Installing The Hardware; Mounting The Radio - West Marine VHF580 Owner's Manual

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InSTALLInG THE HARDWARE

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Mounting the radio

location.xFirst,xdeterminexthexbestxplacextoxmountxthexradio.xForxoptimumxperformance,xfindxax
locationxthatxcan:x
x x
Properlyxsupportxthexweightxofxthexradio,xapproximatelyx2.2xpoundsxorx1.1xkilograms.x
Youxmayxneedxtoxusexsomextypexofxanchorxwithxthexmountingxscrewsxtoxholdxthexradio,x
dependingxonxthexsurface.x
x x
Keepxthexbatteryxleadsxasxshortxasxpossible.x
x x
Keepxthexantennaxlead-inxwirexasxshortxasxpossible.x
x x
Allowxfreexairxflowxaroundxthexheatxsinkxonxthexrearxofxthexradio.x
x x
Avoidxinterferencexwithxthexship'sxcompass.x
1.x Installxthexradioxintoxthexmountingxbracket.x
2.x Positionxthex
radioxintoxthex
desiredxlocation.x
Markxthexedgesx
ofxthexbracketx
onxthexmountingx
surface.x
3.x Removexthex
mountingx
Step 1:
bracketxdrillx
Slide the radio
templatexfromx
into the mounting
thexbackxofxthex
bracket.
manual,xandxusex
thextemplatex
toxmarkxthex
drillxholesxonx
thexmountingx
surface.x
4.x Drillxthexholesxforxthexmountingxbracket;xbexsurextoxfollowxanyxspecialxrequirementsxofx
thexmountingxsurface.
5.x Removexthexbracketxfromxthexradio,
andxusexthexmountingxhardwarextox
securexthexbracketxtoxthexmountingx
surface.
6.x Installxthexradioxbackxintoxthex
mountingxbracket.
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Step 2:
Tighten the mounting knobs
to secure the radio in place.
Hex nut
Spring washer
Washer
Hex bolt
Mounting
surface
Mounting
bracket
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