DEBEG 2902

Dual Channel NAVTEX Receiver

NAVTEX is an international narrow band
direct printing radiotelex system to
broadcast navigational information. It
was established by the International
Maritime Organization IMO as part of
the Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System GMDSS to provide vital
maritime safety information directly
and automatically to ships.
A worldwide network of NAVTEX
coastal stations broadcast navigational
warnings, gale warnings, ice reports,
search and rescue information, and
weather forecasts on the frequencies
518 kHz, 490 kHz and 4209.5 MHz to
all vessels.
The new paperless NAVTEX receiver
DEBEG 2902 is a dedicated, compact,
dual channel radiotelex receiver. It
monitors simultaneously 518 kHz and a
selectable secondary frequency either
the national 490 kHz or the 4209.5 kHz
for long range services.
NAVTEX messages are displayed on an
eight inch colour TFT screen.
Background and foreground colours as
well as font type are user-selectable to
offer a message presentation which
suits the very best clarity under all light
conditions.
The simple to use DEBEG 2902 offers
coloured headings to clearly identify
new received messages. Stored
messages can be sorted and displayed
as well as printed by station ID and
message category.
Up to 200 messages (average 500
characters per message) can be stored
for each receiving channel. In addition
up 50 messages can be stored for each
frequency in a protected area. This area
has a power back-up of at least 120 days.
The receiver provides an interface for
Integrated Navigation Systems or Chart
displays like ECDIS for message
presentation and a serial connector for
an optional remote hardcopy printer.
It will be delivered with a two-band
active antenna as standard to assure a
high reception quality for detected
NAVTEX stations.
The DEBEG 2902 complies with
IMO Resolution A.694 (17) and
MSC.48(77) as well as ITU-R M.540-2,
ITU-R M.625-3, IEC 61097-6 Ed 2 CDV,
EN 60945 and EN 61162-1 for a
paperless NAVTEX receiver.
Features
Compact and highly competitive
performance
Bright 8 inch TFT display for daylight
readings
2 parallel operating receivers for all
IMO Navtex frequencies
Remote serial printer connection
NMEA interface for IBS, INS or other
ECDIS based systems
Built-in self diagnostic test facility
Easy to install and simple to operate
Devices for surface or flush mounting
Low power consumption
Fully complies with IMO Resolutions
and Regulations as well as ITU-R and
IEC standards
Technical Data
Receiving Frequencies:
- 1st receiver: 518 kHz
- 2nd receiver: 490 kHz or 4209.5 kHz, selectable via menu
Type of receiver:
- 1st Receiver: 518 kHz: straight amplifier
- 2nd Receiver: 490 kHz: straight amplifier
4209.5 kHz: down-conversion to 490 kHz
Antenna inputs (518, 490 and 4209.5 kHz):
- Coaxial: 50 (nominal), matched with active antenna
- Unbalanced: 10 + 150 pF for long-wire antenna
Input protection: 30 VRMS for 15 minutes over 100 kHz-28 MHz range
Active antenna: Preamplified 1.2 m glass-fiber whip for 518/490/4209.5 kHz
Receiver sensitivity: Message reception with character error rate of 4%:
1 V to coaxial 50 input
5 V to unbalanced (10 +150 pF) input
Demodulator: Quadrature detector, crystal-controlled
Mode of reception: F1B with forward error correction according to
ITU-R 476-3, 540-2 and 625 (B-mode)
Automatic reception and display of message transmitted on 518 kHz or on
user-selected second receiver frequency (490 kHz or 4209.5 kHz)
Source of time: Derived from CPU clock 24.00 MHz for calculation of time passage to handle
message aging.
Display: 8-inch color VGA TFT LCD, daylight viewing, backlit
Text display resolution: QVGA
User interface language: English (menus, status, prompts, cautions)
Text Display:
- NAVTEX messages: 40 characters per line, 18 lines per screen.
- Statuses & prompts: 1 line each at screens upper and lower edges
Indication of received and stored message
- Message reception: The tag [NEW MESSAGE] is attached to message ID.
- Message storage: Indication [STORED] is turned on at the end of each satisfactorily received
message together with a character error rate (CER= XX%) readout
Message storage:
- Capacity: 200 messages (average 500 characters per message) for each receiving
frequency of 518 kHz, 490 kHz and 4209.5 kHz. In addition storage of up to 50
messages on each frequency if stored messages are tagged as protected.
- Duration: 60 hours from successful reception of each message, after which old messages
will be automatically erased from memory on a first-in-first-out basis except
for user-protected messages.
- Storage period without power: Protected messages are stored for at least 10 days
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Message Protection: Up to 50 messages can be protected against automatic erasure and are saved
in a separate area of the non-volatile message memory.
Protected messages are indicated with [PROTECTED] tag
Message ID Storage:
- Capacity: 200 IDs of successfully received messages on each frequency
- Duration: 60 hours
External I/O interfaces:
- Printer interface: RS-232C port
- IBS / INS / ECDIS: RS-422 port with input lines optically isolated
- NMEA0183/IEC 61162-1: 8-pin connector (I/O DATA port)
- Alarm Activation Output: 2 isolated pairs of relay contacts (ALARM port)
Message alarm specifications:
- Audible indication: Beeping from front-facing piezoelectric buzzer
-1-second intervals: Type D messages
-3-second intervals: Types, A, B and L messages
- Visual indication: Red [ALARM!] tag attached to ID
ID and message text displayed in red color for type D (SAR) messages.
- Acknowledgement/muting: Manually with front panel button or by means of IEC61162-format
command (IEC 61162-1 compliant $-ACK command) via RS-422 input port.
- Alarm conditions: IEC 61162-1 compliant $CRALR sentences containing local alarm numbers and
alarm text via RS-422 output port. See paragraph 7.4.3 for details.
Power requirements: 24 VDC (nominal), approx. 15 W. Floating ground.
Operating range 11 to 36 VDC.
Cabinet size and weight: 225/245 (W) X 225/271 (H) X 135 (D) mm
Approx. 2.5 kg
Mounting bracket: 1.2 kg
Compass safe distance:
- Cabinet with bracket: 80 cm (standard), 45 cm (steering)
- Cabinet w/o bracket: 60 cm (standard), 40 cm (steering)
Ambient temperatures: -15 to 55 C (cabinet, operating)
-25 to 70 C (cabinet, storage)
-25 to 55 C (active antenna, operating)
-25 to 70 C (active antenna, storage)
Compliances: IMO Resolutions MSC.148(77) and A.694(17)
IEC 61097-6 Ed.2 FDIS,
IEC 60945-2002, IEC 61162-1, IEC 61162-2
NOTE: Specifications, other than those specified under the relevant IMO recommendations and IEC specifications,
are subject to change without notice or obligation
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SAM Electronics GmbH
Navigation and Communication
Behringstrasse 120
22763 Hamburg
.
Germany
Phone: +49 - (0)40 - 88 25 - 26 47
Fax: +49 - (0)40 - 88 25 - 41 18
E-mail: info@sam-electronics.de
www.sam-electronics.de
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