Raymarine c97 - Radar Troubleshooting

28.3Radartroubleshooting
Problemswiththeradarandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere.
ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Checkthatthescannerpowersupplycableissoundandthatall
connectionsaretightandfreefromcorrosion.
Checkrelevantfusesandbreakers.
Radarscannerpowersupply
Checkpowersourceisofthecorrectvoltageandsufcientcurrent
(usingvoltageboosterifappropriate).
CheckthattheScanneriscorrectlyconnectedtoaRaymarinenetwork
switchorSeaTalk
hs
crossovercoupler(asapplicable).
CheckthestatusoftheRaymarinenetworkswitch.
SeaTalk
hs
/RayNetnetworkproblem
CheckthatSeaTalk
hs
/RayNetcablesarefreefromdamage.
Softwaremismatchbetweenequipment
maypreventcommunication.
ContactRaymarinetechnicalsupport.
NoDataorNoscannermessage
SwitchatscannerpedestalinOFF
position
EnsurescannerpedestalswitchisinONposition.
Radarwillnotinitialize(Voltagecontrol
module(VCM)stuckin“sleepmode”
Intermittentorpoorpowerconnection
CheckpowerconnectionatVCM.(Voltageatinput=12/24V,Voltage
atoutput=40V)
Thebearingofatargetontheradar
screenisincorrect.
Theradarbearingalignmentrequires
correcting.
Checkandadjustradarbearingalignment.
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