Raymarine i70 - Device Controls and Power Management

3.8Generallocationrequirements
Importantconsiderationswhenchoosingasuitable
locationforyourproduct.
Thisproductissuitableformountingaboveorbelow
decks.
Theproductshouldbemountedwhereitwillbe:
•protectedfromphysicaldamageandexcessive
vibration.
•wellventilatedandawayfromheatsources.
•awayfromanypotentialignitionsourcesuchasan
engineroom,nearfueltanksoragaslocker.
Whenchoosingalocationfortheproduct,
considerthefollowingpointstoensurereliableand
trouble-freeoperation:
•Access—theremustbesufcientspaceto
enablecableconnectionstotheproduct,avoiding
tightbendsinthecable.
•Diagnostics—theproductmustbemountedin
alocationwherethediagnosticsLEDiseasily
visible.
Note:Notallproductsincludeadiagnostics
LED.RefertotheChapter15Systemchecks
andtroubleshootingformoreinformation.
•Electricalinterference—theproductshouldbe
mountedfarenoughawayfromanyequipment
thatmaycauseinterferencesuchasmotors,
generatorsandradiotransmitters/receivers.
•Magneticcompass—refertotheCompass
safedistancesectioninthisdocumentforadvice
onmaintainingasuitabledistancebetweenthis
productandanycompassesonyourvessel.
•Power—tokeepcablerunstoaminimum,the
productmustbelocatedascloseaspossibleto
thevessel’sdcpowersupply.
•Mountingsurface—ensuretheproductis
adequatelysupportedonasecuresurface.Refer
totheweightinformationprovidedintheTechnical
specicationforthisproductandensurethatthe
intendedmountingsurfaceissuitableforbearing
theproductweight.DoNOTmountunitsorcut
holesinplaceswhichmaydamagethestructure
ofthevessel.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct
youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance
shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However
forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto
locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In
thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation
foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot
affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
Viewingangleconsiderations
Asdisplaycontrast,colorandnightmode
performanceareallaffectedbytheviewingangle,
Raymarinerecommendsyoutemporarilypowerup
thedisplaywhenplanningtheinstallation,toenable
youtobestjudgewhichlocationgivestheoptimum
viewingangle.
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