Issue No.

: FSN230022
MARINE Date : November 30, 2023

Person in-charge :
Y. Imada, Manager & Group Leader
Marine communication group
Marine Electronics Division

Service News
✓ Information Request for work

1 Subject : Information on software upgrade

2 Product name : Marine VHF radiotelephone
3 Model number : JHS-800S

4 Details
4.1 General
We have upgraded the software of the JHS-800S Marine VHF radiotelephone.

4.2 Information
We have modified the JHS-800S software data table for the squelch circuit in the CMN-2800 RF UNIT. The JHS-800S that are now
being shipped have been upgraded. For all other units, if an old version CMN-2800 RF UNIT is replaced with the new one, always
upgrade the JHS-800S software to this new version, which is downloaded from the MS-WEB site.

- Unit requiring the upgraded JHS-800S software: CMN-2800 RF UNIT with H/W Ver.6
Note 1) The software has backward compatibility and is available for Ver.5 or older units.
Note 2) To check the H/W version, the following menu operation in the field maintenance mode is available.
Touch MENU>USER MENU>MAINT>S/W VER>MAINT NUMBER, and then [>] to show RT(TRX) at [2/2] H/W VERSION.

- Software version: S-Ver.1.04/ Maintenance number: M-No.1.02

4.3 Upgrading procedure

The software upgrading procedure for JHS-800S and/or NCM-980 is as follows.
1) Download the objective software "JHS-800S_0104102.zip" and "NCM-980_0104102.zip" from the MS Web site.
2) Upgrade the software of objective equipment referring the attached "JD210928D JHS-800S Software Upgrade Procedures".
3) Fill in the attached "7ZPJD0744A VHF JHS-800S Maintenance Record" and send it via Email to the address given on the form.

5 Attached documents : - JD210928D JHS-800S Software Upgrade Procedures

- 7ZPJD0744A VHF JHS-800S Maintenance Record
- 7ZPJD0784 Software revision list

6 Related Service-news and/or Technical Information : None

7 Issue schedule for Technical Information : None

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JHS-800S Software Upgrade Procedures

To upgrade the software of the JHS-800S Marine VHF radiotelephone and/or the NCM-980 Controller using the
LAN port on the back of them and PC, follow the procedure below. Additionally, If multiple NCM-980s are
installed, upgrade all of the NCM-980 respectively.

1. Upgrade Preparations
Prepare the following items to upgrade the software.
 PC environment Windows XP/Vista/7/10 operating system, with more than 1 MB of
available space on the hard disk, and a LAN port. NET Framework
2.0 must be installed.
 Cable for upgrade LAN cable (Cat-5 or more)
 Target software JHS-800S_xxxxxxx.jrc for Marine VHF radiotelephone
NCM-980_xxxxxxx.jrc for controller
 Upgrade tool software (PC app.) Distribution file "CYC762_UpdateTool_JHS800S.zip"
Note) Common software for such INM-C and/or AIS.

File name Contents

JrcUpdateTool.exe Execution file
JrcUpdateTool.exe.config Application settings file
jrcnet.csv JRC network definition file
lewnet.csv LWE network definition file
equipment.csv Equipment definition file
filter.csv Filter definition file
serial.csv Serial equipment definition file
Readme.txt Text file with brief explanation (English)
Readme_J.txt Text file with brief explanation (Japanese)

To install: Unzip the above files and save them in the same folder.
To uninstall: Delete all of the installed files.

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2. Upgrade Procedure
This section explains how to connect a computer (hereafter PC) and start the tools to do an upgrade.

1) Connect JHS-800S or NCM-980 and the PC as shown below. And also, directly connecting JHS-800S or
NCM-980 and the PC with LAN cable is available.

JHS-800S LAN LAN

Sensor LAN switch
or PC
NQA-2443
NCM-980

2) Turn on the target device to upgrade.

3) Log in the Windows PC using an administrator's account.
4) Confirm that the network is connected.
5) Open the CYC762_UpdateTool_JHS800S.zip file on the computer and save the contents to the desktop.
(The CYC762_UpdateTool_JHS800S folder is prepared.)
6) In the folder, execute JrcUpdateTool.exe as an administrator.

7) The screen shown below is displayed.

Note) The indicated values are data registered in the configuration files such as jrcnet.csv, lwenet.csv or
JrcUpdateTool.exe.config.

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8) Select LAN in the [Interface] field.

9) Select the LWE network from the [Network] list. After that the IP address and subnet mask appear in the
PC IP/Mask field. If the first three octets of the target unit IP address are not correct, set it manually.
Additionally, regarding the fourth octet of the PC IP, set the adequate number so that the PC IP address is
different from the IP addresses of JHS-800S and/or NCM-980 described below.

10) In the [Adapter] list, select the network adapter that is connected to the targeted device.

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11) Click the [Set IP] button to temporarily change the IPv4 setting to the values in IP and Mask.
After that the popup showing "IP Setting is OK" appears as follows.

12) Select the upgrade device from the [Equipment] list.

After selecting it, the Equipment IP address is automatically displayed. However if the IP address is not
correct, input the correct IP address into the [Equipment IP] field manually.
Note) Regarding the IP address, refer to the "Additional Info) Setting IP address on the LAN" on P.8 below.

13) Click the [Get Version] button to get the current maintenance number of the software.
After getting it, the following "OK" popup is appeared.

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14) Select the current software from the [Software] list.

15) Click the [Browse...] button to open the file selection dialog box.
Select the new software file from the file selection dialog box.

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16) The selected file information are indicated on the [Version] and [Information] field.

17) Click the [Update] button to start the software upgrade.

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18) When the upgrade is complete, the target unit restart automatically. And the following popup showing
"Update completed" and the new/old versions is displayed.

19) Click the [X] button at the top of the screen to close the application.

20) After restarting the equipment, touch the CODE INPUT button in the main menu and input "6926" to start
the field maintenance mode.

21) From the main menu, touch the [USER MENU]  [MAINT]  [S/W VER] buttons to show the following
screen.

22) Touch the [MAINT NUMBER] button and confirm that the maintenance number is upgraded correctly and
the software upgrade is complete.

23) Turn off the power and then back on again to start the user mode.

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Additional Info) Setting IP address on the LAN

When connecting the multiple JHS-800S and NCM-980 to the LAN, set the IP addresses as follows.

1) From the main menu in the field maintenance mode, touch [MAINT MENU] > [PRIMAL SET] > [COMM SET]
buttons to open the [2/2] ETHERNET SET menu.

2) Set the IP addresses and the SFI (System Function ID) of the JHS-800S and/or NCM-980 on the menu of the
[2/2] ETHERNET SET referring the following table.

(*) Factory default setting

VHF System No. Model UNIT ID IP Address SFI

No.1 JHS-800S 1* 172.016.060.194* CV0010*
NCM-980 2* 172.016.060.195* CV0011*
NCM-980 3 172.016.060.196 CV0012
NCM-980 4 172.016.060.197 CV0013
NCM-980 5 172.016.060.198 CV0014
No.2 JHS-800S 1 172.016.060.199 CV0020
NCM-980 2 172.016.060.200 CV0021
NCM-980 3 172.016.060.201 CV0022
NCM-980 4 172.016.060.202 CV0023
NCM-980 5 172.016.060.203 CV0024
No.3 JHS-800S 1 172.016.060.204 CV0030
NCM-980 2 172.016.060.205 CV0031
NCM-980 3 172.016.060.206 CV0032
NCM-980 4 172.016.060.207 CV0033
NCM-980 5 172.016.060.208 CV0034
No.4 JHS-800S 1 172.016.060.211 CV0040
NCM-980 2 172.016.060.212 CV0041
NCM-980 3 172.016.060.213 CV0042
NCM-980 4 172.016.060.214 CV0043
NCM-980 5 172.016.060.215 CV0044

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保守

VHF JHS-800S 変更記録

VHF Maintenance record
ソフトウェアバージョンの変更または各機器や基板の交換後，必要事項を記入して速やかに下記まで返却願います。
Fill in this form and return promptly, after changing software version, and/or replacing apparatus (or PCB).

Send to: Japan Radio Co.,Ltd 連絡先： 日本無線株式会社

Subject: MR-VHF_(subject name)* 件名： MR-VHF_（件名）*
E-mail: [email protected] メールアドレス： [email protected]

(*) 件名の先頭には MR-VHF_を必ず付記してください。

Always prepend "MR-VHF_" to the subject name.

船名
Name of Vessel
識別番号
MMSI No.
総合番号
BK
JHS-800S Serial No.
機器名 項目 交換前 交換後
Unit name Item Old New
国際 VHF 無線電話装置 機器製造番号
BK BK
Marine VHF Unit serial number
Radiotelephone ソフトウェアメンテナンスナンバー
Ver. Ver.
JHS-800S Software maintenance number
機器製造番号
コントローラ １ BJ BJ
Unit serial number
Controller 1
ソフトウェアメンテナンスナンバー
NCM-980 Ver. Ver.
Software maintenance number
機器製造番号
コントローラ ２ BJ BJ
Unit serial number
Controller 2
ソフトウェアメンテナンスナンバー
NCM-980 Ver. Ver.
Software maintenance number
機器製造番号
コントローラ ３ BJ BJ
Unit serial number
Controller 3
ソフトウェアメンテナンスナンバー
NCM-980 Ver. Ver.
Software maintenance number
機器製造番号
コントローラ ４ BJ BJ
Unit serial number
Controller 4
ソフトウェアメンテナンスナンバー
NCM-980 Ver. Ver.
Software maintenance number
工事日
Service Date
港
Service Port
オーダ
Service Order
代理店
Service Agent
作業者
Service Engineer
作業後に動作(送受信など)が正常であることを確認
YES NO
The normal operation check after work
装置は装備モードから通常モードに戻しましたか？
YES NO
Did you return to normal mode from maintenance mode?
備考
Remarks

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JHS-800S Software revision list 7ZPJD0784
Software Maintenance Technical Information/
Release Date Content of Main Improvement Delivery start S/N
Version Number Service News
Modified the squelch data table. (for CMN-2800 H/W Ver.6 or later)
2023/1/10 1.04 1.02 FSN230022 BK41236 ~
Countermeasure against an incorrect handling of GLL sentences specified in NMEA
2022/12/23 1.04 1.00A - -
0183 version 1.5, which has no time field
Countermeasure against the pairing failure for the SAVOX BTR-155 version #H
2022/6/13 1.04 1.00 JD-1409-22 BK40001 ~
Bluetooth speaker microphone
Countermeasure against browsing malfunction for VHF control screen on the MFD
2022/2/7 1.03 0.92D FSN220004 BK39196 ~
1. Modified the control for the new CMN-2800 RF UNIT.
2. Improved the squelch characteristics.
2022/1/13 1.03 0.92B 3. Added China dedicated mode. (TX pwr:10W/1W, Prohibition of some ITU ch) JD-1406-22 BK39091 ~
4. Made minor bug fixes.

1. Implemantation of the Bridge Alert Management (BAM) in conformity with the IEC
62923-1/-2
2021/9/28 1.03 0.91G JD-1402-21 -
2. Updating the LAN function against the new IEC 61162-450 Ed.2.

1. Added the Block channel function (inc. maximum 999 waypoints registration using
Web browser)
2. Added the auto channel change on/off for DSC reception and GPS state display for
MED requirements.
3. Added the registration data of the user menu to the data backup and restore function
2021/2/17 1.02 0.89G using web browser. FSN210002 BK38655 ~
4. Following bug fix
BT pairing NG after initialization/ False-positive Loop NG of self diagnosis/
Getting priority error/ User-unfriendly web browser operation/
Backup data restoration failure

1. Upgraded to SIG approved version for the bluetooth type speaker mic.
2. Modified the phenomenon that when pairing the speker mic the search result list
screen always shows the previous used BT device at the first line.
3. Modified the malfunction that when resending distress alert automatically in the
distress mode, the nature of distress always becomes UNDESIGNATED.
4. Added the sentences except ZDA such as GGA, GNS, GLL, RMC from a navigation
2020/1/23 1.01 0.83 system to update the time for the internal system clock. FSN200002 BK36626 ~
5. Modified the malfunction that during dual watch or triple watch if pressing PTT, the
transmission is rarely made on the channel other than the displaying channel.
6. Shortened the squelch closing time to reduce noise at end of radiotelephone
reception.
7. Made minor bug fixes of the maintenance mode menu.

Modification of the high temperature alarm detection for the integrate console:
2019/8/29 1.01 0.79 90 degree C => 87 degree C - BK35236 ~

The 1st version

2019/5/17 1.01 0.76 - BK34326 ~
NCM-980 Software revision list 7ZPJD0784
Software Maintenance Technical Information/
Release Date Content of Main Improvement Delivery start S/N
Version Number Service News
Modified the squelch data table. (for CMN-2800 H/W Ver.6 or later)
2023/1/10 1.04 1.02 FSN230022 BJ43961 ~
Countermeasure against an incorrect handling of GLL sentences specified in NMEA
2022/12/23 1.04 1.00A - -
0183 version 1.5, which has no time field
Countermeasure against the pairing failure for the SAVOX BTR-155 version #H
2022/6/13 1.04 1.00 JD-1409-22 BJ43601 ~
Bluetooth speaker microphone
Countermeasure against browsing malfunction for VHF control screen on the MFD
2022/2/7 1.03 0.92D FSN220004 BJ43601 ~
1. Added China dedicated mode. (TX pwr:10W/1W, Prohibition of some ITU ch)
2022/1/13 1.03 0.92B JD-1406-22 -
2. Made minor bug fixes
1. Implemantation of the Bridge Alert Management (BAM) in conformity with the IEC
62923-1/-2
2021/9/28 1.03 0.91G JD-1402-21 -
2. Updating the LAN function against the new IEC 61162-450 Ed.2.

1. Added the Block channel function (inc. maximum 999 waypoints registration using
Web browser)
2. Added the auto channel change on/off for DSC reception and GPS state display for
MED requirements.
3. Added the registration data of the user menu to the data backup and restore function
2021/2/17 1.02 0.89G using web browser. FSN210002 BJ40500 ~
4. Following bug fix
BT pairing NG after initialization/ False-positive Loop NG of self diagnosis/
Getting priority error/ User-unfriendly web browser operation/
Backup data restoration failure

1. Upgraded to SIG approved version for the bluetooth type speaker mic.
2. Modified the phenomenon that when pairing the speker mic the search result list
screen always shows the previous used BT device at the first line.
3. Modified the malfunction that when resending distress alert automatically in the
distress mode, the nature of distress always becomes UNDESIGNATED.
4. Added the sentences except ZDA such as GGA, GNS, GLL, RMC from a navigation
2020/1/23 1.01 0.83 system to update the time for the internal system clock. FSN200002 -
5. Modified the malfunction that during dual watch or triple watch if pressing PTT, the
transmission is rarely made on the channel other than the displaying channel.
6. Shortened the squelch closing time to reduce noise at end of radiotelephone
reception.
7. Made minor bug fixes of the maintenance mode menu.

Modification of the high temperature alarm detection for the integrate console:
2019/8/29 1.01 0.79 - -
90 degree C => 87 degree C
The 1st version
2019/5/17 1.01 0.76 - BJ39699 -