Raymarine Dragonfly User Manual

3.9Selectingalocationforthedisplay
Generallocationrequirements
Whenselectingalocationfortheunititisimportanttoconsidera
numberoffactors.
Ventilationrequirements
Toprovideadequateairow:
•Ensurethatequipmentismountedinacompartmentof
suitablesize.
•Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.
•Ensureadequateseparationofequipment.
Mountingsurfacerequirements
Ensureunitsareadequatelysupportedonasecuresurface.Do
NOTmountunitsorcutholesinplaceswhichmaydamagethe
structureofthevessel.
Cableroutingrequirements
Ensuretheunitismountedinalocationwhichallowsproper
routingandconnectionofcables:
•Minimumcablebendradiusof100mm(3.94in)isrequired
unlessotherwisestated.
•Usecablesupportstopreventstressonconnectors.
Electricalinterference
Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfromdevicesthat
maycauseinterference,suchasmotors,generatorsandradio
transmitters/receivers.
GPSlocationrequirements
Inadditiontogeneralguidelinesconcerningthelocationof
marineelectronics,thereareanumberofenvironmentalfactors
toconsiderwheninstallingequipmentwithaninternalGPS
antenna.
Mountinglocation
•AboveDecksmounting:
Itisrecommendedthatthedisplayismountedabovedecks
asthisprovidesoptimalGPSperformance.
•BelowDecksmounting:
GPSperformancemaybelesseffectivewhenmountedbelow
decks.
Vesselconstruction
TheconstructionofyourvesselcanhaveanimpactonGPS
performance.Forexample,theproximityofheavystructures
suchasastructuralbulkhead,ortheinterioroflargervessels
mayresultinareducedGPSsignal.Beforelocatingequipment
withaninternalGPSantennabelowdecks,seekprofessional
assistance.
Prevailingconditions
TheweatherandlocationofthevesselcanaffecttheGPS
performance.Typicallycalmclearconditionsprovideforamore
accurateGPSx.Vesselsatextremenortherlyorsoutherly
latitudesmayalsoreceiveaweakerGPSsignal.GPSantenna
mountedbelowdeckswillbemoresusceptibletoperformance
issuesrelatedtotheprevailingconditions.
Compasssafedistance
Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagnetic
compasses,ensureanadequatedistanceismaintainedfrom
thedisplay.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationforthedisplayyoushouldaim
tomaintainthemaximumpossibledistancebetweenthedisplay
andanycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast
1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsomesmallervessels
itmaynotbepossibletolocatethedisplaythisfarawayfrom
acompass.Inthissituation,thefollowingguresprovidethe
minimumsafedistancethatshouldbemaintainedbetweenthe
displayandanycompasses.
D12 65 0-1
200 mm
(7.87 in)
350 mm
(13.8 in)
700 mm
(27.5 in)
500 mm
(19.7 in)
250 mm
(9.84 in)
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300 mm
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1.8 in)
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5
6
Item
Compasspositionin
relationtodisplay
Minimumsafe
distancefromdisplay
1Top
200mm(7.87in.)
2Rear
500mm(19.7in.)
3Right-handside
350mm(13.8in.)
4Underside
300mm(11.8in.)
5
Front
700mm(27.5in.)
6
Left-handside250mm(9.84in.)
Viewingangleconsiderations
Asdisplaycontrastandcolorareaffectedbytheviewingangle,
Ifyouintendtosurfacemountthedisplay,itisrecommended
thatyoutemporarilypowerupthedisplaywhenplanningthe
installation,toenableyoutoidentifywhichlocationgivesthe
optimumviewingangle.
5.7inchdisplayproductdimensions
D12626-3
148 mm (5.8 in)
56 mm (2.2 in)
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
148 mm (5.8 in)
203 mm (8 in)
90 mm (3.5 in)17 mm (0.7 in)
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Raymarine Dragonfly Specifications

General

Brand	Raymarine
Model	Dragonfly
Category	GPS
Language	English