Raymarine Pathfinder Radar Scanner - Manual (Page 23)

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CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................................................................... iii
Display Software Version ............................................................. iii
C-Series Display Compatibility .................................................... iv
Warranty ........................................................................................................ iv
EMC Conformance ......................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1: Overview ............................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
EMC installation guidelines ................................................................ 2
Connections to Other Equipment ................................................. 3
1.2 Unpacking and inspecting the components ........................................... 3
1.3 Selecting the scanner unit site ................................................................ 5
Mounting surface: sailboats ............................................................... 9
Mounting surface: power boats ......................................................... 9
Setting the radiation plane ............................................................... 10
1.4 Cable Requirements ............................................................................. 11
Scanner Cables ................................................................................. 11
Running the cable to the scanner ............................................... 13
Rejoining cables ............................................................................... 13
Radome scanner cables .................................................................... 14
Inter-unit cable ........................................................................... 14
Power cable ................................................................................ 15
Open array scanner cables for Pathfinder displays ............................ 17
Inter-unit cable ........................................................................... 17
Power cable ................................................................................ 18
Open array scanner cables for C-series displays ................................ 21
Split pedestal cable .................................................................... 21
Pedestal adaptor cable ............................................................... 21
1.5 Power Requirements ............................................................................ 21
Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner .....................................................................23
2.1 Radome scanner .................................................................................. 23
Securing the radome scanner to the mounting surface ..................... 23
Connecting the radome scanner inter-unit cable .............................. 24
2.2 Open array scanner .............................................................................. 28
Securing the pedestal to the mounting platform .............................. 29
Connecting the open array scanner cable ......................................... 30
Fitting the open array to the pedestal ............................................... 34
2.3 System Connections ............................................................................. 35
Cable details ..................................................................................... 37