Sailor 6249 User Manual

USER MANUAL

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft

User manual

Document number: 98-133865-C

Release date: November 29, 2012

Disclaimer

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Manuals issued by Thrane & Thrane are periodically revised and updated. Anyone relying on this information should acquire the most current version e.g. from thrane.com or from the distributor.

Thrane & Thrane is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any translations or reproductions, in whole or in part, of this manual from any other source.

Trademark Acknowledgements

• Thrane & Thrane is a registered trademark of Thrane & Thrane A/S in the European

Union and the United States.

• SAILOR is a registered trademarks of Thrane & Thrane A/S.

• Other product and company names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners.

GPL notification

The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed under the GPL/LGPL. The verbatim licenses can be found online at:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html

You may obtain the complete corresponding source code from us for a period of three years after our last shipment of this product, which will be no earlier than December 31, 2015, by sending a money order or check for DKK 50 to:

SW Technology/GPL Compliance, Thrane & Thrane A/S, Lundtoftegaardsvej 93D 2800 Lyngby DENMARK

Please write "source for product SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft" in the memo line of your payment.

You may also find a copy of the source at http://www.thrane.com/foss.

This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information.

Warranties

Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Thrane & Thrane on this device will result in the warranty being void. Any attempt to modify the software on this device in a way not specified by Thrane & Thrane will result in the warranty being void.

Safety warning 1

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment. Thrane & Thrane assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.

Ground the equipment

To minimise shock hazard, the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft unit must be connected to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be followed.

RF exposure hazards and instructions

Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when transmitting. To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of energy and thus to avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, all persons must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.

Warranty limitation

IMPORTANT - The radio is a sealed waterproof unit (classified IPX8). To create and maintain its waterproof integrity it was assembled in a controlled environment using special equipment. The radio is not a user maintainable unit, and under no circumstances should the unit be opened except by authorized personnel. Unauthorized opening of the unit will invalidate the warranty.

Installation and service

Installation and general service must be done by skilled service personnel.

Compass safe distance

Minimum safety distance: 0.85 m from the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft.

Alerte de sécurité 2

Dangers liés à l'exposition aux fréquences radio et instructions

Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent radio émetteur ne peut fonctionner qu'avec une antenne de type omnidirectionnelle, demi-onde ou d'un gain maximal de 4 dB, approuvée par Industrie Canada. Pour éviter les risques pour la santé dûs à une exposition excessive aux champs de fréquences radio, une distance minimale de 200 cm est nécessaire entre l'utilisateur et le radio-émetteur.

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Emergency calls

MAYDAY

NAME of the VESSEL in distress

CALLSIGN or other IDENTIFICATION

POSITION

given as latitude and longitude

If latitude and longitude are not known

or if time is insufﬁ cient,

in relation to a known geographical location

NATURE of distress

Kind of ASSISTANCE required

Any other useful INFORMATION

MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY

This is

NAME-NAME-NAME

CALLSIGN

or other IDENTIFICATION

Use the SPEAKER MICROPHONE for voice calling

Make sure your VHF Radio is on CH16

SHIP‘s NAME:

CALLSIGN:

OWN ID

99-133789

Press Press

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Preface 3

Radio for occupational use

The SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft fulfils the requirements of the Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC and the amending Directive 2010/68/EU and is intended for use in maritime environment.

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for occupational use only and must be operated by licensed personnel only.

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is not intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public.

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for installation by a skilled service person.

Training information 4

The SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for occupational use only and is also classified as such. It must be operated by

licensed personnel only. It must only be used in the course of employment by individuals aware of both the hazards as well as the way to minimize those hazards

The radio is thus NOT intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public. The SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for Occupational Use Only. The radio also complies with the following guidelines and standards regarding RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels including the recommended levels for human exposure:

• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, evaluating compliance with FCC guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields.

• American National Standards Institute (C95.1) IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz

• American National Standards Institute (C95.3) IEEE recommended practice for the measurement of potentially hazardous electromagnetic fields - RF and microwaves.

Below the RF exposure hazards and instructions in safe operation of the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits established for it are described.

Warning

Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of that energy (beyond FCC allowable limits for occupational use) and thus to avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, FCC OET bulletin 65 establishes an Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) radius of 200 cm for the maximum power of your radio (25W selected) with an half wave omni-directional antenna

having a maximum gain of 4 dB. This means all persons must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.

Installation

1. An omni-directional antenna with a maximum power gain of 4 dB must be mounted at least 400 cm above the highest deck where people may be staying during radio transmissions. The distance is to be measured vertically from the lowest point of the antenna. This provides the minimum separation distance which is in compliance with RF exposure requirements and is based on the MPE radius of 200 cm plus the 200 cm height of an adult.

2. On vessels that cannot fulfil requirements in item 1, the antenna must be mounted so that its lowest point is at least 3 ft. (0.9m) vertically above the heads of people on deck and all persons must be outside the 200 cm MPE radius during radio transmission.

• Always mount the antenna at least 200 cm from possible

human access.

• Never touch the antenna when transmitting

• Use only authorized T&T accessories.

3. If the antenna has to be placed in public areas or near people with no awareness of the radio transmission, the antenna must be placed at a distance not less than 200 cm from possible human access.

Failure to observe any of these warnings may cause you or other people to exceed FCC RF exposure limits or create other dangerous conditions.

Manual overview

This manual has the following chapters and appendices:

• Introduction contains a description of the VHF radio.

• Operation explains how to make and receive voice calls over

VHF, including how to use and set-up scanning, watch and replay.

• Service & maintenance contains support information including

lists of accessories and a troubleshooting guide.

• Appendix with Technical pecifications and Maritime channels.

Related documents

Important

All installation information and instructions are not covered in this manual. Please download the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft Installation manual at http://extranet.thrane.com/.

In the installation manual you can read how to mount the VHF radio and how to connect accessories and external equipment, including detailed system configuration examples with cable specifications.

Title and description Document number

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft,

Installation guide

98-133943

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft, Installation manual (download only)

98-133942

Emergency call sheet 98-133795

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

VHF radio ........................................................................... 1

Accessories available .........................................................4

Chapter 2 Operation

Overview ............................................................................7

General use and navigation .............................................. 8

VHF radio communication ................................................. 11

Watch ............................................................................... 14

Scan ................................................................................. 15

Phone book ...................................................................... 16

Replay function ................................................................ 18

Setup ............................................................................... 18

Chapter 3 Service & maintenance

Contact for support ...........................................................25

Maintenance ....................................................................25

Troubleshooting guide .....................................................26

Warranty and returning units for repair ............................29

App. A Technical pecifications

Transceiver unit SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft .............. 31

SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V .............................33

App. B Maritime channels

International channels (INT) ........................................35

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Glossary .........................................................................................37

Index ........................................................................................ 39

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Introduction 1

VHF radio

SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft is designed for use in survival crafts. It is approved to MED and waterproof to the IPx8 and IPx6 standard. As part of the required safety equipment, use the SAILOR 6249 VHF Survival Craft in an emergency situation. However the best way to guarantee functionality in an emergency situation, is to use the radio in daily communication on board.

The VHF radio is a simplex VHF radio. It is designed with an easy-to-use menu-driven setup. You use the softkeys and the keypad to enter the desired functions, you browse and select a setting using the right selection knob. The large display can be customized for optimum readability and visibility both day and night with several color themes.

The VHF radio can replay the last 240 s of received voice messages. This is a useful feature to minimize misunderstandings and to record messages when the radio is unattended.

The Ethernet interface enables the VHF radio to be connected to ThraneLINK for service updates.

For a list of accessories available for the VHF radio see Accessories available on page 4 and check with your nearest distributor.

Chapter 1: Introduction

2 VHF radio

Controls on the front plate

1. Loudspeaker.

2. Four soft keys with function title in the display.

3. Large display.

4. Keys 0 to 9 to enter numbers or text.

5. DW button to toggle the watch function.

6. 16/C quick selection key for channel 16 and the programmed call channel.

7. Handmicrophone. If not used, put the cap from the ACC connector on the front connector to prevent water ingress.

8. Squelch control to mute background noise.

9. Volume knob with key-press function for volume control and power on/off.

10. Selector and dim knob with key-press function for general operation, display color selection and dimming.

11. 1W button to toggle between high and low power.

12. Replay button to play back up to 240 s voice message.

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