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Y o u r L o c a l A g e n t / D e a l e r 9 - 5 2 , A s h i h a r a - c h o , N i s h i n o m i y a , J a p a n T e l e p h o n e : 0 7 9 8 - 6 5 - 2 1 1 1 T e l e f a x :...
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This is possible—Ask your FURUNO representative or dealer to Serious injury or death can result if some- provide this feature. one falls from the radar antenna mast.
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CAUTION CAUTION WARNING WARNING Be sure that the power supply is Ground the equipment to compatible with the voltage rating of prevent electrical shock and the equipment. mutual interference. Connection of an incorrect power supply Observe the following compass safe can cause fire or equipment damage.
................. viii MOUNTING AND WIRING OF RADAR ANTENNA, GPS ANTENNA 1.1 Mounting Considerations for Radar Antennas ............. 1-1 1.2 Mounting Radar Antenna of FRS-1000A ..............1-1 1.3 Mounting Radar Antenna of FRS-1000B/FRS-1000C ..........1-4 1.4 GPS Antenna ....................... 1-8 DISPLAY UNIT, PROCESSOR UNIT 2.1 Display Unit ........................
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5.10 Transducer/Output Power and Internal Setting............5-4 5.11 Connection of External Equipment (navaid, etc.)............5-5 5.12 Connection of Two Sub-Display Units................ 5-6 5.13 Adjustment of Terminator B ..................5-7 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 6.1 Auto Plotter ARP-10 ..................... 6-1 6.2 Beacon Receiver Kit..................... 6-3 EXTERNAL INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL 7.1 Input Signal ........................
• To lessen the chance of picking up elec- trical interference, avoid where possible routing the signal cable near other onboard electrical equipment. Also avoid running the cable in parallel with power cables. Figure 1-1 Typical mounting locations for radar antenna for FRS-1000A...
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The radome can be fastened to a mast of 70- The mounting surface must be parallel with 125 mm diameter with the optional radome the waterline and provided with five holes mounting bracket. whose dimensions are shown in the outline drawing attached at the end of this manual.
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Wiring and final preparation J802 J801 MD-9208 4. Drill a hole of at least 20 millimeters di- Cable ameter through the deck or bulkhead to entry run the signal cable between the antenna unit and the display unit. (To prevent elec- trical interference avoid running the sig- nal cable near other electrical equipment and in parallel with power cables.) Pass...
1.3 Mounting Radar Antenna RADIATOR BRACKET of FRS-1000B/FRS-1000C (top view) Typical mounting location 10mm Coat hatched area with anticorrosive sealant. Figure 1-13 Coating radiator bracket of (a) On bridgh (b) Common mast radar antenna for FRS-1000C with anticorrosive sealant 3. Coat threaded holes on the antenna ra- diator with anticorrosive sealant.
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1. Lay the corrosion-proof rubber mat (sup- plied) on the mounting platform. Ground terminal Rubber Bow mark Figure 1-15 Location of rubber mat 2. Lay the antenna unit on the mounting plat- form, orienting it as shown in Figure 1- Bow mark Seal washer Hex bolt...
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8. Coat ground terminal and ground point 2. Unplug connector connected between up- with silicone sealant as shown in Figure per and lower chassis. 1-19. 3. Separate upper chassis from lower chas- sis by removing two hex head bolts. Hex bolt 4.
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1. Open the antenna cover by loosening two Bolt screws, and then fix the stay. (M4x16, 4 pcs.) Plate Gasket Flat Stay washer Cable gland Figure 1-23 Passing the signal cable through the cable gland assembly 5. Fasten the crimp-on lug on the shield to one of the fixing bolts of the cable gland assembly.
7. Unfasten four screws shown in the figure 12.Release the stay and close the cover. below. Loosely fasten the cover fixing screws; you will have to make some adjustments Four screws inside after completion of wiring. Note: When closing the cover, set the gas- kets to grooves in the bottom chassis, then tighten bolts.
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• A beacon antenna is required for use with the antenna GPA-018S. Use a 1.2 m whip antenna. Do not use a 2.5 m whip antenna; the antenna chassis may be damaged. • For the GPA-018 and GPA-018S, ground them with a ground wire of IV-1.25 sq (lo- cal supply).
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How to attach the N-P-8DFB connector Figure 1-31 How to attach N-P-8DFB connector 1-10...
DISPLAY UNIT, PROCESSOR UNIT 2.1 Display Unit Tabletop mounting Fix the hanger to the mounting location with The display unit can be mounted on a table- five tapping screws. Set the knob bolts to the top (in a hanger) or in a panel. When select- display unit.
1. Prepare a cutout in the panel whose di- Tableltop mounting mensions are 320 mm (H)X260 mm (W). Fasten the fixing plate (supplied) to the 2. Fasten the display unit to the bracket (sup- mounting location with four tapping screws. plied) with hex bolts (supplied).
MOUNTING OF TRANSDUCERS 3.1 Thru-hull Mount Transducer Transducer outline drawings 520-5PSD, 520-5MSD Transducer mounting location This type of mounting provides the best per- formance of all, since the transducer pro- trudes from the hull and the effect of air bubbles and turbulence near the hull skin is reduced.
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High speed V-planing hull channel to divert turbulent water around the sides of the transducer rather than over its face. Figure 3-5 Construction of fairing block 3. Drill a hole just large enough to pass the threaded stuffing tube of the transducer Figure 3-3 Transducer mounting location through the hull, making sure it is drilled on high speed V-planing hull...
3.2 Transom Mount Transducer 4. Fill the gap between the wedge front of the transducer and transom with epoxy 520-5PWD, Optional material to eliminate any air spaces. Transom Mount Triducer 520ST-PWD This type of mounting is very commonly em- ployed, usually on relatively small I/O or out- board boats.
3.3 Inside-hull Mount Transducer Attaching the transducer 520-5PSD, 520-5MSD 1. Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material. Lightly roughen the Necessary tools transducer face with #100 sandpaper. Also, roughen the inside of the hull where You will need the following tools: the transducer is to be mounted.
Checking the installation 3.4 Optional Water Temperature/Speed Sensors 1. Connect the battery to the display unit as shown on page 4-1. Through-hull mount water temperature/speed sensor 2. Turn on the display unit. ST-02MSB 3. Set the gain to “5” with the GAIN control. Select a suitable mounting location consid- 4.
3.5 Optional Water Temperature Thru-hull mount water temperature sensor T-02MSB, T-03MSB Sensors • Select a mid-boat flat position. The sen- Transom mount water temperature sor does not have to be installed perfectly sensor T-02MTB perpendicular. The sensor must not be damaged in dry-docking operation.
Near transducer RFC-5 cable XDR/MB-1000 Sub-Display Near power RFC-8 Unit (option) cable connector FRS-1000A's Within 0.25 m of RFC-13 antenna unit signal cable Figure 4-2 Waterproof 10 pin connector entrance 4.3 Attachment of D-SUB 4.5 Terminator Connector An A-type terminator is attached (default set-...
ADJUSTMENTS, INITIAL SETTINGS 5.1 Opening the Installation 5.2 Tuning Adjustment Menus 1. Select TUNE ADJUSTMENT from page 1 of the installation menu. Most radar adjustments and settings may be completed on the installation menus. The in- 2. Press the [ENT] key. stallation menus can be displayed as follows: 1.
2. Visually select a target which forms a 3. Select HDG ALIGNMENT from page 1 of straight line (for example, harbor wall, the installation menu. straight pier). 4. Press the [ENT] key. 3. Select SWEEP TIMING ADJ from page 1 5.
3. Select antenna height; LOW, 3 m or less; heater voltage as follows: MID, 3-6 m, HIGH, 6-10 m. 4. Press the [ENT] key. FRS-1000A Magnetron heater voltage is formed on the 5.8 STC Curve PTU Board. Check that the voltage is within the rating as follows: The STC curve changes with antenna height.
The equipment is preset at the factory for transducer output power of 600 W and trans- ducer type 520-5PSD, 520-PWD, or 520- 5MSD. When the FURUNO 50B-xx, 200B-xx (1 kW) or the Airmar 1 kW transducer is used, change jumper wire settings on the circuit board 02P6223A in the processor unit as below.
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(See below.) 02P6223A Panhead Screw M3X8 Figure 5-5 Processor unit, inside view RS-422 format 5.11 Connection of External Equipment (navaid NMEA0183) IN/OUT The NAV IN/OUT port on the processor unit COLD Ext. Equip. 1 transmitts signal format of RS-422 or current Ext.
2. Unfasten eight screws on the rear panel. Current loop format 3. Unfasten the nut of 3P and 10P connec- tors (POWER, DATA IN, DATA OUT). IN/OUT 4. Unfasten four hex bolts from the DSUB connector. Ext. Equip. 1 Ext. Equip. 2 Ext.
5.13 Adjustment of Terminator B Note: Be sure to attach the waterproofing cap. This equipment may have a new type of ter- minator B. The new type may be adjusted; the former type could not. When the length of the video cable is more than 15 meters, or the length is less than 15 meters and three display units are connected, the terminator should be adjusted since the length of the...
INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 6.1 Auto Plotter ARP-10 The ARP-10 requires heading signal (gyro- compass or heading sensor (PG-1000, etc., 25 msec, AD format) and speed signal (GPS, etc., NMEA0183 format). Note: When the display data cable between the signal processor unit and display unit is unplugged power is impressed on the circuit boards in the processor unit.
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Checking 1. Turn on the radar and transmit. (Keying sequence: [RDR MENU/ESC], [9].) 2. Press the [RDR MENU/ESC] key followed by the [2] key. 3. Press the [1] key to select MEMORY & I/ O PORT. 4. Confirm that ARP TEST results show OK for SPEED, COURSE, TRIGGER, BP, HP and VIDEO.
6.2 Beacon Receiver Kit Kit GR-802-15 additionally requires a coaxial cable: DGPS function is available with the addition Antenna cable assy: TNC-PS-3D-15, 15 m of a Beacon Receiver Kit. Two kits are avail- Antenna cable set: CP20-01700, 30 m able: GR-802-10 and GR-802-15, and they Antenna cable set: CP20-01710, 50 m mostly consist of a DPGS antenna and bea- con receiver circuit board.
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6. Plug in the cable assemblies FL2- 9. Connect the cable connected to J8 on the 2LP0.7DWHA (supplied with kit) to J3 on plotter/sounder section’s PSP Board the beacon receiver board and the coaxial 02P6223 to J2 on the GR-8020 Board. jack on the GN-74.
EXTERNAL INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL 7.1 Input Signal 7.2 Output Signal *1: Any talker *2: Talker selected at “Navaid” on page 1 of *1: Autopilot selected as External Device on the plotter System Setting menu: page 2 of System Setting menu. Loran C: LC *2: Remote selected as External Device on Decca: DE GPS:GP...
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