Summary of Contents for Nauticomp Centric GB 23-1510-GB
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23-1910-GB 19.0” Display 23-2210-GB 22.0” Display 23-2610-GB 26.0” Display Canadian Nauticomp Inc. United Nauticomp European Distribution United States: Nauticomp International Headquarters: 8 Callaghan Road Kingdom: CA Clase 1200 NE 7 Avenue Lindsay, Ontario 2 Mornington Place, Waterberry Drive Fort Lauderdale...
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL Forward Display Description Contents of the Package Warnings Important Information INSTALLATION Handling Precautions Planning Power Requirements Grounding Cable Runs Display Location EMC Guidelines Mechanical Installation – Display Electrical Installation – Display 2.10 Recommendations for VGA/DVI Source OPERATION Primary Control Functions Overview Menu Mode...
GENERAL Forward Founded in 1997, Nauticomp Inc. based in Canada designs and manufactures the widest range of watertight sunlight and daylight readable displays for worldwide markets. Nauticomp Inc. is a fully accredited ISO 9001:2000 Company with regional offices located in the United States of America and Europe.
GENERAL continued… All Centric GB Displays operate from an internal regulated power supply with an external switch converting 115 VAC/24 VDC or 230 VAC/24 VDC. Each Centric Display is shipped with a 2 Year / 24 Month Limited Warranty parts and labour. Contents of the Package Each Display is shipped with - Description...
Warnings 1.4.1 Product Installation: All equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with the Nauticomp instructions provided. Failure to do so could result in poor product performance, personal injury and/or damage to connected items. 1.4.2 Electrical Safety: Make sure you have switched off the power before you start installing this product.
INSTALLATION Handling Precautions The casing of the Display gives good protection to its internal components. To prevent damage to the LCD Display, it is important to observe a few simple precautions. 2.1.1 Unpack your display carefully to prevent damage. 2.1.2 If the surface is soiled, wipe lightly with clean absorbent cotton or other soft cloth. 2.1.3 The TFT panel and circuit boards contain devices that are sensitive to Electrostatic Discharge.
It is important that an effective RF ground is connected to the display. You must ground the display by connecting the drain (earth) terminal directly on the Nauticomp power supply to the nearest RF ground source (superstructure). The length should be as short as possible.
INSTALLATION continued… Cable Runs Consider the following before installing the Display: - 2.5.1 All cables should be adequately secured, protected from physical damage and protected from exposure to heat. Avoid running cables through bilges or doorways, or close to moving or hot objects. 2.5.2 Acute bends must be avoided.
Provide additional shading. EMC Guidelines All Nauticomp Displays and accessories are designed to the best industry standards for use in the rugged electronic environment. The design and manufacture conforms to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards (reference section 1.4.5), but correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.
INSTALLATION continued… Mechanical Installation – Display Mechanical drawings are included in the enclosed with each manual. The display is packaged with all accessories for the ordered mounting type. 2.8.1 Front Mounting The display is mounted to e.g. a console using supplied front mounting hardware enclosed in the delivery.
INSTALLATION continued… Electrical Installation - Display 2.9.1 Cabling – Electrical Supply All electrical installations are made to the terminals placed on the lower rear side of the display. All terminal designations are marked on the terminal plate beneath the terminals. If the display is exposed to vibration or shock all cables should be fixed to the cable retainers below the terminal plate using plastic tie straps.
A computer running Windows 2000, XP and later versions may interrogate the display for its technical characteristics. For best results Nauticomp recommends that you set the PC or device to match the “native” resolution, and suggested frequency as suggested in section 6 of this manual.
OPERATION The Display is designed to minimize overall physical dimensions to enable multiple Displays to be mounted in close proximity maximizing available space. No user controls are on the actual Display. The Keypad which is an external three button Display Controller used to control the Centric GB Display functionality.
3 OPERATION continued… Overview – Menu Mode - The OSD is designed with 5 different folders: Tools, Functions, Picture, RGB mode wizard, and Info, each of which has their own menu. Tools Functions Picture RGB Mode Wizard Info The Keypad buttons 1, 2 & 3 (section 3.1 refers) are used to navigate and select the OSD (On Screen Display) settings.
OPERATION On Screen Display (OSD) The OSD is activated by pressing the MENU button. If the display is in locked state the OSD can only be activated by pressing the MENU control for 5 sec. (When the menu is locked the Display and Keypad LED’s are at their brightest setting) The OSD menu can be opened and closed by pressing the MENU button.
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OPERATION continued… On Screen Display (OSD) Figure 3 On Screen Display - Depending on the menu chosen, different types of items can appear: Push button - activates a sub-menu or a function List - a value can be chosen from a list Slide bar –...
3 OPERATION continued… 3.5 Tools Menu Tools Control Function Backlights are used to illuminate displays. In small displays they are often used to increase readability in low light conditions. The OSD allows for the backlight to be dimmed from 100 – 0%. At 0%, the backlight is turned off. Value: 0-100% LED brightness When showing a graphic signal or video signal, the following scaling modes exists: Normal...
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OPERATION continued… Tools Menu Sets the duration for the time-out of the OSD menu, that is, how many seconds should pass with menu inactivity before the menu closes. Value: 5-20 sec, No timeout How many seconds the logo will be shown on the display at start-up is adjusted here. Value: 1-20 sec, No logo Sets the time that should pass before the display changes state to power save after input signal is removed.
OPERATION continued… Functions Menu Functions Control Function The ‘Source enabling’ control decides which input sources should be enabled and which should not. By activating the ‘Source enabling’ button, a sub-menu appears where input sources can be activated or deactivated by choosing the ON or OFF setting.
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OPERATION continued… Functions menu Brightness specifies the darkness or lightness of a color. It is measured in percent from black (0) to white (100). At 0% brightness, both hue and saturation are meaningless. Value: 0-100% Contrast is the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black.
OPERATION continued… Picture Menu Picture There are three different display modes: Single : A single picture is shown on the display (default) : Picture In Picture, where a small sub-window shows a second picture. Side by Side : The display is divided into two pictures representing Source A and Source B Value: Single, PIP, or Side by Side If ‘Single’...
OPERATION continued… RGB Mode Wizard menu RGB mode wizard - This folder is only shown when an RGB signal is present on a RGB input. Control Function Mode selection is a set of parameters telling the display where and how to display the picture (horizontal total, phase, horizontal resolution, vertical resolution, horizontal position, and vertical position).
OPERATION continued… Info Menu Info Control Function Information about the software version. Information about the temperature in the Monitor. Information about the voltage entering the print. Information about the voltage internally generated on the print. Information about the voltage supplied for the display. The name and input signal data of the source enabled will be informed here.
OPERATION continued… 3.10 RS232 Remote Control Menu The remote control uses the RS232 interface on the video controller. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 9 pin D-SUB female connector with the following pin assignment: Pin 1 6 7 8 +5 V TX RX - GND - - GND Interface parameters Baud rate:...
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OPERATION continued… 3.10 RS232 Remote Control Menu Attention (ATT) byte This byte identifies the message start: Description 0x07 Command 0x06 Acknowledge (OK) 0x15 Acknowledge (error) Address (ADR) byte Description 0xFF All controllers (0 -15) 0x00 Controller 0 0x01 Controller 1 etc.
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OPERATION continued… 3.10 RS232 Remote Control Menu Inverse Header Checksum (IHC) byte It is a simple 8 bit checksum of the header data (bytes 0 to 5) where a bit-wise inversion has been performed. The checksum must be initialised to 0. The 8 bit sum (without carry) of bytes 0-6 must be 0xFF.
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OPERATION continued… 3.10 RS232 Remote Control Menu Acknowledge (OK): 0x06 0xFF 0x42 0x52 0x54 0x01 0x11 0x99 0x66 The controller returns the new brightness data – in this case 0x99 = 60%. Acknowledge (error): 0x15 0xFF 0x42 0x52 0x54 0x01 0x02 0x66 0x99 The controller returns the previous brightness data - in this case 0x66 = 40%.
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OPERATION continued… 3.10 RS232 Remote Control Menu Version command (VER) This command is used to identify the controller model and protocol version. Ask for model/version: 0x07 0xFF 0x56 0x45 0x52 0x00 0x0C No data must be sent. Acknowledge (OK): 0x06 0xFF 0x56 0x45 0x52 0x03 0x0A 0x73 0x01 0x00 0x8B The controller returns the controller model (DAT0) and protocol version (DAT1.DAT2) –...
Do not use Acid, Ammonia based or abrasive products. EMC Servicing and Safety Guidelines Only authorized Nauticomp service technicians should service Centric GB Displays. They will ensure that service procedures and replacement parts used will not affect performance. Kindly note the following: 4.2.1 There are no user serviceable parts in any Centric display or power supply.
However, if this unit should develop a fault, please refer to the following table to identify the most likely cause and the corrective action required to restore normal operation. If you still have a problem after referring to the table below, contact Nauticomp Technical Services Department for further advice at 705-328-2992 Always quote the product serial numbers.
2 years / 24 months from date of shipment from Nauticomp. Nauticomp’s Limited Warranty covers the parts and labour associated with any warranty repair as described above, provided that the unit is returned to Nauticomp or one of its appointed agents.
Note: Make sure to call Nauticomp Technical support at 705-328-2992 to obtain an RMA Number before returning ANY defective product to Nauticomp. Failure to do so may result in rejection of shipment. Document Revision History The current issue is the last on the list.
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