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- Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL Digital MARINE RADAR T-900 Series This product is specifically designed to be installed on boats and other means of maritime transport. If your country forms part to the EU, please contact your dealer for advice before attempting to install elsewhere.
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Page 3: Document Revision History
Non-liability The specification and engineering content described in this manual may be changed without notice. SI-TEX manufacturing company is not liable for any human damage, or damage or trouble due to misunderstanding of content described in this manual. 0093142132-00... -
Page 4: Important Notices
• SI-TEX is not liable or responsible for damage or trouble due to misunderstanding of the content described in this manual. • SI-TEX is not liable or responsible for damage due to “acts of nature” such as earthquake, lightning, fire actions by third parties, other accidents, customer’s unintended error/abuse or damage caused by use under other abnormal conditions. -
Page 5: For Safe Operation
T-900 series For Safe Operation For Safe Operation Symbol used in this Operation Manual This Operation Manual uses the following symbols. Understand the meaning of each symbol and implement the maintenance and inspections given. Symbol Meaning Warning mark Handle correctly. Otherwise, it may lead to death or serious injury. - Page 6 Only an engineer authorized by SI-TEX should provides inspections and maintenance. Be sure to turn off the power of the boat. If the power switch is inadvertently turned on during work, lethal electrocution could occur.
- Page 7 Cautions and Warnings on Handling Do not disassemble or modify. Otherwise fire, smoking or electric shock could occur. In case of trouble, contact your dealer or SI-TEX. In case of smoking or fire, turn off the boat power and the power of this unit.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
T-900 series Contents Contents Document Revision History ...... i 1.12 Measuring the distance and Important Notices ........ii bearing between two points ..1-10 For Safe Operation........iii Measuring the distance and bearing Introduction..........viii between two points ....1-10 System Configuration ......ix 1.13 Camera Display......1-10 Configuration of Equipment..... - Page 9 T-900 series Contents Chapter 4 Maintenance......4-1 2.10 EBL ..........2-8 2.11 VRM ........... 2-8 Maintenance ......4-1 2.12 Display Color......2-9 Fuse Replacement..... 4-3 2.13 Crosshair Cursor Shape .... 2-9 Consumables ......4-3 2.14 PI (Parallel Index Line) ....2-9 Trouble Diagnosis ......
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Page 10: Introduction
T-900 series Introduction Introduction Thank for your purchase of SI-TEX color LCD radarT-900 series. The quality and endurance of a unit is well considered. For the best performance, read this Operation Manual and operate a unit correctly and safely. The main features of this unit are as follows. -
Page 11: System Configuration
T-900 series System Configuration System Configuration Connection Diagram Antenna Unit RB714A/RB715A/RB716A 10.8 31.2VDC POWER AIS receiver CCD camera RANGE Remote Display GAIN External Monitor MRD- XXX External Buzzer BRILL Display Unit MRD-103 Navigation Equipment Navigation Equipment Be sure to connect the KGC-1 to J4. -
Page 12: Configuration Of Equipment
T-900 series Configuration of Equipment Configuration of Equipment Standard Equipment Configuration List Name of item Type Remarks Weight/Length Quantity Display unit MRD-103 With mounting 3.7kg bracket and knobs Hard cover E57MB11060 250g DC power cable CW-265-2M Fuse F-1065-8A Normal fusion type Cylinder (ø6.3x32) - Page 13 T-900 series Configuration of Equipment Types of Antenna unit Type Transmitting Shape Remarks Antenna Power Weight/Length RB714A Radome With 10m cable* 6kg / 1.2ft RB715A Radome With 10m cable* 10kg / 2ft RB716A Open With 10m cable* 21kg / 3ft 22kg / 4ft * Cables of 20m and 30m are available.
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Page 14: Chapter 1 Basic Operation
T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation Chapter 1 Basic Operation The basic operation of this unit is as follows. For detailed explanation, refer to each item in this manual. When [ST'BY] appears, press Press the [BRILL] to turn the [STBY/TX] key to start on the power. - Page 15 T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation Change the observation range with the [- RANGE +] key. When pressing the [+] key, the observation range expands. When pressing the [-] key, the enlarged surrounding around own ship can be observed. To make it easier to observe the range you desire, change the range.
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Page 16: How To Read The Radar Screen
T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation How to read the radar screen Enhance Heading Range F2 key content Alarm Ship Off center Fixed marker interval F1 key content speed Trail Display mode Pulse width Interference Rejection Crosshair cursor Cursor position... -
Page 17: How To Use The Keys
T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation How to use the keys RANGE GAIN STBY BRILL (10) Various adjustment items can be set by operating each key. The menu displayed by pressing the [MENU] key closes when pressing the [MENU] key again. - Page 18 T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation Number Key name Explanation [F1] Recalls directly the preset menu item. [ENT] Press: measures bearing of distance between two points. Continuously pressing: Deletes the heading line. The crosshair cursor moves to the own ship’s position.
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Page 19: Power On/Off
Chapter 1 Basic Operation Chapter 1 Basic Operation Press the [ ] and [ ] keys. Power On/Off “1” is darkest. “10” is brightest. The [BRILL] key is used for both the power on/off LCD BRILL and the change of brilliance of the LCD and panel. -
Page 20: Switch-Over Of Range
T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation Result picture after adjustment by [GAIN] knob Switch-over of Range Land The observation range can be changed. Own ship Change of Range Press the [- RANGE +] key. When pressing the [+] key, an image shrinks but the observation range expands. -
Page 21: Stc Adjustment
Chapter 1 Basic Operation Chapter 1 Basic Operation In the PPI/PPI menu, when rotating the [STC] STC Adjustment knob, the STC functions effective in both displays. In the short distance menu, even if waves are low and the sea surface is calm, an echo reflected from the sea surface appears in the Use of [F1] and [F2] keys image. -
Page 22: Delete Of Heading Line
T-900 series Chapter 1 Basic Operation * The ATA interface (optional) is required. The On/Off display of EBL is toggled ** The AIS interface / cable (optional) or ATA by pressing the [F1] / [F2] key. interface (optional) is required. -
Page 23: Measuring The Distance And Bearing Between Two Points
Chapter 1 Basic Operation Chapter 1 Basic Operation How to display the video of a CCD 1.12 Measuring the camera distance and bearing Press the [STC] knob. between two points The video of a CCD camera appears. A split-screen display and a full screen display are toggled by pressing the [STC] The distance and bearing between two points, knob. -
Page 24: Chapter 2 How To Use The Menu
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Chapter 2 How to use the menu How to operate the Press the [ ] key. The displays of the menu and the menu explanation of operation close. Select an item you desire to change with the Display/Non-display of Menu [ ] and [ ] keys. -
Page 25: Ftc Adjustment
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu FTC Adjustment Setting of Display Mode When raining or snowing, due to reflection from In the display mode, the bearing and the target rain or snow, an object is hard to be seen. -
Page 26: N Up (North Up)
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu N UP (North Up) WPT UP (Waypoint Up) The N UP is the display mode to orient the true The WPT is the display mode to always orient north to the top of the screen. - Page 27 T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Relative motion (RM): The own ship is fixed True motion (TM): Your ship moves and other surrounding targets move according to its speed and tidal on the screen. current on the screen.
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Page 28: True Motion Reset
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu True Motion Reset PPI Display When your ship exits from movable range of your The radar screen is displayed on the entire ship’s position, it moves to the opposite side display. -
Page 29: Note On Ppi/Ppi Display
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Note on PPI/PPI Display Press the [MENU] key to close the menu. • The movable range is limited. In the PPI/PPI display, to avoid risk, the following (See the movable range shown below.) functions do not work. -
Page 30: Setting Of Pulse Width
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Relative Display (R) Setting of Pulse Width The relative speed of a target with respect of own The short pulse width is suitable for target ship is displayed as a trail. -
Page 31: True Display (T)
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu True Display (T) 2.10 EBL Irrespective of the motion of own ship, trails This mode is used when measuring the bearing representing the course and speed of moving from own ship to a target. -
Page 32: Display Color
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Select [DISPLAY] → [PI]. 2.12 Display Color Change the setting of [PI] with the [ ] and [ ] keys. When the display is hard to see due to the environment, by changing the color of the display, it makes it easier to see the display. -
Page 33: Alarm
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Press the [MENU] key. Press the [ENT] key. Then, the alarm range is set. Select [DISPLAY] → [VECTOR]. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu. Change the setting of [Vector] with the [ ] and [ ] keys. -
Page 34: Setting Of Symbol Display Of Ais
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu The other ship symbols of up to 100 ships can be Normal Symbol Meanings displayed. Sleep Display Displays ships of which information display is not performed. Caution As the AIS is optional, the menu... -
Page 35: Automatic Acquisition
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Automatic Acquisition Target Level Targets entering in the preset range can be The signal level of a target to be automatically acquired. automatic/manual-acquisition is specified in [ATA] → [ATA TGT LEVEL]. -
Page 36: Number Of Acquisition
T-900 series Chapter 2 How to use the menu Number of Acquisition Information Display A total number of targets to be acquired is 50 The information display is set in [ATA] → [INFO] targets when combined in both or [INFO NUMBER]. -
Page 37: Chapter 3 How To Use The System Menu
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu Chapter 3 How to use the system menu Display of System Menu Setting of Assist Items There is a standard menu which is displayed for In the supplement items of the system menu, to... -
Page 38: Setting Of Adjustment Items
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu WPT Display N UP/S UP Select ON or OFF of the WPT icon (flag mark) to Change the mode of the N UP or S UP of the be displayed on the radar screen. -
Page 39: Tx Delay Adjustment
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu Press the [MENU] key. Move to the system menu. Set the MBS to suppress and cancel the disc-like transmission leak at the center of the image as Refer to 3.1 Display of System Menu. -
Page 40: Stc Curve
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu STC Curve When changing the STC curve according to the antenna’s setting position, perform as follows. Setup: 1 to 8 (Initial value: 4) Note: Set the STC curve after the gain setting. -
Page 41: Tune Select
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu Press the [STBY/TX] key to start the Tune Select transmission. Due to a sudden environment change, tuning of Set the range of the display to 12nm with the the transmission frequency with the reception [- RANGE +] key. -
Page 42: Signal Select
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu The content of the set value of [PULSE WIDTH] Select [ADJUST] → [ECHO COLOR DIV]. is as follows. Change the setting of [ECHO COLOR DIV] with the [ ] and [ ] keys. -
Page 43: Nmea
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu NMEA Preset In the NMEA item of the system menu, the In the Preset of the system menu, the radar is transmission speed of the external input/output customized. can be changed. -
Page 44: Self-Diagnosis
T-900 series Chapter 3 How to use the system menu Self-diagnosis The self-diagnosis of the system menu is the menu for maintenance. Normally, it is not used. Perform the self-diagnosis of the display unit and the antenna. Display Unit The state of the display unit is displayed. -
Page 45: Chapter 4 Maintenance
T-900 series Chapter 4 Maintenance Chapter 4 Maintenance 4.1 Maintenance To operate the radar equipment in a good condition for a long period of time, perform the inspection and cleaning periodically. 4.1.1 Monthly Inspection Caution: Do not turn on the power of the radar during inspection. -
Page 46: Yearly Inspection
T-900 series Chapter 4 Maintenance 4.1.2 Yearly Inspection In case of antenna (RB716A), check the brush of the antenna drive motor inspect every 2,000 hours of transmission. If the length is shorter than 6mm, replace it with a new one. -
Page 47: Fuse Replacement
T-900 series Chapter 4 Maintenance Fuse Replacement WARNING Use the specified fuse. If a fuse other than the specified one is used, it leads to a serious accident. If the input voltage is too high, hyper-current flows or a trouble occurs inside, the fuse blows out. - Page 48 T-900 series Chapter 4 Maintenance Error Content Error Display Causes L/L NO SIGNAL The latitude and longitude is not entered. HDG NO SIGNAL The bearing signal is not entered. SPD NO SIGNAL The ship speed signal is not inputted. ANTENNA ERROR 1 The trigger signal is not inputted from the antenna.
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Page 49: Inspection At Each Location
T-900 series Chapter 4 Maintenance 4.4.4 Inspection at Each Location After finishing the inspection by the self-diagnosis, according to the table, check each location of the radar. Trouble conditions Suspected causes of troubles Countermeasures The radar cannot be The power cable is not connected. -
Page 50: Chapter 5 Equipment
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Chapter 5 Equipment Antenna Installation Determining the location of the installation The search capability of the radar varies largely, depending on the position of the antenna installation. The ideal installation position is the high place over the keel line where no obstacle surrounds. Actually, though there are many limitations in a ship, determine the installation position, considering the following items. - Page 51 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment How to shift the antenna from an obstacle 1. How to shift the antenna from the keel line By shifting the antenna from keel line to the starboard, the blind moves to the port and the visibility in the heading can be secured.
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Page 52: Installation Of Antenna
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Installation of Antenna After determining the location of the installation, install the antenna. When installing, if the bracket shown below is available, the installation is easier. If not available, install the antenna directly on the roof, paying attention to the air tube for drain at the bottom of the antenna. -
Page 53: Setting Of Open Antenna
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Chassis Radome (bottom) Bracket Flat washer Spring washer Accessory M10 hexagon bolt Install with four bolts Specification of bracket thickness-wise installation bolt (In case of radome antenna) Thickness of bracket Bolt for fixing the antenna... - Page 54 Remove the protective cap covered on the output of the scanner unit rotational shaft. Remove four bolts tentatively fixed to the base of the aerial and install the scanner unit to the rotational shaft. Align the direction of antenna opening side (SI-TEX seal is affixed.) with the arrow on the rotational shaft.
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Page 55: Cable Connection
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Aerial opening side Aerial Rotational shaft Protective cap Arrow Rotational shaft Flat washer Spring washer Installation bolt Cable Connection Radome Antenna (2kW) Confirm that the power of the scanner unit is turned off. Logo sheet is affixed to the side. - Page 56 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Remove the holder plate for fixing the cable and the rubber ring Thread the cable through the Aerial leading opening Insert the rubber ring from both sides of the antenna cable, thread Shielding cover it through the holder plate and fix it Stern to the antenna with the screws.
- Page 57 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Install the upper radome with caution not to touch the aerial. Orient the cover as shown in the illustration below. 4 markings indicating the screw positions are marked on the upper and lower radomes respectively. Install the radome, aligning these markings.
- Page 58 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Open Radome Antenna (4kW) Confirm that the power of the scanner unit is turned off. Remove the front cover and rear cover of the antenna drive block by loosening installation screws. Loosen the fixing bolts of the TR block, disconnect each connector and remove the TR unit. At this moment, be careful for the magnetron not to attract metals.
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Page 59: Mutual Connection Diagram
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Mutual Connection Diagram ２kW Radome Antenna（RB714A） 4kW Radome Antenna /4kWOpen Radome Antenna（RB715A/RB716A） Antenna Display Unit Remark Remark Violet Violet Blue Yellow Yellow Shield Blue Shield Remark Blue Shield Shield Shield Blue Shield GND terminal Shield... -
Page 60: Desktop Installation
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Equipment of Display Unit Installation The display unit can be installed on the desktop or to the panel. Mount in the procedure below. Desktop Installation Remove two knob bolts fixing the display unit to the bracket. - Page 61 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Caution: When installing on the desktop, the maintenance space shown in the illustration below is required for cable lay-out, plugging-in/out of connector, fuse replacement and bolt tightening. (3 15/16) (9 29/64)) (3 15/16) Unit: mm (inch)
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Page 62: Adjustment After Installation
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Make a square hole of 220x220 (depth x width) on the installation place. (See the illustration below.) 4-4mm (4-5/32) Hole for screw (8 21/32) Threading hole (8 13/16) Unit: mm (inch) Turn counterclockwise the knob bolt fixing the display unit to the installation bracket to loosen and lift the display unit upward. -
Page 63: Wiring
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment After confirming the above items, be sure to perform the adjustments. The adjustments after the installation are the following items in 3.3 Setup of Adjustment Items. • BRG ADJ • TX DELAY ADJ • MBS •... - Page 64 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Pin Assignment of Rear Connector The pin assignment is viewed from the rear of the display unit. AIS Input Remote display NMEA/IEC61162 Input/Output NMEA/IEC61162 Input/Output External monitor/External buzzer CCD camera Input Power Input 5-15 0093142132-00...
- Page 65 T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Connection of DC Cable (CW-265-2M) DC+(White) DC- (Black) To [POWER] port GND (Gray) Grounding • Use the large diameter cable for ground wire as possible. • Connect the ground wire to the ground material at a shortest distance.
- Page 66 Two NMEA0183/IEC61162 input/output ports are provided. Connect the navigation equipment and the external equipment such as SI-TEX made GPS sensor to them. The optional cable with connectors at both ends is available. The CW-376-5M of which one end is left untreated is also available. Prepare a cable suitable for the equipment you desire to connect.
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Page 67: List Of Input/Output Sentence
T-900 series Chapter 5 Equipment Connection of CCD Camera (J7) (Prepared by a customer) The standard product CW-405-0.3M is equipped with a RCA jack for connection to the CCD camera (NTSC/PAL/SECAM), Connect the video output terminal (RCA plug (In most cases, yellow)) of your CCD camera. -
Page 68: Chapter 6 Attached Table
T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table Chapter 6 Attached Table Menu Configuration 【MENU】key ECHO FTC (OFF 1 - 8: OFF) MODE (H UP RM, N UP RM, N UP TM, C UP RM, C UP TM, WPT UP RM) DISPLAY SELECT (PPI, PPI/PPI, PPI/NAV) - Page 69 T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table ASSIST RANGE RINGS (OFF, ON) RANGE UNIT (NM, km, sm) SPPED UNIT (kn, km/h, m/h) TEMP UNIT (°C, °F) DEPTH UNIT (m, fm, l. fm, ft, J.fm) POSITION DISPLAY (OFF, OWN Position, WPT Position, POB Position)
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Page 70: Specifications
T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table Specifications Specification item Content Type MDC-921 MDC-941 MDC-940 Antenna type Radome Radome Open array Open array Aerial length 1.2feet 2feet 3feet 4feet Transmitting output 2 kW 4 kW 4 kW Output frequency 9445 MHz... - Page 71 T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table NMEA input/output 2 CH Input sentence BEC､BWC､BWR､DPT､DBT､GGA､GLL､GNS､HDG､HDM､HDT､ MTW ､MWD､MWV､RMA､RMB､RMC､VHW､VTG､XTE Output sentence TTM、TLL 10.8-31.2VDC Range of operating -15°C - +55°C (Display Unit) -25°C - +55°C (Antenna) temperature Upper limit of +70°C conservation temperature Upper limit of 93% ±...
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Page 72: External View
T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table External View 0093142132-00... - Page 73 T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table (3 15/16) (9 29/64)) (3 15/16) Unit: mm (inch) Dimension drawing of table installation Hole for installing (9 29/64) 4-4mm screw (8 21/32) Threading hole (8 5/32) Unit: mm (inch) Dimension drawing of flush-mount installation...
- Page 74 T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table RB714A Unit: mm (inch) Weight: 6kg 448 (17 5/8) 220 (8 11/16) RB715A Unit: mm (inch) Weight: 10kg (25 63/64) 255 (10 1/16) 636 (25 1/16) 0093142132-00...
- Page 75 T-900 series Chapter 6 Attached Table RB716A Unit: mm (inch) Weight: 21kg/ (RW701A-03): 22kg/ (RW701A-04) 1034/ (RW701A-03) 1346/ (RW701A-04) 220 (8 11/16) 234 (9 3/16) 390 (15 3/8) 280 (11) 0093142132-00...
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Page 76: Chapter 7 Principle Of Radar System
T-900 series Chapter 7 Principle of radar system Chapter 7 Principle of radar system What is the radar system? The radar system is a navigation device that transmits a very high frequency radio wave referred as microwave from 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 77: Characteristics Of Radar Radio Wave
T-900 series Chapter 7 Principle of radar system Characteristics of radar radio wave The radio wave propagates slightly along the ground (primarily line of sight). This characteristic varies depending on the density of atmosphere but generally calculated according to the formula as shown below, considering that the distance with radar sight D is about 6% longer than the distance with optical sight. -
Page 78: False Image
T-900 series Chapter 7 Principle of radar system ● False image The image of a large physical object in a close proximity may appear in two different orientations. One is a real image and the other is a false image caused by wave reflected on the chimney stack or the mast, etc. -
Page 79: Radar Interference
T-900 series Chapter 7 Principle of radar system The microwave beam radiated from the antenna has a side lobe in different direction than that of the main beam. Since this side lobe is lower than that of main beam, the effect is negligible for targets at a long range, but a close, strong reflecting target may cause false image in a circular arc shape. - Page 84 11001 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 800 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Tel: 727-576-5995 Fax: 727-576-5547 www.si-tex.com...
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