•Theunitcanbemountedonaverticalsurfacesuchasabulkheadormastetc,usingthesupplied
bulkheadbrack
et.
•DoNOTmountontopofamast.
•Theunitlocationmustbeatleast1m(3ft.)awayfromanysourceofmagneticinterference,such
ascompassesandelectricalcables.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefromphysicaldamageandexcessivevibration.
•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbesubjectedtoaloadorforce.
•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotentialflammablehazards,suchasfuelvapor.
•TheunitshouldbemountedinalocationwherethediagnosticsLEDisviewable.
•TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’onthetopoftheunitpointingforwards,inparallel
alignmentwiththelongitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevessel.
1.V essel’slongitudinalaxis.
RFinterference
Certainthird-partyexternalelectricalequipmentcancauseRadioFrequency(RF)interferencewith
GNSS(GPS),AISorVHFdevices,iftheexternalequipmentisnotadequatelyinsulatedandemits
excessivelevelsofelectromagneticinterference(EMI).
SomecommonexamplesofsuchexternalequipmentincludeLEDlighting(e.g.:navigationlights,
searchlightsandfloodlights,interiorandexteriorlights)andterrestrialTVtuners.
Tominimizeinterferencefromsuchequipment:
•KeepitasfarawayfromGNSS(GPS),AISorVHFproductsandtheirantennasaspossible.
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