Raymarine i40 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

i40

Installation and operation
instructions

English

Date: 06-2014
Document number: 81340-2-EN
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Documentnumber:81340-2
Date:06-2014

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation........................7

CertiedInstallation...................................................7

Wateringress............................................................7

Disclaimer.................................................................7

EMCinstallationguidelines........................................7

Suppressionferrites...................................................8

Connectionstootherequipment.................................8

Declarationofconformity............................................8

Productdisposal........................................................8

Warrantyregistration..................................................8

IMOandSOLAS........................................................8

Technicalaccuracy....................................................9

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information...........................................................11

2.1Documentinformation..........................................12

2.2Partssupplied......................................................13

2.3i40Productoverview............................................13

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................15

3.1Installationchecklist.............................................16

3.2Compatibletransducers........................................16

3.3Typicalsystems...................................................18

3.4T oolsrequired......................................................19

3.5Selectingadisplaylocation...................................19

3.6Selectingatransducerlocation.............................20

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................23

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................24

4.2Powerconnection................................................24

4.3Connections........................................................25

4.4SeaT alk

ng

connection...........................................27

Chapter5Locationandmounting.....................29

5.1Mounting.............................................................30

5.2Bracketmounting.................................................30

5.3Frontbezel..........................................................31

5.4Rotavectamounting.............................................32

Chapter6Gettingstarted...................................33

6.1Controls...............................................................34

6.2Power.................................................................34

6.3Datamaster.........................................................35

6.4Adjustingthebacklight..........................................35

6.5Adjustingthecontrast...........................................36

6.6Pages.................................................................36

Chapter7i40Bidata............................................37

7.1i40Bidataoperation.............................................38

7.2i40BidataDisplay................................................38

7.3Calibration...........................................................39

7.4Usercalibration—i40Bidata................................39

7.5Intermediatecalibration........................................41

7.6Dealercalibration.................................................42

7.7Switchingthedepthandspeedposition.................42

7.8Usingthedepthpages..........................................43

7.9Usingthespeedpages.........................................43

Chapter8i40Depth.............................................45

8.1i40Depthoperation..............................................46

8.2Calibration...........................................................46

8.3Usercalibration—i40Depth................................47

8.4Intermediatecalibration........................................48

8.5Dealercalibration.................................................48

8.6Usingthedepthpages..........................................49

Chapter9i40Speed............................................51

9.1i40Speedoperation.............................................52

9.2Calibration...........................................................52

9.3Usercalibration—i40Speed................................53

9.4Intermediatecalibration........................................54

9.5Dealercalibration.................................................54

9.6Usingthespeedpages.........................................55

Chapter10i40Wind............................................57

10.1i40Windoperation.............................................58

10.2Calibration.........................................................58

10.3Usercalibration—i40Wind................................59

10.4Intermediatecalibration......................................60

10.5Dealercalibration...............................................60

10.6Trueandapparentwindpages............................61

10.7Usingthewindpages.........................................61

Chapter11Alarms...............................................63

11.1Alarms...............................................................64

Chapter12Maintainingyourdisplay.................65

12.1Serviceandmaintenance...................................66

12.2Condensation.....................................................66

12.3Routineequipmentchecks..................................67

12.4Cleaning............................................................67

12.5Cleaningthedisplaycase...................................68

12.6Cleaningthedisplayscreen................................68

Chapter13Troubleshooting...............................69

13.1Troubleshooting.................................................70

13.2Instrumenttroubleshooting..................................71

13.3Poweruptroubleshooting...................................73

13.4Miscellaneoustroubleshooting............................74

Chapter14Technicalsupport............................75

14.1Raymarinecustomersupport..............................76

Chapter15Technicalspecication....................77

15.1T echnicalspecication........................................78

15.2Operatingranges...............................................79

Chapter16Sparesandaccessories..................81

16.1Accessories.......................................................82

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16.2Spares...............................................................82

16.3SeaT alkaccessories...........................................83

16.4SeaT alkpowercables.........................................83

16.5Converters.........................................................84

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya
Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation
qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.
ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,
andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand
operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledand
operatedinaccordancewiththe
instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct
performance.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe
powersourceisadequatelyprotected
bymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor
automaticcircuitbreaker.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis
switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Highvoltage

Thisproductcontainshighvoltage.
Adjustmentsrequirespecializedservice
proceduresandtoolsonlyavailableto
qualiedservicetechnicians.Thereare
nouserserviceablepartsoradjustments.
Theoperatorshouldneverremovethe
coverorattempttoservicetheproduct.

Caution:Transducercable

•DoNOTcut,shorten,orsplicethe
transducercable.

•DoNOTremovetheconnector.

Ifthecableiscut,itcannotberepaired.
Cuttingthecablewillalsovoidthe
warranty.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenance
andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect
yourwarranty .

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis
productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe
product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifthe
productissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure
washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts
subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis
error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries
causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,
bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformation
utilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,
someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe
sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby
agreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommend
thatwhereverpossible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedto
itare:

Importantinformation

7

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipment

transmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.
VHFradios,cablesandantennas.Inthecase
ofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar

beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed
tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebattery
fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto
preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparate
battery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation
preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,

alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppression
ferrites.TheseareimportantforcorrectEMC
performance.Ifaferritehastoberemovedforany
purpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmustbe
replacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproduct
isused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineauthorizeddealers.

Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbe
usedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetothe
extraweightofthecable.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnected
tootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby
Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe
attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Caution:Suncovers

•T oprotectyourproductagainstthe
damagingeffectsofultraviolet(UV)
light,alwaystthesuncoverswhenthe
productisnotinuse.

•Removethesuncoverswhentravelling
athighspeed,whetherinwaterorwhen
thevesselisbeingtowed.

Caution:Cleaning

Whencleaningthisproduct:

•DoNOTwipethedisplayscreenwith
adrycloth,asthiscouldscratchthe
screencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidor
ammoniabasedproducts.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

Caution:Condensation

Certainatmosphericconditionsmay
causeasmallamountofcondensation
toformontheunit'swindow.Thiswill
notdamagetheunitandwillclearafter
theunithasbeenswitchedonforashort
period.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis
compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofEMC
directive2004/108/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticate
maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat

www.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

Disposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththe
WEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment
(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipment.Whilstthe
WEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosomeRaymarine
products,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe
awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,
pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproductto
receivefullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumber
oftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen
registeringyourproductonline.Y oushouldretain
thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocument
isintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand
workboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

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Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis
documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.
However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforany
inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,
ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmay
changespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,
Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences
betweentheproductandthisdocument.Please
checktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)
toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of
thedocumentationforyourproduct.

Importantinformation

9

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage12

•2.2Partssuppliedonpage13

•2.3i40Productoverviewonpage13

Documentandproductinformation

11

2.1Documentinformation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation
relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe
necessaryequipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider
systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical
supportifrequired.

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocuments
areavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom

www.raymarine.com.

Applicableproducts

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

ItemModel

Part
numberHardware

i40BidataE70066i40Bidata

SeaTalk
instrumentdisplay

i40Bidata
Thru-hull
systempack

E70145•i40Bidata

SeaTalk
instrument
display

•P7Thru­hullDepth
transducer

•P371Thru­hullSpeed
andT emp
transducer

i40DepthE70064

i40DepthSeaTalk
instrumentdisplay

i40Depth
Thru-hull
systempack

E70142•i40Depth

SeaTalk
instrument
display

•P7Thru­hullDepth
transducer

i40Depth
Transom
mount
systempack

E70143•i40Depth

SeaTalk
instrument
display

•P66Transom
mountDepth
transducer

i40Speed

E70063

i40Speed
SeaTalk
instrumentdisplay

ItemModel

Part
numberHardware

i40Speed
Thru-hull
systempack

E70140

•i40Speed
SeaTalk
instrument
display

•P371Thru­hullSpeed
andT emp
transducer

i40Speed
Transom
mount
systempack

E70141

•i40Speed
SeaTalk
instrument
display

•ST69Transom
mountSpeed
andT emp
transducer

i40WindE70065

i40WindSeaT alk
instrumentdisplay

i40Wind
systempack

E70144•i40Wind

SeaTalk
instrument
display

•Rotavectawind
transducer

Documentillustrations

Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown
intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon
productvariantanddateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:

Handbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

i40Installationandoperation
instructions

Installationandoperationinstructions
forthei40instrumentdisplay

81340/88006

i40Mountingtemplate

Surfacemountingtemplateforthei40
instrumentdisplay

87155

RotavectaInstallationinstructions

Installationinstructionsforthe
Rotavectawindtransducer

87221/88036

DepthandSpeedTransducer
installationinstructions

Installationinstructionsforspeedand
depthtransducers,assuppliedwith
yourtransducer

12

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2.2Partssupplied

D1234 8-1

1

2

3

4 5

6

7

1i40Instrument

2

i40Suncover

3Mountinggasket

4

Clampingbracket

5

Fixingstudandthumbnut

6

SeaTalkpowercable

7

Documentpack

2.3i40Productoverview

Thei40rangeofSeaT alkinstrumentdisplayscanbe
connecteddirectlytotherelevanttransducers.The
datacanbetransmittedontheSeaT alknetworkto
othercompatibledisplays.

D13080-1

Thei40instrumentdisplayrangeoffersthefollowing
features:

•IntegrateswithRaymarineautopilotsand
navigationequipment

•Surfaceorbracket(trunnion)mountable

•Extralarge(28mmmax)digits

•Providesgoodvisibilityinalllightingconditions

•Lowpowerconsumption

Documentandproductinformation

13

14

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage16

•3.2Compatibletransducersonpage16

•3.3Typicalsystemsonpage18

•3.4T oolsrequiredonpage19

•3.5Selectingadisplaylocationonpage19

•3.6Selectingatransducerlocationonpage20

Planningtheinstallation

15

3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanning
anyinstallation.Itisalsousefulforanyfuture
additionsormaintenanceofthesystem.The
diagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

3.2Compatibletransducers

InstrumentDepthtransducers

Thedepthtransducerslistedbelowarecompatible
withthefollowinginstrumentdisplays:

•i40Depth/i40Bidata

•i50Depth/i50Tridata

•i70viaiTC-5converter

Part
numberImageMountingHousing

E26009Thru-hullP7

E26019–
PZ

Thru-hull

B45(including
fairingblock)

M78717Thru-hullB17

M78713–
PZ

Thru-hullP319

E26030Thru-hullP17

E26001–
PZ

In-hullP79

E26027–
PZ

Transom
mount

P66

InstrumentSpeedandT emperature
transducers

Thespeedandtemperaturetransducerslistedbelow
arecompatiblewiththefollowinginstrumentdisplays:

•i40Speed/i40Bidata

•i50Speed/i50Tridata

•i70viaiTC-5converter

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Part
numberImageMountingHousing

E26008Thru-hullP371

E26005Transom

mount

ST69

E26031Thru-hull

P120/ST800

M78716Thru-hullB120

E25025Thru-hullP17

InstrumentDepth,SpeedandT emperature
(DST)transducers

TheDSTtransducerslistedbelowarecompatible
withthefollowinginstrumentdisplays:

•i40Depth/i40Speed/i40Bidata

•i50Depthi50Speed/i50Tridata

•i70viaiTC-5converter

Part
numberImageMountingHousing

E26006–
PZ

Transom
mount

P66/ST40

A26043Thru-hullB744V

(including
fairingblock)

Part
numberImageMountingHousing

A26044Thru-hullB744VL

(including
fairingblock)

E26028–
PZ

Transom
mount

P66

InstrumentRotavectatransducer

Thewindtransducerslistedbelowarecompatible
withthefollowinginstrumentdisplays:

•i40Wind

•i60Wind

•i70viaiTC-5converter

Part
numberImageHousingMounting

Z195Rotavecta

transducer

Surfacemount

Planningtheinstallation

17

3.3Typicalsystems

BasicSeaT alksystem

12 V

D12343-2

5

6 7

1

3

2

4

SeaTalk

1i40Depthinstrumentdisplay

2

i40Speedinstrumentdisplay

3i40Windinstrumentdisplay

4Rotavectawindtransducer

5

Depthtransducer

6

Speedtransducer

7

12Vdcpowersupply

BasicSeaTalk

ng

system

D1250 7-1

12 V

1 1

2

9 10

11

3 4

5 5

5

6 7 8

1

SeaTalk

ng

instrumentdisplays

212Vdcpowersupply

3

SeaTalk

ng

5wayblock

4

SeaTalktoSeaT alk

ng

converter

5

SeaTalk3wayblocks

6i40Depthinstrument

7

i40Speedinstrument

8i40Windinstrument

9Depthtransducer

10

Speedtransducer

11Rotavectawindtransducer

SeaTalk

SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatible
instrumentstoconnecttoeachotherandsharedata.

TheSeaT alkcablesystemisusedtoconnect
compatibleinstrumentsandequipment.Thecable
carriespoweranddataandenablesconnection
withouttheneedforacentralprocessor.

Additionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedto
aSeaTalksystem,simplybypluggingthemintothe
network.SeaT alkequipmentcanalsocommunicate
withothernon-SeaT alkequipmentviatheNMEA
0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.

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3.4Toolsrequired

Toolsrequiredforinstallation

1 2

3

4

D1250 8-1

1Powerdrill

2File

3

57mm(2.25in)holecutter

4Adhesivetape

3.5Selectingadisplaylocation

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).

Generallocationrequirements

Whenselectingalocationfortheunititisimportant
toconsideranumberoffactors.

Ventilationrequirements

Toprovideadequateairow:

•Ensurethatequipmentismountedina
compartmentofsuitablesize.

•Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.

•Ensureadequateseparationofequipment.

Mountingsurfacerequirements

Ensureunitsareadequatelysupportedonasecure
surface.DoNOTmountunitsorcutholesinplaces
whichmaydamagethestructureofthevessel.

Cableroutingrequirements

Ensuretheunitismountedinalocationwhichallows
properroutingandconnectionofcables:

•Minimumcablebendradiusof100mm(3.94in)is
requiredunlessotherwisestated.

•Usecablesupportstopreventstresson
connectors.

Electricalinterference

Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfrom
devicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchas
motors,generatorsandradiotransmitters/receivers.

Magneticcompass

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationyoushouldaim
tomaintainthemaximumpossibledistancebetween
theunitandanycompasses.

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensurethataminimum
distanceof230mm(9in)betweentheunitandany
installedcompassesismaintained.

Viewingangleconsiderations

Asdisplaycontrast,colorandnightmode
performanceareallaffectedbytheviewingangle,
Raymarinerecommendsyoutemporarilypowerup
thedisplaywhenplanningtheinstallation,toenable
youtobestjudgewhichlocationgivestheoptimum
viewingangle.

Planningtheinstallation

19

Viewingangle

D1234 1-1

70°

70°

70°

70°

Productdimensions

C

D

E

F

A

B

D1234 0-1

A

128mm(5.04in)

B

72mm(2.83in)

C55mm(2.17in)

D

18mm(0.7in)

E

17mm(0.67in)

F

30mm(1.18in)

3.6Selectingatransducerlocation

Generalspeedanddepthtransducerlocation
requirements

Whenselectingalocationforyourtransduceritis
importanttoconsideranumberoffactors.

Thetransducershouldbemountedwithintheclear
waterowareasindicatedbytheshadedareasin
theimagebelow.

D4349-2

1

2

3

1

Sailingvessel

2Planingpowervessel

3Displacementpowervessel

Eachtransducershouldalso:

•Beaheadofthepropellers(byaminimumof10%
ofthewaterlinelength).

•Beatleast150mm(6in)awayfromthekeel
(ideallyaheadofthekeelonasailingyacht).

•Beasnearaspossibletothecenterlineofthe
vessel.

•Beclearofotherthrough-hullttingsorprojections.

•Havesufcientclearanceinsidethehulltotthe
nut.

•Have100mm(4in)ofheadroomtoallowfor
withdrawal.

Note:Inadditiontotheaboverequirements,the
depthtransducermustbemountedwithin10ºof
thevertical.

D435 0-5

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Speedanddepthtransducermounting

Ensuretransducersareinstalledinaccordancewith
theinstructionssuppliedwiththetransducer.

Windvanetransducer/rotavectalocation
requirements

Whenselectingalocationforyourwindtransducerit
isimportanttoconsideranumberoffactors.

Thetransducer'slocationmust:

•Allowreasonableaccessforinstallationand
servicing.

•Beashighaspossibleandawayfromany
equipmentwhichmayshieldthetransduceror
otherwisedisturbtheairow.

•Provideahorizontalmountingsurface.Ifasurface
(e.g.masttop)isotherwisesuitablebutnot
horizontal,makeupasuitablewedgedpacking
piecetoprovidethenecessaryhorizontalsurface.

•Theremustalsobeaviablerouteforthe
transducercabletoberoutedtotheproductitisto
beconnectedto(i.e.displayorconverter).

Planningtheinstallation

21

22

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Chapter4:Cablesandconnections

Chaptercontents

•4.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage24

•4.2Powerconnectiononpage24

•4.3Connectionsonpage25

•4.4SeaT alk

ng

connectiononpage27

Cablesandconnections23

4.1Generalcablingguidance

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetype
andlength

•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcables
ofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine.

•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthe
correctqualityandgauge.Forexample,longer
powercablerunsmayrequirelargerwiregauges
tominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximize
performanceandprolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Wherever
possible,ensureaminimumbenddiameterof200
mm(8in)/minimumbendradiusof100mm(4in).

100 mm (4 in)

200 mm (8 in)

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageand
exposuretoheat.Usetrunkingorconduitwhere
possible.DoNOTruncablesthroughbilgesor
doorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacing
twine.Coilanyextracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposed
bulkheadordeckhead,useasuitablewatertight
feed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescent
lights.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossible
from:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

Strainrelief

Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protect
connectorsfromstrainandensuretheywillnotpull
outunderextremeseaconditions.

Cableshielding

Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshielded
thatthecableshieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeen
scrapedoffbybeingsqueezedthroughatightarea).

4.2Powerconnection

Powercanbesuppliedtotheuniteitherdirectlyor
aspartoftheSeaTalknetwork.

ASeaT alksystemrequiresone12Vdcsupply,
connectedtotheSeaTalkbackbone.Thiscanbe
provided:

•Byabatteryviathedistributionpanel,or

•FromaRaymarinecoursecomputer,viaSeaTalk
orSeaT alk

ng

.

Warning:Groundingnotrequired

Thisproductisfullyinsulatedanddoes
NOTrequireseparategrounding.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.

Powerconnectionexample

Directpowerconnection

+

_

D1235 5-1

2

1

3

1

3Acircuitbreakerorfuse

212Vdcvesselpowersupply

3

SeaTalkpowercable

SeaTalkpowerconnection

SeaTalk

SeaTalk

+

_

D1235 4-1

2

1

1

5Acircuitbreakerorfuse.

212Vdcvesselpowersupply.

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SeaTalkpowercables

PartnumberDescription

D229

SeaTalkpowercable.

Powercableextension(12V)

Thefollowingrestrictionsapplytoanyextensionto
thepowercable:

•Cablemustbeofasuitablegaugeforthecircuit
load.

•Cablemustbewiredbacktothedistributionpanel.

Totallength(max)Cablegauge(AWG)

0to5m(0to16.4ft)

18

5to10m(16.4to32.8ft)

14

10to15m(32.8to49.2ft)

12

15to20m(49.2to65.5ft)

12

SeaTalkpowerprotection

Thepowersupplymustbeprotectedbya5Afuse
oracircuitbreakerprovidingequivalentprotection.

Raymarinerecommendsthatthepowerisconnected
toaSeaT alksysteminsuchawaythatthecurrent
drawnoneachsideofthepowerconnectionpoint
isequal.

4.3Connections

SeaTalkconnection

D1234 9-1

1

1

SeaTalkconnection

i40Bidataconnection

D1235 0-1

4 5 6 7

8

3

1 2

ItemCablecolorSignalname

1

Black(Depth)

Piezoceramic–

2

Blue(Depth)

Piezoceramic+

3

Screen(Depth)0V(shield)

4

Brown(Speed)

Temperature0V

5

White(Speed)

Temperature
(signal)

6

Screen(Speed)Speed0V(shield)

7

Green(Speed)Speed(signal)

8

Red(Speed)SpeedV+

i40Depthconnection

21

D1235 1-1

3

Cablesandconnections25

ItemCablecolorSignalname

1BlackPiezoceramic–

2BluePiezoceramic+

3

Screen0V(shield)

i40Speedconnection

1 2 3

4 5

D1235 2-1

ItemCablecolorSignalname

1BrownTemperature0V

2WhiteTemperature

(signal)

3

ScreenSpeed0V(shield)

4

GreenSpeed(signal)

5

Red

SpeedV+

i40Windconnection

D1235 3-1

1

2

ItemCablecolorSignalname

1RedRotor+

2BlueRotor–

Makingtransducerconnections

Althoughthetransducercableisttedwithspade
connectorsfordirectconnectiontotherearofthe
unit,itmaybenecessarytoremovethesetofacilitate
installation,e.g.ifthecablehastoberoutedthrough
narrowapertures.1/8thspadeterminalswillbe

required(notsupplied),toreplacethoseremoved.
Whenttingthenewspadeconnectors,preparethe
cablesasdetailedbelow:

3 mm

6 mm

50 mm

1

2

D1235 9-1

1.Preparethecableasshownin1above.

2.Foldbackthewirestrandsandinsertintothenew
spadeconnectorasshownin2above.

3.Ensurethewirestrandsdonotextendbeyond
therearofthespadeconnectorinsulation.

4.Crimptheconnectortothewire.

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