Saab R5 Operation & Installation Manual

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R5 SOLID AIS SystemTROUBLESHOOTING7000 118-200, C2 Page 62- Ship at anchor or moored and not moving faster than 3 knots 3 minutes- Ship at anchor or moored and moving faster than 3 knots 10 seconds- Ship 0-14 knots 10 seconds- Ship 0-14 knots and changing course 3 1/3 seconds- Ship 14-23 knots 6 seconds- Ship 14-23 knots and changing course 2 seconds- Ship > 23 knots 2 seconds- Ship > 23 knots and changing course 2 secondsTable 13 – Reporting Intervals7.6 F.A.Q7.6.1 I cannot see the vessel on the Internet AIS serviceWebsites providing AIS services like e.g. www.marinetraffic.com does not cover all theseas of the world, but only specific coastal areas where AIS receivers have beeninstalled and that upload the data to the websites. The vessel must be in receptionrange of these AIS receivers to show up on the Internet AIS service.7.6.2 I can “see” the other vessel, but they do not “see” my vesselThere are several reasons why this might happen. The first thing to check is if the R5SOLID is transmitting at all or if is transmitting in low power mode. In VHF Status viewdescribed in section 4.24 it is possible to check the status on all R5 SOLID VHFtransceivers. Make sure that correct channels and power mode are used. There mightbe a regional area set in the transponder that changes the operating mode of the R5SOLID. Regional areas are listed in the Regional Area view (see section 4.17).The MMSI must also be configured in order for the R5 SOLID to transmit. If the MMSIis zero, the R5 SOLID will be silent.Another possibility is that the other vessels’ transponder requires a shorter receptionrange in order to receive the R5 SOLID transmissions. In the Target List view and thePlot view it is possible to see the range and bearing to other vessels.7.6.3 The VHF range seems to be shortAs a general rule, the VHF range is equal to line of sight from the antenna position,which means that the higher the antenna is installed, the longer the range will be. It isalso important to follow the guide lines for an antenna installation as thorough aspossible. Section 3.5.1 describes how to best install the VHF antenna.7.6.4 I can only receive a few GPS satellitesThe position of the GPS antenna is of high importance to optimize the GPS reception.Follow the guide lines of GPS antenna installation described in section 3.6 “Mount theR5 SOLID GPS Antenna” as thorough as possible.