Raymarine Pathfinder Radar Scanner - Manual (Page 27)

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CONTENTS
Preface ............................................................................................................................. iii
Display Software Version ............................................................................. iii
C-Series Display Compatibility ..................................................................... iv
Warranty ................................................................................................................................... iv
EMC Conformance .................................................................................................................... iv
Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................ 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