Raymarine P70 Installation guide

p70 / p70R

Installation and operation

instructions

English

Date: 02-2014

Document number: 81355-1-EN

STBYSTBY

p70/p70R

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2

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HS

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Documentnumber:81355-1

Date:01-2014

Contents

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

TFTDisplays...............................................................7

Wateringress..............................................................7

Disclaimer...................................................................7

EMCinstallationguidelines..........................................7

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

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

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

Warrantyregistration....................................................8

IMOandSOLAS..........................................................8

Technicalaccuracy......................................................8

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information.............................................................9

2.1Documentinformation..........................................10

2.2Productoverview.................................................11

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................13

3.1Installationchecklist.............................................14

3.2Packcontents......................................................14

3.3p70andp70Rsystemintegration..........................15

3.4Compatibleautopilotsystems...............................16

3.5Softwareupdates.................................................16

3.6T ools...................................................................17

3.7Typicalsystems...................................................17

3.8Systemprotocols.................................................18

3.9Warningsandcautions.........................................19

3.10Generallocationrequirements............................19

3.11Unitdimensions..................................................20

3.12Beforeusingyourpilotcontroller.........................21

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................23

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................24

4.2Connectionsoverview..........................................24

4.3Powerconnection................................................25

4.4SeaT alk

ng

connection...........................................26

4.5SeaT alkconnection..............................................27

Chapter5Mounting.............................................29

5.1Mounting.............................................................30

Chapter6Gettingstarted...................................31

6.1Pilotfunctions......................................................32

6.2Pilotcontrols........................................................32

6.3Instrumentpower.................................................33

6.4Displaysettings....................................................34

6.5Multipledatasources(MDS).................................35

Chapter7Commissioning-Evolution

autopilotsystem..................................................37

7.1Evolutionautopilotinstallation...............................38

7.2Autopilotcommissioning—maindifferences

betweenEvolutionandSPXsystems..........................38

7.3Autopilotresponselevels......................................39

7.4Initialsetupandcommissioning.............................39

7.5Poweringthepilotcontrolleron.............................40

7.6Usingtheset-upwizard........................................40

7.7UsingtheDocksidewizard....................................41

7.8Adjustingthehard-overtime.................................42

7.9Compasslinearization..........................................42

7.10Compasslock....................................................43

Chapter8Commissioning-SPXand

SmartPilotsystems.............................................45

8.1SPXandSmartPilotautopilotinstallation...............46

8.2Pilotresponse......................................................46

8.3Initialsetupandcommissioning.............................47

8.4Poweringthepilotcontrolleron.............................47

8.5Usingtheset-upwizard........................................48

8.6Docksidecalibration.............................................48

8.7Dealersettings.....................................................49

8.8Adjustingthehard-overtime.................................50

8.9Seatrialcalibration...............................................50

8.10Checkingautopilotoperation...............................51

Chapter9Pilotmodes.........................................53

9.1Standby...............................................................54

9.2Auto....................................................................54

9.3Modemenu.........................................................55

9.4Patterns...............................................................55

9.5Trackmode.........................................................56

9.6Windvanemode(Sailingboatsonly).....................58

9.7Powersteer.........................................................60

9.8Jogsteer(tillerpilotsonly)....................................60

9.9Shortcutkey........................................................61

Chapter10Pilotviews........................................63

10.1Availablepilotviews...........................................64

10.2Graphicalview...................................................64

10.3Largeview.........................................................65

10.4Standardview....................................................65

10.5Multipleview......................................................66

10.62DView.............................................................66

10.7Settingthepilotview...........................................67

10.8Settingupdataboxes.........................................67

Chapter11Pilotcontrolleralarms.....................69

11.1Alarms...............................................................70

Chapter12Setupmenuoptions.......................73

12.1Setupmenu......................................................74

12.2Autopilotcalibrationmenu...................................74

12.3Systemset-upmenu...........................................81

12.4Userpreferencesmenu......................................82

12.5Simulator...........................................................83

12.6Factoryreset......................................................83

12.7Diagnostics........................................................84

Chapter13Troubleshooting...............................85

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13.1Troubleshooting.................................................86

Chapter14Maintenance.....................................91

14.1Routineequipmentchecks..................................92

14.2Cleaning............................................................92

14.3Cleaningthedisplayscreen................................93

14.4Cleaningthedisplaycase...................................93

14.5Cleaningthesuncover.......................................94

Chapter15Technicalsupport............................95

15.1Raymarinecustomersupport..............................96

15.2Viewingproductinformation................................96

Chapter16Technicalspecication....................97

16.1Viewingangle....................................................98

16.2T echnicalspecication........................................98

Chapter17Sparesandaccessories..................99

17.1Sparesandaccessories....................................100

17.2SeaT alk

ng

cablingcomponents..........................100

17.3SeaT alk

ng

cablesandaccessories.....................101

17.4SeaT alkaccessories.........................................102

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

Warning:Autopilotsystem

Installation

Ascorrectperformanceofthevessel’ssteeringis

criticalforsafety,weSTRONGLYRECOMMEND

thatanAuthorizedRaymarineService

Representativetsthisproduct.Youwillonly

receivefullwarrantybenetsifyoucanshowthat

anAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative

hasinstalledandcommissionedthisproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure

todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto

yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Maintainapermanent

watch

Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallow

youtorespondtosituationsastheydevelop.

Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputs

yourself,yourvesselandothersatseriousriskof

harm.

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation

andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound

navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment

chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthe

currentinformationneededforsafenavigation,and

thecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itis

theuser’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernment

charts,noticestomariners,cautionandproper

navigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyother

Raymarineproduct.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas

beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe

instructionsinthisguide.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhas

positivegrounding.

Warning:Powersupplyvoltage

Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreater

thanthespeciedmaximumratingmaycause

permanentdamagetotheunit.Refertothe

Technicalspecicationsectionforvoltagerating.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT

connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower

switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower

sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa

suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Warning:Ensureallequipmenthas

isolatedpowersupply

Thisproductfeaturesanisolatedpowersupply.To

preventpotentialdamagetoequipment,Raymarine

recommendsthatanyexternalequipment

connectedtothisproductalsofeaturesanisolated

powersupply.

TFTDisplays

Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhenviewedagainst

acoloredbackgroundorincoloredlight.Thisisaperfectly

normaleffectthatcanbeseenwithallcolorThinFilmTransistor

(TFT)displays.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenance

andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.

Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets

thestatedIPXstandard(refertotheproduct’sTechnical

Specication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment

failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercial

high-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts

subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthat

itiscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonor

entityotherthanRaymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby

youruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionofthe

productwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin

informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe

appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,

tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment

andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe

performanceofyoursystem

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance

isnotcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor

cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand

antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould

beincreasedto7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A

radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees

aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot

haveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Importantinformation

7

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent

anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe

maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsof

electricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMC

performancethroughouttheinstallation

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtoother

equipmentusingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,a

suppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecablenear

theRaymarineunit.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwith

theessentialrequirementsofEMCdirective2004/108/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewed

ontherelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe

awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit

www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefull

warrantybenets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabel

indicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserial

numberwhenregisteringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedfor

useonleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOTcoveredby

InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeat

Sea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument

wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine

cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsit

maycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproduct

improvementmaychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asa

result,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Pleasecheckthe

Raymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave

themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyour

product.

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage10

•2.2Productoverviewonpage11

Documentandproductinformation

9

2.1Documentinformation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtothe

installationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessary

equipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemof

connectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailableto

downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.

Applicableproducts

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

PartnumberNameDescription

STBY

E22166p70

SeaTalk

ng

8

buttonpilot

controlhead

(Sail)

STBY

E22167p70R

SeaTalk

ng

Rotarypilot

controlhead

(Power)

Documentconventions

Thefollowingconventionsareusedthroughoutthisdocument

whenreferringto:

TypeExampleConvention

Proceduresfor

performingspecic

tasksusinga

multifunctiondisplay.

SelectTransducer

Set-Up.

Theterm“Select”is

usedtorefertothe

actionofselecting

amenuoptionona

multifunctiondisplay,

usingthetouchscreen

orphysicalcontrols,

dependingondisplay

variant.

Proceduresfor

navigatingmenu

hierarchiesona

multifunctiondisplay.

Internalsonarmodule

isturnedofffromthe

Fishnderapplication

menu:Menu>Set-up

>SounderSet-up>

InternalSounder.

Menuhierarchies

areusedinthis

documenttoprovide

aquicksummary

onhowtoaccess

aparticularfunction

onthemultifunction

display.

Documentillustrations

Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshowninthe

illustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand

dateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:

DescriptionPartnumber

p70/p70RInstallationinstructions

88031

p70/p70RInstallationandoperation

instructions

81355

p70/p70RMountingtemplate

87130

Additionalhandbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

SeaTalk

ng

referencemanual

81300

SeaTalktoSeaTalk

ng

converter

87121

10

p70/p70R

2.2Productoverview

Thep70andp70RareSeaTalk

ng

autopilotcontrollers.

STBYSTBY

D13016-1

1 2

1.p70(8buttonpilotcontrolhead)

2.p70R(Rotarypilotcontrolhead)

Theunithasthefollowingfeatures:

•2xSeaTalk

ng

connections

•CompatiblewithNMEA2000andSeaT alkstandards.

•12Vdcoperation.

•WaterprooftoIPX6.

Documentandproductinformation

11

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage14

•3.2Packcontentsonpage14

•3.3p70andp70Rsystemintegrationonpage15

•3.4Compatibleautopilotsystemsonpage16

•3.5Softwareupdatesonpage16

•3.6Toolsonpage17

•3.7Typicalsystemsonpage17

•3.8Systemprotocolsonpage18

•3.9Warningsandcautionsonpage19

•3.10Generallocationrequirementsonpage19

•3.11Unitdimensionsonpage20

•3.12Beforeusingyourpilotcontrolleronpage21

Planningtheinstallation

13

3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanningany

installation.Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsor

maintenanceofthesystem.Thediagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

3.2Packcontents

Allmodelscontainthefollowingitems:

1

2

3 4

5

6

7

8

D12 09 8-1

NumberDescription

1.

p70/p70RPilotcontroller(p708buttoncontrolleris

shownindiagramabove.)

2.Bezel

3.

Gasket

4.

Suncover

5.

4xxingscrews

6.Documentpack

7.

SeaTalk

ng

Blankingplug

8.

SeaTalk

ng

SpurCable

Unpackthepilotcontrollerunitcarefullytopreventdamage.

Savethecartonandpackingincasetheunithastobereturned

forservice.

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3.3p70andp70Rsystemintegration

Thep70andp70Rpilotcontrollersareusedtocontrolyourautopilotsystem.

Thediagrambelowillustratesexternaldevicesthatcanbeconnectedtoyourunit.

2

10

11

12

3 4 5

6 7

8

1

9

13

14 15

D121 10-2

00

ItemDevicetype

1.

p70/p70R

2.

SeaTalkInstruments

3.

SeaTalk

ng

Instruments

4.

MOB(viaSeaTalktoSeaTalk

ng

converter.)

5.

SeaTalk

ng

GPSreceiver

6.

SeaTalk

ng

Pilotcontroller

7.

RaymarineMultifunctiondisplays

8.Raymarineautopilots

9.Fluxgatecompass

10.

Rudderreference

11.Driveunit

12.

iTC-5converter

13.Analoguewindtransducers

14.Analoguespeedtransducers

15.Analoguedepthtransducers

Otherdevicesnotshown:Smarttransducers(e.g.DST800,DT800)

NMEA2000devices(e.g.enginedata,fuelmanagementsystem)

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3.4Compatibleautopilotsystems

YourproductiscompatiblewiththeRaymarineAutopilotsystems

shownbelow.

ProductDescriptionConnection

00

Evolutionautopilots

SeaTalk

ng

SMARTPILOT

SPXSmartPilotSeaTalk

ng

S1,S2&S3SmartPilotSeaTalkviaaSeaTalk

toSeaTalk

ng

adaptor

cable.

3.5Softwareupdates

Thesoftwarerunningontheproductcanbeupdated.

•Raymarineperiodicallyreleasessoftwareupdatestoimprove

productperformanceandaddnewfeatures.

•Youcanupdatethesoftwareforyourproductusinga

connectedandcompatiblemultifunctiondisplay.

•Refertowww.raymarine.com/software/forthelatestsoftware

updatesandthesoftwareupdateprocedureforyourproduct.

•Ifindoubtastothecorrectprocedureforupdatingyour

productsoftware,refertoyourdealerorRaymarinetechnical

support.

Caution:Downloadingsoftware

updates

Thesoftwareupdateprocessiscarriedoutatyour

ownrisk.Beforeinitiatingtheupdateprocess

ensureyouhavebackedupanyimportantles.

Ensurethattheunithasareliablepowersupply

andthattheupdateprocessisnotinterrupted.

Damagecausedbyincompleteupdatesarenot

coveredbyRaymarinewarranty.

Bydownloadingthesoftwareupdatepackage,you

agreetotheseterms.

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3.6Tools

Toolsrequiredforinstallation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

D12 05 5-1

1.Powerdrill

2.Jigsaw

3.

Screwdriver

4.

Suitablesize(10mmto30mm)

holecutter

5.

File

6.Adhesivetape

7.

Drillbitofappropriatesize*

Note:*Drillbitsizeisdependentonthethicknessandtypeof

materialthattheunitistobemountedon.

3.7Typicalsystems

Note:Theinformationbelowisprovidedasexamplesofhow

toconnectyourunittocompatibleautopilotsystems.For

detailedinformationonsettingupanautopilotsystemplease

refertotheinstallationinstructionsthataccompaniedyour

system.

Example—Evolutionsystem(SeaTalk

ng

)

SeaTalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

12 V

0

12 V

3

5

SeaTalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

2

1

76

8

D12877-1

4

9

1.PowersupplyforSeaT alk

ng

.

2.Evolutionautopilot(EV-1shown).

3.p70/p70Rpilotcontroller(p70Rshown).

4.SeaTalk

ng

backbone.

5.SeaTalk

ng

5–wayconnector.

6.Driveunit.

7.Rudderreferenceunit.

8.PowersupplyforACU.

9.ACU(ACU-100shown).

Note:TheACU-100doesnotprovidepowertoSeaT alk

ng

.A

separate12Vpowersupplyisrequired.

Example—SmartPilotSPXsystem(SeaTalk

ng

)

SeaTalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

12 V

SeaTalk

ng

SMARTPILOT

76

3

D13029-1

4

5

21

1.p70/p70Rpilotcontroller(p70Rshown).

2.GPSReceiver.

3.12VdcpowersupplytoSPX,alsosupplyingpowerto

SeaTalk

ng

.

Planningtheinstallation

17

4.SPXSmartPilot.

5.SeaTalk

ng

5–wayconnector.

6.Driveunit.

7.Rudderreferenceunit.

Example—SmartPilotsystem(SeaTalk)

SeaTalk

12 V

SeaTalk

6

3

75

D13028-1

21

4

1.p70/p70Rpilotcontroller(p70Rshown).

2.GPSReceiver.

3.SeaTalktoSeaT alk

ng

adaptorcable.

4.12VdcpowersupplytotheSmartPilot,alsosupplying

powertoSeaTalk.

5.Driveunit.

6.Rudderreferenceunit.

7.SmartPilot.

3.8Systemprotocols

Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproductsandsystems

toshareinformationandsoimprovethefunctionalityofthe

overallsystem.Theseconnectionsmaybemadeusinga

numberofdifferentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollection

andtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationofthefollowing

dataprotocols:

•SeaT alk

ng

•NMEA2000

•SeaT alk

Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnotuseallofthe

connectiontypesorinstrumentationdescribedinthissection.

Seatalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolfor

connectionofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.It

replacestheolderSeaT alkandSeaT alk

2

protocols.

SeaTalk

ng

utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible

instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarried

withinthebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbe

poweredfromthenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwill

needtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.

SeaTalk

ng

isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andthe

provenCANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000and

SeaTalk/SeaTalk

2

devicescanalsobeconnectedusingthe

appropriateinterfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.

NMEA2000

NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,

mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscan

simultaneouslytransmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusat

anyonetime,witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The

standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetwork

ofmarineelectronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateon

acommonbusviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.

SeaTalk

SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatibleinstrumentsto

connecttoeachotherandsharedata.

TheSeaTalkcablesystemisusedtoconnectcompatible

instrumentsandequipment.Thecablecarriespoweranddata

andenablesconnectionwithouttheneedforacentralprocessor.

AdditionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedtoaSeaT alk

system,simplybypluggingthemintothenetwork.SeaTalk

equipmentcanalsocommunicatewithothernon-SeaTalk

equipmentviatheNMEA0183standard,providedasuitable

interfaceisused.

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3.9Warningsandcautions

Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhaveread

andunderstoodthewarningsandcautionsprovidedinthe

Chapter1Importantinformationsectionofthisdocument.

3.10Generallocationrequirements

Whenselectingalocationforyourdisplayitisimportantto

consideranumberoffactors.

Keyfactorswhichcanaffectproductperformanceare:

•Ventilation

Toensureadequateairow:

–Ensurethatequipmentismountedinacompartmentof

suitablesize.

–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.Allow

adequateseparationofequipment.

Anyspecicrequirementsforeachsystemcomponentare

providedlaterinthischapter.

•Mountingsurface.

Ensureequipmentisadequatelysupportedonasecure

surface.Donotmountunitsorcutholesinplaceswhichmay

damagethestructureofthevessel.

•Cableentry

Ensuretheunitismountedinalocationwhichallowsproper

routingandconnectionofcables:

–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)unlessotherwise

stated.

–Usecablesupportstopreventstressonconnectors.

•Wateringress

Thedisplayissuitableformountingbothaboveandbelow

decks.ItiswaterprooftoIPX6standard.Althoughtheunitis

waterproof,itisgoodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedarea

awayfromprolongedanddirectexposuretorainandsalt

spray.

•Electricalinterference

Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfromdevicesthat

maycauseinterference,suchasmotors,generatorsandradio

transmitters/receivers.

•Magneticcompass

Selectalocationthatisatleast3ft(1m)awayfroma

magneticcompass.

•Powersupply

Selectalocationthatisascloseaspossibletotheboat’sDC

powersource.Thiswillhelptokeepcablerunstoaminimum

SiteRequirements

>

0.8m

(2ft 6in)

D12 03 1-1

Siterequirementsforthep70/p70rPilotcontrollerareas

follows:

Planningtheinstallation

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•Thereshouldbenoobstaclebetweentheuserandthepilot

controller.

•Thepilotcontrollershouldbesituatedatleast0.8mfroman

engine,compass,highcurrentpowercables,oranymagnetic

device.

Compasssafedistance

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagnetic

compasses,ensureanadequatedistanceismaintainedfrom

theproduct.

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyoushould

aimtomaintainthemaximumpossibledistancefromany

compasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast1m(3ft)

inalldirections.Howeverforsomesmallervesselsitmaynot

bepossibletolocatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.

Inthissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocationforyour

product,ensurethatthecompassisnotaffectedbytheproduct

whenitisinapoweredstate.

Viewingangleconsiderations

Asdisplaycontrast,colorandnightmodeperformanceareall

affectedbytheviewingangle,Raymarinerecommendsyou

temporarilypowerupthedisplaywhenplanningtheinstallation,

toenableyoutobestjudgewhichlocationgivestheoptimum

viewingangle.

3.11Unitdimensions

p70andp70rdimensions

A

B

H

p70

p70r

C

F

D

G

C

F

D

G

E E

D12 10 3-1

ItemDescription

A.

110mm(4.33”)

B.

115mm(4.52”)

C.14mm(0.55”)

D.

30mm(1.18”)

E.

35mm(1.38”)

F.

90mm(3.54”)

G.17mm(0.67”)

H.

20.6mm(0.81”)

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p70/p70R

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