Furuno 1715 manual Antenna Unit Installation, Mounting considerations, Mounting on a platform

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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.

Stern	Bow

Cable gland

Hex bolt (M10 x 20) Spring washer

Flat washer

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.

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Contents Model Model USA Important NoticesEuropean Union Other countriesSafety Instructions Compliance with R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Table of Contents Features ForewordWord to the Owner of the Model System Configuration NavigatorEquipment Lists Antenna installation materialsDisplay unit installation materials Standard supplyControls How to remove the hard coverOperation Display unitIndications IndicationsAbout the LCD Transmitting, Standby Turning Power On/OffBrilliance/contrast adjustment window Startup screenChoosing the Range Adjusting Display Contrast, BrillianceAutomatic gain adjustment Receiver SensitivityManual gain adjustment Automatic adjustment by the A/C SEA controlManual adjustment of A/C SEA Automatic A/C SEA adjustmentMeasuring range by the range rings Suppressing Rain ClutterMeasuring the Range Measuring range by the cursorMeasuring bearing with the cursor Measuring the BearingShifting the Display Measuring bearing with the EBLZoom display ZoomUser Menu Overview User menu,User menu description Heading LineInterference Rejector Appearance of interferenceEcho Stretch Noise RejectorEcho Trail, Trail Brilliance Echo trailsSilencing the audio alarm Guard AlarmSetting a guard zone Canceling the guard zone and guard alarmSuppressing Heavy Rain Clutter Setting watchman stand-by intervalWatchman Panel BacklightingProg Key Resetting Distance Run24 Hue Outputting Target Position to a PlotterSetting up Nav Data Displays Turning Navigation Data On/Off30 00.065N 130 00.574E 30 00.065N 21 nmNav data displays 130 00.574E1 of system menu System MenuSystem menu description Waypoint Mark The waypoint mark shows3 of system menu Maintenance program MAINTENANCE, TroubleshootingMaintenance Period Check point ActionReplacing the Fuse TroubleshootingTroubleshooting If… But… Then…Display unit DiagnosticsInstallation menu Antenna unitReplacing the Magnetron Test PatternClearing the Memory Replacing the Synchro BeltMounting considerations InstallationAntenna Unit Installation Mounting on a platformHow to fasten the antenna base to platform Antenna unit, inside viewAntenna cable and gasket to use Contents of radome mounting assy Mounting using the optional mounting bracketHow to fix the EMI core Connecting antenna cable to antenna unitDesktop, overhead mounting Display Unit InstallationMounting Flush mountingWiring WiringConnecting external equipment Input sentencesHeading alignment AdjustmentsConnecting the external buzzer Display unit, rear viewTiming adjustment Nmea port setup, GPS Waas setup Timing adjustment displayMagnetron Heater Voltage MD boardMenu Tree Trail Brilliance LOW, High System MenuSpecifications of Marine Radar SP-1Environmental Conditions SP-2Page Page Page Page Marine Radar Page 00014790912