Installation Manual

Chapter1:ImportantInformation
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeRaymarineinstructionsprovided.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourboatand/orpoorproductperformance.
Introduction
Thisuserguidedescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainyour
HDDigitalRadomeAntenna.Themodelscoveredare:
•RD418HD-18”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.
•RD424HD-24”4kWDigitalRadomeAntenna.
Whenproperlyinstalledandoperated,theuseofthisradar
conformsto:
•IEEEC95.1-2005-StandardforSafetyLevelswithrespectto
HumanExposuretoRadioFrequencyElectromagneticFields,
3kHzto300GHz.
•ICNIRPGuidelines1998-InternationalCommissionon
Non-IonisingRadiationProtection:Guidelinesforlimiting
exposuretotime-varyingelectric,magneticandelectro-magnetic
elds(upto300GHz)1998.
TheHDDigitalRadomeAntennaisdesignedandmanufacturedto
meettherigorousdemandsofthemarineenvironment.However,
itmustbeinstalled,operatedandmaintainedproperly.Please
carefullyreadandfollowtherecommendedproceduresinthisuser
guide.
Warning:RadioFrequencyRadiation
Hazard
Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy
atmicrowavefrequencieswhichcanbeharmful,
particularlytotheeyes.DoNOTlookattheantenna
fromcloserange.Ensurepersonnelareclearofthe
radomewhentheradaristurnedon.
Itisrecommendedthattheradarisinstalledoutof
rangeofpersonnel,e.g.aboveheadheight.
Transmittedpowerdensitylevels
•Apowerdensitylevelof10W/m
2
islikelyatdistancesof1m
orlessfromtheradome.
•Apowerdensitylevelof100W/m
2
doesnotoccuratanypoint.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuse
onleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredbyInternational
MaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)
CarriageRegulations.
Radarlicensing
Installationandoperationofthisradarmaybesubjecttoindividual
licensingoftheequipment,operatororvessel.Youarestrongly
advisedtocheckwiththerequirementsofthelicensingauthorityof
ImportantInformation
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