Raymarine AXIOM 2 XL - GNSS (GPS) Location Requirements; Touchscreen Location Requirements; Wireless Location Requirements for Optimum Performance

TheAxiom®2XL24isdesignedtooperateinambienttemperaturesof
upto55°C/131°Fandwithdisplaysurfacetemperaturesofupto65°C/
149°F
.However,whenthedisplayisexposedtoprolonged,directsunlight
thesurfaceoftheAxiom®2XL24mayexceedthesetemperatures.Thismay
causetheLCDtoblackouttemporarily,untilthesurfacetemperaturefallsto
withinnormallimits.T ohelpmitigatethisoccurrenceitisrecommendedthat
wheninstallinginanabovedecksenvironmenttheAxiomXL24ismounted
inalocationprotectedfromdirectsunlighte.g.:underneathahardtopor
Bimini(canvas).
Otherfactorsthatcanhelptoreducethesurfacetemperatureofyourdisplay
includeensuringsufficientairflowaroundthedisplayandreducingtheLCD’s
brightnesslevel.
6.4GNSS(GPS)locationrequirements
Y ourproductincludesabuilt-inGNSS(GPS)receiverthat,inordertoobtain
apositionfix,requiresconnectionofanexternalpassiveantenna,suchas
theGA150antenna.
Ensureyoufollowthelocationrequirementsspecifiedinyourexternal
antenna’sinstallationinstructions.
6.5Touchscreenlocationrequirements
Note:
T
ouchscreenperformancecanbeaffectedbytheinstallationenvironment,
specificallyT ouchscreendisplaysinstalledabovedecks,whereitwillbe
opentotheelementsmayexhibitthefollowing:
•HotT ouchscreentemperature—Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwill
beexposedtoprolongedperiodsofdirectsunlight,thetouchscreen
maybecomehot.
•ErroneousTouchscreenperformance—Exposuretoprolongedrainand
/orwaterwashovermaycausethedisplaytorespondto‘falsetouches’,
causedbytherain/waterhittingthescreen.
If,duetotherequiredinstallationlocation,exposuretotheseelementsis
anticipatedthenitisrecommendedthatyouconsider:
•InstallingaremotekeypadsuchastheRMK-10andoperatingthedisplay
remotely—Touch-onlydisplays.
•LockingtheT ouchscreenandusingthephysicalbuttonsinstead—
HybridTouchdisplays.
•Attachingathird-party‘displayhoodaccessory’toreducedirectsunlight
exposureandthevolumeofwaterthatthedisplayisexposedto.
6.6Wirelesslocationrequirementsforoptimum
performance
Allwirelessdevicesinyoursystemmustbelocatedinsuchawaythatthey
canreliablyreceiveand/ortransmitwirelesssignals.
Anumberoffactorscaninfluencewirelessperformance.Forexample,
physicalobstaclesandcertainvesselstructuresandmaterialscanall
negativelyimpactwirelessperformance.Therefore,it’simportanttochecka
product’swirelessperformanceatthedesiredinstallationlocationbefore
drillinganymountingholes.
Vesselconstructionandmaterials
Whereverpossible,mountproductsonsurfacesconstructedfromGRP(e.g.
fiberglassresin,orfoam),orondrywoodenbulkheads.
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