Installation Instructions

3.7Warningsandcautions
Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyou
havereadandunderstoodthewarningsand
cautionsprovidedintheChapter1Important
informationsectionofthisdocument.
3.8Selectingalocation
Warning:Potentialignition
source
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Locationrequirements—EV–1and
EV–2
Theinstallationlocationmusttakeintoaccountthe
followingrequirements:
•Theunitcanbeinstalledaboveorbelowdecks.
•Theunitmustbemountedonahorizontaland
levelsurface.Theunitmaybemounteduprightor
upside-down,buttheunitmustbelevelwithin5º
ofpitchand5ºofroll(comparedwiththevessel’s
neutralpositionwhenatrestandnormallyloaded).
1.Roll
2.Pitch
•Theunitcanbemountedonaverticalsurface
suchasabulkheadormastetc,usingthesupplied
bracket.
•Theunitlocationmustbeatleast1m(3ft.)away
fromanysourceofmagneticinterference,suchas
compassesandelectricalcables.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefrom
physicaldamageandexcessivevibration.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbe
subjectedtoaloadorforce.
•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotential
ammablehazards,suchasfuelvapor.
•Theunitshouldbemountedinalocationwhere
thediagnosticsLEDisviewable.
•TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’on
thetopoftheunitpointingtowardsthevessel’s
bowandmustbeinparallelalignmentwiththe
longitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevessel.
Planningtheinstallation
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