Chapter1:Importantinformation
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arning:Autopilotinstallation
Correctperformanceofthevessel’
ssteeringiscriticalforsafety,thereforitis
STRONGL YRECOMMENDthatanAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative
fitsthisproduct.Y ouwillonlyreceivefullwarrantybenefitsifyoucanshowthatan
AuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentativehasinstalledandcommissioned
yourautopilotsystem.
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyoutorespondtosituationsas
theydevelop.Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,yourvessel
andothersatseriousriskofharm.
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationandmustneverbeused
inpreferencetosoundnavigationaljudgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentcharts
andnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse
.Itistheuser’s
responsibilitytouseofficialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,cautionand
propernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthespecifiedmaximum
ratingmaycausepermanentdamagetotheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformation
labelforthecorrectvoltage.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorthermalcircuitbreaker.
Importantinformation
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