B&G Triton2 Operator's Manual

Triton2
Operator Manual
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Preface

Disclaimer

As Navico is continuously improving this product, we retain the right to make changes to the product at any time which may not be reflected in this version of the manual. Please contact your nearest distributor if you require any further assistance.
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 safe boating practices.
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Copyright

Copyright © 2016 Navico Holding AS.

Warranty

The warranty card is supplied as a separate document. In case of any queries, refer to the brand website of your display or
system: www.bandg.com.
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Compliance statements

This equipment complies with:
CE under EMC directive 2014/30/EU
The requirements of level 2 devices of the Radio communications
(Electromagnetic Compatibility) standard 2008
The relevant Declaration of conformity is available in the product's section at the following website: www.bandg.com.

About this manual

This manual is a reference guide for operating the Triton2. It assumes that all equipment is installed and configured, and that the system is ready to use.
The manual assumes that the user has basic knowledge of navigation, nautical terminology and practices.
Important text that requires special attention from the reader is emphasized as follows:
Note: Used to draw the reader’s attention to a comment or
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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.

Manual version

This manual is written for software version 1.0. The manual is continually updated to match new software releases. The latest available manual version can be downloaded from www.bandg.com.
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Contents

7 Introduction
7 Manuals 8 Front panel and keys
9 Basic operation
9 Turning the unit on and off 9 Operating the menu system 10 Display setup 11 Display mode 12 Selecting a data page 13 Man Over Board (MOB)
15 Pages
15 Enabling/disabling a page 15 Automatic scrolling pages 16 Predefined pages and template pages 25 Configuring data pages 27 Missing or faulty data
28 Race timer and Trip log
28 Race timer 29 Trip log
31 AIS
31 The AIS page 31 AIS target symbols 32 Selecting a target 32 AIS page display options 33 Displaying target information 33 AIS messages 34 AIS SART 34 Vessel alarms 36 AIS settings
38 Autopilot
38 Safe operation with the autopilot 39 Autopilot controller
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40 The autopilot page 40 Autopilot modes 47 Using the autopilot in an EVC system 47 Autopilot alarms 47 Autopilot settings
57 Alarms
57 Alarm indication 57 Acknowledging the alarms 58 Enabling the alarm system and the alarm siren 58 Alarm history 59 Alarm limits on analog pages
60 Software setup
60 Remote displays 61 Calibration 69 Damping 69 System settings
75 Maintenance
75 Preventive maintenance 75 Cleaning the display unit 75 Checking the connectors 75 Software update
78 Menu flow chart
78 Page menus 78 Settings menu
82 Technical specification
83 Dimensional drawing
84 Terms and abbreviations
86 Supported data
86 NMEA 2000 PGN (transmit) 86 NMEA 2000 PGN (receive)
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Introduction

The Triton2 is a networked multifunction instrument. The display shows data measured by sensors and other equipment connected to the system.
The unit calculates speed, wind, trip distance and time, average speed, set and drift. A race timer is also included.
If a compatible autopilot computer is connected to the network, the Triton2 will also display autopilot status.
The autopilot can be controlled by the optional Triton2 Pilot controller. The Triton2 can then be used as the autopilot display, and
full autopilot functionality will be available.

Manuals

The following documentation is available for the Triton2 system:
Triton2 Operator manual (988-11214-00n) - this manual
Triton2 Quick guide (988-11219-00n)
Triton2 Pilot controller User Guide (988-11224-00n)
AP44/IS42/Triton2 Installation guide (988-11229-00n)
AP44/IS42/Triton2 Mounting template (988-11230-00n)
OP12/Triton2 Autopilot controller Mounting template (988-11231-00n)
H5000 Installation manual (988-10635-00n)
NAC-2/NAC-3 Autopilot computer Commissioning manual
(988-11233-00n)
AC12N/AC42N Installation manual (988-10276-00n)
Note: The last digit in the part numbers is the document's
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revision code. The latest version of all documents can be downloaded from the product website on www.bandg.com.
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Front panel and keys

1 2 3 2 4
1 Pages key
With no menu active:
Press to scroll through the enabled data 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.
2 Arrow keys
Press to move up and down in menus and dialogs. Press to adjust a value.
3 Enter key
Press to select a menu option and to enter the next menu level. Press to activate/deactivate a menu/dialog option.
4 MENU/Backlight key
Press once to display the page menu. Double-press to display the Settings menu. Press and hold to display the Display setup dialog from where you can adjust the display backlight.
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Basic operation

Turning the unit on and off

The unit has no power key, and it will be running as long as power is connected to the NMEA 2000 network backbone.

First time startup

When the unit is started for the first time and after a factory reset, the unit displays a setup wizard. Respond to the setup wizard prompts to select some fundamental setup options. These settings can later be changed and further configuration made as described in "Software setup" on page 60.

Sleep mode

In Sleep mode, the backlight for screen and keys are turned off to save power. The system continues to run in the background.
You select Sleep mode from the Display setup dialog, activated by pressing and holding the MENU key. Switch from Sleep mode to normal operation by a short press on the MENU key.

Operating the menu system

All functions and settings in the unit are available from the menu system, activated by pressing the MENU key from any page.
Not all pages have a page specific menu, but all page menus give access to the Race timer and to the Settings menu.
You can also access the Settings menu by double-pressing the MENU key.
Page menu
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Use the arrow keys to move up and down in the menus and in
the dialogs
Confirm a selection by pressing the Enter key
Return to previous menu level by pressing the Pages key

Edit a numeric value

1. Use the arrow keys to select the entry field
2. Press the Enter key to turn the field into edit mode
- The left digit starts flashing
3. Use the arrow keys to set the value for the flashing digit
4. Press the Enter key to move focus to the next digit
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until all digits are set
6. Press the Enter key to leave edit mode for the selected field
7. Use the arrow keys to select the Cancel or Save buttons, then
press the Enter key to confirm your selection and to close the dialog
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Selected field
Note: You can at any time press the Pages key to leave a dialog
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without saving the entries.
Field in edit mode

Display setup

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The display setup can be adjusted at any time from the Display setup dialog, activated by pressing and holding the MENU key.
The following options are available:
Backlight level: Adjusts the backlight level from Min (10%) to Max
(100%) in 10% increments
- When the Backlight level field is active, subsequent presses on
the MENU key adjusts backlight level in decrements of 30%
Display group: Defines which network group the unit belongs to
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 white to black
Sleep: Turns the backlight for screen and keys off to save power
Note: All changes made to the display setup will apply to all
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units belonging to the same display group. For more information about network groups, refer to "Network groups" on page 72.

Display mode

The Triton2 unit can be set up as an instrument only, as an autopilot display only, or as a combination of those two display modes.
Instrument display only: Displays active data pages. The Autopilot
page can be one of these data pages
Autopilot display only: Displays only the autopilot page
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Autopilot display when engaged: Switches automatically to the
Autopilot page when the autopilot is switched to an automatic mode. When the autopilot is switched to Standby mode the display switches back to the previous page. This behaviour does not require that an Autopilot page is selected as one of the 8 enabled data pages
The Display mode dialog has the following additional options:
Show MOB: Switches automatically to the MOB page if a Man
Over Board event is triggered from another system on the network. Refer to "Man Over Board (MOB)" on page 13
Show autopilot advanced settings: Displays all available autopilot
settings. Refer to "Sailing (H5000)" on page 50.

Selecting a data page

The Triton2 includes 16 predefined data pages, but only 8 of these can be enabled.
For detailed information about pages, refer to "Pages" on page 15. Two options are available for selecting an enabled page:
Directly selecting a page
Scrolling pages
For automatic page scrolling, refer to "Automatic scrolling pages" on page
15.
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Directly selecting a page

Press and hold the Pages key to display a list of enabled pages, then:
use the arrow keys to select the page you want to display
confirm your selection by pressing the Enter key
If you don't confirm your selection the menu will timeout and the highlighted page will be displayed after 3 seconds.

Scrolling through enabled data pages

Press the Pages key to scroll through the enabled data pages.
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Man Over Board (MOB)

Note: MOB and AIS-SART will only work with a B&G
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Multifunction Display (MFD) on the network.
If a Man Over Board event is triggered from another system on the network, the instrument automatically switches to the MOB page.
This function can be enabled/disabled from the Display setup dialog. Refer to "Display mode" on page 11.
The MOB page shows the position, the range and the bearing of the MOB at the position the MOB function was activated. If the man over board event is activated via an AIS-SART, the MOB position is updated via the AIS-SART signal.
Note: If you have an H5000 CPU on the network the CPU will
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perform dead reckoning calculations to provide the estimated position of the man over board. This estimated position will be displayed as a triangle symbol.
Received MOB position
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Received and estimated MOB positions
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The system continues to display navigational information towards the MOB waypoint until you cancel the navigation from the menu.
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Pages

The Triton2 includes 16 predefined data pages. In addition to these pages there are 13 template pages that can be
used for creating user defined pages. You can have up to 8 pages enabled in the unit. These can be any
combination of predefined pages and user defined pages.

Enabling/disabling a page

To make a page available via the Page key you need to ensure it has been selected as one of the eight enabled pages.

Automatic scrolling pages

You can select to let the system automatically scroll through all enabled pages at a defined time interval.
You set the time interval and start the automatic scrolling function from the Pages menu.
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Predefined pages and template pages

000.0
ft
Pre-defined pages Template pages
Autopilot status
Sailsteer 2x1 Grid
Highway 2x2 Grid
Laylines 2x2 Grid Offset
Wind plot 3x3 Grid
Tide 1 + 3 Digital - bottom
Weather 1 + 6 Digital
Depth history 1 + 3 Digital - side
Basic Speed & Depth 1 + 4 Digital
Basic Wind angle & Speed
GPS Analog + 3
Full screen
Single analog
Composite wind Composite Wind + 3
AIS SailSteer + 3
Steering
Single Time plot
Dual Time plot
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Autopilot status page

Autopilot status. Refer to "Autopilot" on page 38.

SailSteer page

Core Sailing data displaying all key data relative to the yacht's bow for easy visualization.
1 Apparent wind * 2 Bearing to current waypoint * 3 COG (Course Over Ground) * 4 Vessel heading 5 Tide rate and relative direction * 6 Port (red) and Starboard (green) Laylines * 7 TWA (True Wind Angle) - Green if on TWA upwind or
downwind. Blue if off target by 10º or more, or on a free leg. The indicator will fade from blue to green the closer you get to the exact angle
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* Optional page items. The following options are available from the menu for configuring
the SailSteer page:
Laylines
Tidal flow correction: Calculates the tidal flow and offsets the
laylines accordingly
Target wind angle: Used for selecting the available target wind
angle options:
- Polar: Takes the target wind angle from the active polar table
- Actual: Takes the instantaneous wind angle
- Manual: Used for manually entering the upwind and downwind values
Layline limits: Shaded areas indicating the minimum and
maximum tack/gybe time period to either side of the layline. This can be set to 5, 10, 15 or 30 minute increments.
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Indicators
Defines which indicators are displayed on the SailSteer page.
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Highway page

Navigation information, including a 3D view of the boat position on the track.

Laylines page

Note: The Laylines page is only available when an H5000 CPU is
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connected to the system.
Laylines to mark/waypoint with limits.
The following options are available from the menu for configuring the page:
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Tidal flow correction
Calculates the tidal flow and offsets the laylines accordingly.
Show grid
Shows a grid with each square representing one boat length.
Target wind angle
True wind angle is used in the layline calculations. There are 3 options available:
Polar: Takes the target wind angle from your polar table in the
H5000 CPU
Actual: Takes the current value of target wind angle
Manual: Allows for manually entering upwind and downwind
values
Layline limits
When selected will show a shaded area indicating the minimum and maximum tack/gybe time period either side of the layline. This can be set to 5, 10, 15 & 30 minute increments.
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Wind Plot

True wind direction (TWD) and true wind speed (TWS) as a plotted graph over a specified timescale.
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The Wind histogram time period can be set to show 5, 10, 30 or a 60 minutes history.
You change the period from the menu or by using the arrow keys.

Tide page

Tidal information shown relative to the yacht's bow.

Weather page

Weather data shown graphically along with environmental data for easy visualization.
The barometer time period can be set to show from 3 hours until 48 hours history. You change the period from the menu or by using the arrow keys.
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Depth history page

Current depth and histogram of recorded depth data.
The Depth histogram time period can be set to show 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes history.
You change the period from the menu or by using the arrow keys.

Speed/Depth page

Basic speed and depth. Speed field includes an acceleration bargraph.
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Wind Angle speed page

Apparent angle and true wind speed. The wind angle indicator (1) is red for port and green for starboard
tack. The true wind speed field includes a Beaufort scale indicator (2).

GPS page

GPS and navigation information. If not navigating the navigation fields show dashes.
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Composite Wind

Easy visualization of wind information. Apparent wind angle indicator (1) and true wind angle indicator (2).

AIS page

Showing AIS targets within selected range. Refer to "AIS" on page
31.
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Steering

Navigational data, including an easy visualization of compass heading.
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Single time plot

Easy visualization showing current and historical data plotted over a specified time scale.
You can change data and time period from the menu. The time period can also be adjusted by using the arrow keys.

Dual time plot

Easy visualization showing current and historical data plotted over a specified time scale.
You can change data and time period for each of the time plots from the menu.

Configuring data pages

Replacing a page

Any enabled page can be replaced with one of the other predefined pages, or by a template page if you want to create a custom page.
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Creating/editing a custom page

A custom page is created in a two steps process:
Replacing one of the active pages with a template page (ref
above)
Selecting data for the template page's field(s)
Note: If the template page has multiple data fields you use the
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arrow keys to select active field.
You can later change the data for any fields in a custom page.

Changing the range scale on analog pages

You can change the range scale for some full screen analog pages by pressing the arrow keys.
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Note: If the actual recorded data is greater than the selected
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analog scale, the analog needle will remain at the highest point on the scale. The digital window in the center of the display will show the actual value.
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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 the basic Depth/Speed page with missing speed information.
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