Raymarine T300, T400, T303, T403, T350 Operation And Setup Manual

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Date:10-2010

Contents

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

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

Technicalaccuracy.........................................................8

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

Wateringress.................................................................8

EMCconformance..........................................................8

Cleaningthethermalcamera...........................................8

Chapter2Introduction.............................................11

2.1Handbookinformation...............................................12

2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcameras.............................12

2.3Thermalcamerasystem............................................13

Chapter3Systemoperationandsetup..................15

3.1Thermalcameraimage..............................................16

3.2Operationandfeaturesoverview................................18

3.3Powerupandstandby...............................................22

3.4Cameracontrol.........................................................23

3.5Imageadjustments....................................................24

3.6Systemreset............................................................26

3.7Setupmenus............................................................26

Chapter4Troubleshootingandsupport................31

4.1Thermalcameratroubleshooting................................32

4.2Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................35

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe
user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,
noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine
product.

Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch

Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallow
youtorespondtosituationsastheydevelop.Failure
tomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,your
vesselandothersatseriousriskofharm.

Warning:Entrapmenthazard

Thisproductfeaturesmovingpartsthatprovidea
potentialentrapmenthazard.Keepclearofmoving
partsatalltimes.

Caution:Donotopentheunit

Theunitisfactorysealedtoprotectagainst
atmospherichumidity ,suspendedparticulatesand
othercontaminates.Itisimportantthatyoudonot
opentheunitorremovethecasingforanyreason.
Openingtheunitwill:

•compromisethesealwithpossibledamagetothe
unit,and

•voidthemanufacturer’swarranty .

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.

Caution:Usethesuncovers

Toprotectyourproductagainstthedamagingeffects
ofultravioletlight,alwaystthesuncoverswhenthe
productisnotinuse.

Importantinformation

7

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasetakeafew
minutestolloutthewarrantyregistrationcardfoundinthebox,or
visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteron-line.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Y oushouldstickthislabeltothewarranty
registrationcard.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofRaymarineproducts
exceedsthatcalledforbytheIPX6standard,waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifanyRaymarine
equipmentissubjectedtocommercialhighpressurewashing.
Raymarinewillnotwarrantequipmentsubjectedtohighpressure
washing.

EMCconformance

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulationsforuseinthe
recreationalmarineenvironment.

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.

Cleaningthethermalcamera

Thecamerahousingandlenswillrequireoccasionalcleaning.
Raymarinesuggeststhatyoucleanthelenswhenimagequality
degradationisnoticedorexcessivecontaminantbuildupisseen.
Cleantheinterfacebetweentheyokeandbaseoftentoprevent
accumulationofdebrisorsaltdeposits.

Whencleaningthisproduct:

•DoNOTwipethelenswindowwithadrycloth,asthiscould
scratchthecoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidorammoniabasedproducts.

•DoNOTpressurewash.

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Particularcareshouldbetakenwhencleaningthelenswindow,this
hasaprotectiveanti-reectivecoatingwhichmaybedamagedby
impropercleaning.

1.Switchoffthepowertotheunit.

2.Cleanthecamerabodywithaclean,softcottoncloth.Y oucan
moistentheclothanduseamilddetergentifrequired.

3.Cleanthecameralens.

•Rinsethelenswithfreshwatertoremovealldirtparticlesand

saltdeposits,andallowtodrynaturally.

•Ifanyspotsorsmearsremain,verygentlywipethelens

windowwithacleanmicrobreclothorsoftcottoncloth.

•Ifnecessary ,useisopropylalcohol(IPA)oramilddetergentto

removeanyremainingspotsormarks.

Importantinformation

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Chapter2:Introduction

Chaptercontents

•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12

•2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcamerasonpage12

•2.3Thermalcamerasystemonpage13

Introduction

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2.1Handbookinformation

ThishandbookdescribesoperationofRaymarineT-Seriesthermal
camerasaspartofamarineelectronicssystem.Itprovidesan
overviewoffeaturesavailableandexamplesofthecontrolsused.

ThishandbookcoverstheT300,T303,T350,T400,T403,T450
models.Itincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•operatethethermalcamerasystem,

•setupthecamerasystemusingtheon-productmenus,

•obtainsupportifrequired.

Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingproducts:

•T300–QVGAThermalcamera

•T303–QVGAThermalcamera(30Hz)

•T350–VGAThermalcamera

•T400–QVGAdualpayloadcamera

•T403–QVGAdualpayloadcamera(30Hz)

•T450–VGAdualpayloadcamera

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailableto
downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.

Thermalcamerahandbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

T-Seriesthermalcamerasinstallationinstructions

Planandinstallathermalcamerasystem.

87125

T-Seriesthermalcamerasoperationinstructions

GeneraloperationandsetupofaT-Seriesthermalcamera.

81328

ThermalcameraJCUinstallation

InstallandconnectaJoystickcontrolunitaspartofthe
Thermalcamerasystem.

87126

2.2T-Seriesthermalimagingcameras

T-Seriesisamaritimethermalimagingsystemforuseonnearlyany
kindofvessel.Itprovidesaclearimageinlow-lightandno-light
conditions.Forexample,athermalcameracanhelpyounavigate
atnightoridentifyobstaclesinareasoflowvisibilityoreventotal
darkness.

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1.Lenswindow

2.Gimbalassembly

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TheT-Seriessystemhasthefollowingkeyfunctionsandfeatures:

•Pan,tiltandzoomoperations.

•Automaticcameraadjustmenttosuitchangingconditions.

•Presetmodes(Scenes)optimizedforprevailingconditions.

•Automaticwindowheaterstode-icethelenswindowincold

weather.

•Singleanddualpayloadcongurations.(T400,T403andT450

aredualpayloadmodelswithboththermalandvisiblelight
capabilitytoenhancelowlightperformance.)

2.3Thermalcamerasystem

Atypicalthermalcamerasystemcomprisestheitemsshownbelow:

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1.Thermalcamera

2.Controller–Thisprovidesthecontrolstooperateandcongure

thecamera.

Introduction13

3.Display–Thisdisplaysthethermalvideoimageaswell

asstatusinformationandon-screenmenusprovidedbythe
camera.

Note:Thecontrolleranddisplaymaybethesamedevice.Some
Raymarinemultifunctiondisplaysprovideathermalcamera
applicationwhichhasasetofintegralcameracontrols.

Additionalcontrollersandequipment

Youmayhaveadditionalequipmentaspartofyourthermalcamera
system:

•Multiplecontrollersanddisplays,forexampleacameraserving
multipledisplay/controlstations.

•SeaT alk

hs

networkswitch–Usedtocreateanetworkof

compatibleRaymarineequipment.

•GVMvideomodule–Usedtodistributethevideosignalarounda
RaymarineG-Seriessystem.

Compatibledisplaysandcontrollers

ThefollowingRaymarinedisplaysandsystemsarecompatiblewith
theT-Seriesrangeofthermalcameras.

Multifunctiondisplay
systemDirectvideoNetworkvideo

Integrated
camera
controls

G-Seriessystem●(direct

toG-Series
monitor)

●(using
GVM400video
module)

●

E-SeriesWidescreen

●●

C-SeriesWidescreen

●

E-SeriesClassic

●

Note:Displayswithoutintegratedcameracontrolsrequirea
separateJCU(JoystickControlUnit).

Dedicatedcameracontrollers

ControllerDescription

Joystickcontrol
unit(JCU)

Dedicatedthermalcameracontroller,featuring3axispuck
control,functionkeysandanLCDdisplay.

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Chapter3:Systemoperationandsetup

Chaptercontents

•3.1Thermalcameraimageonpage16

•3.2Operationandfeaturesoverviewonpage18

•3.3Powerupandstandbyonpage22

•3.4Cameracontrolonpage23

•3.5Imageadjustmentsonpage24

•3.6Systemresetonpage26

•3.7Setupmenusonpage26

Systemoperationandsetup

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3.1Thermalcameraimage

Thethermalcameraprovidesavideoimagewhichisshownon
yourdisplay .

Thevideofeedprovides:

•Thermalimage

•Statusicons/systeminformation(e.g.cameradirectionand
dockingmodeindicatorsintheexampleabove).

Youshouldtaketimetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththethermalimage.
Thiswillhelpyoutomakethemostofyoursystem:

•Considereveryobjectyouviewintermsofhowitwilllook
“thermally”asopposedtohowitlookstoyoureye.Forexample

lookforchangescausedbytheheatingeffectofthesun.These
areparticularlyevidentrightaftersunset.

•Experimentwithwhite-hotandblack-hot(reversevideo)modes.

•Experimentbylookingforhotobjects(suchaspeople)compared
tothecoldersurroundings.

•Experimentwiththecamerafordaytimeviewing.Thecamera
canprovideimproveddaytimeviewinginenvironmentswhere
traditionalvideocameraperformancesuffers,suchasinshadows
orbacklitscenes.

Thermalcamerastatusicons

Thethermalcameraimageincludesiconstoshowthecurrentstatus
ofthecamera.

IconDescription

Cameradirectionindicator.

Camerahomeposition.

Scenepresetmodefornightconditions.

Scenepresetmodefordaytimeconditions.

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IconDescription

Scenepresetmodefornightdocking.

Scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleorobjects
inthewater.

Rear-viewmode—imageisippedhorizontally .

Zoomsetting:2xzoom.

Zoomsetting:4xzoom.

Imagepaused.

Singleactivecontrolleronnetwork.

IconDescription

Multipleactivecontrollersonnetwork.

PC/laptopdetectedonnetwork.

FFC(FlatFieldCorrection)

PeriodicallythecamerawillperformaFlatFieldCorrection(FFC).
Thiswillnetunethethermalimagetosuitthecurrentambient
temperature.

TheFFCoperationisindicatedbyamomentarypauseandagreen
rectangledisplayedintheupperleftofthethermalvideoimage.

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3.2Operationandfeaturesoverview

ThecamerafeaturesareaccessedusingtheThermalcamera
applicationatacompatiblemultifunctiondisplay ,orfromadedicated
JCU(Joystickcontrolunit).

ThemainThermalcameraoperationsareoutlinedbelow:

Controlthecamera:

•Switchthecamerabetweenoperationalandstandbymodes.

•Panandtilt

•Zoom

•Homeposition

•Pausethecameraimage

•Switchbetweenvisiblelightandthermalcameralenses.(Dual
payloadonly)

•Surveillancemode

Adjustthecameraimage:

•Colorpalette

•Scenepresets

•Reversevideo(whitehot/blackhot)

Inadditiontotheabove,thecameraalsoprovidessetupmenusto
congurethesystemtoyourrequirements.

Thermalcameraapplication–controlsoverview

ThethermalcameraapplicationisavailableonsomeRaymarine
multifunctiondisplaysandsystems.Itincludescontrolsforthe
thermalcamera.

Thermalcameraapplication–hardkeycontrols

Rotarycontrol/
trackpad

•Panandtiltcamera

Note:Ontouchscreensystemsyoucan
alsousethetouchscreentopanandtilt
thecamera.

•Navigatesetupmenus(whenusingthesetup
options)

OKConrmmenuselection

CANCELCancelselection

RANGEIN/OUTZoomimagein/out.

Thermalcameraapplication–softkeycontrols

Thesoftkeysavailableareshownaspartofthethermalcamera
applicationdisplay .

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CAMERAHOME

•Momentarypress–Returncameratohome
position(also“wake”camerafromstandby).

•Pressandhold–Setcurrentpositionascamera
home.

COLORSwitchbetweentheavailablecolormodes.

SCENESelectbetweentheavailablescenepresets.

THERMAL/VISIBLESwitchbetweenthethermalandvisiblelight

images(dualpayloadmodelsonly).

OPTIONS•CAMERASTANDBY

•CAMERAMODES

–REARVIEW

–P AUSEIMAGE

–SURVEILLANCEMODE

•REVERSEVIDEO

•PRESENTA TION–Setcontrast,brightnessand
colorsettings.

•CAMERAMENU–Accesscamerasetupmenu.

Accessingthethermalcamerasetupmenu

Thethermalcameramenuprovidesaccesstothecamera’s
congurationoptions.

Inthethermalcameraapplication:

1.SelecttheOPTIONSsoftkey.

2.SelecttheCAMERAMENUsoftkey.

Note:Forinstructionsonusingthethermalcamera’ssetupmenu
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesthecamera.

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JCUcontrolsoverview

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STANDBY/DIM

•Pressandhold–“Wake”thecamerafromstandbymodeor
accessthepowermenu.

•Momentarypress–ChangeJCUdisplaybrightness(3different
levels).

2

COLOR

Thefactorydefaultisforaredcolorimagetosuitenightnavigation.
Youmaychangethisusingthesetupmenus.

•Momentarypress–Cyclethroughtheavailablecolorsettings.
(Greyscale,Red,Sepia,RainbowandFusion.)

•Pressandhold–PerformFFC(FlatFieldCorrection)operation.
Thisperformsacorrectionforthecurrentambienttemperature.

3MENU–Accessthecamerasetupmenus.

•Pressonce–displayonscreensetupmenu.

•Pressagain–exitsetupmenu.

4

SCENE

•Shortpress–Selectbetweentheavailablescenepresets.

•Longpress(dualpayloadonly)–switchbetweenthethermal
andvisible-lightimage.

5

Display–ProvidesinformationregardingtheJCUandcamera
status.

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6

USER–Aprogrammablebuttonforaccessingafavoritesettingor
functionnotprovidedontheotherkeys.Thedefaultoperationisthe
ReverseVideofunction(white-hot/black-hot).

•Shortpress–Performtheprogrammedaction.

•Pressandhold–ProgramtheUSERbuttonwithanotherfunction.

TheUSERbuttoncanbeprogrammedforthefollowingfunctions:

•SearchSettings

•SwitchThermal/VISVideo

•Hide/ShowAllIcons

•ReverseVideo

•RearviewMode

•SurveillanceMode.

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HOME

•Momentarypress–Returncameratohomeposition.

•Pressandhold–Setcurrentpositionascamerahome.

•4xpress–Resetthecamera(realignhomeandstowpositions).

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PUCK–Usethepucktocontrolthecameraandnavigatethesetup
menus.
Controlcamera:

•Moveup,downleftright–Pan/Tiltcamera.

•Pressdown(andhold)–Zoomthermalimagein.

•Liftup–Zoomthermalimageout.

•Double-click(2quickpresses)–Pausethermalimage.(Move
puckinanydirectiontounfreeze.)

Navigatesetupmenus:

•Moveup,down–Scrollthroughmenuoptions.

•Pressdown–Selecthighlightedmenuoption.

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3.3Powerupandstandby

Whenthebreakerconnectingpowertothecameraisswitchedon,
thecamerawillrunabootupsequencelastingforabout1minute,
afterwhichthecamerawillbeinStandbymode.

Inorderforthecameratooperate,youmustbringthecameraout
ofstandbymodeusingthecameracontrols.

Thermalcamerastandby

Standbymodecanbeusedtotemporarilysuspendthethermal
camera’sfunctionswhenthecameraisnotneededforaprolonged
period.

Wheninstandbymodethecamera:

•DoesNOTprovidealivevideoimage.

•Movesthecameraintoits“stowed”(parked)position(lensfacing
downintothecamerabase)toprotectthecameraoptics.

•Engagesitspan/tiltmotorstoholdthecamerainplaceinrough
seas.

Note:The“stowed”(parked)positioncanbeconguredusingthe
camera’ssetupmenu.

Powermenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

AssignJCUAssignstheJCUtothecamera.

JCUStndby?ThisoptionplacestheJCUinstandby.Thecamera

andothercontrollersonthesystemareunaffected.

CameraStndby?

Withthisoptionthecameramovestoitsstow
positionandentersstandbymode.TheJCU
remainsonandavailableto“wake”thecamera.

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

SystemOffThisoptionplacesboththeJCUandcamerainto

Standbymode.

CalibrateJCUUsethe“CalibrateJCU”functiontocalibratethe

JCUpuck.
Followtheonscreeninstructionstocalibratethe
puck:

•RotateCCW/CW–requiresyoutorotatethe
puckfullyclockwise,thencounter-clockwise.
thenpressthepucktocontinue.

Cancel

ExitthePowerMenu.

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3.4Cameracontrol

Pantiltandzoom

Thecameracontrolsallowforpanandtilt(elevation)ofthecamera,
aswellaszoom(magnication)ofthethermalimage.

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•Pancontinuouslythough360º.

•Elevateto±90ºrelativetothehorizon.

•Magnify(zoom)thethermalcameraimage.

Note:Zoomis2xand/or4xdependinguponcameramodel.

Thermalcamerahomeposition

Thehomepositionisapresetpositionforthecamera.

Thehomepositionusuallydenesausefulreferencepoint—for
example,straightaheadandlevelwiththehorizon.Youcansetthe
homepositionasrequiredandtoreturnthecameratothehome
positionatanytime.

Thehomeiconappearson-screenmomentarilywhenthe
camerareturnstothehomeposition.Theiconasheswhena
newhomepositionisset.

Thermalcamerasurveillancemode

Insurveillancemodethecamerapansleftandrightcontinuously.

Thecameracontinuestopanuntilsurveillancemodeisdisabled,
ortheJCU(JoystickControlUnit)orthermalcameraapplication
controlsareusedtomovethecamera.Whenthisoccursthe
cameradoesnotautomaticallyresumesurveillancemodeandthe
modemustbeenabledagainifrequired.

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3.5Imageadjustments

Thermalcamerascenepresets

Scenepresetsenableyoutoquicklyselectthebestimagesetting
forthecurrentenvironmentalconditions.

Duringnormaloperationthethermalcameraautomaticallyadjusts
itselftoprovideahigh-contrastimageoptimizedformostconditions.
TheScenepresetsprovide4additionalsettingsthatmayprovide
betterimageryincertainconditions.The4modesare:

NightRunning—scenepresetmodefornightconditions.

DayRunning—scenepresetmodefordaytime

conditions.

NightDocking—scenepresetmodefornightdocking.

Search—scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleor

objectsinthewater.

Althoughthepresetnamesindicatetheirintendeduse,varying
environmentalconditionsmightmakeanothersettingmore
preferable.Forexample,thenightrunningscenepresetmightalso
beusefulwhileinaharbor.Youmaynditbenecialtoexperiment
withthedifferentscenepresetstodiscoverthebestpresettouse
fordifferentconditions.

Thermalcameracolormodes

Arangeofcolormodesisavailabletohelpyoudistinguishobjects
on-screenindifferentconditions.

TheCOLORsoftkeyswitchesthethermalcameraimagebetween
agreyscalemodeand1ormorecolormodes.Thereare5color
modesavailable.

Thefactorydefaultcolormodeisred,whichmayimproveyournight
vision.Thisdefaultmodecanbechangedifrequiredusingthe
camera’sVideoSetupmenu.

Note:IfyouhavetheDisableColorThermalVideooption
selectedinthecamera’sVideoSetupmenu,only2colormodes
areavailable—greyscaleandred.

Thermalcamerareversevideo

Youcanreversethepolarityofthevideoimagetochangethe
appearanceofobjectson-screen.

Thereversevideooption(videopolarity)switchesthethermal
imagefromwhite-hot(orred-hotifthecolormodesettingisactive)
toblack-hot.Thedifferencebetweenwhite-hotandblack-hotis
shownbelow:

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White-hotthermalimage.

Black-hotthermalimage.

Youmaynditusefultoexperimentwiththisoptiontondthebest
settingtosuityourneeds.

Thermalandvisible-lightoperation

“Dualpayload”thermalcamerasareequippedwith2cameralenses
—athermalimaging(infrared)cameralensandavisible-light
cameralens.

Thermalcameralens—
providesnight-timeimagery,
basedontemperature
differencesbetweenobjects.
Thermalimagingproduces
aclearimageevenintotal
darkness.

Visible-lightcameralens—
providesblackandwhite(or
greyscale)imageryduringthe
dayandinlow-lightconditions.
Helpstoimprovenavigational
abilitiesinlow-lightconditions;
forexampleduringtwilight
hourswhenoperatingalong
intercoastalwaterwaysand
nearharborentrances.

Thermalcamerarearviewmode

Therearviewmodeipsthevideoimagehorizontally,providinga
“mirrorimage”.

Thisisusefulforexampleininstanceswherethecamerais
rear-facingandyouareviewingtheimageonaforward-facing
monitor.

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3.6Systemreset

ResettingtheJCU

UsethisproceduretoresettheJCUwithouttheneedforapower
cycle.

1.PressandholdtheSCENE,COLORandHOMEbuttonsfor

1second.

Resettingthethermalcamera

Usethisproceduretoresetthethermalcamera.Thiswillrealignthe
homeandstowpositions,forexampleiftheybecomemisaligned
duetoheavyweather .

1.Use4successive“CameraHome”operationstoresetthe
camera.

Restoringfactorydefaults

Usethisproceduretoresetthecameratoitsfactorydefaultsettings.

Withthecamerasetupmenudisplayed:

1.SelecttheAbout/Helpmenu.

2.SelectRestoreFactoryDefaultsfromtheavailableoptions.

3.7Setupmenus

Thesetupmenusprovidearangeoftoolsandsettingstocongure
thethermalcamera.

Themenuscanbeaccessedfromanycontrolleronthesystem.The
menusareoverlaidontothevideoimage.

Note:Theon-screenmenusonlyappearonthethermalcamera
image.Theyarenotavailablewhenviewingthevisiblelight
image(ondualpayloadmodels).

Menusavailable

VideoSetupThismenuisusedtosetthevideoconguration

options.

SetSymbologySettingsassociatedwiththestatusicons.

UserProgrammable
Button

ConguretheUSERbuttonontheJCU.

SystemSetupSettingstooptimizeoperationforthisparticularsystem

/installation.

SurveillanceModeSetthescanwidthandspeedforsurveillancemode

operation.

About/Help

Exit

Videosetupmenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

SetThermalColor
Default

Thissavesthecurrentcolorsettingasthedefault
value.

SetReverseVideo
Default

Thistogglestheinfraredimagebetweenwhite-hot
(orred-hotifviewingacolorimage)andblack-hot.

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Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

Enable/DisableColor
ThermalVideo

Enableordisablethethermalcolorpalettes:

•Enabled–Greyscale,Red,Sepia,Rainbowand
Fusionpalettesareavailable.

•Disabled–OnlyGreyscaleandRedpalettes
areavailable.

DisplayTestPatternUsethedisplaytestpatternwhensettingupthe

color/contrastsettingsforyourparticulardisplay
ormonitor.Youcanswitchthroughthe4test
patternsavailable.

Exit

Setsymbologymenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

Enable/DisablePCIcon•Enabled–ThePCiconisdisplayedwhenevera

PCisdetectedonthenetwork.

•Disabled–ThePCiconisnotdisplayed.

Enable/DisableJCU
Icon

•Enabled–TheJCUiconisdisplayedwhenever
aJCUisdetectedonthenetwork.

•Disabled–TheJCUiconisnotdisplayed.

DisplayAllIcons

Selectingthismenuitemenablesallavailable
icons.

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

DisplayMinimalIcons

Selectingthismenuitemreducestheiconactivity:

•Position,Zoom,RearviewandPauseiconsare
unaffected.

•HomeandSceneiconsaredisplayedonly
momentarily.

•Othericonsarenotshown.

HideAllIcons

Selectingthisoptionhidesalliconsexceptthe
Positionindicator.

Exit

UserProgrammableButtonmenu

UsethismenutosetuptheUSERbuttonontheJCU.

Menuitem/DescriptionUSERbuttonoperation

SearchsettingsTheUSERbuttonwillsetthecamerasceneto

Searchmode.

SwitchThermal/VIS
Video

(Dualpayloadmodels
only)

TheUSERbuttonwillswitchbetweenThermaland
LowLightcameraimages.

Hide/ShowAllIconsTheUSERbuttonwilltogglebetweenShowand

Hideiconsettings.

ReverseVideo

TheUSERbuttonwilltogglebetweentheWhite-hot
andBlack-hot(reverse)thermalimage.

RearviewMode

TheUSERbuttonwilltoggleRearviewmodeon
andoff.

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Menuitem/DescriptionUSERbuttonoperation

SurveillanceModeTheUSERbuttonwilltoggleSurveillancemode

onandoff.

Exit

SystemSetupmenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

Enable/Disable
Ball-DownInstallation

Thismenuoptionshouldbeenabledwhenthe
cameraismountedupsidedowninthe“ball-down”
conguration.

Enable/DisableHigh
PowerStandby

Thisoptioncontrolstheamountofpowerusedto
holdthecamerainpositionwhileitisinStandby
mode.Theenabledsettingwillconsumemore
power,butwillhelpensurethatthecameraisheld
inplaceinroughseas.

Note:Ifthecameramoveswheninstandby
(duetoshockorvibration),thenthePosition
indicatororHomesettingmayneedrealigning
(resetthecameratorealign).

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

Enable/DisableHigh
MotorTorque

Thisoptioncontrolstheamountofpowerusedto
holdthecamerasteadywheninuse.Theenabled
settingwillconsumemorepower,buthelpensure
thatthecameraisheldinplaceinroughseas.
TheHighMotorT orquemodemaybeusefulfor
powerboatsthatoperateathigherspeedsand
experiencehighimpactenvironments,andcan
accepthigherpowerconsumption.

Note:Ifthecameramovesduetoshockor
vibration,thenthePositionindicatororHome
settingmayneedrealigning(resetthecamera
torealign).

Enable/Disable
RearviewMode

Whenthisoptionisenabledthecameraimageis
reversedandyouwillseeamirrorimageonthe
display.

SetStowPositionThisoptionsetsthecurrentpositionastheStow

position.Thecameramovestothestowposition
wheneveritisturnedofforputintoStandbymode.

NameCamera

Usethisoptiontonamethecamera.

Exit

Highpower/Hightorquepoweruse

Thefollowingguresarevalidfornormaloperatingconditions.
Forfreezing/frostyconditionsyoushouldadd6.5Wforasingle
payloadcameraand16Wforadualpayloadcamera,thisallowsfor
automaticwindowheateroperation.

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CameraStateCamerasettingDualpayload

Single
payload

Standby

•HighPowerMode
ON

•HighTorqueMode
ON

22W17.4W

Standby

•HighPowerMode
OFF

•HighTorqueMode
ON

8W7.4W

Standby

•HighPowerMode
ON

•HighTorqueMode
OFF

13W13W

Awake•HighPowerMode

OFF

•HighTorqueMode
OFF

8W7.4W

Awake•HighPowerMode

ONorOFF

•HighTorqueMode
ON

30W19.4W

Awake•HighPowerMode

ONorOFF

•HighTorqueMode
OFF

20W16.5W

Surveillancemodemenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

ScanWidth

Thissettingdeterminesthedistancethatthe
camerapansleftandrightwheninsurveillance
mode.SelectfromNarrow,Mediumor,Widescan
widths.

ScanSpeed

Thisoptiondeterminesthespeedatwhichthe
camerapansleftandrightwheninsurveillance
mode.SelectbetweenSlow,MediumandFast
scanspeeds.

Exit

About/Helpmenu

Menuitem/DescriptionSettings/Operation

VideoIconHelpScreensThisoptiondisplaysanexplanationofthepurpose

ofeachofthescreenicons.Usethedirection
controlstocyclethroughthepages.

ProductInformationThisoptiondisplaysinformationaboutthecamera:

•Name,

•Serialnumber,

•MACaddress,and

•Softwareinformation.

ContactRaymarine

ThisoptiondisplaysRaymarinecontactdetails.

RestoreFactory
Defaults

Usethisoptiontorestorethecamerasettingsto
theirfactorydefaultvalue.

Exit

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Chapter4:Troubleshootingandsupport

Chaptercontents

•4.1Thermalcameratroubleshootingonpage32

•4.2Raymarinecustomersupportonpage35

Troubleshootingandsupport

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4.1Thermalcameratroubleshooting

Problemswiththethermalcameraandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere.

ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

CameraisinStandbymode.ThecamerawillnotdisplayvideoifitisinStandbymode.Usethecamera

controls(eitherthethermalcameraapplicationorJCU)to“wake”the
camerafromstandby.

Problemwiththethermalcameravideo
connections.

•Checkthermalcameravideocablesaresoundandproperlyconnected.

•Ensurethatthevideoisconnectedintovideoinput1atthemultifunction
displayorGVM.

•Ensurethatthecorrectvideoinputisselectedatthedisplay.

Videonotdisplayed.

Problemwithpowersupplytothecamera
orJCU(ifusedastheprimarycontroller)

•CheckthepowerconnectionstothecameraandJCU/PoEinjector(if
used).

•Ensurethatthepowerswitch/breakerison.

•Checkthefuse/breakerstate.

Cannotcontrolthermalcamerafrom
Raymarinedisplayorkeyboard.

Thermalcameraapplicationisnotrunning.

Ensurethethermalcameraapplicationisrunningonthemultifunction
display(asopposetothevideoapplicationwhichdoesnothavecamera
controls).

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ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

Checkthatthecontrollerandthermalcameraarecorrectlyconnectedto
theSeaTalk

hs

network.(Note:Thismaybeadirectconnectionorviaa

SeaTalk

hs

switch.)

CheckthestatusoftheSeaTalk

hs

switch.

SeaTalk

hs

problem.

CheckthatSeaT alk

hs

cablesarefreefromdamage.

Controlconict,e.g.causedbymultiple
usersatdifferentstations.

Ensurethatnoothercontrollersareinuseatthesametime.

Checkpower/SeaTalk

hs

cablingtothecontrollerandPoEinjector(PoEonly

usedwithoptionalJoystickControlUnit).

Erraticorunresponsivecontrols.

Problemwiththecontroller.

Checkothercontrollersifavailable.Ifothercontrollersareoperatingthiswill
eliminatethepossibilityofamorefundamentalcamerafault.

Cameraisnotadualpayloadmodel.Only“dualpayload”(duallens)thermalcamerassupportVIS/IRswitching. Cannotswitchbetweenthermaland

visible(VIS/IR)videoimage.

VIS/IRcablenotconnected.EnsurethattheVIS/IRcableisconnectedfromthecameratothe

Raymarinesystem.(TheIR-onlycabledoesnotsupportswitching).

Poorqualityorfaultyvideocable.

Ensurethatthevideocableisnolongerthannecessary.Thelongerthe
cableis(orthesmallerthewiregauge/thickness),themoreseverethe
lossesbecome.Useonlyhighqualityshieldedcablesuitableforamarine
environment.

Noisyimage.

Cableispickingupelectromagnetic
interference(EMI)fromanotherdevice.

•Ensureyouareusingahighqualityshieldedcable.

•Ensurepropercableseparation,forexampledonotrundataandpower
cablesincloseproximitywitheachother.

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ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

Displaybrightnessissettoolow.Usethebrightnesscontrolsatthedisplaytoadjustaccordingly.

Thecontrastorbrightnesssettingsinthe
thermalcameraapplicationaresettoo
low.

Usetheappropriatesoftkeysinthethermalcameraapplicationtoadjustthe
contrastandbrightnessoftheimage.

Imagetoodarkortoolight.

TheSceneModeisnotappropriateforthe
currentconditions.

AparticularenvironmentmaybenetfromadifferentSceneModesetting.
Forexample,averycoldbackground(suchasthesky)couldcausethe
cameratouseawidertemperaturerangethanappropriate.UsetheSCENE
button.

Imagefreezesmomentarily.FFC(FlatFieldCorrection).

TheimagewillpausemomentarilyonaperiodicbasisduringtheFlatField
Correction(FFC)cycle.JustpriortotheFFC,asmallgreensquarewill
appearintheupperleftcornerofthescreen.

Imageisinverted(upsidedown).Camera“Balldown”settingisincorrect.

EnsurethattheBalldownsettingwithinthethermalcamerasystemsetup
menuissetcorrectly.

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4.2Raymarinecustomersupport

Raymarineprovidesacomprehensivecustomersupportservice.
YoucancontactcustomersupportthroughtheRaymarinewebsite,
telephoneandemail.Ifyouareunabletoresolveaproblem,please
useanyofthesefacilitiestoobtainadditionalhelp.

Websupport

Pleasevisitthecustomersupportareaofourwebsiteat:

www.raymarine.com

ThiscontainsFrequentlyAskedQuestions,servicinginformation,
e-mailaccesstotheRaymarineT echnicalSupportDepartmentand
detailsofworldwideRaymarineagents.

Telephoneandemailsupport

IntheUSA:

•T el:[phone]extension2444

•Email:[e-mail]

IntheUK,Europe,theMiddleEast,orFarEast:

•T el:[phone]

•Email:[e-mail]

Productinformation

Ifyouneedtorequestservice,pleasehavethefollowinginformation
tohand:

•Productname.

•Productidentity.

•Serialnumber.

•Softwareapplicationversion.

Youcanobtainthisproductinformationusingthemenuswithinyour
product.

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