User Guide

Installation Manual 31 Y1-03-0204 Rev.H
4 Starting the NAUTICAST
4.1 Initial Set Up of the NAUTICAST for operation
ATTENTION: IMO REGULATIONS MANADATE THAT YOU ENTER THIS INFORMATION.
After installing the antennas and hardware the following User, Voyage related and Ship
Settings data needs to be entered. Upon Start-up (Applying power) enter the following
information.
a) Enter MMSI Number - See paragraph 4.2 on entering information.
During the initial boot or after “factory settings” the user is asked to enter a valid MMSI
number. As long as this is not done, the system does not transmit. This appears as
Alarm-ID 56 with the text “AIS: ENTER MMSI NUMBER”.
b) Enter IMO Number - See paragraph 4.2 on Entering information.
c) Ship Settings Data - After initial entry of the Ship Settings Data any changes in the
information below should be edited accordingly. See Paragraph 4.3 on entering
information.
• Enter Call Sign
• Enter Ships Name
• Enter Length of Ship
• Enter Beam of Ship
• Enter Internal GPS antenna Position
• Enter External GPS Antenna Position (If Applicable).
• Enter Ship Type
d) Voyage related Data – After initial entry of the Voyage related Data any changes in
the information below should be edited accordingly.
See Paragraph 0 above on entering information.
• Enter Cargo Type
• Enter Draught
• Enter Destination
• Enter ETA
• Enter Navigation Status.
e) Password – Service and User passwords see section 4.5 below
4.2 Entering the MMSI and IMO Numbers
Select from the Main Menu “Service Configuration” Number 6. Menu is SERVICE
password protected with default password “NAUT”. Enter Service Password and use the up
and down arrows on keypad to select “Change MMSI / IMO” than press M5 “Select” or “by
pressing number 3 on the keypad.
Input your MMSI and IMO number and press Save to store data. Unit will reboot itself after
pressing Save. Continue to 4.2 after reboot.
You may enter 0 (Zero) if no IMO Number is available.