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2 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual FCC Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interference in a normal installation. This equipment generates, uses and [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 3 Warranty The Northstar Warranty Statement is supplied as a separate document. It is shipped with the Product Registration Card. In case of any queries, refer to www.northstarnav.com . Feedback from you Your feedback is important and helps Nort hstar ensure that this manual is a valuable resource for all [...]

4 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual Contents FCC Stat ement.................................................................................................................. ..................................................................... 2 Industry Canada .................................................................................[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 5 6.2 Configure the na viga tor communicat ions ......................................................................................... ............................. 39 6.3 Heading sens or requiremen ts .................................................................................................... .[...]

6 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 1 Preface This manual explains how to install the scanner and th e radar processor. It al so explains how to set up the radar system after installation and gives information on troubleshooting. This manual is supplementary to Revision C and Revision D of the Northstar 6100i Network ed Navigation System Ins[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 7 Only qualified personnel should install or service this equi pment. Installation or servicing work t hat is done by non-qualified personnel can resu lt in equipment breakdown, poor performance of the equipment, fire, electrical and physical hazards, injury or death. Wear safety equipment such as a hard h[...]

8 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 2 Introduction to the Northstar radar The Northstar radars a re designed as an option available to the Northstar 6000i , 6100i, or 8000i systems. A variety of scanner models are available (2 kW , 4 kW, 6 kW, 10 kW and 25 kW) to suit different customer requirements. Eac h scanner model has a corresp onding [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 9 2.2 Check the 2 kW radar parts The RDR1021MD 2 kW radar system consis ts of a sca nner, a radar processor, and associated cables. There are two basic options for the 2 kW radar:  NS004790R is the standard 2 kW radar system, consisting of a box containing the scan ner and the 49 ft (15 m) interconnecti[...]

10 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual NS004790M 2 kW scanner standard components Quantity Item Part name Part no. 1 Scanner unit NS004790 4 Hexagonal bolt 5/16-18 UNCx31.75 mm Part of Hardware kit HR000066 4 M8 Spring washer Part of Hardware kit HR000066 4 M8 Plain washer Part of Hardware kit HR000066 4 Rubber washer Part of Hardware kit HR00[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 11 1 Product Registration Card CD000085A 1 Warranty CD000260A 1 Spare 3 A fuse HR000063 4 Mounting screw HR000061 NS003101 Optional longer length interconnectio n cable for radar scanner - order separately Quantity Item Part name Part No 1 Interconnection cable for the radar scanner NS003101 length 65.5 ft[...]

12 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual NS003108 Optional extension cable for 6000i and 61 00i installations only - order separately Quantity Item Part name Part no. 1 Radar communications extension cable for 6000i and 6100i installation ONLY. NS003108[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 13 3 Install the radar A radar unit should only be installed by a qualifie d marine technician, as potentially lethal high voltage is present along with heavy rotating parts. There is a transmit interlock that prevents radar transmissions if the scanner is not rotating. However, a high voltage remains fo r[...]

14 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual DON'T DO THIS!  DON'T install the scanner too high up, wher e it s weight will alter the stability of the vessel and cause degradation of the radar picture over short ranges (see "How to find the optimum height for the scanner").  DON'T install the scanner close to lamps or [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 15 However, when the pow er boat is traveling at high speed, the bow rises up out of the water and if the elevation angle (trim) of the bow is raised up so that it equals, or exceeds, 50% of the vertical bea m width of the radar, this can cause two pr oblems:  ahead of the power boat, the beam is proj e[...]

16 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 3.2 How to find the opti mum height for the scanner The optimum height for the scanner is as close as possible to the A-B line for best performance. How to find the A-B Line: The vertical extent of the radar beam is 2 θ °, so most of the radar beam is concentrated within this angle, meaning that outsid [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 17  D is distance traveled by the radar beam  h1 is the height above sea level of the scanner  h2 is the height above sea level of a target An example is shown below: In this example, the scanner is in stalled on the vessel at a height of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level (h1). Island A is 33 ft (10 m) [...]

18 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 3.5 2 kW scanner dimensions Before starting the installation, use th e drilling template to identify the:  cable inlet  drill holes  front and rear of the radome  location of the drain hole (ensure that your chos en location allows the drain hole to empty). The 2 kW scanner dimensions are show[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 19 Orient the trestle so that the cable inlet on the scan ner wi ll face the stern, and so that the scanner can be mounted at the corr ect angle (as discussed in the "Pow er boat installation" section). Make sure that the edges of the trestle won't trap water. 3.7 Install the 2 kW scanner un[...]

20 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 3.8 Install the radar processor Install the radar processor in a dry location away from spray, rain, drips, and condensa tion. The location site must allow you to easily connect the radar proc essor to the ship's ground, the interconnection cable, the power cable, and the 6000i and 6100i radar commun[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 21 4 Wire the radar system Always install a separate circuit breaker or sep arate fuse for the radar system circuit. 4.1 Wiring guidelines Most installation problems are caused by shortcuts ta ken with system cables. When wiring the rad ar:  DON'T make sharp bends in the cables.  DON'T run [...]

22 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual Unscrew and remove the cover of th e scanner, lifting it vertically to avoid bumping it against the antenna. Carefully lift the main unit and stand it upright in the slot on the scanner casing: Remove the shield cover from the underside of the main unit to expose the J connector locations and ground termi[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 23 Identify the connector ends B, C, and D on the 2 kW interconne ction cable (NS003101). Connector D is an Earthing strap. Place the locking nut, gasket A and gasket B over the end of the interconn ection cable in the order shown, then push the int erconnection cabl e throug h the cable entry point into t[...]

24 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual The wiring details for the con nector ends (B, C, and D) are as follows: 2 kW interconnection cable (NS003101) connector ends Pin Color AWG size B C D 1 Green (big) #12 1 2 Yellow (big) #12 2 3 Green (thin) #24 7 4 Clear Coax signal #24 4 5 Drain wire for 4 #24 5 6 Drain wire for 7 #24 3 7 Black Coax sign[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 25 4.3 Run the 2 kW interconnection cable (NS003100/NS003101) to the radar processor Run the 2 kW interconnection cable (NS0031 00/NS003 101) from th e scanner to the radar proc essor. Push the round connect or (A) of the 2 kW interconnection cable into the scann er connection on the radar processor a nd t[...]

26 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 4.4 2 kW radar processor connections There are four interface conn ectors on the rear of the 2 kW radar processor, plus a Chassis Earth. You can connect the radar processor to eit her the No rthstar 6000i or 6100i OR to the Northstar 800 0i, but not to both simultaneously. 2 kW radar processor interface c[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 27 4.5 Connect the 2 kW radar proce ssor to a 6000i or 6100i display The following diagram shows the recommended method for con necting a radar processor to a 6000i or 6100i display unit:[...]

28 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual Item Function A Junction box B To NMEA Device 1 C To NMEA Device 2 D To Smartcraft E Remote power F Circuit breaker/fuse box G Optional radar communicati ons extension cable (NS003108) H Vessel's Ground I NTSC Video Input J Fuse (7A) K GPS antenna L Power M NMEA N Ethernet 0 AUX P VGA (out) 4.5.1 Con[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 29 Wire function Free end Connector 1 6000i/6100i NMEA Connector 2 NMEA/Comms Connector 3 Smartcraft Pin Color Pin Color Pin Color NMEA 1 IN A Brown 3 Brown NMEA 1 IN B Blue 1 Blue NMEA 1 IN GROUND White/Blue 4 White/Blue NMEA 1 OUT A Violet 12 Violet NMEA 1 OUT B Gray 7 Gray NMEA 1 OUT GROUND Blue/White 8[...]

30 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual Connector 2 - Radar NMEA/Communications pin assignments Connector 3 - SmartCraft pin assignments 4.5.2 Configure the remote power cont rol for a 6000i or 6100i (common power source) IMPORTANT: This remote power c ontrol option works cor rectly only when the 6000i or 61 00i and the radar processor sha re t[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 31 where: Key Component A Radar processor B NMEA/Comms port C NMEA port D Link in the junction box E Fuse/Breaker board F Fuse G Battery The radar processor ha s two remote power inputs with opposite active states which a re OR’ed together. Pin 10 input (active low) is used by the 6000i or 61 00i systems[...]

32 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 4.5.3 Configure the remote power contro l for a 6000i or 6100i (different power sources) When the 6000i or 6100i and the radar processor ha ve isolated power supplie s, or are located more than 16.5 ft (5 meters) apart, there is a choice of two diff er ent modes for powering the ra dar ON/OFF:  If you [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 33 4.6 Connect the 2 kW radar proc essor to an 8000i display You are recommended to use the following configurat ion when connecting the radar processo r to an 8000i display, where:  A is the (optional) NMEA Compass  B is the Circuit breaker/Fuse box  C is the vessel's Ground Alternative 8000[...]

34 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual Alternatively, if you want the radar to be po wered ON only when vessel's engines are running, Pin 12 (active high) must be driven by the vessel's ignition key. 4.6.2 Connect an 8000i network cable (NS00481X) Connect the 8000i network cable (NS004 81X) ONLY if you're connecting the radar sy[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 35 Scanner Fuse/Circuit breaker rating Maximum length of power cable Power cable size 2 kW 5 A 33 ft (10 m) 14 AWG 4 kW 10 A 26 ft (8 m) 14 AWG 6 kW 10 A 26 ft (8 m) 14 AWG 10 kW 15 A 26 ft (8 m) 12 AWG 25 kW 15 A 26 ft (8 m) 12 AWG Typically the fuse /breaker would be located in a fuse/breaker box with th[...]

36 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 4.9 Radar system checklist When you've finished the wiring, visually check that:  each component is securely mount ed and able to withstand rough sea conditions.  all the cables are correctly installed.  any cable shield mesh is correctly configured.  all cable entry points are watertight[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 37 5 Set up the radar with a Northstar system Setting up the radar with:  the Northstar 6000i or 6100i system is described in the following section .  the Northstar 8000i is descri bed in the Nort hstar 8000i System installation documentation for your display process or.  a different Northstar sys[...]

38 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 6 Set up the radar with the Northstar 6000i or 6100i 6.1 Turn the radar on and off 6.1.1 Before you turn on t he radar for the first time To extend magnetron lifetime, yo u're recommended to leave the rada r in Standby mode for 30 minutes when activating the radar for the VERY FIRS T time. (When the [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 39 6.2 Configure the navigator communications IMPORTANT: If you are going to operate t he radar without a heading sensor, ignore this section an d set up the radar as described in "D isable the header sensor input". To enable the radar to communicate with the na vigator, set up the radar option o[...]

40 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 6.4 Calibrating the radar You must calibrate the newly installed radar by adjusting the trigger delay and the heading calibration. To evaluate medium and short rang e returns, you are recommended to perform the calibration at sea in a normal operating environment an d under fair weather conditions. There [...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 41 2. Press Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 then Install... and then Tune... . 3. Press STC Curve th en use the keypad to enter a curve numb er from 0 to 8. 6.4.4 Set the trigger delay There are two methods that you can use to set the trigger delay. The two methods should produce very similar settings. Method 1 i[...]

42 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual IMPORTANT: Make sure the heading sensor is calibrated according to the manufacturer's recommendations. 1. When performing a sea tr ial of the vessel, set a straight course for a solid object such as a lighthouse, jetty or radar navigation marker th at is at least 1 nautical mile distant as refere nce[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 43 ranges, and the Range Rider will store thes e setti ngs for each range . Then, when you select a particular range again, the settings are already optimized.  Manual is a fully manual function in which you will usually need to adjust the settings manually each time you change the range. Gain and Sea C[...]

44 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 7 Maintenance Before doing any maintenance work, alwa ys ensure that the radar system is turned OFF at the main power source. If a rectifier unit is used, turn OFF the power supply to th is too. Remember that high voltages from the rectifier unit are always present, even if the radar is not ope rating, an[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 45 8 Troubleshoot the radar This appendix gives information on fixing possible problems with the radar. Many problems are caused by:  faulty or loose contacts at switches and relay points  poor adjustment of the radar (particu larly inadequate tuning adjustment)  poor maintenance (particularly of [...]

46 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual If an image appears on the display but the direction of the radar image is not sta ble:  the direction standard signal (BZ) is being interrupted (see the Service Manual)  check for water damage to the radiator or cables between the radar components. 8.3 If the scanner fails to turn If the scanner fa[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 47 8.5 Make sure the power is present and correctly wired Check the in-line fuse. Re-verify that the correct system voltage is being used for the radar processo r box model and that the power is properly wired . If the radar processor has incorrect power, the sy stem may not initialize properly or the rada[...]

48 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 9 Manual tuning procedure for the 6000i or 6100i system NOTE: The following manual tuning proce dure is provided only for possible situations where the unit's automatic tuning does not perform well with a Northstar 6000i or 6100i system. At present, Northstar is not aware of any such situation and re[...]

Northstar 2 kW R adar Install ation Manual 49 10 2 kW radar system specifications 2 kW scanner DC input 10.8 V to 15.6 V DC (DC 12 V system ONLY) Scanner type Radome Scanner dimensions Depth: 17.7" (450 mm) Height: 8.93 (227 mm) Scanner weight 9.26 lbs (4.2 kg) ± 5% Vibration Amplitude 0.1" (3 mm) (0 to 500 cpm) 0.29" (0.75 mm) (550[...]

50 Northstar 2 kW Radar Installation Manual 2 kW Radar processor specifications Radar system NS-RDR-1021MD Processor model NS004780 Processor dimensions Width 5.6" (142 mm) Height 2.2" (56 mm) Length 7.9" (200 mm) Processer weight 1.9 lbs (870 g) Vibration EN60945 Waterproof No rating Temperature range +5ºF to +131ºF (–15ºC to +[...]

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