Raymarine HS5 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Safety Notices; Important Information

Chapter1:Introduction
Handbookinformation
ThishandbookdescribeshowtoinstalltheRaymarineHS5network
switchaspartofamarineelectronicsinstallation.
Thishandbookincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallation;
•installandconnecttheproductasapartofyoursystemof
Raymarineelectronics;
•conductcheckstoensurethattheproducthasbeeninstalled
correctly;
•obtainsupportifrequired.
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailableto
downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
Productoverview
ARaymarinenetworkswitchenablesyoutoconnectmultiple
SeaTalk
hs
devicestoaRaymarinemultifunctiondisplay.
Raymarinenetworkstypicallyconsistofatleast2ofthefollowing
SeaTalk
hs
devices:
•Radarscanner.
•DigitalSounderModule(DSM).
•Thermalcamera.
•Additionalmultifunctiondisplay.
Safetynotices
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
vesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Importantinformation
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthe
IPX6standard,waterintrusionandsubsequentequipmentfailure
mayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure
washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproductssubjectedto
high-pressurewashing.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse
onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational
MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)
CarriageRegulations.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument
wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmay
contain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovement
maychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproduct
andthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-date
version(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar
beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
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