Furuno DRS4A Installation Manual

Furuno DRS4A Installation Manual

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DRS4A/DRS6A/DRS2D/DRS4D
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................ i
SYSTEM CONGFIGURATION .................................................................... ii
EQUIPMENT LISTS.................................................................................... iii
1. MOUNTING ............................................................................................ 1
1.1
Mounting Considerations .............................................................................................. 1
1.2
Mounting Procedure for DRS4A/6A.............................................................................. 2
1.3
Mounting Procedure for DRS2D4D .............................................................................. 7
2. WIRING .................................................................................................. 8
2.1
Wiring of DRS4A/6A ..................................................................................................... 9
2.2
Wiring of DRS2D/4D................................................................................................... 11
3. ADJUSTMENT ....................................................................................... 9
3.1
Selecting Radar Source................................................................................................ 9
3.2
Heading Alignment ....................................................................................................... 9
3.3
Setting the Antenna Height........................................................................................... 9
OUTLINE DRAWINGS............................................................................. D-1
INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM ............................................................ S-1
Installation Manual
RADAR SENSOR

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................i SYSTEM CONGFIGURATION ..............ii EQUIPMENT LISTS..................iii 1. MOUNTING .................... 1 Mounting Considerations ....................1 Mounting Procedure for DRS4A/6A................2 Mounting Procedure for DRS2D4D ................7 2. WIRING ....................8 Wiring of DRS4A/6A ..................... 9 Wiring of DRS2D/4D....................11 3.
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    This is possible - equipment is being installed. Ask your FURUNO representive or dealer to provide this feature. Turn off the power at the mains switch-board before beginning the...
  • Page 3: System Congfiguration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION RADAR SENSOR DRS2D/DRS4D RADAR SENSOR DRS4A/DRS6A NMEA 2000 (Under development) NMEA 2000 (Under development) Power Supply Unit PSU-012* Multi Function Display BlackBox Multi Function Display MFDBB MFD8/12 RECTIFIER *For MFD8 only RU-1746B : Standard Supply : Optional Supply...
  • Page 4: Equipment Lists

    EQUIPMENT LISTS Standard supply (for DRS4A/6A) Name Type Code No. Remarks Radar Sensor XN10A-RSB-118-092 For DRS4A XN12A-RSB-118-093 For DRS6A DRS2D Radome DRS4D Radome Two-way Cable MOD-ASW0001-010 10 m MOD-ASW0001-015 15 m MOD-ASW0001-020 20 m MOD-ASW0001-030 30 m Installation Mate- 1 set...
  • Page 5: Mounting

    70°C. As shown in the figure below, the radar sensor may be installed on the bridge, on a common mast or on the radar mast. (a) On bridge (b) Common mast (c) Radar mast For DRS4A/6A...
  • Page 6: Mounting Procedure For Drs4A/6A

    Antenna unit For DRS2D/4D Mounting Procesure for DRS4A/6A Referring to the outline drawing at the back of this manual, drill five holes in the mounting platform: four holes of 15 mm diameter for fixing the radar sensor and one hole of 25-30 mm diameter for the signal cable.
  • Page 7 5. Coat the hex bolts (4 pcs.) with silicone sealant. Fasten the antenna radiator to the radiator bracket with the hex bolts, flat washers and spring washers. Antenna radiator Coat threaded holes with silicone sealant. O-ring Radiator bracket Flat washer Spring washer Hex bolt (M8 x 30)
  • Page 8 CAUTION Do not lift the radar sensor by the radiator; lift it by the housing. The radiator may be damaged. 3. Insert four hex bolts (M12 x 60, supplied) and seal washers (φ30, supplied) from the top of the housing, as shown below. Hex.
  • Page 9 8. Coat ground terminal and ground point with silicone sealant as shown below. Hex. bolt Flat washer Ground Flat washer wire Spring washer Hex. nut Silicone GROUND sealant POINT Hex. nut Ground Spring washer wire Flat washer Hex. nut Weld here. GROUND TERMINAL Silicone...
  • Page 10 Using inside fixing holes of the sensor housing This method requires removal of the RF unit from the radar sensor to access inside fixing holes. Use hex bolts, flat washers, spring washers and nuts (local supply) to mount the radar sensor. 1.
  • Page 11: Mounting Procedure For Drs2D4D

    Mounting Procedure for DRS2D4D 1. Remove mounting hardware at the bottom of the radar sensor, four each of hex bolts (M10x20), spring washers and flat washers. Save the spring washers and flat washers to use them to fix the radome base to the platform, at step 3. If the thickness of the mounting platform is 5 mm or less also save the bolts.
  • Page 12 4. Unfasten four screws to remove the cover. Discard the packing material in the radome. Remove and discard the packing material. 5. Mount the cover tentatively. Wiring requires the removing the cover at Chapter 2.
  • Page 13: Wiring

    Pass the cable through the hole in the radar sensor and apply sealing compound around the hole for waterproof- ing. Wiring of DRS4A/6A 1. Open the radar sensor cover by loosening four bolts, and fix the stay. Stay...
  • Page 14 5. Attach the RJ-45 connector of the two-way cable to the LAN terminal in the radar sensor. Power terminal LAN terminal 6. Push cables of the two-way cable into the slits of the gasket inside the radar sensor as below. 7.
  • Page 15: Wiring Of Drs2D/4D

    Wiring of DRS2D/4D 1. Unfasten three screws to remove the fixing plate for the gasket at the bottom of the radar sen- sor. Fixing plate (for gasket) 2. Remove the gasket, and then pass the two-way cable MOD-ASW0001 through the bottom. 3.
  • Page 16 Note 1: Bend cables of the two way cable at the height lower than moisture hole so that the an- tenna radiator does not hit these cables. Moisture hole Note 2: If the two-way cable meets to the platform near the radar sensor base, wind vinyl tape around cable at the bending location.
  • Page 17: Adjustment

    Selecting Radar Source 1. Open the Radar Installation menu. 2. Choose “Radar Source” to show the menu options window. 3. Choose “DRS4A” or DRS6A” as applicable. 4. Close the Radar Source options window. Heading Alignment You have mounted the radar sensor facing straight ahead in the direction of the bow. Therefore, a small but conspicuous target dead ahead visually should appear on the heading line (zero de- grees).
  • Page 18 Pub.No. IME-35670 Z...

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