User ManualTable of ContentsSAFETY PRECAUTIONS5High Voltage Warning5Microwave Radiation Hazard5Warning5Magnetron Preheating61. INTRODUCTION91.0 CONVENTIONS USED91.1 INTRODUCTION91.2 GENERAL INFORMATION9Product Support Inquiries101.3 PACKING LIST101.3.0 Options101.3.1 Replacement Parts102. INSTALLATION112.0 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS112.1 PREPARE THE RADAR FOR INSTALLATION112.1.0 Cable112.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE122.3 ELECTRICAL AND DATA CONNECTIONS122.4 CONNECTION PROCEDURE132.5 RADAR JUNCTION BOX CONNECTIONS142.6 RADAR ANTENNA CONNECTIONS152.6.0 DOME Connections152.6.1 OPEN ARRAY Connections152.7 CHART PLOTTER CONNECTIONS AND SET UP162.7.0 CP180 & CP180i Connections16Port Setup162.7.1 CP300 & CP300i Connections17Port Setup172.7.2 CPV350 Connections18Port Setup192.7.3 CP500 Connections19Port Setup202.7.4 CPV550 Connections20Port Setup212.8 CHART PLOTTERS SOFTWARE UPDATE212.8.0 Backing up Marks and Routes212.8.1 Installing Software213. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS233.0 MDS-1233.0.0 Antenna Unit233.0.1 Dimensions and Mounting24MDS-8253.1.0 Antenna Unit253.1.1 Dimensions and Mounting25MDS-9263.2.0 Antenna Unit263.2.1 Dimensions and Mounting27MDS-10-4/MDS-10-5283.3.0 Antenna Unit283.3.1 Dimensions and Mounting29Appendix A. WHAT IS RADAR?31GENERAL31A.0.0 Antenna31A.0.1 Side Lobe31CHARACTERISTICS OF RADAR WAVE32A.1.0 Targets difficult to display on screen32A.1.1 Shadow zones of radar32A.1.2 False echoes33Ghost echoes33Multiple echoes33False echoes caused by side lobe34Distant False echoes caused by duct phenomenon34Radar interference34Appendix B. INSTALLATION37MORE INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS37B.0.0 Shifting from keel line37B.0.1 Obtaining sufficient dip angle37INSTALLING SCANNER UNIT38INDEX39MDS-926Microwave Radiation5Antenna31ANTENNA CONNECTIONS15Multiple echoes33Backing up21cable from Antenna12CONNECTION PROCEDURE13CONVENTIONS9PACKING LIST10CP180 & CP180i16CP300 & CP300i17CP50019CPV35018CPV55020Preheating6DATA CONNECTIONS12Product Support10ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS12Radar interference34RADAR WAVE32Replacement Parts10False echoes33Routes21Ghost echoes33SAFETY PRECAUTIONS5SCANNER UNIT38Shadow zones32Installing Software21Software CARD21SOFTWARE UPDATE21JUNCTION BOX14SPECIFICATIONS23keel line37legend9User C-CARD21Magnetron6Marks21Warning5MDS-123MDS-10-4/MDS-10-528WAVE32MDS-825WHAT IS RADAR31Size: 1.51 MBPages: 38Language: EnglishOpen manual