[. . . ] Installation Manual User Guide Reference Manual Troubleshooting Guide
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Installation manual p. 15 · Systemmode · Alarms · Warnings · ActivateandDeactivateAlarms · Triggeredalarms · Triggeredwarnings Reference manual p. 23 · Text(SMS)commands · Installationtestmode · Rebootaunit · Power-cycleaunit · Winterstorage/Shutdownunit · Activationbuttonflashes Troubleshooting guide p. 28 · Communicationrelatedproblems · GPSrelatedproblems · Alarmlooprelatedproblems · Powerrelatedproblems · Messagingandnotificationproblems · Webportalproblems
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1. [. . . ] · ommunicationwarningcheckifyoucanobtainastatus. Ifyes, theC-pod C SystemworksbuttheGPRSdatatrafficdoesnot. Normallythisisduetoa weakcellular(GSM)networkstrengthwheretheboatislocated, anddoes notmeanthattheC-podSystemcannotcommunicateatall. Itusesthe slowermethodofdatatext(SMS)messagesinstead. Ifthiswarningtriggers often, refertothetroubleshootingguide, sectionCommunication related problems. · atterylevelwarningthebatteryvoltagehasdroppedbelowtheuserB definedvalue. Thebatterymostlikelyneedstobechargedsoon. Ifthe voltageisallowedtodropfurther, thePower save warningwilltrigger. · owersavewarningthebatteryneedstobechargedimmediately. The P boat'sbatteryvoltageisbelow11. 2V. Thetwoalarmloopsareturnedoff, sinceavoltagethislowhasanunstableeffectonmostsensors. Also, theCpodreducesthepowerloadontheboat'sbattery. Ifthisoccursoften, refer theTroubleshootingGuide, sectionPower related problems. · reditrelatedwarning(s)checkifsomethingwrongwithyourcreditcard C withdrawal(subscriptionunits), ifyouraccountisrunninglowoncreditsor iftheflatrateisabouttoexpire(forpre-paidunits). Warningscannotberesetbytheuser. Theyareresetautomaticallyifthecorrespondingparameterrevertstotheallowedvalue. Youcanchoosetodisable awarningifyoudonotwishtobenotifiedaboutit.
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Text (SMS) commands Text(SMS)commandsareaconvenientwayofobtainingcertaindataor performingcertaintasks. Thecommandsarenotcasesensitive, butmustbe spelledcorrectlyandnoothercharacterscanbeincludedinthemessage.
Command Position Status Relay[on|off] Activate Deactivate Short P S y[on|off] A D Example P status Yon A dEActiVate Action Systemsendspositionreport Systemsendsstatusreport Turnsrelayonoroff Activatesall(enabled)alarms Deactivatesallalarms
Installation Test Mode TheInstallationtestmodeismainlyintendedfortestingpurposesafterasystemhasbeeninstalledbyaprofessionalinstaller. The C-pod connects to the C-pod server and checks if it is registered. Entering the Installation test mode is not possible after the registration text (SMS) message has been sent and the account has been created. Perform a basic test-teststhecellular(GSM)networkcommunication, the GPSfunctionalityandtheactivationbutton. onnecttheactivationbuttonandthecellular(GSM)networkantenna C andtheGPSantenna. (Optional:connectoneorseveralsensorstoalarm loop1andasiren). ayattentiontotheflashingoftheactivationbutton, whichshowsthe P start-up progress: a. heactivationbuttonflashesonceeveryseconduntiltheC-pod T hasconnectedtothestrongestavailablecellular(GSM)network. heactivationbuttonflashesonceevery3secondsuntilaGPS T positionhasbeenobtained.
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4. hebuttonflashesrapidly(2flasheseverysecond), whenthedatahas T beensuccessfullysenttotheserver. Perform an extended test-testsensorsconnectedtoAlarmloop1andthe siren(optional). Toskiptheextendedtest, proceedtoStep 5. resstheactivationbuttonfor2secondswhileitisflashing P rapidly(2flasheseverysecond). ThisstartstheAlarmloop1and sirentest. Theflashingstops. Note:Thishastobedonewithin5 minutesafterStep 4, otherwiseyouneedtorebootthesystemto getintotheInstallationtestmode, seeRepeat/Exit the Installation Test. henanysensoronAlarmloop1istriggered(loopisbroken)the W ActivationButtonlightsup. Ifasirenisconnectedtoconnector2 itsounds(optional). sethistotesttheAlarmloop1installation. Iftheinstallation U alsohassensorsonAlarmloop2, pleaseswitchtheUSBconnectorforthislooptocontact 1 andtestthesensorsasiftheywere installedonAlarmloop1.
5. fter5minutesthesystemsshutsdownbyitselfandthecommunication A stops. TheInstallationtestmodeiscompleted. Repeat/Exit the Installation Test Beforeorafterthesystemhasshutdown(seeStep 5), thesystemcanberebootedbypressingthebuttonfor>30 seconds, andthenreleasingitagain. ftheunithasnotbeenregistered, theInstallationTestwillbe I repeatedfromStep 3. ftheunithasbeenactivatedbysendingtheregistrationtext I (SMS)message(refertotheInstallationManual), itwillstartup andruninthenormaloperationmode.
IfyourC-podsystemwasinstalledbyaprofessionalinstalleroraboatbuilder, itislikelythatthesystemhasbeenpoweredupbeforetheregistrationtext (SMS)messagewassent. Inthiscase, theC-podenteredtheInstallationtest
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modeandturneditselfoff. Tostartusingthesystem, itneedstoberebooted aftertheregistrationmessagewassent. Reboot a unit Performinganormalrebootoftheunitforcesittogothroughtheinitial start-upsequence, registeringonacellular(GSM)networkandobtainingan updatedGPSposition. Itcansolvevariousproblemsthatmightoccurwith yourC-pod. Rebooting a unit only makes sense if the unit already is running, i. e. [. . . ] · larmloopisdisabledorextraaccessories A (optional) have not been activated. Enable the alarm loop on the menu Alarms or activate new sensors on the menu Accessories (refer to the instructions on the accessory'spackaging). Power related problems Symptoms · ecurringpowerrelatedwarnings, i. e. battery R level and power save warning · atteryDisconnectalarms B · nitdoesnotstartup U Reasons & Solutions · hepowercableistoolongwhichleadstoa T voltage loss. When using the power cable in its original length, there is a noticeable power drop along the way. [. . . ]