FLIR Raymarine Rotavecta Z195 User manual

R
o t a v e c t a
Installation instructions
English
Date: 06-2014
Document number: 87221-1-EN
© 2014 Raymarine UK Limited
Rotavecta


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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation........................7
CertiedInstallation...................................................7
Wateringress............................................................7
Disclaimer.................................................................7
EMCinstallationguidelines........................................7
Suppressionferrites...................................................7
Connectionstootherequipment.................................8
Declarationofconformity............................................8
Productdisposal........................................................8
Warrantyregistration..................................................8
IMOandSOLAS........................................................8
Technicalaccuracy....................................................8
Chapter2Documentandproduct
information...........................................................9
2.1Documentinformation..........................................10
2.2Furtherinformation...............................................11
2.3Partssupplied......................................................11
Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................13
3.1Installationchecklist.............................................14
3.2Compatibleinstrumentdisplays.............................14
3.3Typicalsystem.....................................................15
3.4Toolsrequired......................................................16
3.5Warningsandcautions.........................................16
3.6Windvanetransducer/rotavectalocation
requirements.............................................................17
3.7Productdimensions..............................................17
Chapter4Mounting.............................................19
4.1Mountingoptions..................................................20
4.2Surfacemounting.................................................20
4.3Railmounting.......................................................21
Chapter5Cablesandconnections....................23
5.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................24
5.2Cablerouting.......................................................24
5.3Rotavectaconnections.........................................25
Chapter6Operation............................................27
6.1Calibrationandlinearization..................................28
6.2Furtherinformation...............................................28
Chapter7Maintenance.......................................29
7.1Routinechecks....................................................30
7.2Unitcleaninginstructions......................................30
Chapter8Technicalsupport..............................31
8.1Raymarinecustomersupport................................32
Chapter9Technicalspecication......................33
9.1Physicalspecication...........................................34
9.2Conformancespecication....................................34
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
CertiedInstallation
Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya
Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation
qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.
ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,
andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledand
operatedinaccordancewiththe
instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct
performance.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe
powersourceisadequatelyprotected
bymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor
automaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenance
andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect
yourwarranty.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis
productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe
product’sTechnicalSpecication),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)fromanyequipment
transmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.
VHFradios,cablesandantennas.Inthecase
ofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar
beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed
tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebattery
fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto
preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparate
battery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation
preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,
alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppression
ferrites.TheseareimportantforcorrectEMC
performance.Ifaferritehastoberemovedforany
Importantinformation7

purpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmustbe
replacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproduct
isused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineauthorizeddealers.
Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbe
usedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetothe
extraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnected
tootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby
Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe
attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
Declarationofconformity
RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis
compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofEMC
directive2004/108/EC.
TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticate
maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www.raymarine.com.
Productdisposal
Disposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththe
WEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment
(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipment.Whilstthe
WEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosomeRaymarine
products,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe
awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,
pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproductto
receivefullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumber
oftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen
registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain
thelabelforfuturereference.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocument
isintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand
workboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis
documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.
However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforany
inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,
ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmay
changespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,
Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences
betweentheproductandthisdocument.Please
checktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)
toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of
thedocumentationforyourproduct.
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2.1Documentinformation
Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation
relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe
necessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider
systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical
supportifrequired.
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocuments
areavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com.
Applicableproducts
Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
PartnumberDescription
Z195Rotavectawind
transducercapable
ofprovidingboth
windspeedandwind
directiondata.
Productdocumentation
Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:
DescriptionPartnumber
RotavectaInstallationinstructions
InstallationofaRotavectawindtransducer
andconnectiontoawidersystemofmarine
electronics.
87221/
88036
i40Installationandoperationinstructions
Detailstheconnectionandoperationofthe
instrumentdisplayinconjunctionwiththe
Rotavecta.
81340
i60Installationandoperationinstructions
Detailstheconnectionandoperationofthe
instrumentdisplayinconjunctionwiththe
Rotavecta.
81342
iTC-5Installationinstructions
DetailstheconnectionofaRotavectawind
transducertoawidersystemofmarine
electronics
87138
Documentillustrations
Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown
intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon
productvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
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2.2Furtherinformation
Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertothe
handbookthataccompaniesyourdisplay.
2.3Partssupplied
Thefollowingitemsaresuppliedwithyourproduct.
D13100-1
1
3
5
6
7
8
2
49
1.Rotavectaassembly(including20m/65.6ft.
cable)
2.Fixingsx2
3.Retainingring
4.Nut
5.Seal
6.Packingpiecesx2
7.Railclamp
8.Grubscrew
9.Documentationpack
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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
•3.1Installationchecklistonpage14
•3.2Compatibleinstrumentdisplaysonpage14
•3.3Typicalsystemonpage15
•3.4Toolsrequiredonpage16
•3.5Warningsandcautionsonpage16
•3.6Windvanetransducer/rotavectalocationrequirementsonpage17
•3.7Productdimensionsonpage17
Planningtheinstallation13

3.1Installationchecklist
Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:
InstallationTask
1Planyoursystem.
2Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.
3Siteallequipment.
4Routeallcables.
5Drillcableandmountingholes.
6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7Secureallequipmentinplace.
8Poweronandtestthesystem.
Schematicdiagram
Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanning
anyinstallation.Itisalsousefulforanyfuture
additionsormaintenanceofthesystem.The
diagramshouldinclude:
•Locationofallcomponents.
•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.
3.2Compatibleinstrumentdisplays
Thefollowinginstrumentdisplaysarecompatible
withyourwindtransducer.
TackTrue/AppDisplay VMG
ST40
D13099-1
1
4
2
5
3
67
DescriptionComments
1ST40WindDirectconnection
2ST60+WindDirectconnection
3ST70ViaiTC-5converteror
transducerpod
4i40WindDirectconnection
5ST70+ViaiTC-5converteror
transducerpod
6i60WindDirectconnection
7i70ViaiTC-5converteror
transducerpod
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3.3Typicalsystem
iTC-5systemexample
12 V
D13101-1
4
3
56
1 1 1 2
SeaTalk
ng
1SeaTalknginstrumentdisplays
2Rotavectawindtransducer
312Vdcpowersupply
4iTC-5converter
5Depthtransducer
6Speedtransducer
SeaTalkngsystemexample
TackTrue/AppDisplay VMG
12 V dc
D13102-1
3
2
54
1
SeaTalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
768
1Rotavectawindtransducer
2Windinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalkng)
3Multifunctiondisplay
4Speedinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalkng)
5Depthinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalkng)
612Vdcpowersupply
7Depthtransducer
8Speedtransducer
SeaTalksystemexample
12 V
D12343-2
567
1
3
2
4
SeaTalk
1Depthinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalk)
2Speedinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalk)
3Windinstrumentdisplay(SeaTalk)
4Rotavectawindtransducer
5Depthtransducer
6Speedtransducer
712Vdcpowersupply
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3.4Toolsrequired
Productinstallationrequiresthefollowingtools:
ItemDescriptionQuantity
Powerdrill1
Pozidrivescrewdriver1
Drillbitofappropriatesize*1
Note:*Theappropriatedrillbitsizeisdependent
onthethicknessandmaterialofthemounting
surface.
3.5Warningsandcautions
Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyou
havereadandunderstoodthewarningsand
cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Important
informationsectionofthisdocument.
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3.6Windvanetransducer/rotavecta
locationrequirements
Whenselectingalocationforyourwindtransducerit
isimportanttoconsideranumberoffactors.
Thetransducer'slocationmust:
•Allowreasonableaccessforinstallationand
servicing.
•Beashighaspossibleandawayfromany
equipmentwhichmayshieldthetransduceror
otherwisedisturbtheairow.
•Provideahorizontalmountingsurface.Ifasurface
(e.g.masttop)isotherwisesuitablebutnot
horizontal,makeupasuitablewedgedpacking
piecetoprovidethenecessaryhorizontalsurface.
•Theremustalsobeaviablerouteforthe
transducercabletoberoutedtotheproductitisto
beconnectedto(i.e.displayorconverter).
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct
youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance
shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However
forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto
locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In
thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation
foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot
affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
3.7Productdimensions
D13103-1
Approx426 mm (16.8 in.)
70 mm (2.8 in.)
187 mm (7.4 in.)
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4.1Mountingoptions
TheRotavectacanbesurfaceorrailmounted.
12
D13104-1
1.Surfacemount
2.Railmount
4.2Surfacemounting
Followthestepsbelowtosurfacemountyouruniton
amasttoporradararch.
D13105-1
Surfacemountingtheunitonahorizontalsurface
willprovideoptimumperformance.Ifthemounting
surfaceisnothorizontal,useapackingwedge(not
supplied)tomakesurethattheunitisvertical.
D13106-1
1.Usingtheretainingringmarkoutthelocationof
thescrewholesonthemountingsurface.
2.Drillthe2screwholesusingasuitablesizeddrill
bit.
3.Passthecablethroughtheretainingringandnut.
4.Fittheretainingringtothebaseoftheunit.
5.Securetheunittotheretainingringusingthenut.
6.Alignthescrewholesinthesealwiththe2drilled
holesinthemountingsurface.
7.Placethesealonthemountingsurfacesothat
thescrewholeslineupwiththedrilledholesin
themountingsurface.
8.Positiontherotavectaontopofthesealsothat
theretainingringholeslineupwiththedrilled
holesinthemountingsurface.
9.Securetheunittothemountingsurfaceusingthe
screwsprovided,ensuringthatthecablefeeds
throughtheretainingring’scablechannel.
D13107-1
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