AMI-GFV MARINE LTD

VOYAGE DATA RECORDER

VR2272
OPERATING MANUAL

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Modification Number (where applicable)

Brief Record of Change and Reason for Change
Original Issue
Addition of Download Procedure
Update of Download Proceedure
Addition of Sailor PSU
Overall Revision

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All alterations must be verified by re-authorisation and approval of the complete
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VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
VR2272
OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS

Document Name - VR2272 Operating Manual Iss 05.doc

CONTENTS
1.
MEU INDICATIONS AND OPERATOR CONTROLS..........................................7
1.1 Switching on...................................................................................................7
1.2 Push to save data..........................................................................................7
1.3 Push to cancel alarm.....................................................................................7
1.4 Switching of...................................................................................................7
1.5 Battery UPS.....................................................................................................7
2.
KW950-T TEXT DISPLAY and REMOTE ALARM.............................................8
3.
MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................9
3.1 Weekly..............................................................................................................9
3.2 Annual Certification Check..........................................................................9
4.
FAULT DIAGNOSIS..............................................................................................9
4.1 Loss of Power..................................................................................................9
4.2 AUDIO Alarm.................................................................................................10
4.3 RACOM FAIL Alarm.......................................................................................10
5 VDR: Data Recording Check & Data Download:..........................................11

AMI-GFV MARINE Ltd

Parham Drive
Eastleigh
Southampton
SO50 4NU
Tel: +44 (0) 23 8048 0450
Fax: +44 (0) 23 8048 0451
Email: sales@amimarine.net
Web: www.amimarine.net

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OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS

Under normal operational conditions the Voyage Data Recorder will not
require any operator actions once it has been switched on.
1. MEU INDICATIONS AND OPERATOR CONTROLS
1.1 Switching on
Turn the Key Switch Clockwise. The System will boot-up.
Normal indications are:
Front Panel

Switch Hub

Power on LED
Power on LED
Port 1 Spare
Port 2 Spare
Port 3 Green LED Radar Acquisition Interface
Port 4 Green LED HVR Capsule
Port 5 Green LED Audio & Data Acquisition Interface

The Port LEDs will flicker; this is normal for data transfer activity.
1.2 Push to save data
Holding this button for 10 seconds will save the last 12 hours or more of
information to the hard drives. The DATA then can be downloaded onto a
Laptop or PC through the LAN as soon as practicable. This can be done
only once. The data must be downloaded immediately as if there is
another incident and the SAVE function is used again it will delete any
data that is older than 12hours.
1.3 Push to cancel alarm
Push for one second to acknowledge and mute the audible alarm.
The visual alarm may remain active.
1.4 Switching of
Turn the key to the vertical position. The audible alarm will sound and the
ERROR led will flash. The audible alarm can be muted. The system will
take approximately 45 seconds to de energise the relays and remove the
power.
1.5 Battery UPS

Normal indications are:

Green Battery Trickle Charge (Normal)

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NOTE: When the system is not in use i.e. Docking Period you must switch
of the UPS internally to help prevent battery discharge.

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2. KW950-T TEXT DISPLAY and REMOTE ALARM

The Unit displays status messages from the MEU (see table below) and will
also indicate the reason for an alarm. As a remote unit you can cancel the
alarm and mute the audible alarm.
AMI-GFV MARINE VDR

First display on Power Up

VDR TIME 12:34 UTC

System Time as received from RAI.

May indicate this for a few minutes after YOU know a fault exists.
The VDR does not want to raise unnecessary alarms.
Indicates the status of the last Audio Test
RAI reports successful audio & data file transfer from the ADAI
RAI reports successful audio & data file transfer to the HVR
RAI reports successful frame capture
FM-INT reports DC power OK

NO ALARMS DETECTED
AUDIO TEST 111 111
RA REPORTS NETWRK OK
RA REPORTS HVR OK
RA REPORTS INF 07
POWER OK
AUDIO ALARM
AUDIO TEST 011 111
MIC# FAIL

Indicates one of the MICs may have a problem

Indicates MIC 1 may have failed

ON RESERVE BATT ##
MAIN POWER BACK
LO VOLT SHUTDOWN
SHUTTING DOWN ##

Indicates Time run on back up battery

Had been running on batteries
VDR is shutting itself down
Shutting down counting upwards to 44Sec

SAVE BUTTON HELD

SAVING DATA TO DISK
SAVED DATA TO DISK
RA FAIL SAVE TO DISK
SAVE TO DISK TIMEOUT

The FM-INT has detected the Save Button been pressed

RAI info
Message from RAI on completion of save
Message from RAI
Message from FM-INT no response from RAI

RA REPORTS NO NETWRK
RA FINDS NO AD FILES
AD NO NMEA IP

RA reports Local Area Network problem

RAI reports the ADAI has not generated any new data or sound files
AD reports no data coming from the data input interface

RA COMM FAIL
AD COMM FAIL

Interface detects no NMEA data from RAI

Interface detects no NMEA data from ADI

NO DATA FROM VDR

VDR is switched off, 950T being independently powered.

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3. MAINTENANCE
3.1 Weekly
MEU Ensure the POWER ON LED is on and the Switch Hub shows activity.
KW950: The Status Display cycles through the various Messages.
UPS: Ensure indictor lights are in operation
Check vent is clear
HVR: Clean the ends of the Dukane Beacon and check for corrosion.
3.2

Annual Certification Check

The following will be conducted by an AMI Authorised Inspector/Engineer.

Power Supply Alarm Check
Reserve Power Source Check
Reserve Power Source shut down Check
Battery Expiry Dates
Acoustic Beacon
Physical Condition of Equipment
Interfaces: Operation and recording
Manufacturers Analysis of Downloaded Data
4. FAULT DIAGNOSIS
4.1 Loss of Power.
Test Equipment:
- Digital Multimeter.
Test Cables:
NONE
Reset-able fuses protect the VR2272 system from overloads.
1. Ensure the system key is switched of i.e. in the vertical position.
2. Open the door of the Main unit and remove the cover to the FM-INT
unit. Remove the 24V Supply SK1.
3. After 5 minutes restore the 24volt Supply SK1 and replace the FMINT cover.
4. Switch system on and return to normal status.

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4.2 AUDIO Alarm.

Test Equipment:
NONE
Test Cables:
NONE
Activate the Audio test by pressing the Test Button. This will complete after
approximately 3 minutes. If the alarm is still present check the relevant
microphone and replace if necessary.
4.3 RACOM FAIL Alarm.

This indicates that there is no status data being sent from the RAI.
Check all connectors are fully pushed home.
Test Equipment:
- SVGA Monitor
- USB Mouse
- Digital Multimeter
Test Cables:
NONE
Fault Correction:
Connect SVGA monitor and USB mouse.
1. Check 24v DC on RAI SK2 If not present check cables and output
from MEU
2. Remove SK2 until all RAI LEDs are extinguished.
3. Replace SK2 and RAI should boot up
4. If no display then replace motherboard.
5. If the RAI boots up but cannot find HDD or the Operating System
then replace the HDD.
6. If the RAI boots up into Windows then starts the FMRFG and
NMEAPro111 programs.
7. If after a short time a window appears and states FMRFG has
generated and Windows will close the program. The FMRFG program
has lost communications with the HVR capsule.

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VDR: Data Recording Check & Data Download:

Using a laptop and the procedure described below, Access the
SAVE01, SAVE02,SAVE03, SAVE04, & SAVE05 partitions of
the Hard Drive and confirm that current data is being written.

1. Ensure the Workgroup is named WORKGROUP. Create user on a Laptop

PC with the name xxxxx (uppercase) and password xxxxx
(lowercase)
2. Now change the Network Card properties by the following examples.
Right click on My Network Places and select Properties.

3. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties.

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4. Left click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and select Properties.

5. Select Use The Following IP Address

IP Address 192.168.0.5
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.0.1

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6. Select Use The Following DNS Server Address

Preferred DNS Server 192.168.0.1
Restart the Computer for the new settings to apply.

7. Right click on My Network Places and select Search for Computers.

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8.

Insert 192.168.0.3 where it asks for a Computer Name.

8. Navigate to D drive (SAVE01). This is the first partition in which data

and audio is stored. Search through this partition, then E (SAVE02), F
(SAVE03) , G (SAVE04) and H (SAVE05) until the required files are
located.
Files are named: TYP DATE TIME. ZIP
For example
SND-20052003-124600.ZIP
VDR-20052003-124600.ZIP
RFG-20052003-124615.ZIP
The date and time shows the time at which recording was started. The
Audio and Data files are saved in 60 second blocks, the Radar Capture
files are saved on completion of the frame grab, once every 15
seconds. Therefore the above examples will have recorded the data and
sound at on the 20/05/2003 and the Radar Frame Grab was recorded
12:46 and 15 seconds.
9. If the SAVE button was held on the VDR front panel then the required
files will have the file extension Filename.ZI~ instead of Filename.ZIP
10. Use the Copy / Paste commands to obtain the required data. Once
data has been copied to the laptop remove the Ethernet cable and
close the MEU door.
11. Provided the above procedure is followed the system will continue to
operate without being disturbed.
**NOTE**:
Usernames and Passwords will be advised when and if required.
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This is a security procedure to prevent unauthorised access to the VDR
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