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Icom MR-570R Operating Manual

Icom mr-570r radio-marine: operating guide
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Display information

Tuning level indicator
Screen range readout
Fixed ring range readout*
Heading line
2
Alarm zone*
Own ship vector indicator
3
Waypoint marker*
EBL1/VRM1, EBL2/VRM2
4
readouts*
1
*
Appears when the "RING" of the FUNCTION menu is
turned ON.
2
*
Appears when the alarm function is in use.
3
*
Appears when the "WPT" of the FUNCTION menu is
turned ON. To display the waypoint marker, bearing data
and NMEA data with 0183 format is necessary.
BRILL menu
Push [BRILL] to select the brilliance adjustment menu.
BRILL.
CONTR.
DISP.
POSI
NEGA
ADJ (Adjust) menu
Push [ADJ] to select the adjustment menu.
TUNE
GAIN SEA RAIN
A
A
U
U
T
T
O
O
MR-570R
3
1
NM
(1)
S0672˚
EBL/VRM1
S0162˚
EBL/VRM2
IR
ES
PULSE
ON
ON
LP
OFF
OFF
SP
OPERATING GUIDE
2530˚
1.296NM
O:01
R
0.566NM
O:01
R
4
*
This area may differ depending on DATA DISP selection in
the FUNCTION menu. Nautical miles (NM) and kilometres
(KM) can be selected in the INT.SETTING menu as the dis-
tance unit.
5
*
North-up (N UP) and Course-up (C UP) screens require ex-
ternal bearing data. True Motion (TM) screen requires bear-
ing data and LOG or position data.
Function menu
Push [MENU] to select the function menu.
FUNCTION
RING
D.RANGE
ZONE ALARM
EBL/PI
DATA DISP
L/L DISP
WPT
OWN VECT
TRAIL TIME
SAVE TIME
Heading indicator
T
TM
5
Mode indicator*
Cross line cursor
EBL1/2
VRM1/2
MOB symbol
Fixed range rings*
1
OFF
ON
NAR.
MID.
WIDE
IN
OUT
TRUE
360
PT/SB
R
OFF
CURS SHIP WPT
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
6MIN
15MIN

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  • Page 1: Display Information

    MR-570R Display information Tuning level indicator Screen range readout Fixed ring range readout* Heading line Alarm zone* Own ship vector indicator Waypoint marker* EBL1/VRM1, EBL2/VRM2 readouts* EBL/VRM1 EBL/VRM2 Appears when the “RING” of the FUNCTION menu is turned ON. Appears when the alarm function is in use.
  • Page 2 TX INH ANGLE SERVICE MAN ] keys to select the items and push ] keys to change the setting. ] to enter. TRUE AUTO MANU. 0.0 E NMEA LOGOF Count on us! A-6014H-2EX Printed in Japan © 2001 Icom Inc.
  • Page 3 INSTRUCTION MANUAL MARINE RADAR MR-570R...

  • Page 4: System Components

    Installation nuts (M10) ... 4 t Flat washers (M10) ... 4 y Spring washers (M10) ... 4 and Icom Inc. are registered trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in the United States and/or other countries. DISPLAY UNIT EX-2473 (5.7 inch LCD) SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Qty.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    AVOID using strong solvents such as benzene or al- cohol for cleaning the radar, as they may damage the surfaces. FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing ICOM’s MR-570R MARINE RADAR. The radar is designed especially for fishing boats. It has powerful transmission power, a 5.7 inch LCD dis- play and many other advanced features.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM COMPONENTS...i SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...i IMPORTANT ... ii PRECAUTIONS ... ii FOREWORD ... ii EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ...iii 1 CAUTION ... 1 DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE ... 1 RADIATION HAZARD ... 1 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ... 2 –5 Front panel ...

  • Page 7: Caution

    The MR-570R is supplemental aids to navigation and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate and current nautical charts. DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE • NEVER OPEN THE UNIT This product contains high voltage that could be FATAL. This product has no user-servicable parts inside.

  • Page 8: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Front panel MARINE RADAR q POWER SWITCH [POWER] (p. 10) Turns power ON and OFF. • The standby screen appears for 90 sec. while warming up the magnetron. • The initial screen appears with a beep after the power has been turned ON.
  • Page 9 i TRANSMIT/SAVE SWITCH [TX (SAVE)] (p. 11) Push to toggle between the TX mode and the standby mode. Push and hold for 0.5 sec. to turn the power save function ON. The radar for TX interval scan is fixed at 10 revolutions. (p. 14) •...

  • Page 10: Screen

    PANEL DESCRIPTION Screen S0672˚ EBL/VRM1 S0162˚ EBL/VRM2 !9 TUNING LEVEL INDICATOR Shows the receiver tuning level. @0 SCREEN RANGE READOUT (p. 16) Shows the maximum range of the displayed screen. • The range indicated is nautical miles (NM). @1 FIXED RING RANGE READOUT (p. 16) Shows the interval range of the fixed ring.
  • Page 11 #0 EBL1/2 (pgs. 16-18) Used for bearing measurement. When a target is selected, the EBL readout #6 shows the bearing. #1 VRM1/2 (pgs. 16-18) Used for distance measurement. When a target is selected, the VRM2 readout @8 shows the distance. #2 MOB SYMBOL Push [MOB] to mark the [MOB] marker on the screen.

  • Page 12: Menu

    MENU BRILL MENU BRILL. CONTR. DISP. POSI NEGA Push [BRILL] to turn the [BRILL] menu ON or OFF. BRILL. (Brilliance) • Push ] to select [BRILL.], then push change the setting. CONTR. (Contrast) • Push ] to select [CONTR.], then push change the setting.

  • Page 13: Function Menu

    FUNCTION MENU FUNCTION RING D.RANGE NAR. MID. ZONE ALARM EBL/PI TRUE DATA DISP CURS SHIP WPT L/L DISP OWN VECT TRAIL TIME 6MIN SAVE TIME 15MIN Sample; • DATA DISPLAY: OFF TRAIL indicator 0’08 Trail interval • DATA DISPLAY: CURS (Cursor) 0398º...

  • Page 14: Epa

    MENU EPA(Electronic Plotting Aid) EPA MENU VECT TRUE No.DISP ALARM CPA LIMIT 1.0NM TCPA LIMIT 10MIN INT.SETTING Push [MENU] several times to turn the [EPA] menu ON or OFF. • Push change the setting. *NOTE: External data is required for screen display infor- mation.

  • Page 15: Int. Setting

    INT. SETTING INT.SETTING BEEP DIST UNIT TRUE MAG VER AUTO MANU. 0.0 E NMEA BRG INPUT LOGOF SPD INPUT TX INH START TX INH ANGLE SERVICE MAN Push [MENU] several times to turn the EPA menu ON. • Push ] to select the [INT.SETTING] and push open the [INT.SETTING] menu.

  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Checking the installation Before turning the power ON, be sure all the connec- tions are complete. The checklist at right may be help- ful for necessary confirmation. CAUTION: Connect the scanner unit before turning the power ON. Otherwise the magnetron inside the scanner unit might be damaged.

  • Page 17: Basic Operation

    Basic operation CAUTION: When setting the [SEA] control to MAX posi- tion, close targets are blanked. • Heading Line marker The heading marker is a line that shows your ship’s bow direction. (This marker will appear in the center of the screen when the Head-up screen H UP is se- lected.) The heading marker can be hidden when the desired target is located under the heading marker.

  • Page 18: Rain Function

    BASIC OPERATION The followings are typical basic operation examples, which may hinder radar reception (sea clutter, precip- itation interference and echoes from other radar). RAIN function Small echos SEA function Echos from sea waves OFF CENTER function Normal screen This function eliminates reflection echoes from rain, snow, fog etc.

  • Page 19: Ir Function

    IR function With IR function on Radar interference ECHO STRETCH function Normal screen With STRETCH on ZOOM function Normal screen With ZOOM function on BASIC OPERATION Radar interference may appear when another ship’s radar is operating on the same frequency band in close proximity.

  • Page 20: Trails Function

    BASIC OPERATION TRAILS function The trails function memorizes echoes continuously or at constant intervals. This is useful for watching other ships’ tracks, approx. relative speed, etc. TRAIL indicator Trail interval counter Trail time Power save function The power save function conserves the boat’s battery power by pausing the transmission.

  • Page 21: Ship Speed Indication

    Ship speed indication When the ship speed data with NMEA 0183 format is applied, the radar can display the ship speed. Knots (KT) or kilometres/hour (KM/h) are automatically se- lected in the normal screen (p. 00) by selecting nauti- cal miles (NM) or kilometres (KM) respectively. q Push [MENU] to call up the [INT.SETTING] menu.

  • Page 22: Distance And Direction Measurements

    DISTANCE AND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS Distance measurement Two measurement procedures are available with this radar. Operating them separately or jointly is possible. The distance unit, nautical miles (NM) or kilometres (KM) is selected in the “INIT.SETTING” menu (p. 9). • Using the fixed rings Ring range readout Fixed Ring...

  • Page 23: Bearing And Distance Measurement

    Bearing and Distance measurement This radar has 2 Electronic Bearing Lines (EBL) to indicate the target direction from your ship or a target. • Using the EBL and VRM–1 EBL1 VRM1 VRM2 EBL2 S0672˚ 1.296NM EBL/VRM1 S0162˚ 0.566NM EBL/VRM2 • Using the EBL and VRM–2 EBL1 VRM1 VRM2...

  • Page 24: Advanced Measurement

    DISTANCE AND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS Advanced measurements Using both Electronic Bearing Lines (EBL) and both Variable Range Markers (VRM), the following advanced mea- surements can be made: • Measuring the distance and direction between 2 targets EBL1 VRM2 EBL2 EBL/VRM1 S0672˚ 1.296NM EBL/VRM2 S0162˚...

  • Page 25: Alarm Function

    The unit has an alarm function to protect your ship from collisions. If other ships or islands, etc. come into the pre- programmed alarm zone, the function alerts you with an alarm. You can set the desired range and bearing for an alarm zone.

  • Page 26: Epa (Electronic Plotting Aid)

    EPA (Electronic Plotting Aid) EPA (Electronic Plotting Aid) The EPA (Electronic Plotting Aid) for manual plotting is interfaced for small ships fitted with a gyrocompass, speed and distance measuring equipment. EPA (Electronic Plotting Aid), will in order to improve the standard of collision avoidance at sea, reduce the workload of the crew by enabling them to obtain information about plotted targets, as well as they could by manually plotting a single target themselves.

  • Page 27: Epa Operation

    EPA operation menu: CORR No.1 337.3° DIST 0’45 TCPA Identification No. Bearing Course Distance No.1 337.3° DIST 248.5° 0’45 TCPA 2.004 NM Closest Point of Time to Closest Approach Point of Approach Vector time Correct the target • Correct the uncalculated target You can correct the uncalculated target by pushing the [EPA] until the progressing time reaches 30 sec.

  • Page 28: Clear The Target

    Clear the target You can clear the unnecessary target vector. menu: CORR No.1 337.3° 248.5° 2.004 NM Select the target Number Plotting marks There are 5 kinds of plotting marks. : Selected, uncalculated mark : Selected, calculated mark. : Normal, uncalculated mark : Normal, calculated mark.

  • Page 29: Basic Radar Theory

    Radar uses a form of electromagnetic radiation, which like light, can be reflected. Because of this property, some objects may cause false echoes on the screen where in fact no targets actually exist. Side-lobe echoes Radiation can escape on each side of the beam inside the lobes.

  • Page 30: Multiple Echoes

    BASIC RADAR THEORY Multiple echoes Multiple echoes may appear when a short-range and strong echo is received from a ship, bridge, or break- water. Own ship Minimum range Detection at short range is very important. Minimum range is determined primarily by transmitter pulse length, vertical beam width and height of the scanner unit.

  • Page 31: Blind And Shadow Sectors

    Blind and Shadow sectors Blind or Shadow sectors may exist because of ob- structions such as masts, derricks or stacks. An ob- struction may throw either a complete or partial shadow as shown in the diagram below. If a target is in a shadow sector, target echoes may not appear on the screen.

  • Page 32: Installation And Connections

    INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Connecting the units NEVER connect anything other than the supplied scanner unit. NMEA1 connection u GND q N.C w N.C e NMEA 1 input (+)* or AUX input (+); DATA Power source requirement • DC power source DC input CAUTION Incorrect cable connection may...

  • Page 33: Installing The Ex-2373 Display Unit

    Installing the EX-2473 display unit • Location Select a place for installation which meets the following important conditions: q The display unit should be placed near the wheel in the cabin so that an operator may easily view the radar screen while facing the bow. w To minimize interference, KEEP the unit AT LEAST THE COMPASS SAFE DISTANCE stated in the se- rial No.

  • Page 34: Mounting The Ex-2374 Scanner Unit

    INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Mounting the EX-2474 scanner unit • Location WARNING: BE SURE [POWER] is OFF when- ever you are working with the scanner unit. The scanner unit is designed to be weatherproof and completely watertight. Select a place for installation which meets the following important conditions.

  • Page 35: Wiring The System Cable

    Wiring the EX-2474 system cable CAUTION: DO NOT cut the supplied system cable. q Loosen the four bolts using a hex head wrench on the bottom of the scanner unit, and open the unit. w Loosen the nut on the scanner unit and pass the system cable through the nut and sealing tube.
  • Page 36 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO BE BLANK.

  • Page 37: Service Man Menu

    Service man menu ENGLISH OUTPUT VOLT. 30.2 SPD ADJ. 24000 HDG ADJ. MONITOR TIMING ADJ. HEATER MBS SET TUNE PRESET TX TIME TUNE SET T.METER SET 36 8 CAUTION: The SERVICE MAN MENU is available for service purposes only. DO NOT change any setting on the menu, otherwise the equipment may not operate at it’s original per- formance.

  • Page 38: Spd Adjustment

    SERVICE MAN MENU SPD adjustment HDG adjustment ENGLISH SPD ADJ. 24000 HDG ADJ. TIMING ADJ. MBS SET TUNE PRESET TUNE SET T.METER SET Push ENGLISH OUTPUT VOLT. 30.2 SPD ADJ. 24000 HDG ADJ. TIMING ADJ. MONITOR HEATER MBS SET TUNE PRESET TX TIME TUNE SET T.METER SET...

  • Page 39: Timing Adjustment

    TIMING adjustment The system cable length affects the sweep timing. When the cable length adjustment is not correct, a straight target is shown as a curved echo. Thus, cable length adjustment is necessary. Proper adjustment MBS adjustment CAUTION: In the case, when you re-adjust MBS adjustment from the minimum position, AUTO TUNE (Auto- matic tuning) function may not tune properly.

  • Page 40: Range Selection

    SERVICE MAN MENU RANGE selection ENGLISH SPD ADJ. 24000 HDG ADJ. TIMING ADJ. MBS SET TUNE PRESET TUNE SET T.METER SET 4 NM range will be skipped. Tuning adjustment Tuning level indicator Tuning level ENGLISH SPD ADJ. 24000 HDG ADJ. TIMING ADJ.

  • Page 41: Error Message

    Error message list Message BRG INPUT FAIL* TRIG SIGNAL FAIL* SHM SIGNAL FAIL* VIDEO SIGNAL FAIL* POSN INPUT FAIL* NO. XX TARGET IS NOT UPDATED* CHECK SCANNER CONNECTION* CHECK “SERVICEMAN MENU” DATA* Push any key to cancel the error message and beep tone. Turn the power OFF, then check the external data cable connection.

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE Continued, reliable operation of the radar depends on how you care for your equipment. The simple maintenance tips that follow can help you save time and money, and avoid premature equipment failures. Periodic maintenance WARNING: BE SURE the power is OFF before performing any maintenance.

  • Page 43: Specifications

    General • Minimum range • Maximum range • Measurement range • Preheat time • Connection length between display and scanner unit Scanner unit EX-2474 • Type • Rotation speed (typical) • Beam width (typical) • Side lobe (typical) • Polarization •...

  • Page 44: External Data List

    EXTERNAL DATA LIST The following external bearing, speed, position and way point data is (are) required , when you use the radar functions. FUNCTION HEAD UP COURSE UP NORTH UP TRUE MOTION SPEED DISPLAY HEADING BEARING WAY POINT OWN VECTOR VRM/PI/WPT/MOB estimated time of arrival MAGNETIC VARIATION (AUTO)

  • Page 45: Template

    TEMPLATE • EX-2473 TEMPLATE 91 mm; 3 ⁄ "...

  • Page 47: Ex-2474 (Radome)

    •EX-2474 Scanner unit template 45.5 mm (1 Radius is 6 mm ⁄ in). Ship bow direction ⁄...
  • Page 48 150.5 mm (5 ⁄ TEMPLATE 90.5 mm (3 ⁄ 90.5 mm (3 ⁄...
  • Page 49 A-6014H-1EX-q Printed in Japan 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003 Japan © 2001 Icom Inc.

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