Simrad IS42J User manual

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IS42J
Operator Manual
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Preface
Disclaimer
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It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the equipment
in a manner that will not cause accidents, personal injury or
property damage. The user of this product is solely responsible for
observing maritime safety practices.
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Copyright
Copyright © 2018 Navico Holding AS.
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The warranty card is supplied as a separate document. In case of any
queries, refer to the brand website of your unit or system:
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Compliance statement
Navico declare under our sole responsibility that the product
conforms with the requirements of:
•CE under EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
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•Level 2 devices of the Radio communications (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) standard 2017
The relevant declaration of conformity is available in the product's
section at the following website:
•www.simrad-yachting.com
Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Simrad®is used by license from Kongsberg.
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Marine Electronics Association.
About this manual
This manual is a reference guide for operating the unit. It assumes
that all equipment is installed and configured, and that the system
is ready to use.
Some features may not be activated or available for screenshots in
the manual. As a result, screenshots of menus and dialogs may not
match the look of your unit.
Important text that requires special attention from the reader is
emphasized as follows:
ÚNote: Used to draw the reader’s attention to a comment or
some important information.
Warning: Used when it is necessary to warn
personnel that they should proceed carefully to
prevent risk of injury and/or damage to equipment/
personnel.
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Contents
7 Basic operation
7Front panel and keys
8 Turning the unit on and off
8 Menus
8 Editing a value
9 Display setup
10 Selecting a page
12 Pages
12 Static gauge
13 Changing page data
13 Missing or faulty data
13 Predefined pages
17 Fuel
17 Requirements
17 Fuel management
17 Adding fuel
18 Fuel used
19 Alarms
19 System alarms
19 Engine alarms
21 Accessing the alarms dialog
24 User settings
24 Accessing the settings dialog
24 Pages
26 Damping
27 Software setup
27 Software setup sequence
27 Accessing the system settings dialog
27 Network settings
30 Units settings
30 Decimal places
30 Key beeps
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30 Language
30 Time
30 Display setup
31 Files
31 Simulate
31 Restore defaults
32 Engine setup
33 Global reset
33 About
34 Files
34 USB mass storage device
34 Accessing the files dialog
34 Software update
36 Import system settings
36 Export system settings
37 Maintenance
37 Preventive maintenance
37 Cleaning the display unit
38 Dimensional drawings
39 Technical specifications
40 Supported data
40 NMEA 2000
41 J1939
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Basic operation
Front panel and keys
A Pages key
With no menu active:
•Press to scroll through the enabled pages
•Press and hold to display a list of enabled pages from
where you can select directly the page to display
Menu and dialog operation:
•Press to return to previous menu level or to exit a dialog
B Arrow keys
•Press to move up and down in menus and dialogs
•Press to adjust a value
C Enter key
•Press to select a menu option and to enter the next menu
level
•Press to activate/deactivate a menu/dialog option
D Menu/Backlight key
•Press once to display the page menu
•Double-press to display the settings dialog
•Press and hold to open the display setup dialog from
where you can adjust the backlight
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Turning the unit on and off
The unit is turned on by the power ON wire. Refer to the installation
documentation for more information.
It is possible to put the unit in sleep mode, refer to "Displaysetup" on
page 9.
Switch off the main power supply to turn the unit off.
First time startup
When the unit is started for the first time, or after a factory default,
the unit displays a series of dialogs. Respond to the dialog prompts
to make fundamental settings.
You can perform further setup and later change settings using the
system settings dialogs.
Menus
Not all pages have a page specific menu (A), but all page menus
give access to the Settings dialog.
Activate the menu by pressing the Menu key from any page.
To navigate the menu:
•Use the arrow keys
To confirm a selection:
•Press the enter key
To return to the previous menu level:
•Press the pages key
Editing a value
1. Press the enter key to turn the field into edit mode
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- The left digit starts flashing
2. Use the arrow keys to set the value for the flashing digit
3. Press the enter key to move focus to the next digit
4. Repeat step 3 and 4 until all digits are set
5. Press the enter key to leave edit mode for the selected field
Selectedfield Fieldineditmode
To cancel editing or leave a dialog:
•Press the pages key
•Press the menu key
Display setup
The display setup can be adjusted at any time from the Display
setup dialog.
To access the dialog:
•Press and holding the menu key
ÚNote: All changes made to the display setup will apply to all
units belonging to the same display group. For more
information about network groups, refer to "Networkgroups" on
page 29.
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Backlight level
Adjusts the backlight level.
When the dialog is active, you can cycle the preset backlight levels
by short presses on the menu key.
Display group
Defines which network group the unit belongs to.
ÚNote: All changes made to the display setup will apply to all
units belonging to the same display group. For more
information about network groups, refer to "Networkgroups" on
page 29.
Night mode
Activates/deactivates the night mode color palette.
Night mode color
Sets the night mode color palette.
Invert day color
Changes the background color for the pages from default black to
white.
Sleep mode
In Sleep mode, the backlight for the screen and keys are turned off
to save power. The system continues to run in the background.
To exit Sleep mode:
•Press the menu key
Selecting a page
Scrolling through enabled pages
To scroll through the enabled data pages:
•Press the pages key
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Directly selecting a page
To display the list of enabled pages:
•Press and hold the pages key
If you do not confirm your selection the menu will timeout and the
highlighted page will be displayed.
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Pages
Static gauge
Some pages have a static gauge at the bottom of the display
showing engine data.
One engine Two engines
Description
AConfigurable field 1
BConfigurable field 2
CConfigurable field 3
DConfigurable field 4
ERPM dial
FEngine alarms
ÚNote: For a dual engine setup, configurable field (A) and (B) in
the static gauge can be configured to always show RPM. For
more information refer to "Enginesetup" on page 32.
Data shown in the configurable fields corresponds with the data
shown on the motoring page, refer to "Motoring" on page 13.
One engine Two engines
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Changing page data
Some pages allow you to change which data is displayed on the
page.
To change page data:
1Press the menu key and select the change data option
2If the page has multiple data fields, select the field you want
to change
3Select the data to be shown in the field
4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to change additional fields
5Press the menu key and save your changes
Missing or faulty data
If a data type is missing or if the data is out of scale, there will be no
data reading on the display. The example shows a page with
missing information.
Predefined pages
Motoring
One engine Two engines
Description
ARPM dial
BEngine alarms
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Engine
One engine Two engines
Fuel economy
Description
ARemaining vessel fuel
BFuel rate
Page menu
From the page menu you can access the refuel dialog by pressing
the add fuel option. For more information, refer to "Fuel" on page
17.
Highway
Shows navigation information, including visualization of the boat´s
position on the track. The cross track error limit (A) is shown on the
page.
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ÚNote: Requires a compatible navigational source connected to
the network.
Depth history
Shows current water temperature, depth and a histogram of
recorded depth data. The shallow water alarm limit (A) is visualized
on the page.
Page menu
From the page menu you can change the history time range.
Basic speed/depth
The speed field includes an acceleration bar (A).
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Single time plot
Page menu
From the page menu you can change the history time range.
Dual time plot
Page menu
From the page menu you can change the history time range and/or
shown data.
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Fuel
Requirements
To use the fuel utility, a Navico fuel data storage device must be
fitted to the vessels NMEA 2000 network.
Fuel management
Fuel settings can be found in the settings dialog.
Make sure that the vessel setup is completed and the number of
tanks and total fuel capacity is set to the correct value.
Adding fuel
Enter the amount of fuel added to the tank, or select the set to full
option when filling the tank to its maximum capacity.
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Fuel used
The fuel used dialog shows the amount of fuel used since the last
fill, from trip reset and seasonal usage.
If the vessel is configured with multiple engines, the fuel used data
shown is the total for all engines. It also lists data for each engine.
The reset option in the dialog allows resetting the fuel used data.
You can reset all engines or each engine separately.
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Alarms
System alarms
Type of messages
The messages are classified according to how the reported situation
affects your vessel. The following color codes are used:
Color Importance
Red Critical alarm
Orange Important alarm
Yellow Standard alarm
Blue Warning
Green Lite warning
Alarm indication
An alarm situation is indicated with an alarm pop-up. If you have
enabled the siren, the alarm message is followed by an audible
alarm.
A single alarm is displayed with the name of the alarm as the title,
and details for the alarm.
If more than one alarm is activated simultaneously, the alarm pop-
up can display 3 alarms. The alarms are listed in the order they occur
with the last activated alarm at the top. The remaining alarms are
available in the alarms dialog.
Engine alarms
For engine specific alarms, an icon will appear on the motoring
page. The icon will remain active as long as that alarm instance is
still valid.
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ÚNote: For dual engine configuration, the alarm icon will appear
on the side of the display that the engine is configured.
Pages that have a static gauge will also show engine alarms.
Icon Alarm description
Power / Charge indicator
Check engine / General engine faults / Engine or its
related system faults
High engine temperature
Warning - Engine malfunction - Check active alarms /
DTCs for available information
Water in fuel
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