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Conguring your AIS transponder | V3100 User Manual

Conguring your AIS transponder

Your V3100 is delivered with the Navico AIS System Conﬁgurator

tool, which allows the user to set up the transponder and make

real-time diagnosis of any issues. A more detailed user guide of the

conﬁguration tool can be found in the “Help” of the software.

Connecting to your AIS transponder

Required items

Before proceeding the conﬁguration procedure, make sure the fol-

lowing items are available:

• USB Driver (included in the software CD)

• USB cable (included in the box)

• Mac OS X 10.6 and later or Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® Vista®,

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (including both 32 and 64-bit

versions)

• One available USB port on PC

• Available CD-ROM drive on PC.

¼ Note: For conﬁguration and ﬁrmware upgrade purpose, the V3100

can be powered only by USB. When USB power is in use, the device

will not transmit any data.

Installing Navico AIS System Congurator tool

The System Conﬁgurator tool must be installed before connecting

your transponder to your PC or Mac.

The application can be found on the CD supplied with your AIS

Class B transponder. Insert the CD into your PC or Mac and navigate

to the ‘Windows’ or ‘Finder’ folder:

Windows: Double-click the ‘setup.exe’ item to start the installer and

follow the on-screen instructions.

Mac: Double-click the ‘AISConﬁgurator.dmg’ ﬁle. A new Finder win-

dow will open, drag the Navico AIS Conﬁgurator tool to the Applica-

tions folder to complete the installation process.

¼ Note: You can now launch the application from the Windows® Start

menu or the Mac Applications folder.

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