3.1Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignition
source
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/flammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomor
nearfueltanks).
Generallocationrequirements
WhenselectingalocationforyourAIS700itisimportant
toconsideranumberoffactors.
•Wateringress—TheAIS700shouldbemounted
belowdecks.AlthoughtheAIS700iswaterproof,itis
goodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedareaaway
fromprolongedanddirectexposuretorainandsalt
spray.
•Ventilation—T oensureadequateairflow:
–EnsurethatAIS700ismountedinacompartment
ofsuitablesize.
–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.
Allowadequateseparationofallequipment.
•Electricalinterference—Selectalocationthat
isfarenoughawayfromdevicesthatmaycause
interference,suchasmotors,generatorsandradio
transmitters/receivers.
•Powersupply—Selectalocationthatisascloseas
possibletothevessel’sDCpowersource.Thiswill
helptokeepcablerunstoaminimum.
•Diagnostics—TheAIS700mustbemountedina
locationwhereanydiagnosticsLEDsareeasilyvisible.
•Mountingsurface—EnsuretheAIS700isadequately
supportedonasecuresurface.Donotmountunitsor
cutholesinplaceswhichmaydamagethestructure
ofthevessel.
•Cabling—EnsuretheAIS700ismountedinalocation
whichallowsproperrouting,supportandconnection
ofcables:
–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)unless
otherwisestated.
–Usecableclipstopreventstressonconnectors.
–Ifyourinstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacablethenadditionalcableclipsshould
beusedtoensuretheextraweightofthecableis
supported.
GNSSantennalocationrequirements
TheAIS700includesabuilt-inGNSSreceiverandis
suppliedwithaGNSSantennawhichmustbeinstalled
inaccordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.DoNOT
connectanyotherGNSSantennaotherthanthat
supplied.
TheGNSSantennacanbemountedeitheronaflat
horizontalsurfaceoronasuitablepole.
•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensureyou
haveaccesstotheundersideofthemountingsurface.
•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepole
needstohavea1inch14TPIthread.
Important:
TheGNSSantennamustbemountedinalocation
thatprovidesagooddirectlineofsitetotheentire
sky,aroundthehorizon.
Ensurethattheselectedmountinglocationis:
•Openandclearofanyobstructions(suchasmasts,
searchlights,orotherstructures)thatcouldblock
line-of-sighttothesky.
•Aslowaspossible,tokeeptheantennaasstable
aspossible.Themorestabletheantenna,themore
effectivelyitwilltracksatellitesandprovidestable
data.
•Asfaraspossible(atleast1m(3ft))fromother
antennaeandelectronicequipment.
DoNOTmounttheantenna:
•Inanyareawhereitcouldbesteppedonortripped
over.
•Upamast.Thiswillcausetheantennatoswingand
givesignificanterrorsinpositiondata.
•InthedirectpathofaRadarbeam.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:
InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslight
interferencemaybenoticed.Wherethisoccursthe
AIS700andthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbe
separatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthat
whereverpossible:
•Raymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting
orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,the
distanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(7ft).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaRadarbeam.
ARadarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread
20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•TheAIS700issuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfrom
thatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportanttoprevent
erraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccurifthe
enginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationinstructions.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent
anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensure
themaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferent
itemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughoutthe
installation
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