Chapter1:Importantinformation
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arning:Autopilotinstallation
Correctperformanceofthevessel’
ssteeringiscriticalforsafety,thereforitis
STRONGL YRECOMMENDthatanAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative
fitsthisproduct.Y ouwillonlyreceivefullwarrantybenefitsifyoucanshowthatan
AuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentativehasinstalledandcommissioned
yourautopilotsystem.
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordancewiththeinstructions
provided.Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvessel
and/orpoorproductperformance.
•RaymarinehighlyrecommendscertifiedinstallationbyaRaymarineapproved
installer.Acertifiedinstallationqualifiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenefits.
RegisteryourwarrantyontheRaymarinewebsite:www.raymarine.com/warranty
Warning:Aidtonavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationandmustneverbeusedin
preferencetosoundnavigationaljudgment.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouse
officialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyoutorespondtosituationsas
theydevelop.Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,yourvessel
andothersatseriousriskofharm.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthespecifiedmaximum
ratingmaycausepermanentdamagetotheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformation
labelforthecorrectvoltage.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorthermalcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Suncovers
•Ifyourproductissuppliedwithasuncover,toprotectagainstthedamaging
effectsofultraviolet(UV)light,alwaysfitthesuncoverwhentheproductis
notinuse.
•Toavoidpotentialloss,suncoversmustberemovedwhentravellingathigh
speed,whetherinwaterorwhenthevesselisbeingtowed.
Importantinformation
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