Raymarine ST40 User guide

ST40 Bidata
Instrument
Owner’s
Handbook
Document number: 81159-3
Date: March 2006
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Raymarine, ST40 and SeaTalk are trademarks of Raymarine UK Ltd
© Handbook contents copyright Raymarine UK Ltd.
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Preface i
Important information
Safety notices
WARNING: Product installation & operation
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance
with the Raymarine instructions provided. Failure to do so could
result in personal injury, damage to your boat and/or poor product
performance.
WARNING: Electrical safety
Make sure you have switched off the power supply before you
start installing this product.
WARNING: Navigation aid
Although we have designed this product to be accurate and
reliable, many factors can affect its performance. Therefore, it
should serve only as an aid to navigation and should never replace
commonsense and navigational judgement. Always maintain a
permanent watch so you can respond to situations as they
develop.
EMC conformance
All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry
standards for use in the recreational marine environment.
The design and manufacture of Raymarine equipment and accessories conform to
the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards, but correct
installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Directive
The Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires the
recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Whilst the WEEE Directive
does not apply to some of Raymarine’s products, we support its policy and ask you
to be aware of how to dispose of this product.
The crossed out wheelie bin symbol, illustrated above, and found on our products
signifies that this product should not be disposed of in general waste or landfill.
Please contact your local dealer, national distributor or Raymarine Technical
Services for information on product disposal.
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Handbook information
To the best of our knowledge, the information in this handbook was correct when
it went to press. However, Raymarine cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies
or omissions it may contain.
In addition, our policy of continuous product improvement may change
specifications without notice. Therefore, Raymarine cannot accept liability for any
differences between the product and the handbook.
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Preface iii
Contents
Important information .......................................................... i
WARNING ......................................................................... i
EMC conformance ............................................................. i
Handbook information ....................................................... i
Preface..................................................................................... v
Parts supplied ................................................................... vi
Chapter 1: Operation ............................................................. 1
1.1 Introduction ................................................................. 1
Display ....................................................................... 1
1.2 Operating procedures .................................................. 2
Display action............................................................. 2
Silencing alarms ......................................................... 2
1.3 Alarms ......................................................................... 7
Alarm indications ....................................................... 7
Shallow alarm ........................................................ 7
Deep alarm ............................................................. 7
Anchor alarms ........................................................ 7
Enabling/disabling alarms .......................................... 8
Chapter 2: Maintenance and Fault Finding ........................ 9
2.1 Maintenance ................................................................ 9
Servicing and safety ................................................... 9
Instrument................................................................... 9
Transducer ................................................................ 10
Cabling ..................................................................... 10
2.2 Fault finding .............................................................. 10
Preliminary procedures ............................................ 10
Fixing faults .............................................................. 10
Assistance ................................................................. 13
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Chapter 3: Installation......................................................... 15
3.1 Planning your installation ......................................... 15
EMC installation guidelines ..................................... 15
Suppression Ferrites ........................................... 16
Connections to Other Equipment ......................... 16
Tools required .......................................................... 16
Site requirements ...................................................... 17
Transducers .......................................................... 17
Instrument ............................................................ 19
3.2 Procedures................................................................. 20
Fitting transducers .................................................... 20
Running transducer cable .................................... 20
Connections to the instrument .................................. 21
Stand-alone connections ...................................... 22
SeaTalk connections ............................................ 23
Fitting the instrument ............................................... 23
Desktop Mounting Bracket .................................. 25
3.3 Calibration requirement ............................................ 26
Chapter 4: Calibration ......................................................... 27
4.1 Introduction ............................................................... 27
EMC conformance ................................................... 27
4.2 User calibration ......................................................... 27
Depth offsets ............................................................ 31
4.3 Intermediate calibration ............................................ 31
4.4 Dealer calibration ...................................................... 32
Instrument Specification .................................................... 35
Glossary ................................................................................. 37
Index ...................................................................................... 39
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Preface v
Preface
Thank you for purchasing a Raymarine product. We are sure your
ST40 instrument will give you many years of trouble-free operation.
This instrument is designed to provide reliable performance, even
under the most demanding conditions.
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Parts supplied
D4730-2
ST40
Bidata
Instrument
Owner's
Handbook
Worldwide
Distributors
ST40 Bidata instrument
Gasket
Retractable speed transducer
Supplied with bung
(not illustrated)
1 m (3 ft) power cable
Instrument Cover
Owner’s Handbook.
Warranty document and fitting
templates included in Handbook
Worldwide Service Centre
Handbook.
Quick Reference Guide
Clamping bracket
BIDATA
ST40
Depth transducer
Note:
The items shown here are supplied for an ST40 Bidata system. If an instrument is purchased separately, transducers
are not included. If any item is not present, contact your Raymarine Dealer.
Fixing
stud
Thumb
nut
Adjusting display backlighting/contrast
Normal operation
ST40 Bidata Instrument - quick reference guide
orTo exit adjust mode press or wait for 5 second timeout
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 1 OFF LEVEL 2LEVEL 3LEVEL 2
To enter adjust mode,press for 1 second to adjust BACKLIGHTING and a further 1 second to adjust CONTRAST
SWITCH ON
Last permanent
screen is displayed
SPEED DEPTH
Current
speed
3 seconds
Reset
Maximum
speed
3 seconds
Reset
Average
speed
Water
Temp.
Log
Trip 3 seconds
Reset
Depth
Minimum
depth
Shallow
alarm
Deep
alarm
Deep
anchor
alarm
Offset
Shallow
anchor
alarm
3 seconds
Alarm on/off
3 seconds
Alarm on/off
Set
alarm
level
3 seconds
Alarm on/off
3 seconds
Alarm on/off
+
-
Notes:
*denotes temporary screens
which will time-out to the previous
permanent screen after 5 seconds.
On repeater instruments, on;ly the
Speed, Water temperature,
Depth and Minimum depth
screens are available.
With Set alarm level screen displayed,
to save the alarm level and return to
normal operation.
and keys simultaneously
press the
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Chapter 1: Operation 1
Chapter 1: Operation
1.1 Introduction
Your ST40 Bidata instrument:
• Provides speed information (current, maximum and average), in
either knots (KTS), miles per hour (MPH) or kilometres per
hour (KPH).
• Provides log and trip information. These are given in either nautical
miles (NM), statute miles (M) or kilometres (KM).
• Provides water temperature information. This is given in either
degrees Celsius (°C) or degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
• Provides depth information in either feet (FT), metres (M) or
fathoms (FA).
• Records the minimum depth encountered during the period it is
switched on. You can reset this at any time.
• Enables you to define alarm thresholds for shallow water, deep
water, shallow anchor and deep anchor.
• Enables you to see what offset is applied to the depth reading.
Note: The required speed, distance, depth and water temperature units
are selected during User calibration (see Chapter 4, Calibration).
CAUTION
Your instrument is calibrated to factory (default) settings when
first supplied and must therefore be calibrated before use, to
ensure optimum performance on your vessel. Do NOT use the
instrument until the calibration procedures have been
satisfactorily completed, using the procedures in Chapter 4,
Calibration.
Coloured bezel and Desktop Mounting Bracket options are available
for your ST40 instrument. Contact your Raymarine dealer for further
information.
Display
The ST40 Bidata display comprises upper and lower data areas, each of
which shows either depth or speed information, selected as shown in
the following illustration.
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Selecting where speed and depth information is displayed D4733-2
DEPTH
SPEED
SPEED
DEPTH
1.2 Operating procedures
Operating information is presented in flow chart form. The flow charts
show the various operating screens and key presses necessary to carry
out the various instrument functions. Key presses are momentary unless
otherwise stated. Note that:
• Up/down depth-trend arrows are displayed, if the seabed is rising or
falling at a significant rate.
• The minimum depth reading is reset to zero at power up.
• The maximum speed reading is reset to zero at power up.
• The average speed reading is reset to zero at power up.
• The Log screen shows the total distance covered by the vessel since
the ST40 Bidata instrument was fitted.
• The trip reading is reset to zero at power up.
Display action
During normal operation (see Normal operation flow charts), the
Speed, Depth and Water temperature screens are permanent
screens, i.e. once one of these is selected, it will remain until another
screen is manually selected. All other screens are temporary and after
5 seconds, will time out to the permanent screen which was last
displayed for 5 seconds or more.
Silencing alarms
To silence an alarm (see the Alarms section, later in this chapter),
momentarily press any one of the instrument keys.
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