Furuno 1715 Manual De Usuario

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3. INSTALLATION
NOTICE
Do not apply paint, anti-corrosive sealant
or contact spray to coating or plastic 
parts of the equipment. 
Those items contain organic solvents that 
can damage coating and plastic parts, 
especially plastic connectors.
 
 
3.1  Antenna Unit Installation 
Mounting considerations 
When choosing a mounting location for the 
antenna unit, keep in mind the following 
points: 
• 
Install the antenna unit on the hardtop, 
radar arch or on a mast on an appropriate 
platform. (For sailboats, a mounting bracket 
is optionally available.) It should be placed 
where there is a good all-round view with, 
as far as possible, no part of the ship’s 
superstructure or rigging intercepting the 
scanning beam. Any obstruction will cause 
shadow and blind sectors. 
• 
In order to minimize the chance of picking 
up electrical interference, avoid where 
possible routing the antenna cable near 
other electrical equipment onboard. Also, 
avoid running the cable in parallel with 
power cables. 
• 
Separate the antenna unit from a magnetic 
compass by the distances noted below to 
prevent interference to the magnetic 
compass: 
Standard compass: 1.25 m 
Steering compass: 0.85 m 
 
Mounting on a platform 
1.  Remove mounting hardware at the bottom 
of the antenna unit; four each of hex bolts 
(M10X20), spring washers and flat 
washers. Save mounting hardware to use 
it to fix the antenna unit to the mounting 
platform later on. 
Flat washer
Spring washer
Hex bolt (M10 x 20)
Bow
Stern
Cable gland
 
Antenna unit, showing location of 
mounting hardware 
2.  Construct a wood, steel or aluminum 
platform on which to fix the antenna. (The 
thickness of the platform depends on the 
hex bolts to be used to fix the antenna to 
the platform. See the illustration on the 
next page for thickness.) Next, position 
the antenna unit so the cable gland faces 
toward boat’s stern. 
Note 1: If corrosive material is used for 
the platform, take appropriate 
anticorrosive measures to prevent 
corrosion. 
Note 2:
 When drilling holes in the platform, 
be sure they are parallel with the fore and 
aft line.