Raymarine T300 User manual

T-Seriesthermalcameras–Operationandsetup

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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.............................7
Productdisposal.............................................................8
Technicalaccuracy.........................................................8
Warrantyregistration.......................................................8
Wateringress.................................................................8
EMCconformance..........................................................8
Cleaningthethermalcamera...........................................8
Chapter2Introduction.............................................11
2.1Handbookinformation...............................................12
2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcameras.............................12
2.3Thermalcamerasystem............................................13
Chapter3Systemoperationandsetup..................15
3.1Thermalcameraimage..............................................16
3.2Operationandfeaturesoverview................................18
3.3Powerupandstandby...............................................22
3.4Cameracontrol.........................................................23
3.5Imageadjustments....................................................24
3.6Systemreset............................................................26
3.7Setupmenus............................................................26
Chapter4Troubleshootingandsupport................31
4.1Thermalcameratroubleshooting................................32
4.2Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................35
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe
user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,
noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine
product.
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallow
youtorespondtosituationsastheydevelop.Failure
tomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,your
vesselandothersatseriousriskofharm.
Warning:Entrapmenthazard
Thisproductfeaturesmovingpartsthatprovidea
potentialentrapmenthazard.Keepclearofmoving
partsatalltimes.
Caution:Donotopentheunit
Theunitisfactorysealedtoprotectagainst
atmospherichumidity,suspendedparticulatesand
othercontaminates.Itisimportantthatyoudonot
opentheunitorremovethecasingforanyreason.
Openingtheunitwill:
•compromisethesealwithpossibledamagetothe
unit,and
•voidthemanufacturer’swarranty.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
Caution:Usethesuncovers
Toprotectyourproductagainstthedamagingeffects
ofultravioletlight,alwaystthesuncoverswhenthe
productisnotinuse.
Importantinformation7

Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasetakeafew
minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or
visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youshouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofRaymarineproducts
exceedsthatcalledforbytheIPX6standard,waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifanyRaymarine
equipmentissubjectedtocommercialhighpressurewashing.
Raymarinewillnotwarrantequipmentsubjectedtohighpressure
washing.
EMCconformance
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe
recreationalmarineenvironment.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
Cleaningthethermalcamera
Thecamerahousingandlenswillrequireoccasionalcleaning.
Raymarinesuggeststhatyoucleanthelenswhenimagequality
degradationisnoticedorexcessivecontaminantbuildupisseen.
Cleantheinterfacebetweentheyokeandbaseoftentoprevent
accumulationofdebrisorsaltdeposits.
Whencleaningthisproduct:
•DoNOTwipethelenswindowwithadrycloth,asthiscould
scratchthecoating.
•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidorammoniabasedproducts.
•DoNOTpressurewash.
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Particularcareshouldbetakenwhencleaningthelenswindow,this
hasaprotectiveanti-reectivecoatingwhichmaybedamagedby
impropercleaning.
1.Switchoffthepowertotheunit.
2.Cleanthecamerabodywithaclean,softcottoncloth.Youcan
moistentheclothanduseamilddetergentifrequired.
3.Cleanthecameralens.
•Rinsethelenswithfreshwatertoremovealldirtparticlesand
saltdeposits,andallowtodrynaturally.
•Ifanyspotsorsmearsremain,verygentlywipethelens
windowwithacleanmicrobreclothorsoftcottoncloth.
•Ifnecessary,useisopropylalcohol(IPA)oramilddetergentto
removeanyremainingspotsormarks.
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Chapter2:Introduction
Chaptercontents
•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12
•2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcamerasonpage12
•2.3Thermalcamerasystemonpage13
Introduction11

2.1Handbookinformation
ThishandbookdescribesoperationofRaymarineT-Seriesthermal
camerasaspartofamarineelectronicssystem.Itprovidesan
overviewoffeaturesavailableandexamplesofthecontrolsused.
ThishandbookcoverstheT300,T303,T350,T400,T403,T450
models.Itincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•operatethethermalcamerasystem,
•setupthecamerasystemusingtheon-productmenus,
•obtainsupportifrequired.
Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingproducts:
•T300–QVGAThermalcamera
•T303–QVGAThermalcamera(30Hz)
•T350–VGAThermalcamera
•T400–QVGAdualpayloadcamera
•T403–QVGAdualpayloadcamera(30Hz)
•T450–VGAdualpayloadcamera
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailableto
downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
Thermalcamerahandbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
T-Seriesthermalcamerasinstallationinstructions
Planandinstallathermalcamerasystem.
87125
T-Seriesthermalcamerasoperationinstructions
GeneraloperationandsetupofaT-Seriesthermalcamera.
81328
ThermalcameraJCUinstallation
InstallandconnectaJoystickcontrolunitaspartofthe
Thermalcamerasystem.
87126
2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcameras
T-Seriesisamaritimethermalimagingsystemforuseonnearlyany
kindofvessel.Itprovidesaclearimageinlow-lightandno-light
conditions.Forexample,athermalcameracanhelpyounavigate
atnightoridentifyobstaclesinareasoflowvisibilityoreventotal
darkness.
D119 74-1
1
2
1.Lenswindow
2.Gimbalassembly
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TheT-Seriessystemhasthefollowingkeyfunctionsandfeatures:
•Pan,tiltandzoomoperations.
•Automaticcameraadjustmenttosuitchangingconditions.
•Presetmodes(Scenes)optimizedforprevailingconditions.
•Automaticwindowheaterstode-icethelenswindowincold
weather.
•Singleanddualpayloadcongurations.(T400,T403andT450
aredualpayloadmodelswithboththermalandvisiblelight
capabilitytoenhancelowlightperformance.)
2.3Thermalcamerasystem
Atypicalthermalcamerasystemcomprisestheitemsshownbelow:
D119 66-1
1
23
1.Thermalcamera
2.Controller–Thisprovidesthecontrolstooperateandcongure
thecamera.
Introduction13

3.Display–Thisdisplaysthethermalvideoimageaswell
asstatusinformationandon-screenmenusprovidedbythe
camera.
Note:Thecontrolleranddisplaymaybethesamedevice.Some
Raymarinemultifunctiondisplaysprovideathermalcamera
applicationwhichhasasetofintegralcameracontrols.
Additionalcontrollersandequipment
Youmayhaveadditionalequipmentaspartofyourthermalcamera
system:
•Multiplecontrollersanddisplays,forexampleacameraserving
multipledisplay/controlstations.
•SeaTalkhsnetworkswitch–Usedtocreateanetworkof
compatibleRaymarineequipment.
•GVMvideomodule–Usedtodistributethevideosignalarounda
RaymarineG-Seriessystem.
Compatibledisplaysandcontrollers
ThefollowingRaymarinedisplaysandsystemsarecompatiblewith
theT-Seriesrangeofthermalcameras.
Multifunctiondisplay
systemDirectvideoNetworkvideo
Integrated
camera
controls
G-Seriessystem●(direct
toG-Series
monitor)
●(using
GVM400video
module)
●
E-SeriesWidescreen●●
C-SeriesWidescreen●
E-SeriesClassic●
Note:Displayswithoutintegratedcameracontrolsrequirea
separateJCU(JoystickControlUnit).
Dedicatedcameracontrollers
ControllerDescription
Joystickcontrol
unit(JCU)
Dedicatedthermalcameracontroller,featuring3axispuck
control,functionkeysandanLCDdisplay.
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Chapter3:Systemoperationandsetup
Chaptercontents
•3.1Thermalcameraimageonpage16
•3.2Operationandfeaturesoverviewonpage18
•3.3Powerupandstandbyonpage22
•3.4Cameracontrolonpage23
•3.5Imageadjustmentsonpage24
•3.6Systemresetonpage26
•3.7Setupmenusonpage26
Systemoperationandsetup15

3.1Thermalcameraimage
Thethermalcameraprovidesavideoimagewhichisshownon
yourdisplay.
Thevideofeedprovides:
•Thermalimage
•Statusicons/systeminformation(e.g.cameradirectionand
dockingmodeindicatorsintheexampleabove).
Youshouldtaketimetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththethermalimage.
Thiswillhelpyoutomakethemostofyoursystem:
•Considereveryobjectyouviewintermsofhowitwilllook
“thermally”asopposedtohowitlookstoyoureye.Forexample
lookforchangescausedbytheheatingeffectofthesun.These
areparticularlyevidentrightaftersunset.
•Experimentwithwhite-hotandblack-hot(reversevideo)modes.
•Experimentbylookingforhotobjects(suchaspeople)compared
tothecoldersurroundings.
•Experimentwiththecamerafordaytimeviewing.Thecamera
canprovideimproveddaytimeviewinginenvironmentswhere
traditionalvideocameraperformancesuffers,suchasinshadows
orbacklitscenes.
Thermalcamerastatusicons
Thethermalcameraimageincludesiconstoshowthecurrentstatus
ofthecamera.
IconDescription
Cameradirectionindicator.
Camerahomeposition.
Scenepresetmodefornightconditions.
Scenepresetmodefordaytimeconditions.
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IconDescription
Scenepresetmodefornightdocking.
Scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleorobjects
inthewater.
Rear-viewmode—imageisippedhorizontally.
Zoomsetting:2xzoom.
Zoomsetting:4xzoom.
Imagepaused.
Singleactivecontrolleronnetwork.
IconDescription
Multipleactivecontrollersonnetwork.
PC/laptopdetectedonnetwork.
FFC(FlatFieldCorrection)
PeriodicallythecamerawillperformaFlatFieldCorrection(FFC).
Thiswillnetunethethermalimagetosuitthecurrentambient
temperature.
TheFFCoperationisindicatedbyamomentarypauseandagreen
rectangledisplayedintheupperleftofthethermalvideoimage.
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3.2Operationandfeaturesoverview
ThecamerafeaturesareaccessedusingtheThermalcamera
applicationatacompatiblemultifunctiondisplay,orfromadedicated
JCU(Joystickcontrolunit).
ThemainThermalcameraoperationsareoutlinedbelow:
Controlthecamera:
•Switchthecamerabetweenoperationalandstandbymodes.
•Panandtilt
•Zoom
•Homeposition
•Pausethecameraimage
•Switchbetweenvisiblelightandthermalcameralenses.(Dual
payloadonly)
•Surveillancemode
Adjustthecameraimage:
•Colorpalette
•Scenepresets
•Reversevideo(whitehot/blackhot)
Inadditiontotheabove,thecameraalsoprovidessetupmenusto
congurethesystemtoyourrequirements.
Thermalcameraapplication–controlsoverview
ThethermalcameraapplicationisavailableonsomeRaymarine
multifunctiondisplaysandsystems.Itincludescontrolsforthe
thermalcamera.
Thermalcameraapplication–hardkeycontrols
Rotarycontrol/
trackpad
•Panandtiltcamera
Note:Ontouchscreensystemsyoucan
alsousethetouchscreentopanandtilt
thecamera.
•Navigatesetupmenus(whenusingthesetup
options)
OKConrmmenuselection
CANCELCancelselection
RANGEIN/OUTZoomimagein/out.
Thermalcameraapplication–softkeycontrols
Thesoftkeysavailableareshownaspartofthethermalcamera
applicationdisplay.
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CAMERAHOME•Momentarypress–Returncameratohome
position(also“wake”camerafromstandby).
•Pressandhold–Setcurrentpositionascamera
home.
COLORSwitchbetweentheavailablecolormodes.
SCENESelectbetweentheavailablescenepresets.
THERMAL/VISIBLESwitchbetweenthethermalandvisiblelight
images(dualpayloadmodelsonly).
OPTIONS•CAMERASTANDBY
•CAMERAMODES
–REARVIEW
–PAUSEIMAGE
–SURVEILLANCEMODE
•REVERSEVIDEO
•PRESENTATION–Setcontrast,brightnessand
colorsettings.
•CAMERAMENU–Accesscamerasetupmenu.
Accessingthethermalcamerasetupmenu
Thethermalcameramenuprovidesaccesstothecamera’s
congurationoptions.
Inthethermalcameraapplication:
1.SelecttheOPTIONSsoftkey.
2.SelecttheCAMERAMENUsoftkey.
Note:Forinstructionsonusingthethermalcamera’ssetupmenu
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesthecamera.
Systemoperationandsetup19

JCUcontrolsoverview
D119 56-1
1
3
4
6
5
7
8
2
1STANDBY/DIM
•Pressandhold–“Wake”thecamerafromstandbymodeor
accessthepowermenu.
•Momentarypress–ChangeJCUdisplaybrightness(3different
levels).
2COLOR
Thefactorydefaultisforaredcolorimagetosuitenightnavigation.
Youmaychangethisusingthesetupmenus.
•Momentarypress–Cyclethroughtheavailablecolorsettings.
(Greyscale,Red,Sepia,RainbowandFusion.)
•Pressandhold–PerformFFC(FlatFieldCorrection)operation.
Thisperformsacorrectionforthecurrentambienttemperature.
3MENU–Accessthecamerasetupmenus.
•Pressonce–displayonscreensetupmenu.
•Pressagain–exitsetupmenu.
4SCENE
•Shortpress–Selectbetweentheavailablescenepresets.
•Longpress(dualpayloadonly)–switchbetweenthethermal
andvisible-lightimage.
5Display–ProvidesinformationregardingtheJCUandcamera
status.
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