Raymarine Digital Open Array - radarscanner Owner's manual

Installation instructions

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Date: 12-2009

Document number: 87087-5

HD / SHD Digital

Open Array radar

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Documentnumber:87087-5

Date:12-2009

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation.............................7

CertiedInstallation........................................................7

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels.....................................7

Wateringress.................................................................8

EMCinstallationguidelines.............................................8

Suppressionferrites........................................................8

Declarationofconformity.................................................8

Productdisposal.............................................................9

Warrantyregistration.......................................................9

IMOandSOLAS.............................................................9

Technicalaccuracy.........................................................9

Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion..............................9

Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................11

2.1Handbookinformation...............................................12

2.2Installationchecklist..................................................12

2.3Typicalsystemexamples...........................................13

2.4Packcontents...........................................................15

2.5Tools........................................................................16

Chapter3Cablesandconnections.........................17

3.1Generalcablingguidance..........................................18

3.2Radarscannerconnection........................................19

3.3Productgrounding.....................................................19

3.4Radarscannerpowerconnections.............................21

3.5Radarscannerdataconnections................................22

3.6Digitalradarcableextension......................................23

3.7Digitalradarcables...................................................24

3.8VCM100powerconnections......................................25

3.9VCM100powercableextension.................................27

3.10VCM100screen(drain)wireextension.....................27

3.11Circuitbreakerandfuseratings................................28

3.12Sharingabreaker....................................................28

Chapter4Locationandmounting..........................29

4.1Selectingalocation...................................................30

4.2Mounting..................................................................34

Chapter5Systemchecks........................................41

5.1Radarscannerinitialpowerontest.............................42

5.2Radarcheck.............................................................42

Chapter6Troubleshooting......................................45

6.1Troubleshooting........................................................46

6.2Poweruptroubleshooting..........................................47

6.3Radartroubleshooting...............................................48

6.4Systemdatatroubleshooting......................................49

6.5VCM100LEDindications...........................................50

6.6SeaTalk

hs

LEDindications..........................................50

5

Chapter7Technicalsupport...................................51

7.1Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................52

Chapter8Technicalspecication...........................53

8.1Technicalspecication...............................................54

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HDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayInstallationinstructions

Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine

approvedinstaller.Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced

productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked

withyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.

Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOTremove

anycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccessinternal

components,unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis

document.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas

beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe

instructionsinthisguide.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect

ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Radarscannersafety

Beforerotatingtheradarscanner,ensureallpersonnel

areclear.

Warning:Radiofrequencyradiation

hazard

Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy

atmicrowavefrequencieswhichcanbeharmful,

particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookatthescanner

fromcloserange.Ensurepersonnelareclearofthe

scannerwhenitispoweredon.

Forsafetyreasons,theradarmustbeinstalledabove

headheight,outofrangeofpersonnel.

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels

•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m

2

islikelyatdistancesof34cm

orlessfromtheradarscanner.

•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m

2

doesnotoccuratanypoint.

Importantinformation

7

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofRaymarineproducts

exceedsthatcalledforbytheIPX6standard,waterintrusion

andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifanyRaymarine

equipmentissubjectedtocommercialhighpressurewashing.

Raymarinewillnotwarrantequipmentsubjectedtohighpressure

washing.

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.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineLtd.declaresthattheHDandSuperHDDigital

OpenArrayradarscannersareincompliancewiththeessential

requirementsofR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewedon

therelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com

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Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware

ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourHDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayradarscanner

ownership,pleasetakeafewminutestolloutthewarranty

registrationcardfoundinthebox,orvisitwww.raymarine.comand

registeron-line.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty

benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe

serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty

registrationcard.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse

onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational

MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)

CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas

correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot

acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In

addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange

specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept

liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion

Toensureoptimumperformanceandcompatibilitywithexternal

devices,yourmultifunctiondisplaymustbeusingthelatestsoftware

version.

Visitwww.raymarine.comtodownloadthelatestsoftware.

Viewingmultifunctiondisplaysoftware

information

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemDiagnostics.

3.SelectSoftwareServices.

4.SelectUnitInfo.

Arangeofinformationisdisplayed,includingtheAppVersion

(softwareversion).

Radarscannerfeaturecompatibility

ThefollowingtableliststhefeaturessupportedbytheDigitalOpen

Arrayradarscannervariants.

Importantinformation

9

FeatureAllHDvariants

AllSuperHD

variants

Gainpresets:

—Buoy

—Harbor

—Coastal

—Offshore

—BirdMode

AntennaBoost

PowerBoost

Enhanceechoes:

—Interference

Rejection

—Expansion

—Wakes

FeatureAllHDvariants

AllSuperHD

variants

DualRange

Scannerrotationspeed:

24RPM

48RPM

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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12

•2.2Installationchecklistonpage12

•2.3Typicalsystemexamplesonpage13

•2.4Packcontentsonpage15

•2.5T oolsonpage16

Planningtheinstallation

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2.1Handbookinformation

ThishandbookcontainsimportantinformationregardingtheHDand

SuperHDDigitalOpenArrayrangeofradarscanners.

Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingmodels:

•48”and72”4kWHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”12kWHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”4kWSuperHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”12kWSuperHDDigitalOpenArray.

Furtherinformation

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertothehandbookthat

accompaniesyourmultifunctiondisplay.

2.2Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools

3

Siteallequipment

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Powerontestthesystem.

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2.3Typicalsystemexamples

TheDigitalOpenArrayradarscannercanbeconnectedtoavariety

ofequipmentaspartofyourmarineelectronicssystem.

RadarconnectedusingSeaTalk

hs

switch

D11773-1

3

2

1

5

4

6

1.DigitalOpenArrayradarscanner

2.SeaTalk

hs

switch

3.GPM400G-Seriesprocessor

4.VCM100powerconverter

5.Powersupply

6.G-Seriesdisplay

Planningtheinstallation

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Radarconnecteddirectlytomultifunctiondisplay

D11772-1

1

2

4

5

3

1.DigitalOpenArrayradarscanner

2.Multifunctiondisplay

3.Crossovercoupler

4.VCM100powerconverter

5.Powersupply

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2.4Packcontents

D11774-1

Drill 11 mm

diameter hole

(4 positions)

Centre of Rotation

FORWARD

Cable Entry

140 mm

70 mm

150 mm

57 mm

Maximum

outline of

pedestal

IMPORTANT

Secure pedestal

before opening lid

Digital Pedestal

Mounting Template

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

3

ItemDescriptionQuantity

1Pedestal1

2Mountingtemplate1

3Densopaste1

4

VCM100VoltageConverter

Module

1

5

VCM100cableclamp

1

6

Liftingeye

3

7

Stud

4

8Plainwasher4

9

Springwasher

4

10Nut8

11

VCM100mountingscrew

2

12

VCM100cableclampmounting

screw

3

Planningtheinstallation

15

2.5Tools

Toolsrequiredforinstallation

D11775-1

1

3

2

4

6

5

8

10

9

7

ItemDescription

1Powerdrill

213mmsocket

317mmsocket

4

Screwdriver(“Pozidrive”head)

5

Adhesivetape

611mmdrillbit

7

3mmdrillbit

817mmspanner

913mmspanner

10Torquewrench

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Chapter3:Cablesandconnections

Chaptercontents

•3.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage18

•3.2Radarscannerconnectiononpage19

•3.3Productgroundingonpage19

•3.4Radarscannerpowerconnectionsonpage21

•3.5Radarscannerdataconnectionsonpage22

•3.6Digitalradarcableextensiononpage23

•3.7Digitalradarcablesonpage24

•3.8VCM100powerconnectionsonpage25

•3.9VCM100powercableextensiononpage27

•3.10VCM100screen(drain)wireextensiononpage27

•3.11Circuitbreakerandfuseratingsonpage28

•3.12Sharingabreakeronpage28

Cablesandconnections

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3.1Generalcablingguidance

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength

•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthecorrect

type,suppliedbyRaymarine.

•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrectquality

andgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmayrequire

largerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.

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.

Strainrelief

Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectorsfrom

strainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.

Circuitisolation

Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusingboth

ACandDCcurrent:

•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter

torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic

instrumentsordevices.

•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio

cables.

•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolationon

thesignallines.

•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronicdevices

haveadedicatedpowercircuit.

Cableshielding

Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthecable

shieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeingsqueezed

throughatightarea).

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3.2Radarscannerconnection

Thepoweranddatacableconnectorisattherearoftheradar

scannerunit.

Ensuringthatthearrowonthepoweranddatacableconnectoris

alignedwiththeredtriangularmarkontheradarscannerconnector,

connectthecabletothescanners’connector,andfullyhand-tighten.

DoNOTuseawrenchoranyothertool.

Note:Iftheantennaconnectorisdisconnectedafterinitial

installation,Raymarinerecommendsthatbeforereconnecting,

youlightlycoattheconnectorthreadwithRenolitAqua2Calcium

grease.

3.3Productgrounding

Importantsafetyinformationforconnectionstoground.

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectly

grounded,inaccordancewiththeinstructionsinthisguide.

Groundingrequirements

ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine

equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.

•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe

connectedtoacommongroundpoint.

•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded

ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,

andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.

Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF

groundmaybeused.

Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)

D117 09-1

1 2 4

3

Cablesandconnections19

RFgroundsystem(alternative)

D117 10-1

1 2 4

3

1.Powercabletoproduct.

2.Drain(screen).

3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.

4.Powersupplyorbattery.

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

2

(#10AWG)orgreater.

•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

2

(#8AWG)orgreater.

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnecting

braidorwiresasshortaspossible.

Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoapositively-grounded

powersystem.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

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