Raymarine Satellite TV Systems User manual

Brand: Raymarine

Model: Satellite TV Systems

Category: Satellite antennas

Type: User manual

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ENGLISH

Documentnumber:81325-1

Date:09-2009

Contents

Chapter1Introduction.............................................7

Safetynotices.................................................................7

Importantinformation......................................................7

Chapter2Installation...............................................11

2.1Preparation...............................................................12

2.2Procedures...............................................................18

Chapter3Systemoperation&setup......................25

3.1Introduction...............................................................26

3.2Gettingstarted..........................................................26

3.3SetupusingtheACU.................................................28

3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues...................................37

3.5Systeminformation...................................................37

3.6Checkingsystempower.............................................38

3.7Skewangle...............................................................38

3.8Graphicaluserinterface.............................................39

Chapter4Maintenance&troubleshooting............41

4.1Maintenance.............................................................42

4.2Troubleshooting........................................................42

4.3Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................44

Chapter5Satelliteinformation...............................45

5.1Introduction...............................................................46

5.2Satellitecoverage.....................................................46

5.3Satelliteproviders.....................................................47

5.4Satellitetrackingdata................................................49

Chapter6TechnicalSpecication..........................55

6.1Technicalspecication...............................................56

633STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

Chapter1:Introduction

Safetynotices

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.

Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower

sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa

suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Usecorrectliftingpoint

Whenliftingtheantennaunit,alwaysliftfromthe

baseplate.DoNOTusetheantennacoveror

damagetothecovercouldoccur.

Caution:Donotdamageconnectors

Takecaretoavoiddamagetotheconnectors

underneaththeantennabaseplatewhenmoving

theunit.DoNOTusetheseconnectorstoliftthe

unit.

Caution:Removetransitpacking

Beforeinstallingoroperatingtheproduct,open

theantennaunitcoverandremovethefoam

transitpackinginsertsfromtheunitbase.

Caution:Antennacoating

DoNOTpaintorapplyanyothernishtothe

antennaunit.Thiscoulddegradeperformance

beyondacceptablelimits.

Importantinformation

Handbookinformation

D1174 0-1

Thishandbookdescribeshowtoinstall,operateandmaintainthe

Raymarine33SatelliteTelevision(33STV)system.

Whileoutatseaordocked,theRaymarineSatelliteTVsystem

automaticallyidenties,acquiresandtrackscompatiblesignalsfrom

Introduction

alldigitalvideobroadcast(DVB)satellites.Thisprovidesaccessto

hundredsofTVchannels.

Pleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinstallation,operatingand

maintenanceprocedures.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse

onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational

MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)

CarriageRegulations.

Geographiclocation

SatellitesoutsideofNorthAmericatransmitsignalsonalinear

polarization,thismeanssignalsaretransmittedhorizontallyand

vertically.SatellitescoveringNorthAmericatransmitcircularly

polarizedsignalsthatrotate.Iftherotationisclockwisetowardsthe

directionofpropagation,itiscalledright-hand-circular(RHC).Ifthe

rotationiscounterclockwise,itiscalledleft-hand-circular(LHC).

Youcannotreceivesignalsthathavelinearpolarizationonasystem

thatissetupforcircularpolarization,orvice-versa.

TheSTVSystemwillreceivesignalsfromselectedsatellitesinthe

followingareas.

Circularpolarization:

•NorthAmerica

Linearpolarization:

•Europe

•Australia

•NewZealand

•China

•MiddleEast

Uptodatecoveragemapsandsatelliteinformationarefoundby

navigatingtothehomepageofthesatelliteserviceproviders.

Ifyouchangeyourareaofoperation,youmayneedtochangesome

settingsonyourSTVsystem:

•Ifyourgeographiclocationchanges,youmayneedto:

–Adjusttheantennalownoiseblock(LNB)asappropriateforthe

areainwhichyouareoperating.

–Changeyourcontrolboard,ACUsoftwareandsatellite

receivers(IRDs).

Forfulldetailsofchangingyourgeographicareaofoperation,

contactRaymarineProductSupport.

Televisionreception

ForfullfunctionalityofyourSTVSystem,youmustsubscribetothe

relevantservice(s)fromtheappropriateserviceprovider(s).Full

detailsofserviceprovidersaregiven.

EMCconformance

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe

recreationalmarineenvironment.

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

Declarationofconformity

ThisproductconformswithEUDirective2004/108/ECandis

labelledwiththeCEconformitymark.

833STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware

ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasetakeafew

minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or

visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty

benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe

serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty

registrationcard.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas

correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot

acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In

addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange

specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept

liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

Introduction9

1033STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

Chapter2:Installation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Preparationonpage12

•2.2Proceduresonpage18

Installation

2.1Preparation

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize

electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe

effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.

InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased

to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove

andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave

aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof

theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical

equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These

areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe

removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust

bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine

authorizeddealers.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment

usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite

MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Partssupplied

Thefollowingpartsareprovidedfora33STVsystem:

•AntennaUnit

•AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

•InstallationKitcomprising:

–Bolts

–Flatwashers

–Springwashers

–Selftappingscrews

•Cablesasfollows:

33STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

–R08321-10mPowercable-usedforconnectingtheACUto

theDCpowersupply.

–R08257-3mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheACUand

IntegratedReceiverDecoder(IRD)

–R08135-15mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheAntenna

andACU.

–R42173-1.5mUSBABTypePCcable-usedforconnecting

theACUtoaPCforsystemsetupanddiagnostic.

–R42174-1.8mUSBAMtoAMTypecable-usedforconnecting

theACUtoIRD(OnlycompatiblewithDIRECTVreceiver).

•CDROM-contains:

–SoftwareforrunningtheSTVGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)

onapersonalcomputer(PC).

–Productusermanual,asPDF.

Toolsrequired

Toolsnecessaryforinstallation.

Power drill

11 mm (7/16 in)

socket

8 mm (5/16 in)

drill

10 mm (3/8 in)

spanner

11 mm (7/16 in)

spanner

Socket wrench

50 mm (2 in)

hole saw

Pencil

Adhesive tape

Cross-head

screwdriver

5 mm

Allen key

D117 35 -1

Installation13

Planning

Antennaunit

RF 2RF 1

Bas e plate

conne ctor deta il

Antenna Unit

736 -1

TheAntennaunitcomprisestheantennadish,positioning

mechanism,lownoiseblock(LNB),powersupplyandcontrol

elementsinamoldedradome.

Connectorsontheundersideofthebaseplateconnectthepower,

signalandcontrolcablingfromthebelowdecksunits.

Forconnectiondetails,refertotheinstallationprocedures.

AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

TheAntennaControlUnit(ACU)providesallcontroland

power-switchingfunctionsfortheantenna.Threesoftkeysenable

satelliteprogrammingandantennadiagnosticstobecarriedout.

D11531-1

Twobuttonsattheright-handsideofthefrontpanelareusedwith

somesetupprocedurestoprovideBACKandENTERfunctions.

TheACUrearconnectorsare:

•DC9to30Vforpowerinput.

•ANTRF1-connectspowerandsignaltotheantenna.

•NMEA-connectstoGPS(optional).

•PCINTERFACE-connectstoPCforremoteoperationfroma

computer(optional).

•RECEIVER-connectstothesatellitereceiver(notsupplied).

ANT RF1

FUSEDC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

MADE IN KOREA

D11728-2

RECEIVER USB PORT

Forconnectiondetails,refertotheinstallationprocedures.

33STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

Antennaposition

Clear view of sky

D11449-1

Theantenna,mustbeinstalledwhere:

•Thereisanallroundclearviewofthehorizon.

•Itisnottoohighabovethewater-themaximumrecommended

heightisonenotexceedinghalfthelengthoftheboat.

•Itisasnearaspossibletothecenterlineoftheboat.

•Onarigidmountingplatformthatisnotsubjecttoexcessive

vibration.

•Awayfromtheedgeoftheboat.Thiswillminimizeexcessive

motion,whichcanadverselyaffectreception.

•Clearofanyradarbeam.Thiscouldadverselyaffectantenna

operation.

Above the beam

Below the beam

In the

beam

Min 1.2 m (4 ft)

D7950_1

•Clearofanyobjectwhichcouldblockthesatellitesignal.Ensure

thereisa+15°to+90°lookangleattheintendedinstallation

position.

+15

Mast

Blocked!

D7951_1

ACUinstallation

TheACUmustbettedbelowdecksinapositionthatis:

•Dry.

•Wellventilated.

•Easilyaccessible.

•NeartothemainTVviewingarea.

Installation15

ACUdimensions

228 mm (9.0 in)55 mm

(2.2 in)

185 mm (7.3 in)

D11550-1

217 mm (8.5 in)

178 mm (7.0 in)

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand

prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea

minimumbendradiusof100mm.

Minimum bend of cable

100 mm (4 in) radius

Minimum bend

200 mm (8 in)

diameter

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.

Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables

throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany

extracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,

useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

PowerRequirements

ARaymarine33STVsystemneedseithera12Vdcor24Vdc

powersupply.

IftheIRD(s)andtelevision(s)requirea220/240Vacpowersupply,

asuitabledc-to-acconvertermustbetted,toprovidethenecessary

powerfromtheboat’sdcpowersupply.

Grounding

ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine

equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.

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•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe

connectedtoacommongroundpoint.

•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded

ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,

andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.

Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF

groundmaybeused.

Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)

D117 09-1

1 2 4

RFgroundsystem(alternative)

D117 10-1

1 2 4

1.Powercabletoproduct

2.Drain(screen)

3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.

4.Battery

Implementation

Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayrstbeconnected

toasinglelocalpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispoint

connectedviaasingle,appropriately-ratedconductor,totheboat’s

commonground.Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepath

toground(bondedornon-bonded)isviaaattinnedcopperbraid,

witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater.Ifthisisnotpossible,an

equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:

•forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm

(#10AWG)orgreater.

•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

(#8AWG)orgreater.

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnecting

braidorwiresasshortaspossible.

Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoapositively-grounded

powersystem.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

Extendingcableruns

Note:Systemperformancewillbereducedifsuppliedcables

areextended.

Installation

IftheRFcablesuppliedasstandardisnotlongenough,a

98ft(30m)cable,isavailablefromyourRaymarinedealer,

(partnumberE96008).Connectthelongercabletothesupplied15

m(49ft)RFcabletoobtainatotalcablelengthof147ft(45m).

Note:Totalcablelengthsshouldnotexceed45m(147ft).

Systemperformancecannotbeguaranteedifcablesare

extended.

2.2Procedures

Antennainstallation

Theproceduresforinstallingtheantennaassemblycomprise:

•Preparation-removetransitpacking.

•Procedure-preparemountandtantenna.

Antennapreparation

1.Removeandretainthescrewssecuringtheantennadome.

2.Removetheantennadomeandretaininasafeplace.

Packing

restraint

Packing

restraint

D11564_1

3.Locateandremovethepackingrestraintsfromtheantenna

assembly.

4.Replacetheantennadomeandsecurewiththescrewsretained

atstep1.

Antennainstallationprocedure

Preparethemountingsurfacethenttheantenna.

1.Usingadhesivetape,attachthetemplatetothemounting

surface,ensuringthatitisparalleltoyourboat’scenterlineas

markedonthetemplate.

2.Usingasuitableholesaw,removetheshadedcenterportion.

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Drill hole

10 m

(

inch

)

diameter in

4 po

sitions

Cut h

ole

80 m

m (3

inch

es)

diameter

228.6 mm (9 in

ches

)

228.6 mm (9 in

ches)

114.3 mm (4

inches)

114.

3 mm

inch

es)

Ante

nna Base

Uni

plat

D11451-1

3.Drillfour8mmholesinthepositionsindicated.

Drill hole

10 m

(

inch

)

diameter in

4 po

sitions

Cut h

ole

80 m

m (3

inch

es)

diameter

228.6 mm (9 in

ches

)

228.6 mm (9 in

ches)

114.3 mm (4

inches)

114.3 mm (4

inch

es)

Ante

nna Base

Uni

emplat

D11452-1

4.Countersinkthemountingholes,thensmooththeedgesofthe

centerholewithasuitablele,toavoiddamagetothemounting

surface.

5.Securetheantennatothebaseusingthesuppliedbolts,spring

washers,atwashersandnut.

D11731-1

6.Tightentheboltsandensurethatthefoamsealingringis

compressedtopreventwateringress.Besurenottoovertighten

thexingsorcross-threadanyofthebolts.

InstallingtheACU

UsethetwoxingbracketssuppliedtoinstalltheACU.These

bracketscanbettedtothesidesoftheunittoprovideatopor

bottomx.

Antenna Cont

rol Unit

Antenna Cont

rol Unit

Under shelf mounting

Desk top mounting

D11551-1

Installation19

1.Selecttheinstallationsite,ensuringthattheproposedsitemeets

thecriteriadescribedunderPlanningtheACUinstallation.

2.UsethescrewsfromtheACUtoxthemountingbracketsto

theACU.

3.PlacetheACUinthepositionwhereitisgoingtobeinstalled.

4.Markthe2xingholepositionsforeachmountingbracket,on

themountingsurface.

5.Usingasuitabledrillbit,drillthe4holesinthemarkedpositions.

6.Wherenecessary(forexample,ongel-coatedsurfaces),

countersinkthemountingholestoavoiddamagetothemounting

surface.

7.Usingsuitablescrews,securetheACUintoposition.

Systemoptions

YourRaymarineSatelliteTVsystemcanbeconnectedtooneor

multipleIRDs,toofferthemaximumchoiceofchannelstodifferent

cabins.Thissectiondescribesthedifferentcombinationsavailable

andthemethodofconnectingeachvariant.

EnsurethepowersupplyfortheACUisprotectedbyeithera

5Aquick-blowfuseoranequivalentautomaticcircuitbreaker,

connectedin-lineonthepositive(whitewithredtag)wireof

thepowercable.

Notethatforallvariants,theRF1connectorontheACUmustbe

connectedtotheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

Connectingabasicsystem

ForDIRECTVsubscribers:Whenthesystemstartsup,theIRD

cantake20~30minutestofullyloadtheprogramguideforallthree

DIRECTVsatellites.ToenableyoutowatchTVwhilstthelistis

beingloadedonlyselectchannelscarriedonthe101satelliteuntil

theprogramguideisfullyloaded.

connects to

Television Monitor

(not supplied)

IRD (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

MADE IN KOREA

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

DC 9 to30V

12 V or 24 V dc

power supply

D1172 7-3

Brown with

red sleeve

Blue with

blue sleeve

Green/yellow with

white sleeve

Ground

Drain (screen)

RF 2

RF 1

RECEIVER USB PORT

USB cable

PC cable

NMEA GPS

Note:USBConnectiontoIRDisforusewithDIRECTVonly.

1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU

totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

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