Raymarine AIS500 Installation Instructions Manual

AIS500 Transceiver

Installation instructions

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

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Documentnumber:87112-1

Date:November2008

Contents

Chapter1Introduction.............................................7

Applicability....................................................................7

Safetyinformation...........................................................7

Generalinformation........................................................8

RequirementsforUSA&Canada....................................9

RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA&Canada............11

Systeminformation.........................................................13

Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................17

2.1EMCinstallationguidelines........................................18

2.2Partssupplied...........................................................19

2.3T oolsrequired...........................................................19

2.4Basicsystem............................................................20

Chapter3Cables&connections............................23

3.1Cabletypesandlength..............................................24

3.2Routingcables..........................................................24

3.3Transceiverconnections............................................25

3.4Cableshielding.........................................................26

Chapter4Installationprocedures..........................27

4.1Fittingtransceiver......................................................28

4.2FittingGPSantenna..................................................29

4.3Connectingup..........................................................31

Chapter5Postinstallationprocedures..................35

5.1Switchingon.............................................................36

5.2Conguration............................................................36

5.3Checkingforinterference...........................................37

5.4UsingAIS.................................................................38

Chapter6Diagnostics..............................................39

6.1Statusindication.......................................................40

6.2Troubleshooting........................................................41

Chapter7Specications..........................................43

7.1General....................................................................44

7.2Transceiver...............................................................44

7.3GPSReceiver...........................................................45

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Chapter1:Introduction

Applicability

Theinformationinthisbookappliestoallgeographicalareasunless

otherwisestated.

Safetyinformation

Warning:Productinstallation

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledinaccordancewith

theRaymarineinstructionsprovided.Failuretodoso

couldresultinpoorproductperformance,personal

injury,and/ordamagetothevessel.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect

ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin

ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan

engineroomornearfueltanks).

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation

andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound

navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment

chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent

informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe

captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe

user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,

noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational

skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine

product.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower

sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa

suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

SafetyNotice

RFradiationstatement

YourRaymarineAIS500transceivergeneratesandradiatesradio

frequency(RF)electromagneticenergy(EME).

SafeCompassDistance

SafeCompassDistanceis1meterminimumforanycompass.

Somecompasstypesmayrequiregreaterdistances.T obesure,

youshouldlocateyourtransceiverasfaraspossiblefromthe

compass.Testyourcompasstoverifyproperoperationwhilethe

transceiverisalsooperating.

Introduction

7

Generalinformation

IntendedUse

RaymarineAIS500isanAISClassBtransceiver,andisintended

forworldwideuseaboardleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnot

coveredbyInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyof

LifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Caution:Cleaning

WhencleaningthisproductdoNOTuseacid,

ammonia-basedorabrasiveproducts,anddoNOT

usehighpressurewashing(jetwash)equipment.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware

ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

AISdisclaimer

AllinformationpresentedbytheRaymarineAIStransceiveris

advisoryonly,asthereisariskofincompleteanderroneous

information.ByplacingtheAIS500intoserviceyouacknowledge

thisandassumecompleteresponsibilityforanyrisksassociated

withthisdevice,andaccordinglyreleaseRaymarineandSRT

MarineT echnologyLtdfromanyandallclaimsarisingfromtheuse

oftheAISservice.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourAIS500transceiverownership,pleasetakeafew

minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or

visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty

benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe

serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty

registrationcard.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas

correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot

acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In

addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange

specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept

liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

AIS500installationguide

Informationscope

Thisdocumentgivesintroductory,installationandtroubleshooting

informationfortheRaymarineAutomaticIdenticationSystemType

500Transceiver(AIS500)transceiver.

RefertotheProAISUserManualandtheoperatingmanualfor

yourRaymarineMulti-FunctionDisplay,forinstructionsonhowto

congureandoperateyourAISsystem.

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFsfrom

www.raymarine.com

Staticdatarequirement

TheAIS500transceiverneedstobecorrectlyprogrammedwiththe

followingvesseldata(staticdata)beforeuse:

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•VesselMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)number

•Vesselname

•Vesselcallsign

•VesseldimensionsincludingAISGPSantennalocation

•Vesseltype

AMMSInumbercomprises9digits,andafull,valid9digitvalue

mustbeenteredinordertobeacceptedduringsetup.Anynumber

thatdoesnotmeetthesecriteriawillnotbeacceptedbythesystem.

Allotherelds(i.e.vesseltype,nameetc.)areoptional.

IfyourvesselalreadyhasanMMSInumber(usedforaVHFDSC

radio)thenthesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramthe

transceiver.

IfavalidMMSInumberisnotentered,theAIS500willenterSilent

Modeandwillnottransmit.However,itwillstilloperateasareceiver.

Important:IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIand

StaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror

otherappropriatelyqualiedinstallerofmarinecommunications

equipmentonboardvessels.TheuserisNOTauthorizedtodo

this.

InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideoftheUnitedStates

ofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticDatacanbesetupbytheuser.

Forfurtherdetails,refertotherequirementsfortheareainwhich

youareoperating.

RequirementsforUSA&Canada

Importantinformation

AIS500conformstotherelevantFCCrequirements

RaymarineAIStransceiverscomplywiththeFederal

CommunicationsCommission(FCC)andIndustryCanada

requirementsthatregulatemarineAISandVHFradiousageforthe

USandCanada,respectively.MarineAISusersintheUSmust

complywithallapplicableFCCrulesandregulations,someofwhich

aredescribedinthishandbook.Thisinformationwascurrentatthe

timethishandbookwasprinted.Up-todateinformation,including

licensingrequirements,canbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:

www.fcc.gov/wtb/marine

OfcialFCCformscanbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:

www.fcc.gov/formpage.html

FCCNotice

Compliancestatement

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis

subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved

inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance

withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment.

StationLicence

FCCstationlicenserequirement

AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenotrequired

formostrecreationalvesselstravellinginUSwaters.However,you

mustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelstoforeignports.

ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellite

communications,ortelegraphymustbelicensedbytheFCC.You

Introduction9

canobtainaStationLicensebylingFCCForm605,whichis

availablefromtheFCCwebsitelistedabove.

OperatorLicense

FCCoperatorlicenserequirement

AnOperatorLicenseisnotrequiredtooperateaClassBAIS

TransceiverwithinUSterritorialwaters.However,alicenseis

requiredtooperatethetransceiverifyoudockinaforeignport

(includingCanadaandMexico)orleaveaforeignporttodockina

US.port.YoucanrequestaRestrictedRadiotelephoneOperator

PermitfromtheFCCbylingForm753.

IndustryCanada

IndustryCanadalicenserequirement

Youdonotneedalicensetooperatethistransceiverwithin

sovereignwatersofCanadaortheUS.Youwillneedalicenseto

operatethisradiooutsideofCanadaortheUS.ToobtainIndustry

Canadalicensinginformation,contactthenearesteldorregional

ofce,orwrite:

IndustryCanadaRadioRegulatoryBranch

Attention:DOSP

300SlaterStreet

Ottawa,Ontario

Canada,KIAOC8

Thefollowinginformationabouttheradioisrequiredtocompletethe

licenseapplication:

•IndustryCanadaCerticationNumber:4069B-AIS500

•FCCTypeNumber:PJ5–AIS500

•FCCTypeAccepted:Parts15and80

•OutputPower:2Watts

•Modulation:GMSK

•FrequencyRange:156.025to162.025MHz

MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)

Anine-digitMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)numberis

requiredtooperatetheAIS500transceiver.

Note:YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromtheFCCwhen

youapplyforaStationLicense.Ifyourvesseldoesnotrequire

alicense,youmayobtainanMMSIbycontactingBoatUS

(www.boatus.com).Onceobtained,youcanprogramtheMMSI

numberintoyourAIS500asdescribedinthedocumentation

accompanyingthetransceiver.

ProgrammingtheMMSI&staticdata

Important:IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,itisaviolationofthe

rulesoftheFederalCommunicationsCommissiontoinputan

MMSIthathasnotbeenproperlyassignedtotheenduserorto

otherwiseinputanyinaccuratedatainthisdevice.TheMMSI

andStaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror

otherappropriatelyqualiedinstallerofmarinecommunications

equipmentonboardvessels.InstructionsforenteringtheMMSI

andstaticdataaregiveninthedocumentationontheCDROM

suppliedwiththeAIS500transceiver.

Oncestaticdatahasbeenprogrammed,youmustnotchange

it.Iftheinformationprogrammedisnolongercorrect,contact

theRaymarinehelpdeskorthedealerorretailerfromwhomyou

purchasedthetransceiver,toarrangereprogramming.

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AntennaMounting&EMEExposure

ThissystemhasaMaximumPermissibleExposure(MPE)Radiusof

1.5meters(perOETBulletin65),assumingthemaximumpowerof

theradioandantennaswithamaximumgainof3dBi.Accounting

fortheheightofanaverageadult(2meters)theminimumheight

oftheantennaabovethedecktomeetRFexposurecompliance

requirementsis3.5meters.Donotoperatethetransceiverwhen

anyoneiswithintheMPEradiusoftheantenna,unlessshielded

fromtheantennaeldbyagroundedmetallicbarrier.

Warning:MaximumPermissible

Exposure

Failuretoobservetheseguidelinesmayexposethose

withinthemaximumpermissibleexposure(MPE)

radiustoRFradiationabsorptionthatexceedsthe

FCCMPElimit.Itistheradiooperator’sresponsibility

toensurethatnoonecomeswithinthisradius.

Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman

exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,

makesuretheantennais:

•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting

•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople

•locatedatleast1.5meters(5feet)fromtheradio’s

mainunit

RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA

&Canada

MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)

Anine-digitMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)numberis

requiredtooperatetheAIS500Transceiver.Insomeareas,aradio

operatorlicenceisrequiredbeforeanMMSInumberwillbeissued.

YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissues

radioorShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.Onceobtained,youcan

programtheMMSInumberintoyourAIS500asdescribedinthe

documentationontheCDROMsuppliedwiththeAIS500transceiver.

AntennaMounting&EMEExposure

Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhumanexposureto

radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,makesuretheantennais:

•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting

•properlymounted

•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople

•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’smainunit

ListofCountries

InEurope,theAIS500transceivermaybeusedinthefollowing

countries:

AustriaLiechtenstein

BelgiumLithuania

BulgariaLuxembourg

CroatiaMacedonia,formerYugoslavRepublicof

Cyprus

Malta

Introduction

11

CzechRepublic

Netherlands

DenmarkNorway

EstoniaPoland

FinlandPortugal

FranceRomania

GermanySlovakia

GreeceSlovenia

Hungary

Spain

Iceland

Sweden

Ireland

Switzerland

ItalyTurkey

LatviaUnitedKingdom

DeclarationofConformity

D11639-1

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Systeminformation

Warning:AISlimitation

NeverassumethatyourAISisdetectingallvessels

inthearea.Alwaysexercisedueprudenceanddo

notuseAISasasubstituteforsoundnavigational

judgement.

Overview

TheAIS500usesdigitalradiosignalstoexchange’real-time’

informationbetweenvesselsandshorebasedstationsondedicated

VHFfrequencies.Thisinformationisusedtoidentifyandtrack

vesselsinthesurroundingareaandtoprovidefast,automaticand

accuratecollisionavoidancedata.

AlthoughAISaugmentsyourradarapplicationbyoperatinginradar

blindspotsanddetectingsmallerAIS-ttedvessels,itdoesnot

replaceradar,asitreliesonreceivingtransmittedAISinformation

andthereforecannotdetectobjectssuchaslandmassesand

navigationalbeacons.

NEVERassumethatAISisdisplayinginformationfromallvessels

inthearea,because:

•NotallvesselsarettedwithAIS

•Althoughitismandatoryforlargercommercialvesselstocarry

AIS,itisnotmandatorytouseit.

AISshouldbeusedonlytoaugmentradarinformation,notsubstitute

it.

ClassesofAIS

YourAIS500isatransceiverthatreceivesmessagesfromand

transmitsmessagestovesselscarryingClassAorClassB

transceivers.

ClassATransceivers

ClassAAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals.AIS

transceiversarecurrentlymandatoryonallcommercialvessels

exceeding300tonsthattravelinternationally(SOLASvessels).

ThefollowinginformationcanbetransmittedbyaClassAAIS

system:

•Staticdata.Includesinformationsuchasvesselname,vessel

type,MMSInumber,callsign,IMOnumber,length,beamand

GPSantennalocation.

•Voyagerelateddata.Includesinformationsuchasdraft,cargo,

destination,ETAandotherrelevantinformation.

•Dynamicdata.Includesinformationsuchastime(UTC),ship’s

position,COG,SOG,heading,rateofturnandnavigationalstatus.

•Dynamicreports.Ship’sspeedandstatus.

•Messages.Alarmsandsafetymessages.

Rememberthatnotallvesselswilltransmitalloftheinformation.

ClassBTransceivers

ClassBAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals,butuse

areducedsetofdatacomparedtoClassA(seeDataSummary).A

ClassBAIStransceivercanbettedonanyvesselnotttedwitha

ClassAtransceiver,butisnotmandatoryaboardanyvessel.

YourAIS500transceiverisaClassBtransceiver.

DataSummary

Data

ClassA

(receive)

ClassB

(send)

ClassB

(receive)

Ship’sname

YesYesYes

TypeYesYesYes

Introduction13

Data

ClassA

(receive)

ClassB

(send)

ClassB

(receive)

Callsign

YesYesYes

IMOnumber

YesNoNo

LengthandbeamYesYesYes

AntennalocationYesYesYes

Draft

YesNoNo

Cargo

Information

YesYesYes

DestinationYesNoNo

ETAYesNoNo

TimeYesYesYes

Ship’sposition

YesYesYes

COG

YesYesYes

SOG

YesYesYes

Gyroheading

Yes

Yes*

Yes

Rateofturn

YesNoNo

Navigational

status

YesNoNo

Safetymessage

YesNoYes

*ClassBtransceiversdonottransmitaGyroheadingunlessthe

transceiverisreceivinganNMEAHDTsentencefromanexternal

source.

Datareportingintervals

AISinformationisclassedaseitherstaticordynamic.Static

informationisbroadcast,whendatahasbeenamended,orupon

request,orbydefault,every6minutes.

Thereportingratesfordynamicinformationdependonspeedand

coursechange,andaregiveninthefollowingtables.

Note:Thereportingratesshownhereareforreferenceand

maynotbetherateatwhichinformationisactuallyreceived

byanAIS500Transceiver.Thisisdependentonanumberof

factors,includingbutnotlimitedtoantennaheight,gainand

signalinterference.

ClassAsystems

ShipsDynamicConditions

Reportingrate

Atanchorormoored3Minutes

0-14knots

10Seconds

0-14knotsandchangingcourse

3

1

/

3

Seconds

14-23knots

6Seconds

14-23knotsandchangingcourse2seconds

Fasterthan23knots2seconds

Fasterthan23knotsandchanging

course

2seconds

ClassBsystems

ShipsDynamicConditions

Reportingrate

0to2knots3Minutes

Above2knots

30Seconds

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OtherAISsources

Source

Reportingrate

SearchandRescue(SAR)aircraft

10seconds

Aidstonavigation3minutes

AISbasestation

10secondsor3.33seconds,

dependingonoperatingparameters

Introduction15

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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•2.1EMCinstallationguidelinesonpage18

•2.2Partssuppliedonpage19

•2.3Toolsrequiredonpage19

•2.4Basicsystemonpage20

Planningtheinstallation

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2.1EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize

electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe

effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.

InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased

to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove

andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave

aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof

theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical

equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These

areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe

removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust

bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine

authorizeddealers.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment

usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite

MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

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2.2Partssupplied

Checkallpartsarepresent.

AIS500 Transceiver

No 8 Screws (x 4)

3.2 ft (1. m) AIS to VHF Antenna connector cable

GPS Antenna

Installation instructions Warranty document CDROM

AIS

500

AIS500 Transceiver

Installation instructions

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFI

CATION SYSTEM

D11623-1

Mounting

studs (x 2)

Thumb

nuts (x 2)

2.3Toolsrequired

Ensureyouhavethesetoolsbeforestartinginstallation.

Drill

1/4" (3.2mm)

Drill bit

Phillips

screwdriver

D11630-1

Planningtheinstallation

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2.4Basicsystem

ThefollowingillustrationshowsabasicAIS500system.

Multifunction

display

CANCELOK

RANGE

IN

OUT

PAGE

ACTIVE

WPTS

MOB

MENU

DATA

AIS500

Transceiver

NMEA0183

(38.4 baud)

NMEA0183

(4.8 baud)

Boat’s existing

VHF antenna

Boat’s existing GPS

antenna (typical)

GPS antenna supplied

with AIS500 Tranceiver

SeaTalk

D11625-1

VHF

radio

SeaTalk

ng

Power in

RS232

0

AIS

500

RF

AIS500dimensions

9.51 in (241.6 mm)

10.76 in (273.3 mm)

7.37 in (187.2 mm)

Compass minimum safe distance: 39 in (1 m)

2.43 in

(61.7 mm)

AIS

500

9.96 in (252.9 mm)

3.46 in

(88 mm)

1.65 in

(41.8 mm)

Siterequirements

Whenplanningtheinstallation,takethefollowingsiterequirements

fortheAIS500transceiverandGPSantenna,intoaccount.

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