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Summary of Contents for Tresco Radar Overlay
- Page 1 TRESCO RADAR OVERLAY Operators’ manual Tresco Engineering bvba Version 2.1 © Tresco 2009 This manual may not in any aspect be copied without the prior authorization from Tresco bvba...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
PC Installation ....................10 Radar connection ..................... 10 3. Video switch installation (optionally) ..............10 Installation with 1 shared monitor for radar and Radar Overlay:......11 Installation diagram w ith separate monitors: ............11 Using your Tresco Radar Overlay ................12 User Instructions ..................... -
Page 3: Revisions
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Revisions Version Date Responsible Approved Changes 2007-11-28 Yves Hacha First draft 2008-01-07 Yves Hacha U/I additions 2008-01-22 Yves Hacha New user menu 2008-02-20 Yves Hacha Details added and manuals splitted into separate ones for operation and installation... -
Page 4: Introduction
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Introduction We would like to thank you for choosing the “Tresco Radar Overlay” system. The Tresco Radar Overlay product enhances a vessel’s system radar picture by underlaying Tresco digital charts. This operating mode conforms with “navigation mode”... -
Page 5: Glossary
Information mode ECS without radar overlay Inland ECDIS Inland Electronic Chart Display and Information System Navigation mode ECS or Inland ECDIS with radar overlay NMEA National Marine Electronics Association Personal Computer Peripheral Component Interconnect (PC bus system) Power Supply Unit... -
Page 6: Conditions
Tresco Engineering bvba, Antwerp cannot be held liable for any injury or damage caused by, during or because of the installation and using of the Radar Overlay. This product is used at your own risk and it shall be remembered that AIS, GPS, heading and rate-of-turn data depends on the full co-operation of other users and systems. -
Page 7: Support
The manufacturer can also give direct support: Email: support@tresco.be or Fax: +32 3 829 03 71. Please register your purchase of Tresco Radar Overlay with Tresco Engineering, Antwerp by sending an email to info@tresco.be stating your vessel name, your (company) name, your telephone number and your dealer’s/reseller’s company name. -
Page 8: Product Specification
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Product Specification Characteristics approved PC Tresco overlay-PC: delivered by Tresco or an authorized company Containing the RIB hardware: 1 PCI or PCI-X slot Power: Uses the host PSU of the PC Electrical Interfaces: PCI-bus for communication with host PC... -
Page 9: Standards, Prescriptions And Type Approval
For the list of approved equipment, see section B in: • German version: http://www.ccr-zkr.org/Files/rp24a_012004.pdf • French version: http://www.ccr-zkr.org/Files/rp24f_082007.pdf Tresco charts comply with the IHO S-57 / S-52 standards. NMEA-183 serial communication complies with the IEC 61162 standard. Page 8... - Page 10 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Type Approval This Tresco radar-overlay product has been type approved by the Traffic Technology Centre of the federal waterways administration. The certificate was issued on 15 april 2008 and has the number R-4-102 .
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Page 11: Installation
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Installation The installation on board should only be performed by a Tresco authorized company. An extra Tresco installation instruction manual is made available for this purpose. Only a general installation overview is given here. -
Page 12: Installation With 1 Shared Monitor For Radar And Radar Overlay
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Installation with 1 shared monitor for radar and Radar Overlay: TRESCO RADAR OVERLAY – Config 1 Radar screen, portrait (1024 by 1280) VGA 1 Radar Navigation mode Video fallback switch Top unit achter Tresco Radar –... -
Page 13: Using Your Tresco Radar Overlay
After turning on the Tresco PC, one should see the radar picture with underlaid chart. A PC mouse pointer becomes visible on the screen. The chart will appear only if position and heading data are available and of a good quality. - Page 14 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual The following diagram shows all selectable user menu possibilities in navigation mode. It is depicted here in a menu tree: Mode Item User choices Short comment NAV MODE No targets visible Targets visible on...
- Page 15 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Besides the above-listed commands which are accessible through the popup menu, the next table shows the functionality which can be initiated by the pointing device (mouse or trackball): Mode User action Short comment POINTING...
- Page 16 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual When the user exits the radar overlay application, the main start up menu appears: The following selections are possible: Mode Item User choice Short comment START-UP NAVIGATION MODE Launch radar-overlay application INFORMATION MODE Launch information mode...
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Page 17: User Instructions
AIS-targets can only be shown if you have connected an AIS-receiver or AIS- transponder to the PC used for navigation purposes. (The connection is made by a serial NMEA 183 data-cable between the AIS hardware and the Tresco PC.) CHART OFF, CHART MIN, CHART USER or CHART ALL Select whether you want to see an electronic vector chart(S57 standard) or not. -
Page 18: Chart Brightness
EXIT This option shuts down the Tresco Radar Overlay application and returns to the start-up screen. This selection has to be confirmed with “YES” or “NO”. So, two user actions are necessary to exit navigation mode. - Page 19 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual On the start-up screen, the user can turn off the navigation PC, or relaunch the application. To re-launch your Radar-Overlay product after PC shut-down, start the PC using the ON-button on its front cover.
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Page 20: Pick Report
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual PICK REPORT When the user (left-)clicks on the chart, the selected position, chart symbols and AIS-targets (if available) are listed in an extra exhaustive information box at the bottom-left. In the left pane of the box all chart features in the neighborhood of the selection are listed. -
Page 21: Indications And Alarms
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Indications and alarms If the main interface signals are not correctly detected, the product shows the following appropriate indication or alarm: No radar input, No or bad position input, No or bad heading input, In these cases, the chart image will be suppressed as it will not align properly with the radar image. -
Page 22: Interface Descriptions
The radar echo video signal is captured at the end of the processing stages from the main radar. This has the unique advantage that the Tresco Radar Overlay has the same high-quality echo image as the main radar. The communication to the RIB in the Tresco-PC is done by a VGA- or DVI-cable. -
Page 23: Nmea Interface Between Gps(-Compass), Rate-Of-Turn Indicator, Radar, Ais Transponder And The Pc
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual NMEA Interface between GPS(-compass), Rate-Of-Turn indicator, radar, AIS transponder and the PC All this equipment transmits its data to the Tresco PC by means of the serial NMEA- 183 protocol, using the IEC 61162 standard. Accepted GPS sentences:... -
Page 24: Maintenance
Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Maintenance WARNING: Unauthorized servicing of the Tresco Radar Overlay will invalidate the warranty. NOTE: This product contains no user serviceable parts. Contact your Service Agent for repair. Page 23... -
Page 25: Troubleshooting
There are no radar echoes visible Check that the video signal from the radar is connected to the Tresco PC. Also, check that the direct radar image gives a good picture (Gain OK ?). - Page 26 Tresco Radar Overlay - Operator’s manual Last page Page 25...
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