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3.4Cameraorientation

Thecameracanbemountedin2orientationsinformallyknownas“Ballup”and“Balldown”.

Ball-up:Thecameraismountedontopof

themountingsurface.

Ball-down:Thecameraissuspendedupside

down,belowthemountingsurface.

Thedefaultvideoimageorientationisfortheball-upconguration;ifthecameraistobe

mountedintheball-downcongurationthenthevideoimagemustberotated.T orotate

thevideoimage,youmusteither:

•usethecamera’swebbrowseruserinterfacetosettheappropriateoption(see

p.75—Webinterfaceoperation

),or

•ifyoursystemincludesaRaymarinemultifunctiondisplay(MFD),usetheMFD’sCamera

apptosettheappropriateoption(refertoyourMFDOperationInstructions).

3.5Cameramounting

Locationrequirements

Whenplanningtheinstallationlocation,considerthefollowingpoints:

•Thecameraiswaterproof,andappropriateforabovedecksmounting.

•Whenmountingthecamerainaball-downposition,ensurethatthecameraisinstalled

withadequatedrainagesothatstandingwaterdoesnotcollectinthebase.

•Ensurethecameraisinstalledinalocationthatwillallowittobeaccessedforregular

periodiccleaning(fresh-waterrinse),inspectionofmountingpointintegrityandmechanical

soundness,andpreventativemaintenance.

•Theunderside(inside)ofthecompartmentordeckontowhichthecameraismountedmust

beweather-tight.Youmustensureprotectionfromwateringresstocablesandconnections.

•Themountingsurfacemustbehorizontal.

•Ifyoucannotaccessbothsidesofthemountingsurface,thenyouwillneedtomountthe

camera“topdown”usingthemountingrisersuppliedwiththecamera.

•Thecamerashouldbemountedashighaspractical,butwithoutinterferingwithanyradar,

navigationalorcommunicationselectronics.

•Choosealocationthatwillprovidethemostunobstructedviewinalldirections.

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