Raymarine Quantum - Radar Scanner Protection (Sailing Vessels)

MultipleQuantum™Radarscanners
Only1(one)Quantum™Radarscannercanbeused
atanyonetime,pernetworkedsystem.
IfyouhavemorethanoneQuantum™Radar
scannerinstalledonyourvesselandwanttouse
thematthesametime,themultifunctiondisplays
towhichthescannersareconnectedmustNOT
benetworkedtogether.ThisappliestoQuantum™
scannersconnectedeitherwiredorwirelessly.
MultipleRadarscanners—location
requirements
Importantlocationconsiderationswheninstalling
multipleradarscannersonthesamevessel.
•Scannersshouldbemountedaboveeachother,
verticallyseparatedbyatleast0.5m(1.6ft).This
appliestoallinstallationlocationsonthevessel.
•Multiplescannersshouldbemountedinaway
thatminimizesinterferencebetweenthevertical
beamwidthsofthe2scanners.
•Inallcases,youshouldaimtoachieveasmuch
physicalseparationaspossible,tominimizeany
potentialinterference.
5.2Radarscannerprotection—sailing
vessels
Additionalconsiderationsapplywheninstallingthe
Radarscanneronasailingvessel.
•WhenmountingtheRadarscannerunitontothe
mast,checkthattheunitisnotfouledbythesails,
especiallywhentacking.
•Dependingonthetypeofsailingvesselandthe
designofthesailplan,aRadarscannerguard
shouldbeattachedtothemastifthesailsor
riggingcontacteithertheRadarscannerunitor
themountingbracket.WithoutaproperRadar
guard,seriousdamagecanresulttotheRadar
mountingbracketandtheRadaritself.Inextreme
cases,suchdamagecouldresultintheRadar
scannerunitbeingpulledoffthemast.Therefore,
itisrecommendedthataRadarscannerguard
shouldbemountedadditionallyandseparatelyto
theRadarscannermountingbracket.
•TopreventtheriskoftheRadarscannerunitfalling
afterithasbeendamaged,thesecuritylanyard
suppliedwiththemastbracketMUSTbesecured
properlytothemastandtotheRadarscanner
unit,accordingtotheinstructionsprovidedwith
thebracket.Ifasafetylanyardisnotsuppliedwith
themountingbracket,contactyourlocaldealerfor
appropriateparts.DoNOTattachotherequipment
toeithertheRadarscannerunitorthebracket.
•Raymarinestronglyrecommendsthatyoucheck
theconditionandsecurityofthebracketmounting
feet,thesecuritylanyard(s),theRadarscanner
guard,andtheRadarscannerunititself,ona
yearlybasis(ormorefrequentlydependingon
environmentalapplications).Anyttingsshouldbe
replacedasappropriate.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsanexampleofan
installationfeaturingaRadarscannerttedtoa
typicalmountingbracket,aRadarguardattachedto
themast(separatelytotheRadarmountingbracket),
andsafetylanyards:
Mounting
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