VisionMaster Ship’s Manual Chapter 3
Installation Cable Installation: X-band Scanner Unit
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6.2.8.1 Cable Assembly into Scanner Unit:
To assemble the cables into the scanner unit:
1. Feed the assembled cables and seals into the gland body.
2. Tighten the gland nut to compress the waterproof seal.
3. Crimp the earth tags to the braids of the multicore cables, keeping them
as short as possible.
4. Attach the earth tags with the screws provided.
5. Trim and attach the cable inners to the appropriate connectors.
6. The video coaxial cable does not plug into SKV on the Input PCB, but is
connected to SKV on the Receiver Assembly.
7. Sleeve the braid of the coaxial cable with the 6mm sleeving supplied.
8. Route the cable through the slot at the end of the filter box cover, along
the cable loom on the right hand side of the scanner unit.
9. Use cable ties to clip it to the loom.
10. Trim to length and fit the coaxial plug.
11. For systems using below-decks transceivers the Performance Monitor
Trigger coaxial cable is terminated in the same way, but only needs to
be stripped back 200mm, as it is plugged into SKP on the Input PCB.
6.2.8.2 Cable Assembly into Turning Unit
To assemble the cables into the turning unit:
1. Feed the assembled cables and seals into the gland body.
2. Tighten the gland nut until the EMC seal is compressed.
3. Crimp the earth tags provided to the braids of the multicore cables
4. Attach them to the earth studs adjacent to the cables. The tails should
be as short as is practicable.
5. Trim and make off the cable inners to the appropriate terminal blocks.
6. Trim the coaxial cables to length.
7. Slide the plastic sleeve supplied in the despatch kit over the exposed
braid.
8. Fit the coaxial connectors.
9. Plug them into the appropriate sockets.
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