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Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Owner’ s Handbook Docume nt Number: 81171_4 Da te: 30th No vem ber 20 01 81171_4.BOOK Page i Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:34 AM[...]

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Prelim P ages iii Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Owner’ s Handbook SAFETY NOTICES WARNING: NA V IGA TION AID This de vice is in tended to be us ed as an a id to navigati on. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, in cluding equ ipment failure or defects, environmental conditio ns and incorrect handlin g or use . It is th e user ’ s responsibi li[...]

iv Raynav 300 GPS Plot ter Figu r e i: The W AAS Sy stem Availability of the W AAS System in North America The W A AS system is present ly broadcasting and being t ested for aviation use. It is expected t o be certified by the F AA in 2002. Du ring this testi ng and certification period, cont inuous service is expected; however , brief signal outag[...]

Prelim P ages v Figur e ii : WAAS Cove ra ge M ap Coverage Outside of North America Europe and Asia are develo ping similar systems t o W A AS called EGNOS and MSAS resp ectively . Co mbined with W AAS, these systems will provi de global satellite based d ifferent ial GPS augmentatio n into t he future. EGNOS is cu rrently in the ea rly testing and[...]

vi Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Preface This handbook covers the Raynav 300 GPS Plotter manufactured by Raymari ne. It contains important informat ion on the installation and operation of your new equipment. I n order to obtain the best results in operation and performance, please read this handbook th oroughly . Raymari ne ’ s Product Support represen[...]

Prelim P ages vii Contents - Raynav 300 Plotter SAFETY NO TICES............... ........... ................. ............ ........... ....... iii WAA S Satellite Differ ential GPS ............... ............ ........... ....... iii Availability of the WAAS System in North America iv Extended Offshore C overage iv Coverage Outside o f North America[...]

viii Chapter 3: Operatio n ..................... ........... ................. ........... ............ ..........3-1 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Changing the Display Mode .................................................... 3-1 Data Display Pages ..........................[...]

Prelim P ages ix 3.8 Man Overboard (MOB) ........................................................ 3-44 3.9 Alarms & T imers ................................................................... 3-45 3.10 Cursor Echo........................................................................... 3-47 Chapter 4: Setting Up the GPS Plotter .. ...........[...]

x Registering this Product .......................................................... 5-3 5.3 GPS Antenna Installation ......................................................... 5-4 Surface Mounting .................................................................... 5-4 Pole Mounting .................................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-1 Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 In troduct ion This handbook describes the Raynav 300 GP S Plotter. Not e: Many illustrat ions in thi s handbook show exampl e screens. Th e screen you see on your display depends on your syst em configuration an d set up o ptions , so it ma y differ f rom the ill ustra tion. How this Handbook is Org[...]

1-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 1.2 Featur es General The Raynav 300 GPS P lotter has a built -in GPS that provides the following navi gational sign als: • Satellite D ifferential GPS (eg, W AAS). • Ground b ased Dif ferential G PS, when used with an additional R TCM beacon receiver . • Standard G PS. These are listed in order of accuracy and thei[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-3 Those modes containing more than one page of data provide additional soft keys giving access t o the sub-sets of data w ithin each group, each cycled through with the associated soft key . 1.3 The Plo tter Dis play When a position fix has been established, your v essel ’ s position, if on screen, is shown as a boat shape,[...]

1-4 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Plotter Functions Display Functions The Raynav 300 GPS P lotter includes the fol lowing functions: • Place, Move, Erase and Edit a W aypoint • Goto W aypoint or Cursor • Create, Save, Name, Edit and Fol low a Route • Review Route and W aypoint Lists • Display vess el ’ s track; Save and Name the Track for re-c[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-5 1.4 Oper a ting Contr ols Operation utilizes a number of buttons and on-screen controls. These include: • A trackpad providing up, down, left, right and di agonal control of an on-screen cursor . • Eight dedicated (labelled) cont rol keys. • Four soft keys with labels display ed on screen. • Pop-up menus, di splayed[...]

1-6 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter The cursor is used to: • Select a position on the screen. • Select and, if valid, move an item, e.g. a waypo int, on the screen. • Sele ct an area of the s cr een to zo om into . • Pan the disp lay . Moving th e Curs or Press the correspond ing edge of the trackpad to move the cursor horizontally , vertically or d[...]

Chapter 1: Overv iew 1-7 Dedicated Keys The dedicated keys: DISPLA Y , MARK, RANGE, AL ARMS, E NTER, CLEAR, M ENU and POWER have fixed functions. Some keys can be used in two w ays: • Pr ess: Pres s the key momentarily and then release it. This method is used for most key operations. • Press and ho ld: Press the key and hold it down for the len[...]

1-8 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Pop-Up Menus Pop-up menus u sually provide set up o ptions. When a po p-up menu is on-screen, a set of associated soft keys is als o displayed as shown in Figur e 1-3 . F igure 1-3: T ypical P op-up Menu Use the trackpad to select an option fr om the menu, then use the appropriate s oft key to set the option. For example,[...]

Chapter 2: Getti ng Started 2-1 Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 In troduct ion This chapter provides info rmation, ins tructions and a simpl e familiarizati on exercise in using the display . Operating information is detai led in Chapter 3 . Conventions Used Throughout this handboo k, the dedicated (labelled) keys are shown in bold capitals; for exa[...]

2-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F igure 2-1: GPS Stat us Screen The GPS Status screen is displayed until a satellite fix has been acquired. When satel lite acqu isition i s complete, th e READ Y F OR NA VIGA TION pop-up box di splays for t wo seconds. T o proceed whilst sate llite acquisition contin ues, press the CL EAR key; the GPS D ata Screen is dis[...]

Chapter 2: Getti ng Started 2-3 zero the display and key backlig hts extinguish. If the POWER key is released within this period, power-d own is cancelled. Changing the Lighting and Contrast Y ou can change the level of backlighting and cont rast for the screen and keys. The key backlighting al ways retains a minimal level to enable the keys to be [...]

2-4 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F ig ur e 2- 4: D ef aul t Sof t K eys On completion of an actio n using the soft keys , press CL EAR to r eturn to the default screen; you may need to pres s CLEAR several times to back-track through the soft key hierarchy . Note: If you have set up your s ystem so that th e default soft keys are n ot permanently display[...]

Chapter 2: Getti ng Started 2-5 F igure 2-5: Display Modes 4 04 0 30 30 20 20 10 nm nm 10 225°T XTE WPT BRG WPT RNG TTG 0.05nm 300°T 23.2nm 04 h 12 m STEER STARBOARD WPT 004 BDI BDI WPT DATA WIND SOG APPARENT WIND GPS DATA WPT DATA WIND WPT RNG COG SOG DEPTH 12.5M SPEED 11kts 050°M TRUE WIND STEER STARBOARD WPT 004 WPT DATA WPT BRG SOG SD-FIX WP[...]

2-6 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 2.4 Plott er Di splay Con trol Functions Y ou will normally operate the GPS Plotter with the display s howing one of the Navigation Data pages. The range of p ages is lis ted in Selecting the Display Mode on p age 2-4 and illus trated in Figur e 2-5 . The comp lete range of pages is described fully in Data Displ ay Pages [...]

Chapter 2: Getti ng Started 2-7 ➤ T o release the cursor from homed mode, use the trackpad t o move the cursor away from the vessel ’ s current position. The status bar s hows the current cursor posit ion, bearing and range. The cursor no long er moves with the vessel and no redraw occurs if th e vessel moves of f screen. Chang ing th e Di spl [...]

2-8 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F igure 2-6: Status Bar ➤ T o change the scale rapidly , press and hold top or bott om of the RANGE key . The distance indicator at the left-hand side of the status bar is updated whenever you change the display scale. ➤ T o zoom in to a larger-s cale (more detailed) display: 1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor[...]

Chapter 2: Getti ng Started 2-9 Switch ing G rid On/off The Plotter display can be set to show grid lines of latitude and longitude which can help deter mine pos ition. ➤ T o turn the grid on or of f: 1. Press the SCREEN default soft key . 2. Press the CHR T GR ID soft k ey to toggle the setting ON and OFF . 3. T o return to the default soft key [...]

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Chapter 3: Operati on 3-1 Chapter 3: Oper ation 3.1 In troduct ion This chapter explains how t o navigate with t he Ray nav 300 GPS Pl otter. It cove rs the follow ing topics : • Controlling waypoints, i ncluding placi ng, moving, editing and delet- ing way points. • Changing the di splay mode. • Using a range of data pag es to display navi g[...]

3-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter The modes that contain more than one p age of data provide additional soft keys which cycl e through the pages. The h ighlighted soft key indicates the screen mode currentl y displayed. Note: Press the DISPLA Y key for at least two seconds in any display mode to return to the GPS/W aypoint display. Data Display P ages In [...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-3 GPS/W aypoint Data GPS Data The GPS Data display compris es four text data pages, s elected in turn by the GPS DA T A soft key . These pages are shown in Figur e 3 -1 to Figur e 3-4 . F igure 3-1: GPS Data P age #1 F igure 3-2: GPS Data P age #2 D4936-2 WPT BRG 320 ° M 0.55 nm 050 ° M 12.0 kts WPT RNG COG SOG ROUTE GOTO [...]

3-4 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F igure 3-3: GPS Data P age # 3 F igure 3-4: GPS Data P age # 4 D4938-2 WPT BRG 320 ° M 0.55 nm 050 ° M 12.0 kts WPT RNG COG SOG ROUTE GOTO GPS DATA WPT DATA 12:34:00 23/02/00 SD-FIX STEER STARBOARD WPT 004 D4939-2 TWILIGHT 06:43 05:30 18:00 18:54 SUNRISE SUNSET TWILIGHT ROUTE GOTO GPS DATA WPT DATA 12:34:00 23/02/00 SD[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-5 Waypoint Data The W aypoint Data displa y comprises three data pages, se lected in turn by the WP T D A T A soft key . These pag es are shown in Figur e 3-5 to Figur e 3-7 : F igure 3-5: W aypoint Data #1 F igure 3-6: W aypoint Data #2 D4940-2 XTE 0.06 nm 01 h: 00 m 050 ° M TTG COG SOG ROUTE GOTO GPS DATA WPT DATA SD-FIX [...]

3-6 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F igure 3-7: W aypoint Data #3 Boat/Environment Data Boat Data The Boat Data disp lay comprises three data pages, se lected in tu rn by the BOA T DA T A soft key . These pages are shown in Figu r e 3-8 to Figure 3-10 : F igure 3-8: Boat Data #1 D4942-2 OWN POS 050 ° M WPT POS COG SOG ROUTE GOTO GPS DATA WPT DATA SD-FIX S[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-7 F igure 3-9: Boat Data #2 F igure 3-10: Boat Data #3 D4944-2 WPT BRG 320 ° M 0.55 nm 050 ° M 12.0 kts WPT RNG COG SOG ROUTE GOTO BOAT DATA ENVIROMNT SD-FIX STEER STARBOARD WPT 004 DEPTH 12.5 M TEMP 11 ° C D4945-2 PILOT AUTO 050 ° M 0.05 nm RUDDER COG XTE ROUTE GOTO BOAT DATA ENVIROMNT SD-FIX STEER STARBOARD WPT 004 ---[...]

3-8 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Envir o nment Da ta The Environment Data displ ay comprises two data pages, sele cted in turn by t he ENVIRONMT s oft ke y . These pa ges a re s how n in Figur e 3-1 1 and Figur e 3 -12 . F igure 3-11 : Environ ment Data # 1 F igure 3-12 : Environ ment Data # 2 D4946-2 WIND SSW 7 050 ° M 320 ° M RUDDER COG HEADING ROUTE[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-9 CDI/BDI Data The Course Deviation Indicator ( CDI) / Bearing Deviation Indicator (BDI) display comprises two data pages, selected al ternately by the CDI and BDI soft keys. These pages are shown i n Figur e 3- 13 and Figur e 3-14 : CDI Da ta The CDI display shows Cross T rack Error (XTE) and Distance to W aypoint present e[...]

3-10 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter of distance to destinatio n and V elocity Made Good (VMG) towards destin ation. F igure 3-14: BDI Display The line to the waypoint sy mbol is shown at an angle equal to the difference between the COG and the B earing to W aypoint to a maximum of ± 15 ° . The waypoin t symbol is the symbol of the tar get waypoint as sho[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-11 Data Log The GPS Plotter can be set to log passage data every 30 mi nutes. Up to 48 log entries are held. When 48 ent ries have been saved, the first ent ries sta rt bein g ov erw ri tte n. If the number of log entries exceeds the table size, use the trackpad up/down to scroll the list and view further log entries. Each l[...]

3-12 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 3.3 W orking wi th W aypoints Introduction Y ou can place up to 998 waypoints on the GPS P lotter. A waypoint is a position entered on the display as a reference or destination poi nt. All waypo ints placed on t he GPS Plotter are sto red in a waypoint data base list which includes sy mbol, positi on, bearing, range and [...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-13 Placing a Waypoint ➤ T o access the Plac e W aypoint soft keys, press MARK ; the Place W aypoint soft keys are di splayed as sho wn in Figur e 3-17 : F igure 3-17: W aypoint Soft K eys ➤ T o place a wa ypoint at the cursor (plotter screen) or the vessel ’ s current position: 1. Press either the PLACE WPT A T CURSOR [...]

3-14 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 2. Press the MAKE NEW WA YPOINT soft key; the New W aypoint screen is displayed, together with its associated soft keys, see Figur e 3-19 . F igure 3-19: N ew W aypoint Screen 3. The new waypoint is listed at th e vessel ’ s current position or , if not available, the cursor ’ s current position; The waypoint is name[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-15 F igure 3-20: W aypoint P osition Screen (Loran TDs) Not e: You can enter Waypo ints as Loran TDs w hich are converted t o Lat/Long coord inates. You can sub sequently only edit their posit ions as Lat/Long coord inates. 3. Edit the Loran parameters as required, u sing: i. th e CHAIN soft key , which enables selection of [...]

3-16 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter iii. the SET TD 1 and SET TD 2 soft keys, which enable editing of each TD ’ s co-ordinate values. Note: Except for the CHAIN setting, numerical data is edited usi ng the trackpad as described in Editing Waypoint Detail s on page 3-18. 4. Whe n editing is complete, pres s ENTER to save the waypoint det ails. (or CLEAR t[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-17 Selecting a Waypoint Selecting a waypoint from the W aypoint List allows you to GO T O and EDIT (symbol, name, posit ion, erase) the waypoint. The W aypoint List also provides option s to make a new waypoint and transfer wayp oints. Positioning the cursor over a w aypoint selects that waypoint and accesses the waypoint so[...]

3-18 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 2. T o remove the W aypoint List and return to the default s oft key dis- play , press CLEAR twice. ➤ T o display the W aypoint Data Bo x: 1. Move the cursor over the waypoint. • The W aypoint Data Box is displ ayed which indicates w aypoint number/ name, bearing and range (o r lat/lon if selected in the sys- tem set[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-19 The NAME WA YPOINT window is displayed. 5. Use the trackpad to enter or ed it the nam e: • Use the trackpad left/right to move the c ursor to the character to be changed. • Use the trackpad top/bottom to scroll through the characters. 6. When name editing is complete, press ENTER to save the name and remove the wi ndo[...]

3-20 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 3. If the the deleted waypoint w as the only waypoint in the lis t, the default soft keys are displ ayed, otherwise, press CLEAR th ree t imes to return to the default soft keys. ➤ T o delete a waypoint us ing the cursor: 1. Move the cursor over the waypoint until the letters WPT ar e di spla yed. The waypoint sof t ke[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-21 3.4 W orking wi th Routes A ro ute is made up of a series of waypoints (maximum 50). T o make a route you place a series of waypoints and/or use existing ones. When a route is created, it becomes the current route and is displayed on screen. The current route is maintained when you power-of f. Only one route can be curren[...]

3-22 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Creating a New Route Note: If there is a current route, it is cleared when MA KE ROUTE is select- ed . If followin g the current rout e you are prompted to STOP F OLLOW . Press t he YES soft key to continue, or NO to abandon rout e creation. If the route has not been saved you are prompted to s ave it. Routes can be crea[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-23 The Route Building T able shows available W aypoints in the left hand column (in alphanumeric order). The right hand column contains the waypoints in the New Route. The number t o the left of the waypoint name in the New R oute column indicates its order in the route. The lowe r part of the table shows position, bearing a[...]

3-24 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 4. Pr ess t he MAKE R OUTE soft key; the make route soft keys are dis- played as shown i n Figur e 3-30 . F igure 3-30: Mak e Route Soft K eys 5. Move the cursor to the position on the plotter where the first waypo int is to be placed, then press the P LACE WA YPOINT s oft key; the new waypoint appears o n the screen at [...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-25 Saving the Current Route Y ou can save up to 20 named routes in the Rou te Database List. These routes can then be re-displayed and f ollowed at a later date. When you save the route, all new waypoints are saved in t he W a ypoint List. Not e: When a change to this route is attempted, eg. CLEAR ROUTE an d the current rout[...]

3-26 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Displaying Route Information The following route i nformation can be displa yed: • Full route detai ls, using the so ft keys. • Route leg or waypo int information, us ing the context-sensitive cur- sor . Full Rou te De tails ➤ T o display information abo ut any route in the database: 1. Press th e ROUTE soft key , [...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-27 F igure 3-33: Rou te Information S creen 3. Use the soft keys to toggl e between ET A or HOUR S (elapsed) time and to change the Speed Over Ground (SOG) value used in the time cal- culations. The current selectio ns are highlighted. ➤ T o ch an ge th e S OG u sed for ET A ca lcu la tio ns : 1. Press the PLANNED SOG soft[...]

3-28 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Route Leg and Waypoint Information ➤ T o display information about a ro ute leg, move the cursor over the leg until the lett ers RT E appear . The Route Leg dat a box is displayed, together with the Follo w Route soft keys as shown in Figur e 3-34 . F igure 3-34: Route Leg Data Box and Soft K eys Note: If a rout e is b[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-29 Press the CLEAR ROUTE s oft key to clear the route. or ... 2. Press the ROUTE default soft key . The Route soft keys are displayed as sh own in Figur e 3-29 : Press the CLEAR ROUTE s oft key to clear the route. or ... 3. If following the current route, the ST OP F OLLOW soft ke ys ar e d is- played as shown in Figur e 3-3[...]

3-30 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter ➤ T o sele ct a ro ute as th e cur ren t r out e: 1. Fr om plot ter m ode, pre ss th e ROUTE soft key , followed by MOR E , th en ROUTE LIST . The Rou te List is displa yed with th e selected route hig h- lighted, see Figure 3- 32 . Note: In any mode other than pl otter mode, t he ROUT E L IS T soft k ey is available w[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-31 Not e: Apart from Mo ving a Waypo int used in other ro ute(s), any chan g- es made to the r oute affect the current r oute only. The current route m ust always be Saved in order to keep the changes. Insert ing a W a ypoin t into a Route The context-sensitive curs or can be used to insert o ne or more waypoint s into the c[...]

3-32 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Removin g a W aypoin t from within t he Route ➤ T o remove a waypoint from with in the current route: 1. Move the cursor over the required waypoi nt until the lette rs WPT appear; the waypoint soft keys are di splayed. 2. Press the REMOVE WA YPOINT s oft key . The waypoint i s removed from the route and the route is re[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-33 intended track, from your start poi nt or previous waypoi nt, to the tar get waypoint. This section describes the fol lowing: • Go to an individual target point (an existing waypoint or the cursor). • Follow a route either forward, or reversed. • Joining a route at a selected wayp oint, advancing to waypoints o r re[...]

3-34 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 3. T o return to the default soft key disp lay , move the cursor away from the waypoint or press CLEAR . ➤ T o navi gate direc tly to the c ursor positio n: 1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor as required. 2. Press th e GO T O def a ult s oft ke y , f oll owe d by GO T O CURSOR . If navigation is current ly in p[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-35 F igure 3-39: Follow Route Soft Keys ➤ T o follow the current route in reverse us ing the soft keys: 1. Reverse the route as described i n Reversing the Route on page 3-32 . 2. Press the GOT O default soft key; the Goto/Follow soft keys are dis- played. 3. Press the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key . ➤ T o follow the current rou[...]

3-36 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter ➤ T o advance to a waypoint: 1. Press th e GO T O def a ult s oft key t o d isp lay t he Got o/F ollo w s oft key s. 2. Press the WA YPOINT ADV ANCE soft key . The current leg o f the rout e is abandoned and the next waypoi nt becomes the tar get. The display is updated to show the new route leg. Note: You can advance [...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-37 • The distance to the target point is less than that specified for the Arrival alarm. • Y our vessel reaches the closest point of approach to the target (defined by an imaginary circle around the waypoint). ➤ T o cancel the Arrival alarm and go towards the next waypoi nt in the route, either: • Press any key or ..[...]

3-38 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter When this optio n is selected, any waypoints received on SeaT alk or NMEA are transferred and appended, one-by-one, t o the W aypoint List. Routes received on NMEA are appended to the Route List.Y ou can use this function to add wayp oints from a PC connected via NMEA. • Y ou can send the W aypoint and Rout e L ists fr[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-39 While Track is on, it is recorded in memory as the Current T rack and is retain ed follow ing a POWER OFF/ON . Y ou specify the interval at whic h track points are created and a l ine is drawn on-screen between each point. The current track remains on-screen until you cl ear the track. Breaks in the trac k will be cau sed[...]

3-40 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Refer to the se tting g uide s hown in Figur e 3-40 to determine t he best setting fo r your planned v oyage; this is particularly import ant if you wish to use SmartRoute to convert your track to a route. F igure 3-40: T rack Interval Setting Guide Y ou can change the setting at any t ime. The setting applies only t o t[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-41 3. Press the MORE... soft key to display the second level Track soft keys as shown in Figur e 3 -43 . F igure 3-43: Second Level T rack Soft Keys 4. Press the appropria te TRACK INTER V AL up/down soft key to set an appropriate TIME or DIST ANCE inter val. 5. Press MORE t o retu rn to the fir st level T rack soft key s. 6[...]

3-42 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 2. Check the route and, in particula r , that the route deviation from the original, given in th e warning box, is within navi gable limits. Managing T racks It is a staightforward task to set up a Cu rrent T rack which is retained even if you switch of f you r display uni t. In addition , up to five dif ferent tracks ca[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-43 Naming , Er asin g an d Show ing a T ra ck ➤ T o name an existing track, erase a track or s how a track: 1. Press the TRACK LIST s o f t k e y ; t h e T r a c k L i s t i s d i s p l a y e d . The highlight indicates the selecte d track. 2. Using the trackpad top/bottom, select the required track and pres s the SA V E T[...]

3-44 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 3.8 Man Overboar d (MOB) If a person or obj ect is lost overboard, us e the Man Overboard (MOB) function to return to the locat ion immed iately . Note: To obtain an MO B position, you need eith er of the followi ng: • Positio n data from the GPS ant enna. • Heading and speed data, so that the pos ition can be calcul[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-45 • Replaces all current waypoint data with MOB data. ➤ T o cancel the M OB, press and hold the MARK key for 2 seconds. The chart is re-drawn at i ts previous scale, and the MOB symbol and data box are removed. Not e: The MOB procedure can also be ini tiated or cancelled remot ely- from other Raymarine equipment co nnec[...]

3-46 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Settin g Alar ms an d Timer s ➤ T o set up an alarm or timer: 1. Press the ALARMS key . The Alarms Set Up list is displa yed, showing the current setting s as shown in Fi gur e 3-46 . F igure 3-46: Alarms Set Up Menu 2. Use the trackpad up/down to navigate through the list. As each line is highlighted, the sof t keys a[...]

Chapter 3: Operati on 3-47 3.10 Cursor Ec ho In a plotter di splay , or in a system with any plotter display con nected via Seatalk, you can set the displa y to enable cursor transfer . C ursor echo is accessed from the Set Up Menu and enables the display of a plotter cursor on other equipment, or another equipment ’ s cursor on the plotter displ[...]

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Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-1 Chapter 4: Setting Up the GPS Plotter 4.1 In troduct ion When you have installed your system and are familiar with its bas ic operation, you may wish to set it up to operate according to your requirements and display information according to your preferences. Thi s is achi eve d usi ng th e Set Up con tro [...]

4-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter As each line is highlighted, the soft keys are updated to show the set- tings availa ble. • For parameters that have a numeric value, or more than fou r possible settings, a s croll list is displ ayed above two of the sof t keys. • Some parameters are controlled by an adjustable slider that is dis- played above two of[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-3 MENU TIM E- O U T PERI OD NO TIM EOU T 10, 20, 30 SECONDS NO TIMEOU T DIST ANC E UNIT S NAUTICAL MIL ES STA TUTE MI LES KILOMETRES KILO Y ARDS NA UTI CAL MILES SPEED UNITS KN O TS MILES PER HOUR KM PER HOUR KNO TS DEPTH UNITS METERS FEET FAT H O M S FEET TEMPERA- TURE UNITS CENTIGRADE F AHRENHEIT F A HRENH[...]

4-4 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Bearing Mode This is the mode (magnetic or true) of all the bearing and heading dat a displayed as i ndicated in the st atus bar . Cursor Reference The mode of the bearing data displayed f or the cursor readout. The bearing informati on can be displayed in ei ther of two forms: • Relative: The bearing relative to your v[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-5 Help When Hel p is set t o ON , a prompt appears i n place of the status bar when selectin g a soft k ey or menu cho ice and whe n using the co ntext-sen sitive cursor . The help mes sage is cleared when an action is selected. Soft Ke ys When the Soft Keys optio n is se t to ON , the default soft ke ys are[...]

4-6 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Auto Mode If Auto mo de is se lected, the v alue of va riation is obtained a utoma tically , normally from received data. The variation value that is used depends on the data a vailable, an d is selec ted in the foll owing ord er of prio rity: 1. V ariation value from the same source as the heading data: If heading data i[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-7 Press the CURSOR ECHO soft key to display t he cursor transfer soft keys . The following options can be toggled ON or OFF : • Radar Cur sor In: displays the cursor from another radar on the plot- ter disp lay or chart wi ndow (default - OFF ). • Chart Cursor In: displays the cursor from another plot te[...]

4-8 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter NMEA Input Select the NME A input setting as appropri ate. This can be set to either NMEA or RT C M . R TCM input is 4800 baud o nly . Language Select the language in whi ch you wish information t o be displayed. The selected language will be used for screen text, la bels, menus and options, but will n ot affect the lette[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-9 Chart Orientation The plotter orientation is normally North U p, but can be changed to Course Up or Head Up if heading data is available. The orientation modes give the following d isplays: • North Up: The screen is dis played with north upwards . As you change heading, the ship ’ s headin g marker m o[...]

4-10 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Default W aypoint Symbol This setting pr ovides a selection o f symbols for the defaul t waypoint disp lay . Ve c t o r s Heading, T ide and Cours e Over Ground v ectors can be dis played as a li ne from your vessel. The lengt h of the vector is determined by your choice of SOG and the time period. An inf inite vector ex[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-11 F igure 4-2: GPS Status Screen The GPS Navigation S tatus screen provi des, for each tracked satellite, the satellite number , a graphical signal strength b ar and its current usage status. Data for up to 12 sat ellites are shown. Positional accuracy is dependent upon certain parameters; in particular for[...]

4-12 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter D-GPS Set Up The D-GPS SET UP function is only availa ble when a Differential GPS receiver is connected and the unit is set as a GPS Source repeater (see GPS Sour ce on page 4-7 ). It p ro vides the ability to s et up an external Differen tial GPS, either automatically (default) or by manually retuning it to a differ ent[...]

Chapter 4: Setti ng Up the GPS Plotter 4-13 Beaco n Freq uenc y Both the menu item and associated soft keys show the currently used differential beacon ’ s frequency in kHz. In AU TO mode, this is the frequency received from the beacon receiver and the soft keys are dis abled and grayed out. In MAN mode, this frequency is the us er selected value[...]

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Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-1 Chapter 5: Installation 5.1 In troduct ion This chapter provides instructi ons to assist in planning t he installation of the Raynav 300 GP S Plotter aboard yo ur vessel. Not e: If you wish to practice using t he Raynav 300 GP S Pl otter before installation, you can connect it, via a 1A quick blow f use, to a 12VDC po[...]

5-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter • Raymarine specified cables are used. Cutting and rejoining these cables can compromise EMC performance and must be avoided unless doing so i s detaile d in the in stallatio n manu al. • If a suppression ferrite is attached to a cable, this ferrite should not be removed. If the ferrite needs to be removed during inst[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-3 5.2 Unpac king and I nspecting the Comp onents Unpack your Ray nav 300 GPS Plotte r carefully . Reta in the carton and packing materials in the event that you need to return the unit for service: Syste m P art s and Access ories Items Missing? If any one (or more) of the above items i s missing or damaged, please cont[...]

5-4 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 5.3 GPS Ante nna Ins tallati on The GPS Antenna is designed to receive the signals emitted from the satellites in a direct path. Ideally , the unit shou ld be mounted ho rizontally in a location that is open and clear of any masts or ot her structures that could block line-of-s ight reception of si gnals. The height of th[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-5 mounting sur face, remove the two plastic tabs (1 ) obstructi ng the cable channel. Not e: Failu re to rem ove the plas tic tabs fr om within the cabl e channel could result i n cable damage. 3. Screw the supplied brass studs (2) i nto the underside of the GPS Antenna. 4. Af fix the supplied gasket (3) to the mounti n[...]

5-6 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Pole Mounting ➤ Refe r to Figur e 5-3 : 1. Screw the pole mount base to a suitable pole or rai l mount bracket, having an industry s tandard 1inch 14TPI thread, until secure. 2. Pass the cable through t he centre hole of the pol e mount base (A) or insert the cab le into th e side exit channel (B ). 3. Check that the ca[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-7 5.4 Plo tter Instal lati on The display unit can be mo unted using the trunn ion (yoke) bracket, or panel mounted using t he optional Panel Mount ing Kit. When planning the installati on of your Raynav 300, the following points should be considered: • Conve nie nc e: The unit shoul d be installed in a conv enient po[...]

5-8 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter F igure 5-4: Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Dimensions T runnion (yoke) Mounting The display unit can be conveniently mounted on a dash area, chart table, bulkhead or deckhead. Note: The gasket shoul d be fitted to the re ar of the unit to ens ure EMC compliance. ➤ T o trunnion mount the display unit, proceed as follows: 1. Loo[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-9 4. Secure the gasket to the rear of the unit: Remove the protective paper from the adhes ive side of the gasket (this is the side that is to be af fixed to the unit ) then press the gasket onto the rear case, covering the screws. 5. Fit the unit to th e trunnion, adjust t he display angle and tigh ten the knobs. 6. Co[...]

5-10 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter 12. S crew the studs into the vacant holes at the rear of t he unit, hand tight only . 13. Slide a spacer ferrule onto each stud. 14. Secure the unit with the thumb nuts, hand ti ght only . F igure 5-5: P anel Mounting 5.5 Connectin g to Other Equipment The unit trans mits navigation and w aypoint data on NMEA 1 and SeaT[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-11 5.6 Cable Running Introduction The minimum requirements are a power cable and a connection from the associated GPS Antenna . Additional cabl es will be required if you are connecting to other equipment. Consider the follow ing points befor e installing th e system cables: • All cables should be adequately cleate d [...]

5-12 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Antenn a Conn ector The ANTENNA connector provides po wer and RF connecti on to the associated GPS Antenna. CAUTION: Do not connect/disconn ect the GPS Antenn a from the display unit whilst power i s applied. Such action c ould cause irreparable damage . ➤ Connect the antenna using the attached cable, as follows: 1. If[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-13 If a longer power cable run is required, us e the supplied power cable to connect to the unit, then use a suitabl e connector block to connect the free end to the extension cable. The supplied p ower cable has a cross-section of 2.0mm 2 (15 A WG). Longer power cable runs may require lar ger wire gauges to minimize an[...]

5-14 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter ➤ Connect the power suppl y using the standard pow er cable supplied: 1. Connect the moulded power plug to the PW R/N MEA connector on the rear of the Plotter. Run the free end back to the vessel ’ s distribu- tion panel or , if insuffici ent cable length, to a junction box. 2. Cut the cable to l ength and connect th[...]

Chapte r 5: Inst allat ion 5-15 Initial Switch On T o switch on the pl otter: 1. Press and hold t he POWER key until the uni t beeps. 2. If necessary , adjust the lighting and contrast (see Chapter 2 ). 3. If required, change the default language settings as follows: i. Pr ess the MENU key to display the setup function bar . ii. Press t he SY STEM [...]

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Chapter 6: Ma intenance & F a ult F inding 6-1 Chapter 6: Maintenance & F a ult Finding This chapter provides info rmation on rout ine maintenance and on possible causes of problems you may experience with your Raynav 300 GPS P lott er . 6.1 Maintena nce WARNING: The plotter c ontains specialized circuits only accessible to qualified servic[...]

6-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter • Always report any EMC-r elated problem to your n earest Raymarine dealer . W e use such information to improv e our quality standards. • In some installati ons, it may not be pos sible to prevent the equ ipment from being af fected by external influ ences. In general this will not damage the equipment but i t can le[...]

Chapter 6: Ma intenance & F a ult F inding 6-3 4. Either hold the ME NU key unt il the countdown ti mer times out or release the MENU key to abort Factory Res et. When the unit is reset, it restarts as for a fi rst time Power Up with all valu es reset t o their or iginal fac tory sett ings Not e: The factory def ault settings are l isted in Cha[...]

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Appendix A: T echnical Sum mary A-1 Appendix A: T echnical Summary Featur e Descr iption CE Conforms to 89/33 6/EEC(EMC), EN60945:1 997 Y2K C ompl iant Size 7.7in (1 95mm) x 4.33in (110 mm) x 3 .9in (99mm), ex clud ing trunnio n Weight 1.65 lb . (0.75 kg) Environm ental W aterproo fing T o CF R46; suitab le for ex ternal mo unt- ing T emp Range, Op[...]

A-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter P ositi on accuracy Standar d <1 5 meters 2D RMS (L1,C/A code , HDOP <2 w ithout SA) With WA AS / EG NOS / MS AS <3 me ters 2D RM S (L1,C /A code, HDOP <2 w ithout SA) Software upd ate F rom a PC serial port v ia the NM EA inter- face Memory Cap acity: W aypoin ts: 998 max (20 ro utes o f up to 50 wa yp oint s[...]

Appendix B: SeaT alk and NMEA Data B-1 Appendix B: SeaT alk and NMEA Data The following table defines the data recei ved on the NMEA/SeaT alk ports. Dat a sources are listed in order of priorit y unless otherwise indicated. Data Rece ived Sour ce V ess el P osi tion (LA T/LON) SeaT alk, GGA, RMC, RMA, GLL Speed and Cou rse Over Ground SeaT alk, RMC[...]

B-2 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter The follow ing data, if av ailable, a re transmi tted on the S eaT alk port: Data Output SeaTa lk NMEA Out Pos it i o n ✔ GGA, GLL, RMC, RMA Speed Ov er Grou nd and Cour se Ove r Groun d ✔ RMC, VT G , RM A Wa y p o i n t D a t a ✔ RMB , APB , BWC, BWR Depth ✔ - Apparent Wind Angle and Speed ✔ - Boat Speed T h ro[...]

Appendix C: List of Abbreviations C-1 Appendix C: List of Abbr eviations Abbrev iatio n Me anin g BDI Bear ing Devi ati on I ndic ator BTW Be aring T o W aypoint CDI Cour se Deviat ion In dicator COG Cou rse Ov er Grou nd. T he ac tual d ire ction of you r ves sel ’ s movemen t over th e ground dGPS Differentia l Global P ositioning S ystem DR De[...]

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This equipment uses certain elem ents of software supp lied to Raymarine b y SiRF T ech- nology Inc., to which the following lic ence agreeme nt applies. Please r ead it car efully . SiRF LI CENSE AGR EEMENT IMPORT ANT - READ CA REFULL Y : This is a legal agreem ent (the “ Agr eement ” ) b etween SiRF T echnology Inco rporated, whi ch has offi [...]

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Instal latio n T emp late s T -1 GPS Antenn a Mounti ng T emplate Note: Access to the underside of the mounting surf ace must be available to al low fo r sec ure fixi ng. Cable Exit Channel 18mm (0.7in) 6mm (0.25") dia. for cable only 19mm (0.75") dia. for NMEA plug 6mm (0.25") dia. 2 positions 18mm (0.7in) 36mm (1.4in) 36mm (1.4in) [...]

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Instal lati on T emplate s T- 3 Raynav 300 GPS Plotter Mounting Template 4.03 in (102.3 mm) 7.67 in (194.94 mm) 3.8 in (96.3 mm) 4.33 in (109.9 mm) Outer profile of instrument D4968-1 5.5 in (139.6 mm) Drill 4 mm hole (four positions) 300/320 T emplate TOP Cut out shaded area only Note: Drill 4 mm fixing holes (four postions) before cutting out sha[...]

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Index xi Inde x A Abbreviations 1 Accessories see Parts and Accessories Addi ng a Waypoint to a Ro ute 21 , 31 Advance to Waypoint 35 Alarms Alarm Clock 45 Anchor 45 Arrival 37 , 45 Countd own T imer 45 Dedicated Key 45 External 45 MOB 44 Off Track 45 Setting 46 Silence 45 Alarms & Tim ers 45 Anchor Alarm 45 Antenna 2 Installation 4 Mounting Te[...]

xii Data Log 11 Data base L ist 8 Route 20 , 21 , 25 Track 42 Waypoint 12 , 13 , 24 , 33 Dedicated Keys 7 ALARMS 45 DISPLAY 4 , 1 MARK 13 , 17 , 38 , 44 MENU 40 , 1 RANGE 7 Deleting a Route 21 , 30 a Waypoin t 19 Differential Ground b ased (D GPS) 2 Satellite (SDGPS) 2 Display Control Funct ions 6 Pann ing 6 Scale 6 , 23 DISPLAY Key 4 , 1 Display M[...]

Index xiii GPS Antenna 4 NMEA 10 System Checks 14 Integrated System 21 J Joining a Rou te 33 , 35 K Keys Dedicated 2 , 7 Soft 2 , 7 , 5 L Lightin g Contr ols 3 List of Abbreviatio ns 1 Log, Data 11 Loran TDs 12 , 14 M Managing Database L ists 37 Tracks 39 , 42 MARK Key 13 , 17 , 38 , 44 MENU Key 40 , 1 Menu, Pop- up 8 MOB 44 Alarm 44 Cancel 45 Data[...]

xiv Join ing 33 , 35 Leg 21 Nam ing 21 , 25 , 30 NME A 38 Retrieving 21 , 29 Reversi ng 32 Savi ng 21 Transfer 37 Ro ute Bui ldi ng T able 22 Route Leg, Da ta Box 28 Routine Checks 1 S Satellite Differential 2 WAAS iii Savi ng a Route 21 Current R oute 25 Current Track 42 Scale Chart 23 Dis pla y 6 , 23 SeaTalk Cu rsor E cho 47 , 7 Data 44 , 47 , 6[...]

Index xv Swit ch in g Cursor Data Box On/Off 8 Grid On/O ff 9 Symbol MOB 44 Waypoin t 12 , 18 System R eset Factory Reset 2 Power-On Reset 2 System Set Up 2 T Target 32 Arrival 33 , 36 GoTo 33 Waypoin t 32 Technical Summary 1 Timers Alarm Clock 45 Coun tdown 45 Trackpad 2 , 6 Tracks 38 Clearing 39 , 41 Convert ing to Route 41 Database L ist 42 Eras[...]

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Docume nt n umber : 8406 4-8 Apri l 2001 Limited Warr anty Certificate Raymarine warrants each new Light Marine/D ealer Distr ibutor Produ ct to be of good materi als and workmanship, and will re pair or exchange a ny parts proven to be defective in material and workma nship under normal u se for a peri od of 2 yea rs/24 mon ths fro m date of sa le[...]

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