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Koden KGC-222 Operation Manual

Koden KGC-222 Operation Manual

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  • Page 3: Document Revision History

    © 2013 Koden Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, translated in any form 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 any damages caused by earthquake, lightning, wind and flood damage and fire for which Koden is not responsible, and actions by third parties, other accidents, customer’s unintended error/abuse and the use under other abnormal conditions.

  • Page 5: For Your Safe Operation

    When the inside is to be checked, ensure to switch off the power and to discharge the residual voltage for safety. An engineer authorized by Koden shall carry out the inspection and maintenance works.
  • Page 6 In case of failure, please Warning contact Koden’s dealers or Koden. In case of smoking or firing, switch off the power in the boat and of this equipment. It may lead to firing, electric shock or damages.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    If you suspect a trouble ..................2-1 Error Message ....................... 2-2 2.1 Initialize ......................2-3 Initialization of KGC-222 is performed............2-3 Chapter 3 Installation ................3-1 3.1 Items of Caution on Installation ..............3-1 Unpacking the components ................3-1 Appearance varification of each unit and accessories ........

  • Page 8: Contents

    Contents KGC-222 Flush mounting ....................3-6 3.3 Installation of GPS antenna GA-12 ..............3-7 Antenna cable layout method ................ 3-7 Installation of GPS antenna ................3-8 Angle compensation of Antenna ..............3-9 Connecting and waterproofing the connector ..........3-9 Connecting the 60m antenna cable kit CW-394.KIT to GPS antenna ..3-10 Installing the bird protector to Antenna unit ..........

  • Page 9: Introduction

     KGC-222 can also output pitch / roll and heaving data. When KGC-222 is used with an echo sounder with heaving compensation function, you can obtain stable sea bottom without effect from heaves and waves.

  • Page 10: System Configuration

    System Configuration Connection diagram Legend 緊急 GPS antenna GA-12 Standard configuration With Bird protector Option Owner supply Display unit KGC-222 With mounting bracket and vinyl cover CW-392-15M CW-392-15M Software virsion: KBG-3 KM-E34G and after is required. POWER Connector DATA 3 Connector CW-266-1.8M...

  • Page 11: System Configuration (With Junction Box)

    Connection diagram Legend GPS Antenna GA-12 緊急 Standard configuration With Bird protector Option Owner supply Display unit KGC-222 With mounting bracket and vinyl cover CW-392-15M CW-392-15M Software virsion: KM-E34G and after KBG-3 is required. DATA 3 Connector DATA 3 Connector...

  • Page 12: Configuration Of Equipment

    Configuration of Equipment KGC-222 Configuration of Equipment Standard Equipment Configuration List Weight/ Name of item Type Remark Length Display unit KGC-222.MU With mounting bracket and 0.87 kg vinyl cover CW-266-1.8M With a 3-pin connector and one 1.8m DC power cable...
  • Page 13 KGC-222 Configuration of Equipment Option List Name of Item Specification Remark Weight/ Length Connecting CW-373-5M 6P water resistant connectors at both cable ends CW-376-5M With 6P water resistant connector and one end plain Junction box JB-35 1 input, 3 outputs with CW-376-5M...

  • Page 14: Chapter 1 Basic Operation

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation Chapter 1 Basic Operation 1.1 The name and function of each part Control panel LCD Display Display unit Mounting bracket Knobs Cursor shift (Up) Selects HDG1, HDG2, NAV1 or NAV2 screen. Recalls the menu Selects +/-...

  • Page 15: The Name And Function Of Each Part

    Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 1.2 The name and function of each part Power ON (When the power is switched on for the first time after installation) 1. Press to power on. When the power is on, the below screens are displayed in order.

  • Page 16: Adjusting Display/Keyboards Brightness And Contrast

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 1.3 Adjusting display/keyboards brightness and contrast Adjusting display/keyboards brightness The brightness of display/keyboards can be adjusted. 1. Press to change the display/keyboards brightness in 8 levels. Adjusting LCD contrast The contrast of the LCD can be adjusted.
  • Page 17 Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 Calibration mark [NAV 1] Blinks when Heading output is (Refer to page 1-12) calculated by backup sensor. P*.*: PDOP Present time Current date U: Universal time H*.*: HDOP (hh / mm / ss) (mm / dd / yy)

  • Page 18: Using Mob (Man Over Board) Key

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 1.5 Using MOB (Man Over Board) key MOB function is provided for an emergency situation (if a person falls into the water) to make it easier to return to MOB point. Press key, and your position is stored immediately and MOB screen appears.

  • Page 19: How To Operate The Menu

    Menu is used to set up and change items in display mode. Menu operation is provided in following manner. Menu Operation 1. Press to be displayed the menu. KGC-222 has five sub menus. 1: GPS 2: DGPS 3: Correction 4: Initialize 5: Interface 2.

  • Page 20: Menu 2: Dgps

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 2. Selecting a geodetic datum (Initial setup: WGS-84) Geodetic datum of present position (Lat/Lon) can be seleted. Press to move cursor onto the desired geodetic datum. Press 3. Masking satellite elevation angle (Initial setup: 5degrees) Positioning accuracy can be improved by masking the elevation angle.
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 2. Setting a DGPS timeout (Initial setup: 100 sec) If the correction data from beacon receiver is interrupted or has errors, NAVIGATOR holds the last differential correction for the duration of timeout. You can set TIMEOUT to 010 to 180 seconds.

  • Page 22: Menu 3: Compensation

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 5. Setting bit rate of beacon station When MAN mode is selected in STN SEL, bit rate of the beacon station must be entered. (Effective only when connected to KBG-3) Press to move cursor onto bit rate.
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 When it is installed with 5° clockwise, enter a compensation value [-005.0°] using numeric keys. When it is installed with 5° counterclockwise, enter a compensation value [+005.0°] using numeric keys. Press to move cursor onto [+] or [-].
  • Page 24 KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 3. Magnetic variation (Initial setup: MANUAL +000.0°) When MAG. V is set to AUTO, the magnetic heading will be compensated at the current Latitude/ Longitute. Press to move cursor onto AUTO or MANUAL. Press (Manual compensation) Press to move cursor onto [+] or [-].

  • Page 25: Menu 4: Initial Setting

    Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 Menu 4: Initial setting Initial settings setup Press key to move cursor and press key to select a page, or press a numeric key directry. 1: BACKUP 2: AVE. (Heading Average) 3: AVE. (Position Average)
  • Page 26 KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation Blinks when Heading output is provided by the backup sensor. [Calibration mark]: This is displayed during backup ON. Blinking: Calibration is not completed. Off: Calibration is completed. Lit: Heading output is provided by the backup sensor.
  • Page 27 Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 2. Setting average constants of HDG (Initial setup: 3) This setting is used to the avaraging of the Heading to stabilize the HDG. The maximum averaging rate is “5” and the minimum averaging rate is “1”. When a higher value is selected, heading data is averaged more often and more stable, but the avaraged HDG will be far from the actual Heading.

  • Page 28: Menu 5: Interface

    KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation 5. Lat/Lon UNIT (Initial setup: 0.001) The following operations enable to display the latitude and longitude of present position up to 0.0001 minute. If you select .0001', the latitude and longitude data of GGA/RMC sentence will also be output in 0.0001'.
  • Page 29 Chapter 1 Basic Operation KGC-222 2. INITIALIZE One touch optimal output sentence setup based on equipment connected. COMPASS: Should be selected when connected to marine radar and requires high rate HDG. PLOTTER: Should be selected when connecting to plotter and no need for a high speed HDG.
  • Page 30 KGC-222 Chapter 1 Basic Operation SENTENCE EDIT 1/2 Press move cursor onto sentence. Press Press to move cursor onto output interval. Press 00: No output 01: 1s 05: 200ms 10: 100ms 20: 50ms 25: 40ms 50: 20ms SENTENCE EDIT 2/2 Press move cursor onto sentence.

  • Page 31: Explanation Of Sentence (Refer To "Chapter 4 Detail Of The Serial Output Data")

    The status of the [2: INITIALIZE ] will be blank after initialize. Blank When Heaving data is compensated and connected to KODEN’s echo sounder, the connecting cable should be connected to the DATA1 / DATA2 port. Set up as follows.

  • Page 32: Chapter 2 Maintenance And Inspection

    KGC-222 Chapter 2 Maintenance and Inspection Chapter 2 Maintenance and Inspection Inspection The daily maintenance and inspection extends the life of equipment. To always keep the equipment in the best condition, implement periodically the inspection shown in the table below.

  • Page 33: Error Message

    Chapter 2 Maintenance and Inspection KGC-222 Heading bearing is • DATA connector of Display unit • Tighten the connector surely. displayed, may be loose. but heading output • The baud rate output for • Change the baud rate output is not available.

  • Page 34: Initialize

    ROM2 Error **** CPU2 Error **** 2.1 Initialize Initialization of KGC-222 is performed. When some malfunction of Display unit is found, followng initialization procedure may be required. It returns all the settings in the menu to the factory settings. Before initializing please note all system parameters and reset them after initialize.

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Installation

    In order to obtain the maximum performance of the unit, it is necessary to install following below recommendations. 1. Display unit of KGC-222 (1) Install the display in the bridge where it will be easy to see and read. (2) Choose the best location from humidity, spray, rain and direct sunlight.
  • Page 36 Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 2. GPS antenna: GA-12 To operate the equipment in good order, the following points should be observed for installation of GPS antenna. The GPS antenna GA-12 must be installed where good radio wave reception is achieved. No obstacles should be located above the antenna otherwise the radio wave reception may be interrupted.

  • Page 37: Laying And Connection Of Cable

    KGC-222 Chapter 3 Installation [Scale differs among drawings.] VHF Whip Antenna 4 m or more 4 m or more Loop Antenna 1 m or more Receiving Whip Antenna Inmarsat Antenna 3 m or more HF Whip Antenna GA-12 See NOTE...

  • Page 38: Confirmation After Installation

    Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 Confirmation after Installation Be sure to confirm the following points before starting up this equipment. The confirmation is mandatory to operate the equipment normally. (1) Is the power voltage in the boat within the appropriate voltage range? Is the current capacity enough? (Voltage Range: 10.8 to 31.2 VDC when measured at the power connector input.)

  • Page 39: Installation Of Display Unit

    Display unit can be installed either on pedestal or flush-mounted. The following points shall be taken into consideration: (1) The KGC-222 has a magnetic backup sensor built in and needs to be installed as far away from other magnetic equipment or ferrous objects as possible, such as compass and others.

  • Page 40: Flush Mounting

    Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 Caution: In the case of mounting the display unit on the table, some maintenance space is required for cabling, connector access, fuse replacement, fastening of bolts, etc. as shown in the following illustration. Maintenance space Front...

  • Page 41: Antenna Cable Layout Method

    KGC-222 Chapter 3 Installation 3.3 Installation of GPS antenna GA-12 The GPS antenna GA-12 should be installed, as illustrated below, on the keel line with the BOW mark oriented to the ship’s bow. If this is not possible due to the ship’s superstructure, the antenna may be moved in parallel to the keel line.
  • Page 42 Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 Installation of GPS antenna To attach the GPS antenna, four (4) M8 bolts are used. Referring to the illustration below, make four (4) holes on the cradle, fix the bracket. When the thickness of the bracket is 4 to 5mm, supplied bolts may be used (M8 x 25).

  • Page 43: Angle Compensation Of Antenna

    KGC-222 Chapter 3 Installation Angle compensation of Antenna The GPS antenna should be installed on the keel line with the BOW mark oriented to the ship’s bow. If not, HDG should be compensated. (Refer to “HDG Compensation” page 1-9) When it is installed with θ° clockwise off, enter a compensation value [-θ] in the “MENU 3, COMPENSATION”.

  • Page 44: Connecting The 60M Antenna Cable Kit Cw-394.Kit To Gps Antenna

    Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 To prevent the tension hanging over the connector junction, the cable shall be fixed as described in the illustration below. Connector junction Fix the cable by forming a loop on the mast. Connecting the 60m antenna cable kit CW-394.KIT to GPS antenna The optional 60 m length cable kit, CW-394.KIT, is composed of the Antenna cable...

  • Page 45: Installing The Bird Protector To Antenna Unit

    KGC-222 Chapter 3 Installation Installing the bird protector to Antenna unit Sea birds such as seagulls may be the cause of poor reception of the GPS signal when perched on top of the GPS antenna unit. The use of bird protector is recommended to avoid this problem.

  • Page 46: Wiring

    Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 3.4 Wiring Connect the power cable and cables from the antenna to the connectors on the Display unit. Connect the cables from the external equipments to the DATA connectors on the Display unit. • DATA 3 is for navigational data. Be sure to connect the Plotter or the KBG-3 to DATA 3.
  • Page 47 KGC-222 Chapter 3 Installation Wiring with optional Junction box (JB-35) • Be sure to connect JB-35 to DATA 1. Legend Standard configuration Option Owner supply Software virsion: KM-E34G and after KBG-3 is required. Color tape (BOW side) ANT2 ANT1 DATA3...

  • Page 48: Pin Assignment Of Rear Connector

    Chapter 3 Installation KGC-222 Pin Assignment of Rear Connector Power Input DATA IN/OUT 1 GND 2 TX+ 1 POWER+ 3 TX- 2 F.GND 4 RX+ 3 POWER- 5 RX- 6 +12V (Maximum 300mA) POWER DATA1/2/3 Caution: The maximum current capacity is 300 mA in total, then it should not exceed.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Detail Of The Serial Output Data

    KGC-222 Chapter 4 Detail of the serial output dada Chapter 4 Detail of the serial output data 4.1 Output data format Serial data name: NMEA0183 Ver.2.0 4.2 Details of the output data format Data per one byte is as follows:...
  • Page 50 Chapter 4 Detail of the serial output dada KGC-222 Rate of turn $ GPROT, 0/-xxx.x, a *hh <CR><LF> Checksum (-Neg)/ Angular speed, deg/min Status A: Valid V: Void GPS position data $ GP GGA, hhmmss, xxxx.xxx, N/S, xxxxx.xxx, E/W, x, xx,...
  • Page 51 KGC-222 Chapter 4 Detail of the serial output dada Time and date $ GPZDA , hhmmss , xx , xx , xxxx, , *hh <CR><LF> Checksum Time (H,M,S) Month Year This field is not used Minimum sentence for GPS/TRANSIT navigation data $ GPRMC , hhmmss , x , xxxx.xxx, N/S, xxxxx.xxx, E/W, x.x , xxx.x ,...
  • Page 52 Beacon frequency (283.5 ~ 325.0 kHz) S/N ratio (0 ~ 31dB) This field is not used Satellite information (KODEN proprietary sentence) PKODA $ PKODA, P/H, xxx.x, xx, xx, xx, xx, xx, xx, xx, xx, xxx, M, xxx.x, N, xxx.x, PDOP...
  • Page 53 $PKODG, 21 ,xxx.x, +/-xx.x, +/-xx.x, +/-xx.xxx, a *hh <CR><LF> Checksum Status A: Valid V: Void Heaving data Rolling data Pitching data Ship’s Heading Satellite information (KODEN proprietary sentence) PKODQ $ PKODQ, xxxx, x……x, xxx, xxm, xxxxhPa, Wavexxm <CR><LF> Observation Wind Atmospheric Wave height (m) time pressure...

  • Page 54: Chapter 5 Attached Table

    KGC-222 Chapter 5 Attaced table Chapter 5 Attached table 5.1 Menu Configuration The factory set value is shown by the surrounding boxes. 1: GPS 1: GPS MONITOR 2: DATUM (00 to 87) 3: ELV.MASK (5, 10, 15, 20, 25) 2: DGPS...

  • Page 55: Specifications

    Chapter 5 Attaced table KGC-222 5.2 Specifications Display unit : KGC-222.MU Model GPSantenna : GA-12 Receiving frequency 1575.42MKz±1MHz Receiving channel Parallel 16 channel Sensitivity Better than -130 dBm Setting time 2 minutes (at standard hot-start time) Heading accuracy 1° rms Heading resolution 0.1°...

  • Page 56: Local Geodetic System List

    KGC-222 Chapter 5 Attaced table 5.3 Local geodetic system list IHO* code Name IHO code Name WGS-84 BAHRAIN WGS-72 COCOS TOKYO ARC 50 NAD-27 ARC 60 ALASKA/CANADA ASCENSION EUROPEAN 50 IWO JIMA AUSTRALIAN 84 TERN SOUTH ASIA ST.HELENA SOUTH AMERICA...
  • Page 57 Chapter 5 Attaced table KGC-222 IHO code Name IHO code Name SRI LANKA FIJI KERGUELEN MARSHALL CAYMAN BRAC SURINAME LIBERIA 64 FINLAND MAHE 71 SWEDEN SALVAGE HU-TZU-SHAN ERITREA RUSSIA MOROCCO MIDWAY 61 NIGERIA TRINIDAD CORVO/FLORES EGYPT OMAN CANARY PITCAIRN SOUTH CHILE...

  • Page 58: External View And Dimensions

    KGC-222 Chapter 5 Attaced table 5.4 External view and dimensions Display unit : KGC-222.MU Front view Side view Rear view Weight: 0.89kg (With mounting bracket) Unit: mm (inch) 0093122202-00...
  • Page 59 Chapter 5 Attaced table KGC-222 GPS antenna : GA-12 Weight: 2.2kg (With antenna cables) Unit: mm (inch) 0093122202-00...

  • Page 60: Chapter 6 Index

    KGC-222 Chapter 6 Index Chapter 6 INDEX Angle compensation of Display unit ... 1-10 HDG avaraging .......... 1-14 Antenna angle compensation ....... 3-9 HDG compensation ........1-9 Antenna installation ........3-8 Heaving compensation ......1-18 Backup time ..........1-12 Initial settings ..........1-12 Baud rate ............
  • Page 61 Chapter 6 Index KGC-222 Talker ID ............. 1-16 Time ............1-11 Specification ..........5-2 Waterproofing connection ......3-9 Table mounting ..........3-5 0093122202-00...

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