Raymarine AXIOM XL 16 User Manual

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparated
byagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,
cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedto
spread20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportant
topreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothavea
separatebattery.
•Raymarinespecifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheaboverecommendations,always
ensurethemaximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation
RFinterference
Certainthird-partyexternalelectricalequipmentcancauseRadioFrequency(RF)interferencewith
GNSS(GPS),AISorVHFdevices,iftheexternalequipmentisnotadequatelyinsulatedandemits
excessivelevelsofelectromagneticinterference(EMI).
SomecommonexamplesofsuchexternalequipmentincludeLEDspotorstriplights,andterrestrial
TVtuners.
Tominimizeinterferencefromsuchequipment:
•KeepitasfarawayfromGNSS(GPS),AISorVHFdevicesaspossible.
•Ensurethatanypowercablesforexternalequipmentarenotentangledwiththepowerordata
cablesforthesedevices.
•ConsiderfittingoneormorehighfrequencysuppressionferritestotheEMI-emittingdevice.The
ferrite(s)shouldberatedtobeeffectiveintherange100MHzto2.5GHz,andshouldbefitted
tothepowercableandanyothercablesexitingtheEMI-emittingdevice,ascloseaspossibleto
thepositionwherethecableexitsthedevice.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagneticcompasses,ensureanadequate
distanceismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyoushouldaimtomaintainthemaximumpossible
distancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast1m(3ft)inalldirections.
Howeverforsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatetheproductthisfarawayfroma
compass.Inthissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallationlocationforyourproduct,ensurethatthe
compassisnotaffectedbytheproductwhenitisinapoweredstate.
GNSS(GPS)locationrequirements
Y ourproductincludesabuilt-inGNSS(GPS)receiverthat,inordertoobtainapositionfix,requires
connectionofanexternalpassiveantenna,suchastheGA150antenna.
Ensureyoufollowthelocationrequirementsspecifiedinyourexternalantenna’sinstallation
instructions.
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Raymarine AXIOM XL 16 Specifications

General

Brand	Raymarine
Model	AXIOM XL 16
Category	Monitor
Language	English