Raymarine p70s User manual

© 2021 Raymarine UK Limited
87424 (Rev 1)Document number:
05-2021Date:
English (en-US)
Installation instructions
PILOT CONTROLLER
p70s / p70Rs

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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation......................................................................................7
FDisplays...............................................................................................................................8
W
ateringress.............................................................................................................................8
Disclaimer...................................................................................................................................8
Declarationofconformity..........................................................................................................8
Productdisposal........................................................................................................................8
Warrantyregistration.................................................................................................................8
IMOandSOLAS.........................................................................................................................9
echnicalaccuracy....................................................................................................................9
Chapter2Documentandproductinformation.............................................................11
2.1Documentinformation........................................................................................................12
Productdocumentation........................................................................................................12
Documentillustrations..........................................................................................................13
2.2Productoverview...............................................................................................................13
Controls................................................................................................................................13
PartsSupplied.......................................................................................................................15
Applicablesoftwareversion.................................................................................................15
2.3Compatibleautopilotsystems..........................................................................................16
Chapter3Installation......................................................................................................17
3.1Selectingalocation.............................................................................................................18
Warningsandcautions.........................................................................................................18
Generallocationrequirements.............................................................................................18
EMCinstallationguidelines...................................................................................................19
3.2Productdimensions..........................................................................................................20
3.3ools...................................................................................................................................20
3.4Bezelremoval.....................................................................................................................21
Removingthebezel..............................................................................................................21
3.5Removingthekeypad........................................................................................................21
3.6Mounting............................................................................................................................22
Pre-mountingcheck.............................................................................................................22
Mountingdiagram.................................................................................................................23
Mountinginstructions...........................................................................................................23
3.7Fittingthekeypad..............................................................................................................24
Chapter4Connections...................................................................................................25
4.1Generalcablingguidance.................................................................................................26
Cabletypesandlength........................................................................................................26
Cablerouting.......................................................................................................................26
Strainrelief...........................................................................................................................26
Cableshielding....................................................................................................................26
4.2Connectionsoverview......................................................................................................27
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ConnectingSeaalkng®cables............................................................................................27
4.3Seaalkng®powersupply................................................................................................27
Seaalkng®productloading................................................................................................28
Seaalkng®powerconnectionpoint...................................................................................28
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings..............................................................................28
Seaalkng®systemloading.................................................................................................29
Powerdistribution—Seaalkng®........................................................................................29
4.4Cableferriteinstallation....................................................................................................32
4.5Seaalkng®connection....................................................................................................33
Seaalkng®cables................................................................................................................35
4.6Seaalkconnection..........................................................................................................35
4.7NMEA2000connection...................................................................................................35
Chapter5Maintenance..................................................................................................37
5.1Routineequipmentchecks...............................................................................................38
5.2Productcleaning...............................................................................................................38
5.3Cleaningthedisplayscreen............................................................................................38
5.4Cleaningthedisplaycase................................................................................................38
5.5Cleaningthesuncover....................................................................................................38
Chapter6Systemchecksandtroubleshooting..........................................................39
6.1roubleshooting.................................................................................................................40
6.2Poweruptroubleshooting...............................................................................................40
PerformingaFactoryReset.................................................................................................40
6.3Systemdatatroubleshooting............................................................................................41
6.4Miscellaneoustroubleshooting........................................................................................41
Chapter7Technicalspecification.................................................................................43
7.1echnicalspecification......................................................................................................44
Chapter8Technicalsupport.........................................................................................45
8.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing......................................................................46
Viewingproductinformation................................................................................................47
8.2Learningresources...........................................................................................................47
Chapter9Sparesandaccessories...............................................................................49
9.1SparesandAccessories....................................................................................................50
9.2Seaalkng®cablesandaccessories...............................................................................50
AppendixASupportedNMEA2000PGNlist.............................................................57
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Autopilotinstallation
Correctperformanceofthevessel’ssteeringiscriticalforsafety,thereforitis
SRONGL YRECOMMENDthatanAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative
fitsthisproduct.Y ouwillonlyreceivefullwarrantybenefitsifyoucanshowthatan
AuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentativehasinstalledandcommissioned
yourautopilotsystem.
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructions
provided.Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvessel
and/orpoorproductperformance.
•RaymarinehighlyrecommendscertifiedinstallationbyaRaymarineapproved
installer.Acertifiedinstallationqualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.
RegisteryourwarrantyontheRaymarinewebsite:www.raymarine.com/warranty
Warning:Aidtonavigation
hisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationandmustneverbeusedin
preferencetosoundnavigationaljudgment.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouse
officialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyoutorespondtosituationsas
theydevelop.Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,yourvessel
andothersatseriousriskofharm.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
hisproductisNOapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthespecifiedmaximum
ratingmaycausepermanentdamagetotheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformation
labelforthecorrectvoltage.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorthermalcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Suncovers
•Ifyourproductissuppliedwithasuncover,toprotectagainstthedamaging
effectsofultraviolet(UV)light,alwaysfitthesuncoverwhentheproductis
notinuse.
•oavoidpotentialloss,suncoversmustberemovedwhentravellingathigh
speed,whetherinwaterorwhenthevesselisbeingtowed.
Importantinformation7

TFTDisplays
hecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhenviewedagainstacoloredback
groundorincolored
light.hisisaperfectlynormaleffectthatcanbeseenwithallcolorhinFilmransistor(F)displays.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestatedwateringressprotection
standard(refertotheproduct’sTechnicalSpecification),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment
failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrant
productssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe
product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
Declarationofconformity
FLIRBelgiumBVBAdeclaresthattheproductslistedbelowareincompliancewiththeEMCDirective
2014/30/EU:
•p70s,partnumberE70328
•p70Rs,partnumberE70329
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www.raymarine.com
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontainsmaterials,componentsandsubstancesthatmay
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Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollectionpointsforwasteelectrical
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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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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation
Chaptercontents
•2.
1Documentinformationonpage12
•2.2Productoverviewonpage13
•2.3Compatibleautopilotsystemsonpage16
Documentandproductinformation11

2.
1Documentinformation
hisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
hedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com.
p70s/p70Rsdocumentation:
•87424—p70s/p70RsPilotControllerInstallationInstructions(hisdocument)
•81402—p70/p70R/p70s/p70RsOperationInstructions
•87260—p70s/p70RsMountingemplate
Additionaldocumentation:
•81300—Seaalkng®ReferenceManual
•87138—iC-5InstallationInstructions
UsermanualsPrintShop
RaymarineprovidesaPrintShopservice,enablingyoutopurchaseahigh-quality,
professionally-printedmanualforyourRaymarineproduct.
Printedmanualsareidealforkeepingonboardyourvessel,asausefulsourceofreferencewhenever
youneedassistancewithyourRaymarineproduct.
Visithttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5175toorderaprintedmanual,delivereddirectlyto
yourdoor.
ForfurtherinformationaboutthePrintShop,pleasevisitthePrintShopFAQpages:
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Note:
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•FurthermanualswillbeaddedtothePrintShopoverthecomingmonthsforbothnewand
legacyproducts.
•Raymarineusermanualsarealsoavailabletodownloadfree-of-chargefromtheRaymarine
website,inthepopularPDFformat.hesePDFfilescanbeviewedonaPC/laptop,tablet,
smartphone,oronthelatestgenerationofRaymarinemultifunctiondisplays.
Pilotcontrollercommissioningandoperationinstructions
Forcommissioningandoperationinstructionspleaserefertothep70/p70s/p70R/p70R s
operationinstructions.
hep70/p70s/p70R/p70Rsoperationinstructions(81402)canbedownloaded
fromtheRaymarinewebsite:www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Pleasecheckthewebsitetoensureyouhavethelatestdocumentation.
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Documentillustrations
Y
ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthatshownintheillustrations
inthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
2.2Productoverview
hep70sandp70RsareSeaalkng®pilotcontrollers.
1.p70s(E70328)—8buttonpilotcontroller(sail).
2.p70R s(E70329)—Rotarypilotcontroller(power).
hepilotcontrollersincludesthefollowingfeature:
•3.45”highbrightnesscolordisplaywithwideviewingangles.
•AllweatheropticallybondedLCD.
•Largeclearcharactersforeasyreadinginanyconditions
•CompatiblewithSeaalkng®,NMEA2000andSeaalk®autopilotsystems.
•Intuitiveoperatingsystem.
•12Vdcoperation.
•Lowpowerconsumption.
•WaterprooftoIPx6andIPx7.
Controls
Usethebuttonstooperatethedisplay.Eachbuttonhasmultiplefunctions.
Note:
hep70sandp70R sarepicturedbelow.hep70andp70Rhavethesamecontrolbuttonsas
thep70sandp70Rs.
Documentandproductinformation13

1. Leftsoftbutton
•Cancel
•Back
•Selectpilotmode
2.Up/-1 °
•Decreaseheadingby1degree
•Moveupinmenu
•Increasenumericalvalue
3.Down/+1 °
•Increaseheadingby1degree
•Movedowninmenu
•Decreasenumericalvalue
4.Menu/Rightsoftbutton
•Openmenu
•Selectmenuitem
•OK
•Save
5.Standby/Power
•Disengageautopilot(standby)
•Poweron
•Poweroff
•OpenBrightnesspage
•Cancel
•Back
6.–10 °—Decreaseheadingby10°
7.+10 °—Increaseheadingby10°
8.Auto—Engageautopilot
9.Rotarycontroller
•urnclockwisetoincreaseheading,movedownthroughmenuitemsortoincreasea
numericalvalue.
•urncounter-clockwisetodecreaseheading,moveupthroughmenuitemsortodecreasea
numericalvalue.
•Presstheendoftherotarycontrollertoselectamenuoptionorsaveachangetoamenu
setting.
hep70salsosupportsthefollowingcombinationbuttonpresses:
•–1 °and –10 °
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–P
erformanAutourn90°toport.
–Inwindvanemode,performanAutoacktoport.
•+1 °and +10 °
–PerformanAutourn90°tostarboard.
–Inwindvanemode,performanAutoacktostarboard.
Note:
Anycombinationbuttonpressthatincludesthe
Standbybuttonwilldisengageyourautopilot.
P artsSupplied
hefollowingpartsaresuppliedinthebox.
Unpackyourproductcarefullytopreventdamageorlossofparts.Checktheboxcontentsagainst
thelistbelow.Retainthepackaginganddocumentationforfuturereference.
1.Suncover
2.Gunmetalbezel
3.p70sorp70R s(p70sshown)suppliedwithkeypadandblackbezelfitted
4.Panelsealgasket
5.Documentationpack
6.Suppressionferrite
7.Mountingfixingsx4(M3x16panheadpoziscrews)
8.400mm(15.7in)Seaalkng®spurcable
Applicablesoftwareversion
Productsoftwareisupdatedregularlytoaddnewfeaturesandimproveexistingfunctionality.
hisdocumentisapplicabletoLightHouse™version3.09pilotcontrollersoftware.
Checkthewebsiteforthelatestsoftwareandusermanuals:
•www.raymarine.com/software
Documentandproductinformation15

•www
.raymarine.com/manuals
2.3Compatibleautopilotsystems
Y ourproductiscompatiblewiththefollowingautopilotsystems:
1.Evolution™autopilots(ConnectsviaSea alkng®)
2.SPXSmartPilot(ConnectsviaSeaalkng®)
3.S1,S2&S3SmartPilot(ConnectsviaSeaalk®toSeaalkng®converterE22158)
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Chapter3:Installation
Chaptercontents
•3.
1Selectingalocationonpage18
•3.2Productdimensionsonpage20
•3.3oolsonpage20
•3.4Bezelremovalonpage21
•3.5Removingthekeypadonpage21
•3.6Mountingonpage22
•3.7Fittingthekeypadonpage24
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3.
1Selectingalocation
Warningsandcautions
Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthewarningsand
cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Importantinformationsectionofthisdocument.
Generallocationrequirements
Belowareimportantrequirementsthatneedtobeconsideredwhenchoosingasuitablelocationto
installyourproduct.
heproductissuitableformountingaboveorbelowdeck
s.
heproductshouldbemountedinalocationwhereitwillbe:
•protectedfromphysicaldamageandexcessivevibration.
•wellventilatedandawayfromheatsources.
•awayfromanypotentialignitionsourcesuchasanengineroom,nearfueltanksoragaslocker.
•easilyaccessibleforoperations.
Whenchoosingalocationfortheproduct,considerthefollowingtoensurereliableandtrouble-free
operation:
•Access—theremustbesufficientspacetoenablecableconnectionsandtoavoidtightcable
bends.
•Electricalinterference—theproductshouldbemountedfarenoughawayfromanyequipment
thatmaycauseinterferencesuchasengines,motors,generators,radiotransmitters/receiversand
cablescarryinghighpower.
•Magneticcompass—refertotheCompasssafedistancesectioninthisdocumentforadviceon
maintainingasuitabledistancebetweenthisproductandanycompassesonyourvessel.
•Mountingsurface—ensuretheproductisadequatelysupportedonasecuresurface.Refertothe
weightinformationprovidedintheT echnicalspecificationforthisproductandensurethatthe
intendedmountingsurfaceissuitableforbearingtheproductweight.DoNOmountunitsorcut
holesinplaceswhichmaydamagethestructureofthevessel.
SiteRequirements
Whenselectingalocationensurethatfollowingrequirementsareadheredto:
•heremustbenoobstaclesbetweentheuserandthepilotcontroller .
•hepilotcontrollermustbelocatedwithineasyreachoftheusualseatedhelmposition.
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Viewingangleconsiderations
Asdisplaycontrastandcolorareaffectedbytheviewingangle
,Itisrecommendedthatyou
temporarilypowerupthedisplay,priortoinstallation,toenableyoutobestjudgewhichlocation
providestheoptimumviewingangle.
Fortheviewinganglesforyourproductrefertop.43—Technicalspecification
EMCinstallationguidelines
RaymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(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.
RFinterference
Certainthird-partye xternalelectricalequipmentcancauseRadioFrequency(RF)interferencewith
GNSS(GPS),AISorVHFdevices,iftheexternalequipmentisnotadequatelyinsulatedandemits
excessivelevelsofelectromagneticinterference(EMI).
SomecommonexamplesofsuchexternalequipmentincludeLEDlighting(e.g.:navigationlights,
searchlightsandfloodlights,interiorandexteriorlights)andterrestrialVtuners.
ominimizeinterferencefromsuchequipment:
•KeepitasfarawayfromGNSS(GPS),AISorVHFproductsandtheirantennasaspossible.
•Ensurethatanypowercablesforexternalequipmentarenotentangledwiththepowerordata
cablesforthesedevices.
•ConsiderfittingoneormorehighfrequencysuppressionferritestotheEMI-emittingdevice.he
ferrite(s)shouldberatedtobeeffectiveintherange100MHzto2.5GHz,andshouldbefitted
tothepowercableandanyothercablesexitingtheEMI-emittingdevice,ascloseaspossibleto
thepositionwherethecableexitsthedevice.
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3.2Productdimensions
hedimensionsbelowmustbeconsideredwhenchoosingalocationforyourproduct.
•A:115mm(4.53in)
•B:90mm(3.54in)
•C:110mm(4.33in)
•D:17 .8mm(0.7in)
•E:14.05mm(0.55in)
•F:119.8mm(4.72in)
3.3Tools
hefollowingtoolsarerequiredwheninstallingyourproduct.
1.P owerdrill
2.92mm(35/8”)holecutter
3.File
4.Adhesivetape
5.Pozidrivescrewdriver
6.Drillbitofappropriatesize(1)
20