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3 - Technical Information 

 

This product has been designed to operate in accordance with the product specification. The 
FR380RC searchlight has the following features: 

 

 

All marine grade materials and fixings;

 

 

Parabolic glass reflector;

 

 

Powder coated & stove enamel paint finish;

 

 

365° horizontal rotation;

 

 

Vertical mo35

˚ to 

-

40˚

;

 

 

Variable speed 1-19

/sec (Pan) ,1-6

/sec (Tilt);

 

 

RS485 connectivity & auto home positioning;

 

 

Remote focus facility;

 

 

Internal self-regulating heater. (Optional);

 

 

Toughened front glass;

 

 
The 24v searchlight also performs to the following optical data: 
 
 

 

 

 

 

150 Watt T/H   

 

250 Watt T/H   

 

Supply voltage 

 

 

24v 

 

 

 

24v 

 

Peak Beam Candlepower   

1,718,000 Lux   

 

2,800,000 Lux 

 

Range 

 

 

 

1311 metres 

 

 

1673 metres 

 

Divergence   

 

 

2° 

 

 

 

3° 

 

 

Operational temperature with heater  -50°C (-20

 without) 

  

-50°C (-20

 without) 

 
The 115v searchlight also performs to the following optical data: 

 
 

 

 

 

 

1000 Watt T/H   

 

 

 

Supply voltage 

 

 

115v   

 

 

 

 

Peak Beam Candlepower   

1,560,000 Lux   

 

 

 

Range 

 

 

 

1249 metres 

 

 

 

 

Divergence   

 

 

6° 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational temperature with heater  -50°C (-20

 without) 

 

 

 

The 220/240v searchlight also performs to the following optical data: 
 

 

 

 

 

 

650 Watt T/H   

 

1000 Watt T/H 

 

Supply voltage 

 

 

220/240v 

 

 

220/240v 

 

Peak Beam Candlepower   

1,240,000 Lux   

 

1,465,000 Lux 

 

Range 

 

 

 

1114 metres 

 

 

1210 metres 

 

Divergence   

 

 

5° 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Operational temperature with heater  -50°C (-20

 without) 

 

-50°C (-20

 without) 

 

 

In order that the searchlight operates correctly it is imperative that competent personnel are 
responsible for the installation, operation and servicing of this equipment. Failure to adhere to 
this advice may cause premature failure or incorrect operation of the searchlight, which may 
damage the equipment or cause personal injury. 

 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for FR380

Page 1: ...A7127 FR380RC Explorer 115 240v 650 1000w A7126 FR380RC Explorer 24v 150 250w Manufacturer s details Distributor details Manual Part Number C27735 20 3 18 Issue 1 Francis Searchlights Ltd Union Road...

Page 2: ...ty Precautions 3 Technical Information 4 Unpacking and Installation Instructions 5 Electrical Installation 6 Operating Instructions 7 Fault Finding 8 Maintenance and Servicing 9 Wiring Diagrams Genera...

Page 3: ...ptimum performance and service life The Francis FR range combines features proven over many years service in the most hazardous conditions in both marine and land installations In order to prolong the...

Page 4: ...e a safe working environment Never attempt to clean a lamp whilst in use Searchlights get hot Never touch the unit when lit and always allow 15 to 20 minutes for cooling down after turning the searchl...

Page 5: ...emperature with heater 50 C 20 without 50 C 20 without The 115v searchlight also performs to the following optical data 1000 Watt T H Supply voltage 115v Peak Beam Candlepower 1 560 000 Lux Range 1249...

Page 6: ...being installed Installation procedures should be adhered to in order to ensure a safe working environment and reduce the risk of damage or personal injury Preparing the Mounting Position Mark out and...

Page 7: ...uitably sized cable 3 If the searchlight is located a considerable distance from the supply provision must be made in the cable size in order to overcome the voltage drop The following table below ind...

Page 8: ...22mm 100 ohm screened cable from the joystick panel to the junction box Supply cable to the junction box A typical installation and connection routine for the FR380RC High Voltage searchlight is as f...

Page 9: ...y particular application The beam will move continuously through spot to flood In order to fix the beam type simply release the focus button at the desired position To return the searchlight to Factor...

Page 10: ...his will only make the conducting surface between the pin and lampholder smaller thus causing the lamp to overheat Do not twist or bend the fused quartz bulb when fitting the lamp as mechanical stress...

Page 11: ...ition the two pins above the holes in the lampholder Gently push the lamp into the lampholder and remove the protective sleeve Replace the light shield and front bezel assembly ensuring the safety cat...

Page 12: ...ck Wire ER Pan Encoder Red Wire 5V EG Pan Encoder Green Wire Phase A Output EW Pan Encoder White Wire Phase B Output 0V Pan Encoder Black Pan Limit Switch Common CL Pan Clockwise Limit Switch Orange W...

Page 13: ...FBUS Speed Control Board...

Page 14: ...OV Supply Input T Line Terminate Connect to for terminate FBUS RS485 Data In Out FBUS RS485 Data In Out 24 24V Supply Input JOYSTICK CONNECTOR BK Joystick Black Wire Y Joystick Yellow Wire BL Joystic...

Page 15: ...the lowest value to the right The values for each switch are listed below SPEED CONTROL CARD LAMP ADDRESS SWITCH NUMBER VALUE SWITCH 4 16 SWITCH 5 8 SWITCH 6 4 SWITCH 7 2 SWITCH 8 1 STANDARD CONTROL P...

Page 16: ...hould be set to 0 1 and 2 Control panel panel addresses use the same system being sequential and start from zero It is essential that all lamp have a unique address with no duplication It is essential...

Page 17: ...ranges with panels being addresses 0 15 and lamp addresses starting at 16 and going up to 56 A lamp whose address was set to 0 on the address switches will actually be address 16 and would be transmit...

Page 18: ...ckwise Increasing the value will make the lamp move faster A value of 126 will make the lamp rotate slowly anticlockwise Decreasing the value will make the lamp move faster Transmitting values 01 then...

Page 19: ...Hex 0F This is a single byte command which activates when the home button is pressed and held for 5 seconds Home Long Press This is used to store a new home position A lamp receiving this command wil...

Page 20: ...st transmit its first data byte pan position within 1mS of receiving its standard address and the gaps between successive bytes must be less than 1mS Lamp TX Byte 1 Pan position LSB Lamp TX Byte 2 Pan...

Page 21: ...comprise the lamps transmitted data as described above A detailed description of transmitting and receiving is described below TRANSMITTING TO A LAMP Basically any sending device mimics a control pane...

Page 22: ...control card has a status LED near the centre of the card labelled STATUS This has a number of functions as detailed below SOFTWARE VERSION When power is applied to the speed control card the status L...

Page 23: ...isabled for a period when this occurs Fault indication will remain until power is removed 6 FBUS interface over current The speed control card supplies 24VDC to the remote control panels This fault in...

Page 24: ...ured as a DCE and has all handshake lines looped No flow control is required The connections are listed below 1 Line signal detect linked to pins 4 and 6 2 TX out 3 RX in 4 DTE linked to pins 1 and 6...

Page 25: ...ernal interface development Note that this does not affect data checking transmitted to the external interface from the interface unit and does not affect FBUS data checking SWITCH LAMP This is one of...

Page 26: ...s initiated by the user therefore the system will be inactive until a user transmission All data reception must start with a sync byte The sync byte is value 0xFF The next byte is the lamp address The...

Page 27: ...comprises the top 5 bits The most significant bit bit 4 0b0000x000 determines whether the pan angle is positive clockwise of centre or negative anticlockwise of centre Bit 4 set to 1 indicates angle i...

Page 28: ...receives this command there is a 10mS delay then the interface will switch to transmit and send 13 bytes as detailed below 1 Sync FF 2 Lamp Address with bit 7 set range 0x90 0xA8 3 Pan Position LSB Sa...

Page 29: ...the CRC and would be sent as the last byte of the packet DATA TIMING Data packets can be sent up to 10 times per second Each packet starts with the lamp address which is the only value with bit 8 set...

Page 30: ...mp If noticeable damage to filament is present the lamp will have failed The lamp can also be checked for continuity using a multi meter Replace lamp ensuring all precautions and instructions previous...

Page 31: ...t glass inside and out using a proprietary glass cleaner Clean the reflector if required Check the reflector mounting gaskets If signs of corrosion or damage are evident replace as necessary Ensure th...

Page 32: ...Description A7127 FR380RC Explorer H V General Assembly A7126 FR380RC Explorer L V General Assembly C27420 High Voltage Explorer RC Wiring Diagram C27421 Low Voltage Explorer RC Wiring Diagram C27312...

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Page 39: ...eather Assembly C16761 00 A V Mount C20281 00 Bellows Motor Gearbox Spares C27307 01 Pan Motor Assembly C27306 01 Tilt Motor Assembly C22380 00 Micro switch no lever C22382 00 Micro switch with lever...

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