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NAV6 User Guide Issue 3

1. a NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide NAVTEX Mode Filter View This view allows specific stations to be selected for display and the various message categories to be turned on or off Use the filter view to select which message types from which stations you wish to see displayed on the NAVTEX display Tip even if you have de selected messages from a particular station and or message type the system will still receive and store those messages You will be able to view those messages by re selecting them in Filter View 5 different sets of filter settings can be programmed into the unit Using the filter presets allows quick selection of 5 different filter settings Once a preset is selected the filter settings for that preset may be changed as required The filter settings for the current selected preset will be applied when NAVTEX messages are next viewed Press the PRESET softkey to select a preset Tip Set up the 5 filter presets for the stations and message types that you use most For example Preset 1 all message types from nearest station Preset 2 meteorological warnings from nearest station Preset 3 navigational warnings from nearest station Preset 4 new messages of all message types from nearest station Preset 5 new messages of all message types from stations in range There is a stations and types filter page for each selected receive frequency Use the P
2. This instrument is for use as an aid to sailors and should not lead to a reduction in the level of good seamanship required at all times Reception of messages cannot always be guaranteed as this depends on local radio propagation The correct magnetic variation must be input at the navigation instruments e g GPS electronic compass for the accurate display of COG set waypoint bearing and heading NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Contents IntrOQUCtlOn iieri tle ott Fane tabs ed rte 5 NAVG S Features adn gne ne gente 6 Basic OpDetatlOn 2 iei Be te or Rie e rec bee edlen 8 Advanced Operation aaaiaaaaaaaiaansannsanasannsannsnnannanannnannnnannanananananananana 15 Navtex Mode err ere erue der eredi eee ak eee ira edt 15 Navigate Mode NAV6plus or NAV6repeater only 20 SELUPIMOTE ia sasak RE 25 Alafmi Opera Of oec IDE 38 Printing NAVTEX And Navigation LOog iaaiiaaaaasaaaassaaassaaaassaaanasanannnaa 39 Output To A PC or Plotter 40 Installation Of Display Unit 41 Installation Of Receiver Unit aaaaanaaaaaaaas aas nassaasnnananansnananananana 42 Connecting the Display Unit to the Receiver Unit 43 Connecting an antenna to the Receiver Unit 222 aa2aaa aina a 45 Replacing an existing NAV6 installation aaaaaaaaassaaasssnansssnansnaa 54 Testing The NAV6 After In
3. Latitude Longitude ID Range 9 Iran Bushehr Yes 28 59 N 50 50 E D 300 9 Iran Bandar Abbas Yes 2I M 56 4 E l 300 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 11 North Korea Pyongyang Yes 38 55 N 125 43 E A 200 11 North Korea Hamhung Yes 39 50 N 127 41 E B 200 S l NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Chukpyon 11 South Korea Jukbyeon Yes 37 3 N 129 26 E J 200 Korean Pyonsan 11 South Korea Byeonsan Yes 35 36 N 126 29 E K 200 Korean Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 12 Ecuador Ayora Spanish Yes 0 45 S 90 19 W A 400 Note to the best of our knowledge all NAVTEX station database information was correct on the date of publication KN NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Appendix Il Message Type Indicators NAVTEX broadcasts use following message type letter A Navigational warnings Meteorological warnings Ice reports Search and rescue information and pirate warnings Meteorological forecasts Pilot service messages DECCA messages LORAN messages OMEGA messages Note OMEGA has been discontinued SATNAV messages i e GPS or GLONASS Navigational warnings additional to letter A Notice to Fishermen U S only Environmental U S only Special services allocation by IMO NAVTEX Panel Special services allocation by IMO NAVTEX Panel No message on hand
4. Manual printing off The Print softkey on the Navigate Mode Log View is hidden Manual printing on The Print softkey on the Navigate Mode Log View is enabled Position view disabled Position view enabled Combined view disabled Combined view enabled Waypoint view disabled Waypoint view enabled Conning view disabled Conning view enabled Log view disabled Log view enabled Setup Mode Navigate View User View Page The Setup Mode gt Navigate View User View Page provides settings for the user view pages Set the format for each user view page to either Off 2 3 or 4 panels Set the contents of each panel Panel 1 is displayed at the top and panel 4 is at the bottom of the page Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the setting 490 518 Esse 11 03 User View Setup User View 1 2 Panels toG SOG 3 Panels Time Lati tude Panel 3 Longi tude User View 3 Format 4 Panels Panel 1 Ground Panel 2 Water Panel 3 Wind Panel 4 Current User View 4 Format Panel 1 Panel 2 2 Panels Time Date User View Navigate Setup Page Yiew Mode NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Option Format Panel n Defaults shown in BOLD Setting Off 2 Panels 3 Panels 4 Panels See right Notes Disable the user view page Display the user view page with two large panels Display the use
5. N X GTDETIG A ND N Appendix Ill NMEA Sentences Supported Data Item Taken from NMEA Sentences Time RMC GGA GLL ZDA Date RMC ZDA Lat Long RMC GGA GLL Heading True HDT HDG VHW Heading Magnetic HDG VHW Water Speed VBW VHW Course True RMC VTG Course Magnetic RMC VTG Ground Speed RMC VBW VTG Wind Speed MWV VWR VWT Wind Angle MWV VWR VWT Distance VLW Trip VLW Depth DPT DBT Rate Of Turn ROT Waypoint RMB BWC BWR APB Name RMB BWC BWR Lat Long ETA RMB ZTG Range RMB BWC BWR Closing Speed RMB WCV Bearing True RMB BWC BWR APB Bearing Magnetic BWC BWR APB Cross Track Error RMB XTE APB 2 SOLAS required sentence Obsolete Note that the if a data item is present in more than one sentence then it is taken from the leftmost sentence in the table entry above l e if Range is available in BWC and BWR it will be taken from BWC aes NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Appendix IV NAV6 Menu Navigation FUNCTION PAGE Mark Read nenen Print Next New Date Ascending Criteria Cw Order Station c Descending Criteria lt gt Ordet Type Cnteia _ ___ Preset 1 490 Types Page Preset 2 490 Stns Page Preset 3 T NS Page B 518 Stns Page Preset 5 Options Page LCD Page Options Page 490 Names Page 518 Names Page Monitor Page Options Page User View Page Monitor Page VIEW Message View Print View MODE Sort View NAVTEX Mode Filter View Po
6. The Receiver Unit contains dual receivers that can receive on both 490kHz and 518kHz simultaneously NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Basic Operation The NAV6 is a flexible amp powerful tool for receiving storing amp viewing NAVTEX messages In order to assist you in getting the best from your NAV6 read this section which contains short cuts to the most common NAVTEX operations Please read the rest of the manual for a comprehensive guide to the NAV6 Series of NAVTEX products First find your way around the keypad and the display The Keypad softkeys FUNCTION PAGE VIEW MODE navigation pad e Centre keys are a navigation pad UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT e Softkeys are situated on either side of the navigation pad The current function is shown on the soft key menu area at the bottom of the LCD e The mode softkey switches between the three operating modes NAVTEX Navigate amp Setup e The view softkey switches between views in each operating mode If a view has several pages associated with it then these are selected with the page softkey e Operate the keys in this order to get to the mode that you want MODE VIEW gt PAGE FUNCTION NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Hint softkeys are context sensitive and cyclical in operation several button presses will return you to the start of the cycle The Displ
7. W N 280 Coast Canada 4 Atlantic St Johns Yes 47 30 N 52 40 W O 300 Coast Canada Great oom oon 4 Lakes Thunder Bay Yes 48 25 N 89 20 W R 300 Canada 4 Atlantic Sydney Yes 46 10 N 60 0 W Q 300 Coast 4 Puerto Rico San Juan Yes 18 27 N 66 6 W R 200 Canada 4 Atlantic Iqaluit Yes 63 44 N 68 33 W T 300 Coast Canada 4 Atlantic Fundy Yes 45 14 N 65 59 W U 300 Coast Greenland oA o4 4 Denmark Kook Islands Yes 64 4 N 52 1 W W 400 Canada 4 Atlantic Labrador Yes 53 42 N 57 2 W X 300 Coast Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 6 Uruguay La Paloma Yes 34 40 S 549 9 W F 280 Ushuaia 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes 54 48 S 68 18 W M 280 Radio Rio Gallegos 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes boa teers 9 eee 69 3 W N 280 Radio Comodoro r Rivadavia ony o OB 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes 45 51 S 67 25 W O 280 Radi Bahia Blanca 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes 38 43 S 62 6 W R 280 Radio Mar del Plata 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes 38 3 S 57 32 W Q 280 Radio NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Buenos Aires 6 Argentina Prefectura Naval Yes 34 36 S 58 22 W R 560 Radio Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 7 Namibia Walvis Bay Yes 23 3 S 14 37 E B 380 7 South Africa Cape Town Yes 34 2 S 18 43 E C 250 7 Sou
8. home station to On so that you display messages from it even if it is currently not the nearest station to your cruising position Manual Station Selection Alternatively you can manually select a station or stations setting stations to On or Off by using the UP DOWN LEFT amp RIGHT keys If you are using a GPS but still want to select stations manually then do not leave any stations set to Auto Message Filtering You can further reduce the amount of unwanted messages that are displayed by applying a filter to the message categories Go to NAVTEX Mode Filter View 490 or 518 Types Page Each message category can be turned On or Off or can be set to New using the UP DOWN LEFT amp RIGHT keys Reading New Messages Sometimes it is useful to know which messages have been received since you last looked at the NAV6 display You may have noticed that each message header carries a NEW icon and that there is an additional NEW icon in the status bar at the top of the display Select NAVTEX Mode Message View and you will see that what was the PAGE softkey is now indicated as NEXT NEW If the message at the top of the display has the NEW icon showing then the left hand softkey will now be indicated as MARK READ Once you have read the message amp want to de emphasise it then press MARK READ The NEW icon will disappear from the message header Press NEXT NEW to jump to
9. page the 518 Types filter page is 490 kHz Message Type Print Filter similar Each of the message types can be em selected as either ON or OFF Het varnings SAR Use the UP and DOWN keys to select Met Forecasts the message type setting that you LORAN R wish to edit Use the LEFT and S RIGHT keys to change the setting Unassigned 2 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassiened Special 1 Special 2 Special 3 Special 4 No Messages EE Er PE al The picture shows the 518 Stations filter page the 490 Stations filter page SG Wiig Station Peint ERU is similar Use the UP and DOWN V Auto Station Filter Nearest keys to select the station filter setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT A carae fute Auto and RIGHT keys to change the 2 Coruna Auto setting Tarifa Auto Auto The Auto Station Filter setting can be Auto either Nearest or In Range The TUS tute setting is active only when you have a TE Auto GPS receiver connected to the NMEA Ser V input and it applies only to stations set Ni fon agliari to Auto To print messages from the Trieste nearest station to your current Valencia position set the auto station filter to Nearest To print messages from all 518 Stns stations in range of your current Page ija NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide position set the auto station filter to In Range An asterisk appears next to all stations for which messages will be printed S
10. 57 286W Bearing T 125 C GC T 105 XTECkm 4 5 j 0 31 I D km Y Waypoint Navigate View Mode SoG 7 1 kt Water Speed 7 45 k Set T 017 Wind Speed T 16 9 kr COGC T 159 Depth 21 4 n Drift 0 42 kr Wind Direction T S 047 Conning View Navigate ode NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide the wind It follows the usual meteorological wind symbol rules 5 kts per half feather 10 kts per full feather 50 kts per triangle Computed Set and Drift and other related parameters are shown in digital form at the bottom of the screen To take into account various sea states variable damping levels may be selected by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys The currently selected level is shown in the top right hand corner of the display The damping level can be None Low Medium or High The damping level affects COG SOG Heading and Water Speed and Set and Drift readings The UP and DOWN keys have no function Log View The UP and DOWN keys allow the log to be scrolled forwards and backwards Position in time The LEFT and RIGHT keys scroll other LOG data into view Tip consider the Log View to be a large piece of paper The LCD allowing a smaller view which can be moved up down left and right displaying a portion of the paper at any one time The Log View columns are Positio
11. NAV6 should be powered from a nominal 12Vdc switched supply capable of providing a continuous 350mA e To allow the unit to be isolated for service a 1 5A circuit breaker or a 1 5A fuse and switch should switch the power supply e Use the RED and BLACK twisted pair for connection to the boat s power supply e Connect the RED wire to boat s positive 12V supply e Connect the BLACK wire to negative OV supply e Note that vessels that require isolation may need to install a DC to DC converter ICS part number 500 09 if in doubt ask your dealer e 24V vessels should install a 24V 12V DC to DC converter ICS part number 500 10 if in doubt ask your dealer Connecting an NMEA Source e Use the BLUE and BLACK twisted pair for connection to the NMEA data source e Connect the BLUE wire to the NMEA A signal e Connect the BLACK wire to the NMEA B signal Trouble shooting Note that NMEA signal terminology can vary between manufacturers try swapping the BLUE and BLACK wires if the NMEA input does not work initially no damage will be done The NAV6 is compatible with most sources of NMEA 0183 data such as a GPS receiver or adapter boxes supplied for use with networked instrument systems Please note that you may need to program the source of NMEA data to send the correct sentences in the correct format You may also need to purchase an NMEA adapter box for your instrument system Should you be uncertain of your abi
12. NAVTEX View Options Page The Setup Mode2NAVTEX View Options Page shows general settings for NAVTEX operation such as Antenna Display Sound and Print settings Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys the setting to change 490 Gs 518 e 08 39 Navtex Options Page Display Settings Font Medium Error Threshold 33 Age Limit None Alphabet Latin Navtex Frequency Both Alarm Settings New Message Alert Antenna Alarm SAR Alarm Advanced Settings Display Mode Master Print Settings Auto Print on Manual Print off Output Format Printer Consult manual before changing Antenna Type Dual Firmware Version 1 0 Hardware Revision 1 Options Navtex Setup Page View Mode Option Font Error Threshold Alphabet Age Limit NAVTEX Frequency New Message Alert Antenna Alarm SAR Alarm Display Mode Setting Small Medium Large XX Latin Cyrillic None i25 945 Days 1 2 3 4 8 12 Weeks None 490 kHz 518 kHz Both Off On Off Timed Repeat Off Timed Repeat Master Slave NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Notes Display NAVTEX messages using small font Display NAVTEX messages using medium font Display NAVTEX messages using large font Percentage character error rate above which messages are not displayed Note that this setting does not stop
13. Series NAVTEX System User Guide Waypoint View The Waypoint View shows waypoint navigation information and a graphical rolling road display of the boat position and course relative to the course line The rolling road display can be used to steer the boat along the course line whilst keeping the cross track error within chosen limits the XTE limit may be changed on the Setup mode gt Navigate View gt Options Page The Waypoint View shows the waypoint name waypoint position time to go TTG in hours minutes and seconds range and bearing to waypoint closing speed to way point cross track error and COG and SOG The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys have no function Conning View The Conning Display is a unique analogue display which shows overlapping vectors for Heading course through the water Course Over the Ground COG Set a combination of leeway and tide and wind All of these vectors are displayed relative to the current heading which is displayed in digital form at the top of the screen Heading is shown as a single headed arrow Course Over the Ground COG is shown as a double headed arrow and Set is shown as a triple headed arrow in the familiar manner The wind vector displays variable tail patterns according to the strength of 03 10 46 Range km 22 96 S GCmph 11 5 Closing Speed mph GB 490 518 DW 11 10 Waypoint Eddystone 54 23 457N 5
14. check the condition of the sensor unit to ensure there are no signs of water ingress or other damage dealer before installing the new display unit If there are consult your e Remove the old display unit and fit the new one ensuring the cable connections match the previous installation If your old sensor unit has a white sleeved cable refer to the connection details as described in the section Connecting The Display Unit To The Receiver Unit If your existing sensor unit has a black sleeved cable refer to the connections detailed in the table at the top of this page PEE COEM NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Po Testing The NAV6 After Installation e Carefully check all connections before applying power e Switch on the power supply by closing the 1 5A circuit breaker or power panel switch e Check that the red LED illuminates for approximately 8 seconds and then goes out and the start up page appears on the NAV6 display The start up progress bar at the bottom of the page will disappear when the system is ready to use Press any key to show the next screen e Check that the receiver is working Check that both the 490 and the 518 icon appear on the status line at the top of the NAVTEX display If the correct icons do not appear then switch off the power supply and check the receiver data and power connections check that you have not swapped the receiver DATA A and DATA B wires e Check that t
15. hidden On Manual printing on The NAVTEX Mode Print View is enabled Output Format Data Formatted for PC Messages printed in raw format as received Printer Formatted for printing Messages printed with print header Antenna Type Switchable Reported by receiver cannot be changed Dual Firmware X X Reported by receiver cannot be changed Version Hardware X Reported by receiver cannot be changed Revision Defaults shown in BOLD Setup Mode NAVTEX View Options Page Print Setup NAV plus amp NAV repeater only Press the PRINT SETUP softkey from within the Setup Mode NAVTEX View gt Options Page to display the print filter setup pages Press the EXIT Softkey to leave the print filter setup Note The print filter setup pages are available only when Auto Print is enabled Use the print filter setup pages to select which message types from which stations you wish to have automatically printed when received The print filtering is independent of the filtering used for the display It does not affect the storage of messages for display on the NAVTEX Screens There is a stations and types filter page for each selected receive frequency Use the PAGE softkey to select one of the four possible filter Pesce ee NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide pages 518 Stations 518 Types 490 Stations or 490 Types The picture shows the 490 Types filter
16. messages with an error rate above the threshold from being stored in memory Latin alphabet used for NAVTEX messages Latin alphabet with third shift Cyrillic used for NAVTEX messages Maximum age of NAVTEX messages to be displayed NAVTEX messages older than the age limit are not displayed No receiver selected Tip useful when using the display only as a NMEA instrument repeater 490 kHz only operation 518 kHz only operation 490 and 518 kHz operation only available if antenna Type is Dual New message alert off Audible alarm for new messages Antenna alarm off Antenna alarms repeated 5 times unless cancelled Antenna alarms repeated until cancelled SAR alarm off SAR alarms repeated 5 times unless cancelled SAR alarms repeated until cancelled Set to master if this is the main display This display will control the receiver over the receiver data link Only one display may be set to master Set to slave if this is a repeater unit Slave units do not control the receiver and can PEE es NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Option Setting Notes only monitor the receiver data link There can be multiple slave displays in a system Auto Print Off Auto printing off On Auto printing on New messages will be printed when received The print filter settings can be used to filter which messages are printed based upon message type and station Manual Print Off Manual printing off The NAVTEX Mode Print View is
17. power an active antenna is selectable at installation 2 Hi impedance wide range Supports connection of longer than 2m of insulated wire or unmatched whip antenna Weight 300g Physical Dimensions Height 180mm Width 122mm Depth 36mm Mounting Bulkhead mounting via two self tapping screws supplied Connection All connections made by 2 part screw terminal Environmental Not for outside use Unit must be mounted below decks in a suitable dry location Receive Frequency 490kHz and 518kHz NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Antenna Passive Length 0 5m 1 5ft Weight 1kg Bottom Diameter 28mm Fittings 1 14 threads female Structure Epoxy Fibreglass Ferrule Chrome Plated Brass Base Torsion Force 5 N at max Wind Speed Frequency 490 518kHz Impedance 50 ohm Gain 3db half wave dipole Polarization Vertical Lighting Protection DC Ground NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Appendix I Navtex Station Database For information purposes only ICS do not accept any liability for this information always check with the local NAVTEX provider for the latest NAVTEX information 518kHz NAVTEX Stations Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Svalbard eren oa 1 Norway Svalbard Yes 78 3 N 13 STE A 450 1 Norway Bodo Yes 67 16 N 14 23 E B 450 Russia 1 Barents Sea Murmansk Yes 68 46 N 32 58 E C 300 Coast Foroy
18. standard in the NAV6plus NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide The NAV6repeaiter can also be purchased separately without a NAVTEX receiver for use as a Stand alone NMEA repeater When added to an existing system NMEA data and NAVTEX data can also be repeated at another position such as the helm or fly bridge Display Unit The Display Unit uses a high resolution backlit LCD to display NAVTEX messages in a choice of text sizes The display unit contains a large non volatile memory to store NAVTEX messages NAVTEX station database all of the user settings filter options LCD contrast and backlight levels All messages and settings are retained during power down Several messages can be displayed at once depending upon the length of the message and messages can be scrolled with a single keypress Messages can be filtered and sorted using a number of user selectable criteria The NAV6plus and NAV6repeater can act as an NMEA instrument repeater and is capable of displaying data in a choice of formats The NAV6plus and NAV6repeater can be connected to a printer or computer to print NAVTEX messages and Navigation logs Audible and visible alarms can be set up to indicate reception of SAR and or New Messages A sleep mode allows long standby periods with minimum power consumption such as when the vessel is left in a marina with main batteries being trickle charged from the shore Receiver Unit NAV6 and NAV6plus systems only
19. the next new message Proceed through all of the messages in this way Once all of the messages have been marked as read then the NEW icon at the top of the display will also disappear When you return to the NAV6plus later on it is now very easy to tell if there are any new messages to read the NEW icon in the status bar at the top of the NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide display will be illuminated Note that messages that have been marked as read will still be displayed but with the NEW icon removed from the header in each one However it s possible to hide messages once they have been read Go to NAVTEX Mode gt Filter View gt 490 or 518 Types Page and set the message categories that you want to hide after they have been marked as read to New instead of On You may wish to leave SAR messages as On so that they are not hidden once read Displaying The Newest Message All messages are date and time stamped by the NAV6 even if there is no GPS connected and therefore no correct source of time data If there is not a GPS connected then you can manually enter the time and date or just ignore it The NAV6 will still order the messages in the correct chronological order remember that the indicated time of reception will be wrong though To display the newest message go to NAVTEX Mode gt Sort View Descending Order Date Criteria The newest message is now at the t
20. viewing on screen are selected from the messages stored in memory by applying filter presets To see the current selected filter presets go to NAVTEX Mode Filter View You will notice that the left hand softkey is labelled Preset and a number from 1 to 5 is visible This is the currently selected filter preset number for the this filter page Each of the 4 filter pages 518 Types 518 Stns 490 Types amp 490 Stns has its own 5 presets In any one of the filter pages press PRESET to change the preset iii EN NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide number You will notice that the settings on the screen change with filter preset number Select the preset that you require for the filter page that you are viewing and then look at the presets for the other filter pages Note that the preset that is displayed is the one that is currently applied to the message display Multiple presets can be used for switching quickly between different sets of messages on the screen For instance if you want to show just navigational warnings from all stations in range you can use a preset to do this Although the presets are pre programmed you can set them to any filter setting you require Tip Use preset 1 for normal operation and only use the other presets if you want to switch between different sets of messages on the display Station Selection If you leave your NAV6 receiving for 72 hours you will have received ma
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22. 16 Gs W 13 26 SS ee 490 kHz NR 1713 2000 IMPORTANT NR1713 00 IMPORTANT BALEARIC ISLANDS DRUM ADRIFT SHIGHTED IN POSITION 39 12 6N 002 52 6E 2 CANCEL COASTAL WARNING 1712 00 ZEE GREEN HARBOURL IGHT WESTERN BREAKWATER 51 21 8 N 003 11 3 E UNLI NNNN ZCZC TASI 131225 UTC JUN DOSTENDERADIO INFO 172 00 4 SHOAL OF APPROX 8 METERS REPORTED IN POSITION 51 21 44N 002 30 91E VICINITY OF THE OOSTDYCK LIGHTBUOY Monitor Navtex Setup Page View Mode Setup Mode Navigate View Options Page The Setup mode gt Navigate View gt Options Page shows general settings for the navigation screens such as Display Waypoint Log Print and View settings Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the setting 490 Gis 515 Ga 08 45 Navigation Options Page Display Settings Distance Units Speed Units Depth Units North Reference Heading Reference Wind Speed Units Wind Reference Damping Demo Mode Waypoint Settings XTE Limit Log Settings Logging Interval Print Settings Auto Print Manual Print View Settings Position Combined Waypoint Conning Log Options Navigate Setup Page View Mode i ST Option Distance Units Speed Units Depth Units North Reference Heading Reference Wind Speed Units Wind Reference Damping Demo Mode XTE Limit Lo
23. 3 457 N 00557 286 U 12 4 124 7 3 9 GPRMC 155417 A 4009 744 N 0056 087 E 10 0 3 5 4 260701 02 2 W 52 105 4 T 107 6 M4 300 0 280 0 K 155417 4009 744 N 00256 087 W 1 5 01 1 P 051 M 000 0000 GPGLL 4009 744 N 00256 087 W XXVHV 11 5 T 12 1 M 8 6 N 10 3 K XXVLW 55011 5 N 1001 8 N XXMWV 315 676 R 10 1 M A XXDBT 20 5 f 608 9 M 4 2 F XXROT 0 8 XXRMB 4 0 17 L Breakvater pudy Stones 5423 457 N 00557 286 W 12 4 124 7 3 9 GPRMC Off Moni tor Navigate Setup Pause Page View Mode PET eS NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Alarm Operation The NAV6 display contains a buzzer that can generate audible alarms for the following conditions Option Notes New Message Alert Short beep beep Not repeated Indicates reception of a new NAVTEX message SAR Alarm Morse code Dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot Repeated every ten seconds Indicates reception of a message type D Search And Rescue NAVTEX message Antenna Alarm Short dah dee dah dee Repeated every eight seconds Indicates that there is a fault in the NAVTEX antenna or the cabling see the Fault Finding section for more details The alarms can be enabled or disabled via the SETUP MODE GENERAL VIEW OPTIONS PAGE When enabled the SAR Alarm and Antenna Alarm can be set to repeat 5 times or to repeat continuously Tip When an alarm is active pressing any of the softkeys will cancel the alarm The normal
24. 32 48 S 71 29 W B 300 PEE ee NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide 15 Chile Talcahuano Yes 36 42 S 73 6 W C 300 15 Chile Puerto Montt Yes 41 29 S 72 57 W D 300 15 Chile Magallanes Yes 52 56 S 70 54 W E 300 A Isla de Pascua or 109 23 15 Chile Easter Island Yes 27 9 S Ww F 300 Isla de Pascua 109223 15 Chile Easter Island Yes 27 9 S Ww G 300 Spanish T Antofagasta HET oor 15 Chile Spanish Yes 23 40 S 70 25 W H 300 Valparaiso Playa oup ong 15 Chile Ancha Spanish Yes 32 48 S 71 29 W l 300 f Talcahuano Br ni oR 15 Chile Spanish Yes 36 42 S 73 6 W J 300 Puerto Montt S50 RA 15 Chile Spanish Yes 41 29 S 72 57 W K 300 Magallanes e EG o RA 15 Chile Spanish Yes 52 56 S 70 54 W L 300 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Paita English S EN Som 16 Peru and Spanish Yes 58955 81 7 W S 200 Callao English sai oa 16 Peru and Spanish Yes 12 3 S 77 9 W U 200 Mollendo 16 Peru English and Yes WOW S 72 1 W W 200 Spanish 490kHz NAVTEX Stations Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 1 Belgium Oostende Yes 51 11 N 2 48 E B 55 United ony og 1 Kingdom Portpatrick Yes 54 51 N 5 8 W C 270 1 Iceland Saudanes Yes 66 11 N 18 57 W E 550 United a o1o 1 Kingdom Niton Yes 50 35 N 1 18 W 270 1 Iceland Grindavik Yes 63 4
25. 6 42 N 52 33 E J 250 Sea Kenar L Constanta og o ggi 3 Romania Romanian Yes 44 6 N 28 38 E L 400 France 3 Mediterranean L3 Garde Yes 43 6 N 5 59 E s 250 Coast eaten 3 Ukraine Kerch Yes 45 22 N 36 29 E U 120 Bordj El Kiffan MT BE 3 Algeria French Yes 36 44 N Sica OE V 500 3 Ukraine Odesa Yes 46 29 N 30 44 E X 280 TS aa NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Riviere au o4R 040 4 Canada Renard French Yes 50 15 N 66 10 W D 300 Canada 4 Atlantic Sydney French Yes 46 10 N 609 0 W J 300 Coast Canada 4 Atlantic Iqaluit French Yes 63 44 N 68 33 W S 300 Coast Canada 4 Atlantic Fundy French Yes 45 14 N 65 59 W V 300 Coast Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range La Paloma STR og 6 Uruguay Spanish Yes 34 40 S 549 9 W A 280 Ushuaia 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes 54 48 S 68 18 W A 280 Spanish Rio Gallegos 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes DIS 69 3 W B 280 Spanish Comodoro Rivadavia ony o om 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes 45 51 S 67 25 W C 280 Spanish Bahia Blanca 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes 38 43 S 62 6 W D 280 Spanish Mar del Plata 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes 38 3 S 57 32 W E 280 Spanish Buenos Aires 6 Argentina Prefectura Yes 34 36 S 58 22 W F 560 Spanish Area Country Station Operational
26. 7 N 22 31 W K 550 Pinneberg y ogg 1 Germany German Yes 53 40 N 9 48 E L 400 United op oig 1 Kingdom Niton French Yes 50 35 N 1 18 W TT 270 PR COME NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide United Bay ona 1 Kingdom Cullercoats Yes 55 4 N 1 28 W U 270 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range y Las Palmas o om 099 2 Islas Canarias Spanish Yes 28 25 N 16 23 W A 400 France 2 Atlantic Corsen French Yes 48 28 N 5 3 W E 300 Coast Monsanto o A4 o44 2 Portugal Portuguese Yes 38 44 N 9 11 W G 530 Horta 32 angi 2 Acores Portuguese Yes 38 32 N 28 38 W J 640 Valencia o 42 og 2 Spain Spanish Yes 38 43 N 0 9 E M 300 2 Senegal Dakar Yes 14 46 N 17 21 E M 200 Ribeira de Vinha oR4 on 2 Cape Verde Portuguese Yes 16 51 N 25 0 W P 250 2 Spain Tarifa Spanish Yes 36 1 N 5 35 W T 400 Coruna OT ooy 2 Spain Spanish Yes 43 21 N 8 27 W W 400 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Turkey Black Samsun o47 oon 3 Sea Coast Turkish Yes 41 17 N 36 20 E A 300 Turkey 3 Marmara ae Yes 41 4 N 28 57 E B 300 Denizi 4 Turkey 0294 oar 3 Aegean Sea lzmir Turkish Yes 38 21 N 26 35 E C 300 Turkey 3 Mediterranean Antalya Turkish Yes 36 53 N 30 42 E D 300 Coast 3 Iran Caspian Fereydoon Yes 3
27. AGE softkey to select one of the four possible filter pages 518 Stations 518 Types 490 Stations or 490 Types Message Categories The picture shows the 518 Types filter page the 490 Types filter page is similar Each of the message types can be selected as either On Off or New Use the UP and DOWN keys to select NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide 490 Gs 518 Ge Esse 12 11 Preset 1 518 kHz Message Type Filter Page Nav Warnings Met Warnings Ice Reports SAR Met Forecasts F Pilot Service the message type setting that you R LORAN wish to edit Use the LEFT and SCAM L i er aval RIGHT keys to change the setting eMe UTE 1 N Unassigned Set each message type filter to one of Bn the following R Unassigned 5 Unassigned T Unassigned U Unassigned V Special 1 W Special 2 X Special 3 Y Special 4 Z No Messages 1 475 518 Types Bitten Nav tex preset Page View Mode Setting Notes On Message type always displayed Off Message type never displayed New Message type only displayed when new Messages marked as read will not appear NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Stations The picture shows the 518 Stations amebo ee filter page the 490 Stations filter page Preset 5 is similar Use the UP and DOWN ee NIRE keys to select the station filter setting Ajo statio ELLERT i Nearest that you wish to e
28. D Range France 2 Atlantic Corsen Yes 48 28 N 5 3 W A 300 Coast 2 Senegal Dakar Yes 14 46 N 17 21 E C 200 Spain North o 50 657 2 Coast Coruna Yes 43 22 N 8 27 W D 400 2 Acores Horta Yes 38 32 N 28 38 W F 640 Spain North i en oar 2 Coast Tarifa Yes 36 1 N 5 35 W G 400 2 Islas Canarias Las Palmas Yes 28 25 N 16 23 W I 400 2 Portugal Monsanto Yes 38 44 N 99 11 W R 530 2 Cape Verde Ribeira de Vinha Yes 16 51 N 25 0 W U 250 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Russia Black y oga o47 3 Sea Coast Novorossiysk Yes 449 43 N 37 47 E A 300 3 Algeria Bordj El Kiffan Yes 36 44 N 2 10 E B 500 3 Ukraine Odessa Yes 46 29 N 30 44 E C 280 Turkey 3 Marmara Istanbul Yes 4194 N 28 57 E D 300 Denizi Turkey Black 047 o oq 3 Sea Coast Samsun Yes 41 17 N 36 20 E E 300 Turkey 3 Mediterranean Antalya Yes 369 53 N 30 42 E F 300 Coast 3 Ukraine Kerch Yes 45 22 N 36 29 E G 120 3 Iran Caspian Fereydoon Yes 36 42 N 52 33 E G 250 Sea Kenar NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide 3 Greece Iraklion Kritis Yes 35 20 N Ba Tf H 280 Turkey F oq oar 3 Aegean Sea Izmir Yes 38 21 N 26 35 E I 300 3 Bulgaria Varna Yes 43 4 N 27 46 E J 350 3 Greece Kerkyra Yes 39 45 N 19 52 E K 280 3 Greece Limnos Yes 39 52 N 25 4 E L 280 3 Cyprus Cyprus Y
29. ICS 905 04 or I3 ia amp E SES amp 905 05 although an E T 7 equivalent antenna ally specified for LEN operation at 490kHz ema and 518kHz would be j TE acceptable NIL sse IE A If the active antenna is supplied with an external PSU interface box then this should be used Receiver PCB link settings LK100 not fitted LK101 not fitted The antenna should be connected to ANT antenna coax centre and ANT antenna coax screen on the receiver unit connector CONNECTOR PIN CONNECTION Antenna coax centre connection Antenna coax screen Connection to Display SCREEN Connection to Display OV BLACK Connection to Display 12V YELLOW Connection to Display RS485_A BLACK Connection to Display RS485_B WHITE ANoOoaRWD NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Optional Active 50 ohm Antenna without External PSU Interface Box ICS recommend using an active 50 ohm antenna that has been specified for NAVTEX use A suitable antenna is the ICS 905 04 or 905 05 although an equivalent antenna specified for operation at 490kHz and 518kHz would be acceptable If the active antenna is not supplied with an N ur external PSU interface box then the f antenna should be installed
30. P ELECTRONICS NAV6 Series User Guide NAV6 NAV6plus NAV6repeater MAN 3030 00 Issue 3 0 March 2012 ICS Electronics Limited Unit V Rudford Industrial Estate Ford Arundel West Sussex BN18 OBF United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1903 731101 Fax 44 0 1903 731105 E Mail sales icselectronics co uk support icselectronics co uk Website www icselectronics co uk The technical data information and illustrations contained in this publication were to the best of our knowledge correct at the time of going to print We reserve the right to change specifications equipment installation and maintenance instructions without notice as part of our policy of continuous product development and improvement No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form electronic or otherwise without permission in writing from ICS Electronics Ltd No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions in the publication although every care has been taken to make it as complete and accurate as possible Copyright 2012 ICS Electronics Limited All rights reserved NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Important Information This equipment is not approved for use by SOLAS convention vessels within the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS It is intended for use by leisure craft and other non SOLAS vessels wishing to participate within GMDSS Safety Warnings
31. PC Lead 2m 6020 09 NAV6 Printer Lead 2m 6020 10 For further details or to order please contact your dealer Specification Approval Standards NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Meets the EMC requirements of IEC 60945 Power Voltage range Consumption Typical Backlight full Backlight off Sleep mode Display Unit Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Humidity Mounting Weight without cable Power Splash proof Message Storage 10 8V to 15 6V 310 mA 3 8 W at 12V 165 mA 2 0 W at 12V 115 mA 1 4 W at 12V 0 to 50degC 20 to 55degC 0 to 95 Above or below decks 445 g approx 10 8V to 15 6V Sufficient non volatile storage for 3 days transmissions under normal operating conditions Normally much longer than 3 days worth of storage will be achieved NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide NMEA Input Interface Specification NAV6plus amp NAV6repeater only The unit meets the electrical requirements of NMEA 0183 Display Unit Features 1 2vga 480x320 pixels monochrome LCD with 4 grey levels 32 step CCFL backlighting of LCD 128 step contrast adjustment of LCD LED backlighting for keyboard RS485 serial I O port to receiver NMEA input RS232 printer output Piezo buzzer for audible alarms Internal temperature sensor Non volatile memory Receiver Module Power Requirements 70mA at 12V supplied by NAV6 display Antenna input 1 50ohm range 490 518 kHz 12Vdc to feed to
32. age 518 Names Page Monitor Page Monitor Page Setup Mode General View LCD Page The General View LCD Page shows a checker board pattern that can be used to set up the LCD LCD contrast is adjusted with the Nav6 Plus v1 06 LEFT and RIGHT keys Hardware Revision 1 LCD brightness is adjusted with the Contras UP and DOWN keys There is a readout of the LCD backlight temperature towards the bottom of the display This is internal case temperature and gives only an approximation to ambient temperature a 490 518 LCD Setup Page Backlight Temperature 22 C Tip If the LCD is unreadable due to 2 ND eT yea R incorrect contrast setting hold down the MODE softkey for more than 2 seconds in any operating mode to display the LCD page and reset the LCD contrast and backlight to 50 The LCD should now be readable Adjust the contrast as required LCD General Setup View n Day Preset Page ode 25 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Setup Mode General View Options Page Option Setting Notes Year YYYY Year e g 2001 Month MM Month e g 03 Day DD Day e g 15 Hour HH 24 hour clock Minute mm Minutes Keyclick OFF No beep on key press ON Beep on key press New Message OFF New message alert off Alert ON Audible alarm for new messages Antenna Alarm OFF Antenna alarm off Timed Antenna alarms repeated 5 times unless cancelled Repeated Antenna alarms r
33. akassar 11 North Korea Pyongyang Yes 38 55 N 125 43 E D 200 qi indonesia Jakarta Yes 6 6 S 106 54E E 300 Jawa 11 North Korea Hamhung Yes 39 50 N 127 41 E E 200 Bangkok Radio aar ong 11 Thailand Nonthaburi Yes 13 34 N 100 39 E F 200 11 Japan Naha Yes 26 5 N 127 40 E G 400 11 Japan Moji Yes 34 1 N 130 56 E H 400 11 Japan Yokohama Yes 35 14 N 39 oe l 400 11 Japan Otaru Yes 43 19 N 140 27 E J 400 11 Japan Kushiro Yes 42 57 N 144 36 E K 400 11 Vietnam Da Nang Yes 16 5 N 108 13 E K 400 Hong Kong opp 045 11 Hong Kong Radio Yes 22 13 N 114 15 E L 400 11 China Sanya Yes 18 14 N 109 30 E M 250 Guangzhou S oan 11 China Kwangchow Yes 23 9 N 113 30 E N 250 Fuzhou o EQ o1g 11 China Foochow Yes 25 59 N 119 18 E O 250 lt Chi lung og o 4E 11 Taiwan Keelung Yes 25 8 N 121 45 E B 540 11 Taiwan Linyuan Yes 22 29 N 120 25 E 540 11 China Shanghai Yes 31 8 N 121 33 E Q 250 11 China Dalian Yes 38 52 N 121 31 E 250 Sabah oEA on 11 Malaysia Sandakan Yes 5 54 N 118 O E S 350 41 Sarawak Miri Yes 4 27 N 114 0E T 350 Malaysia Malaysia 11 Peninsular Penang Yes 5 26 N 101 24 E U 350 West Coast Guam North 11 Mariana Guam Yes 13 29 N 144 50 E V 100 Islands USA Chukpyon S oog 11 South Korea Jukbyeon Yes 37 3 N 129 26 E V 200 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Pyon
34. al can be used to monitor the data output If you wish to make up your own PC interface cable please follow the diagram below Ih X x s 5 0 20 0 Ine 2m ALL DIMENSIONS IN mm UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE 9 way D PC Interface NAV6 Display Cable type female Signal Cable Core Colour connection pin number Colour via terminal block 1 No connection gt 2 PC Rx Brown Brown White paired with Black Paired with PET brown brown 4 No connection gt 5 GND Black Black Paired with red 6 No connection 7 No connection 8 No connection 9 No connection Note that the PC Interface Cable core colours shown above may ditfer if you make your own cable NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Connecting Multiple Display Units The NAV6 system may be configured to allow connection of multiple Display Units Please contact ICS Electronics for further information Replacing an existing NAV6 installation Replacing the antenna system If you are replacing an old NAV6 antenna installation that uses the NAV6 antenna sensor unit of the type shown right you can use the old sensor cable to aid the installation of the new system e First mount the new receiver unit as described in the section Installation Of Receiver Unit e After ensuring the power to the NAV6 system is turned off cut the old sensor cable at the lo
35. ar o4 o 40 1 Denmark Torshavn Yes 62 1 N 6 48 W D 250 a ees Niton Yes 50 35 N 118 W E 270 Kingdom A Arkangel sk 1 C English and Yes 64 51 N 40 17E F 300 Russian United om ona 1 Kingdom Cullercoats Yes 55 5 N 1 28 W G 270 1 Sweden Bjuroklubb Yes 64 28 N 21 36 E H 300 1 Sweden Grimeton Yes 57 6 N d122234E l 300 1 Sweden Gislovshammer Yes 55 29 N 14 19 E J 300 United op o1g 1 Kingdom Niton French Yes 50 35 N 1 18 W K 270 1 Norway Tjome Jeloya Yes 59 26 N 10 34 E L 450 1 Norway Rogaland Yes 58 39 N Sess M 450 1 Norway Orlandet Yes 63 41 N 9 35 E 450 United ond og 1 Kingdom Portpatrick Yes 54 51 N 5 8 W o 270 Netherlands 1 Netherlands Coastguard Yes 52 6 N 4 15 E P 110 Radio i eade sse Cd Malin Head Yes 55 22 N 721 W Q 400 Ireland 1 Iceland Saudanes Yes 66 11 N 18 57 W R 550 1 Germany Pinneberg Yes 53 40 N 9 48 E S 400 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide 1 Belgium Oostende Yes 51 11 N 2 48 E T 55 1 Estonia Tallinn Yes 59 30 N 24 30 E U 250 2 Oostende TT o AR 1 Belgium Thames Yes 51911 N 2 48 E V 150 1 Norway Vardo Yes 70 22 N 31 6 E V 450 Republic of i o EA 0941 1 Ireland Valentia Yes 51 56 N 10 21 W W 400 1 Iceland Grindavik Yes 63947 N 229 31 W X 550 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude I
36. as follows Receiver PCB link settings LK100 should be fitted in the 50ohm active antenna position LK101 should be fitted The antenna should be connected to ANT antenna coax centre and ANT antenna coax screen on the receiver unit connector CONNECTOR PIN CONNECTION Antenna coax centre connection Antenna coax screen Connection to Display SCREEN Connection to Display 0V BLACK Connection to Display 12V YELLOW Connection to Display RS485_A BLACK Connection to Display RS485_B WHITE o 400 20 n REED NM NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Alternative Using a Back Stay as an Antenna A back stay may be used as an antenna if a suitable 50 ohm matching balun is fitted ICS Technical Support may be able to offer advice on this point Receiver PCB link settings LK100 not fitted LK101 should be fitted The balun 50 ohm output should be connected to ANT balun coax centre and ANT balun coax screen On no account should the back stay be connected into the Hi Z input on the NAV6plus connector CONNECTOR PIN CONNECTION Antenna coax centre connection Antenna coax screen Connection to Display SCREEN Connection to Display 0V BLACK Connection to Display 12V YELLOW Connection to Display RS485_A BLACK Connection to Display RS485_B WHITE o 400 Cnm Gi NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Alternative Using a Wire in the Cabin as an Antenna A long wire routed safely
37. ay At the bottom of the display is the softkey menu area Current opti on Message Nav tex Mi Mark Read Next New View Mode Current softkey function The softkey menu area shows what each softkey does in the current operating mode e The top line of each softkey menu box indicates the option that is currently selected e The bottom line of each softkey menu box indicates the current function of that softkey The example above shows the NAV6 in NAVTEX Mode the right hand softkey selects the mode amp the current mode is NAVTEX NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide At the top of the display is a status bar 1439 gt A GB 490 GG 518 Ge 14 50 The status information is displayed as a series of icons The meaning of the icons is as follows IEEE Message ID for the upper most message An alarm is active GPS NMEA GPS position data available 490 kHz reception available 518 kHz reception available Receiving message now Signal Carrier but no message Receiver Communication fault SAR message received a Vi M EEEEEBE oO NEW message received He A un UTC Time NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Viewing amp Scrolling Through NAVTEX Messages To view NAVTEX messages you must first select the NAVTEX Mode Use the right hand softkey to change modes until NAVTEX Mode is visible in the right hand softkey menu box You can now use the UP DOWN LEFT amp RIGHT keys to
38. cation of the new receiver unit The cut end of the cable still connected to the display unit can then be prepared and connected to the new receiver unit e f your old sensor unit has a white sleeved cable refer to the connection details as described in the section Connecting The Display Unit To The Receiver Unit e f your existing sensor unit has a black sleeved cable this uses a core pair number to colour scheme with a yellow sleeve to indicate the power pair The pair number is printed in black repeating every 7cm along the white cores Refer to the table overleaf for wiring details ooo NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide BLACK sensor cable Twisted Pair Core marking WHITE of pair ONE WHITE ONE twisted with YELLOW with BLACK sleeve BLACK WHITE of pair TWO WHITE TWO twisted with BLACK BLACK Screen Silver Signal description POWER from display POWER GND from display DATA A from display DATA B from display Screen nominally OV Display connection YELLOW of YELLOW pair BLACK of YELLOW pair WHITE of WHITE pair BLACK of WHITE pair Silver e The old sensor can then be cut off and the rest of the old cable used as a pull through for the coax cable of the new antenna before being disposed of Replacing the display unit If you are replacing the display unit of an existing NAV6 antenna installation that uses the NAV6 antenna sensor unit of the type shown above right e First
39. crews provided the holes size will depend upon what material you are drilling into Pct ADEL ee NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Connecting the Display Unit to the Receiver Unit The display cable consists of six twisted pairs Twisted Pair Core Colour Signal description RED twisted with BLACK RED 12V input BLACK GND input BLUE twisted with BLACK BLUE NMEA A input BLACK NMEA B input BROWN twisted with BLACK BROWN RS232 TX output BLACK RS232 RX input WHITE twisted with BLACK WHITE receiver DATAA BLACK receiver DATA B YELLOW twisted with BLACK YELLOW receiver POWER o p BLACK receiver GND o p GREEN twisted with BLACK GREEN programming signal BLACK not used Screen Silver Nominally OV There are four connections required between the display and receiver units These consist of two of the twisted pairs in the display cable one for the receiver power and one for serial data communications These pairs should be connected to the receiver unit as shown below Twisted Pair Core Signal description Connect to Colour Receiver Pin YELLOW twisted with YELLOW POWER from display 6 BLACK BLACK GND from display 5 WHITE twisted with WHITE DATA A from display 8 BLACK BLACK DATA B from display 7 If the display and receiver are within 1 metre of each other then the connections can be made directly into the receiver unit connector If the display and receiver are more than 1metre apart then the terminal strip should be used to con
40. dit Use the LEFT A Corsen and RIGHT keys to change the PR setting B MM The Auto Station Filter setting can be D either Nearest or In Range This i Miton a France setting is active only when you have a M Casablanca GPS receiver connected to the NMEA P Tjnuiden input and it applies only to stations set F Rona to Auto To display messages from the T Cagliari nearest station to your current position set the auto station filter to Nearest To display messages from all stations RSS T ej in range of your current position set the auto station filter to In Range For all settings an asterisk appears next to all stations for which messages will be displayed Set the filter for each station to one of the following X Valencia Setting Notes On Messages from station always displayed Off Messages from station never displayed Auto Messages from station displayed only when nearest or in range depending upon Auto Station Filter setting Important NAV6plus Only You may wish to leave your NAV6plus running whilst your GPS or instrument system is disconnected or switched off If you do this then please be aware that the Navigate data items derived from NMEA including position will time out after a short while If you have also opted to display only the nearest NAVTEX station or stations in range then the NAV6plus will no longer have the required position data It will revert to displaying all stations t
41. e for either parts or labour For warranty repair the unit must be returned carriage pre paid to the ICS Electronics Ltd dealer from whom it was first purchased This limited warranty shall not apply if the product is modified tampered with misused subjected to abnormal working conditions including but not limited to lightning and immersion in water and use with power supplies and other options not specifically recommended by ICS Electronics Ltd Please contact us for further details of our warranty repair procedure Glossary COG Course Over Ground GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System IMO International Maritime Organisation NMEA National Marine Electronics Association RS485 Serial data communication interface RS232 Serial data communication interface SAR Search and Rescue SOG Speed Over Ground SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea TTG Time To Go XTE Cross Track Error aa eS NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide OPTIONAL EXTRAS The following NAV6 ancillary parts can be purchased Description Part Number NAV6 Antenna Mount Pushpit Rail Nylon 903 03 NAV6 Antenna Wideband Active Whip No PSU 905 04 NAV6 Antenna NAVTEX Active No PSU 905 05 NAV6 5 Outlet PSU for Active Antennas 905 06 NAV6 Single Outlet PSU for Active Antennas 905 07 NAV6 Thermal Printer 918 01 NAV6 U Mount Bracket 6020 00 NAV6 Extension Antenna Cable Coax 10m 6020 27 NAV6 Extension Antenna Cable Coax 30m 6020 28 NAV6
42. ead is indicated in the top left of the status bar This is particularly useful when the message s header has scrolled off the top of the display area NAVTEX Mode Print View This view allows individual messages to be printed The Print View is only displayed if the manual print setting is enabled on the Setup Mode2NAVTEX View gt Options Page Printing is only possible if an external printer or PC is installed as part of the system The NEXT NEWI softkey can be used to move the next new message to the top of the NAVTEX display where pressing PRINT will print it NAVTEX Mode Sort View From within this view different sort criteria can be applied to order the messages on the display The NAVTEX Mode display can be sorted in one of three ways by pressing the CRITERIA softkey Sort by Station Sort by Type Sort by Date The sort can be further organised in ascending or descending order by pressing the ORDER softkey Sort by Station orders the messages by NAVTEX frequency and the alphabetical order of their station letters Sort by Type orders the messages in the alphabetical order of their message identifier letter Sort by Date orders the messages by the date and time that they were first received For sort by date to work properly the correct time and date should be set using either time data from the NMEA input or if this is not available time should be entered manually at start up
43. epeated until cancelled SAR Alarm OFF SAR alarm off Timed SAR alarms repeated 5 times unless cancelled Repeat SAR alarms repeated until cancelled Language English English language menus Francais French language menus Portugues Portuguese language menus Deutsch German language menus LED Function OFF LED always off ON LED as power indicator RX LED as receive indicator SAR LED as SAR indicator NEW LED as New Message indicator Defaults shown in BOLD NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide General View Options Page This view shows general settings for the display such as Date Time Sound and Miscellaneous settings Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the setting Notes Date and time will be taken from NMEA input data if available e There is no battery backup so date and time will be incorrect when power is switched on unless NME A data is available or the date and time are manually set The date and time is used to mark all incoming NAVTEX messages so that they can by date and time be sorted 490 518 TD D 12 29 General Options Page Date Year Month Day Tine Hour Minute Sound Settings Keyclick New Message Alert Antenna Alarm SAR Alarm Miscellaneous Settings Language English LED Function RX Factory Options General Setup Reset Page View Mode Setup Mode
44. es 35 2 N 33 17 E M 200 Egypt 3 Mediterranean E skandariyah Yes 31 12 N 29 54E N 350 Coast Alexandria 3 Malta Malta Yes 35 49 N 14 32 E O 400 Israel 3 Mediterranean Hefa Haifa Yes 32 49 N 35 0 E P 200 Coast 3 Croatia Split Yes 43 11 N 16 26 E Q 85 3 Italy Roma Yes 41 48 N 1223146 320 Cagliari 044 044 3 Italy Sardegna Yes 399 14 N 9 14 E T 320 3 Italy Trieste Yes 459 41 N 13 46 E U 320 3 Italy Augusta Sicilia Yes 37 14 N 15 14 E V 320 France 3 Mediterranean La Garde Yes 43 6 N 52592 W 250 Coast Spain 3 Mediterranean Valencia Yes 38 43 N 0 9 E X 300 Coast Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range United States 4 Atlantic Miami Yes 25 30 N 80 23 W A 240 Coast 4 Bermuda UK Bermuda Radio Yes 32 21 N 64 39 W B 300 Canada S a 4 Lawrence DE Yes 50 15 N 66 10 W C 300 River United States 4 Atlantic Savannah Yes 32 8 N 81 42 W E 200 Coast United States 4 Atlantic Boston Yes 41 43 N 70 31 W F 200 Coast 4 United States New Orleans Yes 29 53 N 89 57 W G 200 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Gulf Coast Canada Great o 40 o34 4 Lakes Prescott Yes 44 42 N 75 31 W H 300 Nederlandse 4 Antillen Curacao Yes 12 6 N 68 55 W H 400 Netherlands United States 4 Atlantic Portsmouth Yes 36 44 N 769 1
45. essage at any time even if it was not selected at the time of the transmission The NAV6plus offers simultaneous reception on both the 518kHz international channel and the 490kHz local information channel and when connected to an NMEA data source it offers a range of standard and custom instrument repeater functions The NAV6plus includes a database of all NAVTEX stations around the world and when connected to a GPS can be set to automatically display messages from all stations within range or just the closest station helping to provide a much clearer picture of the conditions in your area A unique message processing NEC feature benefits you by decreasing errors in received messages in noisy or weak signal areas Choose from the NAV6 or NAV6plus according to your requirements and budget Outputs are also included for connection to a serial printer or computer The NAV6plus and NAV6repeaternclude additional instrument repeater functions All the information you really need at your navigation position on one large easy to use display With navigation space becoming more and more restricted in modern boats the NAV6plus concentrates all the data you need where you need it It takes critical NMEA data from your GPS or instrument systems and displays it in a highly innovative manner An electronic log book is updated at regular intervals and can be sent to a serial printer These powerful Instrument and GPS repeater functions are included as
46. et the filter for each station to one of the following Setting Notes On Messages from station always printed Off Messages from station never printed Auto Messages from station printed only when nearest or in range depending upon setting Setup Mode NAVTEX View 518 and 490 Names Pages The station names setup pages determine the names of stations displayed on station filter pages and in Ge 490 Rx 518 G W 13 21 Station Setup Page 518 kHz NAVTEX message headers Station Name Selection GPS The picture shows the 518 Names I Corsen page the 490 Names page is similar Coruna Tarifa Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the setting that you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the setting Niton N France Casablanca Cagliari Trieste Augusta The Station Name Selection setting La Garde allows the user to select between GPS and Manual station selection If GPS is selected and there is valid position data on the NMEA input the NAV6 will select the NAVTEX transmitting station name nearest to the boat s current location for each station letter If Manual is selected then the user can manually select the transmitting station name to be displayed for each station letter Tip You may be sailing in Nav Area II and therefore will pick station names from Nav Area II However it is important to realise that the corresponding station
47. g Interval Auto Print Setting NM km mi Kt Km h m s mph ft m True Magnetic True Magnetic Kt Km h m s mph True Relative None Low Medium High Off On 0 02 to 1 NM OFF 15 20 30 mins 1 2 3 4 6 12 hours Off On NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Notes Nautical Miles kilometres Miles Knots Kilometres per hour Metres per second Miles per hour Feet metres COG and waypoint bearings displayed relative to true North COG and waypoint bearings displayed relative to magnetic North Heading and set displayed relative to true North Heading and set displayed relative to magnetic North Knots Kilometres per hour Metres per second Miles per hour True wind speed and direction displayed Relative wind speed and direction displayed Sets the damping level applied to COG SOG Heading Water Speed Set and Drift readings Real navigation data from the NMEA input is displayed Simulated navigation data is displayed Note the GPS icon does not appear on the status bar Set the cross track error limit used on the Waypoint View Increments in 0 01 NM units Logging interval as selected Auto printing off Auto printing on Log data will be ia Option Setting Manual Print Off On Position Off On Combined Off On Waypoint Off On Conning Off On Log Off On Defaults shown in BOLD NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Notes printed at the log interval
48. hat are set to Auto As soon as the NMEA data becomes available again only the Nearest or In Range stations will be displayed dependent upon your current settings pC NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Navigate Mode NAV plus or NAV repeater only Navigate Mode is only available if there is a GPS or other source of NMEA 0183 data connected to the NAV6 Receiver Unit NMEA input The GPS icon in the status bar at the top of the display will be illuminated only if there is position data available on the NMEA input There are five fixed format Navigate data display views and four user configurable views These can be selected from within the Navigate Mode using the VIEW softkey The five fixed views are Position View Combined View Waypoint View Conning View Log View The user configurable views are User Views 1 2 3 and 4 Tip Disable views that are not required in Setup Mode Navigate Options Page and Setup Mode Navigate User View Page Display units can be changed in the Navigate Options page Note Data fields that are not available on the NMEA input are indicated by a series of dashes e g Important e The correct magnetic variation must be input at the navigation instruments e g GPS electronic compass for the accurate display of COG set waypoint bearing and heading e For the purposes of testing your installation you may wish to use your GPS s simulator mode
49. he NMEA input is working When the display is receiving GPS data the GPS icon will appear on the status line at the top of the NAVTEX display If the icon does not appear ensure that the NMEA source is operating and check the NMEA data connections you may have to swap the NMEA DATA A and DATA B wires R ees Model Nav6plus Serial Number 000100 Firmware Version 1 13 Hardware Revision 1 ICS Electronics Limited Unit V Rudford Industrial Est Ford Arundel West Sussex BN United Kingdom TEL 44 0 1903 731101 FAX 44 0 1903 731105 EMAIL Sa SL an co uk www icselectronics co Copyright c 2010 ICS Electronics Ltd NAV6 Series Start up Screen ee ee NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Maintenance and TroubleShooting Cleaning The NAV6 NAVTEX System may be cleaned when necessary by wiping with a cloth dampened with fresh water Do not use solvents Fault Finding Fault LCD blank RED LED On LCD blank RED LED off RED LED flashing with a period of 2 seconds Display not operating RED LED flashing with a period of 15 seconds Display not operating No NAVTEX messages received SIG on status line signal fault ERR on status line communications error Possible cause Green wire connected to 12V Disconnect green wire it should not be connected other than for programming No power Check that 12V is connected to RED wire and OV to its BLACK pair Low voltage There is i
50. letter in the adjacent Nav Areas may be closer For example the S station that you are receiving is the S station in an adjacent Nav Area o 3 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Setup Mode NAVTEX View 518 and 490 Names Station Database Setup Press the STATION DATABASE softkey from within the Setup Mode gt NAVTEX View gt 518 or 490 Names Page to display the station database setup page for 518 or 490 kHz Press the EXIT softkey to leave the station database setup The station database page is divided into two halves The top half shows a scrolling list of all stations in the database The bottom half shows details of the current station selected in the station list To edit an existing station entry Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the station you wish to edit Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to jump to the next or previous station letter in the database EDIT Press the display The database entry for a typical station i e Niton is shown right G 490 Ge 518 Gs D 13 22 Station Database Setup 518 kHz Station A A A A A A A a B B B B B B B B C s t C s t Station Latitude Longi tude Operational New Delete Name Svalbard Corsen Novorossiysk Bushehr Jayapura Vladivostok Antofagusta Bodo Mariupol Bermuda Harbour Walvis Bay Bahrain Amb
51. lities in this area you are strongly advised to seek the services of a qualified marine electronics installer Note We do not guarantee compatibility with all GPS receivers or all instrument systems However this can normally be achieved for most systems by a skilled installer For notes on achieving compatibility with various systems see the NAV6 FAQ section on our web site www icselectronics co uk The NAV6plus uses NMEA data for the following H G NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide e To synchronise its internal clock with UTC time e To display a wide variety of NMEA data in a selection of formats see Appendix IV for the NMEA sentences supported e To automatically filter the message display to show either messages from only the nearest NAVTEX transmitting station or all stations that are currently within range Connecting the Programming Signal The programming signal GREEN and BLACK twisted pair is not required for normal operation and should be left unconnected se NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Connecting a PC Printer or Plotter The following equipment with RS232 serial data connection may be connected to the NAV6 e APC via ICS Cable option 6020 09 e Oraprinter or chart plotter via ICS Cable option 6020 10 The PC and printer serial port should be set to 4800 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control A terminal emulator program such as HyperTermin
52. n 102 ez E COG SOG Heading Water Speed too 67 120 Wind Direction Wind Speed Depth n 20 and Distance 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 07 56 67 14 429N 28 1 Print 8 Log Navigate View Mode i RXNMNNMEMEEEIEINEN NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide User Views The four user views can be configured to show either 2 3 or 4 panels picture Ta shows a 3 panel view Each panel can be configured to show different navigation information from a range of options See 0 the Setup Mode2 Navigate View gt User View Page for more details of the 0 available options Latitude The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys 0 have no function 3 0 5 l 996N Longitude 2 50 214 User 2 Navigate View Mode NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Setup Mode This mode enables the user to modify the operation of the NAV6 NAVTEX message display presentation Navigate data presentation LCD operation amp printing operation can all be controlled from Setup Mode Setup Mode consists of 3 Views that can be selected with the VIEW softkey Each View has a number of Pages that can be selected with the PAGE softkey General View NAVTEX View Navigate View LCD Page Options Page Options Page Options Page 490 Names Page User View P
53. ne the nearest and in range stations The stated coverage range of the station in NM Used to determine in range stations Set to YES when the station becomes operational Set to NO when the station is declared but not yet operational When set to NO the station will be excluded when determining the nearest and in range stations To enter a new station Press the NEW softkey to create a new database entry The rules for entering a new station are identical to those described above for editing an existing station When you have finished entering the data press the SAVE or CANCEL softkey as required To delete a station Use the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the station in the station list that you wish to delete Press the DELETE softkey Confirm or cancel the deletion by pressing the CONFIRM or CANCEL softkeys ss NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Setup Mode NAVTEX View Monitor Page The monitor page shows a split screen view of live 490 and 518 kHz transmissions as they are received None of the filtering selected in the various setup pages is applied The monitor page displays ALL incoming data regardless of error rate The monitor page also shows the low level phasing characters contained within transmissions shown as characters and transmission errors shown as characters gt A AB 490 Ge 5
54. nect the supplied extension cable between the display cable and the receiver unit SS NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide The following diagram shows the wiring for a typical NAV6 system WHITE FA WHITE O9 X BLACK BLACK 9 2 YELLOW LOL YELLOW bs BLACK BLACK RENE Ey tm SCREEN DRAIN SCREEN DRAIN 7 A 4 GREEN BLACK 73 M f BATTERY LI naa wave poser RED Z display IN 74 EZ GND i N NER R OND s BLACK MAA y N E P BLUE ENSOR F BLACK Sx BROWN NAV 6 PRINTER BLACK 29 NAV6 Printer ue P Not connected Note that this drawing shows an extension cable being used to connect the receiver unit to the display via the terminal strip This may not be necessary if the distance between the receiver unit and the display unit is less than 1metre NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Connecting an antenna to the Receiver Unit The NAV6 Series except NAV6repeater complete systems are supplied with a NAVTEX receiver unit and passive antenna as standard although ICS offer the following antenna options Active 50 ohm Whip 1metre tall ICS order code 905 04 Active 50 ohm White Tube 1met
55. nsufficient voltage supplying the display Sleep Mode Press any key to activate the display Check for SIG or ERR on status line see below Check siting of antenna If this symbol appears for short periods don t worry it s caused by one or more NAVTEX stations transmitting carrier but no modulation or by local interference If this symbol persists then you may have a receiver error or interference from nearby equipment Check for possible causes Identify the local source of interference by turning off items of equipment e g battery charger until the SIG indicator is cleared No power to Receiver No communications to Receiver Check connections to receiver Check for 12V between YELLOW wire and its BLACK pair Display Mode set to Slave Always set the Display Mode to Master in single display systems Two or more master displays connected to a receiver Set the Display Mode on one display to PEE S NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide master and set all other displays to slave No GPS indicator on No NMEA data on NMEA input status line Check the NMEA data connections Check that the GPS unit is switched on Check that the GPS unit is set to output compatible NMEA sentences see Appendix Ill NMEA Sentences Supported Antenna Fault Finding ANTENNA general Check the cable between the NAVTEX antenna and the NAV6 ensure that it is not damaged NAVTEX antenna must be mou
56. nted in an elevated position clear of obstructions ACTIVE ANTENNA Check that power is correctly applied to the centre of the coax cable Power is supplied either from the NAV6 or from an external interface box eg The CA Active Whip Software Upgrade The NAV6 has FLASH memory based software This allows the NAV6 to be upgraded when new software releases are developed Please check our website www icselectronics co uk for information on new releases Input Fuse The NAV6 has a built in resettable fuse on its 12V input This fuse will trip if the unit due to a fault condition draws excessive currents Power must be disconnected from the unit for 10 seconds in order for the fuse to reset Receiver Output Fuse The NAV6 has a built in resettable fuse on its receiver output power connector This fuse will trip if a fault condition on the receiver unit draws excessive currents The receiver unit power must be disconnected for 10 seconds in order for the fuse to reset Peste LIue eA 4LILLLLALLLAZKI NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Warranty ICS Electronics Ltd warrants to the original end user that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase the product will be repaired or replaced with the same or a similar model which may be a refurbished model at ICS Electronics option without charg
57. ny messages subject to your current location and unless you filter out those stations that are not required for display you will be swamped with data This can either be done automatically using a GPS or by using manual filter settings In either case go to NAVTEX Mode Filter View gt 490 or 518 Stns Page You will notice that each station can be set to one of three filter settings Setting Operation On Messages from station always in view see note 1 Off Messages from station never in view Auto Messages from station only viewed when nearest or in range depending upon setting see note 1 note 1 messages are only displayed if they also fall within the ageing limit error limit and message category filter settings An asterisk to the right of the station name indicates that the station is selected with the current filter setting Automatic Station Selection Using GPS NAV6plus only Many users will just want to display NAVTEX from the nearest NAVTEX station to their cruising location This is most easily achieved by Tala NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide connecting a GPS and selecting Nearest station option in the set up page With a GPS connected and Nearest selected you should only see one or sometimes two asterisks Ensure that the set of stations that you want to automatically select from are all set to Auto Stations that you definitely do not want should be set to Off You may wish to set your
58. oina Kholmsk Valparaiso Murmansk Odessa Sept Iles Cape Town Mauritius apore Juron A I Svalbard Yes Edit Station Area Name Data items are selected using UP and DOWN keys Data items are changed using LEFT and RIGHT keys When editing the station name use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the letters Use the NEXT softkey to accept the current letter and move the cursor to the right Use the BACKSPACE softkey to delete the Latitude Longi tude Range Operational Station Latitude Longi tude ange Operational packspace next save Cam current letter and move the cursor to the left softkey to edit the station details at the bottom of the EE ee NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide When editing the latitude and longitude fields use the NEXT softkey to select the Degrees Minutes or Cardinal part of the position Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the selected item When you have finished entering the data press the SAVE softkey to save and update the database or CANCEL softkey to abort the change Field Station Area Name Latitude Longitude Range Operational Notes The station letter A to X The Nav Area to XVI The station name as displayed on NAVTEX messages Up to 17 characters The transmitter position Used to determi
59. op of the display Message Aging NAVTEX messages become less relevant over time amp eventually just clutter the display In order to reduce the number of obsolete NAVTEX messages that are being displayed the NAV6 uses the concept of a message Age Limit It is possible to hide messages that are older than a certain pre settable age limit These messages are still stored in the NAV6plus memory for a considerable time after they have been removed from the display and can still be displayed if necessary by increasing the message age limit setting To change the age limit go to Setup Mode2NAVTEX View gt Options Page and select the age limit that you require Use the UP amp DOWN key to select age limit and LEFT amp RIGHT keys to select a value 3 days is a sensible choice as NAVTEX messages have a nominal life of 72 hours Set a longer age limit if you wish to display NAVTEX messages going back over the previous weeks Fi NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Advanced Operation This section provides a detailed description of the operation of your NAV6 The three operating modes are described in detail Remember to use the right hand MODE softkey to switch between the operating modes Navtex Mode NAVTEX Mode is only available if a SS EUIS US IS receiver is or has been connected to TES ipe Era o ar amm the display and the NAVTEX TSS NORTH HINDER JUNCTION MARS WEST OUTER frequency
60. out of harm s way for instance under the headlining in your cabin may be used as an antenna in some circumstances ICS Technical Support may be able to offer advice on this point Note that this method of connection is not highly recommended an antenna mounted above decks is the preferred approach Receiver PCB link settings LK100 not fitted LK101 should be fitted The wire should be connected to the HI Z input on the receiver unit connector CONNECTOR PIN CONNECTION Antenna coax centre connection Antenna coax screen Connection to Display SCREEN Connection to Display 0V BLACK Connection to Display 12V YELLOW Connection to Display RS485_A BLACK Connection to Display R8485 B WHITE o 4001 Cnm Grounding For some installations where local interference is thought to be limiting receiver performance it may be necessary to ground the screen of the antenna coaxial cable This technique is only applicable where a 50 ohm antenna is employed connected to ANT amp ANT Connect the outer screen of the antenna coaxial cable ANT on the receiver unit connector to a good electrical ground This can either be a specially installed ground plate or the keel bolts on a non encapsulated keel If electrical isolation is to be maintained then this should be done via a 0 1uF 400V min capacitor If in doubt consult your dealer PEE _i NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Connecting Power The
61. r view page with one large panel at the top and two small panels at the bottom Display the user view page with four small panels Choose the data to be displayed in large panels from the following Time Date Position COG SOG Heading Water Speed Wind Direction Wind Speed Set Drift Distance Trip Depth Turn Rate Waypoint Wpt Position Range Bearing TTG Closing Spd XTE Choose the data to be displayed in small panels from the following Time Date Latitude Longitude Ground Water Wind Current Odometer Depth Turn Rate Waypoint Wpt Latitude Wpt Longitude Range Bearing TTG Closing Spd XTE Setup Mode Navigate View Monitor Page The monitor page shows a view of live ssa ssa NMEA 0183 data received at the NMEA AVL SSOLLI SN 1001 B N 7 input N XXMWY 315 676 R 10 1 M 4 XXDBT 20 5 f 608 9 M 4 2 XXROT 0 8 XXRMB 4 0 17 L Breakwater Eddystone 5423 457 N 00557 286 W 12 4 124 7 3 9 F GPRMC 155416 4 4009 741 N 00256 086 E 10 0 3 5 4 260701 02 2 W 57 F The monitor page displays ALL incoming SGPSNU A GPYTG 105 4 T 107 6 M 300 0 280 0 K sentences and can be paused by pressing 1155416 4009 741 N 00256 086 9 1 5 01 1 the PAUSE softkey M 051 H 000 0000 4009 741 N 00256 086 W 11 5 T 12 1 4 8 6 N 10 3 K 55011 5 N 1001 8 N 315 676 R 10 1 M A XXDBT 20 5 f 608 9 M 4 2 F XXROT 0 8 XXRMB 4 0 17 L Breakwater Eddystone 542
62. re tall ICS order code 905 05 Alternatively you may wish to use a backstay as an antenna or you may wish to run a wire around your headlining in the cabin All of these options are catered for in the NAV6 the suitability of each option will greatly depend upon your own circumstances For instance running a wire around the cabin in a steel boat may not be very successful PEE IX NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Passive 50 ohm Antenna supplied ICS supply a passive 50 ohm antenna that has been specified for NAVTEX use An equivalent antenna specified for operation at 490kHz and 518kHz mm would also be acceptable ETE E Receiver PCB link settings LK100 not fitted LK101 should be fitted The antenna should be connected to ANT antenna coax centre and ANT antenna coax screen on the receiver unit connector CONNECTOR PIN CONNECTION Antenna coax centre connection Antenna coax screen Connection to Display SCREEN Connection to Display OV BLACK Connection to Display 12V YELLOW Connection to Display RS485_A BLACK Connection to Display RS485_B WHITE ANoOoaRWD NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Optional Active 50 ohm Antenna with External PSU Interface Box ICS recommend using an active 50 ohm antenna that has been specified for NAVTEX use A suitable antenna is an the
63. roadcast and automatic reception of maritime safety information MSI in English by means of a narrow band direct printing telegraphy NAVTEX provides shipping with navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent information NAVTEX is a component of the IMO IHO worldwide Navigational Warning Service WWNWS as defined by IMO Assembly resolution A 706 17 It is included within the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS Since 1 August 1993 NAVTEX receiving capability has become mandatory equipment for certain vessels under the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS NAVTEX broadcast information is available to all seafarers free of charge CSSS TENET NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide How Does NAVTEX Work NAVTEX transmissions are sent from stations situated worldwide The power of each transmission is regulated so as to avoid the possibility of interference between transmitters Each station is allocated a 10 minute time slot every 4 hours so that many stations can share the same frequency Stations typically have a transmission range of 250 300 Nm NAV6 s Features The NAV6 adds a new dimension in NAVTEX functionality Unlike other NAVTEX receivers that discard unselected messages the large flash memory in the NAV6 means it has the capacity to store all of the messages from transmitting stations within its range This allows you to recall display and review any m
64. s containing valid data are printed Setting up a printer Follow these steps to setup NAVTEX printing e Connect the serial printer as described in the Installation Of Display Unit section e Test the printer installation by enabling manual print see Setup Mode NAVTEX View Options Page and printing a NAVTEX message by pressing the PRINT softkey on the NAVTEX Mode gt Print View e Enable NAVTEX auto print and set the output format to Printer see Setup Mode2NAVTEX View Options Page e Enable NAVTEX manual print if you want to be able to the current print NAVTEX message by pressing the PRINT softkey on the NAVTEX Mode Print View e Setup the NAVTEX print filtering to select which message types from which stations should be printed see Setup Mode2 NAVTEX PRENNENT l NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide View Options Page gt Print Setup e Enable Navigate auto print and set the logging interval see Setup Mode gt Navigate View gt Options Page e Enable Navigate manual print if you want to be able to print the current page of log entries from the navigation log using the PRINT softkey on the Navigate Mode gt Log View Auto printing of NAVTEX messages should now occur when new NAVTEX message transmissions are received from the selected stations Auto printing of Navigation logs should now at Navigate logging intervals Output To A PC or Plotter The NAV6plus can be setup to output NAVTEX me
65. san ade Spo 11 South Korea Byeonsan Yes 35 36 N 126 29 E W 200 11 Vietnam ee Min Yes 10947 N 106 40 E X 400 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range CAMSPAC o A4 12 CU e Point Reyes Yes WE ecu C 350 San Francisco Canada duce 130 25 12 Pacific Coast Prince Rupert Yes 54 17 N W D 300 Canada 4 ET 125 32 12 Pacific Coast Tofino Yes 48 55 N W H 300 Kodiak Area Saal 152 34 12 Alaska East of Kodiak Yes 57 46 N w J 200 12 Ecuador Ayora Yes 0 45 S 90 19 W L 400 12 Hawaii Honolulu Yes 21922 N 1589 9 W O 350 United States Long Beach an 118224 ie Pacific Coast Cambria v SAN W Q 350 United States j Sn 123 49 12 Pacific Coast Astoria Yes 46 10 N W W 216 Kodiak Area SA 152 34 12 Alaska West of Kodiak Yes 57 46 N W X 200 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Russia Pacific ona ony 13 Coast Vladivostok Yes 43 23 N 131 54 E A 230 13 Russia Pacific _kholmsk Yes 47 2 N 142 3E B 300 Coast Russia Pacific on o AQ 13 Coast Petropavlovsk Yes 53 0 N 158 40 E C 300 13 Russia Pacific Magadan Yes 59 41 N 150 9E D 120 Coast tae iugo tects oiek Yes 59 22 N 143 12E G 300 Coast Russia 13 Caspian Sea Astrakhan Yes 45 47 N 47 33 E W 250 Coast Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 15 Chile Antofagasta Yes 23940 S 709 25 W A 300 A Valparaiso Playa vag dhai 15 Chile Ancha Yes
66. scroll through the displayed messages UP 8 DOWN scroll line by line whereas LEFT amp RIGHT scroll message by message The messages currently displayed are a sub set of all the messages stored in memory Whether you can see a particular message or not depends upon the current station selection message filter and age limit settings see following sections for details Message Storage All received NAVTEX messages are stored in memory regardless of whether you have them selected for viewing or not The NAV6 has lots of memory so you will easily have enough storage for all messages received in any 72 hour period The messages displayed are selected from the NAV6 memory by applying the current message filter preset amp age limit settings This enables you to change your mind later about your message display options This means you will still be able to view messages that were received previously but were not selected for display at the time by changing the current message filter or age setting After using the NAV6 for a while you may notice that if you receive a particular message more than once there will only ever be one copy in view If a message has been received more than once the NAV6 will store only the best version It even attempts to repair corrupted messages by comparing repeated transmissions of the same message Filler Presets The messages currently available for
67. setting on the NAVTEX C S PANG IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A 52 00N 002 59E options page is set to 518 kHz 490 B 52 06N 003 06E kHz or Both FLUE In NAVTEX Mode the display consists of a large area dedicated to displaying NAVTEX messages with a status bar x oer agp seme ser 05 INOPERATIVE CANCEL Wz 959 at the top and descriptions of the SASEN GALI CMB softkey functions at the bottom 021639 TC Je a WZ 1410 It is possible to scroll up and down the cae sectors Chan messages line by line using the UP DEGREES RED 001 TO 032 and DOWN keys Additionally you EJS Corsen o 490 10707 08 50 can step through the display message SATELLITE SYSTEME ces e PRN 24 INUTILISABLE DU 1004302 AU 1016302 by message using the LEFT and ANNULER CE MESSAGE LE 1016302 JUL RIGHT keys Four different views can be selected by pressing the VIEW softkey Message View Print View when enabled in setup Sort View Filter View NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide NAVTEX Mode Message View This view can be used for keeping track of new messages as they are received and displayed Each new message can be accessed by a single key press amp then marked as read if required The NEXT NEWI softkey should be used to move the next new message to the top of the NAVTEX display where it can be marked as read by pressing MARK READ Note that the message that will be marked as r
68. sition View Combined View Waypoint View Conning View User 1 2 3 4 View Navigate Mode Log View General View Setup Mode Navigate View NAV6 Series NAVT Appendix V NAV6 Menu Structure NAVTEX Mode ser Guide ste Receiver type selection controls whether this option is displayed Only displayed if manual NAVTEX printing ON Only displayed if manual navigate log printing ON Only displayed if the station database memory is full Only displayed if auto NAVTEX printing ON Only displayed if enabled on navigate options page ll Message View FEE Next New Mark read Print q View L Next new Print Sort View Order Ascending Descending Criteria Date Station Type Filter View E Pre set 1 2 3 4 5 490 Types Page 490 Stns Page 518 Types Page 518 Stns Page Navigate Mode Position View Combined View Waypoint View Conning View User 1 2 3 4 View Log View L print Set up Mode General View Options Page L Factory reset cina Cancel LCD Page LL Pre set Day Night Sleep NAVTEX View Options Page LLL Print Set up 490 Types 490 Stns 518 Types 518 Stns 490 518 Names Pages L___ Station database New Save Cancel Purge Confirm Cancel Edit Save Cancel Purge Confirm Cancel Delete Fn Cancel Exit Monitor Page V aa NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User G
69. softkey action will not occur Tip When an alarm is active an alarm bell icon will flash on the status bar The red LED found above the softkeys can be setup on the Setup Mode General View gt Options Page to flash when there are unread new messages or SAR messages This can be useful in a noisy environment where audible alarms cannot be easily heard ENEMY NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Printing NAVTEX And Navigation Log The NAV6plus can be configured to function like a GMDSS paper NAVTEX printer when connected to a suitable serial printer A NAV6 serial printer can be purchased from ICS ICS order number 918 01 The NAVTEX auto print facility acts like a GMDSS paper NAVTEX printer e Poor quality messages error rates over 33 are not printed e All new messages are printed when first received e Only messages not excluded by the print filtering are printed e Message repeats are printed each time they are received until they have been received with good quality error rate of less than 4 e Once a good quality message has been received repeats are not printed during the next 72 hours After 72 hours the message is treated as a new message and printed again The Navigation Log auto print facility prints navigation log entries as they are added to the Navigate Mode Log View Each log printout contains time date position COG SOG heading water speed wind direction and speed depth and distance Only field
70. ssages to a PC or compatible chart plotter Setup the NAV6 as per Setting up a printer but with the following exceptions e Instead of connecting a serial printer connect the PC or chart plotter e To test the PC connection run a terminal application with the serial port set to 4800 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and print a NAVTEX message at the NAV6 e Set the NAVTEX output format to Data see Setup Mode NAVTEX View Options Page This formats the NAVTEX messages for processing by chart plotter applications PEE CMT NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Installation Of Display Unit Choose a location that is flat free from excessive heat and vibration and which is convenient for routing the Display Cable The display is best viewed when the screen is mounted square on The Display Unit has been designed for above or below decks mounting It can be panel mounted onto a bulkhead mounted via a U bracket ICS Part Number 6020 00 Avoid direct sunlight If this cannot be avoided then protect the unit when not in use The Display Unit should be located at least 0 5metres away from any transmitting equipment including mobile phones GPS antennas VHF radios Radar etc Surface Mounting the Display Unit You will need a 104mm 4 hole saw a 3mm drill for fixing screws and a Phillips head screwdriver Follow the instructions Choose a flat surface on which to mount the Display Unit Use the drilling templa
71. stallation 56 Maintenance and TroubleShooting aaaaaaaiaansaassaassaansaansnansaannaaa 57 Warranty E ertet e Op E a 59 GIOSSANY IPS 59 OPTIONALEEXTRAS doaadsa li rg sa ar ar a la anga en 60 Appendix I Navtex Station Database 64 Appendix Il Message Type Indicators aaaiiaaaaiaaaaasaaanssasanssananania 75 Appendix IIl NMEA Sentences Supported sssssssss 75 Appendix IV NAV6 Menu Navigation 76 Appendix V NAV6 Menu Structure sse 77 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide 4 NAV6 Complete System Showing Head Unit NAVTEX Receiver Box and Passive Antenna Congratulations on purchasing this high quality ICS Electronics Ltd product It is not only an excellent NAVTEX receiver but a first class instrument repeater Plus amp Repeater models only It may be the only display you will ever need at your navigation position We hope that it gives you many years of reliable and trustworthy service Please take the time to read this manual carefully as it contains some essential information regarding the operation and maintenance of the product and a useful background to the NAVTEX system We recommend that you regularly visit the ICS website www icselectronics co uk for information on updates the availability of software enhancements further options and support The support pages contain frequently asked questions about the NAV6 that you may find usef
72. te supplied to mark out the centres for the 104mm hole and the two 3mm holes Drill the holes Remove the two screw covers from the Display Unit Apply a releasing agent grease or petroleum jelly to the rubber seal around the back of the NAV6 This will prevent the seal from sticking to the bulkhead surface over time Position the NAV6 over the holes and insert the screws Do not over tighten the screws Clip the screw covers in place Route the display cable to the location where the Receiver Unit will be installed U bracket Mounting Please follow the fitting instructions contained within the optional U bracket mounting kit PEE KM NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Installation Of Receiver Unit The Receiver Unit is not waterproof and care should be taken to install it where there is no possibility of water ingress The Receiver Unit should be located at least 0 5metres away from any other electronic equipment including GPS antennas Radar etc Ideally the receiver unit should be mounted at least 0 5metres from the display unit Mounting the Receiver Unit First remove the lid from the receiver enclosure Place the receiver in the desired location at least 0 5metre away from any other electronic equipment The receiver should be mounted on a vertical surface with the connector at the base of the unit Mark out the two mounting holes Move the receiver and drill the two mounting holes to suit the No 8 s
73. th Africa Port Elizabeth Yes 34 2 S 25293934E l 250 7 South Africa Durban Yes 29 48 S 30 49 E Oo 250 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 8 Mauritius Mauritius Yes 20 18 S 57 28 E C 400 i Mumbai oR orn 8 India Bombay Yes 19 5 N 72 50 E G 250 Chennai oR 047 8 India Madras Yes 13 5 N 80 17 E D 250 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range 9 Iran Bushehr Yes 28 59 N 50 50 E A 300 9 Bahrain Bahrain Yes 26 13 N 50 39 E B 300 9 Iran Bandar Abbas Yes 27 7 N 56 4 E F 300 Saudi Arabia oom om 9 Persian Gulf Damman Yes 26 26 N 50 6 E G 390 Saudi Arabia 9 Red Sea Jeddah Yes 21 23 N SO ME H 390 Coast Masqat Muscat 9 Oman Wattayah Radio Yes 23 37 N 58 31 E M 160 Station 9 Pakistan Karachi Yes 24 52 N 67 9 E R 200 Egypt Red Al Qusayr og 017 9 Sea Coast Kossier Yes 26 6 N 34 17 E V 200 Egypt Red Ismailia OE ET 9 Sea Coast Serapeum Yes 30 35 N good ME X 400 Area Country Station Operational Latitude Longitude ID Range Indonesia 094 043 11 Papua Jayapura Yes 283125 140 43 E A 300 11 Indonesia Amboina Yes 3 42 S 1289 12 E B 300 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Seram Ambon Singapore Port 11 Singapore Operations Yes 1 21 N 103 59 E C 400 Control 11 Indonesia Ujungpandang Yes 5 6 S 119 26 E D 300 Sulawesi M
74. to generate data for the NAV6plus Please check your GPS User Manual to find out whether it transmits valid NMEA data whilst it is in its simulator mode many GPS s do not set the data valid flag in the NMEA sentences during simulation As a safety feature the NAV6plus will ignore any NMEA sentences where the data valid flag is not set e The NAV6plus has a built in NMEA simulator mode please ensure that it is switched OFF in normal operation NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Position View The Position View shows GPS CIEE Y information Position COG and SOG Pesitin Depth reading and Distance log using 12 14 39 26 07 01 a large font 39 36 846N o The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT 23948595 keys have no function 18 5 km h A 035 V 608 9 1881 23 V 1855 4 Position Navigate View Mode Combined View The Combined View shows all NMEA input data on one screen using a small poe 401 font 39 37 106N 2 39 769E 12 16 23 26 07 01 SoG Water Speed The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT 18 5 koh 15 9 kan keys have no function toG Headingt T 035 012 Turn Rate Depth 1 emn 608 9 n Wind Speed R Wind Direction R 10 1 ws P 043 Distance Trip 1881 3 kn 1855 4 kn Waypoint Eddystone 03 10 46 32257 286 ie 22 96 kn nisi 125 speed 7 2 ww P 0 31 Combined Navigate View Mode NAV6
75. uide Navigate View Options Page User View Page Monitor Page Pause APPENDIX VI RECEIVER UNIT ASSEMBLY LKIOI SETTINGS FIT FOR HI Z ANTENNA ONLY ICS ELECTRONICS LTD 1969 PCB ISSUE 1 NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ICS Electronics Limited declares herewith that the following equipment NAV6 NAV6plus NAVTEX Receiver System is in conformity with 89 336 EC Directive Standards to which conformity is declared EN301843 1 1996 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for Marine radio equipment and services Part 1 common technical requirements EN301843 2 1998 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Part 2 Specific conditions for maritime radiotelephone transmitters and receivers EN301843 4 1996 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM Part 4 Specific conditions for Narrow Band Direct Printing NBDP NAVTEX receivers Date 25 b Oj Signature WX S i Marc Palmano Technical Director Doc ref 1098 Member of the ICS Electronics Ltd Unit V Rudford Industrial Estate Ford Arundel West Sussex BN18 OBD England Telephone 44 0 1903 731101 Facsimile 44 0 1903 73
76. ul There is also a NAVTEX database providing a list of operational NAVTEX stations and their details The IMO and various national coastguards also operate informative websites that you may wish to visit see www icselectronics co uk links Please note that the NAV6 standard model does not include the instrument repeater functions as described in this manual It may be upgraded at anytime in the future charges apply ea eS NAV6 Series NAVTEX System User Guide Quick Start You will find this product extremely easy to operate Please don t be intimidated by the comprehensive nature of this manual In reality receiving your first NAVTEX messages just could not be simpler e Follow the installation guidelines e Re check the cable connections e Apply power e f you have not connected a GPS navigation receiver make sure that you set the date and time on the screen which will appear at start up e Wait for your first NAVTEX message If you are within range of a NAVTEX transmitter you should not need to wait for more than four hours e Refer to Appendix IV NAV6 Menu Navigation for an overview of the available operating modes amp how to switch between them e Read the Basic Operation section to find out how to use some of the commonly used features of this product e If you then want to get the best from the system read the rest of the manual Introduction What Is NAVTEX NAVTEX is a worldwide system for the b

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