Raymarine AIS500 - Static Data Tab; GPS Status Tab; Diagnostics Tab; Software Update Tab

Chapter1:Introduction
Applicability
Theinformationinthisbookappliestoallgeographicalareasunless
otherwisestated.
Safetyinformation
Warning:Productinstallation
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledinaccordancewith
theRaymarineinstructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpoorproductperformance,personal
injury,and/ordamagetothevessel.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe
user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,
noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine
product.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower
sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa
suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
SafetyNotice
RFradiationstatement
YourRaymarineAIS500transceivergeneratesandradiatesradio
frequency(RF)electromagneticenergy(EME).
SafeCompassDistance
SafeCompassDistanceis1meterminimumforanycompass.
Somecompasstypesmayrequiregreaterdistances.T obesure,
youshouldlocateyourtransceiverasfaraspossiblefromthe
compass.Testyourcompasstoverifyproperoperationwhilethe
transceiverisalsooperating.
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