Raymarine Quantum Radome Installation Instructions Manual

Brand: Raymarine

Model: Quantum Radome

Type: Installation Instructions Manual

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

Quantum™ Radar

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Contents

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

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

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

IEEEstatement.......................................7

ICNIRPGuidelines..................................8

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

Disclaimer................................................8

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

Compasssafedistance...........................8

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

Connectionstootherequipment.............8

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

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

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

Radarlicensing........................................9

FCCNotice-Radar.................................9

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

Operationinstructions.............................9

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode....................9

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information..............................................1

2.1Documentinformation.......................12

Applicableproducts.................................12

Documentillustrations.............................12

Productdocumentation...........................12

Operationinstructions.............................12

LightHouseMFDOperation

instructions..............................................12

2.2Partssupplied....................................13

2.3QuantumRadomeproduct

overview..................................................13

MultipleQuantumRadarscanners...........13

Chapter3Planningthe

installation...............................................15

3.1Installationchecklist..........................16

Schematicdiagram.................................16

Warningsandcautions............................16

3.2Requiredadditional

components.............................................16

Operationinstructions.............................16

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode....................16

3.3Multifunctiondisplay

compatibility.............................................17

Compatiblemultifunctiondisplays...........17

Incompatiblemultifunction

displays...................................................17

3.4Multifunctiondisplaysoftware

requirements...........................................17

Softwareupdates....................................17

3.5T oolsrequired....................................18

3.6Typicalsystems.................................18

3.7Productdimensions...........................19

3.8Locationrequirements.......................19

Shadowareasandfalseechoes.............19

Radarscannermountingangle...............20

MultipleRadarscanners—location

requirements...........................................20

3.9QuantumWi-Fionlyinstallation

requirements...........................................20

Wi-FiSignalReection............................21

Wi-Filocationrequirements....................21

Pre-installationsitesurvey—Wi-Fi

Analyzer..................................................22

Pre-installationsitesurvey—

Raymarineapp........................................22

Chapter4Cablesandconnections

(QuantumvariantwithRayNet).............25

4.1Wi-FionlyQuantumvariants.............26

4.2Generalcablingguidance..................26

Cabletypesandlength...........................26

Routingcables........................................26

Strainrelief..............................................26

Circuitisolation........................................26

Cableshielding........................................27

Suppressionferrites................................27

4.3Connectionsoverview.......................27

Typicalcableroutingscenarios...............27

Cablerouting—platformmount.............28

Cablerouting—polemount...................28

Makingconnections................................29

4.4Powerconnection..............................30

In-linefuseandthermalbreaker

ratings.....................................................30

Powercableextension............................30

Powerdistribution....................................30

4.5Networkconnection...........................32

Chapter5Cablesandconnections

(QuantumvariantwithWi-Fionly).........33

5.1Generalcablingguidance..................34

Cabletypesandlength...........................34

Routingcables........................................34

Strainrelief..............................................34

Circuitisolation........................................34

Cableshielding........................................34

Suppressionferrites................................34

5.2Powercablerouting(Wi-Fivariant

only).........................................................35

5.3Powerconnection..............................35

In-linefuseandthermalbreaker

ratings.....................................................35

Powercableextension............................35

Powerdistribution....................................36

Chapter6Mounting................................39

6.1Mountingpre-requisite:"breather"

holes........................................................40

6.2Mountingthescanner........................40

MultipleQuantumRadarscanners...........41

MultipleRadarscanners—location

requirements...........................................41

6.3Radarscannerprotection—sailing

vessels....................................................42

Chapter7Systemchecksand

troubleshooting......................................43

7.1Postinstallationprocedures..............44

Mechanicalchecks..................................44

ConnectingtoaRadarscannerover

RayNet....................................................44

PoweringonaQuantumRadar...............44

PairingwithaQuantumRadarusing

Wi-Fi........................................................44

MFDaccesspointconnectionwhen

connectedtoQuantumWi-Fi..................45

StandbyandsleepmodesforWi-Fi

connections.............................................45

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode....................45

Operationinstructions.............................45

7.2Troubleshooting.................................46

Troubleshootingprocedure.....................47

MultipleQuantumRadars—more

information..............................................47

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode....................47

Wi-Fitroubleshooting..............................48

Chapter8Maintenance..........................51

8.1Maintenance......................................52

8.2Unitcleaninginstructions..................52

Chapter9Technicalsupport.................53

9.1Raymarineproductsupportand

servicing..................................................54

9.2Operationinstructions.......................55

9.3Viewingproductinformation..............55

Chapter10Technicalspecica-

tion...........................................................57

10.1T echnicalspecication.....................58

Chapter11Sparesand

accessories.............................................59

11.1QuantumRadaraccessories...........60

11.2Networkhardware...........................60

11.3Networkcableconnector

types........................................................61

11.4RayNettoRayNetcablesand

connectors...............................................62

11.5RayNettoRJ45adapter

cables......................................................63

Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya

Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation

qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.

ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,

andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked

withyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallation

andoperation

•Thisproductmustbeinstalledand

operatedinaccordancewiththe

instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso

couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct

performance.

•Raymarinerecommendscertied

installationbyaRaymarineapproved

installer.Acertiedinstallationqualies

forenhancedproductwarrantybenets.

ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparate

warrantydocumentpackedwithyour

product.

Warning:Potentialignition

source

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do

NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable

atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom

ornearfueltanks).

Warning:Positiveground

systems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich

haspositivegrounding.

Warning:Powersupply

voltage

Connectingthisproducttoavoltage

supplygreaterthanthespecied

maximumratingmaycausepermanent

damagetotheunit.RefertotheTechnical

specicationsectionforvoltagerating.

Warning:Switchoffpower

supply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis

switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis

product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect

equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Caution:Powersupply

protection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe

powersourceisadequatelyprotected

bymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor

automaticcircuitbreaker.

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductmaycontainhighvoltages.

DoNOTremoveanycoversorotherwise

attempttoaccessinternalcomponents,

unlessspecicallyinstructedinthe

documentationprovided.

Warning:Radiofrequency

radiationhazard

Theradarscannertransmits

electromagneticenergyatmicrowave

frequencieswhichcanbeharmful,

particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookat

thescannerfromcloserange.Ensure

personnelareclearofthescannerwhenit

ispoweredon.

Forsafetyreasons,theradarmustbe

installedaboveheadheight,outofrange

ofpersonnel.

Warning:QuantumWi-Fi

connection

Duringinstallationtherewillusuallybe

structurethateffectstheWi-Fisignal.

BeforeusingtheRadarfornavigation,

ensureyoutestthereliabilityofyourWi-Fi

connectioninopenwatersandawayfrom

anyothervesselsorstructure.

Caution:Serviceand

maintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenance

andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine

dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect

yourwarranty.

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels

•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m

doesnotoccur

atanypoint.

•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m

doesnotoccur

atanypoint.

IEEEstatement

IEEEC95.1–2005–StandardforSafetyLevelswith

respecttoHumanExposuretoRadioFrequency

ElectromagneticFields,3kHzto300GHz.

Importantinformation

ICNIRPGuidelines

Whenproperlyinstalledandoperated,theuseof

thisRadarconformsto:ICNIRPGuidelines1998-

InternationalCommissiononNon-IonisingRadiation

Protection:Guidelinesforlimitingexposureto

time-varyingelectric,magneticandelectro-magnetic

elds(upto300GHz)1998.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis

productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe

product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusion

andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifthe

productissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure

washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts

subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis

error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts

manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan

Raymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries

causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,

bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts

manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformation

utilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto

theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference

betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch

interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC

performanceisnotcompromised.

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,

someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe

product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe

sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby

agreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommend

thatwhereverpossible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedto

itare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting

orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,

cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,

thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar

beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed

tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe

radiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebattery

fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto

preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan

occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparate

battery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois

detailedintheinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation

preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,

alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation

betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to

providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Compasssafedistance

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's

magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance

ismaintainedfromtheproduct.

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct

youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible

distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance

shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However

forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto

locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In

thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation

foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot

affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis

compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofR&TTE

directive1999/5/EC.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnected

tootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby

Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe

attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Productdisposal

Disposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththe

WEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment

(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste

electricalandelectronicequipment.

Warrantyregistration

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproductto

receivefullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackage

includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumber

oftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen

registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocument

isintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand

workboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime

Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea

(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Radarlicensing

Installationandoperationofthisradarmaybe

subjecttoindividuallicensingoftheequipment,

operatororvessel.Youarestronglyadvisedto

checkwiththerequirementsofthelicensingauthority

ofyournationaladministration.Incaseofany

difculties,contactyourlocalRaymarinedealer.

FCCNotice-Radar

Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnot

expresslyapprovedinwritingbyRaymarine

IncorporatedcouldviolatecompliancewithFCC

rulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment.

Technicalaccuracy

To the best of our knowledge, the information in this

document was correct at the time it was produced.

However, Raymarine cannot accept liability for any

inaccuracies or omissions it may contain. In addition,

our policy of continuous product improvement may

change specications without n otice. As a result,

Raymarine cannot accept liability for any differences

between the product and this document.

Operationinstructions

Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,

refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesyour

display.

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode

ToconnecttotheRadarusingWi-Fi(wireless),you

willneedtoknowtheunit’sSSID,andPasscode.

BoththeSSIDandPasscodeareprovidedonthe

serialnumberlabelontheundersideoftheunit,

andonspareserialnumberlabelssuppliedinthe

box.Youmaywishtomakeaseparatenoteof

thisinformationandkeepinasecurelocation.You

shouldalsokeeptheRadarscannerpackagingina

safeplaceforfuturereference.

Importantinformation

Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage12

•2.2Partssuppliedonpage13

•2.3QuantumRadomeproductoverviewonpage13

Documentandproductinformation

2.1Documentinformation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation

relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe

necessaryequipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider

systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical

supportifrequired.

Applicableproducts

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

PartnumberNameDescription

E70210

Quantum

™

Q24C

Radome

Quantum

™

Radar

scanner

withRayNet

andWi–Fi

connections.

Suppliedwith

a10mpower

cable.

E70344

Quantum

™

Q24W

Radome

Quantum

™

Radar

scanner

withWi–Fi

connection

only.

Suppliedwith

a10mpower

cable.

Specialbundleandpromotionalproducts

Fromtimetotime,Raymarinemaysupplycertain

productsasspecial“bundle”,“package”,or

“promotional”variants.

Thesebundlestypicallyincludeadditional

accessoriessuchascables,andusuallyhavea

Txxxxxpartnumber.Forthesebundlevariants,the

providedpartssuppliedandpartnumbersmaydiffer

slightlyfromthosestatedinthisdocument.However,

thecoresuppliedproductanditsfeatureswillremain

thesameasthosedescribedinthisdocument.To

ensurethatyouareusingthecorrectdocumentation

foryourproduct,please:

•Refertotheproduct’scoremodelnumber,

whichcanbefoundlistedonthelabelonthe

rearorundersideofyourproduct,oraccessed

fromanyRaymarinemultifunctiondisplayvia

theDiagnosticspage.Ensurethatthenumber

matchesoneofthoselistedinthe“Applicable

products”sectionofyourproductdocumentation.

•Alternatively,contacttheplaceofpurchaseand

requesttheinformation.Youmayneedtoprovide

theproduct’sserialnumber,whichcanbefound

ontheproductpackagingandalsoonthelabelon

therearorundersideoftheunit.

Documentillustrations

Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown

intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon

productvariantanddateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour

product:

DescriptionPartnumber

Quantum

™

RadomeInstallation

instructions

InstallationofaQuantum

™

Radarscanner

andconnectiontoawidersystemofmarine

electronics.

87209/

88055

Quantum

™

RadomeMountingtemplate

Mountingdiagramforsurfacemountinga

Quantum

™

Radarscanner.

87257

LightHouse

™

MFDOperationInstructions

DetailstheoperationoftheRadarapplication

foraSeries,cSeries,eSeries,eSSeries,

andgSSeriesmultifunctiondisplays.

81360

Operationinstructions

Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,

refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesyour

display.

2.2Partssupplied

Thefollowingitemsaresuppliedwithyourproduct.

ItemDescriptionQuantity

Quantum

™

Radome

10m(32.8ft.)Powercable

3M8mountingboltswith

springwashersandat

washers

4Documentationpack

(includingmounting

template)

Note:Thelistofpartssuppliedwithyour

Quantum

™

variantmaydifferslightlyfromthelist

providedhere.Pleasebeawarethat,fromtime

totime,Raymarinemaysupplycertainproducts

asspecial“bundle”,“package”,or“promotional”

variants,whichmaycontaindifferentaccessories

comparedtothecoreproductvariantsdescribed

inthisdocument.RefertoSpecialbundleand

promotionalproductsformoreinformation.

2.3QuantumRadomeproduct

overview

TheQuantum

™

Radomeisacompact,solid-state

Radarscanner,utilizingCHIRPpulsecompression

forimprovedrangeresolution,andWi-Ficonnectivity

foreasierinstallation.Inconjunctionwitha

compatiblemultifunctiondisplay,theQuantum

™

scannerprovidesamap-likerepresentationofthe

areaaroundyourvessel,enablingyoutoidentify

othervessels,buoys,andlandfeaturessuchas

coastlinesandhills.

TheQuantum

™

Radomehasthefollowingfeatures:

•Solid-statetechnology(nomagnetron)for

improvedefciency,andrapidstart-up.

•Rangeperformanceupto24nm(dependenton

installationlocation).

•CHIRPpulsecompressionforimprovedtarget

rangeresolution,andreducedbackgroundnoise.

•DataconnectionviaWi-Fi,or(E70210only)

Raynetcable.

•RadarimagedisplayandcontrolviaRaymarine

multifunctiondisplay.

•24RPMscannerrotation.

•Lowpowerconsumption.

•12Vor24Voperation.

•WaterprooftoIPX6.

MultipleQuantumRadarscanners

Only1(one)Quantum

™

Radarscannercanbeused

atanyonetime,pernetworkedsystem.

IfyouhavemorethanoneQuantum

™

Radarscanner

installedonyourvesselandwanttousethematthe

sametime,themultifunctiondisplaystowhichthe

scannersareconnectedmustNOTbenetworked

together.ThisappliestoQuantum

™

scanners

connectedeitherwiredorwirelessly.

Formoreinformation,referto:MultipleQuantum

Radars—moreinformation.

Documentandproductinformation

Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage16

•3.2Requiredadditionalcomponentsonpage16

•3.3Multifunctiondisplaycompatibilityonpage17

•3.4Multifunctiondisplaysoftwarerequirementsonpage17

•3.5T oolsrequiredonpage18

•3.6Typicalsystemsonpage18

•3.7Productdimensionsonpage19

•3.8Locationrequirementsonpage19

•3.9QuantumWi-Fionlyinstallationrequirementsonpage20

Planningtheinstallation

3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanning

anyinstallation.Itisalsousefulforanyfuture

additionsormaintenanceofthesystem.The

diagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

Warningsandcautions

Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyou

havereadandunderstoodthewarningsand

cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Important

informationsectionofthisdocument.

3.2Requiredadditional

components

Thisproductformspartofasystemofelectronics

andrequiresthefollowingadditionalcomponentsfor

fulloperation.

•CompatibleRaymarinemultifunctiondisplay.

RefertoCompatiblemultifunctiondisplaysfor

alistofcompatiblemultifunctiondisplays.

•Optionaldatacable(NOTapplicabletoWi-Fi

onlyvariant).RefertoChapter11Sparesand

accessoriesforsuitablecablesandadaptors

forexistingcableinstallations.(TheQuantum

™

scannerisWi-Fi-enabled,andcanbeoperated

withoutaxeddatacable.)

Operationinstructions

Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,

refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesyour

display.

RetainyourWi-Fipasscode

ToconnecttotheRadarusingWi-Fi(wireless),you

willneedtoknowtheunit’sSSID,andPasscode.

BoththeSSIDandPasscodeareprovidedonthe

serialnumberlabelontheundersideoftheunit,

andonspareserialnumberlabelssuppliedinthe

box.Youmaywishtomakeaseparatenoteof

thisinformationandkeepinasecurelocation.You

shouldalsokeeptheRadarscannerpackagingina

safeplaceforfuturereference.

3.3Multifunctiondisplay

compatibility

Compatiblemultifunctiondisplays

Thisproductiscompatiblewithonly

LightHouse

-poweredRaymarinemultifunction

displays.

LightHouse

MFDs:

Product

variants

Product

variants

aSeries eSSeries

cSeries gSSeries

eSeries

Non-Wi-Fimultifunctiondisplays

E70076(a65)andE70077(a67)aSeries

LightHouse

multifunctiondisplaysdoNOT

supportWi-Ficonnections.ThesedisplaysareNOT

compatiblewithproductsthatconnectviaWi-Fionly.

Incompatiblemultifunctiondisplays

ThisproductisNOTcompatiblewiththefollowing

legacyRaymarinemultifunctiondisplays.

LegacyMFDs

Product

variants

Product

variants

C-Series

ClassicC70,

C80,C120

E-Series

ClassicE80,

E120

A-Series

ClassicA50,

A50D,A57D,

A70,A70D

C-Series

Widescreen

C90W,

C120W,

C140W

E-Series

Widescreen

E90W,

E120W,

E140W

G-Series

GPM400

3.4Multifunctiondisplaysoftware

requirements

Theoperationofthisproductrequiresthatyour

RaymarineLightHouse

-poweredMFDisrunning

LightHouse

softwareversion17orlater.

Caution:Installingsoftware

updates

Thesoftwareupdateprocessiscarried

outatyourownrisk.Beforeinitiatingthe

updateprocessensureyouhavebacked

upanyimportantles.

Ensurethattheunithasareliablepower

supplyandthattheupdateprocessisnot

interrupted.

Damagecausedbyincompleteupdates

arenotcoveredbyRaymarinewarranty.

Bydownloadingthesoftwareupdate

package,youagreetotheseterms.

Softwareupdates

Thesoftwarerunningontheproductcanbeupdated.

•Raymarineperiodicallyreleasessoftwareupdates

toimproveproductperformanceandaddnew

features.

•Youcanupdatethesoftwareforyourproductusing

aconnectedandcompatiblemultifunctiondisplay.

•Ifindoubtastothecorrectprocedureforupdating

yourproductsoftware,refertoyourdealeror

Raymarinetechnicalsupport.

Planningtheinstallation

3.5Toolsrequired

Productinstallationrequiresthefollowingtools:

ItemnumberDescriptionQuantity

1Powerdrill1

23mmdrillbit1

310mmdrillbit1

4Adhesivetape1

13mmsocket1

6Torquewrench1

3.6Typicalsystems

Note:Thefollowingillustrationsshowthevarious

productsthatcanbeconnectedinatypicalsystem.

Thesesystemsareshownasanexampleonlyand

maydifferfromyourplannedinstallation.

•Forinformationonhowtoconnecttheproducts,

refertotherelevantCablesandconnections

sectionforyourQuantumvariant.

•Forinformationonavailablecablesand

accessories,refertotheChapter11Sparesand

accessoriessection.

Example:basicRadarsystem(wireddata

connection)

Note:ThisexampleisNOTapplicabletothe

Wi-Fi-onlyQuantum

™

variant.

ItemDescription

Multifunctiondisplay

Quantum

™

Radome

3RayNetdatacable

Example:basicRadarsystem(wirelessdata

connection)

ItemDescription

Multifunctiondisplay

Quantum

™

Radome

3Wi-Fidatalink

3.7Productdimensions

1.Sideviewofscanner.

2.Rearviewofscanner.

3.Undersideviewofscanner.

DimensionMeasurementDescription

116.0mm(4.57in.)Distancefrom

centerlineof

scannertofront

ofmountingbase.

B355.0mm

(13.98in.)

Distancefromrear

ofmountingbase

tofrontofmounting

base.

C209.5mm(8.25in.)Heightofradar

scanner.

D319.5mm

(12.58in.)

Mountingbase

width(rearofunit).

E541.0mm

(21.30in.)

Widthofscanner.

116.5mm(4.59in.)Distancefrom

centerlinetorear

mountinghole.

G233.0mm(9.17in.)

Distancebetween

mountingholes.

27.5mm(1.08in.)Distancefrom

centerlinetofront

mountinghole.

141.5mm(5.57in.)

Distancebetween

frontandrear

mountingholes.

3.8Locationrequirements

TheoptimumheightfortheQuantum

™

scannerisa

locationthatishighenoughabovethewaterlineto

givealongrangeline-of-sighttothehorizon,butnot

sohighastobeadverselyaffectedbythevessel's

pitchingandrolling.

Thescannermustalsobemountedwhereitis:

•Aboveheadheight.

•Easilyaccessible.

•Asnearaspossibletothevessel'scenterline.

•Onarigidandstableplatform,capableofsecurely

supportingthescannerunderseagoingconditions.

•Clearoflargeobjectssuchastheybridge,

largeenginestacks,searchlights,horns,masts

etc.(seeShadowareasandfalseechoesfor

additionalinformation).

•Clearofheatandfumes.

•Atleast1m(3ft)fromamagneticcompassor

otherscanners.

Shadowareasandfalseechoes

MounttheRadarscannerawayfromlargestructures

orequipment,suchasenginestacks,searchlights,

horns,ormasts.Theseobjectsmaycauseshadow

areasandfalseechoes.Forexample,ifyou

mounttheRadarscanneronamast,echoesfrom

othertargetsmaybereectedfromthemast.Wet

sailsmayalsocauseshadowareas,soRadar

performancemaybereducedintherain.Itis

particularlyimportanttoavoidshadowareasnearthe

bow.RaisingorevenloweringtheRadarscanner

mayhelptoreducetheseeffects.

Inshadowareasbeyondtheobstructiontherewillbe

areductionofthebeamintensity.Theremaybea

blindsectorifthebeamintensityisnotsufcientto

obtainanechofromanobject.Thismayoccureven

atcloserange.Forthisreasontheangularwidth

andrelativebearingofanyshadowareamustbe

determinedatinstallation.

Youmaybeabletodetectshadowareasorfalse

echoesonyourmultifunctiondisplay.Forexample,

seacluttercanbeusedasagoodindicatorofblind

arcs.DarksectorsontheRadardisplayindicate

possibleshadowedareas.Thisinformationshould

bepostednearthedisplayunitandoperatorsmust

bealertfortargetsintheseblindareas.

Planningtheinstallation

Radarscannermountingangle

EnsuretheRadarscannerrotatesparalleltothe

waterline.

TheRadarbeamfromtheRadarscanneris

approximately20°wideintheverticaldirection,to

givegoodtargetdetectionevenwhenyourvessel

pitchesandrolls.

Planinghullvessels,andsomedisplacementhull

vessels,adoptahigherbowanglewhenthevesselis

atcruisingspeed.ThismayraisetheRadar’smain

radiationangle,andcancausepoordetectionof

nearbytargets.Itmaybenecessarytocompensate

forthebowrisetoensureoptimumtargetdetection.

Thiscanbeachievedbyttingawedgeorwashers

betweenthemountingplatformandthebaseofthe

Radarscanner,sothattheRadarbeamremains

paralleltothewaterlinewhenthevessel'sbowrises

atcruisingspeed.

ItemDescription

1Wedgeorwashers

MultipleRadarscanners—location

requirements

Importantlocationconsiderationswheninstalling

multipleradarscannersonthesamevessel.

•Scannersshouldbemountedaboveeachother,

verticallyseparatedbyatleast0.5m(1.6ft).This

appliestoallinstallationlocationsonthevessel.

•Multiplescannersshouldbemountedinaway

thatminimizesinterferencebetweenthevertical

beamwidthsofthe2scanners.

•Inallcases,youshouldaimtoachieveasmuch

physicalseparationaspossible,tominimizeany

potentialinterference.

3.9QuantumWi-Fionly

installationrequirements

WhilsttheWi-Fiperformancehasbeentestedand

proveninmanydifferentinstallationscenarios,the

requirementsbelowmustbetakenintoconsideration

beforechoosingalocationfortheQuantum

™

Radar.

InsystemswithmultipleMFDs,theRadarshould

beconnectedtotheMFDsthatarelocatedclosest

toit,ortotheMFDswiththeclearestlineofsightto

theRadar.

ThemaximumdistancebetweenMFDandRadar

willvarydependingontheinstallationenvironment

(i.e.obstructionsandinterference).

Example1—Openair,lineofsightinoptimum

conditions

Inoptimumopenair,clearline-of-sightconditionsa

reliableconnectionispossibleatdistancesupto100

m(328feet).However,therearemanyfactorsthat

caninuencethissoapre-installationsitesurvey

shouldalwaysbeperformed.ForreliableWi-Fi

performancethesignalstrengthshouldbebetter

than–75dBm.Thecloserthesignalistozerothe

bettertheWi-Fiperformancewillbe(e.g.–40dBmis

betterthan–75dBm).Youcanassessthepotential

signalstrengthatthedesiredlocationduringthe

Pre-installationSiteSurveyusingaWi-FiAnalyzer

apponyoursmartdevice.

Example2—SignalpassingthroughFiberglass

coachroof

Intheexampleabovethemaximumdistancewith

acceptableWi-Fiperformancewas15metres(49

feet),duetotheheavyberglasscoachroofthatthe

signalhastopassthrough.

Example3—Signalpassingthroughheavy

structure

Intheexampleabovethemaximumdistancewith

acceptableWi-Fiperformancewas3metres(9.8

feet),duetothemetalroofthatthesignalhasto

passthrough.

Obstaclesinthedirectlineofsightbetween

theRadarandMFDwillfurtherimpactWi-Fi

Performance.Theimpactofeachobstacleisusually

minimal,howevertheeffectiscumulative.Obstacles

canincludebutarenotlimitedto:

•Vesselstructure—WheretheWi-Fisignal

passesthroughavesselbulkheadoracoach

roof,theWi-Fiperformancewillbeimpacted.

Dependingonthematerialandthicknessofthe

structuretheimpactmaybesevere;forexample,

athicksteelbulkheadmaycompletelyblockthe

Wi-Fisignal.

•Radarmounting—Thetypeofinstallationcan

impactperformance;forexample,mountingona

solidsteelplatformwillhaveagreaterimpacton

performancethanmountingonabar-stylemount.

•Electricalequipmentandotherobjects—

Anyobjectinthedirectline-of-sightbetweenthe

RadarandMFDcanimpactWi-Fiperformance.

Electrical,electronicandelectromagneticdevices

willhaveagreaterimpactthanfurniture.

•MFDinstallation—MFDinstallationcanalso

impactWi-Fiperformance;forexample,iftheMFD

issurfacemountedinasteelconstructiondash,

theWi-Fiperformancewillbeimpacted.

Wi-FiSignalReection

WhenestablishingalocationforyourQuantum

Radar,thatwillbeconnectedusingaWi-Fi

connection,itisimportanttoconsidertheeffects

yoursurroundingscanhaveontheWi-Fisignal.The

Wi-Fisignalwillreector‘bounce’offnearbyobjects

whichmaycreateaneasierpathforthesignalto

take,whilstyourconnectionmayappearreliableit

mayquicklydegradewhenyoutakeyourvesselout

intoopenwater.

Example

1.InthisexampletheWi-Fisignalisbouncedoff

anearbyvesselandbackthroughthewindows

onthebridge,thisprovidesaneasierpaththan

passingthroughthemetalroof.

2.InthisexampletheWi-Fisignalisreducedwhen

passingthroughthemetalroof.This,however

maybetheonlypaththesignalcantakewhen

outinopenwater.

Warning:QuantumWi-Fi

connection

Duringinstallationtherewillusuallybe

structurethateffectstheWi-Fisignal.

BeforeusingtheRadarfornavigation,

ensureyoutestthereliabilityofyourWi-Fi

connectioninopenwatersandawayfrom

anyothervesselsorstructure.

Wi-Filocationrequirements

AnumberoffactorscaninuenceWi-Fi

performance,itisimportanttoensureyoutestthe

Wi-Fiperformance,atthedesiredlocationbefore

installingWi-Fienabledproducts.

Distanceandsignalstrength

ThedistancebetweenWi-Fiproductsshouldalways

bekepttoaminimum.Donotexceedthemaximum

statedrangeofyourWi-Fiproduct(Maximumrange

willvaryforeachdevice).

Wi-Fiperformancedegradesoverdistanceso

productsfartherawaywillreceivelessnetwork

bandwidth.Productsinstalledclosetotheir

maximumWi-Firangemayexperienceslow

connectionspeeds,signaldropoutsornotbeing

abletoconnectatall.

Lineofsightandobstacles

Planningtheinstallation

ForbestresultstheWi-Fiproductshouldhavea

clear,directlineofsighttotheproductitwillbe

connectedto.Anyphysicalobstructionscandegrade

orevenblocktheWi-Fisignal.

Theconstructionofyourvesselcanalsohavean

impactonWi-Fiperformance.Forexample,metal

structuralbulkheadsandroongwillreduceandin

certainsituations,blocktheWi-Fisignal.

IftheWi-Fisignalpassesthroughabulkhead

containingpowercablesthiscanalsodegradeWi-Fi

performance.

Reectivesurfacessuchasmetalsurfaces,some

typesofglassandevenmirrorscandrasticallyeffect

performanceorevenblocktheWi-Fisignal.

interferenceandotherequipment

Wi-Fiproductsshouldbeinstalledatleast1m(3ft)

awayfrom:

•otherWi-Fienabledproducts

•transmittingproductsthatsendwirelesssignalsin

thesamefrequencyrange

•otherelectrical,electronicorelectromagnetic

equipmentthatmaygenerateinterference

InterferencefromotherpeoplesWi-Fiproductscan

alsocauseinterferencewithyourproducts.Youcan

useaWi-FianalyzertooltoassessthebestWi-Fi

channel(channelnotinuseorusedbyleastamount

ofdevices)foryoutouse.

Pre-installationsitesurvey—Wi-Fi

Analyzer

BeforeinstallingaQuantumRadar,thatwillbe

connectedusingWi-Fi,asitesurveyshouldbe

performedtoensuretheWi-FiSignalstrengthis

sufcienttomaintainareliableconnection.

Itisrecommendedthatyouperformthesitesurvey

usingasmartdeviceandaWi-FiAnalyzerapp(e.g.

Wi-FiAnalyzerbyFarprocforandroiddevices).

1.InstalltheWi-FiAnalyzerapponyoursmart

device.

2.EnableyourMFDsWi-Ficonnection:

(Homescreen>Set-up>Wirelessconnection

>Wi-Fi>Wi-Fi:On)

3.MakeanoteoftheMFDsWi-FiName

(Homescreen>Set-up>Wirelessconnection

>Wi-Fi>Wi-FiSharing>Wi-FiName).

4.Gotothelocationyouhavechosenforyour

Radar.

5.OpentheWi-FiAnalyzerapponyoursmart

deviceandscanavailablenetworks.

6.EstablishthesignalstrengthofyourMFDsWi-Fi

networkattheintendedinstalllocation.

ForreliableWi-Fiperformancethesignalstrength

shouldbebetterthan–75dBm,thecloserthe

signalistozerothebettertheWi-Fiperformance

willbe(e.g.–40dBmisbetterthan–75dBm).

7.Ifyouhaveaweakorintermittentsignalthen

youwillneedtoinvestigatefurther,pleaserefer

totheWi-Filocationrequirementsguidetohelp

establishwhatmaybecausingtheproblem.

8.FornetworkswithmultipleMFDs,repeatsteps2

to7foreachMFDinyournetwork.

Pre-installationsitesurvey—

Raymarineapp

YoucanalsouseRaymarineappssuchas

RayControlorRayViewtoassessthereliability

oftheWi-Ficonnectionatthedesiredinstallation

location.

1.EnableyourMFDsWi-Ficonnection:

(Homescreen>Set-up>Wirelessconnection

>Wi-Fi>Wi-Fi:On)

2.Enable‘Viewingonly’or‘Remotecontrol’from

theMobileappsmenu:(Homescreen>Set-up

>Wirelessconnection>Wi-Fi>Wi-FiSharing

>Mobileapps).

3.MakeanoteoftheMFDsWi-FiName

(Homescreen>Set-up>Wirelessconnection

>Wi-Fi>Wi-FiSharing>Wi-FiName).

4.Gotothelocationyouhavechosenforyour

Radar.

5.Usingyoursmartdevice,searchforavailable

Wi-Finetworks.

6.FindyourMFDsnetworkandcheckthesignal

strengthreportedbyyourdevice.

7.Ifyouhaveastrongsignalstrength,opena

RaymarinemobileappsuchasRayViewor

RayControlandcheckfunctionalityatthe

desiredlocation.Ifyoudonotexperienceany

performanceissuesrunningtheappthenyou

canproceedwiththeinstallation.

8.Ifyouhaveaweakorintermittentsignalthen

youwillneedtoinvestigatefurther,pleaserefer

totheWi-Filocationrequirementsguidetohelp

establishwhatmaybecausingtheproblem.

9.FornetworkswithmultipleMFDs,repeatsteps1

to9foreachMFDinyournetwork.

Wi-Fisignalstrength

Wi-Fisignalstrengthismeasuredindecibel-milliwatts

(dBm).Thesignalstrengthofthenetworkyou

arecurrentlyconnectedtoisusuallyrepresented

graphicallybyaWi-Fisymbol.

Thesignalstrengthrangerepresentedbyeachlled

barisdeterminedindependentlybyeachdevice

manufacturer.However,ingeneraltheperformance

willbesimilar.

•1/4—Unabletomaintainaconnection,usually

accompaniedbyverypoorconnectionspeed

(LightHouse

™

MFD:–150dBmorworse).

•2/4—Intermittentdisconnectsandreconnects,

usuallyaccompaniedbyaslowconnectionspeed

(LightHouse

™

MFD:–80dBmto–149dBm).

•3/4—Reliableconnectionwithgoodconnection

speed(LightHouse

™

MFD:–70dBmto–79dBm).

•4/4—Reliableconnection,excellentconnection

speed(LightHouse

™

MFD:–55dBmorbetter).

Planningtheinstallation

Chapter4:Cablesandconnections(QuantumvariantwithRayNet)

Chaptercontents

•4.1Wi-FionlyQuantumvariantsonpage26

•4.2Generalcablingguidanceonpage26

•4.3Connectionsoverviewonpage27

•4.4Powerconnectiononpage30

•4.5Networkconnectiononpage32

Cablesandconnections(QuantumvariantwithRayNet)

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