Raymarine RD424HD HD Digital Radome Owner's manual

Brand: Raymarine

Model: RD424HD HD Digital Radome

Category: Network antennas

Type: Owner's manual

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Date: 07-2009

Document number: 81318-3

HD Digital Radome

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ENGLISH

Documentnumber:81318-3

Date:072009

Contents

Chapter1ImportantInformation.............................7

Introduction....................................................................7

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

IMOandSOLAS.............................................................7

Radarlicensing...............................................................7

FCCNotice-Radar........................................................8

EMCconformance..........................................................8

Productdisposal.............................................................8

Displaycompatibility.......................................................8

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

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

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

2.1Planning...................................................................12

2.2Installationprocedures..............................................18

2.3Postinstallationprocedures.......................................25

Chapter3Maintenance&troubleshooting............27

3.1Safety......................................................................28

3.2Maintenance.............................................................28

3.3Troubleshooting........................................................29

3.4Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................30

Chapter4Technicalspecication...........................31

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

Chapter1:ImportantInformation

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.

Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Introduction

Thisuserguidedescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainyour

HDDigitalRadomeAntenna.Themodelscoveredare:

•RD418HD-18”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.

•RD424HD-24”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.

Whenproperlyinstalledandoperated,theuseofthisradar

conformsto:

•IEEEC95.1-2005-StandardforSafetyLevelswithrespectto

HumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields,

3kHzto300GHz.

•ICNIRPGuidelines1998-InternationalCommissionon

Non-IonisingRadiationProtection:Guidelinesforlimiting

exposuretotime-varyingelectric,magneticandelectro-magnetic

elds(upto300GHz)1998.

TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennaisdesignedandmanufacturedto

meettherigorousdemandsofthemarineenvironment.However,

itmustbeinstalled,operatedandmaintainedproperly.Please

carefullyreadandfollowtherecommendedproceduresinthisuser

guide.

Warning:RadioFrequencyRadiation

Hazard

Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy

atmicrowavefrequencieswhichcanbeharmful,

particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookattheantenna

fromcloserange.Ensurepersonnelareclearofthe

radomewhentheradaristurnedon.

Itisrecommendedthattheradarisinstalledoutof

rangeofpersonnel,e.g.aboveheadheight.

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels

•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m

islikelyatdistancesof1m

orlessfromtheradome.

•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m

doesnotoccuratanypoint.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse

onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational

MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)

CarriageRegulations.

Radarlicensing

Installationandoperationofthisradarmaybesubjecttoindividual

licensingoftheequipment,operatororvessel.Youarestrongly

advisedtocheckwiththerequirementsofthelicensingauthorityof

ImportantInformation

yournationaladministration.Incaseofanydifculties,contactyour

localRaymarinedealer.

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOTremove

anycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccessinternal

components,unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis

document.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.

Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.

FCCNotice-Radar

Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved

inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance

withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment.

EMCconformance

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe

recreationalmarineenvironment.

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware

ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Displaycompatibility

TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennacanbeconnectedtoRaymarine

multi-functiondisplays(MFDs)asfollows:

•DirectconnectiontoE-Seriesandtowidescreenversionsof

C-SeriesMFDs.

•ConnectionviaaRaymarineSeaT alk

switchto:

–WidescreenversionsofC-SeriesMFDs.

–AllversionsofE-seriesMFDs.

–AllversionsofG-seriesMFDs.

Note:Somelimitationsoffunctionalityintheabovesystemsmay

occur,dependingonthesoftwarestatus.

Displaysoftware

AfterttinganHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,i.e.beforeitisused,

youmustensurethatanyassociatedmulti-functiondisplay(MFD),

isusingthelatestsoftwareversion.

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

TochecktheMFDsoftwareversion,switchontheMFDandcheck

theversionnumberonthenavigationwarningscreen.Notethatifa

scannerisnotconnected,theversionnumberwillonlybedisplayed

for10seconds.

YoucandownloadthelatestMFDsoftware,fromtheRaymarine

website,atwww.raymarine.com.Informationonhowtousethe

downloadtoupdatetheMFDsoftware,isalsoavailableonthe

Raymarinewebsite.Additionalsupportinformationisavailablefrom

Raymarinetechnicalsupport.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourHDDigitalRadomeAntennaownership,pleasetake

afewminutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthe

box,orvisitwww.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.

ImportantInformation

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

Chapter2Installation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Planningonpage12

•2.2Installationproceduresonpage18

•2.3Postinstallationproceduresonpage25

Installation

2.1Planning

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas

beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe

instructionsinthisguide.

Caution:DoNOTconnecttopositive

groundsystem

DoNOTconnectthisproducttoa

positively-groundedsystem.

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

PartsSupplied

Checkthatyouhavebeensuppliedwiththefollowingparts:

Radome Antenna

Installation template

D11693-1

Drill 4 holes, 10 mm diameter

(18'' and 24'' Radomes)

141.5 mm

27.5 mm

18'' or 24'' Radome Mounting Template

Center Line of Radome

3026-136-C

Artwork Number 3032-866-B

Center Line of Radome

Forward

233 mm

Denso Paste

M8 bolt (x4)

Spring

washer (x4)

Flat

washer (x4)

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

ItemsRequired

Drill

Adhesive tape

10 mm drill bit3 mm drill bit

Torque wrench

13 mm socket

D11706-1

Dimensions-18inchantenna

346 mm (13.62 in)

diameter

521 mm (20.5 in)

diameter

233 mm

(9.17 in)

D11694-1

247 mm (9.7 in)

116.5 mm

(4.58 in)

141.5 mm

(5.57 in)

27.5 mm

(0.92 in)

Installation13

Dimensions-24inchantenna

D11695-1

247 mm (9.7 in)

233 mm

(9.17 in)

116.5 mm

(4.58 in)

141.5 mm

(5.57 in)

27.5 mm

(1.08 in)

346 mm (13.62 in)

diameter

652 mm (25.67 in)

diameter

AntennaPosition

TheoptimumheightfortheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna(the

antenna)isalocationthatishighenoughabovethewaterlineto

givealongrangeline-of-sighttothehorizon,butnotsohighasto

beadverselyaffectedbytheboat’spitchingandrolling.

D11700-1

Theantennamustalsobemountedwhereitis:

•Aboveheadheight.

•Easilyaccessible.

•Asnearaspossibletotheboat’scenterline.

•Onarigidandstableplatform,capableofsecurelysupportingthe

antennaunderseagoingconditions.

•Clearoflargeobjectssuchastheybridge,largeenginestacks,

searchlights,horns,mastsetc.

•Clearofheatandfumes.

•Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromamagneticcompassorotherantennae.

AntennaMountingAngle

TheradarbeamfromtheHDDigitalRadomeAntennais

approximately25°wideintheverticaldirection,togivegoodtarget

detectionevenwhenyourboatpitchesandrolls.

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

12.5°

D11359-1

AlwaysmounttheHDDigitalRadomeAntennasothatthescanner

rotatesparalleltothewaterline.

Planinghullboatsandsomedisplacementhullboatsadoptahigher

bowanglewhentheboatisatcruisingspeed,soontheseboats

itmaybenecessarytoshimtherearoftheHDDigitalRadome

Antenna,tocompensateforthebowriseandensureoptimum

targetdetection.Theamountofshimmingshouldbesuchthat

whenthebowrisesatcruisingspeed,theradarbeamrotationisin

thehorizontalplane,

Wedge or

washers

Forward

D11360-1

Cables

Youneedadigitalcable,toconnectbothpowerandSeaT alk

theHDDigitalRadomeAntenna.

To HD Digital Radome Antenna

To display

To power supply

D11696-1

Thefollowingdigitalcablesareavailable:

Cablelength

Partnumber

5m(16ft5in)

A55076D

10m(32ft9in)ft)

A55077D

15m(46ft)

A55078D

25mA55079D

Thefollowingextensioncablesareavailable:

ExtensionlengthPartnumber

2.5m(8ft2in)

A92141D

5m(16ft5in)

A55080D

10m(32ft9in)ft)

A55081D

Important:UseonlystandardRaymarinecables.DoNOTmake

yourowncablesforusewiththeHDDigitalRadomeAntenna.

MastMounting

IftheHDDigitalRadomeAntennaismountedonahollowmast,the

cablemayberuninsidethemastforconnectiontotheunit.

Ifyourunthecableupamast,taketheappropriatemeasuresto:

Installation15

•Preventthecablechangwhereitentersandexitsthemast.

•Minimizeelectricalinterferenceby:

–Notrunningthecablenearotherelectricalequipment.

–Notrunningthecablealongsidepowercablesorantenna

cablesforotherequipment.

Powerrequirement

TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennamustbesuppliedwithpowerby

eithera12Vdcora24Vdcsupply.DoNOTconnecttoa32V

system.

IfyouarereplacinganexistingRadomescannerwithanHDDigital

RadomeAntenna,youmustalsoreplaceanyexistingcablewiththe

appropriatedigitalcable,asdescribedinsection2.7Cables.

Ifyouconnecttothepowersupplyviaanisolatorswitch,the

minimumswitchratingis:

•Fora12Vsystem,20A.

•Fora24Vsystem,15A.

Caution:DoNOTconnecttopositive

groundsystem

DoNOTconnectthisproducttoa

positively-groundedsystem.

PowerSupplyProtection

Thepowersupplymustbeprotectedbyasuitablethermalcircuit

breakerorfuse,ttedclosetothepowersource.Theprotection

requirementsarethesameforboth18”and24”HDDigitalRadome

Antennae,andareasfollows:

•Ina12Vsystem,protectthepowersupplywitheithera10A

thermalbreaker,ora15Afuse.

•Ina24Vsystem,protectthepowersupplywitheithera5A

thermalbreaker,oran8Afuse.

Powercablelengths

Thetotalpermittedlengthsofpowerconductorrun(i.e.powercable

pluscableextension)fromthepowersourcetotheHDDigital

RadomeAntennaare:

•for12Vsystems,20m(65ft)

•for24Vsystems,35m(115ft)

Ifyouwanttoconnecttoa12Vpowersystembutatotalpower

conductorrunofmorethan20misnecessary,theuseofasuitable

voltageconverterisrecommended,toconvertthe12Vsupply

voltageto24V,andthusenableyoutoextendtherunupto35m.

Werecommendusingaconverterwithaminimum200Woutput

capacity.

Grounding

ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine

equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.

•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe

connectedtoacommongroundpoint.

•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded

ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,

andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.

Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF

groundmaybeused.

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

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

Installation

2.2Installationprocedures

UsethefollowingprocedurestoinstalltheHDDigitalRadome

Antenna(theantenna):

•Mountingtheantenna.

•Connectingtoyoursystem.

•Postinstallationprocedures.

Caution:MountingBolts

DoNOTscrewtheantennamountingboltsintothe

antennabasemorethan25mm(1inch),ordamage

totheantennacouldoccur.Ifnecessary,use

shimsorextrawasherstopreventthishappening.

MountingtheAntenna

Useamountinglocationthat:

•IsrobustenoughtosupporttheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,

underseagoingconditions.

•MeetstherequirementsdescribedunderAntennaPosition

Then:

1.Preparethemountingplatformasinthefollowingillustration.

Mounting platform

D11701-1

IMPORTANT

Ensure mounting platform is

adequately robust for this

installation.

FORWARD

1. Tape template to mounting

platform.

2. Drill 3 mm pilot holes in 4 positions.

3. Drill out the pilot holes to

ill 4 holes

, 10 mm diameter

(18'' and 24'' Radomes)

141.5 mm

27.5 mm

233 mm

18'' or 24'' Radome Mounting T

emplate

Center Line of Radome

3026-136-A

Artwork Number 3032-866-A

Center Line of Radome

Forward

2 3

Vie w from above

10 mm diameter.

2.PlacetheHDDigitalRadomeAntennainposition.Ifyouare

ttingitonaplaningvessel,shimtherearoftheantenna,sothat

thebeampointsslightlydownintheforwarddirectionwhenthe

boatisatrest,tocompensateforthebowrisingatcruisingspeed

HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

Mounting platform,

non-planing boat

(level install)

Mounting platform,

planing boat (typical

planing angle shown)

FORWARD

D11361-1

3.Lightlycoatthethreadsofthefourmountingbolts,withthe

DensoPasteprovided.

4.Ensuringthattheboltsdonotentertheantennabasemorethan

25mm(1inch),securetheantennawiththe4boltsatwashers

andspringwashersprovided,asillustrated.Ifnecessary,use

appropriateshimsorextrawasherstolimitthelengthofbolt

enteringtheantennabase.

FOR WARD

D11702-1

Vie w from underneath

5.Tightentheboltstoatorqueof20Nm(177lbf/inch).

Connecting

WhenconnectingyourHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,usethe

instructionsgivenhereandalsorefertotheinstallationinstructions

forthemulti-functiondisplay(MFD)towhichyouareconnecting.

Installation19

RunthedigitalcablefromtheHDDigitalRadomeAntennatothe

signalandpowerconnectionpoints:

•RunthesignalconnectortotheappropriateMFD.

•Runthepowercabletoasuitable12Vor24Vconnectionpoint

ontheboat’spowersystem.Werecommendconnectionismade

attheboatspowerdistributionpanel,whereverpossible.

Caution:Pullingcables

DoNOTusecordsorropes,attachedtocable

connectors,topullcablesthroughrestricted

apertures(e.g.asinbulkheads),asthiscould

causedamagetocables.

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.

Connectingantenna

Ensuringthatthearrowonthedigitalcableconnectorisaligned

withtheredtriangularmarkontheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna

connector,connectthedigitalcabletotheconnectorontheHD

DigitalRadomeAntenna,andfullyhand-tighten.DoNOTusea

wrenchoranyothertool.

Note:Iftheantennaconnectorisdisconnectedafterinitial

installation,werecommendthatbeforereconnecting,youlightly

coattheconnectorthreadwithRenolitAqua2Calciumgrease.

Connectingsignal

Referringtotheconnectioninformationforthemulti-functiondisplay

(MFD)towhichyouareconnecting,andtotheTypicalsystems

diagramsgivenhere,connectthedigitalcablesignalconnector

totheappropriateMFD.

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