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Icom MR-1000RII Instruction Manual
Summary of MR-1000RII
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Instruction manual marine radar mr-1000r™ (radome type) mr-1000t™ (open array type; 4 kw) mr-1000t (open array type; 6 kw).
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I • ex-2714 (radome type unit) qty. Q system cable (15 m) ........................................... 1 w installation bolts (m10 × 50) .................................. 4 e installation bolts (m10 × 25) .................................. 4 r installation nuts (m10) ...................................
Page 3: Be Careful!
Ii foreword thank you for purchasing icom’s mr-1000rii/tii/tiii marine radar . The radar is designed especially for fishing boats. It has powerful transmitting power, a 10-inch crt display and many other advanced features. If you have any questions regarding the operation of the radar, contact your ...
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Iii for display unit: r warning! Never let metal, wire or other objects touch any internal part of the display unit. This may result in an electric shock. R warning! Never apply ac voltage to the dc connector of the display unit. This may pose a fire hazard, result in an electric shock or damage the...
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Iv system components ......................................... I supplied accessories ...................................... I foreword ............................................................ Ii important ............................................................. Ii explicit definitions .......
Page 6: Panel Description
1 panel description 1 ■ front panel q power switch [power]/[ ] (p. 7) push to turn the radar power on or off. • the standby screen appears for 90 seconds while the magnetron warms up. • the initial screen appears and a beep sounds after the power has been turned on. W transmit/save switch [tx (save)...
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2 1 panel description o ebl2 (vrm2) switch [ebl2 (vrm2)]/ [ ] (pp. 14, 15) push to display the electronic bearing line 2 (ebl2) and the variable range marker 2 (vrm2), and acti- vate the [ t ] [ u ] for the electronic bearing line se- lector and [ p ] [ q ] for the range marker selector. • when vrm1...
Page 8: Screen
3 1 panel description @1 tuning level indicator (p. 8) shows the receiver tuning level. @2 tuning mode indicator (p. 8) “m.Tune” appears when the manual tuning func - tion is in use. @3 fixed ring range readout (p. 13) shows the interval range of the fixed ring. • this readout appears when “ring” in...
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4 1 panel description #5 compass indicator (pp. 23, 38) • gyro : nmea (gyro) is connected. • compass : nmea (compass), n+1 or aux data is connected. #6 ebl1/ 2 readouts (pp. 14, 15) shows the bearing of the displayed electronic bear- ing lines (ebl1 and ebl2) when ebl is in use. Ebl2 shows pi ( !0 )...
Page 10: Menu
2 5 menu ■ video video menu d.Range ir stretch pulse sea trail time on 1 2 lp manual auto mid. Wide off off sp 6s 3m 15s 6m 30s 15m 1m tune 1 2 3 4 nar. D tune • auto : automatic tuning. • “a.Tune” appears for approximately 2 sec - onds, instead of the screen display, when first transmitting after t...
Page 11: Int. Setting
6 2 menu ■ ata (automatic tracking aid) a t a menu vect no.Disp off all own vect alarm cpa limit tcpa limit true on on on off rel off off 1.0nm 1 min a t a sel d ata • off : turn off the ata function. • on : turn on the ata function. D no.Disp • off : do not display any mark number. • sel : display ...
Page 12: Basic Operation
Basic operation 3 7 ■ checking the installation before turning on the power, be sure all the connec- tions are complete. The checklist at right may be help- ful for necessary confirmation. Caution : connect the scanner unit before turning on the power. Otherwise the magnetron inside the scanner unit...
Page 13: Basic Operation
3 basic operation 8 ■ basic operation tx save target trails mode alm + - mob menu ebl2 vrm2 ebl1 vrm1 brill zoom off cent pi hl off gain sea rain power e q w u r t y e q w u r t y q turn on the power. W push [tx]/[ ] after the countdown disap- pears from the screen. • see “turning power on/off” on p...
Page 14: Rain Function
9 3 basic operation the following are typical basic operation examples, which may hinder radar reception (sea clutter, precipitation interference and echoes from other radar). ■ rain function adjust rain control small echos this function eliminates echoes from rain, snow, fog etc. • rotate the contr...
Page 15: Ir Function
10 3 basic operation ■ ir function with ir function on radar interference radar interference may appear when another ship’s radar is operating on the same frequency band in close proximity. The ir function can eliminate this type of interference. (p. 5) q push [menu]/[ ] to call up video menu. W hol...
Page 16: Trails Function
11 3 basic operation ■ trails function the trails function memorizes echoes continuously or at constant intervals. This is useful for watching other ships’ tracks, approximately relative speed, etc. 3/4 (0.25) m.Tune 1:05 nm curs stw 15.7kt h up hdg 253.9˚t 6m trails ir es t.Vect 0.453nm trail indic...
Page 17: Ship Speed Indication
12 3 basic operation ■ ship speed indication when the ship speed data in nmea 0183 format is ap- plied, the radar can display the ship speed. Knots (kt) or kilometers/hour (km/h) are automatically selected in the normal screen (p. 3) by selecting nautical miles (nm) or kilometers (km) respectively. ...
Page 18: Distance Measurement
4 distance and direction measurements 13 ■ distance measurement two measurement procedures can be used with this radar. Use them separately or jointly is possible. The distance unit, nautical miles (nm) or kilometers (km) is selected in the function menu (p. 5). D using the fixed rings 1 (0.25) t.Ve...
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14 4 distance and direction measurements ■ bearing and distance measurement this radar has two electronic bearing lines (ebl) to indicate the target direction from your ship or a target. D using the ebl and vrm 3/4 tvect 3m 1141nm nm curs sog 00 km/h h up 3240 r hdg ir 3151˚t 2471˚t wpt 34 0503nm 03...
Page 20: Advanced Measurements
■ advanced measurements using both electronic bearing lines (ebl) and both variable range markers (vrm), the following ad- vanced measurements can be made: d measuring the distance and direction between two targets 3/4 mtune tvect 3m 1141nm nm curs\ sog km/h h up 3171˚m hdg ir es ebl1 ebl2 wpt vrm1 ...
Page 21: Alarm Zone Setting
The unit has an alarm function to protect your ship from collisions. If other ships, islands or other obstructions. Come into the pre-programmed alarm zone, the function alerts you with an alarm. You can set the desired range and bearing for an alarm zone. While the alarm function is activated, the ...
Page 22: Ata Menu Setting
■ ata (automatic tracking aid) by automatically tracking the target chosen by the cursor key, the closest point of approach (cpa) and the time to closest point of approach (tcpa) limit of your ship and a target are calculated. Ata is the function to tell about to alarm sound, when both cpa and tcpa ...
Page 23: Ata Operation
■ ata operation select the target on the display which you want to track. New brg cse cpa dist spd tcpa no.10 brg 305.7t 0:20 cse 081.3t cpa 5.9nm dist 11.43nm spd 12.3kt tcpa 0:50 identification no. Bearing course distance speed passage of time closest point of approach time to closest point of app...
Page 24: Plots
■ plots plot displays the target’s past positions of targets every 1 minute as 3 dots. Q w e r q target goes straight. W target turns right. E target reduces speed (dots are closer together behind the target). R target increases speed (dots are father apart be- hind the target). 6 ata (automatic tra...
Page 25: Indirect Echoes
■ indirect echoes indirect echoes may be returned from either a passing ship, or returned from a reflecting surface, such as a mast on your own ship. Target scanner mast or similar obstruction an echo is reflected at this point. Your ship target bridge an indirect echo from a reflective surface will...
Page 26: Multiple Echoes
7 basic radar theory 21 ■ multiple echoes multiple echoes may appear when a short-range and strong echo is received from a ship, bridge, or break- water. Your ship another ship multiple echoes will appear beyond the target’s true echo point on the same bearing of a large target. They can be reduced ...
Page 27: Blind and Shadow Sectors
7 basic radar theory 22 ■ blind and shadow sectors blind or shadow sectors may exist because of obstruc- tions such as masts, derricks or other metal objects. An obstruction may throw either a complete or partial shadow as shown in the diagram below. If a target is in a shadow sector, target echoes ...
Page 28: Connecting The Units
■ connecting the units nmea1: bearing data input nmea2: nmea 0183 data input speed sensor input + ground power supply 10.2 to 42 v dc red: black: _ pwr gnd never connect anything other than the supplied scanner unit. Supplied scanner unit display unit nmea1 connection (rear panel view) nmea2 connect...
Page 29: Installing The Display Unit
• sx-2713/sx-2779 mob power tx save target trails zoom alm mode off cent ebl1 vrm1 pi brill menu hl off ebl2 vrm2 marine radar 269 (10.59) 258 (10.16) 48 (1.89) 264 (10.39) 287 (11.3) 132 (5.2) 132 (5.2) • vie wing hood installation • sx-2713/sx-2779 mounting bracket 250 (9.84) 195 (7.68) 97.5 (3.84...
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8 25 ■ mounting the ex-2714 scanner unit d location the scanner unit is designed for high-pressure water jet resistance (except for the cable connectors). Select a place for installation which meets the following im- portant conditions. ➥ the scanner unit must be near the boat’s center line and have...
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26 8 installation and connections ■ wiring the ex-2714 system cable caution: never cut the supplied system cable. Q using a hex head wrench*, loosen the four bolts on the bottom of the scanner unit, and open the unit. * a phillips head or flat head screwdriver is also usable. W loosen the sealing nu...
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■ mounting the ex-2780 scanner unit d location the scanner unit is designed for high-pressure water jet resistance (except for the cable connectors). Select a place for installation which meets the following im- portant conditions. ➥ the scanner unit must be near the boat’s center line and have a go...
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28 8 installation and connections ■ wiring the ex-2780 system cable caution: never cut the supplied system cable. Allen wrench scanner body fig. 1 q w q loosen the four bolts on the bottom of the scanner unit body using the supplied allen wrench ( q ), and open the top cover. ( w ) w loosen the seal...
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29 8 installation and connections ■ attaching the ex-2780 scanner unit q put the scanner unit on the stay, then attach the antenna rotor with the supplied bolts (m8 × 18 mm), flat and belleville washers and a sealing washer. Be sure to install the belleville washer in the direc- tion as shown below....
Page 35: Other Functions
9 30 other functions d antenna rotation speed • mr-1000rii: [chn], [chn-01], [exp], [exp-01] • mr-1000tii, mr-1000tiii the antenna rotation speed can be selected between 48 rpm and 36 rpm. (default: 48 rpm) hold down [–]/[ ] for 1 second to select 36 rpm, hold down [+]/[ ] for 1 second to select 48 ...
Page 36: Service Man Menu
10 31 service man menu ■ service man menu caution: the service man menu is available for service purposes only. Do not change any setting on the menu, otherwise the equipment may not operate at it’s original performance. To open the “service man” menu. Push [menu]/[ ] one or more times to show the “...
Page 37: Timing Adjustment
32 10 service man menu ■ timing adjustment the system cable length affects the sweep timing. When the cable length adjustment is not correct, a straight target is shown as a curved echo. Thus, a cable length adjustment is necessary. Q position your boat near a straight target such as breakwater, wha...
Page 38: Spd Adjustment
33 10 service man menu ■ spd adjustment q push [menu]/[ ], [ q ] and [ u ] one or more times to display the “service man” menu. W hold down [ q ] until the “spd adj.” section be - comes highlighted. E push [ t ] [ u ] to enter the pulse rate of the speed sensor unit (pulse numbers per one nautical m...
Page 39: Error Message List
■ error message list * 1 push any key to cancel the error message and beep tone. Turn off the power, then check the external data cable connection. * 2 an electricity failure may occur, turn off the power, then consult your dealer or service person. * 3 push any key to cancel the error message and b...
Page 40: Periodic Maintenance
Continued, reliable operation of the radar depends on how you care for it. The simple maintenance tips that follow can help you save time and money, and avoid premature equipment failure. ■ periodic maintenance warning: be sure [power]/[ ] is off before performing any maintenance. Q keep the equipme...
Page 41: Specifications
13 36 specifications d general • minimum range : 25 m; 82 ft (when measurement range is 1 ⁄ 8 nm) • maximum range : 36 nm (mr-1000rii; when measurement range is 36 nm) 48 nm (mr-1000tii; when measurement range is 48 nm) 72 nm (mr-1000tiii; when measurement range is 72 nm) • measurement range : 1 ⁄ 8...
Page 42: Scanner Unit
37 13 specifications d scanner unit ◆ ex-2714 (radome) • type : 2 feet slotted waveguide array, enclosed in a radome. • rotation speed (typical) : 24 rpm, 36 rpm, 48 rpm* *only [chn], [chn-01], [exp], [exp-01] • beam width (typical) : horizontal beam 4˚ vertical beam 22˚ • side lobe (typical) : [chn...
Page 43: External Data List
The following external bearing, speed, position and waypoint data is (are) required , when you use the radar functions. * 1 og; over ground, tw; through the water * 2 nmea1 and nmea2 connectors; see page 23 • “hdt”, “hdm”, “rmc”, “gga”, “gll”, “vtg”, “wpl”, “gns” and “bwc” are sentences of the nmea0...
Page 45: • Sx-2713/2779
97.5 mm (3 27 ⁄ 32 in) 195 mm (7 11 ⁄ 16 in) 250 mm (9 27 ⁄ 32 in) radius is 3.5 mm ( 1 ⁄ 8 in) radius is 3.5 mm ( 1 ⁄ 8 in) 30 mm (1 3 ⁄ 16 in) 60 mm (2 3 ⁄ 8 in) 100 mm (3 15 ⁄ 16 in) • sx-2713/2779 display mounting bracket template.
Page 47: • Ex-2714 Radome Template
Ship’s bow direction radius is 6 mm ( 1 ⁄ 4 in) • ex-2714 radome template 90.5 mm (3 9 ⁄ 16 in) 90.5 mm (3 9 ⁄ 16 in) 150.5 mm (5 15 ⁄ 16 in) 45.5 mm (1 25 ⁄ 32 in).
Page 49: • Ex-2780
Ship’s bow direction • ex-2780 open array type template 131 mm (5 5 ⁄ 32 in) 131 mm (5 5 ⁄ 32 in) 190 mm (7 15 ⁄ 32 in) radius is 6 mm ( 1 ⁄ 4 in)..
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