Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

CSB200 Class B AIS

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'Update' button should be clicked to send new settings to

the AIS transponder.

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Alarm output options

By default the AIS transponder will output the status of all alarms every

minute using AIALR sentences. The unit can be optionally configured to

only output active alarms using the radio buttons. The 'Update' button

should be clicked to send new settings to the AIS transponder.

CSB200 Class B AIS

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USING THE CSB200

Switching on

When the 12VDC supply is switched on the green ON LED will light and

the other six LED’s visible on the front panel of the unit will illuminate

twice for a period of one second on each illumination. The Status, TX Off

and TX LEDs will then go out. The green RX LED will flash when it is

receiving data from other AIS units.

When the internal GPS is locked the yellow LED will go out and the

green Status Led will light; note that this process may take several

minutes depending on the switch-on state of the GPS receiver. The red

TX LED will flash momentarily every time the unit transmits.

NOTE If the unit has not been programmed with an MMSI number the

green RX, yellow Timeout and red Error LED will remain on.

Warning and Fault States

If the unit has not been able to transmit a position report during the last

expected two reporting intervals (i.e. the nominal reporting interval cannot

be maintained for operational reasons such as a Message 23 quiet

period, high channel load conditions, etc) the yellow LED will illuminate.

This is a warning condition only and indicates that your vessels

position is not currently being reported to other vessels. Reception of

other vessel AIS information by the CSB200 is not affected. When the

unit is able to commence reporting the yellow LED goes out.

If a fault occurs the red Error LED will illuminate. This may illuminate

briefly if the power supply is interrupted or if the VHF antenna

characteristics are briefly affected.