Raymarine P70 - Important Information

Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Autopilotsystem
Installation
Ascorrectperformanceofthevessel’ssteeringis
criticalforsafety,weSTRONGLYRECOMMEND
thatanAuthorizedRaymarineService
Representativetsthisproduct.Youwillonly
receivefullwarrantybenetsifyoucanshowthat
anAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative
hasinstalledandcommissionedthisproduct.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure
todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto
yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
Warning:Maintainapermanent
watch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallow
youtorespondtosituationsastheydevelop.
Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputs
yourself,yourvesselandothersatseriousriskof
harm.
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthe
currentinformationneededforsafenavigation,and
thecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itis
theuser’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionandproper
navigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyother
Raymarineproduct.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhas
positivegrounding.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreater
thanthespeciedmaximumratingmaycause
permanentdamagetotheunit.Refertothe
Technicalspecicationsectionforvoltagerating.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT
connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower
switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower
sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa
suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Warning:Ensureallequipmenthas
isolatedpowersupply
Thisproductfeaturesanisolatedpowersupply.To
preventpotentialdamagetoequipment,Raymarine
recommendsthatanyexternalequipment
connectedtothisproductalsofeaturesanisolated
powersupply.
TFTDisplays
Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhenviewedagainst
acoloredbackgroundorincoloredlight.Thisisaperfectly
normaleffectthatcanbeseenwithallcolorThinFilmTransistor
(TFT)displays.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenance
andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.
Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets
thestatedIPXstandard(refertotheproduct’sTechnical
Specication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment
failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercial
high-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts
subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthat
itiscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonor
entityotherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby
youruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionofthe
productwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe
appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,
tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment
andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe
performanceofyoursystem
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance
isnotcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor
cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand
antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould
beincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A
radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees
aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot
haveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
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