Installation and Operation Instructions

Suitableforavesselwithoutacommongroundingpoint.
Inthiscase
,ifyourproduct’spowercableissupplied
withaseparatedrainwirethenitshouldbeconnected
directlytothebattery’snegativeterminal.
Powercableextension
Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthofthepowercable
suppliedwithyourproduct,ensureyouobservethe
followingadvice:
•Thepowercableforeachunitinyoursystemshould
berunasaseparate,singlelengthof2-wirecable
fromtheunittothevessel'sbatteryordistribution
panel.
•Ensurethattheextensioncableisofasufficientgauge
forthesupplyvoltageandthetotalloadofthedevice
andthelengthofthecablerun.Refertothefollowing
tablefortypicalminimumpowercablewiregauges.
Cablelengthin
meters(feet)
Wiregaugein
A WG(mm
2
)for
12Vsupply
Wiregaugein
AWG(mm
2
)for
24Vsupply
<8(<25)16(1.31mm
2
)18(0 .82mm
2
)
16(50)14(2.08mm
2
)18(0 .82mm
2
)
24(75)12(3.31mm
2
)16(1.31mm
2
)
>32(>100)10(5.26mm
2
)16(1.31mm
2
)
Important:
Beawarethatsomeproductsinyoursystem(suchas
sonarmodules)cancreatevoltagepeak satcertain
times,whichmayimpactthevoltageavailableto
otherproductsduringthepeaks.
Important:T
oensurepowercables(includingany
extension)areofasufficientgauge,ensurethat
thereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vdc
attheendofthecablewhereitenterstheproduct’s
powerconnector,evenwithafullyflatbatteryat11V
dc.(Donotassumethataflatbatteryisat0Vdc.
Duetothedischargeprofileandinternalchemistry
ofbatteries,thecurrentdropsmuchfasterthanthe
voltage.A“fullyflat”batterystillshowsapositive
voltage,evenifitdoesn’thaveenoughcurrentto
poweryourdevice.)
Grounding
Ensurethatyouobserveanyadditionalgrounding
adviceprovidedintheproduct’
sdocumentation.
Moreinformation
Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinall
vesselelectricalinstallations,asdetailedinthefollowing
standards:
•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronic
InstallationsinBoats
•NMEA0400InstallationStandard
•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats
•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters
•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection
4.4Handsetstationconnection
AWiredhandsetcanbeconnectedtoeachHandset
stationconnection(HS1/HS2).Y ourradioissupplied
withtheequipmenttocreateafullhandsetstation(i.e.:
Wiredhandset,AdaptorcableandPassivespeaker).
Additionalaccessoriescanbepurchasedtocreatea
secondwiredhandsetstation.
1.Basestation
2.P
assivespeaker(1xsuppliedandavailableas
accessory:A80542)
3.Wiredhandset(1xsuppliedandavailableas
accessory:A80289)
4.HandsetstationadaptorcablewithRCAAudio400
mm(1.3ft)(1xsuppliedandavailableasaccessory:
A80297)
5.Wiredhandsetextensioncable(Availableoptional
accessories:A80290–5m,A80291–10mor15
–A80292)
6.Panelmountfixingskit(1xsuppliedandavailable
asaSpare:R70438)
Connectinghandsetsandcables
Followthestepsbelowtoconnecthandsetsand
extensioncablestogether.
1.Iffitted,unscrewandremovethedustcapfromthe
relevantconnector.
2.Ensurethecableconnectorsarecorrectlyorientated,
beforeinsertion.
3.Ensureconnectorsarefullyinserted,beforelocking..
4.TightenlockingcollarsbyRotatingclockwise.
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