Raymarine RVX1000 User manual

© 2018 Raymarine UK Limited
87349-2Document number:
05-2018Date:
English (en-US)
Installation instructions
RVX1000

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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.....................................................................................9
CertifiedInstallation...................................................................................................................9
W
ateringress............................................................................................................................10
Disclaimer..................................................................................................................................10
EMCinstallationguidelines.....................................................................................................10
Compasssafedistance.............................................................................................................11
DeclarationofConformity.........................................................................................................11
Connectionstootherequipment.............................................................................................11
Productdisposal........................................................................................................................11
Warrantyregistration................................................................................................................12
IMOandSOLAS........................................................................................................................12
echnicalaccuracy...................................................................................................................12
Operationinstructions..............................................................................................................12
Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion..................................................................................12
Suppressionferrites.................................................................................................................13
Chapter2Documentandproductinformation............................................................15
2.1Documentinformation........................................................................................................16
Applicableproducts..............................................................................................................16
Documentillustrations..........................................................................................................16
Productdocumentation........................................................................................................16
Operationinstructions..........................................................................................................16
LightHouse™3MFDOperationinstructions..........................................................................16
ransducerinstallationinstructions.......................................................................................17
2.2Partssupplied.....................................................................................................................18
RVX1000—Partssupplied...................................................................................................18
2.3Productoverview...............................................................................................................19
RVX1000productoverview..................................................................................................19
2.4Sonartechnology..............................................................................................................20
raditionalsonartechnology...............................................................................................20
CHIRPtechnology.................................................................................................................21
CHIRPSonaroverview.........................................................................................................22
CHIRPDownVision™overview...............................................................................................23
CHIRPSideVision™overview................................................................................................24
CHIRPRealVision™3Doverview.........................................................................................25
2.5Raymarinesonarmodules...............................................................................................26
Chapter3Planningtheinstallation..............................................................................27
3.1Installationchecklist...........................................................................................................28
Schematicdiagram..............................................................................................................28
3.2Requiredadditionalcomponents....................................................................................29
3.3Multifunctiondisplaycompatibility..................................................................................30
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Compatiblemultifunctiondisplays.......................................................................................30
LightHouseMFDsoftwarerequirements.............................................................................30
3.4Softwareupdates...............................................................................................................31
3.5Compatibletransducers...................................................................................................32
Compatibletransducers—RVX1000sonarmodule.............................................................32
RealVisiontransducers.........................................................................................................32
DownVision™transducers.....................................................................................................33
CHIRPconicalbeamtransducers(usingDownVision™typeconnector)...............................33
WideBeamCHIRPtransducers............................................................................................35
CHIRPtransducers................................................................................................................37
raditionaltransducers.........................................................................................................41
3.6oolsrequired...................................................................................................................45
3.7ypicalsystemexamples..................................................................................................46
3.8Warningsandcautions.....................................................................................................50
3.9Generallocationrequirements.........................................................................................51
Cableroutingrequirements..................................................................................................51
Compasssafedistance........................................................................................................52
3.10Productdimensions.........................................................................................................53
RVX1000dimensions............................................................................................................53
Chapter4Cablesandconnections...............................................................................55
4.1Generalcablingguidance.................................................................................................56
Cabletypesandlength........................................................................................................56
Routingcables.....................................................................................................................56
Strainrelief...........................................................................................................................56
Circuitisolation....................................................................................................................56
Cableshielding....................................................................................................................56
Suppressionferrites..............................................................................................................57
4.2Connectionsoverview......................................................................................................58
Makingconnections.............................................................................................................59
4.3Powerconnection.............................................................................................................60
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings..............................................................................60
Powerdistribution.................................................................................................................61
Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire.......................................................................................63
4.4ransducerconnections...................................................................................................64
RVX1000ransducerconnections......................................................................................65
ransducercableextension..................................................................................................71
4.5Networkconnection..........................................................................................................72
Chapter5Mounting........................................................................................................75
5.1Mounting.............................................................................................................................76
Fixingscrewsuitability..........................................................................................................76
Mountingtheunit..................................................................................................................76
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Chapter6S
ystemchecksandtroubleshooting..........................................................79
6.1Initialpowerontest............................................................................................................80
Operationinstructions.........................................................................................................80
6.2roubleshooting.................................................................................................................81
Sonartroubleshooting..........................................................................................................81
LEDDiagnostics....................................................................................................................84
Resettingthesonar..............................................................................................................85
Chapter7Maintenance..................................................................................................87
7.1Routinechecks...................................................................................................................88
7.2Unitcleaninginstructions.................................................................................................89
ransducercleaning............................................................................................................89
Chapter8Technicalsupport..........................................................................................91
8.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing......................................................................92
8.2Viewingproductinformation...........................................................................................94
Chapter9Technicalspecification.................................................................................95
9.1RVX1000echnicalspecification.....................................................................................96
Physicalspecification...........................................................................................................96
Powerspecification..............................................................................................................96
Environmentalspecification.................................................................................................96
Sonarspecification..............................................................................................................96
Conformancespecification..................................................................................................96
Chapter10Sparesandaccessories..............................................................................97
10.1Sparesandaccessories...................................................................................................98
ransducers.........................................................................................................................98
10.2Networkhardware...........................................................................................................99
10.3Networkcableconnectortypes...................................................................................100
10.4RayNettoRayNetcablesandconnectors...................................................................101
10.5RayNettoRJ45adaptercables....................................................................................102
10.6RJ45SeaTalkhsnetworkandpatchcables.................................................................104
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
CertifiedInstallation
R
aymarinerecommendscertifiedinstallationbyaRaymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertified
installationqualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor
furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpackedwithyourproduct.
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructions
provided.Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvessel
and/orpoorproductperformance.
•RaymarinerecommendscertifiedinstallationbyaRaymarineapprovedinstaller.
Acertifiedinstallationqualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.Contact
yourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarranty
documentpackedwithyourproduct.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
hisproductisNOapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthespecifiedmaximum
ratingmaycausepermanentdamagetotheunit.Refertothe echnical
specification sectionforvoltagerating.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Warning:Highvoltage
hisproductcontainshighvoltage.Adjustmentsrequirespecializedservice
proceduresandtoolsonlyavailabletoqualifiedservicetechnicians.hereare
nouserserviceablepartsoradjustments.heoperatorshouldneverremovethe
coverorattempttoservicetheproduct.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Transducercables
Donotremovethetransducercablewhilsttheproductispoweredon,doingso
cancausesparks.Ifthetransducercableisaccidentlyremovedwhilsttheproduct
ispoweredon,switchtheproduct'spoweroff,replacethecableandthenswitch
thepowerbackon.
Importantinformation9

Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththevesseloutofthewater.
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthesonarispoweredon.
•SWICHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobewithin7.6m(25ft)ofthe
transducer.
Caution:Donotcuttransducercables
•Cuttingthetransducercableseverelyreducessonarperformance.Ifthecable
iscut,itmustbereplaced,itcannotberepaired.
•CuttingthetransducercablewillvoidthewarrantyandinvalidatetheEuropean
CEmark.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
hisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Pleasereferall
maintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
W ateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe
product’s
echnicalSpecification ),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurif
theproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts
subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe
product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
RaymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility
(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnotcompromised.
Note:Inareasofe xtremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparated
byagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•R aymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedto
spread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•heproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.hisisimportant
topreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothavea
separatebattery.
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•R
aymarinespecifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheaboverecommendations,always
ensurethemaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation
Compasssafedistance
opreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagneticcompasses,ensureanadequate
distanceismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyoushouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.ypicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.
Howeverforsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatetheproductthisfarawayfroma
compass.Inthissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocationforyourproduct,ensurethatthe
compassisnotaffectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
DeclarationofConformity
FLIRBelgiumBVBAdeclaresthattheRVX1000Sonarmodule,partnumberE70511,isincompliance
withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU.
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby
Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontainsmaterials,componentsandsubstancesthatmay
behazardousandpresentarisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.
Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolindicatesthattheequipment
shouldnotbedisposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablishedcollectionschemesunderwhichresidentscan
disposeofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentatarecyclingcenterorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollectionpointsforwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentin
yourregion,refertothefollowingtable:
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vernement.lu/fr.html
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sis.com.cy
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.earn-service.comNLwww.wecycle.nl
DKwww
.elretur.dkPLwww.electro-system.pl
EEwww .elek-
troonikaromu.ee
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FIwww
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GRwww .electrocycle.grSKwww.erp-recycling.sk
IEwww .weeeireland.ieUKwww.wastecare.co.uk/compli-
ance-services/weeecare
W arrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.Y ourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumber
whenregisteringyourproductonline.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
IMOandSOAS
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.
Operationinstructions
Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,refertothedocumentationthataccompanies
yourdisplay.
AllproductdocumentationisavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion
oensureoptimumperformanceandcompatibilitywithexternaldevices,yourmultifunctiondisplay
mustbeusingthelatestsoftwareversion.
Visitwww.raymarine.comtodownloadthelatestsoftware.
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Suppressionferrites
•R
aymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwithsuppressionferrites.heseareimportantfor
correctEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresuppliedseparatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),you
mustfitthesuppliedferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmustbereplaced
intheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshould
beusedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetotheextraweightofthecable.
Importantinformation13

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation
Chaptercontents
•2.
1Documentinformationonpage16
•2.2Partssuppliedonpage18
•2.3Productoverviewonpage19
•2.4Sonartechnologyonpage20
•2.5Raymarinesonarmodulesonpage26
Documentandproductinformation15

2.
1Documentinformation
hisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
hedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Applicableproducts
hisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
PartnumberNameDescription
E70511RVX1000RealVisionM3DCHIRP
sonarmodule
Documentillustrations
Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthatshownintheillustrations
inthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
DescriptionP artnumber
R VX1000Installationinstructions
InstallationofanRVX1000unitandconnectiontoawidersystemof
marineelectronics.
87349
R VX1000Mountingtemplate
MountingdiagramforsurfacemountinganRVX1000
87350
ightHouse™3AdvancedOperationinstructions
DetailstheoperationoftheR VX1000andtheFishfinderapplicationfor
thefollowingmultifunctiondisplays:
•eSSeries
•gSSeries
•Axiom
•AxiomPro
81370
Operationinstructions
Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,refertothedocumentationthataccompanies
yourdisplay .
AllproductdocumentationisavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
ightHouse™3MFDOperationinstructions
ForoperationinstructionsforyourMFDpleaserefertotheLightHouse™3MFDOperationinstructions.
16

heBasic(81369)andAdvanced(81370)LightHouse™
3OperationInstructionscanbedownloadedfromthe
Raymarinewebsite:www.raymarine.com/manuals
T
ransducerinstallationinstructions
hisdocumentincludesinstallationinstructionsforthesonarmoduleonly.Forinstallationinstructions
foraconnectedtransducer,pleaserefertothedocumentationthataccompaniesthetransducer.
Documentandproductinformation17

2.2P
artssupplied
RVX1000—Partssupplied
ItemDescriptionQuantity
1Sonarmodule1
21.5m(5ft)powercable1
3No .8fixingscrews4
4Documentationpack1
52m(6.56ft)R ayNet(Female)to
RayNet(Female)networkcable
1
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2.3Productoverview
R
VX1000productoverview
heRVX1000isaRealVisionTM3Dsonarmodulethatalsoincludesa1kWCHIRPsonar.In
conjunctionwithacompatiblemultifunctiondisplayandtransducer,theRVX1000producesrealistic
3Drepresentationsoftheobjectsbelowyourvessel,tohelpyouidentifyunderwaterstructures
andlocatefish.
heR VX1000hasthefollowingfeatures:
•1xCHIRPsonar;1xDownVisionM;1xSideVisionM;1xRealVisionM3D.
•1x1kWsonarsupportinglow,medium,andhighfrequencyCHIRPortraditionaltransducers.
•0.9m(3ft)to1,524m(5,000ft)depthrange(inoptimumconditionsusinga1kWtransducer).
•Watertemperatureandspeedsensing.
•Supportfortransom,through-hull,in-hull,andpocket/keelmounttransducers.
•SupportforWideBeamtransducers.
•12Vor24Vdcoperation.
•WaterprooftoIPX6/IPX7.
•Robustandwaterproofhigh-speednetworkconnection.
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2.4Sonartechnology
T
raditionalsonartechnology
raditionalsonarusesasinglecarrierfrequencyorcarrierwaveforthesonarping.hesonarworks
bymeasuringthetimeittakesthepingechotoreturntothetransducertodeterminetargetdepth.
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