Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltage
supplygreaterthanthespecied
maximumratingmaycausepermanent
damagetotheunit.RefertotheTechnical
specicationsectionforvoltagerating.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,
ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire
Thepowercablesuppliedwiththisproductincludes
adedicatedshield(drain)wireforconnectiontoa
vessel'sRFgroundpoint.
ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundis
connectedtothesystem.Asinglegroundpoint
shouldbeusedforallequipment.Theunitcanbe
groundedbyconnectingtheshield(drain)wireof
thepowercabletothevessel'sRFgroundpoint.
OnvesselswithoutanRFgroundsystemtheshield
(drain)wireshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothe
negativebatteryterminal.
Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:
•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebattery
terminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.
•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnected
tothevessel'sground
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.
Breakers,fusesandcircuitprotection
Theinformationbelowisprovidedasguidance
tohelpprotectyourproduct.Theexample
illustrationsprovidedareforcommonvesselpower
arrangements,ifyouareunsurehowtoprovidethe
correctlevelofprotectionthenpleaseconsulta
Raymarineauthorizeddealerforsupport.
Distributionpanelconnection
Itisrecommendedthatyourproductiswiredthrough
yourvessel’sdistributionpanelviaathermalbreaker
orfuse.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.In-linefuse.(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveanin-linefusethenanonefuseshould
betted.)
3.Productpowercable
4.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
5.*Drainwire
6.Vesseldistributionpanel
7.VesselRFgroundpointconnection
BatteryconnectionwithRFground
Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanelthen
yourproductmaybewireddirectlytothebatterywith
thedrainwireconnectedtothevessel’sRFground
point.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuse
shouldbetted.)
4.*Drainwire
5.Productpowercable
6.Vesselbattery
7.VesselRFgroundpointconnection
BatteryconnectionwithnoRFground
Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanel
oranRFgroundpointthenyourproductmaybe
wireddirectlytothebatterywiththedrainwirealso
connectedtothebattery’snegativeterminal.
1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)
2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)
3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoes
nothaveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuse
shouldbetted.)
4.Drainwireconnectedtovesselnegativepower
supply.
5.Productpowercable
6.Vesselbattery
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
Thefollowingin-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings
applytoyourproduct:
In-linefuseratingThermalbreakerrating
2Aslowblow
3A(ifonlyconnectingone
device)
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