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Furuno FAR-2835S Installation Manual

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  • Page 2 The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya 662-8580, JAPAN Nishinomiya 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : Telephone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION :AUG.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS EQUIPMENT LISTS ................v 1. MOUNTING 1.1 Radiator Assembling Procedure ..................1-1 1.2 Mounting Structures ......................1-3 1.3 Mounting the Antenna Unit on the Mounting Platform ...........1-4 1.4 Mounting the Display Unit ....................1-8 1.5 Mounting the Separate Type Control Panel ..............1-9 2.
  • Page 6 LIST OF INSTALLATION MATERIALS, ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS LIST OF INSTALLATION MATERIALS, ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS ............L-1 to L-13 OUTLINE DRAWINGS OUTLINE DRAWINGS ................... D-1 to D-7 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ..................S-1 to S-6...

  • Page 7: Equipment Lists

    EQUIPMENT LISTS Complete set - t l , t i , t i l l a , ø , ø...

  • Page 8: Optional Equipment

    Optional equipment x i f - t l - t l t i k - t l x i f l l a c t i t i k t i k c t i...

  • Page 13: Mounting The Antenna Unit On The Mounting Platform

    1.3 Mounting the Antenna Unit on the Mounting Platform CAUTION 1) Work at high places is dangerous. Always wear a hard hat and safety belt when working on the antenna unit mast. 2) Both a service platform and steps to the service platform must be mounted to provide safe access for service personnel.

  • Page 17: Mounting The Display Unit

    1.4 Mounting the Display Unit The display unit is designed to be mounted on a tabletop or a pedestal (option). Before mounting the display unit If Gyro Converter GC-8 (option) is to be used, install and setup the GYRO PROCESSOR Board before mounting the display unit, because of the difficulty involved if done after the unit is mounted, Insstrutions for installtion and setup are in Chapter 4.

  • Page 19: Antenna Unit Connections

    2. CONNECTIONS 2.1 Antenna Unit Connections Two cables run between the display unit and the antenna unit, the signalcable and the antenna cable. Fabricating antenna cable 660V-MPYCY-12/250V-MPYCY-12 (JIS cable) 1. Shorten the cable making the length from the cable gland to the cable end inside the scanner unit 450 mm.
  • Page 20 6. Fold back armor by 5 mm and pass it through the two flat washers as shown in Figure 2-3. Gasket Armor (folded back) Seal with putty after tightening. Vinyl sheath Clamping gland Flat Cable gland washer Flat Flat washer washer Figure 2-3 Passing clamping gland, washers and gasket on the multicore cable 7.
  • Page 21 Fabricating signal cable RW-6895 13. At the signal cable gland on the scanner unit, unfasten the clamping gland and remove gasket and flat washers. 14. Shorten the signal cable making the length from the cable gland to the cable end 500 mm. Remove the vinyl sheath by 550 mm;...
  • Page 22 Terminal board fixing plate for RTB-801 Ground terminal Figure 2-7 Scanner unit, rear view Locking wire saddle Figure 2-8 Scanner unit, rear view 19. Fasten the terminal board fixing plate for RTB-801. 2 - 4...
  • Page 23 20. Route the signal cable beneath the lower left side of the terminal board fixing plate for the RTB-801. Shorten conductors of the signal cable considering their locations on the RTB- 801. 75 mm Coaxial cable 2C-2V 50 mm Fold back the conductor as illustrated below.

  • Page 24: Display Unit Connection

    When the De-Icer is installed 1) Before beginning any work on the scanner unit, turn off both the DE-ICER switch (S31) on the sub panel of the display unit and the breaker for the de-icer line at the main switchboard to remove the power (100 VAC, 1ø) to the de-icer.
  • Page 25 Leading in cables to the display unit To lead in cables easily, unfasten the cable clamp at the right side of the display unit. Cable clamp Figure 2-12 Location of cable clamp inside the display unit Tabletop Cables can be led in through the cable gland at the rear or underside of the unit. Pedestal Lead in cables through the cable gland Process cable same as...
  • Page 26 Connections Power cable Connect the power cable to the filter at the right hand side of the display unit. Cover the filter ter- minals with the terminal caps (supplied) to insu- Filter late the terminals. Power cable Figure 2-14 Location of filter inside the display unit Gyro signal Solder the 5 pin and 3 pin VH connectors (supplied) to the gyrocompass cable.
  • Page 27 Grounding CAUTION The display unit must be grounded from a grounding stud having a wing nut lo- An ungrounded unit can cause electrical shock when cated at the point shown in Figure 2-16. its metallic parts are touched and give off or receive electromagnetic interference.
  • Page 28 Table 2-1 Input and output signals on the INT Board . t i 2 - 10...
  • Page 29 J445 J458 J464 J441 J452 DTB-2 J449 J463 J450 J454 J467 J461 J448 J460 J459 J456 J451 J443 J455 J444 J442 J457 Figure 2-18 Location of connectors on the INT Board 2 - 11...
  • Page 30 Grounding cables and covering unused cable slots in the cable clamp Cover unused cable slots with aluminum tape. Ground shield of cables by Fasten ground wire cable clamp. of cables by fixing screws for cable clamp. Figure 2-19 Cable clamp CAUTION 1) The display unit must be grounded.

  • Page 31: Changing Power Specifications

    2.3 Changing Power Specifications This radar can be powered by 100V AC or 220V AC, and is set at the factory for connection to a 100V power supply. To power the unit by 220V AC, remove jumper JP13 on the POWER Board as shown in the procedure below.

  • Page 32: Power Supply Unit

    2.4 Power Supply Unit Wire the unit as shown in the interconnection diagram. PTB14 Thermal relay Relay K3 PTB11 Relay K1 Photo No. 3148 PTB13 PTB12 Figure 2-20 Power supply unit PSU-004 The type and rating of the thermal relay (K2) are as below. ∅...

  • Page 33: Menus For Initialization And Adjustment

    3. INITIALIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT 3.1 Menus for Initialization and Adjustment Accessing the menus The menus for initialization and adjustment of this radar are locked to prevent adjustment by the user. To access them; 1) Turn off the power. 2) Turn on the #4 segment of DIP Switch S1 on the SPU Board. Figure 3-1 Display unit (top view, cover removed) and SPU Board Menu operation...

  • Page 34: Heading Alignment

    6) Press the [2] key several times to select OTHER S-BAND. 7) Press the [ENTER] key. 3.2 Heading Alignment Antenna unit mounted error (heading reed switch timing error) can be compensated at the dis- play unit. β Correct bearing α Apparent position relative to heading of target...

  • Page 35: Adjusting Video Signal Level

    Procedure 1) Turn on the power. Press [RADAR MENU] [0] [0] [2] [3] to select TIMING ADJ on the INITIAL SETTING 1 menu. 2) Transmit on the 0.25nm range. 3) Adjust radar picture controls to display picture properly. 4) Select a target echo which should be displayed straightly. 5) Adjust the VRM control to straighten the target echo.

  • Page 36: Suppressing Main Bang

    3.5 Suppressing Main Bang If main bang appears at the screen center, suppress it as follows. Procedure 1) Turn on the power. Transmit on a long range and then wait ten minutes. 2) Adjust [GAIN] control to show a slight amount of noise on the display. 3) Select the 0.25nm range.

  • Page 37: Confirming Magnetron Heater Voltage

    5) Turn the [TUNE] control slowly clockwise (counterclockwise) to display the longest tun- ing bar. 6) Set the TUNE switch to AUTO and wait about 10 seconds (about four rotations of the antenna). 7) Confirm that the radar found best tuning point. Peak tuning is obtained when about 80% of the tuning indicator lights.

  • Page 45: How To Adjust Arp Board

    3. 12 How to Adjust ARP Board Procedure 1) Take out the SPU Board SPU-9111 from the pcb compartment in the display unit. 2) Turn on #4 of DIP Switch S1. 3) Set the SPU Board in the pcb compartment. 4) Set the radar as follows and transmit on 6 nm range.
  • Page 46 7) Set the controls and switches as follows. A/C SEA control: fully CCW (same as step 4) A/C RAIN control: fully CCW (same as step 4) GAIN control: fully CW INT REJECT key: RANGE: 24 nm Echo Stretch (in menu): OFF 8) Select Video signal level to "DGTL"...
  • Page 52 Setting method 2: by make and model of gyrocompass Table 4-2 Setting GYRO CONVERTER Board by make and model of gyrocompass e l l i a l ∗ ∗ ) - ( – – ∗ ∗ ) - ( i a l / I I I I I –...

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