Raymarine Micro-Talk E70361 - Location Requirements and Interference Guidelines

unobstructedlineofsightisupto150m(492ft),if
thelineofsightisobstructedbyabulkheadorother
objectthisrangecanbedrasticallyreduced.
•Theunitshouldbemountedatleast1m(3ft)away
fromdevicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchasa
compass,motors,generators,VHFradio,andany
othertransmittersorreceivers.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefrom
physicaldamageandexcessivevibration.
•Choosealocationwherenoloadorforcemaybeput
ontheproduct.
•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotential
ammablehazards,suchasfuelvapor.
•Theproductshouldbemountedinalocationwhere
thediagnosticsLEDisviewable.
Note:DoNOTmountonaCarbon,Steelor
Aluminiumsurface,asthismaycauseinterferenceof
thewirelesssignal,instead,inthesecircumstances,
mountusingtheoptionalPolemountingorDeck
mountingkit.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistanceis
maintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyou
shouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossibledistance
fromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbe
atleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsome
smallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatethe
productthisfarawayfromacompass.Inthissituation,
whenchoosingtheinstallationlocationforyourproduct,
ensurethatthecompassisnotaffectedbytheproduct
whenitisinapoweredstate.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,
someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe
sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby
agreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthat
whereverpossible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting
orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,
thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.
Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread
20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfrom
thatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportanttoprevent
erraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccurifthe
enginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation
preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,
alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
3.7Productdimensions
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