TT-10236A easyMail User Manual
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1. cccccceeeeee cece eee e eee cess ee ee eens eseeeeaeaeaeseseeneneeees 13 Figure 2 easyMail connected to easyTrack good satellite signal and GPS fix 13 Figure y Example OT Mobile number ui ie 14 Figure 4 The dog Mien alcoba Ee fr 14 Figure 5 Example when logged in to East Atlartic cccccecceeeceeeeeee eee eens senses eceseseeeeseeeeeeseeeeseeeees 14 Figure 6 Choose your Service Provider uoeceae A A a a vet wees 15 Figure 7 Land Earth Stations LESs of your Inmarsat Service Provider ueeesessuss 15 Figure 8 The easy Vial main WINdOW eccerre a iia 16 Figure 9 Logging nto an Ocean N 18 Figure I0 Choose your Service Provider inccesscceceseeedandasscuneedgensaxcanaataetmstesnstencsecaccnaucabuecieandacenes 19 Figure 11 Land Earth Stations LESs of your Inmarsat Service Provider eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 19 Figure 14 The Address BOOK tii iia 20 Figure lo The Addizess ard is 20 Figure 14 An address is added to the To field oonoononcnnonnancnonnonocnnnaronnononnnnnconcnrncnarnrnnnnrnrnarnrnarnnnas 22 Figure 15 Thesending WIN Wir A dae 23 Figure 16 Example of adding a telex addresS ooocconcnconcnnononnnnononnononnnrononnnnonrnnncnnrnrnnrnrnennrnrnarnenanannes 24 Figure 17 Example ot adding fax address ie e I DE sensui Peet cen cpu re EL E e Uie ene 24 Figure 18 Example of adding an Inm C mobile adress cccccecee eee ee eee2. 2 g amp Text received when sent in 8 bit format The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog0123456789 i amp a C N Click OK to save the address 21 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual EE Address Book Address Book entries To Addresses John Doe Cc Addresses Es gt Bcc Addresses Bcc gt P x Mew Entry Delete Properties OF Cancel Figure 14 An address is added to the To field 3 2 2 2 SENDING THE MESSAGE After selecting an address and writing the message click the Send button to send the message This brings up the Sending window 22 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Sending Sending f Text in Editor File from disk Default e mail service provider will be used when sending e mails Default Land Earth Station will be used for all other address types Default e mail service provider Default Land Earth Station FT SkyFile C LES 121 104 Elk Print Message upon sending Sending later at local time ES 4 15 efe gt __ Cancel Figure 15 The sending window Use confirmation request to get a delivery confirmation of your message Click OK to send the message The message is now being sent Go to Outbox to view the status of the message The Outbox is saved on the PC hard drive Go to Options Configuration Routing for changing the current Outbox directory path
3. Z Z t Fas e 7 bit s f 6 but cy t Special Access Code t DNID Two digit pretis Cancel Figure 19 Example of adding a PSTN modem address 25 User Manual TT 10236A easyMail 3 2 3 6 SPECIAL ACCESS CODE SAC S Address Card Format E bit Fax fe 7 bit Inm C Mobile PSTN Modem CB bit o vw Special Access Code ONID A 25 an Figure 20 Example of adding a Special Access Code 28 address 3 2 3 7 DNID Sf Address Card Name ONID Mo Member Ho Mr Doe 11234 255 Format F bit e bit Inm E Mobile FSTM Modem f 8 bit Special Access Code DNID AL 2h Cancel Figure 21 Example of adding a DNID address 26 User Manual TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 3 2 3 8 X 25 Kf Address Card 25 Mo 590499999999 Format F bit e 7 bit Inm E Mobile FSTM Modem f abit Special Access Code DNID AL 2h Two digit prefis oe NE NE E O Figure 22 Example of adding an X 25 address 3 2 4 DEFAULT MESSAGES It is possible to create 8 default messages that can easily be sent with the function keys F1 F8 This can be helpful if the same message needs to be sent regularly Distress Position Options Help Debug Send Message i NI Default messages Set up Function keys F1 Default message 1 ntacts Open F2 Empty FS Empty F4 Empty FS Testing F Empty F7 Default message 7 F E
4. Default Pacific Ocean LES 201 Santa Paula 02 Auckland 203 Yamaguchi 204 Eik 210 Sentosa 211 Beijing 12 Burum 21 Aussaquel 222 Perth WW NC T Default 38 User Manual Indian Ocean LESs 301 Southbury 302 Goonhilly 303 Yamaguchi 304 Eik 305 Thermopylae 306 Arvi 310 Ata 311 Beijing 312 Burum 314 Baumehen 316 Pear 317 Mudol 313 Manthabury 321 amp ussaguel LH LI NT Default TT 10236A easyMail User Manual m Land Earth Stations Configuration West Atlantic Ocean LESs gt East Atlantic Ocean LESs r Pacific Ocean LES r ndian Ocean LESs j 001 Southbury 101 Southbury 201 Santa Paula 301 Southbury 002 Goonhilly 102 Goonhilly 202 Auckland 302 Goonhilly i 103 Yamaguchi 203 Yamaguchi 303 Yamaguchi 104 Eik 204 Elk 304 Elk 10 Sentoza 305 Thermopylae O21 Auzzaquel E rum B eina S06 Arvi z2 Change LES Name O22 Perth LES Humber 105 LES Mame jFucino 318 Monthabury 321 Aussaguel Default Figure 37 Changing a LES name To restore the LESes to the default values click the Default button for the Ocean Region 3 12 E MAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS Options gt Configuration E mail Service Providers Here you can view the settings of the ISPs e mail settings 39 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual E Mail Service Providers Provider name West East Pacific Indian Telenor 04 1004 1 04 1204
5. 3 2 3 EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT MESSAGE TYPES 3 2 3 1 SMS A message can be sent to a mobile phone as an SMS Short Message Service This is usually done by creating a SAC address with a specific SAC code The phone number and message is then written in the body text using a specific format Contact your Land Earth Station for further information on how to send SMS 23 TT 10236A easyMail 3 2 3 2 TELEX Sf Address Card Mame M ohn Doe E Mail Telex Fax Inm C Mabile PSTM Modem Special Access Code ONID A 25 HE NE NE NE Telex Mo 590499999999 Format F bit fe 7 bit Two digit prefis Cancel Figure 16 Example of adding a telex address 3 2 3 3 FAX Kf Address Card Mame J ohn Doe Inm C Mobile PSTN Modem Special Access Code ONID A 25 Telefax Mo 004539558788 Format f amp bit e bit f 8 bit Two digit pretis Cancel Figure 17 Example of adding a fax address 24 User Manual TT 10236A easyMail 3 2 3 4 INM C MOBILE Kf Address Card Name Inmarzat C Mobile Mo Jim Doe 590499999999 Format F bit i 7 bit Inm E Mobile FSTM Modem C 8 bit Special Access Code DNID A 2h Two digit prefis Cancel Figure 18 Example of adding an Inm C mobile address 3 2 3 5 PSTN MODEM Address Card Mame Telephone Ma J oe Doe 4538568708 E Mail Format B bit Inm E Mobile FSTM Modem
6. Link test was not completed successfully The last Link test was completed successfully Table 4 Status of latest distress test 3 14 4 DISTRESS TEST MODE Distress gt Distress Test Mode Feature of SOLAS and NON SOLAS with Distress transceivers only When selecting this menu item the easyTrack is set into Distress Test Mode In itself this does not test anything but it gives the user the possibility to safely test the alarm buttons without any Distress Alerts being sent Refer to 2 for information about the alarm button installation Note also that the Link test is another important part of the regular recommended test That part will test that the link to the satellite is fully operational IMPORTANT DO NEVER TEST THIS INSTLLATION BY SENDING AN ALERT ON AIR Any Distress Alerts coming through the Inmarsat C network will be taken seriously by the receiving authorities 44 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual The Distress Test mode will allow the user to operate the distress button without any alerts are actually being sent The windows shown in Figure 43 will be shown while Distress Test Mode is active m Distress Test Mode ES DISTRESS TEST MODE Testmode is ON ou can press and hold Distress button to activate and test twithout issuing Distress Alert Cancel the test mode if a real alert needs to be sent Cancel Figure 43 Distress Test Mode In Distress Test Mode the alarm panel can be pressed without any a
7. ee ee eee eee eens seen eseeeeeeeeenees 25 Figure 19 Example of adding a PSTN modem addresS cocoocococcncnncnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnennnnnnrnrnnrnrnennrnrnnnnrnenannes 25 Figure 20 Example of adding a Special Access Code 28 address eese 26 Figure 21 Example of adding a DNID addresS ooocconccnoconnoconcnconcarononnnenncnranonnnrnronrnnnnnnrnrnnnnrnnnarnnnans 26 Figure 22 Example of adding an X 25 address ooconncconncconnonoconnnconcnroconrnrnncnrnrnarnrnrnnrnrnennrnennrnenannrnenans 21 Figure 23 Default message MONO ri css saxke pese uds x uuib usua A UEM IRR A NER RAO REA 21 Figure 24 Set detault message dialotq ets autecit tentent een dei eus ken o esu aETel a LIEN eu eM C DER REEL ERES 28 Figure 29 The auto text DOSSIDIDBGS ii ta 29 Figure 26 The EGC Setup WIBRdOW ia 30 Figure 27 easyMail Position reporting set up ccceeeeee ence e eee e eee eee ee eae cece eee enne nnne nennen senes 31 Figure 28 Th DINED Mastin ip 32 Figure 29 The ENID DS ii A AAA ia 32 Figure 30 The Transceiver Status WIDdOW 5 Ebo et teers esu e e ven sibs aaa Ee 33 Figure ol The GPS Status Win Vii is e im etis dd uated ca AS aa 34 Figure 34 POSITION WING OW A a O a ee 34 Figure 99 Creating a transmit PASS WO diu aia ves Ee Oei aiara ope ue dep biune 35 Figure 94 Creating a contig password s cox are as ate EHE M EEUU I E EIU D KU eden 36 Figure 39 Ehe Terminal mode ud 37 Figure 96 hand Earth Stans ssia e En aaa anaa ea aE aia E 38 Figur
8. exit the wizard Current Settings Setup Type Destination Folder C Program Files easyMail User Information Name Type your windows user name here Company Type your organisation name here e Click Install to begin installing easyMail 9 Install completed 11 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual i easyMail InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed easyMail Click Finish to exit the wizard E SASY 2 MAIL X Finish e Click Finish to complete the installation procedure 10 Starting easyMail e easyMail can be started in one of two ways l Click the easyMail icon md on the desktop 2 Start easyMail from Start Programs Thrane amp Thrane gt easyMail The easyMail main window below will be shown 4 Thiars E Thine nada De p e Beer ms Pese pla Hein j bocas pat E3 A dz 000 ta Viel dili Peio Ani nga ONUC O00 233X 03281227 71 EDO SS RD Tee era C tr mn De diet dl heen ete rece aem dad Dei ied rd O rl hpa feet Pater igit in a Pl 12 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 2 4 RUNNING EASYMAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME When starting easyMail for a moment the Connections and Mobile status field look like this Mobile status Mobile number unknown Connections GPs Mobile not connected PC connect Ant signal eee ee F
9. to cancel false alerts via Inmarsat C Refer to 2 for more information on the use of Distress Messages To send a Distress Message click the Distress Message Editor button The two information windows below are shown before entering the Distress Message Editor Continue to Distress Message Editor A message with distress priority will automatically be sent to Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre MRC Continue to Distress Message Editor Figure 44 Distress Message Editor info 1 Im portant Please make sure thatthe distress priority message is written in English Figure 45 Distress Message Editor info 2 When entering the Distress Message Editor two lines of auto text is immediately inserted latest position and mobile number A Distress Message is always sent directly to an MRCC and this address cannot be changed It is not possible to add other addresses to this message either 46 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual A Thrane amp Thrane easyMail File Edit View Messages Distress Position Options Help a p Mobile status Mobile number 499999999 Connections GPS East Atlantic PC connect Ant signal llPosition 55 47 60N 12 31 40E Mobile No 499999999 Vessel name Vessel type Flag DK Destination Cargo Comment e 1217 UTC ED 2006 03 24 13 17 19 INFO 116 WARNING Test software Inmarsat C education version Distress alert and distress message functio
10. 1304 E Mail Service Providers To FT SkyFile C Co KDDI 5athail C Hudal Bec Sentosa 54Cb5 l Sentosa SACB500 Subject Sentosa 5406599 M Pref Station 12 essage Prefix Station Seven Eleven Address Type Address Delimiter Figure 38 E mail Service Providers Use this dialog only to update the e mail settings if they have been changed by your ISP or to add new service providers that are not in the list If the list have been altered by a fault the default settings can be reloaded clicking the Load Default button 3 13 SET LOCAL TIME Options gt Configuration Set local time Use this option to set the local time in the easyTrack The transceiver gets the UTC time from the built in GPS module but it needs information of the current time zone to set the local time correctly Another option is to set the PC time to the current local time calculated from the GPS every time easyMail starts up This is recommended 40 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual de Set Local Time Please set Local Time difference compared to UTC time ae bidee UTC time 12312 Local time 15 12 ES Set PC time to GPS local time on startup f es Clicking OK will update time now Cancel Figure 39 Set local time 3 14 DISTRESS FUNCTIONALITY With a TT 3026D easyMail offers a non SOLAS GMDSS solution Refer to 2 for general information on this topic 3 14 1 DISTRESS ALERT SETUP Distress gt Dis
11. 34 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 3 9 PASSWORD PROTECTION easyMail allows sending of messages and changing the configuration to be password protected 3 9 1 SETTING A TRANSMIT PASSWORD Setting a transmit password easyMail will ask for the password when the user clicks the Send button Only when the right password is entered the sending dialog will be shown and the message can be sent Transmission of Distress Messages will not be password protected so when trying to send a Distress Message the password check will not be performed Transmit Password E Old Transmit Password Mew Transmit Password E Confirm Transmit Password p escasos Cancel Figure 33 Creating a transmit password 3 9 2 SETTING A CONFIG PASSWORD When a config password has been set the user trying to enter the configuration menu Options gt Configuration of easyMail must enter the correct password or the configuration cannot be changed Land earth station setup local time settings and COM settings are not password protected 35 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Config Password E Old Contig password New Contig password LS Confirm Config Password D O A Lancel Figure 34 Creating a config password 3 9 3 REMOVING A PASSWORD The transmit and config passwords can be removed by typing the old password and without entering a new one in the two other fields of the Password window Save by
12. TT 10236A easyMail User Manual SAILOR by Thrane amp Thrane TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Copyright Thrane amp Thrane A S ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2006 Thrane amp Thrane A S Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Thrane amp Thrane A S Document number TT 99 122283 Revision B TT 10236A easyMail User Manual SAFETY SUMMARY The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation service and repair of this equipment Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the equipment Thrane amp Thrane A S assume no liability for the customer s failure to comply with these requirements MICROWAVE RADIATION HAZARDS During transmission this unit radiates microwaves from the antenna This radiation may be hazardous to humans if they are exposed to it directly at short distances from the antenna During transmission make sure that nobody is closer than the recommended minimum safety distance of 1 ft 0 3 meter KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers Only qualified maintenance personnel must make component replacement and internal adjustment Under certain conditions dangerous voltages may exist even with the power cable removed Po avoid injuries always disco
13. an Regions This is done by clicking Options gt Login and choosing one of the Ocean Regions p Help 581 East Atlant Logout 582 Pacific r Scan Preferred Ocean 583 Indian 584 West Atlantic Set Default LES Figure 9 Logging in to an Ocean region To set the default ISP click Options gt Set Default ISP 18 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual X Set Default ISP E Default ISP Telenor 4 Figure 10 Choose your Service Provider Choose your Inmarsat Service Provider on the list To set the default Land Earth Stations click OptionsSet Default LES Default LES Selection 564 West Atlantic MET 561 East Atlantic 104 Eik 562 Pacific Ocean 204 Eik 583 Indian Ocean 204 Elk Cancel Figure 11 Land Earth Stations LESs of your Inmarsat Service Provider Choose the Land Earth Stations of your Inmarsat Service Provider for each Ocean Region You are now ready to send and receive messages 3 2 2 SENDING A MESSAGE 3 2 2 1 CREATE AN ADDRESS IN THE ADDRESS BOOK A message needs to be sent to a contact in the Address Book To create a contact click Contacts on the main window This will open the Address Book 19 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Address Book Address Book entries To Addresses Cc Addresses Bcc Addresses x Delete Properties Bk Cancel Figure 12 The Address Book Type a name and choose a destination type e g e mail as in th
14. an be entered manually When marking Always use latest position from GPS it will be the GPS position that is used when sending a Distress Alert If unmarking this option the position fields will be enabled and this entered position will be used in the Distress Alert Note This window cannot be used to check if it is the GPS position or a manual position that will be used in the Distress Alert It can only show the position that would be included if the Distress Alert 42 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual were sent now The checkbox will always be marked when opening this window So to be sure that the GPS position is included mark the checkbox and click OK The Distress Alert Setup is valid for 1 hour When it becomes invalid an info box will be shown to the user Nature of distress The chosen one of the options listed will be included in the Distress Alert The default setting is Undesignated Clicking OK will update the Distress Alert Settings 3 14 2 RESET ALARM Distress gt Reset alarm Latest distress info Feature of SOLAS and NON SOLAS with Distress transceivers only This menu item will reset the alarm buttons including the light in the button and the buzzer if present Refer to 2 for more information This will be necessary to do after sending a Distress Alert or receiving an urgent distress priority SafetyNet EGC or an urgent distress priority message When resetting the buttons a wind
15. ardware and software environments into which easyMail may be put no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered Thrane amp Thrane cannot be held responsible for any problems occurring during installation or operation This includes but is not limited to reception and OI do not accept the terms in the license agreement e Read the disclaimer e Click the button I accept the terms in the license agreement e Click Next 6 Customer information a easyMail InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Type your windows user name here Organization Type your organisation name here Install this application For Anyone who uses this computer all users Only for me e Type user name and organisation e Click Next 1 Destination folder 10 User Manual TT 10236A easyMail User Manual i easyMail InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or Change to install to a different GAS Vs MAI e Install easyMail to C Program Files easyMail e Choose destination folder Default and recommended folder is C Program Files easyMail e Click Next 8 Ready to install ie easyMail InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation CAS e MA If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to
16. can be viewed clicking Options gt Configuration gt ENIDs ENIDs can be enabled and disabled 15 ENID List Enable Provider ENID Status 1 e ABC OIL 12345 Enabled 2 Telenor Satellite Service 117 Enabled OF Cancel Figure 29 The ENID List 3 8 TRANSCEIVER INFORMATION 3 8 1 TRANSCEIVER STATUS Options gt Transceiver Status The Transceiver Status provides technical information on the current state of the easyTrack satellite communication The Transceiver Status is updated every 10 seconds The information contained in the window can be printed or saved by clicking the Print or Save button 32 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Transceiver Status last updated at 09 38 UTC HARDWARE System Clock 4005 04 21 09 32 FCE 0 O0000000 0000 LO Vtune OSC offzet Acc PIlLlF BAY THY AGC B S CNo Om 5zlHz BEN 1 719Hz OTA 5 50Hz 100 37dBHz SOFTWARE Version 15 Apr 15 005 13 35 20 Inmarsat C Transceiver Synchronization lo Wee Serial no 39406745 Logged in lo Wee Mobile no 492388193 TOM type NCS Preferred ocean East Atlantic TCH channel number 1258280 Current channel NCS Current protocol Free TIM origin 144 TDM frame number 4016 BB error rate E O of 100 Ok Cancel Figure 30 The Transceiver Status window 3 8 2 GPSSTATUS Options GPS Status The GPS status provides detailed information on the current state of the CPS reception The GPS Status is updated eve
17. clicking OK 3 10 TERMINAL MODE Options gt Configuration Terminal Mode The Terminal Mode is for advanced use and is used to communicate with easyTrack via a textual command interface 36 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual lt Terminal Mode Terminal Mode Note The Terminal Mode window disables all usual communication with the transceiver No information will be updated in easyMail and no EGC s or messages will be recieved in the period of the Terminal Mode session Cancel Figure 35 The Terminal mode Note that in Terminal Mode the normal communication with the transceiver is disabled so no information will be updated in easyMail and no EGCs or messages will be received in the period of the Terminal Mode session 3 11 LAND EARTH STATIONS Options gt Configuration Land Earth Stations In this window the available Land Earth Stations can be viewed and the names of the Land Earth Stations can be changed 37 TT 10236A easyMail Land Earth Stations Configuration Weel Atlantic Ocean LES O02 Goonhilly 003 Yamaguchi 004 Eik O22 Perth LHD NT Default Figure 36 Land Earth Stations To change a LES name click on a specific LES and click the Edit button Change the name and click OK East Atlantic Ocean LES 101 Southbury 102 Goonhilly 103 Yamaguchi 104 Eik 120 Thermopylae 121 Aussaguel 122 Perth 127 Station Seven Eley LHD Cial
18. e 9 1 Changing a LES Name iria 39 Figure so E Mail Service Providers sii id iia 40 Figure o9 Set local IMSS 41 Figure 40 Distress Mio WANGOW ssl lA A 4 Figure 4 Distress Alert setup siirroissa ai a E ERRE 42 Figure 42 Latest distress information WINGOW cccsceeceeeeeeeee cess eeese eens eee sense ee esas eaaseeaesesaeeeseeeeeesaes 43 Figure 45 Distress Test Mode ii eed o 45 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Figure 44 Distress Message Editor info Lui A ee ee 46 Figure 45 Distress Message Editor into Ai ii 46 Figure 46 The Distress Message EOS ski eran eter 47 Figure 47 A Distress Message entry in the Outbox cococconcccococcnccnncnocnnnnrnnnnenennnnrnrnnrnrnrnnrnennrnrnnnnenenan 48 LisT OF TABLES Table Related docu enis dudas ste a a ulead ee du 6 Table 2 Abbreviations and terms ti A Sina eee nee ee ee 1 Table g Status ol latest Distress Al nia 44 Table 4 Status of latest distress S 44 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to describe the system in which the easyTrack Mobile Earth Station MES is used and how the easyTrack MES is operated The information found in the manual is only an overall briefing For detailed description read the documents listed in section 1 1 Related Documents For access to these manuals please contact the local distributor 1 1 RELATED DOCUMENTS Looking for Detailed description of the installation of the easy Track MES Detailed descriptio
19. ean 204 Eik 583 Indian Ocean 204 Eik Cancel Figure 7 Land Earth Stations LESs of your Inmarsat Service Provider Choose the Land Earth Stations of your Inmarsat Service Provider for each Ocean Region You are now ready to send and receive messages 2 6 GETTING NEW VERSIONS OF EASYMAIL easyMail is a free program and can be downloaded on the Thrane amp Thrane website on the following address http www tt dk easymail 15 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 3 USING EASYMAIL This chapter explains some overall functions supported by the easyTrack MES and how they are used together with easyMail For installation of TT 3026 easyTrack and easyMail please refer to 1 3 1 EASYMAIL MAIN WINDOW When starting easyMail the main window will be shown Below is an explanation of the fields and buttons on the main window A Tirano L Thrase caiyilall AA A Can Amani arg ae Y c 16 a A INFO J Lge macs Figure 8 The easyMail main window 1 Send This button sends the message written in the Editor Clicking the button opens a window from where a few selections can be made before sending the message 16 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 2 Contacts Clicking this button opens the Contacts Address book 3 Mobile number This field shows the mobile number Click to enter change the mobile number 4 Mobile Status Field This bar shows thee current status of the transce
20. esesessseeeesesese seen nennen nnne 23 One Defaut Messi Srita 21 9 240 Sending messages to easy rack ii a 28 39 V ouvobuces Ete 28 34 EGC RECEPTION PACA O i asi akeni aE iii eadair iratani ieia 29 3 5 POSITION REPORTING asirar iiien ea a dad 30 Ou JDNID LIST oo e eee dodo 31 SL ENID UST cR cec 32 3 8 TRANSCEIVER INFORMATION a ai ls 32 3 8 1 Transcelver A o ted 32 3 8 2 to 33 9 99 View Manually update position 5 ee ee ee 34 3 9 PASSWORD PROTECTION A EISE A a 35 3 9 1 DEMING a Transmit password ista bubs saad viso etutus e a tute gd de PUMP a e Qu Ea 35 3 9 2 betting a Contg password euidenter ED doer E ees o vd aula 35 O J o Removing a PassWord aou ctim nie et etn Beton oun uud eie teu Testes xau ed arti velud ed dde M edes 36 3 10 TERMINABMODB sedie oot iode elu o ol halt DEI 36 3 11 LAND EARTH STATIONS 5 22 dicit aose tape e EPA REI RA ERI vEl PR cM eap ME IKu P sh RR CRPa ria 31 3 12 E MAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS oir 39 3 13 SET LOCAL En o LCD ERN 40 3 14 DISTRESS FUNCTIONALITY 55 cece a ad a o UM RD e DE PDT i a CDI CIE QUE 41 914 1 Distress Alert Sell EE 41 O A en nea IURE D sae bie SEP ems Med OU E 43 9414 9 Latest Distress information m oie ed o e e a a 43 a 14 4 Distress Test Modera o a clo c ELE 44 945 Distress MESSI 45 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 4 GETTING FURTHER INFORMATION ccccccconocconnnoncnnnnnnnonnnnanennnnnncnnnanarannnananas 48 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 easyMail with no connection to easyTrack
21. igure 1 easyMail with no connection to easyTrack After a few seconds the fields should change to this Mobile status Mobile number 499999999 Connections GPs East Atlantic ignal PC connect Ant signal Figure 2 easyMail connected to easyTrack good satellite signal and GPS fix If the fields look like Figure 21 please go on to 5 5 easyMail basic setup If the fields look like Figure 20 The PC has not connected to easyTrack This usually is because the COM port in the PC is already open by another application or because the COM port or baud rate set in easyMail is wrong Close the other application or go to Options Configuration COM settings and choose the correct port and baud rate default 4800 Below is an explanation of the Connections field GPS Green GPS ok Red GPS error or no antenna connection Ant Signal This bar has 5 steps from all green to all red depending on the quality of the satellite signal Green good signal quality Red no signal PC connect Green easyMail has connected to easyTrack Red No connection between easyMail and easyTrack Please go on to the easyMail basic setup section for a quick guide to getting easyTrack and easyMail configured and ready to use 2 5 EASYMAIL BASIC SETUP When starting easyMail for the first time a few things need to be configured 13 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual e Configure Mobile number e Loginto an Ocean Region e Default LES and E mail Se
22. is example Address Card Name E Mail Address J ohn Doe jjohn doe com E Mail Format Z Telex Ss Fax le 7 bit f abit FSTM Modem Special Access Code DNID AL 2h is e Z t Inm Mobile Z e D Cancel Figure 13 The Address Card 20 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Type the e mail address in the address field The Format options are used to change the size of the data being sent over satellite connection This can make the message cheaper to send 7 bit is cheaper to send than 8 bit and 5 bit is cheaper than 1 bit There are 3 options Choosing 5 bit the message is sent as ITA 2 Packed Baudot With this format the text will be converted to and sent with lower case letters Choosing 7 bit the message is sent as Int Alphabet no 5 odd parity Choosing 8 bit the message is sent as 8 bit data No data will be converted Speceial characters in a text could still be slightly different from the original depending on the character set used when typing the message and the character set used when reading the received message Example of conversion Original text The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog0123456789 o amp ESE _ lt gt Text received when sent in 5 bit format the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog0123456789 Q Q Text received when sent in 7 bit format The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog0123456789 42 96 amp
23. istinguish easyTrack MES s with same DNID from another MES Mobile Earth Station the name of the transceiver in Inmarsat C MRCC Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre NCS Network Coordination Station Ocean region Coverage of one of four geostationary Inmarsat satellites OS Operating System TT 10236A easyMail Position report PSA PSDN PSTN SARF Store and forward Telex User Manual Compact information transmitted from easyTrack that includes the GPS position Point of Service Activation Company making the registration Most likely also an ISP and AA Public Switched Data Network such as the X25 data network Public Switched Telephone Network is the land based telephone system or an analogue modem service Activation Registration Form LES receives complete mails before forwarding it to the recipient TELeprinter EXchange is a standardized internationally recognized means of real time text communications Table 2 Abbreviations and terms TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 2 INSTALLING EASYMAIL 2 1 ABOUT EASYMAIL EasyMail is a PC program which can be used to control Thrane amp Thrane and Sailor Inmarsat C transceivers With easyMail you can easily send and receive e mail SMS fax and telex messages set up position reporting receive EGC messages and many other things 2 2 BEFORE YOU INSTALL Before installation of easyMail make sure that your PC fulfils the following requirements Operating system Wind
24. ith the most used items on top When clicking the list items the belonging button or menu item is opened 17 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual 3 2 SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES One of the main features offered by the easyTrack MES is the ability to send messages to any destination in the world from anywhere in the world The main window of easyMail contains a To field a Subject field and the text editor In the Subject field write an appropriate subject for the mail The message that needs to be sent must be written in the text editor e g Hello John This is my first mail from the T amp T easyTrack MES It should be noted that the billing in the Inmarsat C system is based on consumption and therefore the cost of the message transmission will depend on how many characters the message contains The following sections describe how to send different types of messages using the Thrane amp Thrane easyMail message handling software some details like bit format and specific services and access codes are not supported on all ISPs and an ISP can at any time change the number supported formats and services 3 2 1 PREPARE FOR SENDING MESSAGES To set up easyMail for sending messages the following needs to be configured e The transceiver must be logged in to an Ocean Region e The default ISP must be set e Default LESs must be set for all Ocean Regions If the mobile status is Logged Out then you need to log in to one of the 4 Oce
25. iver Click in this field to show the Transceiver Status Window 5 PC Connect Green easyMail has connected to easyTrack Red No connection between easyMail and easyTrack 6 Ant Signal This bar has 5 steps from all green to all red depending on the quality of the satellite signal Green good signal quality Red no signal Click in this field to show Transceiver status 1 GPS Green GPS is ok Red GPS error or no antenna connection Click to show GPS status window 8 To Insert an address in the To field 9 Cc Insert an address in the Cc field This feature might not be supported by all ISPs 10 Subject A message subject can be typed in this field 11 Editor This shows the Editor 12 Distress Message Editor TT 3026D only This opens the Distress Message Editor 13 Inbox This opens the Inbox where all incoming messages are stored 14 Outbox This opens the Outbox where all outgoing and sent messages are stored 15 EGC This opens the EGC log where all EGCs are stored 16 UTC time This field shows the current UTC time 17 Info bar This field shows the last info received Click in this field to open the info log showing the last 500 info messages from the transceiver 3 1 1 HOT LIST 1 13 For easier navigation in easyMail a list of all clicked menus and buttons are shown when pressing the Fl2 key The list is showed w
26. lerts being sent The recommended test procedure is this tion Light in the button Buzzer if installed Press the alert button Hold the button for at On with an off period Off least 5 seconds every 15 seconds me qm if installed button if installed If this test passes the installation is correct 3 14 5 DISTRESS MESSAGE Feature of SOLAS and NON SOLAS with Distress transceivers only A Distress Message or Distress priority message is used in addition to Distress alert when time permits during the distress situation and it is NOT used instead of Distress alerting When the Distress Alert is confirmed a more detailed distress priority message can be sent giving more information about the distress situation e g number people on board situation with the vessel assistance required etc The main requirements here is to send the message via the same LES as distress alert and the message will also be delivered to the same MRCC Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre 45 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Inmarsat C Distress priority message is also used to cancel Inmarsat C false Distress Alerts whereby the ship s operator is aware ofa false alert and send distress priority message via the same LES asking to cancel his alert In this case both false alert and subsequent distress priority message will be delivered to the same MRCC who will know immediately or almost that the alert is false It is an IMO recommended procedure how
27. mpty Figure 23 Default message menu To save a default message begin with writing the message in the Editor Press an F key F1 F8 or click Messages gt Default messages gt F1 F8 This brings up the window in Figure 24 27 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual x Set default message Function key F1 F8 to link with message in Editor Fe Empty Clear Mame for the message Type a name here Sawe cua Figure 24 Set default message dialog Type a name for the message and click Save and close The Button Save saves the message without closing the dialog The Clear button clears the link between an F key and the message and deletes the message When a default message has been saved it s name will appear in the Default messages menu Refer to Figure 23 Pressing an F key after a message has been linked to that key opens the Sending window and the message are read to be sent if a destination address has been chosen 3 2 5 SENDING MESSAGES TO EASYTRACK Messages can be sent to the easyTrack MES using an ordinary e mail program such as Microsoft Outlook Express or Netscape In order to send an e mail to the MES a e mail forwarding account must be set up and paid for at the ISP The ISP provides an e mail address that must be filled into the To field and usually also a password or pin code that must be filled into the subject or body of the message this varies from ISP to ISP Some ISPs als
28. n of the use of the easy Track MES Detailed description of RS232 interface to the easy Track MES Detailed description of the Land Earth Station PSDN interface Detailed description of the Land Earth Station Internet interface Something not described in any of the above listed documents Please read 1 TT98 121787 TT 3026D M S Installation Manual 2 TT98 121798 TT 3026DMS User Manual 3 TT 98 116080 TT 3026 Software Interface Reference Manual 4 TT 99 103879 PSDN User Interface Manual 5 TT 99 110036 Internet Gateway User Manual 6 On www thrane com how to contact the local Thrane Thrane distributor for further assistance Table 1 Related documents ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS AA Accounting Authority Capsat Manager Thrane amp Thrane fleet tracking program DNID Data Network ID for tracking purpose EGC Enhanced Group Call Geostationary Geostationary satellites are positioned 36000 Km above the earth At this height they rotate around the earth at the same speed as the earth rotates around its axis so in effect remaining stationary above a point on the earth GPS Global Positioning System Inmarsat C mobile ISP The easyTrack satellite communication modem Inmarsat Service Provider Company offering the service Most likely also a PSA and AA ISN Inmarsat Serial Number LES Land Earth Station Login Registration of easyTrack MES in the Inmarsat C system Member number Used to d
29. nalities are disabled Distress alert is simulated i e nothing is transmitted Distress priority message transmission is not Figure 46 The Distress Message Editor When the message has been written click Send like when sending normal message Distress Messages are not password protected so if a transmit password has been entered this will not be checked when sending the Distress Message 47 User Manual TT 10236A easyMail A Thrane amp Thrane easyMail File Edit View Messages Distress Position Options Help Mobile status PA d Mobile number 499999999 Connections GPS East Atlantic PC connect Ant signal Send Contacts A m 06031401 out SEARCH amp RESCUE MRCC 112 Distress message 06 03 14 12 54 240 1193029 Delivered Views 1 2 21 UTC 2006 03 24 13 21 18 INFO 116 WARNING Test software Inmarsat C education version Distress alert and distress message functionalities are disabled Distress alert is simulated i e nothing is transmitted Distress priority message transmission is not Figure 47 A Distress Message entry in the Outbox 4 GETTING FURTHER INFORMATION If this User Operator manual did not answer your question or you like to read more please refer to section 1 1 Related Documents that includes a list of other Thrane amp Thrane documents that might be of interest 48
30. nnect power and discharge circuits before touching them SAFETY AT SEA Use the easyTrack transceiver in connection with a display device e g a personal computer with EasyMail or a Message Terminal to increase safety at sea Without a display terminal you will be unable to display meteorological navigational and SAR messages distress alert relays as well as commercial messages TT 10236A easyMail User Manual LIST OF CONTENTS 1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE cai 6 1 1 RELATED DOCUMENTS it A A A AA A As 6 1 2 ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS 4 coeiedess e t ous e te eed eeu a ite uror vuv Uv nas Cadets eut E aa a 6 2 INSTALLING EASYIVIAIE aia 8 2 1 ABOUT EAS VA id 8 2 2 BEFORE VOU INSTALE da 8 2 3 EASYMAIL INSTALLATION coomonccnccncconoranornncannrnccrnnrnnnrancannrnncrnnrnnnrancnnnrnncrnnrannrancnnnrnncrnnrannrancansanos 8 2 4 RUNNING EASYMAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME cccecccecccccecceuccenceeeeeanesneucuenaseaneuanenteuaeeeuseaneeueeaneuaneeases 13 ZO JBASYIVIAIL BASIC SETUP Ai A PLI LED n LE CUM LU D LN IUD Dl eL LHP 13 2 6 GETTING NEW VERSIONS OF EASYMAIL cccecccececccccceuceeeceeaneeneeaneuceeeeeaneeeuanenaeeecseaneeceuaneuaseeanes 15 Jj USING EARSYIVLIAIL aaa 16 3 1 EASYMLAIB MAIN WIND e EAE 16 3 1 1 Hot Usted 17 3 2 SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES A as 18 3 2 1 Prepare tor sending Messages matias 18 3 2 2 pending a message aia oaa aU ei M I MM MP iu RI MM deer 19 3 2 3 Examples of different message types ees
31. o supports sending SMS messages to easyTrack Contact your ISP to set up the message forwarding account Messages received by the easyTrack and easyMail can be found in the Inbox The Inbox is saved on the PC hard drive Go to Options gt Configuration gt Routing for changing the current Inbox directory path 3 3 AUTO TEXT easyMail can insert specific texts like the current position time or a signature into the editor 28 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual View Messages Distress Posit Insert position Ctrl F Insert speed and course Ctri eE Insert signature Chrl s Insert mobile number Ctrl M Insert UTC date amp time Ctrl U Insert local date amp time Ctrl L Insert vessel name Ctrl M Insert Full vessel data Enter vessel data Define Signature Figure 25 The auto text possibilities This can be found in the Edit menu 3 4 EGC RECEPTION The EGC Setup window is opened by clicking Options gt Configuration gt EGC Setup Refer to 2 for an explanation of EGCs 29 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual EGC Setup E Ww System Messages Additional N amp MVAREA s METAREA s s 4 Mone None None W SafeteMET Coastal warning reas settings Coastal Warming Areas 4 2 AB CDEFGH W Navigational Warnings W Meteological Forecasts Iw SAT ALAM W Meteclogical Warnings Pilot Service W Other Mawvaid Ww Ice Reports iw LORAN W Additional Navigational Warnings W Search And Resc
32. ow displaying the latest distress information will also be shown Click OK to close this window 3 14 3 LATEST DISTRESS INFORMATION Distress gt Reset alarm Latest distress info Feature of SOLAS and NON SOLAS with Distress transceivers only IET distress info This window displays information on the latest Distress Alert and latest distress test The status of the latest distress testis the result af the last Linki P T test performed Latest Distress Alert received by MRCC Latest distress test successful Figure 42 Latest distress information window 43 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual This window shows the status of the latest Distress Alert that was sent This menu item also resets the alarm buttons Refer to 3 14 2 for more information on resetting the alarm buttons The latest Distress Alert status field can contain three different status texts These are explained below in Table 3 Distress Alert This will usually be the case MRCC The last Distress Alert was received by MRCC Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Table 3 Status of latest Distress Alert The status of the latest distress test Link PVT test is also shown This status field can contain three different status texts explained below in Table 4 Status of latest Description of status Distress Alert A Link test has not previously been executed You can start a Link test from Options Link test rejected The last
33. ows 985E 2000 or XP Free hard drive space 10MByte minimum 50MByte recommended 2 3 EASYMAIL INSTALLATION Follow these steps to install easyMail 1 CD startup e Insert the easyMail installation CD in the CD drive of the PC The setup program will start up automatically and the following window will be shown nar Pintos T Demci2ad ear ad B Discover More About easy Track mi TRACH n TT 10236A easyMail User Manual If the program does not start automatically run start htm from your CD drive 2 Starting the installation e Click Install easyMail 3 Start up window i easyMail InstallShield Wizard EAS YMA IL F ring satellite co ication down to earth Cancel e Click Next 4 Welcome screen a easyMail InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for easyMail The InstallShield R Wizard will install easyMail on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties SAS YF MAIL E e Click Next TT 10236A easyMail 5 Disclaimer window 15 easyMail InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully CAS e MA Disclaimer of Warranty easyMail and all of the accompanying files are delivered as is and without warranties as to performance or merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied Because of the various h
34. rvice Provider for sending messages Mobile number Click Options Config Mobile Number uration gt Mobile number The following dialog is shown Mobile Number unknown Type in new Mobile Number Cancel Type the Mobile number 9 digits and click Ok The Mobile number should be updated Mobile status Mobile number 499999999 L d out ogged au Figure 3 Example of Mobile number Log in to an Ocean Region Help 581 East lant Logout 582 Pacific r Scan Preferred Ocean 583 Indian 584 West Atlantic Set Default LES Figure 4 The login menu Go to the menu Options Login and choose between the 4 Ocean Regions depending on your current position After a short while the Mobile status field has changed Mobile status Mobile number 499999999 East Atlantic COR Figure 5 Example when logged in to East Atlantic You have now logged in to the Inmarsat satellite network 14 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Default LES and E mail Service Provider for sending messages To set up easyMail for sending messages the following needs to be configured Click Options gt Set Default ISP X Set Default ISP Ed Default ISP Telenor 04 kd Cancel Figure 6 Choose your Service Provider Choose your Inmarsat Service Provider on the list Click Options gt Set Default LES Default LES Selection 564 West Atlantic 561 East Atlantic 104 Eik 562 Pacific Oc
35. ry 10 seconds The information contained in the window can be printed or saved by clicking the Print or Save button 33 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual GPS Status last updated at 21 04 2005 11 39 37 Test Summary OF OS visible satellites SN Version 3 02 Navigation Mode 1 FOM 1 UTC l Accept Altitude Hold VPerr O m FLOF z HDOP 01 HPerr O m Elevation mask oo HVerr O cm s satellite Tracking Status Satellites 19 22 03 I5 Li 18 12 Signal Level 42 49 45 47 45 45 441 Elevation 074 054 051 030 02 Of6 z4 Azimuth 7z 053 169 073 085 nl4 zzz V Speed O ft m Altitude ft Position 55 47 60 N 012 31 40 E at 09 39 35 UTC Course O38 deg true north Speed 000 knots 0000 Emph OOOO mph E Cancel Figure 31 The GPS Status window 3 8 3 VIEW MANUALLY UPDATE POSITION Choosing the Position menu brings up the following dialog amp Position updated at 15 25 7 E Latitude F5 4 eo n Longitude 12 31 40 E Course 12 degrees Speed knats Updated 13 25 UTC Status valid Cancel Figure 32 Position window This dialog shows the latest position from easyTrack The data is updated every minute If the GPS should fail you can enter a position manually from this dialog Clicking OK will update the position If the position is updated manually and the GPS is working the GPS will immediately overwrite the manually stored position
36. this ocean Type Closed INDIAN no DNID for this ocean Hour Minute Pacific START fi x M Immediately Indian INTERVAL E gt E Cancel Status Figure 27 easyMail Position reporting set up Now select the LES DNID and Member Number pair downloaded by the LES set the interval to e g 2 hours Press the OK button to start the automatic reporting The easyTrack MES is now configured to send its position at a regular interval to the LES that stores the data in the DNID mailbox From here the LES will typically be configured to forward the reports by e mail Refer to 2 for more information about position reports and how to use them 3 6 DNID LIST Before easyTrack can be used for polling and data reporting a DNID must exist in the transceiver Refer to 2 for more information on DNIDs and position reporting The DNIDs stored in easyTrack can be viewed in the DNID List 31 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Options gt Configuration gt DNIDs s DNID List Enable Provider Status LES DWNID Member SubAdr Channel Random 1 w Thrane Thrane A S 55A Enabled 104 8048 234 Figure 28 The DNID List DNIDs can be enabled or disabled Disabling a DNID makes easyTrack unable to send data position reports or receive polls from this specific DNID 3 7 ENID List ENIDs are used to receive FleetNET EGC messages Refer to 2 for more information on FleetNET A list of the ENIDs existing in easyTrack
37. tress Alert Setup Feature of SOLAS and NON SOLAS with Distress transceivers only Here the user can configure what information will be sent with a Distress Alert The Distress Alert Setup is also known as the Distress Generator o Distress Info This does not send a Distress Alert it only prepares the Alert In case of an emergency use the dedicated alarm panel to send a Distress Alert Figure 40 Distress info window 4 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual Distress Alert Setup Land Earth Stations Atlantic Ocean Region West 001 Southbury Atlantic Ocean Region East E 101 Southbury Pacific Ocean Region 201 Santa Paula Indian Ocean Region ENS Pasitorr Mature of Distress Undesignated 5 faz feo Jn M Explosion Fire Flooding o2 a fo JE Collision Grounding Listing Sinking Disabled adrift Abandoning ship En En Reg assistance iw Always use latest position from GPS HE NES NEM NE NEL MEM ME NE ME Piracy Cancel Figure 41 Distress Alert Setup Land Earth Stations For TT 3026D Land Earth Stations can be configured for all 4 Ocean Regions This is the LES where the mobile will send the Distress Alert through when initiated from the alarm panel Position There are two possibilities with the position included in the Distress Alert Either the automatically updated GPS position can be included this will usually be the option to choose or a position c
38. ue Fixed Positions Latitude Longitude Deg North South Deg East w est Fized Pos 1 E w l Fixed Foz 2 Fired Pos 3 Fired Pos 4 Fized Pos 5 o E Cancel Figure 26 The EGC Setup window Fixed positions Fixed positions are used to receive EGC messages sent to other positions than your current position This can be beneficial if you for example want to know the weather forecast for the area you are heading to You can enter several positions on your planned route to keep updated on the next parts of your trip 3 5 POSITION REPORTING Using the position reporting feature requires a DNID to be downloaded in the MES please refer to 2 for more details When the DNID and member number is downloaded the DNID can be displayed using easyMail Select menu Options gt Configuration gt DNID that will display the DNID list To actually enable the reporting select Options gt Configuration gt Position Report gt DNID PU Position Reporting This will display the Reporting Setup window Press the New button and the interval configuration window is displayed 30 TT 10236A easyMail User Manual f PU Reporting Setup Program 1 Program 2 Type Closed Type Closed Ocean LES DHID Mem Ho Ocean LES DHID Mem Ho West Wrest E ast E ast Pacific Indian F PU Program 1 FE Provider WEST No DNID for this ocean Status EAST Choose DNID from list Program 3 i PACIFIC No DNID for
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