Raymarine RVM-400 Series User manual

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© 2023 Raymarine UK Limited
87437 (Rev 1)
01-2023Date:
English (en-US)
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
THRU-HULL REALVISION™ MAX 3D SONAR TRANSDUCERS
RVM-400 SERIES

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ONTENT
S
CHAPER1IMPORANINFORMAION..............................7
Safetywarnings..........................................................................7
Productwarnings.......................................................................7
Regulatorynotices....................................................................8
DeclarationofConformity..............................................8
Disclaimer.............................................................................8
Warrantyregistration........................................................8
Productdisposal................................................................8
IMOandSOLAS.................................................................9
echnicalaccuracy...........................................................9
Publicationcopyright........................................................9
CHAPER2DOCUMENINFORMAION...........................10
2.1Applicableproducts...........................................................11
2.2Documentinformation.....................................................11
2.3Productdocumentation...................................................11
Documentillustrations....................................................11
Operationinstructions....................................................11
CHAPER3PRODUCANDSYSEMOVERVIEW...........12
3.1Productoverview................................................................13
RealVision™Max3Doverview.....................................14
Sonarrange........................................................................14
Compatiblesonarmodulesanddisplays................14
RealVisiontransducerextensioncables.................14
CHAPER4PARSSUPPLIED...............................................16
4.1Partssupplied—RVM-4xxseries
transducers.................................................................................17
Additionalpartssupplied...............................................17
CHAPER5PRODUCDIMENSIONS..................................18
5.1ransducerdimensions—RVM-4xx...........................19
RealVisiontransducercableconnector
dimensions.........................................................................19
CHAPER6LOCAIONREQUIREMENS...........................21
6.1Warningsandcautions...................................................22
6.2Locationrequirements...................................................22
Coredfiberglasshullmounting..................................23
6.3EMCinstallationguidelines...........................................24
CHAPER7INSALLAION...................................................25
7.1oolsrequired....................................................................26
7.2estingthetransducer...................................................26
7.3ransducermounting.......................................................27
Drillingholesinthehull.................................................27
Assemblingtheexternalcomponents....................28
Assemblingtheinternalcomponents.....................29
Finalizingtheinstallation.............................................30
Anti-fouling..........................................................................31
CHAPER8CABLESANDCONNECIONS—
GENERALINFORMAION.......................................................32
8.1Generalcablingguidance...............................................33
5

Cabletypesandlength.................................................33
Strainrelief.........................................................................33
Cableshielding.................................................................33
CHAPER9CONNECIONS.................................................34
9.1Cablerouting.......................................................................35
9.2Attachingtheconnectorlockingcollar.....................35
9.3RVM-400connection.......................................................36
9.4RVM-412/RVM-420connection.................................36
9.5RealVisiontransducerextensioncables..................37
9.6Makingconnections.........................................................37
CHAPER10SYSEMCHECKSAND
ROUBLESHOOING...............................................................38
10.1RealVision™AHRScalibration......................................39
10.2roubleshooting...............................................................39
Operationinstructions...................................................39
Sonartroubleshooting..................................................40
Resettingthesonarmodule........................................42
CHAPER11MAINENANCE.................................................43
11.1Routinechecks...................................................................44
11.2ransducercleaning........................................................44
11.3Bridgingmaterialremoval.............................................44
11.4Re-applyinganti-foulingpaint......................................44
CHAPER12ECHNICALSUPPOR...................................46
12.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing..............47
12.2Learningresources.........................................................48
CHAPER13ECHNICALSPECIFICAION.......................49
13.1Physicalspecification.....................................................50
13.2Environmentalspecification........................................50
13.3RealVision™Max3Dsonarspecification................50
Sonarrange......................................................................50
13.4Conformancespecification..........................................51
CHAPER14SPARESANDACCESSORIES.......................52
14.1Spares...................................................................................53
14.2Accessories........................................................................53
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HAPTER1:IMPOR
TANTINFORMATION
Safetywarnings
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordance
withtheinstructionsprovided.Failuretodosocouldresult
inpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvesseland/orpoor
productperformance.
•Raymarinehighlyrecommendscertifiedinstallationby
aRaymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertifiedinstallation
qualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.
RegisteryourwarrantyontheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com/warranty
Warning:Highvoltage
hisproductcontainshighvoltage.DoNOremovecovers
orattempttoaccessinternalcomponents,unlessspecifically
instructedinthedocumentationprovided.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbefore
startingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,unlessinstructedin
thisdocument.
Warning:Transducercables
Donotremovethetransducercablewhilsttheproductis
poweredon,doingsocancausesparks.Ifthetransducer
cableisaccidentlyremovedwhilsttheproductispoweredon,
switchtheproduct'spoweroff,replacethecableandthen
switchthepowerbackon.
Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthesonaris
poweredon.
•SWICHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobewithin7.6m
(25ft)ofthetransducer.
Productwarnings
Warning:Maximumtransducercablelength
hemaximumlengthofcablebetweenaRealVision™Max
3DtransducerandaMFD/sonarmodule(includingthe
transducer’scaptivecable)mustNOexceed18m(59ft).
Cablelengthsgreaterthanthismaycausedamagetothe
RealVision™Max3DtransducerandMFD/sonarmodule.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.
Warning:Transduceroperation
Onlytestandoperatethetransducerinthewater.DoNO
operateoutofwaterasoverheatingmayoccur.
aution:Donotcuttransducercables
•Cuttingthetransducercableseverelyreducessonar
performance.Ifthecableiscut,itmustbereplaced,it
cannotberepaired.
•Cuttingthetransducercablewillvoidthewarrantyand
invalidatetheEuropeanCEmark.
aution:Serviceandmaintenance
hisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Please
referallmaintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.
Importantinformation7

Warning:Marine-gradesealant
Onlyusemarine-gradeneutralcurepolyurethanesealants.
DoNOusesealantscontainingacetateorsilicone,whichcan
causedamagetoplasticparts.
Warning:Petrochemicals
Prolongedexposuretopetrochemicalssuchasgasoline
anddieseloiletc.maycausethetransducertodiscolorand
degrade.
Warning:Anti-fouling
•Failuretocomplywiththeprovidedanti-foulingand
transducercleaninginstructionsmayaffectyourproduct
warranty.
•Onlyusewater-basedanti-foulingpaint.
•DoNOuseketoneorcopper-basedanti-foulingpaint.
R egulatorynotices
Declarationofonformity
FLIRBelgiumBVBAdeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance
withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:
•RVM-400RealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hulltransducer,part
numberA80704
•RVM-412PortRealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hulltransducer,
partnumberA80705
•RVM-412StarboardRealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hulltransducer,
partnumberA80706
•RVM-420PortRealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hulltransducer,
partnumberA80707
•RVM-420StarboardRealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hull
transducer,partnumberA80708
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com/manuals.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitis
compatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseor
inabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformationutilizedbytheproduct
suppliedbythirdparties.
Warrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit
www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.
Y ourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberof
theunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyourproduct
online.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequires
therecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontains
materials,componentsandsubstancesthatmaybehazardousandpresent
arisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.
Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbin
symbolindicatesthattheequipmentshouldnotbe
disposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablished
collectionschemesunderwhichresidentscandisposeof
wasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentatarecycling
centerorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollection
pointsforwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment
inyourregion,refertotheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.eu/recycling.
8

IMOandSOLA
S
heequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseon
leisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrect
atthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliability
foranyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyof
continuousproductimprovementmaychangespecificationswithoutnotice.
Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetween
theproductandthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of
thedocumentationforyourproduct.
Publicationcopyright
opyright©2023RaymarineUKLtd.Allrightsreserved.Nopartsofthis
materialmaybecopied,translated,ortransmitted(inanymedium)without
thepriorwrittenpermissionofRaymarineUKLtd.
Importantinformation9

HAPTER2:DOUMENTINFORMA
TION
CHAPERCONENS
•2.
1Applicableproducts—page11
•2.2Documentinformation—page11
•2.3Productdocumentation—page11
10

2.
1Applicableproducts
hisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
•RVM-400all-in-oneRealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hull
transducer,partnumberA80704
•RVM-412splitpair12°RealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hull
transducers,partnumber70543
•RVM-420splitpair20°RealVision™Max3DStainlesssteelthru-hull
transducers,partnumber70544
2.2Documentinformation
hisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtotheinstallationof
yourRaymarine®product.
hedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•Planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessaryequipment.
•Installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemofconnected
marineelectronics.
•roubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.
hisandotherRaymarine®productdocumentsareavailabletodownload
inPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com/manuals
2.3Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
Applicabledocuments
•87437—RVM-4xxseriesRealVision™Max3DransomMountransducer
InstallationInstructions(hisdocument).
•87422—RVM-4xxseriesRealVision™Max3DransomMountransducer
Mountingemplate.
•81406—LightHouse™4AdvancedOperationInstructions(Includes
transducercalibrationandoperationinstructionsfortheSonar/Fishfinder
apponyourMFD).
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailabletodownloadin
PDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
Relateddocuments
•87436—RVM1600RealVision™Max3DExternalSonarModuleInstallation
Instructions.
Documentillustrations
Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthat
shownintheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand
dateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Operationinstructions
Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,refertothe
documentationthataccompaniesyourdisplay.
AllproductdocumentationisavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarine
website:www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Documentinformation11

HAPTER3:PRODUTANDS
YSTEMOVERVIEW
CHAPERCONENS
•3.
1Productoverview—page13
12

3.
1Productoverview
heRVM-4xxseriestransducersareRealVision™Max3Dstainlesssteel
thru-hulltransducers.
InconjunctionwithaRealVision™Max3Dcompatiblemultifunctiondisplay
orsonarmodule,theRVM-4xxseriestransducersproducerealistic3D
representationsoftheobjectsbelowyourvessel,tohelpyouidentify
underwaterstructuresandlocatefish.
RealVision™Max3Dtransducersbenefitfromimprovedpingratesandtighter
beamwidths,resultinginsharpersonarimages,detailedwrecks,anddistinct
fishtargets.RealVision™Max3Dtransducersalsoprovidehighercontrast
colorpalettesforaccentuatingtargets,allowingfishtargetstostandout
fromthewatercolumnnoise.
Sonarchannels:
•RealVision™Max3Dtransducersofferthefollowingsonarchannels:
–RealVision™Max3D
–SideVision™
–DownVision™
–ConicalHighCHIRP/LowCHIRP600W/200kHz
•RealVision™Max3Dtransducersincludeabuilt-inAHRS(Attitudeand
HeadingReferenceSystem)sensorthathelpsstabilize3Dimaging
automatically,bycompensatingforvesselmotion.
Stainlesssteeltransducersaresuitableforinstallationsonvesselswith
fiberglass,metalorwoodenhulls.
Important:
•Wheninstallingthetransduceronavesselthathasametalhullyou
mustuseALLofthesuppliedisolatorpartstoensurethetransducer
metalworkisfullyisolatedfromthemetalhull.
•DoNO installstainlesssteeltransducersonvesselswithapositive
groundsystem.
hesetransducersarecapableofproducing3Dsonarimageswhen
connectedtoaR ealVision™Max3DvariantMFDrunningLightHouse™4
software,oraLightHouse™4compatibleMFDusedinconjunctionwithan
RVM1600RealVision™Max3Dsonarmodule.heRVM-4xxseriesincludes
5transducervariants,eachhavingthesameexternalshapeanddimensions.
hetransducersdifferinternally,andcontaindifferentnumbersandtypes
oftransmitandreceiveelements.Y ourinstallationshouldcompriseeither
asingleRVM-400transducer,orasplit-pairofRVM-412sorRVM-420s
transducers.
hehullgeometryofyourvesseldeterminesthemostappropriate
transducerstouse.Y oushouldfittransducerswhoseelementsareangledto
matchwithin±6°ofyourhull’sdeadriseangle,asdetailedbelow:
•RVM-400RealVision™Max3Dstainlesssteel0°(fordeadrise0°to6°)
thru-hullall-in-onetransducer(Partnumber:A80704)
•RVM-412PortandRVM-412StarboardRealVision™Max3Dstainlesssteel
12°(fordeadrise6°to18°)thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers(Systempack
partnumber:70543)
–RVM-412Portporttransducer(Partnumber:A80705)
–RVM-412Starboardstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80706)
•RVM-420PortandRVM-420StarboardRealVision™Max3Dstainless
steel20°(fordeadrise14°to26°)thru-hullsplit-pairtransducer(System
packpartnumber:70544)
–RVM-420Portporttransducer(Partnumber:A80707)
–RVM-420Starboardstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80708)
Productandsystemoverview13

R
ealVision™Max3Doverview
RealVision™Max3Dtransducersofferthefollowingrangeofimprovements
overRealVision™3Dtransducers:
•Improvedpingratesandtighterbeamwidths,resultinginsharpersonar
images,detailedwrecks,anddistinctfishtargets.
•HigherresolutionDownVisionandSideVisionimaging,combinedwith
highercontrastcolorpalettes—makingiteasiertoidentifystructure,and
allowingfishtargetstostandoutfromthewatercolumnnoise.
•Moreaccuratetargetlocationcapability,makingiteasiertopinpointthe
positionofawreckorsetupadrift.
•New600WHighCHIRPfrequencyprovidesdeepertraditionalsonar
rangeandstrongertargetreturns.
RealVision™3DMaxscreenexample
Sonarrange
hesonarrangeistheeffectivedepthordistancethatthetransducercan
operateto
,inoptimumweatherconditions.
hefollowingrangesapplytoRealVision™Max3Dsonarchannels:
Note:
helistedsonarchannelrangesareindicativeonly,andaresubjectto
changedependingupontheconnectedtransducer.
SonarchannelRange
HIRPsonar:0.6m(2ft)to366m(1,200ft)
DownVision™:0.6m(2ft)to183m(600ft)
SideVision™:0.6m(2ft)to91m(300ft)
RealVision™Max3D:0.6M(2ft)to91m(300ft)
ompatiblesonarmodulesanddisplays
ransducersmustbeconnectedtoacompatiblesonarmoduletointerpret
andtransmitthesonarimagetoadisplayscreen.hesonarmodulemaybe
externalorinternal(built-in)tothedisplay.
Y ourtransduceriscompatiblewiththefollowingsonarmodules:
•Axiom™2ProrangeofMFDs,whichincludeacompatibleinternalsonar
module.
•RVM1600RealVision™Max3Dexternalsonarmodule.
Note:
hetransducerisNOcompatiblewiththeRVX1000RealVision™3D
externalsonarmodule,ortheinternalsonarmodulesbuilt-intoAxiom™,
Axiom™+andAxiom™ProMFDs.
RealVisiontransducerextensioncables
Y ourtransducerissuppliedwithafittedcable,forsomeinstallations
(includingallsplit-pairtransducerinstallations)itmaybenecessarytoextend
thelengthofthetransducercable.
Note:
•Forbestperformance,cablerunsshouldbekepttoaminimum.
•OnlyuseRaymarine®transducerextensioncables.
Raymarine®offershefollowingoptionalextensioncablesareavailable:
•RealVision™transducerextensioncable3m(9.8ft)(partnumberA80475)
14

•R
ealVision™transducerextensioncable5m(16.4ft)(partnumberA80476)
•RealVision™transducerextensioncable8m(26.2ft)(partnumberA80477)
Splitpairtransducers:Extensioncablesfittedbetweenthetransducerand
the‘Y’cablemustbefittedinequallengthpairs(i.e.:eachtransducer’sfinal
cablelengthmustbethesame).
Warning:Maximumtransducercablelength
hemaximumlengthofcablebetweenaRealVision™Max
3DtransducerandaMFD/sonarmodule(includingthe
transducer’scaptivecable)mustNOexceed18m(59ft).
Cablelengthsgreaterthanthismaycausedamagetothe
RealVision™Max3DtransducerandMFD/sonarmodule.
Productandsystemoverview15

HAPTER4:P
ARTSSUPPLIED
CHAPERCONENS
•4.
1Partssupplied—RVM-4xxseriestransducers—page17
16

4.
1Partssupplied—RVM-4xxseriestransducers
hefollowingpartsaresuppliedwitheachRVM-4xxseriestransducer.
ItemDescription
1Documentationpack
2L ockingcollarkit(fortransducercableconnector),consistingof:
•2xSplitrings(includesspare)
•1xO-ring
•1xLockingcollar
•1xSplitringfittingtool
3Hullnut
4Cableprotector
5L argeinternalisolatorsleeve
6Rubberwasher
7Externalisolatorplate
8Highspeednosecone
ItemDescription
9ransducer(includingfittedcable—refertolengthstated
below)
102xNutsforanti-rotationstuds
112xSmallwashersforAnti-rotationstuds
122xSmallinternalisolatorsleeves
132xExternalisolatorsleeves
Transducercablelength
helengthofthecablefittedtothetransduceris:
•RVM-400—8m(26.2ft)
•RVM-412andRVM-420—2m(6.5ft)
Additionalpartssupplied
hefollowingadditionalcablesaresuppliedwhenorderingasplitpairsetof
transducers.
ItemDescription
12xLockingcollarkit,consistingof:
•2xSplitrings(includesaspare)
•1xO-ring
•1xLockingcollar
•1xSplitringfittingtool
2Extensioncable8m(26.2ft.)forconnectingthesingleendof
the“Y-cable”adaptertoacompatibleMFDorsonarmodule.
3“Y-cable”adapterforconnectingasplitpairoftransducerstoa
singleextensioncable.Cablelength:0.3m(0.98ft.)
P artssupplied17

HAPTER5:PRODUTDIMENSIONS
CHAPERCONEN
S
•5.
1ransducerdimensions—RVM-4xx—page19
18

5.
1Transducerdimensions—RVM-4xx
hedimensionsrelevantforinstallationareshownbelow.
AlltransducersintheRVM-4xxserieshavethesameexternaldimensions.
ItemDimension
A60 .00mm(2.36in)
B42.00mm(1.65in)
C35.00mm(1.40in)
D101.50mm(3.99in)
E8.00mm(0 .31in)
F170 .60mm(6.72in)
G53.10mm(2.10in)
H85.00mm(3.35in)
I68.00mm(2.68in)
J14.90mm(0 .59in)
K424.69mm(16.72in)
L79 .64mm(3.14in)
Nutsizes
•Hullnut—68mm(2¾in)acrossflats
•Anti-rotationnut—13mm(½in)acrossflats
Transducercablelength
helengthofthecablefittedtothetransduceris:
•RVM-400—8m(26.2ft)
•RVM-412andRVM-420—2m(6.5ft)
RealVisiontransducercableconnectordimensions
hedimensionsofthetransducercableandcableconnectorareshown
below.
ableconnectordimensions
ItemDimension
A32.00mm(1.26in)
B25.00mm(1.00in)
C96.00mm(3.80in)
DCablelength:
•Single(All-in-one)transducerfittedcablelength:8m(26.2
ft).
•Splitpairtransducerfittedcablelength:2m(6.5ft).
Productdimensions19

ItemDimension
EhisdimensionisdependentonyourMFDvariant.R
eferto
yourMFDinstallationinstructions.
FhisdimensionisdependentonyourMFDvariant.R
eferto
yourMFDinstallationinstructions.
G35.00mm(1.40in)
Note:
Forinstallationswherespacebehindthedisplayislimited,aright-angled
transducercableadaptorisavailable(A
80515).Usingtherightangled
cableadaptorwillreducedimensionEaboveby20mm(0.79in.)
20