NAVTEX Receiver 2918

Dual Channel Reception System

Features
n

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.

Compact and highly competitive

performance
n Bright 5.7 inch TFT display for
daylight readings
n 2 parallel operating receivers for all
IMO Navtex frequencies
n Remote serial printer connection
n NMEA interface for IBS, INS or other
ECDIS based systems
n Built-in self diagnostic test facility
n Easy to install and simple to operate
n Devices for surface or flush mounting
n Low power consumption
n Fully compliant with IMO resolutions
and Regulations as well as ITU-R and
IEC standards

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Technical Data

The paperless NAVTEX receiver 2918 is a

dedicated, compact, dual channel radio telex
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 2918 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.

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
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
5.7inch color VGA TFT LCD, daylightviewing, backlit Text display resolution: QVGA
User interface language
English (menus, status, prompts, cautions)

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 2918 complies with IMO Resolution A.694
(17) and MSC.148(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.

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= 33%) 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 hrs and 20 min 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
Message protection
Up to 50 messages can be protected against automatic erasure and are saved in a separate area of the nonvolatile message memory.
Protected messages are indicated with [PROTECTED] tag
Message ID storage
- Capacity
200 IDs of successfully received messages on each frequency
- Duration
60 hrs and 20 min after reception or until the storage limit (200 messages per frequency) is reached.
External I/O interfaces
- Printer interface
RS-232C port
- IBS / INS / ECDIS
RS-422 port with input lines optically isolated
- NMEA-0183/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.
- Alarm conditions
IEC 61162-1 compliant $CRALR sentences containing local alarm numbers and

alarm text via RS-422 output port.
- 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.
Power requirements
24 VDC (nominal), approx. 15 W. Floating ground. Operating range 11 to 40 VDC.
Cabinet size & weight
238/196 (W) X 217/196 (H) X 194 (D) mm, Approx. 2.4 kg with mounting bracket
Compass safe distance
- Cabinet with bracket
80 cm (standard), 45 cm (steering)
- Cabinet w/o bracket
60 cm (standard), 40 cm (steering)
Ambient temperatures
cabinet, operating
15 to 55 C
cabinet, storage
25 to 70 C
active antenna, operating
25 to 55 C
active antenna, storage
25 to 70 C
Compliances
IMO Resolutions MSC.148(77) and A.694(17), IEC 61097-6 Ed.2, EN 60945-Ed4, EN 61162-1, EN 61162-2, EN 300 065 V1.1.3, EN-301 011 V1.1.1
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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Technical Data

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RECEIVER
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Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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22763 Hamburg . Germany

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