Raymarine VCM100 - Radar Troubleshooting

6.3Radartroubleshooting
Problemswiththeradarandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere.
ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Checkthatthescannerpowersupplycableissoundandthatallconnections
aretightandfreefromcorrosion.
Checkrelevantfusesandbreakers.
Radarscannerpowersupply
Checkpowersourceisofthecorrectvoltageandsufcientcurrent(using
voltageboosterifappropriate).
CheckthattheScanneriscorrectlyconnectedtothedisplayviaacrossover
couplerorSeaTalk
hs
switch.
CheckthestatusoftheSeaTalk
hs
Switch.
SeaTalk
hs
networkproblem
CheckthatSeaTalk
hs
cablesarefreefromdamage.
Softwaremismatchbetweenequipment
maypreventcommunication.
ContactRaymarinetechnicalsupport.
NoDataorNoscannermessage
SwitchatscannerpedestalinOFFpositionEnsurescannerpedestalswitchisinONposition.
Radarwillnotinitialize(Voltagecontrol
module(VCM)stuckin“sleepmode”
Intermittentorpoorpowerconnection
CheckpowerconnectionatVCM.(Voltageatinput=12/24V,Voltage
atoutput=40V)
Thebearingofatargetontheradarscreen
isincorrect.
Theradarbearingalignmentrequires
correcting.
Checkandadjustradarbearingalignment.
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