VDO AcquaLink A2C59501997 Instruction Manual Download

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Contents

Getting started

Data pages

Data page configuration

Management of network devices

MediaBox use

VDO Marine Configuration Tool use

Troubleshooting

Technical specifications

Spare parts, sensors and accessories

Updated and multilingual instructions available

These instructions are always updated and available in several

languages at www.vdo-marine.com.

Accompanying documentation

The instructions for installing and using Nav Box and Nav Control are
available at www.vdo-marine.com, document codes:

Nav Box: A2C12119500

Nav Control: A2C99832800

Customer service and warranty

In the event of malfunction, fault or for information on the warranty,

contact a VDO partner. To find a partner, visit www.vdo-partner.com.

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Page 3: ...sories 51 Updated and multilingual instructions available These instructions are always updated and available in several languages at www vdo marine com Accompanying documentation The instructions for installing and using Nav Box and Nav Control are available at www vdo marine com document codes l Nav Box A2C12119500 l Nav Control A2C99832800 Customer service and warranty In the event of malfuncti...

Page 4: ...iew data from the engines and the sensors connected to Nav Box through NMEA 2000 NMEA 0183 SAE J1939 or directly connected through analog inputs Up to four engines can be monitored from the display The Nav Control remote control is necessary to interact with the display 4 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 5: ...e engine the received signal priority is the following 1 Analog input 2 NMEA 2000 3 SAE J1939 4 NMEA 0183 On Off The on off mode depends on the connection made during installation The VDO logo and software version followed by the AcquaLink logo appear when turned on In addition if before turned off the display was controlled by Nav Control or if on the VDO CAN bus network there is only one display...

Page 6: ...he display Briefly press l Return to the previous menu level Hold down l Return to the last data page displayed Briefly press l Access the display main menu By briefly pressing and only when data pages are displayed l Change the favorite group to be displayed By briefly pressing and only if there are several displays on the network l Change the display to be controlled Getting started 6 7 TFT disp...

Page 7: ...r of engines 2 Set up general device operations see General settings on page 18 and System settings on page 20 3 Configure the sensors connected to Nav Box see Sensor configuration on page 29 4 Change remove data pages selecting the best layout and data to be viewed see Data page configuration on page 12 5 Enable disable the alarms on the VDO CAN bus NMEA 2000 and SAE J1939 networks see Alarm mana...

Page 8: ... setting displays the four favorite groups with eleven pages each and the ALL VALUES group Possible operations To scroll the pages rotate the Nav Control knob or scroll your finger horizontally across the screen To change the favorite group press on Nav Control or scroll your finger up and down on the screen To add delete edit pages see Data page configuration on page 12 Shared features Part Descr...

Page 9: ...Pa Engine exhaust temp C F Engine hours h Engine trim Gear oil temp C F Gear oil pressure bar psi kPa Fuel True heading Course over ground App wind speed AWS m s km h kn bft App wind angle AWA True wind speed TWS m s km h kn bft True wind angle TWA True wind direction TWD Depth below transducer m ft fath Data pages 9 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG...

Page 10: ...city made good km h mph kn Distance through water km mi nm Trip through water km mi nm Time h m s Race timer h m s Coordinates Degrees Minutes DM Battery voltage V Battery current A Rudder angle Fresh water level Waste water level Sea water temp C F Ambient temp C F Barometer hPa mmHg inHg True set angle Data pages 10 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland A...

Page 11: ...peed km h mph kn X track error cross track error km mi nm Distance to waypoint km mi nm Bearing to waypoint Velocity to waypoint km h mph kn Data pages 11 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 12: ...ayouts and three default layouts Layout description Layout SINGLE single box The data value is numeric or displayed by a gauge Layout DUAL two boxes up to two data values The data values are numeric or displayed by a gauge 12 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 13: ...r data values The data values are numeric or displayed by a gauge Layout RADIO MediaBox page See MediaBox use on page 41 Layout NAV DASH two three or eight editable analog gauge layout see Viewable data in Nav Dash layout on page 15 Data page configuration 13 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 14: ... Layout MAST four pages with data about Apparent wind angle AWA Apparent wind speed AWS Speed through water STW True heading Data page configuration 14 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 15: ...f how to edit a page with a SINGLE layout by applying a DUAL layout 1 Press to access the main menu and then scroll and select FAVORITES 2 Scroll and select the favorite group where the page to be changed is located 3 Scroll the pages until the desired page is displayed and select it 4 Scroll and select the page layout DUAL the page opens with the first box green 5 Select the first box the box tur...

Page 16: ...ect the favorite group where the page to be deleted is located 3 Scroll until you see the desired page and select it 4 Scroll and select the page layout REMOVE the message NO SCREEN is displayed 5 Hold down to save settings and return to the data page Add a page When first turned on the favorite groups contain the maximum number of pages eleven To add a new page you must first delete at least one ...

Page 17: ...d select USER CONFIG 2 Scroll and select Engine amount then select Amount of engines 3 Scroll and select the new number of engines 4 Hold down to save settings and return to the data page Data page configuration 17 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 18: ...General settings Menu layout USER CONFIG 18 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 19: ...s interrupted Trip Reset of the distance for trip through water l Yes l No Display Illumination Brightness of the display and instruments belonging to the same group see Groups of devices on page 38 1 7 Display Background Display background and character color l Day black background white characters l Night black background red characters l Fog black background yellow characters l White white back...

Page 20: ...System settings Menu layout SYSTEM CONFIG Note the units of measure depend on parameter SYSTEM CONFIG Units 20 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 21: ...ge Reset Reset user configs Restoration of factory default settings for trip distance illumination display color favorite groups l Yes l No Reset Reset system configs Restoration of factory default settings for damping clock unit of measure alarms l Yes l No Reset Reset sensor configs Restoration of factory default settings for all sensors l Yes l No Reset Reset instrument groups Restoration of fa...

Page 22: ...gs l Yes l No Unit of measure Managed units of measure are provided below Datum Metric Imperial Nautical Custom Distance km mi nmi ft km mi nm Boat speed kmh mph kn km h mph kn Wind speed kmh kn kn km h kn m s bft Depth m ft ft m ft fath Pressure bar psi psi bar kPa psi Barometer hPa inHg inHg hPa mmHg inHg Fuel l gal gal l gal Temperature C F F C F System settings 22 7 TFT display Instruction man...

Page 23: ...ample With medium strong wind to prevent the wind speed value from quickly and suddenly changing set damping to High or Medium On the contrary with slight or no wind set No or Low for a reactive indication System settings 23 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 24: ...m is triggered the pop up with the alarm description appears on the display the buzzer sounds if enabled and the indicator light for the alarm type appears on Nav Control see Signals on Nav Control on the next page All active alarms appear in the ALARMS Active alarms page Note an alarm configured as disabled is ignored and will not appear in the alarm list The alarm signal is inhibited during devi...

Page 25: ...rm is triggered the red indicator light appears on the screen of all the Nav Control devices on the network The indicator lights identify three types of alarms Icon Alarm Engine alarms Battery alarms Other alarms Alarm management 25 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 26: ... remains visible in the data pages View the active alarm list If at least one alarm is active press the button to access the main menu and then scroll and select ALARMS Active alarms the list of all active alarms appears Alarm configuration on Nav Box Configuration of alarms is transmitted from the display to Nav Box which then memorizes it If there are several AcquaLink displays on the VDO CAN bu...

Page 27: ...alarm list appears 3 Scroll and select the alarm to be configured 4 Select Alarm active 5 Scroll and select Yes No to enable disable the alarm signal through the pop up and the indicator light on Nav Control 6 To enable disable the buzzer scroll and select Buzzer then scroll and select Yes or No 7 Hold down to return to the data pages Menu description ALARMS Alarm Description Possible values comma...

Page 28: ... Fuel Fuel level minimum threshold 0 99 20 buzzer Yes Fresh water Fresh water minimum threshold 0 99 m 20 buzzer Yes Waste water Waste water maximum threshold 0 99 80 buzzer Yes Min RPM Engine revolutions minimum threshold Only values under the threshold will be considered to trigger engine alarms 0 990 rpm 300 rpm CAN Alarm access from CAN bus NMEA 2000 and J1939 See Alarm management on page 24 A...

Page 29: ...here are several AcquaLink displays on the VDO CAN bus network the same configuration settings are visible on each display Menu layout SENSOR CONFIG Only sensors connected to display analog inputs can be configured and or calibrated Note the units of measure depend on parameter SYSTEM CONFIG Units 29 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 30: ...Sensor configuration 30 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 31: ...ect SENSOR CONFIG 2 Scroll and select Engine 3 Scroll and select the data e g Oil temp To view factory settings see Sensor types on page 33 4 Scroll and select the type of sensor e g 50 to 150 C 5 Hold down to return to the data pages Configure the sensor for engine revolutions in frequency 1 Press to access the main menu and then scroll and select SENSOR CONFIG 2 Scroll and select Engine 3 Select...

Page 32: ...data pages Delete the calibration on the fuel level sensor 1 Press to access the main menu and then scroll and select SENSOR CONFIG 2 Scroll and select Fuel 3 Scroll and select Calibration then select Delete cal default factory settings are restored 4 Hold down to return to the data pages Configure the other sensors Following is the procedure to configure the compass and wind pressure depth rudder...

Page 33: ...nd keel to calculate free water 0 9 9 m 2m Depth Draught Boat draught 0 9 9 m 0 3m Rudder Rudder offset Alignment between the sensor center and counter rudder blade 0 120 0 Speed Speed correction factor Alignment between the sensor Speed through water STW and real boat speed See Calculate the speed offset factor on page 35 0 199 99 1 00 Engine Pulse per revolution Offset factor to calculate the en...

Page 34: ...e oil l 2 bar l 3 bar l 5 bar l 10 bar l 16 bar l 25 bar l 30 bar Engine Transmission oil press Pressure sensor for transmission oil l 2 bar l 3 bar l 5 bar l 10 bar l 16 bar l 25 bar l 30 bar Engine Shunt Shunt capacity l 60 A A2C59514043 l 150 A A2C59514047 Fuel Tank volume Maximum fuel tank capacity 0 1000 l Sensor configuration 34 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automot...

Page 35: ...l 5 point calibration l Delete cal eliminates any calibration and restore factory default settings Calculate the speed offset factor The speed offset factor lets you align the speed through water STW to the actual speed If the measured speed differs from the real boat speed for more than 0 5 kn this factor can be adjusted Increasing the offset factor reduces the displayed speed through water STW S...

Page 36: ...Management of network devices Menu layout NETWORK 36 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 37: ...Management of network devices 37 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 38: ...h the lowest ID Sort displays Order of displays on the network Numbered list of displays on the network Bind Nav Control to display Matching between Nav Control and display List of displays on the network Software version Software version of each device on the network List of devices on the network and software versions Note NMEA 0 ID engine 1 NMEA 1 ID engine 2 etc Groups of devices The devices c...

Page 39: ...scroll and select NETWORK 2 Scroll and select Tacho instance the list of tachometers on the network is displayed the first on the list is selected and blinks 3 If necessary scroll and select a different tachometer 4 Scroll and select the engine ID to be monitored 5 Hold down to save settings and return to the data page Order of displays on the network When there are several AcquaLink displays on t...

Page 40: ... Nav Control Matching between the display and Nav Control allows the display to be controlled only with the matched Nav Control s The displays that are not matched can be controlled from any Nav Control on the network Up to three Nav Controls can be matched to each display and up to three displays can matched to each Nav Control Match the display to Nav Control 1 Press to access the main menu and ...

Page 41: ...2000 network and to Nav Box with a dedicated adapter cable NMEA 2000 VDO CAN bus Once connected to the NMEA 2000 network MediaBox remains in stand by awaiting to be turned on from the display or VDO MediaBox app Open MediaBox The relevant page must be enabled to open MediaBox The page is already included in the default configuration If not found see Add a MediaBox page on page 45 to add it On Off ...

Page 42: ... symbol 3 Press the knob again MediaBox turns on 4 Press the knob again MediaBox turns off Note if the USB and BT sources are not connected their menus are disabled MediaBox use 42 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 43: ...ons and select the one you want Set FM AM radio stations 1 Repeatedly press the button to position the menu bar on the FM source and select it or scroll and select the AM source 2 Scroll to enable commands or Briefly press the knobto scroll frequencies hold it down to scan them MediaBox use 43 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 44: ...the USB key with the playlist 2 Repeatedly press the button until positioned on the menu bar Scroll and select the USB source 3 Scroll and select the various commands 4 To select a track scroll and select the playlist the track list appears MediaBox use 44 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 45: ...in the correct frequencies for the geographical area scroll and select Tuner region 4 To obtain information on the media player scroll and select Info Add a MediaBox page 1 Press to access the main menu and then scroll and select FAVORITES 2 Scroll and select the favorite group where the page will be added 3 Scroll until you see an empty page NO SCREEN and select it 4 Scroll and select the page la...

Page 46: ...factory settings 1 Press to access the main menu and then scroll and select SYSTEM CONFIG 2 Scroll and select Reset Reset factory MediaBox use 46 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 47: ...d to the display Operations VDO Marine Configuration Tool communicates with devices connected on the NMEA 2000 network through VDO Diagnostic Tool connected to the PC via USB For further information and instructions for use on VDO Marine Configuration Tool see VDO Marine Configuration Tool User manual available at www vdo marine com 47 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automo...

Page 48: ...log inputs on Nav Box Refer to the Nav Box documentation The NMEA 2000 SAE J1939 network backbone was incorrectly created Check connections and make sure there is a termination at the beginning and end of the backbone and not the expected value is displayed or the gauge pointer blinks in the layout NAV DASH Data not available on the network Check the correct operations of the sensor Sensor not con...

Page 49: ... NMEA 2000 network or to the power supply Check connections MediaBox not powered MediaBox is connected but off Turn on MediaBox see MediaBox use on page 41 Troubleshooting 49 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

Page 50: ... 40 to 85 C Electrical specifications Rated voltage 12 24 V Voltage tolerance 9 32 V Working current 600 mA 12 V Absorption LEN 2 Conformity Conformity Directives 2014 30 EU Electromagnetic compatibility 2011 65 EU Electrical electronic equipment hazardous substances Reference standards IEC 60945 2002 08 environmental class exposed Disposal instructions Separate waste and use the collection center...

Page 51: ...ber White bezel A2C3995200001 Black bezel A2C59501968 Sun cover A2C59501973 Cable with video connector A2C99791100 Available accessories To view available accessories visit www vdo marine com 51 7 TFT display Instruction manual v 1 0 2018 Continental Automotive Switzerland AG ...

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