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- Page 1 Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide ENGLISH www.bandg.com www.simrad-yachting.com www.lowrance.com...
- Page 2 BLANK PAGE Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
- Page 3 Lowrance HDS USA Lowrance HDS Outside USA or with MARPA / Chart overlay Simrad NSS (NMEA2000 network) B&G Zeus Simrad NSO, NSE and NSS, (SimNet network) RI10 Connections Connect power Setup and Confi guration Entering radar setup on your display Radar Status Adjust bearing alignment...
- Page 4 Radar Transmit Emissions Note: Broadband 3G™ Radar is the second generation marine recreational radar from Navico that has Human Exposure Level RF Radiation of the Radar Transmitter outside the Radome well below the general public safety emission level of 1 mW/cm .
- Page 5 Copyright © 2011 Navico Holding AS. W arranty The warranty card is supplied as a separate document. In case of any queries, refer to the brand web site of your display or system. www.lowrance.com www.simrad-yachting.com www.BandG.com Welcome | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 6: Welcome
The building up of the image over 360 degrees and the processing of the radar data is the same as for a magnetron radar. How does FMCW radar work? Frequency 9.41 GHz 9.4 GHz Time Welcome | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... - Page 7 – switch it on and use it. Easy to use - no constant adjusting required to obtain optimum performance no re-tuning between ranges. Means fast range change at all ranges. Radar system overview | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 8: Radar System Overview
The RI10 interface box is used to connect displays, power and heading information if MARPA or chart over lay are required (Heading sensor not included). The RI10 has a SimNet (Simrad NMEA 2000) connector for heading input. The RI10 is included in all kits except Lowrance USA model (000-10418-001) 1. - Page 9 Please take a moment and check the separate packing list to make sure all components have been supplied Radar system overview | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 10: Installation
DON’T install the scanner directly on to a large fl at roof area. Use a pedestal to elevate the scanner for radar beams to clear roof line (see “Considerations for direct roof mounting” on page 11) 10 | Installation | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 11: Considerations For Direct Roof Mounting
Considerations for direct roof mounting When deciding a suitable mounting location for the 3G™ scanner, be aware that the vertical radar beam extends to 25° either side of horizontal. With 50% of the power projecting in a beam 12.5°... - Page 12 Better performance Broadband Radar Above illustrates that raising the 3G scanner off the hard top allowing most of the radar energy to clear the hard top. Best performance Broadband Radar 850 mm Hard Top Width For best performance, the radar should be positioned to allow the beams to clear the super- structure of the boat Below is a guide to determine scanner height in relation to a vessels hard top overall width.
- Page 13 Insert bolt into drill hole and locate into scanners threaded mounting holes and tighten securely. Note: The torque settings for the mounting bolts are 12 Nm – 18 Nm (8.9 lb ft – 13.3 lb ft) | 13 Installation | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 14: Connect Interconnection Cable To The Scanner
Diameter = 23 mm White / Brown RJ45 Pin 7 Brown RJ45 Pin 8 White / Green RJ45 Pin 3 White / Orange RJ45 Pin 1 Green RJ45 Pin 6 Orange RJ45 Pin 2 14 | Installation | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 15: Connect The Interconnection Cable To Radar Interface Box
To remove the scanner interconnection cable, follow the above procedure in reverse order. To avoid damaging the connectors when removing the scanner interconnection cable, it is important to remove the cable gland washer before trying to remove the cable gland hous- ing. | 15 Installation | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... - Page 16 Preferably mount the radar interface box on a vertical surface with cables exiting downwards. Insert connectors . See “Connect the interconnection cable to radar interface box” on page Secure to the surface using the four mounting points. 16 | Installation | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 17: Connect The Broadband Radar To Your Display
Lowrance HDS Ethernet adapter cable. 5 pin yellow male to RJ45 female 1.8 ft (6ft). Included in 000-10418-001 3G™ kit Can connect directly to the HDS, via a NEP-2 Ethernet switch or using a free Ethernet port on a LSS-1 Structure Scan module (if applicable) ... -
Page 18: Lowrance Hds Outside Usa Or With Marpa / Chart Overlay
Lowrance HDS Outside USA or with MARPA / Chart overlay Simrad NSS (NMEA2000 network) The 3G™ Radar connects to the Lowrance HDS and Simrad NSS in the same manner Lowrance HDS Simrad NSS FUSE FUSE FUSE NMEA2000 Network Parts required for chart overlay / MARPA Multifunction Display Broadband 3G™... -
Page 19: B&G Zeus
RI10 Radar interface box Ethernet cable. 3G™ ships with a 1.8 m (6 ft) cable. The 3G™ can be connected directly to the NET- WORK port of the display/processor box, or via a Network Expansion Port (9) extra Ethernet cables required (7). -
Page 20: Ri10 Connections
10 Hz. Heading sensor needs to be a rate gyro stabilized compass or better. 2. NETWORK: Main data interface between the radar and the display. 3. INTERCONNECT CABLE: Provides connection between the 3G™ radar dome and the RI10. 4. POWER: Power cable (see “Connect power” on page 21). 5. LED Indicator: Green LED indicating power is supplied to the RI10. -
Page 21: Connect Power
Radar will turn on and off with the function applied (or when switch is turned display. Note: Zeus NSE, NSS display will need to be set as power control master | 21 Connect power | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 22: Setup And Confi Guration
From the Radar Installation page. Select “Reset device ID..” then follow the on screen prompts 22 | Setup and Confi guration | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 23: Adjust Bearing Alignment
You may need to monitor 5-10 radar sweeps to be sure they have been eliminated. 5. Traverse the area again and readjust if sidelobes returns still occur. 6. Exit the installation menu. | 23 Setup and Confi guration | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 24: To Start The Radar
NSx display in the Settings>Network>Sources… menu: Dual radar setup: For B&G Zeus and Simrad NSO and NSE displays it is possible for two radars to be connected to the network and viewed simultaneously on one display. At time of installation radar source selection needs to be performed as described below. - Page 25 The radar source will need to be setup for each display on the network. Once the radar sources have been set up they will be retained for every system until changed. | 25 Dimension Drawings | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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Page 26: Dimension Drawings
489.6 mm (19.28”) 488.6 mm (19.24”) FRONT 233.0 mm (9.17”) 128.3 mm (5.05”) 128.3 mm (5.05”) Description Cable entry area Cable retention channel Bolt holes x 4 M8 x 30 mm Breather 26 | Dimension Drawings | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 27: Radar Interface Box
Do not use solvents such as gasoline, acetone, M.E.K etc. as this will damage the dome surface. After years of use the drive belt may have to be replaced. Transmitter is solid state and will not require regular replacement as with an ordinary magne- tron. | 27 Maintenance | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... -
Page 28: Specifi Cations
High Speed Ethernet Heading NMEA2000 / SimNet with RI10 interface box Inter connecting cable length Lowrance 10 m (33 ft) Simrad, B&G 20 m (65.6 ft) Maximum inter connecting cable 30 m (98.5 ft) – available as option length Bolts (4) -
Page 29: Navico Broadband Radar Part Numbers
000-00127-56 Adapter cable: yellow Ethernet male to RJ45 2 m (6.5 ft) female (Supplied with Lowrance USA SKU) 000-00127-28 Ethernet cable 0.6 m (2 ft) 000-0127-51 Ethernet cable (Supplied with 3G™ radar) 1.8 m (6 ft) 000-0127-29 Ethernet cable 4.5 m (15 ft) 000-0127-30 Ethernet cable 7.7 m (25 ft) -
Page 30: Rf Exposure Compliance Certifi Cate
RF exposure compliance certifi cate 30 | RF exposure compliance certifi cate | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide... - Page 31 | 31 RF exposure compliance certifi cate | Broadband 3G™ Radar Installation Guide...
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