JRC Radar 1000, Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ...are used in this instruction manual and on the product itself to ensure correct handling and proper use Their meanings are explained below Please observe the advice and precautions emphasised by the...

Page 3: ...ecommended Before approaching close to the scanner or dismounting it ensure that the STBY OFF and the X MIT OFF keys on the display unit have both been turned off The cable connector P1 at the rear of...

Page 4: ...III SCANNER UNIT NKE 1063 DISPLAY UNIT NCD 3970A Equipment Photographs...

Page 5: ...NG AND INSPECTION 7 3 2 PLANNING THE INSTALLATION 7 3 3 MOUNTING THE DISPLAY UNIT 9 3 4 MOUNTING THE SCANNER UNIT 12 3 5 CONNECTING THE SCANNER UNIT CABLE 13 3 6 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 15 3 7 INITIAL O...

Page 6: ...TTING AUTO MANUAL TUNING 33 4 25 IN CASE AN UNUSUAL CONDITION OCCURS DURING OPERATION 33 4 26 DISPLAY OF TRANSPONDER 34 SECTION 5 MAINTENANCE 35 5 1 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 35 5 2 CLEANING MONTHLY INTE...

Page 7: ...nt also known as rain and snow clutter suppression GPS Global Positioning System IR Interference Rejection KM Kilometer LCD Liquid Crystal Display LL Latitude Longitude MH Modulator High voltage NM Na...

Page 8: ...plete and accurate 360 radar picture of other vessels buoys and land surrounding your vessel 1 2 FEATURES Easy operation using J DIAL and JOYSTICK High speed rotation antenna Easy to understand cursor...

Page 9: ...0 MK2 system JMA 1020 Scanner Unit NKE 1063 Display Unit NCD 3970A Bracket MPBX39815 Interunit Cable CFQ8768 15 8 cores composite cables 15 m Power Cable CFQ 8572 with Fuse 2 m Instrution Manual 7ZPRD...

Page 10: ...3 EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW FIG 1 2 SCANNER MOUNTING DIMENSIONS FIG 1 1 DISPLAY MOUNTING DIMENSIONS 1 4 DIMENSIONS...

Page 11: ...EBL Key DISPLAY UNIT J Dial Joystick with MENU ENT POWER INPUT NMEA COMPASS CONNECTOR INTER UNIT CONNECTOR LATCH OFFSET Key Contrast Dimmer Key Transmit off Key Stand by off Key DISPLAY UNIT FIG 2 1 D...

Page 12: ...rease the range scale in use SEA reduces sea clutter RAIN reduces rain or snow clutter GAIN controls strength of returned echoes TUNE manually fine tunes receiver by peaking tuning bar No tuning bar i...

Page 13: ...ALL 10 20 30 SCANS STBY PERIOD 3 5 10 15 MINS TUNE AUTO MANUAL INITIAL SET UP MENU RELATIVE BEARING ALIGNMENT DISPLAY TIMING TUNE PRESET STC PRESET BUZZER VOLUME ON OR OFF OPER PROMPTS LANGUAGE OFFSET...

Page 14: ...ation and service aboard your particular vessel In general the scanner unit should be mounted as high as possible above the waterline and the display unit should be installed in a convenient viewing p...

Page 15: ...8 FIG 3 1 GENERAL SYSTEM DIAGRAM INSTALLATION...

Page 16: ...ource 5 The selected location should be far enough away from any device which might cause interference such as motors generators and echo sounders 6 Generally the display unit should be located in a p...

Page 17: ...assembly on the other side of the unit DISPLAY UNIT BRACKET LATCH The display unit is separated from the bracket in the shipping carton Install the display unit by sliding it onto the bracket until i...

Page 18: ...11 FIG 3 4 SCANNER MOUNTING DIMENSIONS FIG 3 3 DISPLAY MOUNTING DIMENSIONS INSTALLATION...

Page 19: ...as a guide install the scanner unit by securing it to a solid mounting surface The attachment bolts are stainless steel hexhead bolts M6 31 75 mm 1 25 long Both flat and lock washers should be used Se...

Page 20: ...ilt the beam angle slightly downward with respect to the waterline 3 5 CONNECTING THE SCANNER UNIT CABLE The scanner unit is supplied with an interunit cable which includes a plug P1 for connection to...

Page 21: ...NSTALLATION TURN THE RADIATOR THIS DIRECTION REDOME a SHIELD COVER b a b CABLE GASKET A d c e CABLE c GASKET B GASKET A GASKET B e d c DON T PILE GROOVES GASKET A B FIG 3 6 ASSEMBLING PROCEDURE FOR CA...

Page 22: ...se is located in the power cable NORMAL BROW FUSE 5 A SHOULD BE SPECIFIED 3 6 2 EXTERNAL SYSTEM INTERFACE The RADAR 1500 MK2 will interface with any NAV AID GPS or LORAN and compass with the standard...

Page 23: ...GSR TI GS BZ TUNI TUNV 12V P2 P1 P1 P2 T RED T BLK YEL GRN BLU WHI TO SHIP S POWER DISPLAY UNIT NCD 3970 SCANNER UNIT NKE 1063 TO NAV AID S Data Output Data Ground TO COMPASS S Data Output Data Ground...

Page 24: ...AID INTERCONNECTION INSTALLATION TO SCANNER UNIT DISPLAY UNIT BATTERY FUSE TO NAV AID NAV AID S Data Output NAV AID S Data Ground YEL GRN BLU WHI RED BLK DC12V TO COMPASS COMPASS S Data Output COMPASS...

Page 25: ...e that all steps of the installation were accomplished in ac cordance with the instructions Make sure that 1 The cables are not pinched or damaged 2 The allowed voltage is not exceeded and the polarit...

Page 26: ...Pick the stron gest of the 2 Press the JOYSTICK to save and exit 3 7 4 STC PRESET Set range to 6 NM Set Gain to maximum In the INITIAL SET UP MENU select STC PRESET Use the J DIAL to remove all backg...

Page 27: ...eading Marker is the solid vertical line on the display Press JOYSTICK in when done 3 7 6 DISPLAY TIMING This step must be performed Failure to perform this step may result in incor rect target distan...

Page 28: ...be helpful to new users operating the radar The default setting is ON In the INITIAL SET UP MENU select OPER PROMPT Select ON or OFF Press JOYSTICK when done 3 7 9 LANGUAGE English is the default lan...

Page 29: ...oficient in their use so that he she will obtain the best performance from the equipment when the visibility is poor or the sea area is crowded This section takes you through the controls step by step...

Page 30: ...and displayed together with the total display unit usage to date Press the X MIT OFF key the radar transmits the scanner begins to rotate and echoes will appear on the screen Press the STBY OFF key th...

Page 31: ...ATION TRAIL ON GUARD ZONE ALARM ON OWN SHIP SPEED DATA SELECTING J DIAL LEVEL INDICATOR TUNE INDICATOR OWN SHIP COURSE DATA INTERFERENCE REJECTION ON TARGET EXPANDER ON RANGE RING INTERVAL NM RANGE SC...

Page 32: ...evel selected The proper setting is when the background noise is just visible on the screen i e a light speckled effect 4 5 ADJUSTING TUNING Press the J DIAL until the TUNE appears highlighted at the...

Page 33: ...clockwise to vary the level and thus control the strength of echoes returned from rain or snow As you rotate clockwise the returned echoes will become narrower and the returns from rain or snow will b...

Page 34: ...f the distance between this nearest ring and the inner edge of the target 2 Using VRM Press the EBL VRM key If EBL is highlighted press and hold the EBL VRM key to change to VRM mode and activate the...

Page 35: ...le around the perimeter of the display The bearing which you obtain is the terget s relative bearing in degrees 2 Using EBL Press the EBL VRM key If VRM is highlighted press and hold the EBL VRM key t...

Page 36: ...be displayed to the right side of the selected menu with the mark The DISPLAY can be scrolled for the second menu sheet which is below IR selection GUARD on the first menu sheet is below TUNE on the...

Page 37: ...e Move the cursor to the desired guard zone start point using the JOYSTICK and then press the JOYSTICK again The distance help line and the azimuth help line of the dotted line are displayed in the fi...

Page 38: ...e necessary data output a waypoint symbol can be made to appear on the radar screen by activating the WAYPOINT function in the DISPLAY menu Numeric data showing the waypoint s bearing range and time t...

Page 39: ...you are navigating in a port area ser viced by a RACON you should turn off the IR mode in order to see the RA CON signals clearly 4 22 DISPLAY MODE Targets can be displayed in black on a white backgro...

Page 40: ...n Unusual Condition Occurs during Operation If the operator encounters unusual conditions such as The screen is disturbed The machine accepts no key input While manipulating initialize RADAR 1500 MK2...

Page 41: ...beacon mark on the radar screen RANGE SCALE Select 6 or 12 nm SEA Set to minimum TUNE DETUNED to reduce the clutter IR Set IR OFF When above settings to are made to display SART signals objects aroun...

Page 42: ...t When servicing this equipment it is important that the technician com plies with all safety precautions set forth in this manual The high voltage can cause severe personal injury 5 1 PREVENTIVE MAIN...

Page 43: ...e display unit with a clean soft lint free cloth slightly dampened with fresh water 5 3 LCD FILTER SURFACE CLEANING In time the surface of the LCD FILTER screen may accumulate a film of contaminants w...

Page 44: ...l It is very important that you take time to fill out this card The warranty registration card should be returned to the nearest JRC service center immediately after your purchase in order to receive...

Page 45: ...0 5 6 0 6 1 0 12 0 6 2 0 16 0 4 4 0 4 Range discriminations Less than 25 m 5 Range ring accuracy Better than 0 9 of maximum range of the scale in use or 8 m whichever is the greater 6 Bearing accurac...

Page 46: ...tal 5 2 nominal Vertical 30 5 Sidelobes Less than 21 dB 6 Rotation Approx 32 rpm 7 Transmitter frequency 9445 30 MHz 8 Peak power output 2 kW 9 Pulse length PRF 0 08 s 2250 Hz 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 NM 0...

Page 47: ...s below 11 Timed TX Rotation period 10 20 or 30 scans Repetition period 3 5 10 15 min 12 Language English French Spanish Italian Norweigian German 13 Features VRM EBL Cursor with LL Interference rejec...

Page 48: ...CUT OUT HATCHED AREA 4 HOLES DRILL 4 5mm 177 DIA 7 36 187mm 6 65 169mm 6 33 161mm 6 49 165mm 3 93 100mm 7 20 183mm Fig 1 RADAR 1500 MK2 DISPLAY UNIT NCD 3970A FLUSH MOUNT TEMPLATE...

Page 49: ...Fig 2 RADAR 1500 MK2 SCANNER UNIT NKE 1063 RADOME TEMPLATE CABLE ACCESS 5 12mm 0 47 141 42mm 5 57 141 42mm 5 57 FORWARD...

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