Installation Instructions

3.6Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignition
source
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Locationrequirements—EV–1and
EV–2
Theinstallationlocationmusttakeintoaccountthe
followingrequirements:
•Theunitcanbeinstalledaboveorbelowdecks.
•Theunitmustbemountedonahorizontaland
levelsurface.Theunitmaybemounteduprightor
upside-down,buttheunitmustbelevelwithin5º
ofpitchand5ºofroll(comparedwiththevessel’s
neutralpositionwhenatrestandnormallyloaded).
1.Roll
2.Pitch
•Theunitcanbemountedonaverticalsurface
suchasabulkheadormastetc,usingthesupplied
bracket.
•Theunitlocationmustbeatleast1m(3ft.)away
fromanysourceofmagneticinterference,suchas
compassesandelectricalcables.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefrom
physicaldamageandexcessivevibration.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbe
subjectedtoaloadorforce.
•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotential
ammablehazards,suchasfuelvapor.
•Theunitshouldbemountedinalocationwhere
thediagnosticsLEDisviewable.
•TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’on
thetopoftheunitpointingtowardsthevessel’s
bowandmustbeinparallelalignmentwiththe
longitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevessel.
1.Vessel’slongitudinalaxis.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct
youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance
shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However
forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto
locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In
thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation
foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot
affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,
someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe
sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby
agreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommend
thatwhereverpossible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedto
itare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting
orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,
thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar
beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed
tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
Planningtheinstallation
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