Sailor 6300 MF/HF DSC User Manual

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

User manual

150W/150W FCC/250W/500W

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

150W/150W FCC/250W/500W

User manual

Document number: 98-131070-THR-C

Release date: August 20, 2013

Disclaimer

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Thrane & Thrane A/S trading as Cobham SATCOM.

Trademark Acknowledgements

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

Union and the Unites States of America.

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

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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:

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Please write "source for product SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC" in the memo line of your payment. This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information.

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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 summary 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 equipment chassis and cabinet must be connected to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be followed.

DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE

Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Operation of any electrical equipment in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard.

KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS

Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers. Component replacement and internal adjustment must be made by qualified maintenance personnel. Do not service the unit with the power cable connected. Always disconnect and discharge circuits before touching them.

Service

General service must be done by skilled service personnel.

Caution! Electric shock hazard. Do not open the

equipment. Only skilled service personnel may service and repair the equipment.

RF exposure hazards and instructions

Your Thrane & Thrane radio 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 obey the following:

Warranty limitation

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.

Caution! Never touch the

Antenna Tuning Unit or feeder wire when the MF/HF radio is transmitting. High voltage which can cause death or serious injury is present at the locations shown in the illustration below.

Unit

Antenna Tuning

MF/HF

SAILOR 638x

Emergency calls

NANA

MEME

ME of the

ELEL

EL in distress

ALAL

IGNIGN

IGN or other

IDENIDEN

IDEN

IFICIFIC

IFIC

IONION

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(If t

he initial alert is sent by DSC)

ITIT

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given as

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longit

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If latitude and longitude are not known

or if time is insufficient,

in relation to a known geographical location

NANA

TURETURE

TURE of distress

Kind of

ANCANC

ANC

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Any other useful

INFINF

INF

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NANA

ME-NAME-NA

ME-NA

ME-NAME-NA

ME-NA

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or other IDENTIFICATION

(If the initial alert is sent by DSC)

Use the

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for voice calling

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until beep sounds continuously (more than 3 seconds)

SHIP‘s NAME:

CALLSIGN:

MMSI:

OWN OWN

OWN

IDID

99-132140

Press

VHF MF HF4 HF6 HF8 HF12 HF16

Channel 70

2187.5 kHz

4207.5 kHz

6312.0 kHz

8414.5 kHz

12577.0 kHz

16804.5 kHz

Channel 16

2182.0 kHz

4125.0 kHz

6215.0 kHz

8291.0 kHz

12290.0 kHz

16420.0 kHz

- - - - -

2174.5 kHz

4177.5 kHz

6268.0 kHz

8376.5 kHz

12520.0 kHz

16695.0 kHz

SCSC

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NBDPNBDP

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FREQUENCIEFREQUENCIE

FREQUENCIE

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Remember to use the correct HF-procedures Don‘t forget your EPIRB is the secondary means of alerting

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Preface 2

Radio for occupational use

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC fulfils the requirements of the EC directive 1999/5/EC, Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and is intended for use in maritime environment.

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is designed for occupational use only and must be operated by licensed personnel only.

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is not intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public.

Manual overview

This manual has the following chapters:

• Introduction contains a description of the MF/HF radio and its components.

• Operation explains how to start up the radio, make and receive voice, Distress and DSC calls, including how to handle multiple sessions, Watch and Replay.

• Service & maintenance contains support information including a weekly check, diagnostics and a troubleshooting guide.

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Training information (for FCC approved equipment)

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC 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 6300 MF/HF DSC has been tested and 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 6 ft. (1.8m) for the maximum power of your radio (150 W selected) with a whip antenna having a maximum gain of 3.0 dBi. This means all persons must be at least 6 ft. (1.8m) away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.

Installation

1. A whip antenna with a maximum power gain of 3 dBi must be

mounted at least 12.6 ft. (3.9m) 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 6 ft. (1,8m) plus the 6.6 ft. (2.0 m) 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 6 ft. (1.8m) vertically above the heads of people on deck and all persons must be outside the 6 ft. (1.8 m) MPE radius during radio transmission.

• Always mount the antenna at least 6 ft (1.8 m) 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 12 ft. (3.6 m) 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.

Related documents

Title and description Document number

SAILOR 630x MF/HF Control Unit,

Installation Guide

98-132396

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF Transceiver Unit & Antenna Tuning Unit 150/250/500 W,

Installation Guide

98-133081

SAILOR 6000 MF/HF 150/250/500 W System, Installation Manual

98-130890

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF Radiotelex, User Manual

98-132519

SAILOR 6101 and SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel, Installation and User Manual

98-130981

Emergency call sheet 98-132369

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC .................................................... 1

Accessories available ........................................................ 5

Chapter 2 Operation

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

General use and navigation ...............................................7

Basic MF/HF radio communication ................................... 15

Watch function ................................................................. 17

Scan ................................................................................. 18

DSC calls .......................................................................... 19

Phone book ......................................................................36

Radiotelex ........................................................................38

Replay function ................................................................39

Setup ...............................................................................40

Chapter 3 Service & maintenance

Overview ..........................................................................49

Contact for support ...........................................................49

Maintenance ....................................................................49

Diagnostics & troubleshooting ..........................................52

Warranty and returning units for repair ............................60

Table of contents

xii

Glossary ........................................................................................ 63

Index ........................................................................................ 65

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Introduction 1

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is a modular and flexible MF/HF radio that can be customized to your specific needs for MF/HF communication on workboats, high seas fishing vessels and merchant vessels of all kinds. It offers simplex and semi-duplex SSB radiotelephony in the maritime mobile frequency bands from 150 kHz to 30 MHz. Services include voice transmissions, watch function, DSC operations (Distress calls, position info, Distress relay and more) and AM Broadcast. Optional are the 6-channel DSC watch keeping receiver, AM Broadcast and telex.

The large display shows Rx and Tx frequencies and status, MMSI number, position information, system and channel properties, including indicators for transmission power and received signal strength. It is easy to read from almost all angles and the display light can be adapted to dark environments. Then red text is shown on a black background providing a good visibility even at night while protecting your night vision.

DSC operations are made using the four soft keys next to the display. The MF/HF 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 SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC has an Ethernet interface to connect to other equipment for control, monitoring and printing.

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is available as a basic MF radio that can be upgraded with an HF DSC option and a telex option. Telexes are sent using the SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal.

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Features

 Rugged and reliable design.

 Full power range on all ITU channels: 1.6 — 30 MHz for 150 W, 250 W and

500 W systems (Reduced power in the frequency range 1.6 — 4.0 MHz for 500 W).

 Powerful transceiver (150, 250 or 500 W).

 Outdoor automatic antenna tuning unit.

 Radiotelex using the SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal

 Optionally 6 DSC Distress frequencies in one unit.

 Intelligent scanning for Voice, DSC and radiotelex (optional).

 Ethernet with ThraneLINK.

 Compliant with GMDSS in sea areas A2, A3 and A4 (Wheelmark).

 Fulfills DSC specification ITU493-13.

System overview

The MF/HF radio consists of a Control Unit with a handset, a Transceiver Unit and an automatic Antenna Tuning Unit. The MF/HF radio is available in the following power classes:

System Control Unit Transceiver Unit

Antenna Tuning

Unit

SAILOR 6310 SAILOR 6301

Control Unit DSC Class A

SAILOR 6361 MF/HF 150 W SAILOR 6381 ATU

SAILOR 6000 SAILOR 6362 MF/HF 150 W

SAILOR 6320 SAILOR 6363 MF/HF 250 W

SAILOR 6350 SAILOR 6364 MF/HF 500 W SAILOR 6383 ATU

a. An additional SAILOR 6301 Control Unitcan be added.

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Controls on the front

1. Loudspeaker.

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

3. Large TFT color display.

4. Alphanumerical keys to enter Rx or Tx frequency or text strings.

5. CH button for channel selection.

6. Rx/Tx Key to enter Tx or RX frequency.

7. Connector for handset or handmicrophone.

8. Distress button for sending a Distress alert.

9. RF gain control (IF).

10. Volume knob with key-press function for power on/off.

11. Selector and dim knob with key-press function for radio operation and setup.

12. Mode key to select the work mode: SSB, AM Broadcast, DSC, Telex (optional).

13. Replay button to play back up to 240 s voice messages.

    

      



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Display overview

The picture shows the display after start-up. The display holds various fields of information, depending on the currently selected function.

1. Functions you can select with the soft keys. If there are more than 4 functions in the list press the soft key MORE to display further functions.

2. System property icons and engagement status.

3. Current receive and transmit frequency.

4. Channel properties with status and indicators for received signal strength (Rx) and transmission power (Tx).

5. Service line containing mode of operation and channel number.

6. DSC window with MMSI number, position information and source.

For a detailed description of the information shown for each of the functions available see the chapter Operation on page 7.

1 2 3

CALL

ALERT

DROBOS

MMSI: 123456789 N 12°34.5678 E 123°45.6789

GPS

4357.0

4065.0

SSB 401

kHz/Tx

kHz/Rx

22:07

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Accessories available

Accessory Description

SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle

One SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle is included in the delivery of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC. If needed, you can connect another SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle.

SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle

SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle, waterproof to IPx6.

SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone

You can use the SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone (waterproof to IPx6 and IPx8) instead of the handset.

SAILOR 6208 Control Unit Connection Box

The SAILOR 6208 Control Unit Connection Box is used for easy installation of an additional SAILOR 6301 Control Unit.

SAILOR 6209 Accessory Connection Box

The SAILOR 6209 Accessory Connection Box including Connection Cable 406209-941 is used for installation of external equipment:

• Alarm panels and GPS input

• Additional Handsets

SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel

With the SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel you can activate GMDSS Distress Alarms. The Multi Alarm Panel can be connected to the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC via the Ethernet interface (LAN connector, ThraneLINK).

SAILOR 6081 Power Supply Unit and Charger

The SAILOR 6081 Power Supply Unit and Charger provides DC power and charges automatically a connected battery.

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6 Accessories available

System configuration - example

SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch

The SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch is used in installations with SAILOR 6103 GMDSS Alarm Panels and in installations with ThraneLINK. The Ethernet switch has 5 ports.

SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal

Necessary for telex option

SAILOR H1252B Printer

Necessary for telex option

Accessory Description

TT-6209A Accessory

Connection Box

TT-6209A Accessory

Connection Box

Unit

Antenna Tuning

MF/HF

Handset

TT-638xA

Message Terminal

DSC Watch receiver

250W MF/HF with 6 ch. Scanning

TT-636xA

MF/HF DSC Telex Aerial

(Optional)

Keyboard

MF/HF Control Unit

TT-630xA

Alarm Panel

TT-6103A

Box

Switch

Handset

GPS option

2182 select option

TT-6270A

Power Supply

TT-608xA

Connection Box

Control Unit

Distress Alarm

Other Alarm

TT-6201A

Transceiver Unit

TT-6201A

TT-6208A

TT-6001A

TT-6006A

(Optional)

99-131805-C

Telex option

Printer

H1252B

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Operation

Operation 2

Overview

In this chapter you find detailed instructions and guidelines for:

• General use and navigation

• Basic MF/HF radio communication

• Watch function

• DSC calls

• Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

• Phone book

• Replay function

• Setup

General use and navigation

When the MF/HF radio is powered on for the first time, typically during installation, the vessel’s MMSI number is entered. Hereafter the MMSI number is briefly displayed after power up. The MMSI is a unique, 9-digit identifier assigned to your ship.

Caution! Without a programmed MMSI number the

Distress button will not work!

The message NO DSC (NO MMSI) is shown in the DSC window if the MMSI has not been programmed during installation.

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Power on, speaker volume and antenna tuning

The MF/HF radio has a dual-function on/off knob for power on/off and volume control.

Action Procedure

Power on Press the on/off knob.

Power off Press and hold the on/off knob and follow the

instructions in the display.

Speaker volume

Turn the volume knob (clockwise = louder, counterclockwise = softer, until muted). When muted,

is shown in the display.

Volume of the handset earpiece

To adjust the volume of the handset earpiece see Controller setup on page 46.

Tuning the antenna unit

The radio tunes first time you press the PTT button on a new frequency. As long as the

tuning symbol is in the display, the radio is not transmitting. Wait until the tuning symbol has disappeared before talking. Tuning may take from 0.1 s to 8 s.

Tuning is automatically done

• after selection of a new frequency,

• before any DSC transmission or

• if the timer-defined transmission pause is exceeded.

Tune

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SSB, AM BROADCAST, DSC or TELEX mode

Press the Mode button to select a primary work and emission mode of the MF/HF radio.

• SSB: In this mode the MF/HF radio listens for

voice on a single RX frequency and transmits on the corresponding TX frequency.

• AM: AM broadcast is a listen-only mode for

pleasure purposes.

• DSC: The MF/HF radio monitors a single DSC

channel to be able to receive DSC calls.

• TLX-SHIP or TLX-COAST: The MF/HF radio monitors a single TELEX channel

for telex communication using a SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal.

Furthermore the radio may be instructed to go into a specific mode under DSC subsequent communication or if a frequency is entered which only relates to a specific mode.

Radio settings and ITU channel selection

To select an ITU channel press the channel button and

• turn the selector knob or

• press the numbers on the keypad.

To browse and select or enter settings use the selector knob.

Entering Rx and Tx frequencies

To enter RX and TX frequencies use the RX/TX button and the keypad.

• First press on RX/TX button: Enter Rx frequency.

• Second press on RX/TX button: Enter Tx frequency.

CALL

ALERT

DROBOS

MMSI: 123456789 N 12°34.5678 E 123°45.6789

GPS

4357.0

4065.0

SSB 401

kHz/Tx

kHz/Rx

22:07

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• Press and hold RX/TX button to enter simplex frequencies. Then the same frequency is copied to both RX and TX fields on the radio.

For fine tuning of frequencies (voice clarify) press the selector knob.

Adjusting RF gain

Use RF gain to control audibility of the incoming signal. Turn the RF gain control knob fully:

• clockwise: maximum RF gain — maximum sensitivity

• anti-clockwise: minimum RF gain — minimum sensitivity

The larger the signal strength bar, the larger the signal must be in order to be audible. After entry of a new receive frequency the RF gain is set to maximum.

The function is enabled in SSB telephony and disabled in all other modes.

Fine tuning step sizes

Selector knob SSB mode AM mode

Press 1 x 10 Hz 100 Hz

Press 2 x 100 Hz 1000 Hz

Press 3 x leave fine-tuning leave fine-tuning

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Soft-key functions

A number of functions of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC are accessed using the four soft keys to the left of the display. The current function of a soft key is shown in the display next to the soft key.

Use the soft key MORE to display further soft key functions.

The following soft-key functions are available from top-level standby:

Soft key Function

CALL Make DSC non-Distress calls.

ALERT Make a Distress call, categories can be assigned.

DROBOS Distress relay call on behalf of someone else.

HI/LO

a. Only in SSB mode.

Switch between high and low power.

WATCHaDual watch, current frequencies plus 1 DSC frequency (2177 kHz).

SCAN

Scan in SSB voice or DSC + SSB voice mode. For scanned frequencies see DSC Watch in Channel setup on page 41.

SQLCH

Squelch enable or disableb.

b. Not available in WATCH mode.

PHBOOK Phone book.

SETUP Setup pages. For more details see Setup on page 40.

CALL

ALERT

DROBOS

MMSI: 123456789 N 12°34.5678 E 123°45.6789

GPS

4357.0

4065.0

SSB 401

kHz/Tx

kHz/Rx

22:07

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Position and MMSI Information

The position and MMSI information for the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC radio is shown in the lower part of the radio’s display. The current (latest) position of the connected GPS, the UTC and position type, GPS Status and MMSI are displayed.

Entering the vessel’s position manually

If you need to enter the vessel’s position and UTC of position manually, do as follows:

1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until SETUP appears.

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.

3. Press the selector knob to select Position & MMSI.

4. Enter the current position and UTC time:

• Latitude (LAT),

• Longitude (LON)

• UTC time (POS UTC)

Turn and press the selector knob to select the value you want to change. Then use the keypad or press and turn the selector knob to enter the current values for position and UTC time.

5. Having entered the UTC time, the soft key SAVE appears. If needed, you can clear all position data by pressing CLEAR. Press SAVE and then EXIT to return to normal operation. The display shows Man in the lower right corner.

6. After you have entered a value manually or overruled the GPS input, a soft key UseGPS appears in the display if the GPS is available. Press this soft key if you decide to use the data from the connected GPS.

CALL

ALERT

DROBOS

MMSI: 123456789 N 12°34.5678 E 123°45.6789

GPS

4357.0

4065.0

SSB 401

kHz/Tx

kHz/Rx

22:07

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