Furuno FA-30 Assembly instructions

FA30Setup,InstallationandTroubleshootingTips
TheFA30hasanEthernetportthatallowsdirectconnectiontoanyNavNetNetwork.Thisfeaturedoes
notrequireserialinterfacing,andmakestheNavNetVX2NMEAportsavailableforotherNMEA
interfacingneeds.UsuallytheFA30willbeconnectedtoaNavNetnetworkusingtheEthernetport.This
Documentwillmainlyaddressthistypeofconnection.TheFA30alsohasaregularNMEAinput/output
COMportthatprovidesaserialconnectionforusewithotherAIScapableequipment.Whenusingthe
serialportoftheFA30usethetraditionalmethodsofconfirmingthepresenceorabsenceofdata(such
asPortMonitororHyperTerminal).
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WhenconnectedtoaHUB,usearegularstraightRJ45toRJ45Ethernetcable:
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WhenconnectingtheFA‐30directlytoaNavNetprocessor,useacrossoverRJ45to6PinEthernetcable
(000‐159‐705).
IstheFA30receivinganyAISTargets?
ThefirstthingtocheckistheStatusLEDonthefrontoftheFA‐30.
Obviously,thePWRLEDneedstobeGreenandtheERRLEDmustnotbeON(red).
WhentheFA30receiveanAISmessage,theRXLEDshouldblinkorange.WatchcloselytheRXLEDfor1
minute.IftheLEDisnotblinking,youareeitheroutofrange(noAISTargetsinthearea)ortheVHF
antennaisnotcorrectlywired(ordamaged).
IftheFA30isnotaccessible(orLEDnotvisible),youcanuseaPCtochecktheStatusoftheFA30
remotely.Refertoattheendofthisdocument.

TheFA30receivestargetsbuttheyarenotdisplayedonNavNetVX2
CheckthesoftwareofNavNetVX2(needstoberecent).
MakesurethattheVX2’sAISSetupparametersarenottoorestrictive.Press“Menu”thengoto“System
Configuration”‐>“GeneralSetup”‐>“AISOption”.MakesurethattheAISdisplayrangeisnottoolow.
Inaddition,makesureyourplotterorradar’srangeisonalargeenoughscaletoincludethetargets
withinrange.
ChecktheconnectionFA30‐>NavNetVX2
ThefollowingtroubleshootingtipsrequirehavingaPCconnectedtotheNavNetNetwork.IfthePCis
loadedwithMaxSeaNavNet,itshouldalreadybedone,ifnot,settheIPofthecomputerto172.31.3.50.
IftheFA‐30isnotwithinrangeofanyactualAIStargetsortheVHFantennaisnotyetconnected,you
canusethedemomodeoftheFA30tocheckthenetworkintegrity.OpenInternetExplorerandtype
172.31.24.2
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Clickon“Service”
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EnterthePassword“652111”andclickon“Login
Clickon“Demo”

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Selectthe“Tokyo”demoandpressOK
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NavNetVX2shoulddisplayAIStarget(ontheplotter)intheTokyoBay(makesuretozoomatarangeof
128NMorunder)thusconfirmingtheconnectionFA30‐>NavNet.
IftheAIStargetsarenotshowingontheNavNet,trytopingtheNavNetdisplayusingthecomputer.
First,youhavetoknowtheIPofyourNavnet.Justpressthe“DISP”keyonyourNavnetDisplayand
pressanySoftKey.ThiswillshowyouascreenwithallthenetworkinformationandtheIPofthe
Navnet.Forexample,letassumethattheIPoftheNavnetis172.31.3.3.
Onyourcomputer,clickon“Start”,thenchoose“Run”:
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Type“cmd”andclickon“OK.”
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Typeinthecommandeditorthatjustshowsup“ping172.31.3.3”(enterYOURNavNetIP):
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IftheresultisPackets:Sent=4,Received=4,Lost=0(0%loss),thecommunicationwiththeradaris
OK.
IftheresultisPackets:Sent=4,Received=0,Lost=4(100%loss)orifyouhaveanyerror,thenyou
haveaproblemwiththenetworkconfiguration(inbetweentheHubandNavNet).
Checkthecablesandmakesurethatthe“greenlight”ontheHUBison.
Note:Whenyouaredonetroubleshooting,don’tforgettosettheDemoModeoftheFA30toOFF.
ChecktheconnectionFA30‐>NavNetVX2
IfyouwanttoconfirmthattheFA30“sees”theNavNetVX2,youcanentertheFA30Servicemenuusing
yourcomputerandclickon“IOMonitor”
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MakesurethatatleastoneNavNetoutputsomethingontheNetwork(suchasGGA,VTGand/orHDT)
Select“NavNet”andclickrefresh

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TheFA30willdisplaythesentenceitseesontheNetworkthusconfirmingtheconnectionNavNet‐>
FA30
CheckthereceivingstatususingthePC
IfyoucannotseeandchecktheRXLed,youcanusethePCtomakesurethattheFA30receivesAIS
targets.
GototheServiceMenuandclickon“DeviceTest”
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Performthereceivetest:
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TheFA30willshowyouthenumberofpacketperminutesitreceivesthusconfirmingthatAIStargets
areinrangeandthattheVHFantennaisworking
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ConnecttheFA30andMaxSea
IfyouuseMaxSeaNavNet,justmakesurethataNavNetAISinstrumentisconfiguredunderthe“Radar
&AIS”TaboftheInputOutputpreferences.
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IfyouuseaNon‐Navnet(standalone)versionofMaxSea(suchasNavigator+),the“official”wayto
connecttheFA30isusingtheserialconnection.Meanwhile,itispossibletousethe“NetworkListener”
featureofMaxSeatoconnecttheFA30usingtheEthernet.PleaserefertotheTechnote“SetuptheFA30
withMaxSeaStandalone”(availableintheMaxSeaKnowledgeBase)