDindicator
willstaygreenwhenfullycharged.
Thetransponderisthenreadyforuse.
TurningonthecNODEMiniS
Thetransponderisdesignedforoperationin
wateronly.Thetranspondermaybeoperatedin
airfortestpurposesoverashortperiodoftime.
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
KongsbergcNODEMiniS
QuickReferenceGuide
Procedure
1Connecttheon/offplugtotheendcap
connector.
2Tightenthelockingsleevetotheendcap
connector.
Result
Abuzzcanbeheardwithin25secondsasa
conrmationthatthetransponderisactivated.
Furtherrequirements
Itisrecommendedtotestthetransponderwith
theTestandCongurationunit(TTC)tomake
surethetransponderisworkingproperlybefore
operation.
Connectingthetransponderto
externalpowerandresponder
signals
Prerequisites
Thetranspondermustbechargedbeforeuse.
Procedure
1Usethecablewithpartnumber402462from
Kongsberg.
2Connectwire6and8inthepigtail(the
ON/OFFfunction).
When6-8arelinked,thetransponderisON.
Withnoconnectionbetween6-8,the
transponderisOFF.
3Makesurethattheexternalpowersupply24
VDCisbetween20and28VDC.
4Checktherespondertriggersignal.
5SwitchONtheunitbyinsertingtheexternal
power/respondercable.
Supportinformation
Shouldyouneedtechnicalsupportforyour
cNODEMiniSyoumustcontactaKongsberg
Maritimeofce.Alistofallourofcesis
providedonourwebsite.Youcanalsocontact
ourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Manualsandtechnicalinformationcanbe
downloadedfromoursupportwebsite.
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