What accessories are available for the Sentinel system?
An auxiliary printer, a remote alarm panel and an AC/DC power supply are available for the Galaxy Sentinel. All of these items are type approved for use in GMDSS systems and have the CE Mark. The auxiliary printer uses a serial interface which permits operation up to several hundred feet from the Communications Unit. This allow installation of the auxiliary printer on the bridge or other remote location when the Sentinel Communications Unit is installed in the radio room. This allows the system to meet GMDSS requirements by configuring the systems to print SafetyNET messages at the auxiliary printer on the bridge when the Communications Unit is located in an unmanned radio room or other area with restricted access. The Sentinel software provides a great deal of flexibility in selecting message types that are routed to the separate printers. The Remote Alarm Panel has the same operating controls as the Sentinel Communications Unit which reduces the training requirements for the system a
