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  • Page 3: Document Revision History

    No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, translated in any from by any means without the written permission of Koden Electronics Co., Ltd. The technical descriptions contained in this publication are subject to change without notice. Koden assumes no responsibility for any errors, incidentals or consequential damages caused by misinterpretation of the descriptions contained in this publication.

  • Page 4: Important Notice

    Koden is not liable for damages of accompaniment (change/loss of memorized content, loss of business profit, stop of business) arisen from use or failure of our products.  If the stored data are changed or lost, irrespective of causes of troubles and damages, Koden is not liable for them. ...

  • Page 5: For Your Safe Operation

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series For Your Safe Operation For Your Safe Operation Symbols used in this Operation Manual This manual uses the following symbols. Understand the meaning of each symbol and implement the maintenance and inspection. Symbol Meaning Warning Symbol This symbol denotes that there is a risk of death or serious injury when not dealt with it correctly.
  • Page 6 For Your Safe Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Caution related to Equipment Caution, high voltage inside. High voltage that may cause severe injury or death is present. High voltage remains in circuit even after power is turned off. High voltage circuit has a protective cover with a warning label. Make sure to turn off power and discharge capacitors before working on the system.
  • Page 7 MDC-7000P/7900P Series For Your Safe Operation Caution rellated to Handling Caution related to rotating aerial The radar antenna may start rotating to rotate without notice. Please stand clear from the antenna for your safety. ENGLISH Caution related to electromagnetic disturbance operating Antenna &...
  • Page 8 For Your Safe Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series FRENCH: Mise en garde relative aux perturbations électromagnétiques produites par les radars de navire L'antenne & l’émetteur des radars de navire ont un rayonnement d’ondes électromagnétique de haute intensité. Ceci peut causer des effets nocifs pour le corps humain en raison de son rayonnement continu.
  • Page 9 MDC-7000P/7900P Series For Your Safe Operation Warning Statements related to FCC and IC rules  IC RSS-GEN, Sec 8.3 Warning Statement- (Required for Transmitters w/ detachable antennas) ENGLISH: This radio transmitter (identify the device by certification number, or model number if Category II) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated.
  • Page 10 For Your Safe Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series  IC RSS-102, Sec 2.6 Warning Statement Requirements ENGLISH: The applicant is responsible for providing proper instructions to the user of the radio device, and any usage restrictions, including limits of exposure durations. The user manual shall provide installation and operation instructions, as well as any special usage conditions, to ensure compliance with SAR and/or RF field strength limits.
  • Page 11 MDC-7000P/7900P Series For Your Safe Operation  Warning statement regarding RF exposure compliance ENGLISH: The user manual of devices intended for controlled use shall also include information relating to the operating characteristics of the device; the operating instructions to ensure compliance with SAR and/or RF field strength limits;...
  • Page 12 For Your Safe Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Page 13 MDC-7000P/7900P Series For Your Safe Operation Do not disassemble or modify. It may lead to trouble, fire, smoking or electric shock. In case of trouble, contact our dealer or our company. In case of smoke or fire, switch off the power in the boat and the power of equipment.

  • Page 14: Break In Procedure Of Stored Radar

    Break in procedure of stored radar MDC-7000P/7900P Series Break in procedure of stored radar Following procedure is recommended for “Break In” of the stored radar. Otherwise the radar sometimes exhibits unstable transmitting operation such as arcing at its initial operation after long period of storage and make the operation more difficult.

  • Page 15: Used Battery And Radar Disposal

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Used battery and radar disposal Used battery and radar disposal A high-energy density lithium ion battery is installed in this radar. Improper disposal of a lithium ion battery is discouraged as the battery has a possibility of short-circuiting. If it gets wet, the generation of heat, explosion or ignition may occur resulting in an injury or fire.

  • Page 16: Table Of Contents

    Contents MDC-7000P/7900P Series Contents Document Revision History ......................i Important Notice ........................ii For Your Safe Operation ......................iii Break in procedure of stored radar ..................xii Used battery and radar disposal .................... xiii Contents ..........................xiv Introduction ..........................xxi Configuration items .......................
  • Page 17 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Contents Change MAN (manual) and AUTO................2-4 Optimized value setup method ................2-4 Change range scale ....................2-5 Change range unit (NM / km) ................... 2-5 Adjust receiver gain (GAIN) ..................2-6 Selection of MAN GAIN and AUTO GAIN ..............2-6 AUTO adjustment of GAIN ..................
  • Page 18 Contents MDC-7000P/7900P Series Setup brightness ..................... 2-30 Color and brightness settings reset ................ 2-30 2.18 Remove the heading line/navigation data ............... 2-31 2.19 Target trail ........................ 2-31 Relative display (R) ....................2-33 True display (T) ...................... 2-33 2.20 Off Center ........................ 2-34 2.21 Function key usage ....................
  • Page 19 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Contents How to clear entire block of map area data ............. 3-6 Guard zone alarm ..................... 3-7 How to set guard zone alarm ................... 3-7 Nav line cross ......................3-8 How to edit ....................... 3-8 How to move nav line ....................3-9 How to add ......................
  • Page 20 Contents MDC-7000P/7900P Series AIS alert [Sleeping lost] ..................5-13 AIS auto ACQ ......................5-13 Types of AIS target symbol ..................5-14 TT (ARPA) ......................5-17 Limitations of the TT function ................. 5-17 Enable TT function ....................5-18 Manual acquisition ....................5-18 Delete TT target ......................
  • Page 21 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Contents 7.14 POSITION OFFSET ....................7-14 POSITION MANUAL OFFSET ................7-14 7.15 GPS BUOY ......................7-15 7.16 WPT FLAG ......................7-16 7.17 LAT/LON LINE ......................7-16 7.18 C-MAP chart display ....................7-16 Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation ..........8-1 SYSTEM MENU ......................
  • Page 22 Contents MDC-7000P/7900P Series Radar interference..................... 9-5 Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis ................. 10-1 10.1 No alarm sound ....................... 10-2 10.2 Operation unit (panel) key is not operational ............10-3 10.3 TT is not operational ....................10-4 10.4 No AIS display ......................10-5 10.5 Need to confirm serial input ..................

  • Page 23: Introduction

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Introduction Introduction The MDC-7000P/7900P series is a compact and high performance shipboard radar system consisting of the Antenna & Scanner unit with a transmit power of 12kW/25kW, a Display unit with a 19 inch color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and Operation unit. For this radar, its multi functions and high performance are accomplished with microcomputer technology as well as an image processing in the newly developed radar-dedicated LSI (Large Scale Integration).

  • Page 24: Configuration Items

    Configuration items MDC-7000P/7900P Series Configuration items System configuration MDC-7012P/7025P Name Type Antenna Scanner Processor unit MRM-108P Operation unit with connecting cable MRO-108P Junction box with connecting cable JB-35 Connecting cable CW-845-15M DC power cable CW-259-2M Spare parts SP-MRD/MRM-108 Installation material M12-BOLT.KIT Installation material CONNECTOR.KIT...
  • Page 25 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Configuration items Option Name Type Comment Gyro Interface S2N, U/N 9028C Gyro converter Log pulse NMEA L1N, U/N 9181A 200pulse/NM only converter Rectifier unit PS-010 5A fuse attached. For 4 or 6 feet antenna only. VL-PSG001 20A fuse attached. For 4 - 9 feet antenna. AC power cable VV-2D8-3M Without a connector on the both sides...
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  • Page 27: Chapter 1 Display And Operation

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation Chapter 1 Display and Operation 1.1 Radar Display Upper left corner Upper right corner Own ship data Heading EBL1 line Target ERBL status EBL2 (OFFSET) Target and Information area VRM1 VRM2 Assistant display Range Rings (Navigation Information)

  • Page 28: Upper Right Corner

    Chapter 1 Display and Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Upper right corner Inter-switch mode PICTURE setting PROCESS setting TUNE setting EXPANSION setting GAIN setting Interference Rejection SEA setting setting RAIN setting VIDEO mode setting Lower left corner Sector MUTE ON MAP function display TRAIL TIME TRAIL TRUE/REL Own Ship Past Track ON...

  • Page 29: Own Ship Data

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation Own ship data Date UTC/LOCAL TIME Day/Month/Year Time Heading CTW or COG STW or SOG Set and Drift Own ship position Target status Vector REL/TRUE Vector Time Limit CPA Limit TCPA AIS and TT Lost Alarm Association setting AIS ON AIS and TT Past position...

  • Page 30: Target And Map Information Area

    Chapter 1 Display and Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Target and MAP information area Selected AIS, TT or MAP (COAST LINE, NAV LINE, ROUTE, EVENT MKR and AREA) information is displayed, this data can be changed by selecting with cursor and pressing ENT key. Cursor and press ENT key.

  • Page 31: Assistant Display (Navigation Information)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation Assistant display (Navigation information) NAV INFO TGT OUTLINE TGT LIST CPA/TCPA TGT LIST BRG/RNG TGT LIST LABEL TGT LIST LAT/LON TGT LIST COG/SOG SELECTED AIS INFO BIRDVIEW WIDEVIEW ZOOMVIEW Selection values are NAV INFO, TGT OUTLINE, TGT LIST (CPA/TCPA), TGT LIST (BRG/RNG), TGT LIST (LAT/LON), TGT LIST (COG/SOG), TGT LIST (LABEL), SELECTED AIS INFO, BIRDVIEW, WIDEVIEW and ZOOMVIEW.

  • Page 32: Alert Display Area

    Chapter 1 Display and Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Alert display area When a malfunction or operation error has been detected in the radar, alert message will appear at the alert display area. Abnormalities are categorized as [ALARM], [WARNING] and [CAUTION]. When these messages actually appear and there is something of importance for the operator, record the alert details by type, location and status and press the software button ACK or the OFF key.
  • Page 33 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation WARNING (Displayed with yellowish orange) In case of unacknowledged warning, icon and WARNING of priority will be flashing, and 2 short audible signals will be repeating every 60 sec. Type of WARNING icons Active Unacknowledged warning Active...

  • Page 34: Operation Unit

    Chapter 1 Display and Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 1.2 Operation Unit Key/knob name Contents POWER ON/OFF key Turn on and off the power. POWER lamp Status of power on. STBY/TX key Transmission on and off. SP/LP key Change transmission pulse width. DAY/NIGHT key Change echo color, day or night.
  • Page 35 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation PANEL key Control panel brilliance adjustment. VRM/PANEL knob Adjust VRM1, VRM2 or panel brilliance. PI lamp Status lamp of parallel index lines. ERBL key Electronic range and bearing line on and off. OFF key Erase heading line, stop alarm sound, etc.

  • Page 36: Menu Usage

    Chapter 1 Display and Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Menu usage Turn MENU on and off Press MENU key, “Menu” display on the right side of the display. “Menu” display is turned off by pressing MENU key again. Select menu item Press MENU key and “Main menu” will show on the display. Select one of main menu items by moving the trackball up or down.

  • Page 37: Display [Maintenance] Menu

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation Note: About the shaded menu: [INTER-SWITCH] in [SYSTEM] menu, and [SECTOR MUTE], [BACKUP], [TOTAL HOUR] and [TX HOUR] in [MAINTENANCE] menu are not available during transmission, therefore they are greyed out. Note: [MAINTENANCE] is protected menu and it is normally not displayed. Display [MAINTENANCE] menu Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
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  • Page 39: Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Power ON/OFF Power ON Press POWER ON/OFF key located at the lower left corner of the Operation unit. Radar system is turned on with beep sound. After power on, radar model name and preheating countdown time will appear at the center of the display.

  • Page 40: Change Brilliance

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Change Brilliance Display Brilliance Press BRILL key. The BRILL adjustment window will appear in the upper left of the display. BRILL adjustment window Turn EBL knob clockwise to increase the display brilliance. Turn EBL knob counterclockwise to decrease the display brilliance. The display brilliance can also be changed in five steps by pressing EBL knob.

  • Page 41: Transmission

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Transmission Transmission ON After preheating time countdown is completed, the radar can be placed in transmit mode. Press STBY/TX key, or select the STANDBY box at the upper left corner of the display using trackball and press ENT key.

  • Page 42: Tuning Method

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Tuning method The transmitting and receiving frequency of this radar may become detuned by environmental changes. This result in “detuning” of the gain and the same echo images may show weaker, even if the setup is the same as before.

  • Page 43: Change Range Scale

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Change range scale The coverage area can be changed by changing range scale. Larger the value of range the more coverage area expands. (The target image will become smaller.) The range scale value and range rings value are indicated at the upper left on the display. Range scale can be changed directly at the upper left of the display, with trackball and ENT key, without using RANGE+ and RANGE- key.

  • Page 44: Adjust Receiver Gain (Gain)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Adjust receiver gain (GAIN) It is recommended to adjust [GAIN] in the upper right side of the display to have the evenly scattered vague background noise with low intensity in the PPI. Lower than required [GAIN] may result in missing small vessels and buoys. Higher [GAIN] than required may result in difficult discrimination between small ships and densely displayed high level background noise.

  • Page 45: Man Adjustment Of Gain

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MAN adjustment of GAIN When MAN GAIN is selected, GAIN can be adjusted manually. Turn GAIN knob clockwise to increase receiving gain. Turn GAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease receiving gain. Gain Down Note: •...

  • Page 46: Reject Sea Clutter (Anti-Sea)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Reject sea clutter (anti-SEA) MAN (manual) SEA and AUTO (automatic) SEA are provided for anti-SEA function. On the rough sea, SEA clutter noise appears around antenna position (center spot), and short distant targets are masked and not recognizable.

  • Page 47: Auto Adjustment Of Sea

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation AUTO adjustment of SEA When AUTO SEA is set, anti-SEA is adjusted automatically. Note: AUTO SEA may erase weak target echoes. If excessive sea clutter erasing or too much clutter is observed, turn SEA knob clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust AUTO SEA effectively. If not setup properly, adjust it by referring to 4.5.3 Setup GAIN MIN and MAX mode of Installation manual.

  • Page 48: Reject Rain/Snow Clutter (Anti-Rain)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Reject rain/snow clutter (anti-RAIN) In rain or snow, targets become hard to be seen as a result of unwanted weather reflection. Rain or snow image appears as a large target echo with surrounding mid gradation rim as shown in the picture. Anti-RAIN is available MAN and CFAR.

  • Page 49: Changing Method Of Cfar And Man

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Changing method of CFAR and MAN By RAIN knob When RAIN knob is pressed, MAN and CFAR change because of the alternation. By trackball Move cursor on the MAN or CFAR display (whichever is shown) at right side of [RAIN] on the top of the display.

  • Page 50: Rain Man (Manual) Adjustment

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series RAIN MAN (manual) adjustment After adjusted anti-SEA & RAIN MAN After adjusted anti-SEA Turn RAIN knob clockwise to increase anti-clutter effect. Turn RAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease anti-clutter effect. Turn GAIN knob clockwise until sea clutter is visible on the display. RAIN Weak Strong...

  • Page 51: Change Transmission Pulse Width (Sp/Lp)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Change transmission pulse width (SP/LP) This radar provides a function capable of achieving suitable target detection by manually changing the transmission pulse width. Eight different pulse widths are available. Pulse width Pulse repetition frequency IF Band width 0.08μs 2600Hz...

  • Page 52: Select Display Mode

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.10 Select Display Mode The display mode is a combination of the bearing indication and the target motion indication. The bearing is indicated in three ways: HUP, CUP and NUP. The target motion is indicated in two ways: RM and TM. Press MODE key.

  • Page 53: For C Up (Course Up Mode)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation At the time of the XXX.X heading indication of own ship data at upper right of the display, H UP works by non-stabilized mode. Heading XXX.X Target 2 Target 1 Land Note: • This is a presentation mode not stabilized in azimuth with fixed origin in which the radar image is oriented “up”...

  • Page 54: For N Up (North Up Mode)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series For N UP (North up mode) This mode always keeps true north at the top of the display. A north oriented representation makes it easy to reference with a chart. Target 1 Heading Land Target 2 Note:...

  • Page 55: For Relative Motion (Rm) And True Motion (Tm)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation For relative motion (RM) and true motion (TM) Relative motion fixes your antenna position at the center of the display, and indicates the motion of targets that surround your antenna position. Your antenna position is displayed at the center. So, while the ship is moving, the fixed targets such as the land also continue to move.

  • Page 56: Reset True Motion

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series N-UP or C-UP TM mode is selected, own ship position moves to opposite side of heading direction, and begins to show the true motion image. When own ship position reaches center of the range scale, own ship position is to reset to the course over water or to the opposite direction of the course over ground.

  • Page 57: Ground And Sea Stabilization

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.11 Ground and Sea stabilization STAB MODE is a function to select speed for movement calculation for True trail, TT (ARPA), Past position and True motion (TM). SEA: Stabilization mode using speed over water. GND: Stabilization mode using speed over ground.

  • Page 58: Gnd (Ground Stabilization)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Press MENU key to close menu. Move cursor to the window on the right side of STW MAN on the top right side of the display. Press ENT key to get ready for speed entry. Enter speed by using trackball. Press ENT key to save the input.

  • Page 59: Measurement Of Distance By Rr And Vrm

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.12 Measurement of distance by RR and VRM There are three ways to measure distance to a target: Range Rings, Cursor or VRM. Display Range Rings (RR) Range rings (RR) are markers displayed at the specified distance from reference point. They are used as a rough indication of the distance to a target.

  • Page 60: Measurement Range (Vrm: Variable Range Marker)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Measurement Range (VRM: Variable Range Marker) Two variable range markers [VRM1] and [VRM2] are provided. Turn VRM knob and lay each circle on the desired target to read the distance to the target on the display.

  • Page 61: Measurement Of Bearing By Ebl

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.13 Measurement of bearing by EBL This feature is used for measuring the bearing of the target from the base point (reference point for default value.) Two electronic bearing lines [EBL1] and [EBL2] are provided. Turn EBL knob and lay each bearing line on the desired target and read the bearing on the display.

  • Page 62: Using The Ebl Offset

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Using the EBL OFFSET EBL base point can be changed to any position other than the initial reference point. By changing the base point, the bearing from a random target can be measured. Display the EBL for which the base point is required to be changed.

  • Page 63: Bearing Mode Set Up

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.14 Bearing mode set up This menu is used to change the bearing mode in EBL, PI, ERBL, Bearing scale and CURSOR. The settings available in the true bearing with the true north of 000 degree, and in the relative bearing with the heading of 000 degree.

  • Page 64: Measurement Of Distance/Bearing By Pi

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.15 Measurement of distance/bearing by PI This function is used to display straight Parallel Index (PI) lines on one or both sides of the vessel, range and bearing of which can be manipulated by following procedures. Display location (distance, bearing) of each line can be changed independently or together when in BULK operation.
  • Page 65 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Turning EBL knob changes the bearing of a selected line. Note: Turning EBL knob (while pressing it) changes the bearing quickly. Counter Clockwise clockwise EBL knob PI RE L 1/4 PI 1/4 000.0° 3.000NM To return all PI lines to original position, press OFF key following by a quick press of VRM knob while holding the OFF key.

  • Page 66: Measurement Distance/Bearing By Erbl

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.16 Measurement distance/bearing by ERBL The given point of distance and bearing can be measured with the cursor as follows. Measurement of distance and bearing from reference point can be performed by moving cursor to reference point position.

  • Page 67: Change Erbl Mark To Line Or Ring

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Change ERBL mark to LINE or RING ERBL mark can be changed from LINE to RING. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [NAV TOOL] => [ERBL] => [RNG] => select [LINE] or [RING], and press ENT key. ERB L ERB L (LINE)

  • Page 68: Change Color And Brightness (Day/Night)

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.17 Change color and brightness (Day/Night) This function is used to change default echo, trail and all data color and contrast for day and night mode. DAY/NIGHT mode can be changed directly by pressing DAY/NIGHT key, or select DAY or NIGHT icon at the upper left of the display by moving cursor and pressing ENT key.

  • Page 69: Remove The Heading Line/Navigation Data

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.18 Remove the heading line/navigation data This function is used when a target is overlapped with a heading line and hard to be distinguished. Press OFF key to temporarily hide the heading line. For safety reason, the heading line disappears only while the key is pressed.
  • Page 70 Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series [SHAPE]: Seven types of trail shapes available, as shown below. [TRAIL LEVEL]: This is to set up echo level of trail to be recorded. “1” records all signal levels returned as a trail, “15” records only the strongest signal levels as a trail.

  • Page 71: Relative Display (R)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Relative display (R) The target trail is displayed as result of sum of vector (course and speed) of the target ship and your ship. When your ship is on the projected course of this trail, it shows that a collision may occur in future. This display is useful to help detect a dangerous situation.

  • Page 72: Off Center

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.20 Off Center This function is used to get larger view in heading direction. Two ways “OFF CENTER” can be setup. [CURSOR]: Off-centering to CURSOR direction. [OPPOSITE]: Off-centering to the stern direction. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [DISPLAY] =>...

  • Page 73: Function Key Usage

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.21 Function key usage For quick function access, there are six dedicated function keys provided on this radar (“F1”, “F2”, “F3”, “F4” and “F5”). You can switch to a pre-specified function by pressing each key. Note: This menu is protected in normal.

  • Page 74: Set Picture Mode

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.22 Set picture mode It is necessary to make adjustment to the radar picture as environment and sea condition changes. The Picture mode can quickly change for different settings, [PROCESS], [EXPANSION], [IR] and [VID], depending on the situation.

  • Page 75: Echo Process

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.23 Echo process Echo process mode feature reduce sea clutter effectively. Echo process mode is used correlation method. Two types of C1 and C2 are available. [PROCESS] mode can be changed directly at the upper right of the display using trackball. Move the cursor to OFF, C1 or C2 of [PROCESS] at the upper right part of the display.

  • Page 76: Echo Expansion

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.24 Echo expansion This function is to enlarge an image in the direction of distance/bearing. Small ships and remote targets can be enlarged to be easier to see. [EXPANSION] can be changed directly at the upper right of the display. Move the cursor to set value window of OFF, 1, 2, 3 or 4 of [EXPANSION] at the upper right part of the display.

  • Page 77: Interference Rejection (Ir)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.25 Interference rejection (IR) This feature is used to reject interference from other radars. Radar transmissions on same frequency band can cause interference noise on the display depending on its transmitted power. This noise pattern appearance varies case by case, but is usually spiral shape or like the spokes of a wheel in shape.

  • Page 78: Noise Rejection

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.27 Noise rejection This radar is equipped with a function that is capable to remove various signals picked up by the radar such as white noise, and display clean picture. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [ECHO] =>...

  • Page 79: Pulse Width

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.29 Pulse width This radar can change pulse width of the transmission from 0.5NM to 12NM range scale. SP and LP pulse width can be set separately. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [ECHO] =>...

  • Page 80: Receiving Radar Beacons, Sart And Radar Enhancer

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.30 Receiving Radar Beacons, SART and Radar Enhancer The X-band radar system is required to be capable of receiving signals emitted from a Radar Beacon, SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) and Radar enhancer. To receive those signals by the radar system, use the following procedures.
  • Page 81 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Actual location of the ship carrying the SART If your ship is located at 1 NM or more away from the SART, the position at which the first echo is displayed is 0.64 NM behind the actual SART position when the 12 SART echoes are identified. If your ship comes within 1 NM from the SART, the fast sweep signal is indicated.

  • Page 82: Inter-Switch

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.31 Inter-switch Inter-switch is a way to setup two radars to be connected together Note: If either radar fails while two radars are in use, then set the [INTER-SWITCH] menu of the working radar to [INDEPENDENT MASTER] and use it independently. Note: [INTER-SWITCH] menu cannot be used while transmitting.
  • Page 83 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation DUAL MASTER: Connection topology is the same as the above-mentioned INDEPENDENT (MASTER) and INDEPENDENT (SLAVE). By this way, either radar can control the antenna. The radar to which the antenna is connected is DUAL (MASTER). DUAL SLAVE: The radar to which the antenna is not connected is DUAL (SLAVE).

  • Page 84: Cursor Data

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.32 Cursor data Cursor data is displayed in distance and bearing at lower right of the display. In addition, it can also be displayed in latitude and longitude position. Bearing Distance Latitude Longitude CURSOR setting menu Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 85: Performance Monitor

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.33 Performance monitor Performance monitor is a function to confirm performance degradation such as aging phenomena etc., by recording performance of antenna on its installation or on exchange of antenna parts. Note: Carry out initial setup without failure on its installation or on exchange of antenna parts. Confirmation method for degradation of Antenna performance after operation Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 86: Reference Position And Display Center

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.34 Reference position and Display center Reference position The base point for range, bearing, relative course, relative speed, CPA or TCPA, EBL or VRM is named [Reference position], respectively. Either CCRP (consistent common reference point) or ANT (antenna position) can be used as the reference position.

  • Page 87: Antenna Position Mark On Or Off

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation Antenna position mark ON or OFF Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [DISPLAY] => [ANT POSN] => select [ON] or [OFF], and press ENT key. Note: Antenna position mark is displayed at transmission on condition. Antenna position mark Ref.

  • Page 88: Setup Own Ship Outline

    Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 2.35 Setup own ship outline Set up own ship outline and antenna position from CCRP (Consistent common reference point). Setup CCRP number and ship outline Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [NAV TOOL] => [SHIP OUTLINE] => [CCRP] => select CCRP number (1 to 4), and press ENT key.

  • Page 89: Ferry Mode

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2.36 FERRY MODE It is a function to use a river for by coming and going ferry etc. It becomes effective at H UP, and the letter of the FERRY appears on the screen while using it. [FERRY MODE] menu is not available by default.
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  • Page 91: Chapter 3 Operation Alarm

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm Chapter 3 Operation Alarm This function is used to monitor hazardous targets such for collision prevention. Collision avoidance It is strongly recommended to maneuver the ship for collision avoidance based on true and dependable SOG and COG information.
  • Page 92 Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series Blue dotted line of echo alarm area ECHO ALARM IN ECHO ALARM 118° WIDTH 45° DEPTH VRM knob and EBL knob are used for setup. Orange dashed circle line Press EBL1 or EBL2 key, and select an item to be set between [BRG REL] and [WIDTH] by using EBL knob.

  • Page 93: Map Area Alarm

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm Map area alarm Map area alarm function provides alarm display when echo enters or leaves from the MAP AREA. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [OP.ALARM] => [MAP AREA ALARM] => select [IN] or [OUT], and press ENT key. [IN] mode: When the echo enters a specified map area, warning message will be displayed at lower right of the display and an alarm will sound.

  • Page 94: How To Move Map Area

    Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series The procedures to input plural divided map areas in the memory of same block number are as follows. (Example) After input the one map area (from x-1 to x-3), please input the start point of the new map area (x-4).

  • Page 95: How To Add Data To Map Area

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm Press Cursor ACQ key. Press New position ENT key. x: Block number (1 to 10) When move operation is completed, press MENU key, numerical marks on the display will disappear, and map area alarm function will be active. How to add data to map area There are two methods to add map area alarm position.

  • Page 96: How To Delete The Data Of Map Area

    Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series How to delete the data of map area There are two methods to delete map area alarm position. First method is to delete the point that is selected by cursor, second is to select the number from the menu. Example: Cursor method Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 97: Guard Zone Alarm

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm Guard zone alarm Guard zone alarm is an alarm system using TT (ARPA) tracked target or an AIS active target signal. If a TT (ARPA) tracked target or an AIS active target enters a guard zone, then a large, red symbol is displayed and [ALARM] is generated.

  • Page 98: Nav Line Cross

    Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series Nav line cross Nav line cross function enables to attract attention for safety navigation with alert display when own ship crosses the course preliminarily set (by cursor or latitude/longitude input). Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [OP.ALARM] =>...

  • Page 99: How To Move Nav Line

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm The procedures to input plural divided nav line in the memory of same block number are as follows. (Example) After input the one nav line (from x-1 to x-3), please input the start point of the new nav line (x-4). Press OFF key to divide the start point (x-4) from the last point (x-3).

  • Page 100: How To Add

    Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series When move operation is completed, press MENU key, numerical marks on the display will disappear, and nav line cross alarm will be activated. How to add There are two methods to add nav line cross alarm position. First method is to use cursor, second is to input latitude/longitude by the menu.

  • Page 101: How To Delete

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Operation Alarm How to delete There are two methods to delete the data of nav line cross alarm position. First method is to delete the point that is selected by cursor directly, second is to select the number from the menu. Example: Cursor method Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 102: Alarm On/Off (Tt And Ais)

    Chapter 3 Operation Alarm MDC-7000P/7900P Series Alarm on/off (TT and AIS) This function is to set auto acquisition target (TT and AIS) alarm function on or off which is set by [TARGET] => [AUTO ACQ AREA] menu. [AUTO ACQ] function [ON] activates the alarm function when TT and/or AIS target enters designated auto acquisition area.

  • Page 103: Chapter 4 Alert

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 4 Alert Chapter 4 Alert Alert List List is an area that displayed a list of currently present alerts. It lists the alerts activated by the radar. The priority of sorting the Alerts depends on the [PRIORITY] and state of the alert condition.

  • Page 104: Alert History List

    Chapter 4 Alert MDC-7000P/7900P Series Alert History list Alert History List is an area that displayed a list of past alerts. It lists the alerts activated in the past in chronological order from top to bottom. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [ALERT] =>...

  • Page 105: Operation Note

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 4 Alert Operation Note List is an area that displayed a list of currently present operation notes. It lists the operation note activated in the past in chronological order from top to bottom. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [ALERT] =>...

  • Page 106: Hardware Note

    Chapter 4 Alert MDC-7000P/7900P Series Hardware Note List is an area that displayed a list of currently present hardware notes. It lists the hardware note activated in the past in chronological order from top to bottom. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [ALERT] =>...

  • Page 107: Chapter 5 Target (Ais, Tt And Trial Manoeuvre)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Common setting VECTOR REL/TRUE The course and speed are indicated as vector after tracking is established. Two types of display mode are available: relative display (REL) and true display (TRUE). REL: This vector adds the course/speed of a target to the course/speed of own ship.
  • Page 108 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series [STAB INDICATOR]: This function is to display the mark of GND or SEA stabilization on the end of own ship vector. Symbol Symbol name GNG indicator (Double arrowhead) SEA indicator (Single arrowhead) STAB INDICATOR is displayed only when VECTOR is displayed.

  • Page 109: Cpa/Tcpa Alarm

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) CPA/TCPA alarm The menu of “[TARGET] => [CPA/TCPA]” sets the alarm function ON or OFF. To avoid collision, it sets up LIMIT CPA (closest point of approach) and LIMIT TCPA (time to CPA). [LIMIT CPA] and [LIMIT TCPA] can be changed directly at the upper right of the display.

  • Page 110: Set Ais Id Disp Type

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Set AIS ID DISP TYPE ID can be displayed with AIS target. Set items: NUMBER, NAME, MMSI, IMO and CALLSIGN ECHO VECT NUMBER ON/OFF TRAIL CPA/TCPA NAME ON/OFF ⇒ MMSI DISPLAY AIS ID DISP TYPE ON/OFF...

  • Page 111: Set Id Disp Size

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Set ID DISP SIZE This menu is used to specify display ID size. Selection values: X-SMALL, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE Set Input range This is to set up the operation range of TT (ARPA) and AIS. It designates the entire operation range of TT (ARPA) and AIS.

  • Page 112: Association

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series ASSOCIATION When an AIS target and a tracked target of TT (ARPA) are the same target, it is automatically associated to a single target. Select priority of the association with either AIS or TT (ARPA). If the low-speed ship is associated and displayed with TT priority, then HDG may be unstable.

  • Page 113: Automatic Acquisition Area

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Automatic acquisition area AUTO ACQ AREA is function that is used for automatic acquisition of TT or AIS targets that enter area designated in a fan type range. TT: When an un-tracked target enters, it is automatically acquired and an alert sounds.* When a tracked target enters, no alert sounds.

  • Page 114: Past Posn: Past Position

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Press EBL1 or EBL2 key, and select an item to be set between [BRG REL] and [WIDTH] by using EBL knob. In the same way, press VRM1 or VRM2 key, and select an item to be set between [RNG] and [DEPTH] by using VRM knob.

  • Page 115: Ais

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Note: The past position by its nature records and displays past positions. Immediate display is impossible after the start of TT (ARPA) and after the change from AIS sleep target to active target. In addition, when [TIME] is changed, a past positon record is reset (erased).

  • Page 116: Enable Ais Function

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Enable AIS function There are two methods to enable this function. One is [ON/OFF] using menu. The other is [ON/OFF] of [AIS] at the upper right of the display using cursor. Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 117: Turn Indicator

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Turn indicator This is displayed only when HDG LINE is included in the target information received by AIS. (Refer to 5.2 AIS “Types of AIS target symbol”) Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [TARGET] =>...

  • Page 118: Ais Filter

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series AIS filter When there are many AIS targets, the display may become unclear. In that case, by setting AIS FILTER, it is possible to hide unnecessary sleeping targets or to display the necessary targets only, and the clear view of the target can be achieved.

  • Page 119: Ais Alert [Sleeping Lost]

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) AIS alert [Sleeping lost] When sleeping target disappears, AIS alert will come on. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [TARGET] => [AIS] => [AIS ALERT] => [SLEEPING LOST] => [ON], and press ENT key. Selection values: OFF, ON AIS auto ACQ When sleeping target enters the “AUTO ACQ AREA”...

  • Page 120: Types Of Ais Target Symbol

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Types of AIS target symbol The following symbols are overlapped on target. Symbol Symbol name Sleeping target Sleeping target without HDG. Sleeping target with neither reported HDG nor COG. Activated target Activated target without HDG.
  • Page 121 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Physical AIS AtoN Basic shape Emergency North cardinal Racon wreck mark mark East cardinal South cardinal West cardinal mark mark mark Starboard hand Port hand mark Isolated danger mark Safe water Special mark (IALA dictionary, topmarks) Racon failure...
  • Page 122 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Safe water Special mark (IALA dictionary, topmarks) Intended location of missing ATON AIS –SART (AIS Search and Rescue Transponder) BASE AIS SAR aircraft AIS SAR vessel * ID can be displayed with Activated target. 5-16 0093169006-06...

  • Page 123: Tt (Arpa)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) TT (ARPA) It is an effective mean for collision avoidance by generating vectors on tracked targets. It is an effective means for collision avoidance to set up CPA/TCPA. If AIS information is available with tracked targets, association increases tracking accuracy. Limitations of the TT function There are the following limitations on use of the target acquisition and tracked target of TT (ARPA) functions.

  • Page 124: Enable Tt Function

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Enable TT function There are two methods to enable TT function. By menu Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [TARGET] => [TT] => [TT] => [ON], and press ENT key. By trackball Move cursor on the TT OFF in the upper right of the display, then press ENT key.

  • Page 125: Delete Tt Target

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Delete TT target There are two methods to delete TT target. First method is to use menu operation, second is to use cursor operation. Menu operation This is to delete the TT target selected [SELECT ID] and [DELETE] function. Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 126: Reference Target Acquisition

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Reference target acquisition If SDME or EPFS is not usable due to malfunction or other reason, then COG/SOG can be obtained by setting Reference target. By tracking 1 or 2 stationary targets, the true speed course can be used. This stationary tracked target is called [Reference target].
  • Page 127 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) By without using menu Move cursor using trackball to the stationary target to be acquired, then press ACQ key. Move cursor to the acquired target, then press ENT key. Acquired target information will be displayed in “TGT INFO” area at side of the display. OFF positon in “TGT INFO”...

  • Page 128: Types Of Tracked Target Symbol

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Types of tracked target symbol The following symbols are overlaid on target. Symbol Symbol name Radar target in acquisition state Radar target in acquisition state - Automatic acquisition Blink in (Red color) (Red clolor) 0.5 sec.

  • Page 129: Test Tgt

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) TEST TGT Two types of test are provided. One is check of TT (ARPA) performance and the other is check of functions. Note: • For TEST TGT execution, input of own-ship position is required. •...
  • Page 130 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series TEST TGT ON By turning TEST TGT [ON], a large character [X] is displayed at the lower middle of the display center. A small character [x] is displayed in Target position. Turn on TEST TGT, and start transmission.
  • Page 131 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Start ACQ After the center of the target reaches to 10NM (the second ring from outside), use a trackball, and move cursor to the target and press ACQ key. 12NM Cursor 10NM Range ring Confirm appearance of the dotted circle of acquisition start symbol and the parenthesis of value...
  • Page 132 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Compare it with the known result. Tracking starts 30 seconds after the start of acquisition Confirm that the target has the tracking symbol. Confirm that the symbol number is [1]. Note: If the number is not correct, then no comparison with the known result is made.
  • Page 133 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) Note: If difference from the known result exceeds the limit, then the following warning is indicated in alert display are at lower right of the display. Tracking malfunction. BRG T (Bearing accuracy is degraded) Tracking malfunction.

  • Page 134: Function Check

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series  Function check This function is used to confirm the operation of Echo alarm, Manual acquisition TT (ARPA), Auto acquisition, Past position and Guard zone.  Preparation Set up the range to 12 NM. Turn GAIN, RAIN and SEA knobs and set these levels at a minimum.
  • Page 135 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre)  TEST TGT ON By turning TEST TGT [ON], a large character [X] is displayed at the lower middle of the display. A small character [x] is displayed in Target position. Turn on TEST TGT, press STBY / TX key, and start transmission.
  • Page 136 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series  Echo alarm Confirm that when the target enters the echo alarm area, the echo alarm is displayed in alert display area at the lower right of the display. Press OFF key to acknowledge. Then, alert will disappear. Alarm display area 5-30 0093169006-06...
  • Page 137 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre)  Manual acquisition TT (ARPA) Use a trackball to move cursor to the target and press ACQ key. Symbol will be displayed by acquisition. is displayed in the “TGT INFO” area. Information of symbol with CPA/TCPA are displayed as [missing] until tracking is started.

  • Page 138: Auto Acquisition

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series  Auto acquisition If a target enters the Auto acquisition area and 15 seconds pass, then automatic acquisition starts. Start of tracking is displayed in the alert display area at lower right of the display. Acquired symbol is shown in blinking red until OFF key is pressed to acknowledge.
  • Page 139 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre)  Past position Trail of tracked symbol is displayed by setting past position time. Set up the past position time in the “PAST POSN” at the right middle of the display. PAST POSN 3min ...

  • Page 140: Trial Manoeuvre

    Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Trial manoeuvre In case it is suspected the own ship could collide with tracked targets or activated AIS targets, this function provides such reference information as the actual anti-collision manoeuvre can be taken. This function is to display the simulation result in the form of graphic vector on the radar display, on the assumption that the own ship travels with the current course and speed.
  • Page 141 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) In addition, the movement of the own ship and the other ships is displayed in vector after elapse of the time set at [DELAY] of TRIAL MANOEUVRE setting menu. TRIAL MANOEUVRE DELAY T RIAL CRS T...
  • Page 142 Chapter 5 Target (AIS, TT and Trial manoeuvre) MDC-7000P/7900P Series When setting is done for [CRS T], [SPD], [RATE OF TURN], [RATE OF SPD], own ship’s vector will change when the vector setting is [VECT T] and the other ship’s vector will change when vector setting is [VECT REL].

  • Page 143: Chapter 6 Nav Tool

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 6 Nav tool Chapter 6 Nav tool Guard line Guard line function is a function that displays parallel lines to the heading on both side of own ship. Distance to guard line from own ship can be set from 0 to 10000m (left and right side independently). Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 144: Hl Blink

    Chapter 6 Nav tool MDC-7000P/7900P Series HL blink HL BLINK function lets HL marker display blinks every antenna rotation. It is effective to confirm that there is no small targets right under the HL marker. Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [NAV TOOL] =>...

  • Page 145: Barge Icon

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 6 Nav tool Barge icon This radar is equipped with a barge icon feature that is very helpful for river operation where user can set up the size dimensions of the tow and be able to display it on the display. Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
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  • Page 147: Chapter 7 Map Operation

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation Chapter 7 Map operation MAP function display ON or OFF This is to turn ON/OFF the entire MAP function. Select the MAP ON or OFF box at the lower left corner of the display using trackball and press ENT key.

  • Page 148: How To Clear Own Ship Past Track

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series How to Clear OWN SHIP PAST TRACK Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [MAP] => [OWN TRACK] => [CLEAR] => [GO], and press ENT key. All OWN SHIP PAST TRACK disappears, recording and display will restart. Target track past position display This is to set up TT past track position display, display ON or OFF, clear operation, color setting, select track style, plot interval, maximum plot numbers and all clear operation.

  • Page 149: Coast Line

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation COAST LINE This function is to let user generate up to 10 coast lines with up to 100 points each to mark important areas of navigation, such as danger zone areas or navigation channels etc. Coast line can be setup by inputting Lat/Lon information for each point or using cursor and ENT key.
  • Page 150 Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Move cursor to third input position, then press ENT key. No.3 mark is displayed, and a line is generated from No.2 to No.3. You can input up to 100 point. When input is completed, press MENU key. Mark number will disappear.

  • Page 151: How To Move

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation How to move (1) CURSOR OPERATION Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [MAP] => [COAST LINE] => [MOVE] => [CURSOR] => select [1 to 10] => [GO], and press ENT key. Numerical number is displayed each points of coast line. Move cursor on editing and moving cursor data.

  • Page 152: How To Add

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series How to add (1) CURSOR OPERATION Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [MAP] => [COAST LINE] => [ADD] => [CURSOR] => select [1 to 10] => [GO] and press ENT key. Numerical number is displayed each points of coast line. Move cursor on position that new data is added in just before it.

  • Page 153: How To Delete

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation How to delete (1) CURSOR OPERATION Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [MAP] => [COAST LINE] => [DELETE] => [CURSOR] => select [1 to 10] => [GO] and press ENT key. Numerical number is displayed each points of coast line. Move cursor on the position deleting.

  • Page 154: Nav Line

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series NAV LINE NAV LINE is a function to display Navigation line by inputting Lat/Lon information for each point or using cursor and ENT key to input the points, user can set 10 lines up to 100 points each. “NAV LINE”...

  • Page 155: Route

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation ROUTE The ROUTE function is for display purposes only, user can setup ROUTE on radar display for visual navigation aid. ROUTE can be setup using cursor and ENT key or by inputting Lat/Lon information for each point.

  • Page 156: Event Mkr

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series EVENT MKR EVENT MKR function displays various marks on the designated place, and can utilize it for sign, such as a destination, a fishery and a caution area. EVENT MKR set can be done by input of Lat/Lon information or by cursor and ENT key.

  • Page 157: Area

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation AREA Area function is for visual navigation where user can input points connected by a line to help with navigation. There are 10 memory blocks for area that can hold up to 100 points each. This function is valid with a minimum input of 3 points which will be connected with a line.

  • Page 158: Monitored Route

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series MONITORED ROUTE This function when activated can display ROUTE information from external device such as chart plotter or GPS navigator. RTE + WPL sentences are required from external device to display ROUTE information. RMB or BWC sentence when inputted from external device will display waypoint information only. If [RTE + WPL] and [RMB] or [BWC] are inputted in the radar, the ROUTE [RTE + WPL] information takes priority over [RMB] or [BWC] waypoint information.

  • Page 159: Datum

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation 7.12 DATUM Local geodetic datum and datum offsets from a reference datum. This is used to define the datum to which a position location and geographic locations are referenced. Latitude, Longitude and altitude offsets from the reference datum, and the selection of the referenced datum is provided in following menu.

  • Page 160: Position Offset

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 7.14 POSITION OFFSET This is to select OFFSET input of position. Selection values: EPFS, MAN Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [MAP] => [OFFSET] => select [EPFS] or [MAN], and press ENT key. POSITION MANUAL OFFSET LAT/LON position offset values input is available only when [MAN] of [POSITION OFFSET] menu is selected.

  • Page 161: Gps Buoy

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 7 Map operation 7.15 GPS BUOY GPS BUOY, of which display is connected to a GPS BUOY’s transmitter-receiver, will receive buoy information sentences (BLV). A buoy ID can record 10 kinds of information, and time, position and water temperature at 100 points can be recorded per 1 ID.

  • Page 162: Wpt Flag

    Chapter 7 Map operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 7.16 WPT FLAG This function is related to MONITORED ROUTE function. When route or waypoint is inputted from external device flag will be shown of first waypoint, when route and waypoint information is inputted the first waypoint on a route takes priority and flag is displayed.

  • Page 163: Chapter 8 System And Maintenance Menu Operation

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation SYSTEM MENU INTER-SWITCH: Refer to 2.31 Inter-switch. TIME USER SOUND HELP PROTECT MENU: Refer to 1.3 Menu usage. MON: Refer to 2.33 Performance monitor. Change UTC / LOCAL time Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 164: User Memory

    Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series User memory This radar is equipped with four user memory slots. All functions and settings can be memorized in the user memory slots and names can be edited individually. Change USER memory Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 165: Sound Setting

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation Sound setting Sound menu is to turn sound ON/OFF, setup frequency of sound in Operation unit, key click sound and external buzzer. Sound ON/OFF Press MENU key to display “Menu”. Select [SYSTEM] => [SOUND] => [SOUND] => select [ON] or [OFF], and press ENT key. Sound frequency Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 166: Help Window On/Off

    Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series HELP window ON/OFF Help window is displayed at the lower right of the display. When the help window menu is on, it displays a procedure of complicated operation such as ALARM and MAP. Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 167: Maintenance Menu

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation MAINTENANCE MENU STARTUP: Refer to 4.2 STARTUP menu of Installation manual. I/O: Refer to 4.3 Setup I/O Interface of Installation manual. SECTOR MUTE: Refer to 4.4 Setup SECTOR MUTE mode of Installation manual. PRESET: Refer to 4.5 Setup PRESET of Installation manual.

  • Page 168: External Save Of Setup Data (Cannot Be Performed While Transmitting)

    Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series External save of setup data (Cannot be performed while transmitting) To save setup data externally, this information can be later used to restore after a possible malfunction. The external memory uses an SD memory card. CAUTION: Please do not use the SD memory card which is loaded with software program files.

  • Page 169: Total Hour And Tx Hour (Cannot Be Used While Transmitting)

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation 8.8 TOTAL HOUR and TX HOUR (Cannot be used while transmitting) Note: This menu is protected in normal. To cancel the protection, refer to 1.3 Menu usage “Display [MAINTENANCE] menu”. TOTAL HOUR menu indicates the total operating time of the radar. This menu can reset total hour to 0.

  • Page 170: System Program

    Chapter 8 System and Maintenance menu operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series 8.10 System Program Version confirmation Currently installed firmware version can be found by using following menu operation. Note: This menu is protected in normal. To cancel the protection, refer to 1.3 Menu usage “Display [MAINTENANCE] menu”.

  • Page 171: Chapter 9 Principal Of Radar System

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 9 Principal of radar system Chapter 9 Principal of radar system What is radar system? The radar is a navigation device that transmits a very high frequency radio wave referred to as microwave from the antenna. The radar then receives the radio wave reflected by target(s) (e.g. other ship, buoy, island, etc.) via the same antenna and converts the received radio wave to electronic signals and sends these signals to the Display unit.

  • Page 172: Beam Width

    Chapter 9 Principal of radar system MDC-7000P/7900P Series Beam width Antenna beam width is defined as the angle where the radiation power density is within a half of maximum power density (-3 dB) in main lobe (also, referred to as “half value width”). Characteristics of radar radio wave The radar radio wave propagates slightly along the ground (primarily line of sight).

  • Page 173: Radar Shadow

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 9 Principal of radar system Radar shadow Since radar radio wave is line of sight in nature your stack mast close to the antenna or, a large ship or mountain may create blind spots for which the radar cannot penetrate. In such cases, they may completely or partially hide targets and cast a long shadow.
  • Page 174 Chapter 9 Principal of radar system MDC-7000P/7900P Series ● Duplicate target images When there is a big reflective surface nearby and it is perpendicular at a close distance (i.e. when your ship is passed by a big ship, etc.), the radio wave bounces between own ship and the other ship. Therefore, two to four images may appear at equal range in the direction of this target.

  • Page 175: Radar Interference

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 9 Principal of radar system ●Skip target images False image of a distant target caused by “skip” phenomenon Depending on weather conditions, skip caused by the temperature inversion layer of air, etc. may appear. In this case, the radio wave may unusually propagate to distant targets out of the radar range. A target at more than the maximum range may appear as an image, and may be displayed as a false image with closer distance than the actual one.
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  • Page 177: Chapter 10 Simple Fault Diagnosis

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis For simple fault diagnosis, follow below procedures. For faults not listed below, refer to Installation manual. Items posted 10.1 No alarm sound. (ALARM TEST) 10.2 Operation unit (panel) key is not operational. (PANEL TEST) 10.3 TT (ARPA) is not operational.

  • Page 178: No Alarm Sound

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series 10.1 No alarm sound Follow this procedure to troubleshoot no alarm sound trouble. First, select [SYSTEM] => [SOUND] and confirm that the status is [ON]. Note: This menu is protected in normal. To cancel the protection, refer to 1.3 Menu usage “Display [MAINTENANCE] menu”.

  • Page 179: Operation Unit (Panel) Key Is Not Operational

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis 10.2 Operation unit (panel) key is not operational Following procedure is a test for Operation unit in case some keys don’t function properly. First please make sure all cables are connected properly. Note: This menu is protected in normal. To cancel the protection, refer to 1.3 Menu usage “Display [MAINTENANCE] menu”.

  • Page 180: Tt Is Not Operational

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series 10.3 TT is not operational This procedure is applied when acquisition operation does not start despite ACQ key being pressed. First, confirm that [INPUT RNG] is properly set. The targets outside of [INPUT RNG] will not be acquired. This procedure confirms ATA function.

  • Page 181: No Ais Display

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis 10.4 No AIS display This procedure is applied when AIS is not displayed. First, confirm that [INPUT RNG] is properly set. Targets outside of [INPUT RNG] are not displayed. Confirm AIS function by following steps. Note: This menu is protected in normal.

  • Page 182: Need To Confirm Serial Input

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series 10.5 Need to confirm serial input This procedure is applied to confirm serial input of Display unit. Serial input of connectors can be confirmed with the following 6 connectors: AIS (J2), NAV, GYRO-unit, BAM (JB-35), EPFS (J5), SDME (J6). Note: This menu is protected in normal.

  • Page 183: No Radar Video Display

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis 10.6 No radar video display This procedure is applied when no radar video (Echo) is displayed on the display. Note: This menu is protected in normal. To cancel the protection, refer to 1.3 Menu usage “Display [MAINTENANCE] menu”.

  • Page 184: Frozen Display

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series 10.7 Frozen Display Following procedure applies for troubleshooting Frozen Display phenomenon. Indication of presentation failure You can aware of a display presentation failure from identification conspicuous periodically time element on the display. This element is located upper right of the display by eight pattern triangle icons. These icons will change every two seconds, three angles of directions turn to the clockwise.

  • Page 185: Alert Display Area

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis 10.8 Alert display area If any malfunction or operation error has been detected in the radar, then alarms, warnings and cautions shown below appear at the lower right of the display. Abnormalities are categorized as [Alarm], [Warning] and [Caution]. When alert display actually appears and there is something wrong with radar, record the alert details by type, location and status and press the software button ACK in the Alert Display or simple the OFF key.

  • Page 186: Alert List

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series Alert list List of system alert and message. The alert title is seen in alert state in the Alert Display area and the Alert List. The alert title is also send to a connected BAM system. Category 1) 2) Priority (A: ALARM, W: Warning, C: Caution) ID number (0-9999: IMO, 10000-9999999: Maker)
  • Page 187 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis 12003 2 Process off THS, HDT, HDM or VTG, RMA, RMC are not received. 12003 3 GND Stab Speed: VBW or VHW is not input. Change to ground stabilization. Check VBW or VHW sentence. 12003 4 SOG in from EPFS Change SOG input source from SDME (VBW) to...

  • Page 188: Operation Note

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series Operation note Operation note display may appear at the lower right of the radar display as shown in below when an operation error has been detected in the device. When operation note display actually appears and there is something wrong with radar operation. After 5sec.
  • Page 189 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis As the result of TT test, the accuracy of true course Tracking malfunction. T CRS has exceeded the reference AS the result of TT test, the accuracy of true speed Tracking malfunction. T SPD has exceeded the reference Attempted to change mode during operation of Mode hold.

  • Page 190: Hardware Note

    Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis MDC-7000P/7900P Series Hardware note Hardware note display may appear at the lower right of the radar display as shown in below when a hardware error has been detected in the device. When hardware note display actually appears and there is something wrong with radar operation. After 5sec.
  • Page 191 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 10 Simple fault diagnosis There is not SD card SD card not ready. SD card write protected. SD card is protect mode SD card not enough free space. Memory of SD card is not left The data does not agree Illegal data.
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  • Page 193: Chapter 11 Specifications

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 11 Specifications Chapter 11 Specifications 11.1 Antenna and Scanner unit (Exposed) Antenna Model name RW701A-04 RW701A-06 RW701B-09 Antenna length 4feet 6feet 9feet Horizontal beam width 1.8° 1.2° 0.8° Vertical beam width 22° 22° 25° Side lobe within ±10° -25dB -25dB -25dB...

  • Page 194: Display, Processor And Operation Unit (Protected)

    Chapter 11 Specifications MDC-7000P/7900P Series 11.2 Display, Processor and Operation unit (Protected) Model name MDC-7912P/7925P MDC-7012P/7025P Display unit MRD-108P Processor unit MRM-108P Operation unit MRO-108P Display size and type 19 inch color TFT LCD Display Resolution 1280 X 1024 pixels (SXGA) Effective diameter 282 mm (CAT2, CAT3)

  • Page 195: External View And Dimensions

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 11 Specifications 11.3 External view and dimensions MRD-108P MRO-108P MRM-108P Unit: mm (inch) 0093169006-06 11-3...
  • Page 196 Chapter 11 Specifications MDC-7000P/7900P Series RB808P RB809P Unit: mm (inch) 11-4 0093169006-06...
  • Page 197 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 11 Specifications Junction box (JB-35) Unit: mm (inch) 0093169006-06 11-5...
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  • Page 199: Chapter 12 Appendix

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Chapter 12 Appendix 12.1 Menu tree ⇒ PICTURE1, PICTURE 2, PICTURE3, NEAR, FAR, HARBOR, ROUGH SEA, RAIN, PURE ECHO PICTURE MODE ⇒ OFF, CORRELATION1, CORRELATION2 PROCESS ⇒ EXPANSION OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4 ⇒ OFF, 1, 2, 3 ⇒...
  • Page 200 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series ⇒ OP.ALARM MOVE CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL, GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 ⇒ NUMBER 1 to 100 ⇒ 90°00.000S to 90°00.000N ⇒ 180°00.000W to 180°00.000E ⇒ COLOR 8 colors ⇒ DIVIDE OFF, ON ⇒...
  • Page 201 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix ⇒ OP.ALARM CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL, GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 ⇒ NUMBER 1 to 100 ⇒ 90°00.000S to 90°00.000N ⇒ 180°00.000W to 180°00.000E ⇒ COLOR 8 colors ⇒ DIVIDE OFF, ON ⇒ DELETE CURSOR 1 to 10...
  • Page 202 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series ⇒ TARGET OFF, ON ⇒ SELECT ID 101 to 1000 ACTIVE/SLEEP ⇒ SHIP OUTLINE OFF, ON ⇒ HDG LINE OFF, ON ⇒ TURN INDICATOR OFF, ON ⇒ OS DISP OFF, ON ⇒ OS MMSI 0 to 1073741824 ⇒...
  • Page 203 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix ⇒ NAV TOOL SHIP OUTLINE SHIP OUTLINE OFF, ON ⇒ CCRP 1 to 4 OUTLINE ⇒ OS PROFILE 0 − 511m 0 − 511m 0 − 63m A dx 0 − 63m ANT OFFSET -63 − 63m dy -511 −...
  • Page 204 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series ⇒ COAST LINE DELETE CURSOR (1 to 10) CANCEL, GO BLOCK NUMBER (1 to 10) ⇒ NUMBER 1 to 100 ⇒ 90°00.000S to 90°00.000N ⇒ 180°00.000W to 180°00.000E CLEAR BLOCK NUMBER ⇒ (1 to 10) CANCEL, GO ⇒...
  • Page 205 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix ⇒ BRILL ECHO YELLOW, GREEN ⇒ TRAIL BLUE, BROWN ⇒ BKGND PPI BLACK, BLUE ⇒ BKGND DATA BLACK, BLUE ⇒ DATA WHITE, GREY ⇒ BROWN, GREEN, LIME, YELLOW, GREY OTHERS CHART LAND ⇒ DEPTH WHITE, BLUE ⇒...
  • Page 206 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series MAINTENANCE STARTUP FUNCTION KEY F1 ⇒ PICTURE MODE ECHO PROCESS EXPANSION NOISE REJ SART ⇒ TRAIL TRAIL T/REL TRAIL TIME TRAIL RESET ⇒ DISPLAY STAB MODE TM RESET C UP RESET FERRY MODE* *ON or OFF of this menu links FERRY MENU of STARTUP MENU ⇒...
  • Page 207 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix ⇒ MAINTENANCE STARTUP TIMES ENABLE 30sec OFF, ON ⇒ 1min OFF, ON ⇒ 2min OFF, ON ⇒ 3min OFF, ON ⇒ 5min OFF, ON ⇒ 6min OFF, ON ⇒ 10min OFF, ON ⇒ 12min OFF, ON ⇒...
  • Page 208 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series MAINTENANCE TIME ZONE OUTPUT ⇒ OUTPUT NAV 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒ OUTPUT EPFS 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒ OUTPUT SDME 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒ OUTPUT GYRO 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒ OUTPUT BAM 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒ 0.0 to 10.0sec ⇒...
  • Page 209 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix ⇒ MAINTENANCE SECTOR MUTE MUTE OFF, ON ⇒ START 0 to 359° ⇒ 0 to 359° ⇒ PRESET RAIN MIN 0 to 4095 ⇒ RAIN MAX 0 to 4095 ⇒ SEA MIN 0 to 4095 ⇒...

  • Page 210: Input Data

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series 12.2 Input data 12.2.1 Validity and integrity of input data Data Latitude and COG/SOG indication Longitude White color THS-A* GLL-A,D* RMB-A,D* Status water speed Status ground GGA-1,2,3,4,5** BWC-A,D* speed: A GNS-A,D,F,P,R* RTE/WPL VTG-A,D,P* EPFS has output of GBS which is fault detection as well as GLL, GGA, GNS, VTG, RMB, BWC Yellow color and WPL.

  • Page 211: Set And Drift

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Speed Dual ground/water speed $ -- VBW, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, A, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF> Check sum These fields are not used Status ground speed, A=Valid, V=Invalid Transverse ground speed, knots Longitudinal ground speed, knots Status w ater speed, A=Valid, Invalid Tranverse w aterspeed, knots Longitudinal w ater speed, knots...

  • Page 212: Time And Date

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series Time and date Time and date $ -- ZDA, hhmmss.ss, xx, xx, xxxx, xx, xx*hh<CR><LF> Check sum Local zone minutes (00 to +59) Local zone hours (00 h to +/-13 h) Year (UTC) Month , 01 to 12 (UTC) Day, 01 to 31 (UTC) Note: RMC and GGA sentences are not accepted for IMO radar.

  • Page 213: Alert Handling

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Datum Datum reference $ -- DTM, ccc, a, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, ccc *hh<CR><LF> Check sum Reference Local Set alarm state Reference datum datum datum $ -- ALR, hhmmss.ss, A, A, c---c *hh<CR><LF> xxx, Altitude offset, m WGS84 Lon offset min, E/W...
  • Page 214 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series Waypoint Latitude/Longitude, ID Recommended minimum navigation information a, c--c, c--c, llll.ll, N/S, yyyyy.yy, E/W, $ -- RMB, A, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, A, a*hh<CR><LF> Status Not used Destination Not used Check sum A=Valid w aypoint longitude, Mode indicator V=Data Direction...
  • Page 215 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Waypoint Bearing/Distance Recommended minimum navigation information $ -- RMB, A, x.x, a, c--c, c--c, llll.ll, N/S, yyyyy.yy, E/W, x.x, x.x, x.x, A, a*hh<CR><LF> Status Not used Destination Not used Check sum A=Valid w aypoint longitude, Mode indicator V=Data Direction...
  • Page 216 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series Route Routes a, c--c, c--c, c--c, ..$ -- RTE, x.x, x.x, c--c *hh<CR><LF> Check sum w aypoint "n" identifier Additional w aypoint identifiers Waypoint identifire (FROM, TO) Route identifier Message mode C=complete route, all w aypoints W=w orking route, first listed w aypoint is "FROM"...
  • Page 217 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Loran-C position (LOP) Geographic Position Loran-C $ -- GLC, xxxx, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, a *hh<CR><LF> Check sum Note*: Status These fields are not used. status* status* status* status* status* A=Valid B=Blink w arning...

  • Page 218: Details Of Tt Tracking Data Output

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series 12.3 Details of TT tracking data output Data standard name: IEC61162-1 or IEC61162-2 Target data of the automatic tracking unit is provided via data connectors (NAV/EPFS/SDME) on the back panel. Tracked target data ! RATTD, hh, hh, x, s--s, x*hh<CR><LF>...

  • Page 219: Details Of The Radar Data Output

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix 12.4 Details of the radar data output Data standard name: IEC61162-1 or IEC61162-2 Own ship data and radar system data are provided via data connectors (NAV/EPFS/SDME) on the back panel. Radar system data Radar system data x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, a, $ -- RSD, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, a*hh<CR><LF>...
  • Page 220 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series Alert Alert sentence $ -- ALF, x, x, x, hhmmss.ss, a, a, a, x.x, x.x, x.x, x, c---c *hh<CR><LF> aaa, Time of last Check sum change Alert text Escalation counter, 0 to 9 Sequential Revision counter, 1 to 99 message Alert instance, 1 to 999999 identifier, 0 to 9...

  • Page 221: Event Message

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Heartbeat Heartbeat supervision sentence $ -- HBT, x.x, A, x*hh<CR><LF> Check sum Sequential sentence identifier Equipment status A=Yes, V=No Configured repeat interval Event message General event message $ -- EVE, hhmmss.ss, c--c, c--c*hh<CR><LF> Check sum Event description Tag code used for identification of source of event Event time...

  • Page 222: Interface Specification

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series 12.5 Interface specification 12.5.1 NAV and EPFS serial data input/output specification Input connector: J3 and J5 Connector used: BD-06PMMP-LC7001 Data connector pin assignment Connector acceptable: BD-06BFFA-LL6001 J3 and J5 J3 and J5 Pin number Signal Data connector pin assignment name (Display unit upper view)

  • Page 223: Sdme Serial Data Input/Output Specification

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix 12.5.2 SDME serial data input/output specification Input connector: J6 Connector used: BD-06PMMP-LC7001 Connector acceptable: BD-06BFFA-LL6001 Data connector pin assignment Data connector pin assignment Pin number Signal (Display unit upper view) name Shield OUT-A OUT-B IN-A IN-B +Vcc Serial data input (Listener):...

  • Page 224: Vdr (External Monitor) And Alarm Output Signal Specification

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series 12.5.3 VDR (external monitor) and Alarm output signal specification Output connector name: VDR & Alarm External monitor and alarm output connector pin assignment Connector used: BU-10PMMP-LC7001 Pin number Signal name Connector acceptable: BU-10BFFA-LL7001 Pin location is shown below. R-GND G-GND External monitor and alarm output connector pin...

  • Page 225: Alarm Contact Specification

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix Alarm contact specification HY1Z-5V Max. switching voltage 30 V alarm Max. current capacity (Resistive load) For external device alarm Note: Alarm contact will open in case of failure. 12.5.4 Serial data input/output specification (AIS) I/O connector AIS (J2) +Vcc Connector used: BD-08PMMP-LC7001 Connector acceptable: BD-08BFFA-LL6001...

  • Page 226: Radar Input/Output Signal Specification

    Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series 12.5.5 Radar input/output signal specification I/O connector: Inter-switch (J8) Data connector pin assignment Connector used: BU-12PMMP-LC7001 Pin number Signal name Connector acceptable: BU-12BFFA-LL7001 VIDEO OUT TRIG OUT Inter-switch connector pin assignment (Display unit upper view) AZIP OUT SHF OUT VIDEO IN...

  • Page 227: Talker Device Code Of The Data Output Devices

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 12 Appendix 12.5.6 Talker device code of the data output devices The device code displayed as talker is shown in the table below. Data output device Talker device code Displayed code Galileo positioning system Global positioning system (GPS) GPS (See below) Global positioning system (DGPS) DGPS (See below)
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  • Page 229: Chapter 13 Index

    MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 13 Index Chapter 13 Index Cursor Access ............ 1-11 Cursor data ............2-46 ACTIVE/SLEEP ..........5-10 AIS ............... 5-9 AIS auto ACQ............. 5-13 DATUM .............. 7-13 AIS FILTER ............5-12 Day/Night ............2-30 AIS ID DISP ............5-4 Delete all TT target ..........
  • Page 230 Chapter 12 Appendix MDC-7000P/7900P Series Guard zone alarm ..........3-7 N UP ..............2-16 NAV LINE ............. 7-8 H UP ..............2-14 Nav line cross ............3-8 Hardware note .......... 4-4, 10-14 Noise rejection ........... 2-40 Head up..............2-14 North up ............. 2-16 Heading line ............2-31 HELP window ............
  • Page 231 MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 13 Index RAIN MAN ............2-12 TIME INCREMENT ..........5-1 Rain/snow clutter ..........2-10 TM reset ............. 2-18 Range ..............2-5 TOTAL HOUR ............8-7 Range Rings ............2-21 Tracked target symbol ........5-22 Range scale ............2-5 Trail ..............

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