Raymarine Heading Sensor, Owner'S Handbook Manual

Page 1: ...Heading Sensor Owner s Handbook Document number 81124_3 Date 1stMay2001 124_3cov p65 09 05 01 11 29 1 ...

Page 2: ...Copyright Raymarine Limited 2001 124_3cov p65 09 05 01 11 29 2 ...

Page 3: ...ineenvironment ThedesignandmanufactureofRaymarineequipmentandaccessories conformtotheappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility EMC standards butcorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatperformance isnotcompromised Handbook information Tothebestofourknowledge theinformationinthishandbookwas correctwhenitwenttopress However theRaymarinepolicyof continuous productimprovementmaychangeproductspecificatio...

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Page 5: ...e Fault Finding 3 2 1 Servicing and Safety 3 2 2 Maintenance 3 2 3 Fault Finding 4 Assistance 4 Chapter 3 Installation 5 3 1 Before you Begin 5 Components 5 Basic Installation Tools 5 EMC Installation Guidelines 5 Suppression Ferrites 6 Connections to Other Equipment 7 3 2 Siting the Heading Sensor 7 3 3 Installation Procedure 8 3 4 Connection Procedure 9 124_3pre p65 09 05 01 11 29 3 ...

Page 6: ...SensorOwner sHandbook Chapter 4 Calibration 11 4 1 Introduction 11 EMC Conformance 11 4 2 Continuous Deviation Correction 11 4 3 Heading Alignment 12 Heading Sensor Specification 15 124_3pre p65 09 05 01 11 29 4 ...

Page 7: ...andbookcontainsimportantinformationontheinstallation calibrationandmaintenanceofyourHeadingSensor Pleasereadthe handbookthoroughly sothatyougetthebestresultsfromthisproduct 1 2 Description TheRaymarineHeadingSensorconsistsofanoil filledsphere suspendedinacustombuilt swingbracket togetherwithassociated electronics TheHeadingSensortransmitsmagneticcompassheadingdatato equipmentthatisNMEA0183compatib...

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Page 9: ...cefromyourRaymarine equipment guidelinesaregivenintheinstallationinstructions to enableyoutoensureminimuminteractionbetweendifferentitems ofequipment i e ensureoptimumElectromagneticCompatibility EMC AlwaysreportanyEMC relatedproblemtoyournearestRaymarine dealer Weusesuchinformationtoimproveourqualitystandards Insomeinstallations itmaynotbepossibletopreventthe equipmentfrombeingaffectedbyexternali...

Page 10: ...tion Nocompassheadingdataavailable Check that the cable connecting the Heading Sensor to the NMEA instrumentorsystemisfirmlyattached and undamaged The compass heading displayed on Heading Sensor has not been linearised theassociatedinstrumentisnotthe sameastheship scompass Linearisation procedure unsuccessful Move the Heading Sensor to a new location and try again Assistance Ifyoustillhaveaproblem...

Page 11: ...tandard components HeadingSensor Swing bracket Selftappingscrews 4 6ft 2m cable withmoldedHeadingSensorplugononeend IfyouareinstallingtheHeadingSensoratadistancefromanNMEA instrumentorsystem youmayalsoneeda16 25ft 5m NMEA accessorycable Basic InstallationTools Crossheadscrewdriver Electric handdrill 1mm 0 39in drillbit EMC Installation Guidelines AllRaymarineequipmentandaccessoriesaredesignedtothe...

Page 12: ...ofSSBradios thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7 ft 2 m Morethan7ft 2m fromthepathofaradarbeam Aradar beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveand belowtheradiatingelement Theequipmentissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedfor enginestart Voltagedropsbelow10 Vinthepowersupplytoour products andstartermotortransients cancausetheequipmentto reset Thiswillnotdamagetheequipment butmaycausethelossof ...

Page 13: ...ticalorhorizontalbulkhead preferablyforwardfacing awayfromlargeferrousobjectssuchasthe engineandothermagneticdevices Ifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutthemagneticsuitabilityofachosen location attachahandbearingcompasstothechosensiteandthenturn yourvesselthrough360 Differencesbetweenthehand bearing compassandtheboat scompassshouldnotexceed10 onanyheading TheHeadingSensorshouldbepositionedascloseaspossibletoth...

Page 14: ...adingSensor 1 HoldtheHeadingSensormountingbracket 4 againstthe selectedbulkhead 2 OutlinethefourfixingholesintheHeadingSensormounting bracket 4 3 Drillfourpilotholesfortheself tappingscrews 4 SecuretheHeadingSensormountingbracket 4 tothebulkhead usingthefourself tappingscrews 3 provided Theembossed arrowonthebackofthebracketmustbepointingskywards Note The Heading Sensor must be within 10 of the ve...

Page 15: ...ading Sensor mounting bracket 6 PasstheAllenbolt 2 throughtheapertureinthetopofthe HeadingSensormountingbracket 4 andtightenusingtheAllen keysupplied Note You may need to loosen this later to adjust the Heading Sensor alignment as described in Chapter 4 Calibration 3 4 Connection Procedure ToconnectyourHeadingSensortoanNMEA0183compatible instrument suchasaXXRadar 1 Plugthe6ft 2m HeadingSensorcable...

Page 16: ...MEA0183compatible equipment todeterminethecorrectpinconnectionsfortheheading sensorinput Forexample theconnectionsforaXXRadarareshown inthefollowingdiagram 5 12VDC Heading sensor 6 Ground Heading sensor 4 NMEA Heading sensor 3 NMEA Heading sensor 2 NMEA Navigation aid 1 NMEA Navigation aid D5507 1 Red Black Yellow 6 1 5 4 2 3 XX Radar J404 NMEA Chassis Connector viewed from the solder side of the ...

Page 17: ...singtheRaymarineHeading Sensor sContinuousDeviationCorrection TheHeadingSensor monitorsthedeviationcontinuouslyand iftherequiredconditionsare met updatesitscorrectiondata ThischapterdescribestheContinuousDeviationCorrectionprocedure andtheheadingalignmentprocedure EMC Conformance Alwayschecktheinstallationbeforegoingtoseatomakesurethatit isnotaffectedbyradiotransmissions enginestartingetc 4 2 Cont...

Page 18: ...ariationdataobtained 4 3 HeadingAlignment AfteryouhaveperformedtheContinuousDeviationCorrection procedure youshouldchecktheheadingalignment Youcandoso usingoneorbothofthefollowingtechniques Comparetheheadinginformationonyourdisplayinstrument such asaXXRadarorRayData withtheship smagneticcompassfor severalheadings Note Your magnetic compass must be accurate and should have been calibrated recently ...

Page 19: ...otatethesensorslightlyclockwise IftheHeadingSensor sreadingsaregreaterthantheactual readings rotatethesensorslightlyanti clockwise 3 Checktheheadingsagain andrepeatstep2ifrequired 4 Whentheheadingsmatch tightentheAllenbolttoholdthesensor initsnewposition 124_3c04 p65 09 05 01 11 30 13 ...

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Page 21: ...Power Supply 10 to 16V DC Power Consumption 40mA Operating Temperature 10 Cto 70 C 14 Fto158 F Weight 450g 1 lb Compatability NMEA0183compatibleequipment Accuracy 0 5 Gimbal Range Pitch 33 Roll 45 Data Output NMEA HDM MagneticCompassHeading 10Hz HDG Headingonly 124_3spe p65 09 05 01 11 30 15 ...

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Page 23: ...impellers impeller bearings and impeller shaft are specifically excluded from this Warranty Magnetrons Cathode Ray Tubes CRT TFT Liquid Crystal Displays LCD and cold cathode fluorescentlamps CCFL hailerhornsandtransducersarewarrantedfor1year 12monthsfromdate of sale These items must be returned to a Raymarine facility All costs associated with transducer replacement other than the cost of the tran...

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