User manual NORTHSTAR RAD6K Install Guide

[. . . ] E1 Northstar 30 Sudbury Road Acton, Massachusetts 01720 a unit of Brunswick New Technologies Marine Electronics www. NorthstarNav. com Service: 978/897-6600 Sales: 800/628-4487 Contents SECTION ONE: Introducing the Northstar radar SECTION TWO: Installing and wiring the radar ------------------- 1 -------------------- 3 Installing the antenna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Installing the control box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Wiring the radar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 SECTION THREE: Setting up the radar (new navigator software) - - - 17 17 19 22 24 Configuring the navigator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Calibrating the radar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Adjusting the appearance settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Finishing up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECTION FOUR: Setting up the radar (older navigator software) - - - 25 Configuring the navigator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 Calibrating the radar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Gain adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 SECTION FIVE: Using manual control functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Gain and clutter adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Other functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 SECTION SIX: Servicing the radar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 37 38 38 38 Contacting Northstar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hearing from you - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Using the Dealer Express web pages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Returning a radar for service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - APPENDIX A: Specifications and Drawings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 APPENDIX B: Manual Tuning Procedure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 APPENDIX C: Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47 SECTION ONE: Introducing the Northstar radar WARNING! Always stay away from any type of radar antenna to avoid exposure to radiation!Before starting antenna operation, always move all personnel away from the antenna to prevent accidents. It is highly recommended that an open array antenna be installed as high as possible (such as on the fly bridge, radar mast, etc. ) so that no person can ever be near enough to sustain injury. The Northstar radar is designed as an option available for the Northstar 958 and 6000i navigators. A radar unit should only be installed by a qualified marine technician, as potentially lethal high voltage is present, along with heavy rotating parts. [. . . ] The radar will attempt to maintain this appearance over a wide variety of environmental conditions. Restoring settings Appearance settings and manual settings can be restored to values that normally produce a useful pictures as follows: 1. From the main radar page, press Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, and Install. . . Press Restore Auto, Restore Harbor, Restore Range Rider, and/or Restore Manual to set these items back to their state when the unit was shipped from the factory. Finishing up This completes the installation calibration. Note that the heading correction may need to be adjusted slightly after the gain is optimized to provide a better picture, as described in the next section. Although the basic installation has been completed, it is best to compete Section 4 to check out and optimize the entire system. Restoring all factory settings If you ever wish to restore all radar settings to their factory settings (except trigger delay, heading calibration and whether or not a heading sensor is installed), do the following: 1. From the main radar page, press Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, and Install. . . Press Restore factory settings to return the unit to its state when it was shipped (with the exception of the following: · trigger delay · heading calibration · whether or not a heading sensor is installed · parking calibration This function is used before performing manual tuning (see Appendix B), or any time it is necessary to restore the unit to a known state. Page 24 Radar Installation Manual, Rev. E1 SECTION FOUR: Setting up the radar (older navigator software) Important: The following instructions apply to Northstar 958 software versions earlier than 8. 0, and Northstar 6000i software versions earlier than 1. 61. If the navigator has a later software version, instead use Section Three of this Installation Manual, starting on page 17. Note: It is important that the navigator's Demo Mode not be used while a radar unit is connected. Several menu keys need to be activated before the adjustment they control can be changed. Here's how they work: · any key displayed in red is active and can be adjusted by pressing it or (in many cases) by using the keypad or cursor pad to change its value · any key displayed in blue is inactive and must be pressed once to activate it before changing its value. The radar normally provides a good picture when used in its automatic modes, described below. In many cases, the picture can be improved by using the Range Rider mode, also described below. Configuring the navigator To enable an installed radar to communicate with the navigator, you must first set up the radar option on the navigator's PORT 2 SETUP screen: 1. Press the STAR key several times to display the OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO screen. Press Port 2 Setup, and use the Cursor Pad to select the Output Format line. You do not have to re-start the navigator for this option to take effect. Configuring the radar as described also configures the heading sensor wired to NMEA Port 1. CAUTION: If the system will be operated without a heading sensor, it is absolutely necessary to change this configuration as described in "Heading sensor" on page 26. Radar Installation Manual, Rev. E1 Page 25 SECTION FOUR: Setting up the radar (older navigator software) Radar transmitter power As a safeguard, the radar transmitter (rotation and radiation) must be turned on manually each time the navigator is turned on, as described below. CAUTION: Be sure to turn the transmitter off using the same procedure, or by removing radar power before servicing the unit or working in the vicinity of the rotating antenna. The radar does not automatically turn off when the navigator is turned off, unless the power control relay has been installed. Heading sensor For all radar functions to operate properly, a heading sensor should be installed and calibrated. The sensor may be stand-alone, or may be integrated into an autopilot system, provided it outputs the NMEA 0183 HDG, HDT, OSD, HCC, HCD or HDM heading sentence to the navigator. If the heading sensor requires sea trial calibration, perform the manufacturer's recommended calibration procedure before attempting to perform the radar heading calibration described below. [. . . ] Little can be gained by continuing for more time than that. Radar Installation Manual, Rev. E1 Page 45 APPENDIX B: Manual Tuning Procedure Page 46 Radar Installation Manual, Rev. E1 APPENDIX C: Troubleshooting Appendix C outlines the questions that you will probably be asked if you call the factory for help in getting a system running. You'll save yourself a considerable amount of time if you check these items before placing the call; plus, you're likely to find the problem right away. Confirming the equipment installed 1. [. . . ]