Inspectors and Authorities

Manual
Document Number 9200251
Version Number
1.0
Date
March 2006

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.

Inspectors and Authorities Manual for Voyage Master II S-VDR

Revision record
Version
1.0

Date
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Description
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Contents
REVISION RECORD ...........................................................................................................2
1
1.1
1.2
2

SCOPE AND PURPOSE ..........................................................................................4

References................................................................................................................4
Terms and Abbreviations ..........................................................................................4

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................5

2.1.1
Data acquisition unit...........................................................................................5
2.1.2
Bridge Alarm Unit (BAU) ....................................................................................5
2.1.3
Bridge Microphone Units....................................................................................5
2.1.4
Data Capsule .....................................................................................................5

3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

RETRIEVAL OF DATA.............................................................................................6
Retrieval of data directly from S-VDR .......................................................................6
Connecting the PC to the S-VDR ..............................................................................7
Setting the IP address of the PC ...............................................................................8
Login to S-VDR .......................................................................................................11
Selecting and transferring data ...............................................................................14

RECOVERY OF CAPSULE ....................................................................................17

APPENDIX A.....................................................................................................................18

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1 Scope and purpose

Inspectors and Authorities Manual for Voyage Master II S-VDR. The purpose and scope of this
document is to describe how to retrieve data directly from the Voyage Master II S-VDR following
incident. Consult the operators and installation manual for a detailed description of the Voyage
Master II S-VDR.

1.1 References
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Installation Manual for Voyage Master II S-VDR

Operators Manual for Voyage Master II S-VDR

1.2 Terms and Abbreviations

BAU
BMU
DAU
DPU

Bridge Alarm Unit

Bridge Microphone Unit
Data Acquisition Unit
Data Processing Unit (located inside the DAU)

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2 System overview
The Voyage Master II S-VDR is composed of the following parts:

BAU

S-DAU

RS-422
Power

Firewire
UTP5

Capsule

BMU
BMU
BMU
BMU
BMU
BMU

1 or 2
VHF

8 x Serial 2 x Radar
e.g. GPS
S-VDR system overview

2.1.1 Data acquisition unit

The Data acquisition unit contains the data processor unit and the power supply. Access to the DAU
is needed if data have to be retrieved.

2.1.2 Bridge Alarm Unit (BAU)

The BAU must be installed on the bridge either console or bulkhead mounted.

2.1.3 Bridge Microphone Units

A number of BMUs must be installed on the bridge (console, ceiling or bulkhead mounted).
Watertight outdoor BMUs for the bridge wings may be installed.

2.1.4 Data Capsule

The data capsule must be installed on an external deck close to the vessels center line typical on the
externally deck above the bridge.

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3 Retrieval of data
3.1 Retrieval of data directly from S-VDR
Data can be retrieved directly from the S-VDR by means of a PC with an Ethernet interface and
Internet Explorer 6.x software installed.
The following steps must be performed
Step number
Connecting the PC to the S-VDR
Setting the IP address of the PC
Login to the S-VDR
Selecting and transferring data

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3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

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3.2 Connecting the PC to the S-VDR

The Ethernet port of the PC must be connected to the S-VDR with a standard Ethernet patch cable
(RJ45 RJ45)
DCU

CAT 5 cable
with RJ45

Ethernet 1-4
on DPU

Connecting a PC to the S-VDR

PSU

DPU

Ethernet ports

Connect PC here

VDR status display

Data acquisition Unit (DAU)

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3.3 Setting the IP address of the PC

The default IP address of the S-VDR is 10.0.0.100 (255.0.0.0). The PC must use an IP address
within the same range.
The following description covers how to change the IP address for Windows XP. The scheme for
Windows 2000P is almost identical.
Note: The operator may have changed the IP address for the S-VDR. Please consult Appendix A
before proceeding.
Click on Start->Settings->Network connections->Local area connection

Click on Properties

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Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties

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Click on the radio button Use the following IP address

Type in an IP address within the range 10.0.0.101 to 10.0.0.254
Type in subnet mask equal to 255.0.0.0
Click on OK

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3.4 Login to S-VDR

The IP address of the S-VDR is 10.0.0.100 (default). The operator may have changed IP address.
Please consult the appendix A before proceeding.

Type in the IP address of the S-VDR in the browsers address field

Click on the connect button

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Click on the Login button

Enter User (ID) and password and click on submit

The default user is: inspector
The default password is: easy

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The main configuration menu will appear if the user ID and password are correct.

Select WEB extractor.

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3.5 Selecting and transferring data

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Select a saved incident

Select a Track. Each track represents an uninterrupted recording session. It is unusual if there is
more than one track when the S-VDR has been operating normally. Start time and End time
may be adjusted. The maximum allowed file size is 2 Gbytes, which represent 4 8 hours of
recoding. A file of that size is difficult to handle and it is therefore recommended that one
download is limited to maximum two hours of recording i.e. 12 hours of recording are split into 6
files. It takes 10-15 minutes to download two hour of recording. A right click on the Extract
button will start the download process.

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The browser may respond with a dialog box depending on your browser, operating system and
security settings

Click on save

Select a suitable folder and give the file an ambiguous name, make sure that the file extension is
vee. Click on save.

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4 Recovery of capsule
Hooks for straps

Straps

Release levers

1) Cut the cable

2) Pull levers to release capsule (required force is 250N when secured with cable ties), 100N if
cable ties is cut away. The cable ties (nylon) is not shown on the illustration.
3) If needed unhook straps.
4) Lift capsule away by the handles.
Data can be retrieved from an undamaged capsule using the Replay software (VDR Explorer)

Do not attempt to retrieve data for a capsule that has been damaged
by ingress of seawater, fire etc.. Contact Sperry Marine for assistance.

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Appendix A
Fill in this table if the IP address has been changed for the S-VDR

Date of change
Signature
New S-VDR IP address
New S-VDR subnet mask

Date of change
Signature
New S-VDR IP address
New S-VDR subnet mask

Date of change
Signature
New S-VDR IP address
New S-VDR subnet mask

Date of change
Signature
New S-VDR IP address
New S-VDR subnet mask

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