Raymarine eci-100 Installation Instructions Manual - page 4
Chapter 1: Important information
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: 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: Power supply voltage
Connecting this product to a voltage supply greater
than the specified maximum rating may cause
permanent damage to the unit. Refer to the
Technical specification
section for voltage rating.
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.
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: 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.
Water ingress
Water ingress disclaimer
Although the waterproof rating capacity of this product meets
the stated IPX standard (refer to the product’s
Technical
Specification
), water intrusion and subsequent equipment
failure may occur if the product is subjected to commercial
high-pressure washing. Raymarine will not warrant products
subjected to high-pressure washing.
Disclaimer
Raymarine does not warrant that this product is error-free or that
it is compatible with products manufactured by any person or
entity other than Raymarine.
Raymarine is not responsible for damages or injuries caused by
your use or inability to use the product, by the interaction of the
product with products manufactured by others, or by errors in
information utilized by the product supplied by third parties.
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:
– At least 1 m (3 ft) from any equipment transmitting or
cables carrying radio signals e.g. VHF radios, cables and
antennas. In the case of SSB radios, the distance should
be increased to 7 ft (2 m).
– More than 2 m (7 ft) from the path of a radar beam. A
radar beam can normally be assumed to spread 20 degrees
above and below the radiating element.
• The product is supplied from a separate battery from that used
for engine start. This is important to prevent erratic behavior
and data loss which can occur if the engine start does not
have a separate battery.
• Raymarine specified cables are used.
• Cables are not cut or extended, unless doing so is detailed in
the installation manual.
Note: Where constraints on the installation prevent
any of the above recommendations
, always ensure the
maximum possible separation between different items of
electrical equipment, to provide the best conditions for EMC
performance throughout the installation
Suppression
ferrites
Raymarine
cables
may
be
fitted
with
suppression
ferrites.
These
are
important
for
correct
EMC
performance.
If
a
ferrite
has
to
be
removed
for
any
purpose
(e.g.
installation
or
maintenance,
it
must
be
replaced
in
the
original
position
before
the
product
is
used.
Use
only
ferrites
of
the
correct
type,
supplied
by
Raymarine
authorized
dealers.
Where
an
installation
requires
multiple
ferrites
to
be
added
to
a
cable,
additional
cable
clips
should
be
used
to
prevent
stress
on
the
connectors
due
to
the
extra
weight
of
the
cable.
Connections
to
other
equipment
Requirement
for
ferrites
on
non-Raymarine
cables
If
your
Raymarine
equipment
is
to
be
connected
to
other
equipment
using
a
cable
not
supplied
by
Raymarine,
a
suppression
ferrite
MUST
always
be
attached
to
the
cable
near
the
Raymarine
unit.
Declaration
of
conformity
Raymarine
UK
Ltd.
declares
that
this
product
is
compliant
with
the
essential
requirements
of
EMC
directive
2004/108/EC.
Important information