Raymarine RVM-420 - EMC Installation Guidelines

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arning:2personinstallationrequired
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opreventpotentialproductdamage,vesseldamageand
personalinjury2-personinstallationisrecommended.
6.3EMCinstallationguidelines
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aymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagnetic
interferencebetweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuchinterference
couldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnot
compromised.
Note:
Inareasofe xtremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybe
noticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceof
theinterferenceshouldbeseparatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•R aymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarrying
radiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSB
radios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(6.6ft).
–Morethan2m(6.6ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeam
cannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforengine
start.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedinthe
installationmanual.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheabove
recommendations,alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.
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