Icom MarineComander MXS-5000 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MARINECOMMANDER SYSTEM
MXS-5000

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FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing Icom’s MXS-5000 Icom
MarineCommander™ system.
IMPORTANT
READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY
before attempting to operate the MarineCommand-
er™.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This manual
contains important safety and operating instructions
for the MarineCommander™.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER! Personal death, serious injury or an explo-
sion may occur.
RWARNING! Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk
of personal injury, fire or electric shock.
Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered trademarks of
Icom Incorporated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, the United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.
MarineCommander and MarineCommander logo are trademarks of
Icom Incorporated.
C-MAP is a trademark of Jeppesen.
All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trade-
marks of their respective holders.
This product includes software developed by the University of Cali-
fornia, Berkeley and its contributors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ······························································ i
IMPORTANT ······························································· i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS············································ i
TABLE OF CONTENTS·············································· i
Section 1 BASIC OPERATION DESCRIPTION····1-1
Section 2 PLOTTER OPERATION························2-1
Section 3 RADAR OPERATION····························3-1
Section 4 SOUNDER OPERATION ······················4-1
Section 5 COMMON SETTING ·····························5-1
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Always carry and consult current official charts
frequently.

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BASIC OPERATION Section 1
■MXD-5000 (Display unit)························································ 1-2
■Turn ON or OFF the power ···················································· 1-6
■Quick Menu 1 operation························································· 1-7
■Screen selection ···································································· 1-8
■Screen arrangement ···························································· 1-12

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BASIC OPERATION
q POWER/DISPLAY BRILLIANCE SWITCH
[ /BRILL]
• While the MarineCommander’s power is OFF
Push to turn ON the MarineCommander’s power.
•While the MarineCommander’s power is ON
➥Push to open Quick Menu 1.
•TheQuickMenu1includestheDisplayBrilliance,
Radar TX setting, Panel Brilliant and Color Palette.
•Pushtwoormoretimestoincreaseordecrease
the display brilliance level.
➥Hold down for 3 seconds to turn OFF the Mari-
neCommander’s power.
wWAYPOINT/MAN OVERBOARD SWITCH
[WPT/MOB]
Push to open the Waypoint screen.➥
•TheWaypointwindowappears.
When a crew member falls overboard, hold down➥
for 3 seconds to mark the man overboard point
on the screen.
 •TheMOBreadoutshowsthebearinganddistanceto
the MOB point. (Position data is necessary.)
   •Holddown[MOB]for3secondstocancelthefunc-
tion.
eRANGE UP/ DOWN SWITCHES [+]/[–]
 Push[+]or[–]tosetasuitablescreenrange.
rFOCUS/DISPLAY LAYOUT SWITCH
[FOCUS/LAYOUT]
Push to change the active screen.➥
•Anorangeborderindicatestheactivescreen.
Hold down for 3 seconds to open the display se-➥
lection screen.
tUP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT KEYS [Ù] [Ú] [Ω] [≈]
➥Pusharrow[Ù], [Ú], [Ω]or[≈]tomovethecur-
sor up, down, left or right on the active screen.
Push the dot to move at an angle.
➥IntheMenuscreen,push[Ù]or[Ú]toselectan
item.
➥InQuickMenu1orQuickMenu2,push[Ω]or[≈]
to select an item.
➥InQuickMenu1orQuickMenu2,push[Ù]or
[Ú]toselectanoptionoradjustalevel.
ySUB MENU SWITCH [SUB]
In the Menu screen, push to enter the Sub➥
Menu.
On the Plotter screen, Radar screen or Sounder➥
screen, push to enter the Cursor Menu, depend-
ing on the Cursor position.
uMENU SWITCH [MENU]
Push to select the Menu screen.
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iCLEAR SWITCH [CLEAR]
Push to cancel the current function.
While opening the Menu screen, push to cancel
and return to the upper menu, or cancel the Menu
screen.
oSELECTION DIAL [DIAL]
➥In the Menu screen, rotate to select a menu item
or option.
➥In Quick Menu 1 or Quick Menu 2, rotate to se-
lect an option or adjust a level.
On the Plotter screen
➥Rotate to set the heading position.
!0 ENTER SWITCH
➥In the Menu screen, push to access the selected
menu or function.
➥Push to access Quick Menu 2.
On the Plotter screen
•QuickMenu2includestheCenterShipandPerspec-
tive Angle functions.
On the Radar screen
   •QuickMenu2includestheGAIN, SEA, RAIN, Radar
TX menu and Heading line OFF functions.
On the Sounder screen
   •Quick Menu 2 includes the GAIN 50kHz, GAIN
200kHz, STC 50kHz and STC 200kHz control func-
tions.
!1 SD CARD PORT
Insert an SD Card which contains C-MAP MAX
chart* by JEPPESEN.
* Chart data is not supplied by Icom.
 •An unmount operation should be performed before
removing the SD Card. If you do not unmount the SD
Card, the MarineCommandert m will stop operating.
!2 USB MEMORY PORT
Connect a USB memory stick.
 •Anunmountoperationshouldbeperformedbeforere-
moving the USB memory stick. If you do not unmount
the USB memory stick, the MarineCommandert m will
stop operating.
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1BASIC OPERATION
q DATA-BAR
Shows various information on palettes 1 to 4.
 •Atotalof20optionsareselectable.
The Selectable options are Date/Time, Position, COG/
SOG, COG, SOG, Heading/STW, Heading, STW, Depth/
Temp., Depth, Temp., Trip Log, Waypoint, XTE, ETA/
TTG, ETA, TTG, Cursor, Startus and Wind.
w PALETTE1
Shows various information.
(Default: Position)
Shows the current position data* in latitude/longi-
tude.
*Depending on the presetting, Loran-C Time differences
are displayed instead of the position data.
 •When the position data is invalid, the position data is
shown in red for 1 minute. After 1 minute has passed,
“–––” (invalid data) will appear.
e PALETTE2
Shows various information.
(Default: COG)
Shows your vessel’s course over ground.
 •“T”showstruenorthbearing,and“M”showsmagnetic
north bearing.
r PALETTE3
Shows various information.
(Default: SOG)
Shows your vessel’s speed over ground.
If no speed data is found, “–––” will appear.
t PALETTE4
Shows various information.
(Default: Depth)
Shows the current depth of the sea bottom, under
the vessel.
When a companion Icom fish finder is not connected
to the main unit, or the sea bottom is not detected,
“–––” (invalid data) will appear.
y CROSS HAIR CURSOR
 Appearsandmovesonthescreenwhen[Ù], [Ú],
[Ω] or [≈] is pushed.
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Move the cursor on
the screen, then
push [SUB] to toggle
between minimize or
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u STATUS-BAR
➥Shows the status data.
  •Atotalof19optionsareselectable.
The selectable options are Date/Time, Position, COG/
SOG, COG, SOG, Heading/STW, Heading, STW,
Depth/Temp., Depth, Temp., Trip Log, Waypoint, XTE,
ETA/TTG, ETA, TTG, Wind and Cursor.
  •When several options are set to be displayed, the
data will be displayed in order.
(Default: Date/Time)
Shows the current time.➥
   •“--:--”appearswhennotimedataisreceived.
Shows the current date.➥
   •“----/--/--”appearswhennodatedataisreceived.
➥When a menu or dialogue is displayed on the
screen, an operation guide for that is displayed
here, instead of the status data.
i FOCUS BAR
This field shows and selects the icons. When this
bar is selected, the color of the bar changes to or-
ange.
o DSC MESSAGE ICON
Blinks when there is an unread message.
!0 TRANSCEIVER ICON
Appears when a companion Icom transceiver is
connected to the Main unit.
!1 FISH FINDER ICON
Display as an animation when a companion Icom➥
fish finder is connected and operating.
Appears, but not as an animation, when the fish➥
finder is connected but not operating.
An “X” appears on the icon when the fish finder is➥
not connected to the main unit.
!2 AIS UNIT ICON
Appears, but with an “X” below the icon when the
AIS unit is not connected to the Main unit.
The "X" disappears when an AIS unit is connected
to the Main unit and an AIS signal is received.
!3 RADAR ICON
Appears when a companion Icom radar unit is➥
connected and is in the stand-by mode.
Appears and rotates when the radar is operat-➥
ing.
Appears with “SAVE” (but doesn’t rotate) when➥
the radar is in stand-by in the save mode.
Appears with “SAVE” and rotates when the radar➥
is operating in the save mode.
An “X” appears on the icon when the radar is not➥
connected to the main unit.
!4 GPS RECEIVER ICON
Appears when position data is received.
 •An“X”appearsontheiconwhenthepositiondataisnot
received, or is invalid.
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1BASIC OPERATION
Push[q]toturnONthepower.
 •The system will sound an electronic beep, and then
opening screen is displayed.
After you conrm the opening screen, push [EN-w
TER]toentertheoperatingscreen.
Holddown[e]for3secondstoturnOFFthepow-
er.
At the first turning ON the MarineCommandert m or
after performing Factory Reset, Initial Setting screen
(p. 5-33) appears before opening screen is displayed.
MENU
WPT
FOCUS
LAYOUT
MOB
CLEAR
SUB
BRILL
RANGE
[ENTER]
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Turn ON or OFF the power■
• Opening screen • Power OFF screen

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Quick Menu 1 includes the Display Brilliance, Radar
TX setting, Panel Brilliant and Color Palette.
Push[BRILL]toopenQuickMenu1.q
Push[wt]or[u]toselectthedesiredtab.
Rotate [DIAL] to adjust or select the value or op-e
tion.
rPush[ENTER]tosetandexitQuickMenu1.
 •Push[CLEAR]tocancelandexitQuickMenu1.
Push to open Quick Menu 1.q
Rotate [DIAL] to adjust the Display Brilliance be-w
tween 0 and 30 in 1 level steps.
 Orpush [BRILL] twoor moretimesto increase or
decrease the display brilliance level.
•Thedisplaybrilliantincludesto5,10,15,20,25,30or
decrease to 0.
Push to open Quick Menu 1.q
Push[wu]oncetoselecttheRadarTXsetting.
•Ifnecessary,push[t]tomovetolefttab.
Rotate[DIAL]toselectthesetting,“TX”or“STBY”e
button.
rPush[ENTER]tosetandexitQuickMenu1.
 •Push[CLEAR]tocancelandexitQuickMenu1.
Push to open Quick Menu 1.q
Push[wu]threetimestoselecttheColorPalette.
Rotate[DIAL]toselectthesetting,“Day”or“Night”e
button.
rPush[ENTER]tosetandexitQuickMenu1.
 •Push[CLEAR]tocancelandexitQuickMenu1.
Push to open Quick Menu 1.q
Push[wu]twicetoselectthePanelBrilliant.
•Ifnecessary,push[t]tomovetothelefttab.
Rotate[DIAL]toadjustthePanelBrilliantbetween0e
to 8 in 1 level steps.
MENU
WPT
FOCUS
LAYOUT
MOB
CLEAR
SUB
BRILL
RANGE
[DIAL]/
[ENTER]
[CLEAR]
[] or []
[BRILL]
Quick Menu 1 operation■
Display BrillianceD
Radar TX settingD
Panel BrilliantD
Color PaletteD

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1BASIC OPERATION
If you have installed an MXR-5000R/T Radar unit or an
MXF-5000 Fish Finder unit, and you want to change
the operating screen, following procedure is neces-
sary.
Holddown[LAYOUT](FOCUS)for3secondstoen-q
ter the screen selection mode.
Rotate[DIAL]toselectthedesiredoperatingscreen,w
thenpush[ENTER].
 •Twosplitscreensorthreesplitscreenscanbeselected
in default setting.
 •Push [CLEAR] to cancel and return to the previous
screen before entering the screen selection mode.
The screen layouts can be customized. See page 1-12 for
details.
MENU
WPT
FOCUS
LAYOUT
MOB
CLEAR
SUB
BRILL
RANGE
[DIAL]/
[ENTER]
[CLEAR]
[LAYOUT]
Screen selection■
• Screen selection mode
• 2 Screens selection • 3 Screens selection