Safety Instructions - VDO MAP 7w Plus GPS User Manual

Safety Instructions

Please respect all instructions of this manual.
The use of the chart plotter system does not relieve you of your responsibility for your ship, which
requires good seamanship.
Always use your personal experience when interpreting the displayed values.
Safety Instructions concerning the installation
The chart plotter system should be installed by your shipyard or by a electronic specialist.
Use adeguate working clothes when you install the system. Avoid clothing that may be caught by
moving parts. Use a hair net if you have long hair.
Remove all metallic or electrically conducting jewellery, such as chains, bracelets, rings, etc. when you
working on the on-board electronics.
Disconnect the minus polarity at the battery before starting your work to prevent the risk of a short-
circuit. Short-circuits can cause cable harness fires, battery explosions and damages of electronic
memory systems. Please note that when you disconnect the battery, all volatile electronic memories
will lose their contents, and will have to be re-programmed.
Run the engine compartment blower for a certain time before starting work in a gasoline engine
compartment.
Check that there is enough room behind the installation opening. Pre-drill the opening and complete
with keyhale saw (respect the safety instructions of the hand of tool manufacturer).
Use insulated tools if you must work disabling the power supply.
The electrical outputs of the chart plotter and the cables connected to it must be protected against
direct contact or damage. This means that the cables must have a sufficient insulation resistence or
voltage rating, and that touching the contact points is prevented.
Electrically conducting parts of the connected loads must also be protected by adequate measures
against a direct contact. The use of non-insulated wires and contacts is strictly forbidden.
Safety Instructions concerning the maintenance
Reapairs of the chart plotter system components can only be made by specialists authorized by VDO.
The system fulfills the applicable safety regulations.
Note: Capacitors in the unit can reatin their charge, even if the unit is separated from its power supply.
Check that replacement fuses are of the indicated type and current rating. The use of temporarily
repaired fuses or jumpering the fuse holder is strictly forbidden.
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