Chapter1:Importantinformation
Safetynotices
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure
todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto
yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstall
inahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasin
anengineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Highvoltage
Thisproductcontainshighvoltage.Adjustments
requirespecializedserviceproceduresandtools
onlyavailabletoqualiedservicetechnicians.
Therearenouserserviceablepartsoradjustments.
Theoperatorshouldneverremovethecoveror
attempttoservicetheproduct.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhas
positivegrounding.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT
connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower
switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththevesseloutof
thewater.
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthe
sonarispoweredon.
•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobe
within7.6m(25ft)ofthetransducer.
Warning:Transducercables
Donotremovethetransducercablewhilstthe
productispoweredon,doingsocancausesparks.
Ifthetransducercableisaccidentlyremovedwhilst
theproductispoweredon,switchtheproduct's
poweroff,replacethecableandthenswitchthe
powerbackon.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower
sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa
suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Donotcuttransducer
cables
•Cuttingthetransducercableseverelyreduces
sonarperformance.Ifthecableiscut,itmustbe
replaced,itcannotberepaired.
•Cuttingthetransducercablewillvoidthe
warrantyandinvalidatetheEuropeanCEmark.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenance
andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.
Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.
GeneralInformation
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets
theIPX6&IPX7standard,waterintrusionandsubsequent
equipmentfailuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedto
commercialhigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrant
productssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe
appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,
tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment
andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe
performanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance
isnotcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor
cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand
antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould
beincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A
radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees
aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot
haveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent
anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe
maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsof
electricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMC
performancethroughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),it
mustbereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductis
used.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.
Importantinformation
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