Raymarine P70 Installation & Operation Instructions

INSTALLATION & OPERATION

INSTRUCTIONS

p70/p70R Pilot Controller

81355-2Document number:

05-2016Date:

English (EN)

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Documentnumber:81355-2

Date:05-2016

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation..........................7

TFTDisplays...............................................................8

Wateringress..............................................................8

Disclaimer...................................................................8

EMCinstallationguidelines..........................................8

Suppressionferrites.....................................................8

Connectionstootherequipment...................................8

Declarationofconformity..............................................8

Productdisposal..........................................................8

Warrantyregistration....................................................9

IMOandSOLAS..........................................................9

Technicalaccuracy......................................................9

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information...........................................................11

2.1Documentinformation..........................................12

2.2Productoverview.................................................13

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................15

3.1Installationchecklist.............................................16

3.2Packcontents......................................................16

3.3Compatibleautopilotsystems...............................17

3.4Softwareupdates.................................................17

3.5T ools...................................................................18

3.6Systemprotocols.................................................18

3.7Warningsandcautions.........................................19

3.8Generallocationrequirements..............................19

3.9Unitdimensions...................................................20

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................21

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................22

4.2Connectionsoverview..........................................22

4.3SeaT alk

ng®

powersupply......................................23

4.4SeaT alk

ng

connection...........................................25

4.5SeaT alkconnection..............................................26

4.6NMEA2000networkconnection...........................27

Chapter5Installation..........................................29

5.1Mounting.............................................................30

Chapter6Gettingstarted...................................31

6.1Pilotcontrols........................................................32

6.2Beforeusingyourproduct.....................................33

6.3PoweringthePilotcontrolleron.............................33

6.4Completingthestartupwizard...............................34

6.5Pilotfunctions......................................................34

6.6Displaysettings....................................................35

6.7Multipledatasources(MDS)overview...................36

Chapter7Commissioning-Evolution

autopilotsystem..................................................39

7.1Evolutionautopilotinstallation...............................40

7.2Autopilotcommissioning—maindifferences

betweenEvolutionandSPXsystems..........................40

7.3Autopilotresponselevels......................................41

7.4Initialsetupandcommissioning.............................41

7.5PoweringthePilotcontrolleron.............................42

7.6UsingtheSet-upWizard.......................................43

7.7UsingtheDocksidewizard....................................43

7.8Adjustingthehard-overtime—SmartPilotand

SPX..........................................................................45

7.9Compasslinearization—Evolution

autopilots..................................................................45

7.10Compasslock....................................................47

Chapter8Commissioning-SPXand

SmartPilotsystems.............................................49

8.1SPXandSmartPilotautopilotinstallation...............50

8.2Pilotresponse......................................................50

8.3Initialsetupandcommissioning.............................51

8.4PoweringthePilotcontrolleron.............................51

8.5UsingtheSet-upWizard.......................................52

8.6Docksidecalibration.............................................53

8.7Dealersettings.....................................................54

8.8Adjustingthehard-overtime—SmartPilotand

SPX..........................................................................55

8.9Seatrialcalibration...............................................55

8.10Checkingautopilotoperation...............................57

Chapter9Pilotmodes.........................................59

9.1Auto....................................................................60

9.2Modemenu.........................................................61

9.3Patterns...............................................................61

9.4Trackmode.........................................................62

9.5Windvanemode(Sailingboatsonly).....................64

9.6Powersteer.........................................................66

9.7Jogsteer(tillerpilotsonly)....................................67

9.8Shortcutkey........................................................67

Chapter10Pilotviews........................................69

10.1Availablepilotviews...........................................70

10.2Graphicalview...................................................70

10.3Largeview.........................................................71

10.4Standardview....................................................71

10.5Multipleview......................................................72

10.62DView.............................................................72

10.7Settingthepilotview...........................................73

10.8Settingupdataboxes.........................................73

Chapter11Pilotcontrolleralarms.....................75

11.1Alarms...............................................................76

Chapter12Setupmenuoptions.......................81

12.1Setupmenu......................................................82

12.2Autopilotcalibrationmenu...................................82

12.3Userpreferencesmenu......................................90

12.4Systemset-upmenu...........................................92

12.5Diagnosticsmenu...............................................93

Chapter13Maintenance.....................................95

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13.1Routineequipmentchecks..................................96

13.2Productcleaning................................................96

13.3Cleaningthedisplayscreen................................97

13.4Cleaningthedisplaycase...................................97

13.5Cleaningthesuncover.......................................98

Chapter14Systemchecksand

troubleshooting...................................................99

14.1Troubleshooting...............................................100

14.2Poweruptroubleshooting.................................101

14.3Systemdatatroubleshooting.............................102

14.4Miscellaneoustroubleshooting..........................103

14.5PerformingaFactoryReset..............................104

Chapter15Technicalspecication..................105

15.1T echnicalspecication......................................106

Chapter16Technicalsupport..........................107

16.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing...........108

16.2Learningresources...........................................109

Chapter17Sparesandaccessories.................111

17.1Sparesandaccessories.....................................112

17.2SeaT alk

ng®

cablesandaccessories....................112

17.3SeaT alk

ng

cablekits...........................................114

17.4SeaT alkaccessories..........................................117

AppendixASupportedNMEA2000PGN

list.......................................................................119

AppendixBSoftwarereleases.........................119

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

Warning:Autopilotsystem

Installation

Ascorrectperformanceofthevessel’s

steeringiscriticalforsafety,we

STRONGLYRECOMMENDthat

anAuthorizedRaymarineService

Representativetsthisproduct.Youwill

onlyreceivefullwarrantybenetsifyou

canshowthatanAuthorizedRaymarine

ServiceRepresentativehasinstalledand

commissionedthisproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

•Thisproductmustbeinstalledand

operatedinaccordancewiththe

instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso

couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage

toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct

performance.

•Raymarinerecommendscertied

installationbyaRaymarineapproved

installer.Acertiedinstallationqualies

forenhancedproductwarrantybenets.

ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparate

warrantydocumentpackedwithyour

product.

Warning:Maintainapermanent

watch

Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,this

willallowyoutorespondtosituations

astheydevelop.Failuretomaintaina

permanentwatchputsyourself,your

vesselandothersatseriousriskofharm.

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaid

tonavigationandmustneverbeused

inpreferencetosoundnavigational

judgment.Onlyofcialgovernment

chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainall

thecurrentinformationneededforsafe

navigation,andthecaptainisresponsible

fortheirprudentuse.Itistheuser’s

responsibilitytouseofcialgovernment

charts,noticestomariners,cautionand

propernavigationalskillwhenoperating

thisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do

NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable

atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom

ornearfueltanks).

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,

ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich

haspositivegrounding.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis

switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis

product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect

equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Powersupplyvoltage

Connectingthisproducttoavoltage

supplygreaterthanthespecied

maximumratingmaycausepermanent

damagetotheunit.RefertotheTechnical

specicationsectionforvoltagerating.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe

powersourceisadequatelyprotected

bymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor

automaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Suncovers

•Ifyourproductissuppliedwithasun

cover,toprotectagainstthedamaging

effectsofultraviolet(UV)light,always

tthesuncoverwhentheproductis

notinuse.

•Suncoversmustberemovedwhen

travellingathighspeed,whetherin

waterorwhenthevesselisbeing

towed.

Caution:Productcleaning

Whencleaningproducts:

•Ifyourproductincludesadisplay

screen,doNOTwipethescreenwith

adrycloth,asthiscouldscratchthe

screencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidor

ammoniabasedproducts.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenance

andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine

dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect

yourwarranty.

Importantinformation

7

TFTDisplays

Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhen

viewedagainstacoloredbackgroundorincolored

light.Thisisaperfectlynormaleffectthatcan

beseenwithallcolorThinFilmTransistor(TFT)

displays.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis

productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe

product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusion

andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifthe

productissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure

washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts

subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis

error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts

manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan

Raymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries

causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,

bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts

manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformation

utilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto

theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference

betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch

interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC

performanceisnotcompromised.

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,

someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe

product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe

sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby

agreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommend

thatwhereverpossible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedto

itare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipment

transmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.

VHFradios,cablesandantennas.Inthecase

ofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased

to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar

beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed

tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe

radiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebattery

fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto

preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan

occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparate

battery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois

detailedintheinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation

preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,

alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation

betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to

providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-ttedorsupplied

withsuppressionferrites.Theseareimportantfor

correctEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied

separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-tted),you

musttthesuppliedferrites,usingthesupplied

instructions.

•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.

installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedin

theoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby

Raymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.

•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritesto

beaddedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshould

beusedtopreventstressontheconnectorsdue

totheextraweightofthecable.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnected

tootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby

Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe

attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis

compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofEMC

directive2004/108/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticate

maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat

www.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

Disposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththe

WEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment

(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste

electricalandelectronicequipment.

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Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,

pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproductto

receivefullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackage

includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumber

oftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen

registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocument

isintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand

workboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime

Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea

(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis

documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.

However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforany

inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,

ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmay

changespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,

Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Please

checktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)

toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of

thedocumentationforyourproduct.

Importantinformation

9

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage12

•2.2Productoverviewonpage13

Documentandproductinformation

11

2.1Documentinformation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation

relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe

necessaryequipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider

systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical

supportifrequired.

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocuments

areavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom

www.raymarine.com.

Applicableproducts

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

PartnumberNameDescription

STBY

E22166p70

SeaTalk

ng

8

buttonpilot

controlhead

(Sail)

STBY

E22167p70R

SeaTalk

ng

Rotarypilot

controlhead

(Power)

Softwarerevision

Raymarineregularlyupdatesproductsoftwareto

addnewfeaturesandimproveexistingfunctionality.

ThisdocumentcoversPilotcontrollersoftware—

LightHouseVersion3.xx,whichshouldbeusedin

conjunctionwithEVandACUsoftwareversion2.xx.

PleaserefertotheSoftwareReleasessectionfor

detailsonsoftwarereleases.

ChecktheRaymarine

®

websitetoensureyouhave

thelatestsoftwareandusermanuals:

•www.raymarine.com/software

•www.raymarine.com/manuals

Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour

product:

DescriptionPartnumber

p70/p70RInstallationinstructions

88031

p70/p70RInstallationandoperation

instructions

81355

p70/p70RMountingtemplate

87130

Additionalhandbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

SeaTalk

ng

referencemanual

81300

SeaTalktoSeaTalk

ng

converter

87121

Documentillustrations

Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown

intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon

productvariantanddateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

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2.2Productoverview

Thep70andp70RareSeaTalk

ng

autopilot

controllers.

STBYSTBY

D13016-1

1 2

1.p70(8buttonpilotcontrolhead)

2.p70R(Rotarypilotcontrolhead)

Theunithasthefollowingfeatures:

•2xSeaT alk

ng

connections

•CompatiblewithNMEA2000andSeaTalk

standards.

•12Vdcoperation.

•WaterprooftoIPX6.

Documentandproductinformation

13

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage16

•3.2Packcontentsonpage16

•3.3Compatibleautopilotsystemsonpage17

•3.4Softwareupdatesonpage17

•3.5Toolsonpage18

•3.6Systemprotocolsonpage18

•3.7Warningsandcautionsonpage19

•3.8Generallocationrequirementsonpage19

•3.9Unitdimensionsonpage20

Planningtheinstallation

15

3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanning

anyinstallation.Itisalsousefulforanyfuture

additionsormaintenanceofthesystem.The

diagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

3.2Packcontents

Allmodelscontainthefollowingitems:

1

2

3 4

5

6

7

8

D12 0 98-1

NumberDescription

1.

p70/p70RPilotcontroller(p708button

controllerisshownindiagramabove.)

2.Bezel

3.

Gasket

4.

Suncover

5.

4xxingscrews

6.Documentpack

7.

SeaTalk

ng

Blankingplug

8.

SeaTalk

ng

SpurCable

Unpackthepilotcontrollerunitcarefullytoprevent

damage.Savethecartonandpackingincasethe

unithastobereturnedforservice.

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3.3Compatibleautopilotsystems

YourproductiscompatiblewiththeRaymarine

Autopilotsystemsshownbelow.

ProductDescriptionConnection

00

Evolution

autopilots

SeaTalk

ng

SMARTPILOT

SPXSmartPilotSeaTalk

ng

S1,S2&S3

SmartPilot

SeaTalkvia

aSeaTalkto

SeaTalk

ng

adaptor

cable.

3.4Softwareupdates

Thesoftwarerunningontheproductcanbeupdated.

•Raymarineperiodicallyreleasessoftwareupdates

toimproveproductperformanceandaddnew

features.

•Youcanupdatethesoftwareforyourproductusing

aconnectedandcompatiblemultifunctiondisplay.

•Refertowww.raymarine.com/software/forthe

latestsoftwareupdatesandthesoftwareupdate

procedureforyourproduct.

•Ifindoubtastothecorrectprocedureforupdating

yourproductsoftware,refertoyourdealeror

Raymarinetechnicalsupport.

Caution:Installingsoftware

updates

Thesoftwareupdateprocessiscarried

outatyourownrisk.Beforeinitiatingthe

updateprocessensureyouhavebacked

upanyimportantles.

Ensurethattheunithasareliablepower

supplyandthattheupdateprocessisnot

interrupted.

Damagecausedbyincompleteupdates

arenotcoveredbyRaymarinewarranty.

Bydownloadingthesoftwareupdate

package,youagreetotheseterms.

Evolutionsoftwareupdates

ThecomponentsoftheEvolutionautopilotsystem

(EVsensorandACU)mustbeupgradedinthe

correctorder.

UsingtheSystemSoftwareUpdateprocess,

availableonaLightHouse

™

IIpoweredMFD

runningRelease15orgreater,willensurethatthe

Evolutioncomponentsareupdatedinthecorrect

order.

Ifyouareusinganothermethodorareupdatingthe

systemcomponentsindividuallythentheEVSensor

MUSTbeupdatedbeforetheACU.

Note:

•Updatinginthewrongordermaycausethe

autopilottoceasetofunction.

•Aftersuccessfulcompletionofthesoftware

updateprocesstheautopilotwillrequire

re-calibration.

Planningtheinstallation

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3.5Tools

Toolsrequiredforinstallation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

D12 0 55-1

1.Powerdrill

2.Jigsaw

3.

Screwdriver

4.

Suitablesize(10mmto30

mm)holecutter

5.

File

6.Adhesivetape

7.

Drillbitofappropriatesize

(1)

Note:(1)Drillbitsizeisdependentonthe

thicknessandtypeofmaterialthattheunitisto

bemountedon.

3.6Systemprotocols

Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproducts

andsystemstoshareinformationandsoimprove

thefunctionalityoftheoverallsystem.These

connectionsmaybemadeusinganumberof

differentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollection

andtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationof

thefollowingdataprotocols:

•SeaTalk

ng®

•NMEA2000

•SeaTalk

Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnot

usealloftheconnectiontypesorinstrumentation

describedinthissection.

Seatalk

ng®

SeaTalk

ng

(NextGeneration)isanenhanced

protocolforconnectionofcompatiblemarine

instrumentsandequipment.Itreplacestheolder

SeaTalkandSeaTalk

2

protocols.

SeaTalk

ng

utilizesasinglebackbonetowhich

compatibleinstrumentsconnectusingaspur.Data

andpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devices

thathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfromthe

network,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneed

tohaveaseparatepowerconnection.

SeaTalk

ng

isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000

andtheprovenCANbustechnology.Compatible

NMEA2000andSeaTalk/SeaTalk

2

devicescan

alsobeconnectedusingtheappropriateinterfaces

oradaptorcablesasrequired.

NMEA2000

NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsover

NMEA0183,mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.

Upto50unitscansimultaneouslytransmitand

receiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,

witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The

standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowfor

awholenetworkofmarineelectronicsfromany

manufacturertocommunicateonacommonbusvia

standardizedmessagetypesandformats.

SeaTalk

SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatible

instrumentstoconnecttoeachotherandsharedata.

TheSeaTalkcablesystemisusedtoconnect

compatibleinstrumentsandequipment.Thecable

carriespoweranddataandenablesconnection

withouttheneedforacentralprocessor.

Additionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedto

aSeaTalksystem,simplybypluggingthemintothe

network.SeaTalkequipmentcanalsocommunicate

withothernon-SeaT alkequipmentviatheNMEA

0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.

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3.7Warningsandcautions

Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyou

havereadandunderstoodthewarningsand

cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Important

informationsectionofthisdocument.

3.8Generallocationrequirements

Whenselectingalocationforyourdisplayitis

importanttoconsideranumberoffactors.

Keyfactorswhichcanaffectproductperformance

are:

•Ventilation

Toensureadequateairow:

–Ensurethatequipmentismountedina

compartmentofsuitablesize.

–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.

Allowadequateseparationofequipment.

Anyspecicrequirementsforeachsystem

componentareprovidedlaterinthischapter.

•Mountingsurface.

Ensureequipmentisadequatelysupportedona

securesurface.Donotmountunitsorcutholes

inplaceswhichmaydamagethestructureofthe

vessel.

•Cableentry

Ensuretheunitismountedinalocationwhich

allowsproperroutingandconnectionofcables:

–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)

unlessotherwisestated.

–Usecablesupportstopreventstresson

connectors.

•Wateringress

Thedisplayissuitableformountingbothabove

andbelowdecks.ItiswaterprooftoIPX6

standard.Althoughtheunitiswaterproof,itis

goodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedareaaway

fromprolongedanddirectexposuretorainand

saltspray.

•Electricalinterference

Selectalocationthatisfarenoughaway

fromdevicesthatmaycauseinterference,

suchasmotors,generatorsandradio

transmitters/receivers.

•Magneticcompass

Selectalocationthatisatleast3ft(1m)away

fromamagneticcompass.

•Powersupply

Selectalocationthatisascloseaspossibletothe

boat’sDCpowersource.Thiswillhelptokeep

cablerunstoaminimum

Planningtheinstallation

19

SiteRequirements

>

0.8m

(2ft 6in)

D12 0 31-1

Siterequirementsforthep70/p70rPilotcontroller

areasfollows:

•Thereshouldbenoobstaclebetweentheuser

andthepilotcontroller.

•Thepilotcontrollershouldbesituatedatleast0.8

mfromanengine,compass,highcurrentpower

cables,oranymagneticdevice.

Viewingangleconsiderations

Asdisplaycontrast,colorandnightmode

performanceareallaffectedbytheviewingangle,

Raymarinerecommendsyoutemporarilypowerup

thedisplaywhenplanningtheinstallation,toenable

youtobestjudgewhichlocationgivestheoptimum

viewingangle.

3.9Unitdimensions

p70andp70rdimensions

A

B

H

p70

p70r

C

F

D

G

C

F

D

G

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ItemDescription

A.

110mm(4.33”)

B.

115mm(4.52”)

C.14mm(0.55”)

D.

30mm(1.18”)

E.

35mm(1.38”)

F.

90mm(3.54”)

G.17mm(0.67”)

H.

20.6mm(0.81”)

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