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CA4

2/50

/52 Radar operation

Chapter 8

122

6,3

load Radar setup display

ADJ

Open for adjustment

- a warning will pop up that you are about to change settings for the
radar, press [

MENU]

to abandon, or [

ENT]

to continue.

Use the cursor key to go to

‘Scanner type’, and select ‘Auto detect’

with the +/- keys

ENT

Accept change & exit Radar setup

Summary of Contents for CA42

Page 1: ...nt is subject to external factors beyond the control of the manufacturer Therefore such equipment must be regarded as an aid to navigation The prudent navigator will for that reason never rely on a si...

Page 2: ...ll provide the position where the man fell overboard together with present course C bearing B and distance DIST to the MOB position Elapsed time first in seconds and then in minutes If is shown instea...

Page 3: ...nus 4 1 Position display 35 4 2 Dual speed display 39 4 3 Speed course depth 40 4 4 Speed diagram 41 4 5 Satellite status 43 4 6 DGPS information 45 4 7 SDGPS information 47 4 7 1 Satellites in SDGPS...

Page 4: ...2 2 Initial radar display setup 105 8 2 3 Start transmission 109 8 2 4 Shut down procedure for the radar function or back to standby 109 8 2 5 Standard radar display 110 8 2 6 Dual radar display 114...

Page 5: ...ottom expansion VRM expansion A scope and white line The radar system with dual EBL and VRM markers direct Quick range keys off center mode etc together with Dual radar feature two radar displays in o...

Page 6: ...may be applied 0 9 Alpha numeric keys for insertion of figures A Z Alpha numeric keys for insertion of letters Emphasizes important points 1 3 Indicates that you should press the keys 1 and 3 to obta...

Page 7: ...or a screen divided into e g a chart display and two data chart displays etc The current active display is indicated by a highlighted frame around the active window There are five screen combinations...

Page 8: ...age window 5 window 2 window 3 We pretend that in this page window 2 contains the navigation display highway window 3 a chart display in a large scale for overview and window 5 a chart display in a sm...

Page 9: ...pre set from the factory They can all be exchanged with new displays at your choice However the same display can not appear twice on the same page so in case you are trying to select the same display...

Page 10: ...confirms insertion and editing of data except the radar function Calls up information on marks waypoints etc on chart together with several INFO windows from a chart display Gives access to setup disp...

Page 11: ...1st and 2nd half of the control menu in half screen displays 0 9 A Z The alpha numeric keys inserts and selects data in data displays Keys 1 9 are also Quick scales selects fixed scales for charts or...

Page 12: ...ursor key to highlight the function and press ENT If you want to switch to a different menu use the cursor key to move to the adjacent menu Most functions in the menus are general and can be called fo...

Page 13: ..._1_ Echo 50kHz _1_ Radar _2_ Waypoint navigation _2_ Echo 200kHz _2_ Dual radar _3_ Route navigation _3_ Bottom expansion 50kHz _3_ Radar setup _4_ Track navigation _4_ Bottom expansion 200kHz _5_ Anc...

Page 14: ...that it will not take the place of another display and it will not mess up the pre set displays on the screen And once you have confirmed the changes or just want to exit the display the display will...

Page 15: ...rt up of the CA42 52 MKII unit PWR To turn on the power press and hold the PWR key till a picture appears on the screen PAGE Press PAGE to scroll through a quick guide which informs of the use of the...

Page 16: ...erform please make sure that the demo mode is switched OFF Select display language MENU Call up the menu bar and 8 1 press 8 and 1 to call up the language display Go to the bottom line in the display...

Page 17: ...rsor and individual chart setup MENU Call up the menu bar and WIN select the WINdow in which the large scale chart should appear and 1 1 press 1 and 1 to call up Chart 1in scale 1 26400000 MENU Call u...

Page 18: ...sor position The ship symbol indicates the present position on the chart and the pointer informs of the actual true course course over ground There is a built in autohome function which automatically...

Page 19: ...iew greater scale 1 9 Use one of the shortcut keys to quickly change the chart scale Press 1 1 6 600 000 4 1 200 000 7 1 6 000 2 1 2 000 000 5 1 60 000 8 1 2 000 3 1 600 000 6 1 20 000 9 1 600 Chart d...

Page 20: ...3 11 1998 LOWER Name DENMARK NORTH COAST LIMFJORDEN Code EN B102 03 Date 01 03 1999 Chart reading is now in stand by and you may insert remove cartridges MENU Exit Test ENT To open the drawer below th...

Page 21: ...e C MAP chart areas can be turned off so they will not be visible on the chart refer to Chart setup Other chart areas can quickly be reached by means of the zoom keys ZOOM OUT Zoom out until desired a...

Page 22: ...ition 1 Edit user data Inactive function 2 Chart info Refer to Appendix C 3 Find nearest port services Refer to Appendix C 4 Bearing dist from A to B Inactive function 5 Lock cursors Inactive function...

Page 23: ...ect NAV mode Refer to section 3 3 8 PLOT Plot new data Refer to section 3 3 9 PAGE More user data Inactive function MENU Exit Exit info window 4 Bearing dist from A to B will quickly provide the beari...

Page 24: ...on 3 3 2 5 Lock cursors Refer to section 3 3 2 9 Chart setup Refer to section 3 4 0 Cursor to center Refer to section 3 3 2 GOTO Select NAV mode Refer to section 3 3 8 PLOT Plot new data Refer to sect...

Page 25: ...ces Refer to Appendix C 4 Bearing dist from A to B Refer to section 3 3 2 5 Lock cursors Refer to section 3 3 2 9 Chart setup Refer to section 3 4 0 Cursor to center Refer to section 3 3 2 GOTO Select...

Page 26: ...s Refer to section 3 3 2 9 Chart setup Refer to section 3 4 0 Cursor to center Refer to section 3 3 2 GOTO Select NAV mode Refer to section 3 3 8 PLOT Plot new data Refer to section 3 3 9 PAGE More us...

Page 27: ...est port services Refer to Appendix C 4 Bearing dist from A to B Refer to section 3 3 2 5 Lock cursors Refer to section 3 3 2 9 Chart setup Refer to section 3 4 0 Cursor to center Refer to section 3 3...

Page 28: ...10 34 767W Example 1 Edit user data 2 Chart info Refer to Appendix C 3 Find nearest port services Refer to Appendix C 4 Bearing dist from A to B Refer to section 3 3 2 5 Lock cursors Refer to section...

Page 29: ...V modes refer to chapter 4 Waypoints and navigation Anchor guard When setting anchor check change the preset alarm distance etc so you will be warned in case you drift too far from the anchored positi...

Page 30: ...ve display press PLOT to call up an INFO window with the following to choose from PLOT new data PLOT Plot eventmark ship 1 Plot waypoint cursor 2 Insert waypoint ship 3 Insert waypoint cursor 4 Plot w...

Page 31: ...e the last plotted position Save the route with ENT or exit the function with MENU to abandon the route 6 From active chart display with cursor ON To draw lines or to make a route is the same procedur...

Page 32: ...select ON Extended level range ON Non active waypoints ON Waypoint names ON Waypoint depths ON Non active routes AS SELECTED Route names ON Non active tracks AS SELECTED Track names ON Lines AS SELECT...

Page 33: ...be set to INTERNATIONAL or AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL will present NavAids in real life shapes and colors for quick visual recognition as per official INT1 standard paper chart presentation AMERICAN will...

Page 34: ...nd 3 are identified by different colors The number of meters in the levels can be changed The colors are preset see section 10 6 Grid the LAT LON grid can be set AUTO ON OFF The color of the grid is p...

Page 35: ...llites see section 4 5 _6_ DGPS see section 4 6 _7_ SDGPS see section 4 7 4 1 Position display MENU Call up the menu bar and 2 1 load the Position display Indicates the datum currently selected Datum...

Page 36: ...used for corrections Status indicator and accuracy Small letters a b c indicate that SA is active and the position accuracy is expected to be better than 100 meters in 95 of the time Capital letters...

Page 37: ...ween available values ENT Confirm editing and return to Position display Datum is preset to WGS 1984 World Geodetic System 1984 but can be changed to any of the 118 datums listed in Appendix B e g to...

Page 38: ...Display speed as SOG Speed Over Ground or STW Speed Through Water Toggle with to receive STW information from external instrument via NMEA port will require that NMEA sentence VHW and Log speed senso...

Page 39: ...me 10 02 43 Water speed kn LAT 56 52 500N LON 9 50 700E 3 2 1 1 2 3 Speed kn 0 8 Average Spd 0 6 Course 17 Water speed readout from connected log trans ducer Position with three decimals in minutes An...

Page 40: ...to accept the change The top line in above display will now show Speed through water Course can be shown as magnetic or true Toggle between the two settings from the Position display Press MENU 2 1 E...

Page 41: ...s R 4 4 Speed diagram MENU Call up the menu bar and 2 4 load Speed diagram S Speed over ground V Velocity towards waypoint W Speed through water SD Set and drift Speed and direction true or relative W...

Page 42: ...SOG ON Velocity made good V ON Water speed W ON Time interval 5 MIN The scale for the speed diagram can be adjusted in this display Time interval can be set in 8 intervals from 1 minute to 3 hours an...

Page 43: ...arting from left to right with the numbers 1 to 32 or the legend No almanac Satellite status bottom line indicates the satellite is healthy excluded or non existing satellite 0 satellite data is fault...

Page 44: ...on is equivalent to 3D positioning The values will typically stay between 1 3 and 8 The lower the value the higher the quality A poor geometry might produce a value of more than 20 If the preset DOP l...

Page 45: ...GPS setup display with built in module DGPS setup Beacon SKAGEN B312 D87 3nm Status LOCKED Beacon is monitored YES Frequency 298 5kHz MANUAL Bit rate 100bps AUTO Signal strength 17 Signal to noise rat...

Page 46: ...ve to use the received differential data with caution as there is no guarantee it is not faulty Frequency the frequency of the beacon station can be set manually if known However when left in AUTO the...

Page 47: ...messages ok NO Range used for position fix NO Type 0 warning received NO CHANNEL 2 sat no Corrections NONE Integrity messages ok NO Range used for position fix NO Type 0 warning received NO Ignore typ...

Page 48: ...are used in the position determination Integrity messages ok the SDGPS system will transmit messages concerning the integrity of the GPS satellites This line will indicate whether such messages are re...

Page 49: ...Num ber Name System Area 120 AOR E EGNOS EU Atlantic ocean region east 122 AOR W WAAS US Atlantic ocean region west 124 ARTEMIS EGNOS EU 126 INMARSAT EGNOS EU 129 MTSAT 1 MSAS JAPAN 131 IOR EGNOS EU...

Page 50: ...CA42 50 52 Position menus Chapter 4 50...

Page 51: ...e waypoint list will appear in alphabetical order and will include the waypoint s position in lat long To edit one of the stored waypoints MENU Call up the menu bar and 3 1 load WP list A Z Insert nam...

Page 52: ...on on number of waypoints in the route etc Existing routes can be altered via the route list see further on in this chapter or directly on the chart via info windows refer to sections 3 3 4 and 3 3 5...

Page 53: ...ll up the Edit route display if you wish to make any changes Turning Course line OFF in the Route display will make the route invisible on the screen Put it back on the screen by turning it ON again T...

Page 54: ...values if no more alterations are required go to ENT or you can insert re move routepoints from the route by entering a new display PLOT Open for the function Remove insert routepoints Existing route...

Page 55: ...the route list MENU Call up the menu bar and 3 2 load route list CLR Make new route from WP list Use the cursor to go up down in the WP list to select the position you wish to add to the route then B...

Page 56: ...example ENT Save the route with ENT and go to the Edit display or leave the function with MENU to abandon the route In the Edit route display you can set up the route preferences you need and also cha...

Page 57: ...point A 0001 Routepoint B 0003 ETA speed 10 0kn AUTO Total distance from A to B 110 5nm Time to go from A to B 2h35m Arrival time 11 41 Date 12 02 2001 Toggle between available routes in the memory Go...

Page 58: ...nd press PLOT Then follow the instructions in the info windows Refer to section 3 3 9 Lines can also be edited directly on the chart via info windows Refer to section 3 3 4 and 3 3 5 MENU Call up the...

Page 59: ...g it ON again WIN Delete MENU Exit ENT Accept Place the cursor on the function you wish to change i e name line type or color Toggle between available values ENT Confirm entry 5 4 1 Delete lines via m...

Page 60: ...5 load Start track pop up window Start track Name TRACK 1 Display track ON Update DISTANCE Interval 0 100nm Trackpoints 0 Type As default from the factory The first track is stored as TRACK1 the next...

Page 61: ...ted track 5 6 Tracks stored in the memory All tracks of more than 1 trackpoint will automatically be stored in the memory To see which tracks are registered you can scroll through the list by MENU Cal...

Page 62: ...to put it back on the screen Toggle between available values ENT Confirm changes 5 6 1 Delete tracks via menu MENU Call up the menu bar and 3 7 load track display Select the track you wish to delete E...

Page 63: ...when the chart display is active and the cursor is on see INFO windows section 3 3 7 MENU Call up the menu bar and 3 8 load target display Targets Name TARGET 1 ON Position 56 52 700N 9 50 500E B 213...

Page 64: ...available values ENT Confirm entry 5 7 1 Delete target via menu MENU Call up the menu bar and 3 8 load target display Select the target you wish to delete ENT Press ENT to open for editing WIN Press...

Page 65: ...tion mode active See also section 6 2 when navigation mode is active section 6 3 Anchor guard 6 4 MOB navigation and 6 5 Navigation examples 6 1 1 Highway display MENU Call up the menu bar and 4 1 loa...

Page 66: ...to anywhere from 0 01 to 9 99nm See also section 6 3 Anchor guard The alarm will automatically reset once you are inside the limits again WP circle alarm forms a circle around each waypoint and the al...

Page 67: ...int line border When Auto waypoint shift is set to WP circle then the alarm function at the waypoint s circle will not be activated 6 2 NAV menu NAV active _4_ NAV _1_ Highway see section 6 2 1 _2_ Tu...

Page 68: ...ross track error S Speed over ground B Bearing to approaching point D Distance to approaching point V Speed towards point Route Name of active route Point No of approaching point TDG Total distance to...

Page 69: ...escription of functions in section 6 1 1 6 2 3 NAV mode Turn NAV off MENU Call up the menu bar and 4 2 turn off navigation mode 6 2 4 NAV mode Waypoint advance MENU Call up the menu bar and 4 3 activa...

Page 70: ...ime and can be calculated to any point used for navigation AVN Approximate Velocity Necessary is automatically calculated in knots after you key in the planned arrival time and date In route navigatio...

Page 71: ...be active The Set drift trim display will provide information on actual and mean speed velocity and wind see also section 6 2 8 Set drift display MENU Call up the menu bar and 4 6 load the Trim highwa...

Page 72: ...r Set drift Set drift 0 6 kn T Relative direction Speed True direction The set drift display will show how fast the current is moving in knots in what direction true it is moving and what direction in...

Page 73: ...essel s position in relation to the alarm circle To check change the preset alarm distance MENU Call up the menu bar and 4 1 load the highway display ENT Press ENT to call up the navigation setup disp...

Page 74: ...7 2 select MOB position 6 5 Navigation examples Relevant for all navigation modes are the navigation display with graphical steering section 6 2 1 the ETA AVN display with Estimated Time of Arrival an...

Page 75: ...ation While on the way you can easily move the cursor to the next destination and when ready to change navigation leg GOTO Press GOTO and 2 to 2 Restart to approaching point A new course line will be...

Page 76: ...aced on a WP this WP will be highlighted in the WPlist This will activate the pop up window Navigate to WP now follow the procedures from the a few lines down From the menu MENU Call up the menu bar a...

Page 77: ...ff via the menu 6 5 3 Route navigation To start Route navigation will require that at least one route is stored in the memory Refer to section 3 3 9 PLOT function When navigating in a route you will h...

Page 78: ...ch as Direction in route etc 0 9 Key in the number of the waypoint you wish to sail to ENT Start navigation A course line will now be drawn from ship s position to the first waypoint in the route It i...

Page 79: ...y waypoints To start Track navigation will require that at least one track is stored in the memory Tracks which are not yet completed can not be used for navigation Refer to section 5 5 Start Stop tra...

Page 80: ...n Scroll up down in the track list until the correct track number name appears Use the cursor to move around in the window if anything needs to be changed such as Direction in track etc 0 9 Key in the...

Page 81: ...stem GOTO Pressing GOTO from chart display during navigation will activate an INFO window with the following functions to choose from 1 Advance to next trackpoint 2 Restart to approaching point in cas...

Page 82: ...CA42 50 52 NAV menus navigation examples Chapter 6 82...

Page 83: ...by the transducer and transmitted into the water Any reflected signals from intervening objects such as a fish school are received by the transducer and converted back into an electrical signal It is...

Page 84: ...water bottom contours and the high frequency display will show the mid water section with trawl targets or bait fish in a higher resolution As an example MENU Press MENU to call up the menu bar and 5...

Page 85: ...ctive echo display 38kHz 50kHz or 200 kHz see section 7 9 Use the cursor to go to the function you wish to change the value for Toggle between available values and ENT Confirm with ENT ECHO A SCP Hotk...

Page 86: ...w can be adjusted in the Setup display for 38kHz 50kHz 200kHz As an example from active echo display 50kHz MENU Press MENU to call up the menu bar and 5 3 press 5 and 3 to activate bottom expansion of...

Page 87: ...o call up the menu bar and 5 5 press 5 and 5 to activate VRM expansion of the 50kHz sounder The zoom level can be selected in seven steps ranging from 3 to 50 meters or converting to feet or fathoms r...

Page 88: ...used for determining individual species of fish or hardness of the bottom From active echo display A SCP Gain direct access to the A scope function The vertical marker in this display is activated by...

Page 89: ...rker up down Adjust the range by means of the keys CLR Turn VRM marker off again 7 7 Depth temperature diagram MENU Press MENU to call up the menu bar and 5 7 press 5 and 7 to activate Depth temperatu...

Page 90: ...th scales to choose from ranging from 0 10m to 0 3000m Toggle with keys Color for depth and temperature can be changed Toggle between available colors by means of the keys Scale for temperature can be...

Page 91: ...sounder setup display Echosounder setup Select transducers TYPE PORT Transducer 1 Simrad Combi C50 200 ECHO2 BEAM ANGLE DEPTH Transducer 1 12 07 00 0 m Keel depth below surface 00 0 m Display DEPTH BE...

Page 92: ...el Water profile choose between SALT and FRESH water The set ting will reflect on the Velocity of sound in water i e SALT 1470 meters per second and FRESH 1430 meters per second as standard The standa...

Page 93: ...uency echo picture are accessed by a single keystroke ENT Press ENT from active echo display Setup 50kHz Range start 000 m Range AUTO Gain 30dB White line OFF Expansion window 6 m TVG Normal 20 log R...

Page 94: ...h the water See Fig 1 The sound waves move through the water until they encounter a change in density such as a fish or the bottom This causes the sound waves to echo back up through the water When th...

Page 95: ...ng Similar to the way a flashlight focuses light most of the sound from your transducer is focused downwards with a smaller amount going out to the sides The amount of focusing of the sound beam is ex...

Page 96: ...vessel s speed The display of fish on the CAXX depends directly on the vessel s speed as well as on the depth of the fish When the vessel is at rest the echo traces will appear stretched and flattene...

Page 97: ...ship s dead ahead bearing is indicated by the heading line flashing at the 0 relative bearing with every revolution of the sweep trace Head Up mode Coastline contours and landmass are generally depic...

Page 98: ...ts Weather effects reduce the long range at which targets can be detected Water surface clutter waves reduces the ability to detect targets close by Either can ob scure the echoes from targets that ma...

Page 99: ...ad cable crossings can mimic a moving target on your radar screen The cable target usually appears to be on a collision course The entire length of cable does not appear on the screen only a point on...

Page 100: ...t on the radar With experience however different targets can be identified by the relative size brightness and position of their radar echo returns Buoys and small boats are one example of targets tha...

Page 101: ...orizon and are very helpful for observing potential bad weather conditions If the returns from storm areas and rain squalls are not desired the RAIN clutter control can be adjusted to minimize the eff...

Page 102: ...sually can be reduced by adjustment of the SEA clutter control 8 1 9 Radar interference Whenever two or more radar equipped vessels are operating within reception range of each other mutual interferen...

Page 103: ...signal on first striking the smooth side of the large target will be reflected and these subsequent echo returns to the antenna are shown on the display However the same reflection may also hit other...

Page 104: ...o other objects around Maintain a good visual watch proceed at a safe speed and enjoy your boating 8 2 1 Radar menus Main radar menu MENU Call up the menu bar and 6 press 6 to call up the RADAR main m...

Page 105: ...arget threshold 5 Stand by time 000000h Transmit time 000000h Auto sea minimum 035 Auto sea default 050 Auto sea maximum 070 Auto gain minimum 080 Auto gain default 090 Auto gain maximum 105 Test scan...

Page 106: ...ing adjust Orientation should be HU Head Up Turn the ship so a target becomes visible in the front and adjust until target is straight ahead on the heading line Use the keys to position it correctly T...

Page 107: ...reset parameters can only be adjusted from X MIT mode after correct scanner type etc has been selected and Stretch mode is left in off position Gain must be adjusted before Sea Auto gain values To adj...

Page 108: ...press key 7 Now you are ready to adjust the Auto sea values in the lower part of the Radar setup display Auto sea minimum factory value 035 Adjust to visible Sea clutter on screen Auto sea default fa...

Page 109: ...6 months the antenna will need an extra 20 minutes to warm up so when the count down of 120 seconds are finished the radar must be left in Standby mode for the extra 20 minutes it takes for the anten...

Page 110: ...d appear and 6 1 load Radar display the top line indicates the bearing and distance from ship s position to cursor position or ships position with COG and SOG indications HU 2 0nm Power off TI Tune AU...

Page 111: ...your boat NU North Up in true motion In this mode targets are displayed at their measured distances in true direction from your boat North being at the top of the display In the NU mode you must be in...

Page 112: ...e the unwanted echoes will disappear leaving real targets visible The amount of delay is controlled by the rain clutter adjustment As you increase the adjustment the delay will get larger causing the...

Page 113: ...te the distance to same The readout automatically adjusts for the range the radar is on This dashed line can be placed over either a moving target such as another boat or a fixed target such as land T...

Page 114: ...tion The rotation speed will be controlled automatically when leaving Scanner type to Auto detect in Radar setup MENU 6 3 Manually the rotation speed can be set to either 24 or 48 rpm depending on the...

Page 115: ...toggle between available values with the keys and insert data by the numerical keys ENT Confirm changes by pressing ENT or MENU To make adjustments in the second radar display right half of screen WI...

Page 116: ...N key until the left half of the screen is highlighted in the screen symbol in the top right corner of the menu bar 1 1 Select chart 1 from the chart menu you now have a chart presented in the left ha...

Page 117: ...ween radar and chart displays is to lock the chart cursor to the radar cursor or lock the chart scale to the radar range The lock function is controlled by the radar display which means that e g movin...

Page 118: ...y active for as long as you wish Turning the navi gation mode off will temporarily set it out of function because there is nothing to show but when you start navigating the function will become active...

Page 119: ...cursor within 2 3 of the display and press the 0 key The ship s position will now be moved to the cursor position and thereby increasing the desired area of view To deactivate the Off center mode pre...

Page 120: ...4 36 48 Range rings 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 Interval 0 0625 0 125 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 5 1 2 4 8 8 Targets The shape of the target has a direct affect on the image displayed A flat surface at right angles r...

Page 121: ...exit Radar setup TX Press for 2 seconds to start a count down of 30 seconds TX Press for 2 seconds again to activate the demo mode Use the ZOOM keys to adjust the range and presentation The legend De...

Page 122: ...display ADJ Open for adjustment a warning will pop up that you are about to change settings for the radar press MENU to abandon or ENT to continue Use the cursor key to go to Scanner type and select...

Page 123: ...splay The CAXX is ready to present wind data from connected instruments Wind data the wind instrument can provide both wind direction and wind speed and the readings can be shown in relative or true w...

Page 124: ...he next page Go to the function you wish to change Toggle between settings or 0 9 key in new figure ENT Confirm entry and return to Wind display Damping level can be set to LOW MEDIUM or HIGH The high...

Page 125: ...To delete a MOB track from the memory see section 3 3 6 9 3 DSC alarm feature prepared for future DSC VHF To receive a DSC Alarm and Message from VHF will require that the CAXX is connected to a comp...

Page 126: ...he current setups in the internal memory of the unit Do it whenever you have added important data or when you wish to transfer routes and waypoints etc to another compatible unit The storage capacity...

Page 127: ...in the databank you have chosen will be overwritten You can not add more information to data already transferred Whenever transferring data either from an XX42 50 52 to Databank 1 or 2 on DataCard or...

Page 128: ...display which was on the screen before you made the transfer Load from DataCard DATABANK 1 Data generated by Simrad CA42 Used internal memory 672 bytes 0 Used DataCard memory 85332 bytes 19 Used inte...

Page 129: ...enu bar and 7 4 load the Data transfer window Data transfer _1_ DataCard upper drawer see section 9 4 _3_ DataCard lower drawer see section 9 4 _7_ NMEA connection _MENU_ Exit 7 Select the NMEA connec...

Page 130: ...of how many routes were transferred MENU Exit function and return to normal NMEA communication Receive WPs and routes 7 Press 7 to enable reception of waypoints and routes from the plan ning program...

Page 131: ...ted data can take anywhere from less than a second and up to a few minutes depending on the amount of data If it takes too long and you need the CA42 50 52 in a hurry then press the MENU key to Stop s...

Page 132: ...CA42 50 52 Miscellaneous menu Chapter 9 132...

Page 133: ...nguage display Setup for speed LOG speed sensor ON LOG speed calibration 019000 PULSES nm Speed alarm maximum 000 0kn OFF Speed alarm minimum 000 0kn OFF Setup for units Depth altitude in METERS Dista...

Page 134: ...h speed limits etc Speed stability and time of response can be adjusted in position setup display press MENU 2 1 ENT and use the cursor key to go to Speed and course filter level to adjust the setting...

Page 135: ...n out ports 1 NMEA1 contains both an NMEA port and the connection for the dual station The NMEA1 data from the main unit is available from NMEA2 port on the dual station 2 NMEA2 is recommended for sta...

Page 136: ...0183 NMEA2 NMEA0183 Sentence String Status NMEA Wind data Relative wind MWV ON 2 True wind MWV ON 2 Water data Water temperature MTW OFF 1 Water speed and heading VHW OFF 1 Heading data Heading HDG ON...

Page 137: ...L OFF OFF UTC time to destination WP ZTG OFF OFF Water data Water temperature MTW ON ON Water speed and heading VHW ON ON Depth below keel DBK OFF OFF Depth below surface DBS OFF OFF Depth below trans...

Page 138: ...rue Heading Deviation and Variation Heading Magnetic True wind speed and angle Relative wind speed and angle Wind speed and angle Description of NMEA0183 external position heading and speed input GLL...

Page 139: ...OFF Alarm stand by level LOW Interface setup pos status Output pin 4 6 OFF Pos status stand by level LOW Interface setup log Output pin 5 6 ON MENU Exit Accept ENT The stand by level can be either LOW...

Page 140: ...18 Finnmarken 19 French 20 S Bothnian 21 Hebridean 22 Frisian 23 Helgeland 0A 0E 1B 2A 2E 3B 3E 3F 4B 4C 4E 5B 5F 6A 6C 6E 7B 7D 7E 8B 8C 8E 9B 9E 24 Skagerak 25 N Persian 26 S Persian 27 Bombay 28 C...

Page 141: ...e offset to the time delay toggle positive negative with ENT Confirm entry List of Loran C chains Central Pacific Gulf of Alaska Southeast U S Great Lakes Northeast U S Canadian West Coast Canadian Ea...

Page 142: ...mple POS POS There is a total of nine palettes numbered from 1 to 9 Echogram background Radar colors DAY Chart colors Ship Cursor Landfilling Background CHART1 CHART2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Depth 3 Grid MENU...

Page 143: ...r to section 9 4 If the unit is acting strange it is still alive but has ceased to respond to normal operation it could become necessary to return to ALL factory presets but first check Troubleshootin...

Page 144: ...tely sure press ENT to complete the job If not absolutely sure then press MENU to exit the function Power off Reset In case for some reason the unit is totally locked i e no immediate response from th...

Page 145: ...enna and cable Replace antenna or cable Screen update is extremely slow Check that the stored Tracks and Routes not currently in use are not all drawn up on the chart Turn off Course line for each sto...

Page 146: ...e a clean damp cloth which has been dipped in a solution of a mild dish detergent and water Wring out firmly before wiping the unit Never use cleaning solutions containing spirit or alcohol Transducer...

Page 147: ...17 8 x D 90 3 6 mm CA52 H 330 13 x L 460 18 1 x D 95 3 7 mm Environment 0 C to 50 C waterproof USC 46 CFR and IP55 Housing Casted aluminum back polycarbonate front Weight CA40 42 3 7 kg 8 1 lbs CA50...

Page 148: ...e up to 1kW RMS per channel Impedance 75 ohms Display ranges 3 to 3000 meters in 21 steps and auto Detection ranges Frequency Beam Fish Bottom 38 kHz 13x21 410m 1800m 50 kHz 10x16 430m 1500m 200 kHz 7...

Page 149: ...nd temperature 45 and 15 beam P52 600W plastic transom mount triducer depth speed and temperature 45 and 15 beam P319 600W plastic through hull transducer 45 and 15 beam ST650 Speed and temperature on...

Page 150: ...10m 153 3002 012 153 3002 015 153 3002 008 15m 153 3002 013 153 3002 016 153 3002 009 20m 153 3002 014 153 3002 017 153 3002 010 30m 153 3002 314 153 3002 317 153 3002 310 40m 153 3002 414 153 3002 41...

Page 151: ...atellites in orbit The almanac data is used by the GPS receiver to find and lock onto the satellite signal The CAXX has a built in basic almanac Auto trackpoint shift will automatically shift to the n...

Page 152: ...automatically follow and thus reveal the details This process is very demanding and may take some seconds extra for updating LOG speed calibration the unit is preset to receive 19000 pulses per nauti...

Page 153: ...ate making a track trailing the ship or plotting eventmarks etc as the ship is sailing NMEA National Marine Electronics Association The NMEA is an organization of manufacturers of marine electronics e...

Page 154: ...to set the alarm depths and to enable or disable both the minimum and maximum depth alarms A Scope a method of displaying the echosounder information In A Scope mode the echoes are displayed in a bar...

Page 155: ...possibly volume Increasing the gain setting of the CAXX will allow you to see smaller and deeper targets If the gain is set too high however you will begin to see noise and unwanted targets Generally...

Page 156: ...d on the basis of time or distance when data from last ping appears on the display Signal threshold can be set to ON to eliminate the appearance of unwanted noise The threshold level is automatic and...

Page 157: ...use of the VRM The depth to the VRM can be seen in the left side of the screen This function is not available if VRM expansion is ON Radar section Cursor EBL can provide an image on the radar display...

Page 158: ...to protect you in a full 360 degrees The audio alarm can be sounded from the unit or through an external speaker buzzer wired into the system see section 11 8 Electrical connections in Installation ma...

Page 159: ...the radar display This control differentiates the multitude of small radar returns from rain effectively reducing or eliminating the rain clutter and allowing the operator to observe larger vessel tra...

Page 160: ...ral it is better to use the trails feature away from harbors and the shoreline to avoid a cluttered display to better concentrate on trails of target vessels etc True motion land buoys and fixed objec...

Page 161: ...rican 1969 046 Kerguelen Island 009 Adindan 047 Kertau 1948 010 Afgooye 048 L C 5 Astro 011 Ain el Abd 1970 049 Liberia 1964 012 Anna 1 Astro 1965 050 Luzon 013 Arc 1950 051 Mahe 1971 014 Arc 1960 052...

Page 162: ...uthwest Base 118 Special Indian MGRS rel 082 Timbalai 1948 083 Tokyo 084 Tristan Astro 1968 085 Viti Levu 1916 086 Wake Eniwetok 1960 087 Wake Island Astro 1952 088 Zanderij 089 Finnish Datum 090 Swed...

Page 163: ...to call up an info window Scale 1 200000 Actual chart scale No user data at cursor position 1 Edit user data Inactive function 2 Chart info See details below 3 Find nearest port services See details b...

Page 164: ...it the function Service information ENT Press ENT from the chart display to call up the Info window 3 Find nearest port services will call up a list of symbols with relevant information on each symbol...

Page 165: ...will stay on the screen for about 10 seconds Tide information ENT Press ENT from the chart display to call up the Info window 3 Press 3 to call up the C MAP symbols with available facilities Use the...

Page 166: ...d high tides for a different date in the past or in the future it is possible to change the date Day In the display there will be a red box cursor on the number of the day in the month Toggle to a dif...

Page 167: ...are organized in categories and each category can be selected as one without having to decide upon almost 300 objects separately Refer to section 3 4 Chart setup The following functions are used to en...

Page 168: ...Weir line Small craft facility Coastguard station Pilot boarding place Rescue station Signal station traffic Signal station warning Port area Harbor master Coast Guard Police Customs Health emergency...

Page 169: ...ane landing area Spoil ground Straight territorial sea baseline Submarine transit lane Territorial sea area Tracks routes Deep water route part Deep water route centrel Fairway Ferry route Navigation...

Page 170: ...CA42 50 52 C MAP attributes Appendix C 170...

Page 171: ...tributes 163 chart info 163 C MAP cartridges continued feature groups 33 find nearest port services 163 objects 163 167 port marine location 164 tide information 165 Contrast and light 15 Course magne...

Page 172: ...93 156 standard display 85 time distance 91 transducers 156 transducer beam width 94 Echosounder continued transducer plug 1 2 91 transmit power 84 93 156 TVG 93 156 variable range marker 85 89 157 v...

Page 173: ...uto waypoint shift 66 151 composite navigation 54 cursor navigation 29 66 75 Estimated Time of Arrival 70 Navigation continued examples 74 graphical steering display 68 great circle navigation 54 high...

Page 174: ...center mode 118 159 operation 97 orientation 98 111 PLOT function 119 159 PPI center 102 159 rain clutter 105 110 159 Radar continued range rings 110 119 scanner rotation Rpm 110 114 scanner type 105...

Page 175: ...us indicator accuracy 36 Symbols 14 Targets edit target 28 64 name 32 plot target 30 set up targets 63 Targets stored in the memory 63 TL50 version 133 Track function advance 81 auto trackpoint shift...

Page 176: ...wide use aboard non SOLAS vessels comply with the relevant essential requirements of Directive 1999 5 EC SIMRAD CA42 CA42 SV CA50 CA52 Chartplotters with GPS receiver Conformity assessment under Annex...

Page 177: ...cts claimed to be defective ON BOARD SERVICE can be arranged by authorized local service dealers or national distributors upon request Labor costs for the repair replacement of the defective modules p...

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