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AIT2000 Installation & Operation Manual
VERSION 1.01
Table of Contents
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4
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NOTICES ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1
Safety Warnings ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2
Position source ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3
Compass safe distance.................................................................................................................................. 4
1.4
RF emissions notice ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.5
Warranty ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.6
Disposal of this product and packaging ........................................................................................................ 5
1.8
Declaration of conformity ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.9
FCC notice ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.10
Industry Canada notice ................................................................................................................................. 6
ABOUT YOUR AIS CLASS B TRANSPONDER ........................................................................................................... 7
2.1
About AIS ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2
Static and dynamic vessel data ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.3
Important information for US customers ..................................................................................................... 8
WHAT'S IN THE BOX ? ........................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1
Digital Yacht Software and Driver CD ........................................................................................................... 9
3.2
GPS Antenna ...............................................................................................................................................10
3.3
Power/Data and USB Cables .......................................................................................................................10
3.4
Electrical Connections ................................................................................................................................10
INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................................12
4.1
Preparing for Installation ............................................................................................................................12
4.2
Optional “Silent” switch .............................................................................................................................13
4.3
VHF antenna cable ......................................................................................................................................13
4.4
Power and data cable .................................................................................................................................14
4.5
Chart plotter ...............................................................................................................................................14
4.6
Connection to a PC or Mac .........................................................................................................................14
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ..............................................................................................................................15
5.1
Installing the AIS transponder ....................................................................................................................15
5.2
Installing the external GPS antenna ...........................................................................................................16
5.3
Connecting to the VHF antenna .................................................................................................................16
5.4
Connecting the Power/Data cable..............................................................................................................16
5.5
Connecting a “Silent” switch (optional)......................................................................................................17
5.6
Connecting to NMEA0183 compatible equipment ....................................................................................17
5.7
Connection to an NMEA2000 network (optional) ......................................................................................19
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