Raymarine manual Pathfinder Radar Scanners Owners Handbook, October

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Pathfinder Radar Scanners

Owners Handbook

October 2000

SAFETY NOTICES

This radar equipment must be installed and operated in accord- ance with the instructions contained in this manual. Failure to do so can result in personal injury and/or navigational inaccuracies. In particular:

1.High Voltage. The scanner unit contains high voltages. Adjust- ments require specialised service procedures and tools only avail- able to qualified service technicians – there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments. The operator should never remove the scanner unit internal covers or attempt to service the equipment.

2.Electromagnetic Energy. The radar scanner transmits electro- magnetic energy. It is important that the radar is turned off when- ever personnel are required to come close to the scanner to perform work on the scanner assembly or associated equipment.

It is recommended that the radar scanner is mounted out of range of personnel (above head height).

Do not look directly at the antenna at close range as your eyes are the most sensitive part of the body to electromagnetic energy.

When properly installed and operated, the use of this radar will conform to the requirements of ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992 Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Fre- quency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 Hz to 300 GHz and NRPB, Board Statement on Restrictions on Human Exposure to Static and Time Varying Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation, Doc NRPB, No. 5 (1993).

3.Navigation Aid. This radar unit is only an aid to navigation. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure or defects, environmental conditions, and improper han- dling or use. It is the user’s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements. This radar unit should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement.