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ST30 Bidata Operation and Installation Handbook

DISPL

AY

BIDATA

DEPTH

SPEED

Feet

Knots

SPEED

RESET

TM

D681

Autohelm and SeaTalk are registered Trade Marks of Nautech Limited

Autohelms policy of continuous improvement and updating may change product specifications

without prior notice

Copyright Nautech 1992

Summary of Contents for stand-alone master instrument

Page 1: ...Distributed by Any reference to Raytheon or RTN in this manual should be interpreted as Raymarine The names Raytheon and RTN are owned by the Raytheon Company...

Page 2: ...TOP EDGE BLEED MASK FOR 2 COLOUR SEATALK LOGO BIDATA Operation and Installation ST 30...

Page 3: ...TOP EDGE BLEED MASK FOR 2 COLOUR SEATALK LOGO Nautech Limited Anchorage Park Portsmouth P03 5TD England Telephone 0705 693611 Fax 0705 694642...

Page 4: ...AY BIDATA DEPTH SPEED Feet Knots SPEED RESET TM D681 Autohelm and SeaTalk are registered Trade Marks of Nautech Limited Autohelms policy of continuous improvement and updating may change product speci...

Page 5: ...spade connectors 7 Speed transducer through hull with 10m cable and 1 8in spade connectors 0 to 32 knots 8 Instrument cover 9 Operation and installation handbook 10 High speed paddle wheel 2 to 45 kno...

Page 6: ...er type 11 Depth 12 Speed 12 Speed and depth 12 2 3 Paddlewheel replacement 13 2 4 Installation 14 Speed transducer through hull 14 Siting of depth transducer Standard through hull 15 2 5 Cabling 15 C...

Page 7: ...ook Contents cont 6 2 Speed calibration 31 Units selection speed 31 Units selection log 32 Exit calibration 32 Log calibration 33 Enter correction factor CF 34 6 3 Calibration Lock Unlock 35 6 4 Maste...

Page 8: ...master instrument or set to repeat depth and speed information from the SeaTalk bus The ST30 Bidata will display the following information Water depth Shallow water alarm Deep water alarm Keel Waterli...

Page 9: ...6 ST30 Bidata Operation and Installation Handbook...

Page 10: ...t eye level protected from physical damage at least 230mm 9in from a compass at least 500mm 20in from radio receiving equipment accessible from behind for ease of installation and cable running Notes...

Page 11: ...s and the instrument connector boss Note To allow for the fitting of protective covers adjacent instruments must have a 6mm 1 4in gap between them 116mm centre to centre min 3 Drill two 5mm 0 2in diam...

Page 12: ...he moulded power plug to either SeaTalk connection on the rear of the instrument Run the free end back to the vessel s distribution panel 2 Cut the cable to length and connect the red wire to 12V and...

Page 13: ...data is supplied with a daisy chain cable that allows adjacent ST30 instruments to be linked together The daisy chain cable supplies power to adjacent instruments and allows data to be transmitted and...

Page 14: ...e spade connectors that plug directly into the back of the ST30 Bidata instrument SEATALK S P E E D D684 D E P T H Speed Depth 2 2 Transducer type The ST30 Bidata system is supplied as standard with p...

Page 15: ...h contains instructions on how to fit the high speed paddlewheel supplied Hull material or location Transducer GRP Steel Aluminium Standard through hull Wood Bronze Z118 GRP Steel Aluminium Retractabl...

Page 16: ...f the vessel is still in the water replace the speed transducer 3 with the plug 5 4 Remove the pin 6 that retains the paddlewheel 7 in the speed transducer 3 This is a simple press fit into the transd...

Page 17: ...ucer in the shaded clear flow areas as shown D587 The transducer should also be ahead of propellers 10 W L length minimum at least 150mm 6in from the keel with sailing yachts siting should be forward...

Page 18: ...ument Avoid fluorescent lights engines radio transmitting equipment and in the case of the depth transducer avoid the speed transducer cable The cables should also be kept clear of the bilge s and be...

Page 19: ...back 38mm 1 5in 3 Using a pair of cable strippers remove 10mm 3 8in of insulation from each wire 4 Using a suitable crimping tool attach a 1 8in spade connector supplied to each of the wires 5 Connec...

Page 20: ...Z093 Brown white cut back Red red speed terminal Screen white speed terminal Green green speed terminal Blue red depth terminal Black screen white depth terminal Biducer Z183 Red red speed terminal Sc...

Page 21: ...pair No speed information Transducer cable problem Transducer fouled Check transducer connections Clean paddlewheel No depth information Aereated water boat wakes or propeller wash Transducer cable pr...

Page 22: ...normal conditions The transducer can be wetted prior to launch by applying a mild detergent to the external face Fault Cause Action Failure of a group of instruments in a chain Cabling or connector p...

Page 23: ...rials must not be used to clean the ST30 Bidata instrument if the instrument is dirty clean with a soft damp cloth 4 2 Transducers Refer to the Installation and Maintenance instructions supplied with...

Page 24: ...ion section 6 1 When the ST30 Bidata is switched on depth information upper display and speed information lower display is shown in the units set up in calibration Knots Metres DEPTH SPEED D710 Note T...

Page 25: ...in Offset Keel Waterline Knots Metres DEPTH SPEED D710 Offset A further press of Depth will return the unit to current Depth The above menu will automatically return to current Depth after 8 seconds i...

Page 26: ...m Speed Knots Metres DEPTH SPEED D710 Maximum Average Speed Knots Metres DEPTH SPEED D710 Average A further press of Speed will return the unit to current boat speed Note Log distances over 999nm or m...

Page 27: ...nstrument 5 4 Alarms The ST30 Bidata is equipped with visual and audible shallow water and deep water alarms Both of these alarms are set in calibration see section 6 1 Any button press will silence t...

Page 28: ...ormation in feet or metres set alarms for shallow and deep water and allow for keel or waterline offsets To select the calibration menu press and hold and Depth After 2 seconds the display will show C...

Page 29: ...play shows feet or metres TM D686 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Feet DEPTH SPEED 2 Select feet or metres as required using Reset TM D687 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Metres DEPTH SPEED Shallow alarm 1 Cycle De...

Page 30: ...etres Shallow DEPTH SPEED 3 The Shallow Alarm is enabled by pressing Speed When the alarm is on the Alarm legend is displayed TM D689 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Metres Shallow Alarm DEPTH SPEED Deep ala...

Page 31: ...ss Reset or to set the required depth TM D690a BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Metres Deep DEPTH SPEED 3 The Deep alarm is enabled by pressing Speed When the alarm is on the Alarm legend is displayed TM D691...

Page 32: ...the surface an offset must be set up A negative offset is used to reduce the displayed value to give water depth below the keel A positive offset will give water depth to the surface Waterline Waterli...

Page 33: ...d TM D693 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Metres Offset DEPTH SPEED 2 Press Reset or until the required offset is displayed TM D694 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Metres Offset DEPTH SPEED Exit depth calibration T...

Page 34: ...ration this calibrates the transducer paddlewheel to the vessel s hull so that accurate speed log related information is displayed Press and hold and Depth for 2 seconds until CAL is displayed Units s...

Page 35: ...until the display shows nm or miles TM D697 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET NM DEPTH SPEED 2 Press Reset to select nm or miles TM D698 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Miles DEPTH SPEED Exit calibration Press and h...

Page 36: ...nts that are approximately 1nm apart Approximately 1Nm Point 1 Point 2 D699 2 Choosing a time when the tidal flow is at a minimum go from point 1 to point 2 and record the ST30 Bidata trip distance 3...

Page 37: ...d and Depth After 2 seconds the display will show CAL TM D685 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET DEPTH SPEED 2 Press Speed 3 times to select Log Calibration TM D700 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET DEPTH SPEED 3 Set th...

Page 38: ...libration Lock Unlock The lock unlock feature removes the risk of accidentally changing the calibration values set for log calibration shallow alarm etc For security the calibration lock unlock featur...

Page 39: ...PTH SPEED 3 Calibration Lock Unlock is switched on or off using Reset TM D708 BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET DEPTH SPEED C0 Calibration Locked i e no access C1 Calibration Unlocked i e normal access 4 To ex...

Page 40: ...ta onto the SeaTalk Bus The Bidata can be set as a repeater to repeat depth and speed information already on the SeaTalk bus Repeater mode is set up as follows 1 Press and hold and Depth for 5 seconds...

Page 41: ...o change between modes TM D705A BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET DEPTH SPEED 4 To exit calibration press and hold and Depth for 2 seconds TM D705B BIDATA DEPTH SPEED RESET Mph Metres DEPTH SPEED Note When the...

Page 42: ...ation lock unlock Software programmable Illumination 3 selectable levels Repeater capability Software programmable Depth Depth 0 to 120m 0 1 increments 0 to 400ft 0 1 increments Shallow alarm 1 to 10m...

Page 43: ...9 Log non resetable 0 to 5999nm or miles 0 1 increments to 99 9 and 1 0 to 5999 Averagespeed 0 to 99 9 knots or mph 0 1 increments Maximum speed 0 to 99 9 knots or mph 0 1 increments Units Software pr...

Page 44: ...TOP EDGE BLEED MASK FOR 2 COLOUR SEATALK LOGO Nautech Limited Anchorage Park Portsmouth P03 5TD England Telephone 0705 693611 Fax 0705 694642...

Page 45: ...TOP EDGE BLEED MASK FOR 2 COLOUR SEATALK LOGO Nautech Limited Anchorage Park Portsmouth P03 5TD England Telephone 0705 693611 Fax 0705 694642...

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