Installation Instructions

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Note:Themaximumlengthfortheradarpowercable(includingallextensions)is25m(82ft).
TheradarscannermustbeconnectedtothePOWEROUTterminalsoftheVCM100.
Thescreen(drain)strandsoftheradarscanner'spowercablemustbeconnectedtooneofthe
VCM100SCREENterminals.
Thefollowingdiagramillustratesthepowerconnectionsofthesuppliedpowercable.
1.Powerconnector
2.RedwireconnecttothepositivePOWEROUTterminaloftheVCM100.
3.BlackwireconnecttothenegativePOWEROUTterminaloftheVCM100.
4.Screen(drain)strandsconnecttooneoftheSCREENterminalsoftheVCM100.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
VCM100powerconnections
VCM100powerandgroundingrequirements.
TheVCM100isintendedforuseonshipsDCpowersystemsoperatingfrom12to24VoltsDC.
TheVCM100mustbeconnectedtoabatteryisolatorswitch,oraDCdistributionpanel.
ThebatteryisolatorswitchorDCdistributionpanelmustbeconnectedtothePOWERINterminals
oftheVCM100.
DoNOTconnectadditionalpowerswitchestothecableprovidingthepowerfeedtotheVCM100.
AllpowerconnectionsbetweentheVCM100andthepowersourcemusthaveappropriatefuse
protection.
Allpowerconnectionsmustbeofhighqualitytominimizeresistanceandtoremovetherisk
ofaccidentalshorts.
TheVCM100SCREENterminalsmustbeconnectedtoyourvessel'sRFgroundsystem.
DoNOTconnecttheradarscannerortheVCM100toapositively-groundedpowersystem.
ThefollowingdiagramillustratesthepowerconnectionsoftheVCM100.
Powerconnections
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