Raymarine 37STV Gen2 Programming manual

S
TVGen2
Satellite Television Systems
Installation and operation
37, 45 and 60STVGen2 models
STVGen2installationandoperation

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Date:01-2011

Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................7
Safetynotices.................................................................7
Importantinformation......................................................7
Chapter2Installation...............................................11
2.1Planning...................................................................12
2.2Cablesandconnections............................................13
2.3Systemoptions.........................................................17
2.4DualRFSTVsystems...............................................17
2.5QuadRFSTVsystems..............................................19
2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsia
only)..............................................................................21
2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnections..........................22
2.8Installation/Mounting................................................23
Chapter3Systemoperationandsetup..................27
3.1Introduction...............................................................28
3.2Gettingstarted..........................................................28
3.3SetupusingtheACU.................................................30
3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues...................................37
3.5Systeminformation...................................................38
3.6Checkingsystempower.............................................38
3.7Skewangle...............................................................39
3.8GraphicalUserInterface............................................40
Chapter4Maintenanceandtroubleshoot-
ing..............................................................................41
4.1Maintenance.............................................................42
4.2Troubleshooting........................................................42
4.3Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................44
Chapter5Satelliteinformation...............................45
5.1Satelliteproviders.....................................................46
AppendixATechnicalspecication.......................49
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6STVGen2installationandoperation

Chapter1:Introduction
Safetynotices
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
boatand/orpoorproductperformance.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Usecorrectliftingpoint
Whenliftingtheantennaunit,alwaysliftfromthebase
plate.DoNOTusetheantennacoverordamageto
thecovercouldoccur.
Caution:Donotdamageconnectors
Takecaretoavoiddamagetotheconnectors
underneaththeantennabaseplatewhenmovingthe
unit.DoNOTusetheseconnectorstolifttheunit.
Caution:Removetransitpacking
Beforeinstallingoroperatingtheproduct,openthe
antennaunitcoverandremovethefoamtransit
packinginsertsfromtheunitbase.
Caution:Antennacoating
DoNOTpaintorapplyanyothernishtotheantenna
unit.Thiscoulddegradeperformancebeyond
acceptablelimits.
Importantinformation
Handbookinformation
YourSTVsystemprovidestelevisionaccesstohundredsofTV
channels.Ontheopenseaoratthedock,theRaymarineSatellite
TVsystemautomaticallyidenties,acquiresandtrackscompatible
signalsfromalldigitalvideobroadcast(DVB)satellites.
Thishandbookdescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainthe
RaymarineSatelliteTelevision(STV)system.Itisusedwiththe
followingmodels:
Introduction7

•37STVGen2
•45STVGen2
•60STVGen2
Thesemodelsaresuppliedinvariantsappropriatetoyourregion.
Pleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinstallation,operatingand
maintenanceprocedures,toensureoptimumperformance.
Geographiclocation
YourSTVsystemwilloperateinvariousgeographicregions,
dependantuponthetypeofsatellitesignalavailable.
Broadlyspeakingdifferentregionsaroundtheglobeuseeither
circularorlinearpolarizationforDVBsatellitebroadcasts.Each
STVunitisconguredtoreceiveeitherLinearorCircularpolarized
signals.
Someexamplesofregionsusingcircularandlinearpolarization
arebelow.
Circularpolarization:
•NorthAmerica
Linearpolarization:
•Europe
•Australia
•NewZealand
•China
•MiddleEast
Forfurtherassistancepleaserefertoyourregionalsatelliteservice
providersorRaymarinetechnicalsupport.
Changinglocation
Ifyouchangeyourareaofoperation,youmayneedtoarrangefor
modicationtoyourSTVsystem:
•Adjusttheantennalownoiseblock(LNB)asappropriateforthe
areainwhichyouareoperating.
•Updatetheregioninformationusingyourcontrolunit(ACU)ora
PCrunningtheGUIsoftware.
•Ensurethatyoursatellitereceivers(IRDs)willoperateandreceive
DVBbroadcastsatyournewlocation.
Important:Pleasereferallservicing/componentreplacementto
authorizedRaymarineagents.
Satellitecoverage
Uptodatecoveragemapsandsatelliteinformationmaybefound
ontheappropriatewebsiteofyoursatelliteserviceprovider.
Televisionreception
ForfullfunctionalityofyourSTVSystem,youmustsubscribetothe
relevantservice(s)fromtheappropriateserviceprovider(s).Full
detailsofserviceprovidersaregiven.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
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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
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite
MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
Declarationofconformity
ThisproductconformswithEUDirective2004/108/ECandis
labelledwiththeCEconformitymark.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourSTVSatellitetelevisionsystemownership,please
takeafewminutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundin
thebox,orvisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Y oushouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.
Introduction9

10STVGen2installationandoperation

Chapter2:Installation
Chaptercontents
•2.1Planningonpage12
•2.2Cablesandconnectionsonpage13
•2.3Systemoptionsonpage17
•2.4DualRFSTVsystemsonpage17
•2.5QuadRFSTVsystemsonpage19
•2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsiaonly)onpage21
•2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnectionsonpage22
•2.8Installation/Mountingonpage23
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2.1Planning
Partssupplied
AntennaUnit
AntennaControlUnit(ACU)
InstallationKit:
•Bolts
•Flatwashers
•Springwashers
•Selftappingscrews
Cables:
•10mPowercable-usedforconnectingtheACUtotheDCpowersupply.
•3mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheACUandIntegratedReceiver
Decoder(IRD).
•15mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheAntennaandACU.
•1.8mPCcable-usedforconnectingtheACUtoapersonalcomputerfor
systemsetupanddiagnostics.
Documentation
•Installation/operatinginstructions
•mountingtemplate.
CDcontaining:
•SoftwareforrunningtheSTVGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)onapersonal
computer(PC).
•UserdocumentationinPDFformat.
Toolsrequired
Toolsnecessaryforinstallation.
Power drill
13 mm (1/2 in)
socket
10 mm (3/8 in)
drill
13 mm (1/2in)
spanner 11 mm (7/16in)
spanner
Socket wrench
80 mm (3 in)
hole saw
Pencil
Adhesive tape
Cross-head
screwdriver
5 mm
Allen key
Suitable waterproof
sealant
D11453-1
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2.2Cablesandconnections
Antennaconnectors
RFconnectorsontheundersideoftheantennaconnectthepower,
signalandcontrolsignalstothecontrolunit(ACU).
RF 2RF 1
RF 2
RF 1
RF 4RF 3
STVmodelRFconnectors
37STV2RFconnectors
2RFconnectors
Applicabletoregionswithsingle
frequencyband,DVBbroadcast
signals.
45STVand60STV
4RFconnectors
Applicabletoregionswithdual
frequencyband,linearpolarizedDVB
broadcastsignals.
Extendingcableruns
Note:Systemperformancewillbereducedifsuppliedcables
areextended.
IftheRFcablesuppliedasstandardisnotlongenough,a
98ft(30m)cable,isavailablefromyourRaymarinedealer,
(partnumberE96008).Connectthelongercabletothesupplied15
m(49ft)RFcabletoobtainatotalcablelengthof147ft(45m).
Note:T otalcablelengthsshouldnotexceed45m(147ft).
Systemperformancecannotbeguaranteedifcablesare
extended.
AntennaControlUnit(ACU)
TheAntennaControlUnit(ACU)providesallcontroland
power-switchingfunctionsfortheantenna.Threesoftkeysenable
satelliteprogrammingandantennadiagnosticstobecarriedout.
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D11531-1
Twobuttonsattheright-handsideofthefrontpanelareusedwith
somesetupprocedurestoprovideBACKandENTERfunctions.
TheACUrearconnectorsare:
•DC9to30Vforpowerinput.
•ANTRF1-connectspowerandsignaltotheantenna.
•NMEA-connectstoGPS(optional).
•PCINTERFACE-connectstoPCserialportforremoteoperation
fromacomputer(optional).
•RECEIVER-connectstothesatellitereceiver(notsupplied).
ANTRF1
FUSEDC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE IN KOREA
D11542-2
Forconnectiondetails,refertotheinstallationprocedures.
UsingGPSwithSTV
YourSTVsystemcanmakeuseofGPStoimprovetheDVBsignal
trackingaccuracy.
•37and60STVGen2models–ThesehaveabuiltinGPS
receiverforimprovedtrackingaccuracy.
•45STV–ThiscanbeconnectedtoanNMEA0183compatible
GPSreceiverusingtheconnectorprovided.
NMEA
connector
D11726_ 1
ConnectingSTVtoNMEA0183GPS
WiththesystempoweredOFF ,connectanNMEAfeedtotheACU
forGPSpositioninginformation,refertothefollowingillustration
forreference:
Red (12 - 32 V/+)
Yellow(NMEAout /+)
Brown (RTCMin /+)
Green (NMEAin /+)
Shield (0V/ ground / -)
GPS antenna
cable
Connector
block
GPS antenna
cable
Additional cable
Pin 1
Pin 2
D11725_ 1
1.Atasuitablepoint,cutyourGPSantennacable.
2.StripeachwireintheGPSandadditionalcablereadyforthe
connectorblock.
3.ConnectstrippedGPSwirestotheconnectorblock,matching
thewiresoneitherside.
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4.PuttheNMEAOUTwire(yellowintheillustration)andground
wireintotheconnectorblockwiththecorrespondingGPS
antennawires,asintheillustration.
5.Secureallconnectionsintheconnectorblock.
6.Connectandsecurethefreeendoftheadditionalcableinthe2
pinplug,sothat:
i.NMEAOUT(+)connectstopin1.
ii.Ground(-)connectstopin2.
7.Connectthe2pinplugtoNMEAontherearoftheACU.
8.SwitchontheSTVsystem.
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.
Powerrequirements
ARaymarineSTVsystemneedseithera12Vdcor24Vdcpower
supply.ThisisconnectedintotheACU.
Groundingrequirements
ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine
equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.
•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe
connectedtoacommongroundpoint.
•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded
ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,
andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.
Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF
groundmaybeused.
Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)
D117 09-1
124
3
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RFgroundsystem(alternative)
D117 10-1
124
3
1.Powercabletoproduct.
2.Drain(screen).
3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.
4.Powersupplyorbattery.
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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2.3Systemoptions
YourRaymarineSatelliteTVsystemcanbeconnectedtooneor
multipleIRDs,toofferthemaximumchoiceofchannelstodifferent
cabins.Thissectiondescribesthedifferentcombinationsavailable
andthemethodofconnectingeachvariant.
EnsurethepowersupplyfortheACUisprotectedbyeithera
5Aquick-blowfuseoranequivalentautomaticcircuitbreaker,
connectedin-lineonthepositive(whitewithredtag)wireofthe
powercable.
Notethatforallvariants,theRF1connectorontheACUmustbe
connectedtotheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.
2.4DualRFSTVsystems
Connectingabasicsystem
connects to
Television Monitor
(not supplied)
IRD(not supplied)
ANT RF1
FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE INKOREA
RF cable
Antenna base plate
ACU
DC 9 to30V
12 V or 24 Vdc
power supply
D1173 3-1
Brown with
red sleeve
Blue with
blue sleeve
Green/yellow with
white sleeve
Ground
Drain (screen)
RF 2
RF 1
1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU
totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.
2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe
ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe
rearoftheIRD.
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3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector
ontherearoftheACU.
4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.
Systemwith2IRDs
to TVmonitor (not supplied)
to TVmonitor (not supplied)
IRD1 (not supplied)
ANT RF1
FUSE
DC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE INKOREA
IRD2 (not supplied)
RF cable
Antenna base plate
ACU
Power in
D1173 2-1
RF 2
RF 1
YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.
Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The
otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.
TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector
labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.
RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.
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2.5QuadRFSTVsystems
Connectingabasicsystem
connects to
Television Monitor
(not supplied)
IRD (not supplied)
ANTRF1
FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE IN KOREA
RF 2
RF 1
RF 4RF 3
RF cable
Antenna base plate
ACU
DC 9 to30V
12 V or 24 V dc
power supply
D11546-2
Brown with
red sleeve
Blue with
blue sleeve
Green/yellow with
white sleeve
Ground
Drain (screen)
1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU
totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.
2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe
ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe
rearoftheIRD.
3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector
ontherearoftheACU.
4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.
Systemwith2IRDs
to TV monitor (not supplied)
to TV monitor (not supplied)
IRD1 (not supplied)
ANTRF1
FUSE
DC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE IN KOREA
RF 2
RF 1
RF 4RF 3
IRD2 (not supplied)
RF cable
Antenna base plate
ACU
Power in
D11547-2
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YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.
Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The
otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.
TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector
labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.
RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRD.
Systemwith4IRDs
YoucanconnectfourIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthe
followingdiagram.
IRD1 (not supplied)
ANTRF1
FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE
RECEIVER
-
+
-+
MADE IN KOREA
RF 2
RF 1
RF 4
RF 3
IRD2 (not supplied)
RF cable
Antenna base plate
ACU
IRD3 (not supplied)
IRD4 (not supplied)
DC 9 to 30V
Power in
D11548-2
TheRFcablesfromtheantennabaseplateconnecttoeitherthe
LNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectorontherearoftheIRD.
RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson
conguringyourIRDs.
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