Raymarine RS150 - Location Selection and Warnings

3.5Warningsandcautions
Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyou
havereadandunderstoodthewarningsand
cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Important
informationsectionofthisdocument.
3.6Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
GNSSReceiverlocationrequirements
Whenplanningtheinstallationlocation,considerthe
following:
•TheGNSSReceiveriswaterproof,andappropriate
forabovedecksmounting.
•Choosealocationthatprovidesthemost
unobstructedviewoftheskyinalldirections:
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•TheGNSSReceivermustbemountedonalevel
horizontalsurface.
•DoNOTmounttheGNSSReceiveratthetopof
amast.
•TheGNSSReceivershouldbemountedatleast
1m(3ft)awayfromdevicesthatmaycause
interference,suchasmotors,generators,VHF
radiounitsandothertransmitters/receivers.
•EnsuretheGNSSReceiverisNOTmountedinthe
pathofthebeamemittedfromRadarscanners.
•Safefromphysicaldamageandexcessive
vibration.
•Awayfromanysourceofheat.
•Awayfromanypotentialammablehazard,such
asfuelvapors.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproduct
youshouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistance
shouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.However
forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibleto
locatetheproductthisfarawayfromacompass.In
thissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocation
foryourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnot
affectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
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