Furuno 1623 MAINTENANCE, Troubleshooting, Maintenance program, Period Check point Action

2. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING

WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD

Do not open the equipment.

Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.

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.

2.1 Maintenance

Regular maintenance is important for good performance. A maintenance program should be established and should at least include the items listed in the table below.

Maintenance program

Period	Item	Check point	Action
	Fixing bolts for	Check for corrosion and if	Replace corroded bolts. Coat new
	antenna unit	tightly fastened.	bolts with anticorrosive sealant.
	Antenna unit	Check for foreign material.	Clean the antenna unit with a
	cleanliness	(Foreign material on the	freshwater-moistened cloth.
		antenna unit can cause a	Alcohol may be used. Do not use
		considerable drop in	commercial cleaners to clean the
		sensitivity.)	antenna unit; they can remove
			paint and markings or deform the
			equipment.
	Antenna unit	Check for cracks. Permanent	If a crack is found, it should be
	cover	damage to the unit’s circuitry	temporarily repaired by using a
		will result if water leaks inside.	small amount of sealing compound
3 to 6			or adhesive. The unit should then
			be brought to your dealer for
months			permanent repairs.
	Display unit	The LCD will, in time,	Wipe the LCD carefully to prevent
	case, LCD	accumulate a coating of dust	scratching, using tissue paper and
		which tends to dim the picture.	an LCD cleaner. To remove dirt or
			salt deposits, use an LCD cleaner,
			wiping slowly with tissue paper so
			as to dissolve the dirt or salt.
			Change paper frequently so the
			salt or dirt will not scratch the LCD.
			Do not use solvents such as
			thinner, acetone or benzene for
			cleaning; they can remove paint
			and marks or deform the
			equipment.
6 months	Display unit	Check for tight connection and	If corroded, ask your dealer about
to 1 year	connectors	corrosion.	replacement.

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