Raymarine RD418HD User manual

Raymarine
HD Digital Rad ome
Antenna
User's Guide
HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

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Date:072009

Contents
Chapter1ImportantInformation.............................7
Introduction....................................................................7
Transmittedpowerdensitylevels.....................................7
IMOandSOLAS.............................................................7
Radarlicensing...............................................................7
FCCNotice-Radar........................................................8
EMCconformance..........................................................8
Productdisposal.............................................................8
Displaycompatibility.......................................................8
Warrantyregistration.......................................................9
Technicalaccuracy.........................................................9
Chapter2Installation...............................................11
2.1Planning...................................................................12
2.2Installationprocedures..............................................18
2.3Postinstallationprocedures.......................................25
Chapter3Maintenance&troubleshooting............27
3.1Safety......................................................................28
3.2Maintenance.............................................................28
3.3Troubleshooting........................................................29
3.4Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................30
Chapter4Technicalspecication...........................31
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6HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

Chapter1:ImportantInformation
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.
Introduction
Thisuserguidedescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainyour
HDDigitalRadomeAntenna.Themodelscoveredare:
•RD418HD-18”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.
•RD424HD-24”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.
Whenproperlyinstalledandoperated,theuseofthisradar
conformsto:
•IEEEC95.1-2005-StandardforSafetyLevelswithrespectto
HumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields,
3kHzto300GHz.
•ICNIRPGuidelines1998-InternationalCommissionon
Non-IonisingRadiationProtection:Guidelinesforlimiting
exposuretotime-varyingelectric,magneticandelectro-magnetic
elds(upto300GHz)1998.
TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennaisdesignedandmanufacturedto
meettherigorousdemandsofthemarineenvironment.However,
itmustbeinstalled,operatedandmaintainedproperly.Please
carefullyreadandfollowtherecommendedproceduresinthisuser
guide.
Warning:RadioFrequencyRadiation
Hazard
Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy
atmicrowavefrequencieswhichcanbeharmful,
particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookattheantenna
fromcloserange.Ensurepersonnelareclearofthe
radomewhentheradaristurnedon.
Itisrecommendedthattheradarisinstalledoutof
rangeofpersonnel,e.g.aboveheadheight.
Transmittedpowerdensitylevels
•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m2islikelyatdistancesof1m
orlessfromtheradome.
•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m2doesnotoccuratanypoint.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse
onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational
MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)
CarriageRegulations.
Radarlicensing
Installationandoperationofthisradarmaybesubjecttoindividual
licensingoftheequipment,operatororvessel.Youarestrongly
advisedtocheckwiththerequirementsofthelicensingauthorityof
ImportantInformation7

yournationaladministration.Incaseofanydifculties,contactyour
localRaymarinedealer.
Warning:Highvoltages
Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOTremove
anycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccessinternal
components,unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis
document.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.
FCCNotice-Radar
Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved
inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance
withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
EMCconformance
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe
recreationalmarineenvironment.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Displaycompatibility
TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennacanbeconnectedtoRaymarine
multi-functiondisplays(MFDs)asfollows:
•DirectconnectiontoE-Seriesandtowidescreenversionsof
C-SeriesMFDs.
•ConnectionviaaRaymarineSeaTalkhsswitchto:
–WidescreenversionsofC-SeriesMFDs.
–AllversionsofE-seriesMFDs.
–AllversionsofG-seriesMFDs.
Note:Somelimitationsoffunctionalityintheabovesystemsmay
occur,dependingonthesoftwarestatus.
Displaysoftware
AfterttinganHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,i.e.beforeitisused,
youmustensurethatanyassociatedmulti-functiondisplay(MFD),
isusingthelatestsoftwareversion.
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TochecktheMFDsoftwareversion,switchontheMFDandcheck
theversionnumberonthenavigationwarningscreen.Notethatifa
scannerisnotconnected,theversionnumberwillonlybedisplayed
for10seconds.
YoucandownloadthelatestMFDsoftware,fromtheRaymarine
website,atwww.raymarine.com.Informationonhowtousethe
downloadtoupdatetheMFDsoftware,isalsoavailableonthe
Raymarinewebsite.Additionalsupportinformationisavailablefrom
Raymarinetechnicalsupport.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourHDDigitalRadomeAntennaownership,pleasetake
afewminutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthe
box,orvisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.
ImportantInformation9

10HDDigitalRadomeUser’sGuide

Chapter2Installation
Chaptercontents
•2.1Planningonpage12
•2.2Installationproceduresonpage18
•2.3Postinstallationproceduresonpage25
Installation11

2.1Planning
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Caution:DoNOTconnecttopositive
groundsystem
DoNOTconnectthisproducttoa
positively-groundedsystem.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar
beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum
possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
PartsSupplied
Checkthatyouhavebeensuppliedwiththefollowingparts:
RadomeAntenna
Installation template
D11693-1
Drill 4 holes, 10 mm diameter
(18'' and 24'' Radomes)
141.5 mm
27.5 mm
18'' or 24'' Radome Mounting Template
Center Line of Radome
3026-136-C
ArtworkNumber 3032-866-B
Center Line of Radome
Forward
233 mm
Denso Paste
M8 bolt (x4) Spring
washer (x4)
Flat
washer (x4)
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ItemsRequired
Drill Adhesive tape
10 mm drill bit3 mm drill bit
Torque wrench
13 mm socket
D11706-1
Dimensions-18inchantenna
346 mm (13.62 in)
diameter
521 mm (20.5 in)
diameter
233 mm
(9.17 in)
D11694-1
247 mm (9.7 in)
116.5 mm
(4.58 in)
141.5 mm
(5.57 in)
27.5 mm
(0.92 in)
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Dimensions-24inchantenna
D11695-1
247 mm (9.7 in)
233 mm
(9.17 in)
116.5 mm
(4.58 in)
141.5 mm
(5.57 in)
27.5 mm
(1.08 in)
346 mm (13.62 in)
diameter
652 mm (25.67 in)
diameter
AntennaPosition
TheoptimumheightfortheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna(the
antenna)isalocationthatishighenoughabovethewaterlineto
givealongrangeline-of-sighttothehorizon,butnotsohighasto
beadverselyaffectedbytheboat’spitchingandrolling.
D11700-1
Theantennamustalsobemountedwhereitis:
•Aboveheadheight.
•Easilyaccessible.
•Asnearaspossibletotheboat’scenterline.
•Onarigidandstableplatform,capableofsecurelysupportingthe
antennaunderseagoingconditions.
•Clearoflargeobjectssuchastheybridge,largeenginestacks,
searchlights,horns,mastsetc.
•Clearofheatandfumes.
•Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromamagneticcompassorotherantennae.
AntennaMountingAngle
TheradarbeamfromtheHDDigitalRadomeAntennais
approximately25°wideintheverticaldirection,togivegoodtarget
detectionevenwhenyourboatpitchesandrolls.
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12.5°
12.5°
D11359-1
AlwaysmounttheHDDigitalRadomeAntennasothatthescanner
rotatesparalleltothewaterline.
Planinghullboatsandsomedisplacementhullboatsadoptahigher
bowanglewhentheboatisatcruisingspeed,soontheseboats
itmaybenecessarytoshimtherearoftheHDDigitalRadome
Antenna,tocompensateforthebowriseandensureoptimum
targetdetection.Theamountofshimmingshouldbesuchthat
whenthebowrisesatcruisingspeed,theradarbeamrotationisin
thehorizontalplane,
Wedge or
washers
Forward
D11360-1
Cables
Youneedadigitalcable,toconnectbothpowerandSeaTalkhsto
theHDDigitalRadomeAntenna.
To HD Digital RadomeAntenna To display
To power supply
D11696-1
Thefollowingdigitalcablesareavailable:
CablelengthPartnumber
5m(16ft5in)A55076D
10m(32ft9in)ft)A55077D
15m(46ft)A55078D
25mA55079D
Thefollowingextensioncablesareavailable:
ExtensionlengthPartnumber
2.5m(8ft2in)A92141D
5m(16ft5in)A55080D
10m(32ft9in)ft)A55081D
Important:UseonlystandardRaymarinecables.DoNOTmake
yourowncablesforusewiththeHDDigitalRadomeAntenna.
MastMounting
IftheHDDigitalRadomeAntennaismountedonahollowmast,the
cablemayberuninsidethemastforconnectiontotheunit.
Ifyourunthecableupamast,taketheappropriatemeasuresto:
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•Preventthecablechangwhereitentersandexitsthemast.
•Minimizeelectricalinterferenceby:
–Notrunningthecablenearotherelectricalequipment.
–Notrunningthecablealongsidepowercablesorantenna
cablesforotherequipment.
Powerrequirement
TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennamustbesuppliedwithpowerby
eithera12Vdcora24Vdcsupply.DoNOTconnecttoa32V
system.
IfyouarereplacinganexistingRadomescannerwithanHDDigital
RadomeAntenna,youmustalsoreplaceanyexistingcablewiththe
appropriatedigitalcable,asdescribedinsection2.7Cables.
Ifyouconnecttothepowersupplyviaanisolatorswitch,the
minimumswitchratingis:
•Fora12Vsystem,20A.
•Fora24Vsystem,15A.
Caution:DoNOTconnecttopositive
groundsystem
DoNOTconnectthisproducttoa
positively-groundedsystem.
PowerSupplyProtection
Thepowersupplymustbeprotectedbyasuitablethermalcircuit
breakerorfuse,ttedclosetothepowersource.Theprotection
requirementsarethesameforboth18”and24”HDDigitalRadome
Antennae,andareasfollows:
•Ina12Vsystem,protectthepowersupplywitheithera10A
thermalbreaker,ora15Afuse.
•Ina24Vsystem,protectthepowersupplywitheithera5A
thermalbreaker,oran8Afuse.
Powercablelengths
Thetotalpermittedlengthsofpowerconductorrun(i.e.powercable
pluscableextension)fromthepowersourcetotheHDDigital
RadomeAntennaare:
•for12Vsystems,20m(65ft)
•for24Vsystems,35m(115ft)
Ifyouwanttoconnecttoa12Vpowersystembutatotalpower
conductorrunofmorethan20misnecessary,theuseofasuitable
voltageconverterisrecommended,toconvertthe12Vsupply
voltageto24V,andthusenableyoutoextendtherunupto35m.
Werecommendusingaconverterwithaminimum200Woutput
capacity.
Grounding
ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine
equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.
•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe
connectedtoacommongroundpoint.
•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded
ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,
andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.
Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF
groundmaybeused.
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Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)
D117 09-1
124
3
RFgroundsystem(alternative)
D117 10-1
124
3
1.Powercabletoproduct
2.Drain(screen)
3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.
4.Battery
Implementation
Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayrstbeconnected
toasinglelocalpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispoint
connectedviaasingle,appropriately-ratedconductor,totheboat’s
commonground.Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepath
toground(bondedornon-bonded)isviaaattinnedcopperbraid,
witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater.Ifthisisnotpossible,an
equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:
•forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm2(#10AWG)orgreater.
•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm2(#8AWG)orgreater.
Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnecting
braidorwiresasshortaspossible.
Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoapositively-grounded
powersystem.
References
•ISO10133/13297
•BMEAcodeofpractice
•NMEA0400
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2.2Installationprocedures
UsethefollowingprocedurestoinstalltheHDDigitalRadome
Antenna(theantenna):
•Mountingtheantenna.
•Connectingtoyoursystem.
•Postinstallationprocedures.
Caution:MountingBolts
DoNOTscrewtheantennamountingboltsintothe
antennabasemorethan25mm(1inch),ordamage
totheantennacouldoccur.Ifnecessary,use
shimsorextrawasherstopreventthishappening.
MountingtheAntenna
Useamountinglocationthat:
•IsrobustenoughtosupporttheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,
underseagoingconditions.
•MeetstherequirementsdescribedunderAntennaPosition
Then:
1.Preparethemountingplatformasinthefollowingillustration.
Mounting platform
D11701-1
IMPORTANT
Ensure mountingplatform is
adequately robust for this
installation.
FORWARD
1
1. Tape template to mounting
platform.
2. Drill 3 mm pilot holes in 4 positions.
3. Drill out the pilot holes to
Drill 4 holes, 10 mm diameter
(18'' and 24'' Radomes)
141.5 mm
27.5 mm
233 mm
18'' or 24'' Radome Mounting Template
Center Line of Radome
3026-136-A
Artwork Number 3032-866-A
Center Line of Radome
Forward
2 3
Vie w from above
&
10 mmdiameter.
2.PlacetheHDDigitalRadomeAntennainposition.Ifyouare
ttingitonaplaningvessel,shimtherearoftheantenna,sothat
thebeampointsslightlydownintheforwarddirectionwhenthe
boatisatrest,tocompensateforthebowrisingatcruisingspeed
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Mounting platform,
non-planing boat
(level install)
Mounting platform,
planing boat (typical
planing angle shown)
FORWARD
FORWARD
1
2
D11361-1
3.Lightlycoatthethreadsofthefourmountingbolts,withthe
DensoPasteprovided.
4.Ensuringthattheboltsdonotentertheantennabasemorethan
25mm(1inch),securetheantennawiththe4boltsatwashers
andspringwashersprovided,asillustrated.Ifnecessary,use
appropriateshimsorextrawasherstolimitthelengthofbolt
enteringtheantennabase.
FOR WARD
D11702-1
Vie w from underneath
5.Tightentheboltstoatorqueof20Nm(177lbf/inch).
Connecting
WhenconnectingyourHDDigitalRadomeAntenna,usethe
instructionsgivenhereandalsorefertotheinstallationinstructions
forthemulti-functiondisplay(MFD)towhichyouareconnecting.
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RunthedigitalcablefromtheHDDigitalRadomeAntennatothe
signalandpowerconnectionpoints:
•RunthesignalconnectortotheappropriateMFD.
•Runthepowercabletoasuitable12Vor24Vconnectionpoint
ontheboat’spowersystem.Werecommendconnectionismade
attheboatspowerdistributionpanel,whereverpossible.
Caution:Pullingcables
DoNOTusecordsorropes,attachedtocable
connectors,topullcablesthroughrestricted
apertures(e.g.asinbulkheads),asthiscould
causedamagetocables.
Routingcables
Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand
prolongcablelife.
•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea
minimumbendradiusof100mm.
Minimum bend of cable
100 mm (4 in) radius
Minimum bend
200 mm (8 in)
diameter
•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.
Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables
throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.
•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany
extracableandtieitoutoftheway.
•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,
useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.
•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.
Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:
•otherequipmentandcables,
•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,
•antennae.
Connectingantenna
Ensuringthatthearrowonthedigitalcableconnectorisaligned
withtheredtriangularmarkontheHDDigitalRadomeAntenna
connector,connectthedigitalcabletotheconnectorontheHD
DigitalRadomeAntenna,andfullyhand-tighten.DoNOTusea
wrenchoranyothertool.
Note:Iftheantennaconnectorisdisconnectedafterinitial
installation,werecommendthatbeforereconnecting,youlightly
coattheconnectorthreadwithRenolitAqua2Calciumgrease.
Connectingsignal
Referringtotheconnectioninformationforthemulti-functiondisplay
(MFD)towhichyouareconnecting,andtotheTypicalsystems
diagramsgivenhere,connectthedigitalcablesignalconnector
totheappropriateMFD.
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