Raymarine Pathfinder Radar Scanner Radar Detector User Manual


 
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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