User manual ACR ELECTRONICS FPR-10 PROGRAMMER

[. . . ] 7 READING THE MESSAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 1 ­ Product Selection Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 2 ­ Option Selection Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Figure 3 ­ Protocol Selection Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you are using a computer purchased from ACR Electronics and you are asked for the Windows disk, do the following: A. When you get the message "Please insert the disk labeled ` Windows 95 CD-ROM'and then click OK" click the OK button. In the space provided under the Copy files from: type the following: C:\Windows\Options\cabs then press ENTER. If this does not work or if the computer cannot identify your printer, contact the printer manufacturer for more information. The printer, set up as your default printer, will be used by the FPR-10 for printing labels and reports. 5. 0 5. 1 USING THE FPR-10 Programming the Message The FPR-10 can program the Satellite2 406 RLB-32, RapidFix 406 RLB-33, GlobalFix 406 RLB-35 and the GyPSI 406 PLB-100. Programming is accomplished by generating the message in the computer with information based on the unit and protocol selected. Data is then sent to the FPR-10 interface unit and the interface unit handles all further communications with the beacons via infrared light. To program an RLB-32, RLB-33 or PLB, connect 6 Conductor Cable with RJ11 (phone) between the front panel of the FPR-10 and the appropriate programming head. From the Product Selection Menu, click the button for the product you wish to program. 4 Y1-03-0164 Rev. Choose the Country you wish to program into the beacon by either typing the name of the Country or scrolling to the Country. Once you have selected the Country, press Enter or double click the mouse on the desired Country. When prompted, enter the value corresponding to the protocol chosen, e. g. It is the country code followed by the ship's unique numeric identifier. If less than six digits are entered, the FPR-10 automatically enters zeros in the beginning of the value. For example, if the unique identifier is 123456 and you enter 12345, the MMSI will be saved as 012345. There will be a warning from the PC if this occurs before it is automatically saved. Note 2: When programming a Maritime Call sign, the ranges of allowable call sign prefixes are shown on the call sign entry page. If you enter a value that is not in the allowable range, there will be a warning displayed. If you are sure that the call sign is valid for the beacon you are programming, just press the YES button when asked if you want to continue. Note 3: In some areas, the only change necessary to the GyPSI 406 PLB is changing the serial number. After the Unique Identifier Number (UIN) there is a dash and then a serial number. If the label is defaced in any way there is a second way to recover the serial number. [. . . ] Once the message has been sent back to the PC, the PC screen will display the two beacon memory locations. The first ACR message was programmed at the factory and cannot be reprogrammed. The POS Message Data is the message that will be transmitted by the beacon and may be modified by following the Programming the Message procedure. If there is an ACR message only, then that is the message that will be transmitted by the beacon. [. . . ]