3.2EMCinstallationguidelines
R
aymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:
Inareasofe
xtremeEMCinterference,someslight
interferencemaybenoticed.Wherethisoccursthe
productandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbe
separatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthat
whereverpossible:
•R
aymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoit
are:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting
orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,the
distanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(7ft).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaRadarbeam.
ARadarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread
20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedpowerfromaseparatebattery
fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto
preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccur
iftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•OnlyRaymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationinstructions.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventany
oftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe
maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferent
itemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughoutthe
installation.
Suppressionferrites
•R
aymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwith
suppressionferrites.Theseareimportantforcorrect
EMCperformance.Ifferritesaresuppliedseparately
tothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthe
suppliedferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.
installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedinthe
originalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe
addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbe
usedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetothe
extraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables.
Ifyourproductistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppression
ferriteMUSTalwaysbeattachedtotheendofthecable
nearesttotheRaymarineproduct.
3.3Productdimensions
Productdimensions—Ray53
Panelmountdimensions
A
168mm(6.6in)
B
156mm(6.
1in)
C
88.5mm(3.5in)
D
134mm(5.3in)
E
39
.75mm(1.6in)
F
21.5mm0
.85in)
G
59mm(2.3in)
H
25mm1.0in)
I
143.6mm(5.7in)
Bracketmountdimensions
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