Raymarine RVM-100 - Mounting, Cable Routing, and Testing

Theanti-foulingpaintshouldbeappliedinathinandevencoatcoveringall
e xternallyexposedtransducersurfaces.
Y oushouldcleanyourtransducerregularlyandre-applyanti-foulingpaint
every6months,orsoonerdependingonhowrapidlyorganicgrowthbuilds
up.
Forguidanceontransducercleaningrefertop.44—Transducercleaning
Forinstructionsonre-applyinganti-foulingpaintreferto
p.44—Re-applyinganti-foulingpaint
7.3Pre-installationtest
Warning:Transduceroperation
Onlytestandoperatethetransducerinthewater.DoNOT
operateoutofwaterasoverheatingmayoccur.
T estingthetransducer
Transduceroperationshouldbecheckedbeforeinstallation.Forthe
purposesofthistestyoudonotneedtoassemblytheconnectorlocking
collar.
FordetailedinformationonusingtheFishfinder/Sonarapppleasereferto
theoperationinstructionsforyourMFD.
1.ConnectthetransducertotherelevantconnectoronyourMFDorsonar
modulethatisconnectedtoyourMFD.
2.Fullysubmergethetransducerinwater.
3.PowerupyourMFDand/orSonarmodule.
4.OpenaFishfinder/SonarapponyourMFD.
5.Ifrequired,selecttherelevanttransducerfromtheTransducersettings
tab([Menu>Transducer>Transducer]).
6.Ifrequired,selecttherelevantchannelfromtheChannelselectionoptions
([Menu>Allchannels]).
7.Checkthataccuratedepthandwhereapplicabletemperaturereadings
aredisplayed.
8.IfyouexperiencedifficultiesobtainingreadingsthencontactRaymarine
TechnicalSupport.
7.4Transducercableroutingguidance
Guidanceforroutingyourtransducer'scableisprovidedbelow.
Important:
Thetransducercable’sconnectorissuppliedwithaseparatelockingcollar
assembly.DoNOTfitthelockingcollarassemblyuntilafterthecablehas
beenroutedtothedisplay.
•TheroutethetransducercablewilltaketoyourMFDorsonarmodule
shouldbeplannedbeforeinstallingthetransducer.
•Thetransducerissuppliedwithan8m(26.2ft)fittedcable.Ifthecable
lengthistooshortthenextensioncablesareavailabletolengthenthe
cablerun.
Note:Itisrecommendedthatamaximumoftwocableextensionsare
used,withthetotalcablelengthnotexceeding18m(59ft).
•ThecableshouldberoutedasfarawayaspracticalfromVHFradio
antennasandcabling.
•Thereshouldbesufficientslackisleftatthetransducerendtoallowforthe
transducertobetiltedupanddown.
•Anyexcesscableshouldbecoiledupataconvenientlocation.
•Thecableshouldbesecuredatregularintervals.
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