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INSTALLATION
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Installation Considerations
Do not apply paint, anti-corrosive sealant or contact
spray to coating or plastic parts of the equipment.
Those items contain organic solvents that can damage
coating and plastic parts, especially plastic connectors.
• Do not paint the radome, radar wave emission may be affected.
• Do not select a location that allows water to accumulate at the base of the sensor.
• Do not cut power/LAN cable or cable assembly when installing.
• Do not block air vent at the bottom of radome.
Connect to a distribution switchboard
• The radar sensor has no power switch. Connect the sensor to a distribution switch-
board with a switch for power control.
Considerations for selecting a location for installation
• Install the radar sensor on radar arch, on a mast or on an appropriate platform. For
sailboats, a ''radome mount'' is optionally available for installing the sensor to a
mast.
• This radar sensor emits a horizontal (360°) and a vertical (25°) beam.
Place the sensor where there is a good all-round view as far as possible and no part
of the ship's superstructure or rigging intercepting the scanning beam. Any small
obstruction causes not only shadows and blind sectors, but also the deterioration of
antenna ability, such as beam width and side-lobe level. It also reduces the radar's
functionality, for example azimuth resolution, and may cause false echoes. A mast
for instance, with a diameter considerably less than the horizontal beam width of the
radiator, causes only a small blind sector, but a horizontal spreader or cross trees
in the same horizontal plane as the radar sensor would be a much more serious ob-
struction; you would need to place the radar sensor well above or below it. Be sure
there are no metallic objects near the antenna. See illustrations on the following
page for typical placement on a sailboat and powerboat.
• Install the radar where large structures, such as a mast, will not be within 1 m diam-
eter from the center of radar.
• Select a location free of structures as much as possible, in order to avoid causing
blind sector. A blind sector within the radar beam may prevent proper display of ra-
dar echoes.
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