Raymarine c97 - Chapter 1 Important Information

Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaid
tonavigationandmustneverbeused
inpreferencetosoundnavigational
judgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainall
thecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsible
fortheirprudentuse.Itistheuser’s
responsibilitytouseofcialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionand
propernavigationalskillwhenoperating
thisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:MinimumSafeDepth,
BeamandHeight
Dependingoncartographyvendor,the
minimumsafesettingsareusedduring
automaticroutegeneration,theyareused
torestrictcreatedroutesfromentering
waterthatisnotsuitableforthevessel.
Dataistakenfromcompatiblecartography.
Minimumsafesettingsareuserdened
calculations.Asbothofthesefactors
areoutsideofRaymarine’scontrol;
Raymarinewillnotbeheldliablefor
anydamage,physicalorotherwise,
resultingfromtheuseoftheautomatic
routegenerationfeatureortheMinimum
SafeDepth,MinimumSafeBeamor
MinimumSafeHeightsettings.
Warning:Automaticroute
generation
Routescreatedusingautomatic
routegenerationusedatatakenfrom
compatibleelectroniccartographyand
userdenedsettings.
•Donotrelyonautomaticroute
generationalonetoguaranteethatthe
routeissafetonavigate.YouMUST
reviewthesuggestedroutecarefully
andwherenecessaryedittheroute
beforefollowingit.
•AutomaticroutegenerationwillNOT
beusedwhenmovingwaypointswithin
routes,extracareshouldbetaken
toensurethattheroutelegandany
movedwaypointsaresafetonavigate.
Warning:Trafcseparation
Automaticroutegenerationfeatures
donotadheretotheTrafcSeparation
SchemesidentiedinRule10ofthe
InternationalRegulationsforPreventing
CollisionsatSea1972asamended.
Raymarine
®
thereforerecommends
thatyoudoNOTuseAutomaticroute
generationtocreateanypartofaroute
whichwillcrosstrafclanesorpass
neartotrafcseparationlines.Inthese
situationsAutomaticroutegeneration
MUSTbeswitchedOffandtheroute
orroutelegMUSTbebuiltmanually,
ensuringcompliancetotheruleslaidout
intheaboveregulations.
Warning:Radartransmission
safety
Theradarscannertransmits
electromagneticenergy.Ensureall
personnelareclearofthescannerwhen
theradaristransmitting.
Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththe
vesseloutofthewater.
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhen
thesonarispoweredon.
•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversare
likelytobewithin7.6m(25ft)ofthe
transducer.
Warning:Touchscreendisplay
temperature
Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwillbe
exposedtoprolongedperiodsofdirect
sunlight,thetouchscreenmaygetvery
hotduetotheabsorbedsolarenergy.
InsuchconditionsRaymarinehighly
recommendsthatyouavoidusingthe
touchscreen:
•ForHybridTouchdisplays,usethe
integratedkeypadtooperatethe
display.
•Fortouch-onlysystemsitis
recommendedthatanexternal
keypadisttedtothesystem(for
example,theRMK-9accessory).
Warning:Touchscreendisplay
Exposuretoprolongedrainmaycause
erroneoustouchperformance,inthese
situationskeeptouchactivitytoa
minimumandwipethescreenwitha
drynon-abrasiveclothbeforeusingthe
touchscreen.
Importantinformation
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