Sailor SP3110 User Manual

SAILOR, THE GREAT EUROPEAN

SAILOR SP3110

THE PORTABLE VHF
TRANSCEIVER
FOR GMDSS

PWR

CH

VOL

SQ

A B 16

VOL

LO

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MONITOR

LAMP

PTT

CALL

Monitor switch for listening-in on
a channel, irrespective of the
squelch level setting.

Backlight switch, used to turn-on
the illumination of the display
and/or the keyboard, depending
on programming.

PTT switch.
(Call switch, for selective calling.)

Microphone

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Display read-out

SQ

HI

VOL

DUP

TX

LO

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1. HIgh - LOw, TX power level indicators.

2. TX on indicator, (carrier is transmitted).

3. DUPl e x channel indicator.

4. Volume indicator, on in high level AF
power mode.

5. VOLume sign, the two digits below indicate
the actual volume setting.

6. 8 alpha-numeric digits, used for channel
number indication etc.

7. Squelch sign, the two digits above indicate the
actual squelch setting.

8. Battery low indicator.

9. Keyboard lock indicator.

10.Individual call alarm indicator.*

11. AF-mute indicator.*

12.Tone system ON indicator.*

* Functional only in conjunction with

optional tone module for selective calling.

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Contents

Page
Introduction 1
Emergency 3
Batteries 4
Operator's guide 5
Quick channel programming 7
Additional features 8
Installation 10
Rechargeable batteries 11
Mounting of clip 13
Removing clip 14

1 SP3110

Introduction

SP3110, your new VHF-transceiver, is approved

to fulfil the GMDSS-requirements to portable
VHF-transceivers, and so it is a part of the
required safety equipment to be used in an
emergency situation.

However, the best way to guarantee functional­ity in an emergency, is to use the equipment in
the daily work on-board, as a useful communica­tion media.

This is possible, due to a unique concept, with
the PRIMARY EMERGENCY BATTERY, stored
for the emergency, and a SECONDARY RE-
CHARGEABLE BATTERY for daily use of your
new portable VHF-transceiver.

This concept secures at least 8 hours operation
time, even at minus 20 C° at sea.

ECI has developed the first portable VHF­transceiver to be used as you normally use a
telephone.
This feature gives you a much better com­munication quality in noisy surroundings.

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Furthermore, you have all the international
simplex channels, quick selection of distress ch.
16 and two additional user programmable
channels, and a lot of other useful features.

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Emergency

Procedure for SP3110.
If an emergency situation forces you to leave the

ship, do as follows:

1. Remove the top-seal of the orange emer-

gency battery package.

2. Insert the battery package into the handheld

transceiver unit.

3. Push the

- button,

until the radio turns on, indicated by channel
read-out in the display.

4. Push the

16

- button to ensure that the

channel for distress traffic is active.

NOTE !

Due to battery storage effects, the turn-on time
may be extended compared to normal condi­tions. If Battery seal is broken for test, fill in label
on battery.

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Batteries

This unit has been delivered with two types of
battery packages :

* An orange PRIMARY EMERGENCY BAT-

TERY package, to be use d in an emergency,
as indicated by its colour.

* A black SECONDARY RE-CHARGEABLE

BATTERY for daily use of the equipment.
Replacement of battery package :
* Press the two stainless steel locks on each

side of the battery package with your thumb

and indexfinger and pull out the battery.

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* Insert the new battery package into the

bottom of the transceiver and press it

upwards until it snaps in with a “click”.

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Operator's guide

Press.....

Until unit turns ON/OFF, indicated by the
display readout.

To lock keyboard, indicated by
To unlock keyboard, disappears.

To select loudspeaker operation, .
To select telephone-mode operation.

To turn on keyboard beep-function.
To turn off keyboard beep-function.

To change setting of a selected function,
Default: Volume level function.

PWR

To select Tx power level function.

CH

To select Channel selection function.

SQ

To select Squelch level function.

VOL

To select Volume level function.

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A

To select quick channel A.

B

To select quick channel B.

16

To select distress channel 16.

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Quick channel programming

The two quick channel keys

A

and

B

can

easily be programmed for single touch selec-
tion of any of the channels contained in the
equipment.

These keys may be programmed as follows:

Press

CH

, use the key to select the

wanted channel number, which must be shown
in the display.

then

Press the

key (less than 1 sec.) followed by

the key you want to programme,

A

or

B

, for

more than 1 sec.

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Additional features

Your SP3110 has some other features which
may show up to be useful in daily use.

On the side of the transceiver you will find the
following switches (look inside the cover of this
folder):

“Backlight” switch for turning on/off the key­board and display illumination (if you forget to
turn off the illumination, it will be done automati­cally after approx. 30 seconds to increase bat­tery life time). The backlight function may be
programmed to operate in other ways, please
contact your S.P.Radio distributor.

“Monitor” switch for easy listening-in on the
selected channel, irrespective of the squelch
setting.

Keyboard operated facilities:

“Auto squelch” setting. Press

SQ

for more

than one second, the transceiver will automati­cally find an appropriate level to mute the
receiver.

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Programmable functions:
“Tx power level” preset value. Select the

wanted power level and press “PWR” for more
than 1 second.

“Volume level” preset value. Select the wanted
level and press “VOL” for more than 1 second.

Alarm functions:
“Battery warning” facility. When the battery

capacity has decreaced to a few percent of full
load, an audible alarm is heard in the loud­speaker and a battery sign will be shown in the
display. At the same time the transmitter power
level will automatically be set to LOw level, to
extend the remaining operation time of the
battery.
An audible alarm is heard each 10 seconds until
the display readout shows “charGe”, and the set
is switched off automatically.

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Installation

With your SP3110 you have got a combined holder/
charger. If the transceiver NOT is used in the daily
work, the primary emergency battery may be
stored in the holder. If however the charger is used
frequently, the emergency battery must be stored
in another place, due to charger heating.
The charger may be connected to 110/230 VAC,
OR a DC source 10.8 -> 31.8 VDC.

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10,8 - 32V DC

AC

OR

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The charger will automatically detect the type of
battery in the transceiver, the charging process
will start when you press the „Char“-button and
the red charging indicator turns on. A complete
charge cycle is finished after 13 1/2 hour,
indicated by a green coloured charge indicator.
Please refer to part „Rechargeable batteries“ for
proper use of secondary batteries.

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Rechargeable batteries

Before taken into operation, the NiCd battery
included, must be fully charged.

The battery can be stored at room temperature
in any charge condition, without any risk of
damage to the battery. However, if the battery
has been stored for an unknown period of time,
it must be fully charged before used.

The only maintenance needed for your NiCd
battery is to keep it charged and with clean
terminals. The battery must be at normal room
temperature when it is charged, and the trans­ceiver must be switched off.

WARNING

The battery may explode if it is exposed to open
fire.

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MEMORY EFFECT. Your NiCd battery may
show a memory effect, indicated by a reduced
charging capability.
This effect will typically arise if your battery
repeatedly is charged after a partly discharge.
A battery with memory effect is not in optimum
working condition.

How to avoid memory effect:
Use your transceiver until the battery is fully
discharged, indicated by the equipment. Then
fully recharge the battery once a week.

How to brake down a memory effect:
Use your transceiver until the battery is fully
discharged then complete a charge cycle.
Repeat this procedure at least three times.

NOTE!

As an option, S.P.Radio can offer a special
charger, which includes a quick-charger and a
special recycle feature with measurement and
readout of actual battery capacity.
Contact your S.P.Radio distributor for further
information

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Mounting of clip

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Removing clip

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Please note

Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection
with the use of this product and the accompanying documen­tation 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.: B3110GB0 Issue: F/9941