Raymarine AXIOM Series - Touchscreen Location Requirements

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Thislocationprovidesoptimalperformance(abovedecks).
2 Inthislocation,performancemaybelesseffective.
3 ThislocationisNOTrecommended.
V esselconstruction
Theconstructionofyourvesselcanhaveanimpactonperformance.Forexample,theproximityof
heavystructuressuchasastructuralbulkhead,ortheinterioroflargervesselsmayresultinareduced
signal.Theconstructionmaterialscanalsohaveanimpact.Inparticular,steel,aluminiumorcarbon
surfacescanimpactperformance.Beforelocatingequipmentwithaninternalantennabelowdecks,
oronasteel,aluminiumorcarbonconstructionvesselorsurface,seekprofessionalassistance.
Prevailingconditions
Theweatherandlocationofthevesselcanaffectperformance.Typicallycalmclearconditions
provideamoreaccuratepositionfix.Vesselsatextremenortherlyorsoutherlylatitudesmayalso
receiveaweakersignal.Anantennamountedbelowdeckswillbemoresusceptibletoperformance
issuesrelatedtotheprevailingconditions.
Touchscreenlocationrequirements
Note:
T ouchscreenperformancecanbeaffectedbytheinstallationenvironment,specifically
Touchscreendisplaysinstalledabovedecks,whereitwillbeopentotheelementsmayexhibitthe
following:
•HotT ouchscreentemperature—Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwillbeexposedtoprolonged
periodsofdirectsunlight,thetouchscreenmaybecomehot.
•ErroneousTouchscreenperformance—Exposuretoprolongedrainand/orwaterwashover
maycausethedisplaytorespondto‘falsetouches’,causedbytherain/waterhittingthescreen.
If,duetotherequiredinstallationlocation,exposuretotheseelementsisanticipatedthenit
isrecommendedthatyouconsider:
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