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Main Page SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HIGH VOLTAGE WARNING MICROWAVE RADIATION HAZARD WARNING Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 CONVENTIONS USED 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 GENERAL INFORMATION PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES 1.3 PACKING LIST 1.3.0 Options 1.3.1 Replacement Parts 2. INSTALLATION 2.0 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 2.1 PREPARE THE RADAR FOR INSTALLATION 2.1.0 Cable 2.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 2.3 ELECTRICAL AND DATA CONNECTIONS 2.4 CONNECTION PROCEDURE Page 14 Radar Installation Manual RadarCable RadarOn/Off Switch (Green& Blue wires fromRadar Cable) Power/ Data Swiched DCPower 2.5 RADAR JUNCTION BOX CONNECTIONS TERMINALC RadarCable Radar Installation Manual Page 15 2.6 RADAR ANTENNA CONNECTIONS 2.6.0 DOME Connections RadarSwitch RadarSwitch RADARCABLE 2.6.1 OPEN ARRAY Connections 2.7 CHART PLOTTER CONNECTIONS AND SET UP The following instructions refer to Dome Antennas; refer to Open Array for connections. 2.7.0 CP180 & CP180i Connections 2.7.1 CP300 & CP300i Connections 2.7.2 CPV350 Connections 2.7.3 CP500 Connections 2.7.4 CPV550 Connections 2.8 CHART PLOTTERS SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.8.0 Backing up Marks and Routes 2.8.1 Installing Software Page 3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3.0 MDS-1 3.0.0 Antenna Unit Page 3.1 MDS-8 3.1.0 Antenna Unit 3.1.1 Dimensions and Mounting 3.2 MDS-9 3.2.0 Antenna Unit 3.2.1 Dimensions and Mounting 3.3 MDS-10-4/MDS-10-5 3.3.0 Antenna Unit Page Page Appendix A. WHAT IS RADAR? A.0 GENERAL A.0.0 Antenna A.0.1 Side Lobe A.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF RADAR WAVE Radarsight distance (NM) = 2.22 ( antenna height (m) + targetheight (m)) A.1.0 Targets difficult to display on screen A.1.1 Shadow zones of radar A.1.2 False echoes Ghost echoes Multiple echoes { False echoes caused by side lobe Distant False echoes caused by duct phenomenon Radar interference Page Page Appendix B. INSTALLATION B.0 MORE INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS B.0.0 Shifting from keel line B.0.1 Obtaining sufficient dip angle B.1 INSTALLING SCANNER UNIT Radar Installation Manual Page 39 INDEX Page 40 Radar Installation Manual

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Models: MDS-1 MDS-10-4 MDS-10-5 MDS-8 MDS-9