Manual of Playback Software

Manual of Playback Software

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Shipborne Voyage Data Recorder

Qingdao Headway Marine Technology Co.,Ltd.

Applicable Type Designation: HMT-100/ HMT-S100


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Foreword

Playback software is a software tool to playback the data recorded in VDR for better analysis. It can

achieve the playback of the information such as voice, image (radar) and other various basic information

during the period of shipping and navigation, which is important data for analysis of ship’s navigation status

and reason for accidents.

To correctly use the software can achieve inspection for playback of ship’s navigation status and

detection of the data.

The set of software is the 1.1 edition edited by Qingdao Headway Marine Technology Co., Ltd.


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CONTENT

1. Installation for Playback Software…………………………………………………………………………..4

2. Instruction for Playback Software…………………………………………………………………………..7

2.0 Pre-Preparation Work………………………………………………………………………………………7

2.0.1 Create connection between laptop and PDC……………………………………………………………..7

2.0.2 Connect Main Cabinet Unit and laptop………………………………………………………………….8

2.0.3 Download data from PDC………………………………………………………………………………10

2.1 Introduction of Replay Software………………………………………………………………………….14

3. Instruction for Playback Content…………………………………………………………………………..17

4. FAQ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...29

Appendix...……………………………………………………………………………………………………30


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1. Installation for Playback Software

1. Required Hardware & Software Environment:

（1） 600MHz & above CPU.

（2） 128M & above memory.

（3） 20G & above Hard Disk.

（4） Operating system: Win 9X/Win NT/2000/XP/Vista.

（5） Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 & above.

（6） 100Mb Network card。

（7） 1024*768 Resolution Rate & above.

2. The software is easy for installation, Double-click the Headway VDR player.exe, which will be

automatically run to Welcome Interface. As 1-1：

Fig 1-1 Installation Interface 1

3. Click “Next” to enter next step, enter the interface as 1-2, input User Name, Company Name, Serial

Number (053283107818), then “Next” can be operable. Continue to click “next” to enter next interface.


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Fig 1-2 Installation Interface 2

4. Inter “Setup Type” interface, as following：

Fig 1-3 Installation interface3

5. If select “Custom” to install as following Fig 1-3 interface, notice the following when select installation


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components: “Headway VDR Replay” is to playback the data. If “Extract” is not selected, there will be no

function of Way II of “Extract Audio”, details of which is referred to “ Extract Audio” 3 of page 7.

Fig 1-4 interface of installation component to select

6. After the installation component is selected, click “Next”, installation will be automatically finished.


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2. Instruction for Playback Software

2.0 Pre-preparation Work:

Replay software will playback the data downloaded from PDC, thus, firstly need to download data from PDC.

2.0.1 Create connection between laptop and PDC.

IP Setting：

Set laptop IP Address to: 192.168.0.32. Method is as follows:

Right-click the Mouse on “Network Neighbor”---“Properties”, in the pop-up page, double-click “Local Connection”, pop up the following box.

P-1

In the pop-up box, click “Properties” button, pop up the following box, double-click “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”(P-2)，then set IP to: 192.168.0.32, Mask: 255.255.255.0, Gateway: 192.168.0.1（P-3)


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P-2 P-3

2.0.2 Connect Main Cabinet Unit and laptop. Use the following picture’s indicated cable to connect Main Cabinet Unit and laptop.

RJ-45 Ethernet interface 7cores interface

Pls ask captain, second officer to find this cable, one end is RJ-45 interface, the other end is 7cores interface, RJ-45 Ethernet interface shall be inserted into laptop, the 7cores interface shall be connected with the “NOTE 1” place in the below picture.


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“NOTE 1” is pointing at the cable which is used for downloading data from PDC and Formatting PDC. Pls remove the “NOTE 1” jumper cable end, then continue the following picture.

Insert the 7cores interface into the indicated position of the picture, and insert the RJ-45 interface into the laptop.


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2.0.3 Download data from PDC Open the software “CuteFTP Pro”, show the following page:

Input Host: 192.168.0.33 Input Username: HMT or kt Input Password: HMTPDC or ktpdc Input Port: 21


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Click “Connect” icon, show the following page:

Open “data” folder, show the following page.


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Respectively open 3 folders “audio”, “picture”, “other”, show the following page:


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Select those data which are necessary to be downloaded, directly use Mouse to drag these data to the save path on the left windows to finish download course.


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2.1 Introduction of Replay Software

There’re four menu items in the main menu, they’re Play, Screen, ShipInfo, Help.

2.1.1 Playback the head page

Open the playback software you’ll see the following:

Fig 2-1 conning page

There’re “Replay from file …”, “Download From PDC”, “Extract Audio”, “Exit”,etc four functions in the

“Play” menu.

1. “Playback from file”, is to select the file for playback. After the selection a frame appears. Select the

program path of playback and open “config.dat”.

2. “Download From PDC” is to download the data directly from PDC. Step 2.0 has already descriptions

about data download, here is omitted.


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3. Function of “Extract Audio” is to save the “.wav” file of audio and “.bmp” file of image gained from

playback process in order to check the middle data. If “Extract Audio” is selected, save “.wav” file and

“.bmp” file, otherwise not. There’re two ways.

Way I: A recommended easy way. After you have selected “ Extract Audio”, the system will save the

decoding of the data playbacked from the file next the one under play to the one till you cancel” Extract

Audio”. That is, “.wav” file of audio and “.bmp” file of image will be saved to file “C:\HeadWay” that

automatically established. User needn’t to have any other operation.

Way II: After you have selected “Extract Audio”, a dialogue frame appears as Fig 2-2. This way is used only

when putting the data under “C:\data” in advance, meanwhile establishing a file “tempdata”, which consists

of three empty files “other”, “audio”, “picture”. Then the “.wav” file of audio and “.bmp” file of image that

decoded in playback process are separately put in these files.

Fig 2-2 Extract Audio

4. “Exit” is exit the playback system.

2.1.2 Submenu

Submenu can be directly selected and be put on the current page.

For example, “sound” is selected, then put “sound” on current page. If you want to put other page on current

page to show the content, the same method will be selected.

2.1.3 Menu ShipInfo

Function of Reload, Upload, Save.


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Function of Reload is to reload the content of ShipInfo，

Function of Upload is to upload ShipInfo，

Function of Save is to save content of ShipInfo.

This part will be detailed introduced when adding shipinfo.

2.1.4 Help Menu

The menu contains imprint and help content of the playback software.

2.2 Tools Introduction

The toolbar mainly has “play”, “stop”, “pause”, “open file” and “drag” five tools as follows:

Fig 2-3 Tools Menu

“Open file” is to open one file, will pop up a dialogue box as follows, open “config.dat” under “data” folder

which are downloaded from PDC.

Fig 2-4 open dialogue frame

“Stop” is to stop the file under play. “ Pause” is to pause the file under play. If to continue to play, click

“play” to play the file from the break point.

After the file to open selected, “play” becomes operable, “stop” and “pause” turn gray, which indicates

dis-operable.


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“Play” turns gray when playing, “stop” and “pause” are both operable.

Slip rail can be dragged to change the content under play.

When the system is busy, that’s to pre-deal with the file to play, the tool bar is gray.

3. Instruction for Playback Content

3.1 Conning Instruction

This page is mainly the basic information of ship shipping and navigation. The data mainly comes from GPS，Speed Log，Anemometer，Echo Sounder，Engine Telegraph etc. When put Mouse cursor on displayed data, it will appear VDR Channel, Equipment, NMEA info consistent with displayed data. Pls refer to the following Channel, Equipment, NMEA info in Fig 3-1.

3.1.1 Time & Position

Fig 3-1 Time & Position

It mainly shows UTC, Local time and Longitude, Latitude, Satellites and Quality. The windows default of

this data is N/A。

3.1.2 Speed (KN)

When speed data collected is consisted by landscape orientation and portrait speed corresponding to water and to earth separately, it shows the format as 3-2. If only a relatively speed is gained, turn “Transverse” to “Relative”， and show the value of relatively speed measured under “ Water” on third line.

Fig 3-2 Speed


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The second line shows lengthways to water and to earth speed. The third line shows transverse to water

and to earth speed. If it shows “invalid” behind the data, it is invalid.

3.1.2 Wind

It shows information of wind speed and wind direction. The second line of the form is relatively wind speed and wind direction measured. The third line is theory value. Default value is N/A.

Fig 3-3 Wind

3.1.3 Depth

It shows the depth below keel during navigation. For example in the following figure, “0m” is the current depth, “0m” inside bracket is setover value. The green line is the gridding shows the changing depth curve along with time. As follows Fig 3-4.

Fig 3-4 Depth

3.1.4 Engine Telegraph

It shows the current status of Engine Telegraph. Abbreviation is defined as follows. Engine Telegraph is as

following Fig 3-5.

ST： Stop engine

AD： Dead slow ahead

AS： Slow ahead

AH： Half ahead

AF： Full ahead


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BD： Dead slow astern

BS： Slow astern

BH： Half astern

BF： Full astern

CA：（CRASH ASTERN）

NF：（NAV.FULL）

Fig 3-5 Engine Telegraph

3.1.5 Engines/Shafts revs

It shows revs of the Engine or Shafts. If the data is blank, it shows N/A.

Fig 3-6 Engines/Shafts revs

3.1.6 Digital & Analog

It shows the digital and analog of VDR.

Fig 3-7 Digital and Analog


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3.1.7 Heading

It shows the heading of ship navigation in 2 different ways. Way I: Heading is always right above the figure(black dot). Display way I: according to acquired heading angle, turn Gyro Pointer to enable it to point to vessel’s headway. Display way II: always enable the direction “N” to point to the right above, according to acquired vessel’s heading data, the pointer’s direction indicates the vessel’s heading. Through “Gyro” & “North Up”, change display ways is possible. Way I and Way II is as follows:

Way I Way II

Fig 3-8 two ways to show heading

3.1.8 Heading value display

It displays the value of True Heading and Magnetic Heading. Blank is N/A.

Fig 3-9 Heading

3. 1. 9 Header/Track Control

Show Steering Mode & Standalone。

Fig 3-10 Heading Control

3. 1. 10 Rudder Order & Response


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Default value is N/A, if the value is invalid, will display “invalid”.

Fig 3-11 Rudder Order & Response

3.1.11 Power Supply

This to display the Power-Supply working status. When a certain power supply indicator color is red, means

that this power is supplying for VDR. (when AC Power is working, it will be green color, otherwise, it is

grey color)

If DC indicator color is red, shows that DC power from the vessel is working;

If BT indicator color is red, shows that VDR spare Power Supply is working.

Fig 3-12 Power Supply Indication

3. 2 AIS Interface Introduction

The whole interface is as follows: Fig 3-13

Fig 3-13 AIS Interface Introduction

Tools mainly include “info”, “Zoom & Guard Zone”, “Backlight” & a group of removable tools.

Introduction about how to use these tools are as follows:

3. 2. 1 Use Method of Tools


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1. Show Info & Hide Info

“Show Info” & “Hide Info” are 2 groups of tools, they respectively show the info & hide the info,

They respectively have 2 tools “Guard Zone” & “Selected All” with the function of controlling operative

scope. “Guard Zone” means the operation towards the vessels within the selected scope (within the circle),

mainly indicates Shows AIS Info & Hide AIS Info. “Selected All” means show & hide all vessel’s info

recorded in AIS. Operation towards “Show Info & Hide Info” can be through clicking the mouse.

Fig 3-14 Info Tools

2. Zoom & Guard Zone

The first slip rail means changing the value of Zoom, the second slip rail is changing the size of Guard

Zone(circle). Value of Zoom is from 01NM to 99NM, means that it can display the vessel at 99NM distance

from this current vessel. Guard Zone means the selected scope, change scope is also from 01NM to 99NM.

Through these 2 buttons’ operation, may select the vessels in different scope.

3. The “Backlight” slip rail is for changing the brightness & darkness of background color. You’re free to

adjust the color of blue background according to your own comfortable degree.

4. The four removable buttons including “Up”, “Down”, “Left” & “Right” enable displayed “Guard Zone”

center to move in parallel towards above four directions. Default status is that make this current vessel be the

center of “Guard Zone”, i.e. position of middle little circle. After move, all the displayed vessels moved in

parallel the same distance, through this way, may check vessel’s info in bigger scope. If click “center”, all

the vessels will move in parallel to original position, enable this current vessel to be the center of “Guard

Zone”. All the vessels move in parallel to the position where center is this current vessel.

3.2.2 AIS Information Display

1. Inside “Display Information”.

Select some vessel then right-click the mouse , will show the AIS info as the following figure. These


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info include MMSI No., Position, Navigational Status, Heading, Speed, Course over ground, Rate of turn,

Distance. Distance means space between selected vessel and this current vessel. Refer to Fig 3-15.

Fig 3-15 AIS Info

2. Refer to “Info” tools in 3.2.1, for example, in case:

Show the vessel info of “Guard Zone”, just select “Guard Zone” of “Show Info”;

Show all the vessel’s info, just select “Selected All” of “Show Info”;

Select “Guard Zone” of “Hide Info”, hide the vessel info of “Guard Zone”;

Select “Selected All” of “Hide Info”, hide all the vessel’s info.

3. At the bottom of this page there is one line characters “Ais Pointing At :”。

Fig 3-16 Distance Mark


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This is the geographic position of mark’s location. Distance is the space from this current vessel.

4. In all displayed vessels, sign means this vessel has Heading value, sign means this

vessel has not Heading value.

3. 3 Alarm/Status

This page mainly is playback of various alarm info, including Acknowledged, Time, Source,

Description, Condition。

Fig 3-17 Alarm Info

If alarm info is confirmed, “Acknowledged” will show “ACK”; if not, will only show “-”.

Alarm info will be in turn shown in above form, if alarm info does not send out alarm signals, it will show

black words; if “Condition” shows “alarm” red words, it has sent out alarm.

3. 4 Transducer

This page shows the data measured by transducer. “type” is category of measurement value, “unit” is

the unit of measurement value.

Format of info show is as follows:

Fig 3-18 Transducer Info

Fig 3-18 Sensor Info


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3. 5 Hull Stress

Show hull stress, playback contents include measured stress point & stress value.

3. 6 Play Audio

In one set of VDR system, four microphones & two VHF are installed, they are respectively Bridge

Microphone 1, Bridge Microphone 2, Outdoor Microphone, Microphone Extension & VHF1, VHF2.

1. Equalizer is used to adjust audio effect, may move the slip rail to change.

2. The slip rail of each audio track is used to adjust audio volume, when the slip rails moves to furthest left,

means close this audio track.

3. When audio track has not sound or close, it will show “VDR Sound Meter”.

Fig 3-19 Audio Play


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3. 7 System Event

This is to record all the working circumstances of system and all connected equipments. When carry out

playback, can observe the equipment ID, status, date, time. Through reply, the running status of each

equipment before accidents can be understood. It will show the system log information during the current

time period.

Attn：refer to Appendix for detailed explanations of equipment ID.

3.8 Ship Info

In “Ship Info” page, may check vessel’s basic info, also can add and change vessel’s info. When

install system, may use this function to record vessel’s info into VDR, when carry on playback, it cannot

randomly change vessel’s info.

1. Positioning vessel info method：

（1）Select “Play”---“Play from file ”---“open”, select the file “config.dat” under “data” folder, at this

time, positioning is ok.

（2）Directly select “open file”---“open”, position well file “config.dat”.

2. Click the tag “Ship Info”, double-click vessel info items which will be necessary to add, display

one frame “Ship Info Settings”, input relevant contents into the frame, click “ok” to add the info.

Fig 3-20 Add Vessel Info

After add necessary info, select menu “Ship Info”---“Save” to save vessel info to “shipinfo.txt”.

3. When playback data, ship info will be shown in following page:


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Fig 3-21 Ship Info

3. 9 NMEA Source Interface

The following page mainly shows the received NMEA sentences which are for user’s reference and comparison. “NMEA” shows for NMEA sentence, “Source” shows sourcing equipment, “Channel” shows sourcing channel.

Fig 3-22 NMEA Sentence Info


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Use mouse to click “Screen->NMEA

Source”, you can find the submenu, including

“Pause”, “Save”, “Show AIS Only”,etc

（ Fig-2-24）, so as to check, save and make

comparison of the data.


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4. FAQ

4. 1 Mandatory condition：

1. There are at least “audio” and “other” two files in the file “data” when playing. And also “config.dat”

(can be blank). If no “config.dat” file, you should establish a new one, whose content can be blank.

2. The files name of “other”， “audio”， “picture” must be consistent, otherwise the play will not be in

phase or cannot finish.

3. Pls be ensure that the path folder which playbacked data locate doesn’t contain illegal characters(e.g.

“.”, “ ”. “/”)

4. 2 Problems possibly appear：

1. At the beginning & end of playing data there are maybe several seconds skip, the following data shall

continue to play, this is normal status. The cause of this phenomenon possibly is that sometimes there is

some problem with the recorded data at the beginning & end of file, the playback software has skipped this

file.

2. Problems may occur in middle file because of the data recording which will skip several seconds

when playing. But it cannot effect the creditability of the data, as system will alarm when file recording has

problem, and it will be solved soon.

3. It is also normal when all the tools are not operable when playing, as the system is making some

internal disposal.


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Appendix： Category ID Definitions of ID

AP AC Power BA Battery LP Power Loss

Power Supply

RU “Running” indicator working Halt Status DE System Normal Status

Network FT FTP Network Connect PDC MR Main Radar

Radar VR Vice Radar MA Mic Channel 1 MB Mic Channel 2 MC Mic Channel 3 MD Mic Channel 4 ME Mic Channel 5 MF Mic Channel 6 MG Mic Channel 7 MH Mic Channel 8 MI Mic Channel 9 MJ Mic Channel 10 MK Mic Channel 11 ML Mic Channel 12 VH VHF Channel 1

Audio Channel

VL VHF Channel 2 TA AIS Channel a TB AIS Channel b TC GPS Channel a TD GPS Channel b TE Channel 5 TF Channel 6 TG Channel 7 TH Channel 8 TI Channel 9 TJ Channel 10 TK Channel 11 TL Channel 12 TM Channel 13 TO Channel 14 TP Channel 15 TQ Channel 16 TR Channel 17 TS Channel 18

External Equipment Channel

TT Channel 19


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TU Channel 20 TV Channel 21 TW Channel 22 TX Channel 23 TY Channel 24

Error-Code Rate WM Error-Code Rate GP GPS Proof

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