Installation and Operation Instructions

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Suppressionferrites
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aymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwith
suppressionferrites.Theseareimportantforcorrect
EMCperformance.Ifferritesaresuppliedseparately
tothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthe
suppliedferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.
installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedinthe
originalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbe
usedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetothe
extraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables.
Ifyourproductistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppression
ferriteMUSTalwaysbeattachedtotheendofthecable
nearesttotheRaymarineproduct.
AntennamountingandEMEexposure
EnsurethatyourVHFantennaisconnectedtotheradio
beforetransmission.
Raymarine®declaresaMaximumPermissibleExposure
(MPE)radiusof1.8meters(5.9ft.)forthissystem,
assuming25wattsoutputtoanomnidirectionalantenna
of3dBigainorless.
Forwatercraftwithsuitablestructures,theantennabase
mustbeatleast3.8meters(12.5ft)abovethemaindeck
tomeettheMPEforpersonsupto2metres(6.6ft)tall.
Forwatercraftwithoutsuchstructures,theantennamust
bemountedsothatitsbaseisaminimumof1.8meters
(5.9ft.)verticallyfromheadsofallpersons.
Theantennamustbeisolatedfromthevessel’s
metalworkusinganinsulated(e.g.plastic)mounting
bracket.
Multipleantennainstallations
Importantadditionalconsiderationswheninstalling
multipleantennas.
Topreventpotentialchannelinterferencewhen
installingtwoormoreVHFradiosonthesamevessel,
ensurethattheantennasarelocatedatleast2.4m(8ft.)
awayfromeachother.
Loudhailerlocationrequirements
Toavoidaudiofeedback,ensurethattheloudhaileris
atleast3m(9.8ft)awayfromtheVHFbaseunitand
anyhandsetorfistmicatalltimes.Whentalking,ensure
thatthehandsetorfistmicispointingintheopposite
directiontotheloudhailer.
3.2GNSS(GPS)location
requirements
Y ourproductincludesabuilt-inGNSS(GPS)receiver
that,inordertoobtainapositionfix,requiresconnection
ofanexternalpassiveantenna,suchastheGA150
antenna.
Ensureyoufollowthelocationrequirementsspecifiedin
yourexternalantenna’sinstallationinstructions.
3.3Wirelessproductlocation
requirements
Theoptionalwirelesshub,handsetandactivespeakers
requirefurtherconsiderationswhenselectinga
mountinglocation
Wirelesslocationrequirements
Anumberoffactorscaninfluencewirelessperformance.
Itisimportanttoensureyoutesttheconnection
performanceatthedesiredlocationbeforeinstalling
wireless-enabledproducts.
Distance
Thedistancebetweenwirelessproductsshouldalways
bekepttoaminimum.Donotexceedthemaximum
statedrangeofyourwirelessproduct(maximumrange
willvaryforeachdevice).
Wirelessperformancedegradesoverdistance,so
productsfartherawaywillreceivelessnetwork
bandwidth.Productsinstalledclosetotheirmaximum
wirelessrangemayexperienceslowconnectionspeeds,
signaldropouts,ornotbeingabletoconnectatall.
Lineofsight
Forbestresultsthewirelessproductshouldhaveaclear,
directlineofsighttotheproductitwillbeconnectedto.
Anyphysicalobstructionscandegradeorevenblock
thewirelesssignal.
Theconstructionofyourvesselcanalsohaveanimpact
onwirelessperformance.Forexample,metalstructural
bulkheadsandroofingwillreduceandincertain
situationsblockthewirelesssignal.
Ifthewirelesssignalpassesthroughabulkhead
containingpowercablesthiscanalsodegradewireless
performance.
Reflectivesurfacessuchasmetalsurfaces,some
typesofglassandevenmirrorscandrasticallyaffect
performanceorevenblockthewirelesssignal.
Interferenceandotherequipment
Wirelessproductsshouldbeinstalledatleast1m(3ft)
awayfrom:
Otherwireless-enabledproducts.
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