Raymarine VCM100 Installation Instructions Manual

HD / SHD Digital
Open Array radar

Installation instructions

ENGLISH

Date: 12-2009

Document number: 87087-5

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Documentnumber:87087-5
Date:12-2009

Contents

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

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

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels.....................................7

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

EMCinstallationguidelines.............................................8

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

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

Productdisposal.............................................................9

Warrantyregistration.......................................................9

IMOandSOLAS.............................................................9

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

Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion..............................9

Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................11

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

2.2Installationchecklist..................................................12

2.3Typicalsystemexamples...........................................13

2.4Packcontents...........................................................15

2.5T ools........................................................................16

Chapter3Cablesandconnections.........................17

3.1Generalcablingguidance..........................................18

3.2Radarscannerconnection........................................19

3.3Productgrounding.....................................................19

3.4Radarscannerpowerconnections.............................21

3.5Radarscannerdataconnections................................22

3.6Digitalradarcableextension......................................23

3.7Digitalradarcables...................................................24

3.8VCM100powerconnections......................................25

3.9VCM100powercableextension.................................27

3.10VCM100screen(drain)wireextension.....................27

3.11Circuitbreakerandfuseratings................................28

3.12Sharingabreaker....................................................28

Chapter4Locationandmounting..........................29

4.1Selectingalocation...................................................30

4.2Mounting..................................................................34

Chapter5Systemchecks........................................41

5.1Radarscannerinitialpowerontest.............................42

5.2Radarcheck.............................................................42

Chapter6Troubleshooting......................................45

6.1Troubleshooting........................................................46

6.2Poweruptroubleshooting..........................................47

6.3Radartroubleshooting...............................................48

6.4Systemdatatroubleshooting......................................49

6.5VCM100LEDindications...........................................50

6.6SeaT alk

hs

LEDindications..........................................50

5

Chapter7T echnicalsupport...................................51

7.1Raymarinetechnicalsupport......................................52

Chapter8T echnicalspecication...........................53

8.1T echnicalspecication...............................................54

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HDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayInstallationinstructions

Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine
approvedinstaller .Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced
productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor
furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand
operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury ,damage
toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOTremove
anycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccessinternal
components,unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis
document.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Radarscannersafety

Beforerotatingtheradarscanner,ensureallpersonnel
areclear.

Warning:Radiofrequencyradiation
hazard

Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy
atmicrowavefrequencieswhichcanbeharmful,
particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookatthescanner
fromcloserange.Ensurepersonnelareclearofthe
scannerwhenitispoweredon.

Forsafetyreasons,theradarmustbeinstalledabove
headheight,outofrangeofpersonnel.

Transmittedpowerdensitylevels

•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m
orlessfromtheradarscanner.

•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m

2

islikelyatdistancesof34cm

2

doesnotoccuratanypoint.

Importantinformation

7

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

AlthoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofRaymarineproducts
exceedsthatcalledforbytheIPX6standard,waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifanyRaymarine
equipmentissubjectedtocommercialhighpressurewashing.
Raymarinewillnotwarrantequipmentsubjectedtohighpressure
washing.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineLtd.declaresthattheHDandSuperHDDigital
OpenArrayradarscannersareincompliancewiththeessential
requirementsofR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewedon
therelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com

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HDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayInstallationinstructions

Productdisposal

Technicalaccuracy

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

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

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourHDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayradarscanner
ownership,pleasetakeafewminutestolloutthewarranty
registrationcardfoundinthebox,orvisitwww.raymarine.comand
registeron-line.

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

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse
onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational
MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)
CarriageRegulations.

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

Multifunctiondisplaysoftwareversion

Toensureoptimumperformanceandcompatibilitywithexternal
devices,yourmultifunctiondisplaymustbeusingthelatestsoftware
version.

Visitwww.raymarine.comtodownloadthelatestsoftware.

Viewingmultifunctiondisplaysoftware
information

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemDiagnostics.

3.SelectSoftwareServices.

4.SelectUnitInfo.

Arangeofinformationisdisplayed,includingtheAppVersion
(softwareversion).

Radarscannerfeaturecompatibility

ThefollowingtableliststhefeaturessupportedbytheDigitalOpen
Arrayradarscannervariants.

Importantinformation

9

FeatureAllHDvariants

Gainpresets:

—Buoy

AllSuperHD
variants

FeatureAllHDvariants

AllSuperHD
variants

DualRange

—Harbor

—Coastal

—Offshore

—BirdMode

AntennaBoost

PowerBoost

Enhanceechoes:

—Interference
Rejection

—Expansion

—Wakes

Scannerrotationspeed:

24RPM

48RPM

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HDandSuperHDDigitalOpenArrayInstallationinstructions

Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12

•2.2Installationchecklistonpage12

•2.3Typicalsystemexamplesonpage13

•2.4Packcontentsonpage15

•2.5T oolsonpage16

Planningtheinstallation

11

2.1Handbookinformation

2.2Installationchecklist

ThishandbookcontainsimportantinformationregardingtheHDand
SuperHDDigitalOpenArrayrangeofradarscanners.

Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingmodels:

•48”and72”4kWHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”12kWHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”4kWSuperHDDigitalOpenArray.

•48”and72”12kWSuperHDDigitalOpenArray.

Furtherinformation

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertothehandbookthat
accompaniesyourmultifunctiondisplay.

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationT ask

1Planyoursystem

2

3

4Routeallcables.

5

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

8Powerontestthesystem.

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools

Siteallequipment

Drillcableandmountingholes.

Secureallequipmentinplace.

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2.3Typicalsystemexamples

D11773-1

3

2

1

5

4

6

TheDigitalOpenArrayradarscannercanbeconnectedtoavariety
ofequipmentaspartofyourmarineelectronicssystem.

RadarconnectedusingSeaTalk

hs

switch

3.GPM400G-Seriesprocessor

4.VCM100powerconverter

5.Powersupply

6.G-Seriesdisplay

1.DigitalOpenArrayradarscanner

2.SeaTalk

Planningtheinstallation

hs

switch

13

Radarconnecteddirectlytomultifunctiondisplay

D11772-1

1

2

4

5

3

1.DigitalOpenArrayradarscanner

2.Multifunctiondisplay

3.Crossovercoupler

4.VCM100powerconverter

5.Powersupply

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2.4Packcontents

D11774-1

Drill 11 mm

diameter hole

(4 positions)

Centre of Rotation

FORWARD

Cable Entry

140 mm

70 mm

150 mm

57 mm

Maximum

outline of

pedestal

IMPORTANT

Secure pedestal

before opening lid

Digital Pedestal

Mounting Template

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

3

ItemDescriptionQuantity

1Pedestal1

2Mountingtemplate1

3Densopaste1

4

5

6

7

8Plainwasher4

9

10Nut8

11

12

VCM100VoltageConverter
Module

VCM100cableclamp

Liftingeye

Stud

Springwasher

VCM100mountingscrew

VCM100cableclampmounting
screw

1

1

3

4

4

2

3

Planningtheinstallation

15

2.5Tools

D11775-1

1

3

2

4

6

5

8

10

9

7

Toolsrequiredforinstallation

ItemDescription

1Powerdrill

213mmsocket

317mmsocket

4

5

Screwdriver(“Pozidrive”head)

Adhesivetape

611mmdrillbit

7

3mmdrillbit

817mmspanner

913mmspanner

10Torquewrench

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Chapter3:Cablesandconnections

Chaptercontents

•3.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage18

•3.2Radarscannerconnectiononpage19

•3.3Productgroundingonpage19

•3.4Radarscannerpowerconnectionsonpage21

•3.5Radarscannerdataconnectionsonpage22

•3.6Digitalradarcableextensiononpage23

•3.7Digitalradarcablesonpage24

•3.8VCM100powerconnectionsonpage25

•3.9VCM100powercableextensiononpage27

•3.10VCM100screen(drain)wireextensiononpage27

•3.11Circuitbreakerandfuseratingsonpage28

•3.12Sharingabreakeronpage28

Cablesandconnections

17

3.1Generalcablingguidance

Minimum bend of cable
100 mm (4 in) radius

Minimum bend
200 mm (8 in)
diameter

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength

•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthecorrect
type,suppliedbyRaymarine.

•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrectquality
andgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmayrequire
largerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

Strainrelief

Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectorsfrom
strainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand
prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea
minimumbendradiusof100mm.

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.
Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables
throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany
extracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,
useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

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Circuitisolation

Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusingboth
ACandDCcurrent:

•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter
torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic
instrumentsordevices.

•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio
cables.

•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolationon
thesignallines.

•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronicdevices
haveadedicatedpowercircuit.

Cableshielding

Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthecable
shieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeingsqueezed
throughatightarea).

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