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VHF Antenna
As soon as the VHF antenna is connected, the status is “OK”. If there is anything wrong with
the connection of the antenna, the value changes to “Fail”. By means of the Error messages
more details are given to you.
Hardware Status
In this area you get information about the supply voltage of the easyTRX3 as well as the ration
between “forward power” and “reverse power” of the VHF antenna.
Supply Voltage (TX) / Supply Voltage (idle):
This is the voltage value during transmission. For transmitting AIS data, the easyTRX3 takes
approx. 2A power for 0.2 seconds. If the used cable diameter are too thin or even too long,
the voltage can drop down under the shown “Idle” value which might cause to limited
transmission power. To solve the problem, please check the cable connections or use thicker
ones.
We strongly recomment to use 2 mm diameter cables for the power supply of the easyTRX3
VSWR
OK: the antenna configuration and all the connections are working proper.
Fail: the antenna is not transmitting well because of a bad cable or bad connection.
Please check all your connections or ask your service-partner.
Error Messages
Within the “Error Messages” area there are hints to the possible malfunction of the system
around the easyTRX3. These short messages will give more detailed information about the
possible malfunction of the easyTRX3 and will guide you or your service partner to solve the
problem.
See a short overview of possible Error Messages at chapter 13.
Warning Messages
The warning messages will appear only for a short time until the corresponding configuration
has changed.
For example: “no valid fix” means that the easyTRX3 has got no GPS position fix up to now. As
soon as there is a position fix, this warning message disappears.
Every 30 seconds the easyTRX3 is doing a self-test. Each Error or Warning Message has got a 60
second count-down. If the cause of the message is no longer given within the next self-test, the
message disappears. Most of the Error Messages are caused by hardware malfunction and/or
cable connection failure. These messages will still appear, even within the next following self-
tests.
All status LEDs on top of the easyTRX3 are also shown on the lower left part of the programming
screen. This is very useful if the easyTRX3 is mounted out of sight.
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