Raymarine 33STV User manual

Ra ym a rin e
3 3 S T V S a t e llit e
Te le v is io n S ys t e m
US Ve rs ion
Us e r’s Guide
33STVSatelliteTVUser’sGuide

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Autohelm,HSB,RayT echNavigator,SailPilot,SeaT alkandSportpilotareUKregisteredtrademarksofRaymarineUKLimited.
PathnderandRaymarineareUKregisteredtrademarksofRaymarineHoldingsLimited.33STV,45STV,60STV,AST,Autoadapt,Auto
GST,AutoSeastate,AutoTrim,Bidata,GSeries,HDFI,LifeT ag,MarineIntelligence,Maxiview,OnBoard,Raychart,Raynav,Raypilot,
RayTalk,Raystar,ST40,ST60+,Seaclutter,SmartRoute,Tridata,UniControl,Hybridtouch,andWaypointNavigationaretrademarksof
RaymarineUKLimited.
Allotherproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
Copyright©2009RaymarineUKLtd.Allrightsreserved.
ENGLISH
Documentnumber:81325-1
Date:09-2009

Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................7
Safetynotices.................................................................7
Importantinformation......................................................7
Chapter2Installation...............................................11
2.1Preparation...............................................................12
2.2Procedures...............................................................18
Chapter3Systemoperation&setup......................25
3.1Introduction...............................................................26
3.2Gettingstarted..........................................................26
3.3SetupusingtheACU.................................................28
3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues...................................37
3.5Systeminformation...................................................37
3.6Checkingsystempower.............................................38
3.7Skewangle...............................................................38
3.8Graphicaluserinterface.............................................39
Chapter4Maintenance&troubleshooting............41
4.1Maintenance.............................................................42
4.2Troubleshooting........................................................42
4.3Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................44
Chapter5Satelliteinformation...............................45
5.1Introduction...............................................................46
5.2Satellitecoverage.....................................................46
5.3Satelliteproviders.....................................................47
5.4Satellitetrackingdata................................................49
Chapter6TechnicalSpecication..........................55
6.1Technicalspecication...............................................56
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Chapter1:Introduction
Safetynotices
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower
sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa
suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Usecorrectliftingpoint
Whenliftingtheantennaunit,alwaysliftfromthe
baseplate.DoNOTusetheantennacoveror
damagetothecovercouldoccur.
Caution:Donotdamageconnectors
Takecaretoavoiddamagetotheconnectors
underneaththeantennabaseplatewhenmoving
theunit.DoNOTusetheseconnectorstoliftthe
unit.
Caution:Removetransitpacking
Beforeinstallingoroperatingtheproduct,open
theantennaunitcoverandremovethefoam
transitpackinginsertsfromtheunitbase.
Caution:Antennacoating
DoNOTpaintorapplyanyothernishtothe
antennaunit.Thiscoulddegradeperformance
beyondacceptablelimits.
Importantinformation
Handbookinformation
D1174 0-1
Thishandbookdescribeshowtoinstall,operateandmaintainthe
Raymarine33SatelliteT elevision(33STV)system.
Whileoutatseaordocked,theRaymarineSatelliteTVsystem
automaticallyidenties,acquiresandtrackscompatiblesignalsfrom
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alldigitalvideobroadcast(DVB)satellites.Thisprovidesaccessto
hundredsofTVchannels.
Pleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinstallation,operatingand
maintenanceprocedures.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse
onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational
MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)
CarriageRegulations.
Geographiclocation
SatellitesoutsideofNorthAmericatransmitsignalsonalinear
polarization,thismeanssignalsaretransmittedhorizontallyand
vertically.SatellitescoveringNorthAmericatransmitcircularly
polarizedsignalsthatrotate.Iftherotationisclockwisetowardsthe
directionofpropagation,itiscalledright-hand-circular(RHC).Ifthe
rotationiscounterclockwise,itiscalledleft-hand-circular(LHC).
Youcannotreceivesignalsthathavelinearpolarizationonasystem
thatissetupforcircularpolarization,orvice-versa.
TheSTVSystemwillreceivesignalsfromselectedsatellitesinthe
followingareas.
Circularpolarization:
•NorthAmerica
Linearpolarization:
•Europe
•Australia
•NewZealand
•China
•MiddleEast
Uptodatecoveragemapsandsatelliteinformationarefoundby
navigatingtothehomepageofthesatelliteserviceproviders.
Ifyouchangeyourareaofoperation,youmayneedtochangesome
settingsonyourSTVsystem:
•Ifyourgeographiclocationchanges,youmayneedto:
–Adjusttheantennalownoiseblock(LNB)asappropriateforthe
areainwhichyouareoperating.
–Changeyourcontrolboard,ACUsoftwareandsatellite
receivers(IRDs).
Forfulldetailsofchangingyourgeographicareaofoperation,
contactRaymarineProductSupport.
Televisionreception
ForfullfunctionalityofyourSTVSystem,youmustsubscribetothe
relevantservice(s)fromtheappropriateserviceprovider(s).Full
detailsofserviceprovidersaregiven.
EMCconformance
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe
recreationalmarineenvironment.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
Declarationofconformity
ThisproductconformswithEUDirective2004/108/ECandis
labelledwiththeCEconformitymark.
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Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasetakeafew
minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or
visitwww.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.
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