Raymarine gS Series - Chapter 1 Important Information; Certified Installation; Product Operation in High Temperatures

Chapter1:Importantinformation
CertiedInstallation
Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya
Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation
qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.
ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,
andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledand
operatedinaccordancewiththe
instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct
performance.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Highvoltages
Thisproductmaycontainhighvoltages.
DoNOTremoveanycoversorotherwise
attempttoaccessinternalcomponents,
unlessspecicallyinstructedinthe
documentationprovided.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,
ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis
switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:FCCWarning(Part15.21)
Changesormodicationstothis
equipmentnotexpresslyapprovedin
writingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcould
violatecompliancewithFCCrulesand
voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
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.
Productoperationinhigh
temperatures
Atextremetemperatures,theunitcanbecomevery
hot,especiallytheinternalcomponents.
Toprotecttheinternalcomponents,theunit
automaticallyreducestheperformanceofthemain
processortopreventitfromoverheating.Whenthis
occurs,youmaynoticeaslightdegradationinthe
performanceoftheunit,intermsofresponsiveness
touseroperation.
Thisisexpectedbehavior,designedtoprotectthe
unitfromtheadverseeffectsofexcessiveheat.
Importantinformation
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