Raymarine AIS 350 Installation Instructions Manual page 35

Warning: Do NOT connect a USB
device with an AC power source
Your Raymarine product includes a USB data
connection. To prevent potential grounding problems
and possible damage to equipment:
• Do NOT connect a device with an AC power source
(such as a PC or laptop) via USB to your Raymarine
product.
• If you need to connect external equipment (such
as a laptop) to your Raymarine product via USB,
ensure that the external equipment is powered only
by a DC power source (such as a laptop battery).
• Disconnect any AC power source from the external
equipment before attempting to connect it via USB
to your Raymarine product.
Installing USB drivers
Prior to connecting the AIS to A PC the USB drivers must first be
installed. To install follow the steps below:
1. Insert the supplied CDROM and navigate to the USB drivers
folder.
2. Double click on the setup.exe file to launch the installer.
3. Follow the on screen installation instructions to complete
installation.
4. Once installed the AIS unit can be connected to the PC. The
USB drivers will be installed automatically and the AIS will
appear as a new COM port device.
5. Select the AIS COM port and a baud rate of 38400 in PC based
navigation software to make use of the AIS data.
AIS350 Receiver
Note: If the USB connection is removed from the PC during
use you must reset the connection before further use. To reset
the connection disconnect then reapply power to the AIS before
closing and re-launching any PC applications using the USB
connection. Finally, reconnect the USB cable between the PC
and AIS unit.
Power connection
Power supply protection
Always protect the power supply by connecting the red (positive)
wire to the supply via a 2 A fuse or equivalent automatic circuit
breaker.
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