Raymarine RCR-1 User manual
© 2020 Raymarine UK Limited
87396-2Document number:
10-2020Date:
English (en-US)
Installation instructions
MicroSD CARD READER
RCR-1
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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation......................................................................................7
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ateringress..............................................................................................................................7
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................7
EMCinstallationguidelines.......................................................................................................7
DeclarationofConformity.........................................................................................................8
Productdisposal........................................................................................................................8
Warrantyregistration.................................................................................................................8
IMOandSOLAS.........................................................................................................................9
echnicalaccuracy....................................................................................................................9
Chapter2Productandsystemoverview.......................................................................11
2.1Documentinformation........................................................................................................12
Productdocumentation........................................................................................................12
2.2Applicableproducts...........................................................................................................12
2.3Productoverview...............................................................................................................12
Compatibledisplays.............................................................................................................12
Chapter3Partssupplied.................................................................................................13
3.1Partssupplied......................................................................................................................14
Chapter4Productdimensions.......................................................................................15
4.1Productdimensions............................................................................................................16
Chapter5Locationrequirements..................................................................................17
5.1Switchoffpowersupply.....................................................................................................18
5.2Potentialignitionsource....................................................................................................18
5.3Locationrequirements.......................................................................................................18
5.4EMCinstallationguidelines...............................................................................................18
Chapter6Installation......................................................................................................19
6.1Flushmounting...................................................................................................................20
6.2Surfacemounting...............................................................................................................21
Chapter7Connections...................................................................................................23
7.1Generalcablingguidance.................................................................................................24
Cabletypesandlength.........................................................................................................24
Cablerouting........................................................................................................................24
Strainrelief............................................................................................................................24
Cableshielding.....................................................................................................................24
Suppressionferrites.............................................................................................................25
Fittingsuppressionferrites..................................................................................................25
7.2Connectionsoverview......................................................................................................26
UsingtheRCR-1withcartography.......................................................................................26
NetworkconnectiontomultipleMFDs.................................................................................27
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Chapter8Operation.......................................................................................................29
8.
1CompatibleMicroSDcards...............................................................................................30
8.2CareofMicroSDcards......................................................................................................30
8.3RemovingMicroSDcardfromitsadaptor......................................................................30
8.4InsertingMicroSDcardintoreader..................................................................................31
8.5RemovingMicroSDcardfromreader..............................................................................31
8.6UsingtheRCR-1withcartography....................................................................................31
Chapter9Maintenance..................................................................................................33
9.1Serviceandmaintenance..................................................................................................34
9.2Routineequipmentchecks..............................................................................................34
Chapter10Technicalsupport........................................................................................35
10.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing....................................................................36
10.2Learningresources..........................................................................................................37
Chapter11Technicalspecification................................................................................39
11.1echnicalspecification......................................................................................................40
11.2Compliance........................................................................................................................40
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructions
provided.Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvessel
and/orpoorproductperformance.
•RaymarinerecommendscertifiedinstallationbyaRaymarineapprovedinstaller.
Acertifiedinstallationqualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.Contact
yourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarranty
documentpackedwithyourproduct.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
hisproductisNOapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorthermalcircuitbreaker.
W ateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetstheIPX6standard,waterintrusionand
subsequentequipmentfailuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure
washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproductssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe
product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
RaymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnotcompromised.
Importantinformation7
Note:Inareasofe
xtremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparated
byagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•R
aymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHF
radios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2
m(6.6ft).
–Morethan2m(6.6ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedto
spread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•heproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.hisisimportant
topreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothavea
separatebattery.
•Raymarinespecifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensure
themaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethe
bestconditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.
DeclarationofConformity
FLIRBelgiumB VBAdeclaresthattheRCR-1,partnumberA80585,isincompliancewiththeEMC
Directive2014/30/EU.
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontainsmaterials,componentsandsubstancesthatmay
behazardousandpresentarisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.
Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolindicatesthatthe
equipmentshouldnotbedisposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablishedcollectionschemesunder
whichresidentscandisposeofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentata
recyclingcenterorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollectionpointsforwasteelectrical
andelectronicequipmentinyourregion,refertotheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.eu/recycling.
W arrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.Y ourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumber
whenregisteringyourproductonline.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
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IMOandSOLA
S
heequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand
workboatsNOcoveredbyInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrectatthetimeitwas
produced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmay
contain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychangespecifications
withoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproduct
andthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave
themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.
Importantinformation9
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2.
1Documentinformation
hisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
hedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
DescriptionP artnumber
Installationinstructions87396
Mountingtemplate87388
2.2Applicableproducts
hisdocumentappliestothefollowingproducts:
•A 80585—RCR-1MicroSDremotecardreader
2.3Productoverview
heRCR-1isaremoteMicroSDcardreaderforAxiomMFDs.
hedevicefeaturesasinglecardslotandcanreadandwritedatatoacompatibleMicroSDcard,
forthefollowingpurposes:
•UpdateMFDsoftware.
•Import/ExportMyData(Waypoints,Routes,racksetc).
•Import/ExportSettings.
•Installthird-partyLightHouseappAPKfiles(forinstallonly;appscannotberundirectlyfrom
storagedevice).
•Storeandviewvideos(.movfiles).
•ViewingPDFfiles
•Storeandviewscreenshotsorimages(.png,.jpgfiles).
hecardreaderhasawaterproofratingofIPx6/IPx7(whenlidisclosed).
Note:MostMicroSDcardsaresuppliedwithanadaptor;MicroSDcardsmustberemovedfrom
theiradaptorsbeforetheycanbeusedintheRCR-1’ sMicroSDcardslot.Formoreinformationrefer
to:8.3RemovingMicroSDcardfromitsadaptor
Compatibledisplays
heRCR–1cardreaderiscompatiblewiththefollowingLightHouse™3MFDs.
•Axiom/Axiom+
•AxiomPro
•AxiomXL
Note:
MFDsrequireLightHouse™3softwarerelease3. 10orlaterforNavionicscartographycompatibility.
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3.
1Partssupplied
1.1xRCR-1microSDcardreader ,including1m(3.28ft)captivecable.
2.1xfoamgasket.
3.1xlockring.
4.1xsuppressionferrite.
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4.
1Productdimensions
*29mm(1. 14in)diametercut-outholerequired.
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5.
1Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNO
connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
5.2Potentialignitionsource
hisproductisNOapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.DoNOinstallina
hazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroomornearfueltanks).
5.3Locationrequirements
Locationconsiderations.
•Ensuretheunit’scablecanreachtheaccessoryportoftheMFDbeforemounting.
•omaximiseeaseofuseitisrecommendedthattheunitismountedinaneasytoaccesslocation.
•Mounttheunitinalocationthatisprotectedfromphysicaldamageandvibration.
•Ensuretheunitismountedfarenoughawayfromequipmentorcablingthatmaycause
interference,suchasmotors,generators,radiotransmitters,magneticcompassorpowercables.
•Ensurethatthecablingissecuredatregularintervalstopreventstressonconnectors.
Important:
hisproductisNO waterproofwhenthelidisopen.
5.4EMCinstallationguidelines
R aymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnotcompromised.
Note:Inareasofe xtremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparated
byagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•R aymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHF
radios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2
m(6.6ft).
–Morethan2m(6.6ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedto
spread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•heproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.hisisimportant
topreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothavea
separatebattery.
•Raymarinespecifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensure
themaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethe
bestconditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.
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6.
1Flushmounting
Flushmountingprovidesasleekinstallationwheretheproductanddashareflush.Flushmounting
requiresthemountingsurfacetoberebated.
1.Checktheselectedlocationfortheunit.Aclear ,flatareawithsuitableclearancebehindthe
panelisrequired.
2.Beforemodifyingthemountingsurface,refertothedimensionssuppliedinthisdocumentationto
ensurethereisenoughspacefortheunitandallcables.
3.Fixthesuppliedmountingtemplate(87388)totheselectedlocation,usingmaskingorself
adhesivetape.
4.Drill2holesasindicatedonthemountingtemplatetoacceptthelocationlugs.
5.Usingasuitabledrillorsaw,cutoutthecenterhole.
6.UsingaRouter,followtheFlushmountrebateline,tocutoutarebatetothespecifiedrebate
depth,asindicatedonthetemplate.
Important:
ForCNCmachiningC ADdataisavailableontheRaymarinewebsite.
7 .Ensurethattheunitfitsintotheremovedareaandthenremoveroughedges.
8.Attachthegaskettotherearofthecardreader.
9.Feedthe1m(3.28ft)cablethroughtheholeandthelockring(ontheothersideofthehole).
ConnectthecabletotheAccessoryconnectionontherearofyourMFD.
10.Insertthecardreaderintothecut-outhole.
11.Securethecardreaderbyscrewingthelockringonuntilthecardreaderisfirmlyinplace.
12.opreventwateringressandconsequentdamagetotheproduct,ensurethatthecardreader
doororcoverisfirmlyclosed.
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