Navman 7200 VHF with ATIS

[loulou1]

Can anyone help with info. We have a Navman 7200 VHF with ATIS installed but not activated. We are in the south of France and need to activate the set, before we can enter our ATIS number and enable th function. Is this DIY doable or do we need to take the unit to and electronic expert? If we need to take the unit to an expert, can anyone recommend someone in the Montpellier area?

Many thanks, Lou

 

[Ripster]

If you email Navman Tech Support they may have a DIY fix for this. When I wanted to know the MMSI reset they were very good. And..it was very simple to do.

 

[loulou1]

Navman 7200 with ATIS

Thanks for your suggestion, will try Tech support. Regards Lou

 

[nonitoo]

I had to send my 7100 off to them earlier this year and it cost me £40 for them to reprogram the set.

Tom

 

[loulou1]

Navman 7200 with ATIS

Thanks Tom, we are waiting to hear from Navman as to the next step.

 

[Robin]

Can anyone help with info. We have a Navman 7200 VHF with ATIS installed but not activated. We are in the south of France and need to activate the set, before we can enter our ATIS number and enable th function. Is this DIY doable or do we need to take the unit to and electronic expert? If we need to take the unit to an expert, can anyone recommend someone in the Montpellier area?

Many thanks, Lou

The ATIS number can easily be programmed into the set yourself IF there isn't an existing one in place. The set allows the original user to input the MMSI number and the ATIS number, they are not the same. You need to get an ATIS number from the Ofcom licence people (UK users) which I think can even be done on line. Instructions for entering the ATIS number (and MMSI number) are in the set manual.

If however you bought a secondhand set and MMSI and/or ATIS are already entered for another boat or owner then you need to have them reset. I don't know the procedure for doing it on the Navman sets but usually it is done by a series of key presses, Navman support may talk you through it but also most likely a dealer service station would do it for a small fee.

I just copied/pasted this from page 29 of the 7200 Manual which I have on PDF file if you don't have one. PM me with an email address to send it to you.

An ATIS MMSID always starts with the number 9. To enter or edit your ATIS MMSID:
1. Select DSC SETUP, then ATIS MMSID.
2. If this is the fi rst time that you are entering your ATIS MMSID, a dashed line appears. Enter
your ATIS MMSID along the dashed line. The fi rst number is always 9. Press ENT to confi rm
each correct entry and to move to the next digit.
If you make an error, press - until < appears, then press ENT to backup and correct the
entry.
If you are editing an existing ATIS MMSID, this will be displayed. Make the required
changes.
3. Press ENT to store your user MMSID.
4. Enter your ATIS MMSID again as a password check, then press ENT to permanently store
the ATIS MMSID and return to the menu.
You can view your stored ATIS MMSID at anytime by selecting ATIS MMSID in the main
menu.
4.5.2 Enable ATIS Functionality (ATIS FUNC)
7200 EU only.
ATIS functionality will operate only after the ATIS MMSID has been entered (see pre

 

[nonitoo]

IF the 7200 is similar to my 7100 then the ATIS menu is not available on the set (despite what the manual says).

The reprogramming adds this to the menu system of the set (and, in my case, removes all the US gubbins that was there originally, but adds the M1 & 2 channels).

When it returns and you program in the ATIS number you will find that activating the ATIS replaces the DSC function and, of course activating the DSC deactivates the ATIS. You cannot have both ATIS and DSC operating together (at least on the 7100).

I can understand this as ATIS is primarily used inland.

Tom

 

[Robin]

IF the 7200 is similar to my 7100 then the ATIS menu is not available on the set (despite what the manual says).

The reprogramming adds this to the menu system of the set (and, in my case, removes all the US gubbins that was there originally, but adds the M1 & 2 channels).

When it returns and you program in the ATIS number you will find that activating the ATIS replaces the DSC function and, of course activating the DSC deactivates the ATIS. You cannot have both ATIS and DSC operating together (at least on the 7100).

I can understand this as ATIS is primarily used inland.

Tom

I have a 7100 (EU) set bought this year which definitely has ATIS enabling allowed on the menu system not just shown in the manual so maybe later sets have had the software updated? Mine also has the M1 and M2 channels.

Certainly you cannot have ATIS and DSC at the same time so enabling one will always disable the other, however the menu allows BOTH to be turned off or either one to be turned on. The main reason I bought mine was to be able to disable DSC when the alarms going evey 20 minutes for something 80mls away became too much to bear! Nice set though.

 

[Ripster]

If you need an MMSI reset - I still have the PDF for 7100 and 7200's from Navman tech support.

 

[nonitoo]

I have a 7100 (EU) set bought this year which definitely has ATIS enabling allowed on the menu system not just shown in the manual so maybe later sets have had the software updated? Mine also has the M1 and M2 channels.

I was only suggesting, as you say, that there may still be some sets, like mine, not yet enabled for the EU market. I certainly found the difference between the manual and the set menu confusing.

Tom

 

[loulou1]

Thank you all for your comments, they are appreciated.
I do have an EU model and the instruction book. The problem is that I was not aware, at the time of purchase, that one had to request that the ATIS function (which is installed in the VHF set) needs to be activated. We have contacted Navman for adviced but no reply from them to date. This is the second time in 2 months that we have contacted them via their website email, without any response. Regards Lou.

 

[Robin]

Thank you all for your comments, they are appreciated.
I do have an EU model and the instruction book. The problem is that I was not aware, at the time of purchase, that one had to request that the ATIS function (which is installed in the VHF set) needs to be activated. We have contacted Navman for adviced but no reply from them to date. This is the second time in 2 months that we have contacted them via their website email, without any response. Regards Lou.

I'm not understanding what you mean by needing it to be activated. On mine the only activation required is to key enter the ATIS number via the menu system setup, just like entering the MMSI for DSC use. The ATIS number has first to be obtained from Ofcom who will add your number to the international list (making it active) just like they do if they issue a new MMSI number for DSC. Actually putting the number into the set is a simple user job, unless as another poster has said your set didn't have the latest software installed despite it being in the manual.

Who are you trying to contact at Navman? Plastimo or Navimo or whatever no longer do it so you may have incorrect email address? I would call one of the main dealers like Greenham Marine or MES and ask or call Plastimo UK and ask who does it now.

 

[loulou1]

First, we do have an ATIS number issued by Ofcom.

Second, the entering of this number would not be a problem normally, following the instructions in the user guide, section 4.5.1, unfortunately the option to select ATIS MMSID, as shown in the guide, is not displayed in our set. The word ATIS does appear on the screen at start up, as shown in the guide section 1.5.

We have spoken with Plastimo, who advised to send the unit to them and they will activate the program, adding that although our set is an EU model, the sets supplied in the UK are not activated, whereas the same unit purchased in Europe are.
As we cruise all the year round, we were trying to find a quicker and more convenient way of over coming this challange instead of having to un install it from the boat then shipping it to the UK.

Navman's website has a function where one can send an email to them, addressed to their technical support or sales department.