Chapter 1 Important Information; Safety Notices; General Information - Raymarine CP370 Installation Instructions Manual

Chapter 1: Important information

Safety notices

Certified Installation
Raymarine recommends certified installation by a
Raymarine approved installer. A certified installation
qualifies for enhanced product warranty benefits.
Contact your Raymarine dealer for further details,
and refer to the separate warranty document packed
with your product.
Warning: Product installation and
operation
This product must be installed and
operated in accordance with the
instructions provided. Failure to do so
could result in personal injury, damage
to your vessel and/or poor product
performance.
Warning: Potential ignition source
This product is NOT approved for use in
hazardous/flammable atmospheres. Do
NOT install in a hazardous/flammable
atmosphere (such as in an engine room
or near fuel tanks).
Warning: High voltage
This product contains high voltage.
Adjustments require specialized service
procedures and tools only available to
qualified service technicians. There are
no user serviceable parts or adjustments.
The operator should never remove the
cover or attempt to service the product.
Warning: Product grounding
Before applying power to this product,
ensure it has been correctly grounded, in
accordance with the instructions in this
guide.
Warning: Positive ground systems
Do not connect this unit to a system which
has positive grounding.
Warning: Switch off power supply
Ensure the vessel's power supply is
switched OFF before starting to install this
product. Do NOT connect or disconnect
equipment with the power switched on,
unless instructed in this document.
Important information
Warning: Sonar operation
• NEVER operate the sonar with the
vessel out of the water.
• NEVER touch the transducer face when
the sonar is powered on.
• SWITCH OFF the sonar if divers are
likely to be within 7.6 m (25 ft) of the
transducer.
Warning: Transducer cables
Do not remove the transducer cable whilst
the product is powered on, doing so can
cause sparks. If the transducer cable is
accidently removed whilst the product is
powered on, switch the product's power
off, replace the cable and then switch the
power back on.
Caution: Power supply protection
When installing this product ensure the
power source is adequately protected
by means of a suitably-rated fuse or
automatic circuit breaker.
Caution: Do not cut transducer
cables
• Cutting the transducer cable severely
reduces sonar performance. If the
cable is cut, it must be replaced, it
cannot be repaired.
• Cutting the transducer cable will
void the warranty and invalidate the
European CE mark.
Caution: Service and maintenance
This product contains no user serviceable
components. Please refer all maintenance
and repair to authorized Raymarine
dealers. Unauthorized repair may affect
your warranty.

General Information

EMC installation guidelines
Raymarine equipment and accessories conform to
the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
regulations, to minimize electromagnetic interference
between equipment and minimize the effect such
interference could have on the performance of your
system
Correct installation is required to ensure that EMC
performance is not compromised.
For optimum EMC performance we recommend
that wherever possible:
• Raymarine equipment and cables connected to
it are:
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