Kongsberg Seatex Seapath 200, Installation Manual

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Seatex Seapath 200 Installation Manual, rev. 13 Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 About this manual
This manual contains the information necessary to install the Seapath 200 on a ship. For all
other product information, please consult the
User's Manual
, reference [3].
The Seapath 200 is a precise heading, attitude and position sensor based on a sophisticated
combination of DGPS carrier phase measurements and inertial sensor technology. To achieve
the specified accuracy of the product, the installation has to be properly done and the
installation procedures in this manual have to be followed.
This manual is organised into the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Introduction
- A brief presentation of the
Installation Manual
with references
and abbreviations.
Chapter 2
Specifications
- Describes the physical dimensions, required power,
environmental and cable specifications.
Chapter 3
Installation
- Presents procedures to be followed for a typical ship installation
with recommendations on location of the different parts, mechanical and electrical
installation, and how to set up and calibrate the product.
Chapter 4
Installation Drawings
- Contains outline drawings showing the mechanical
dimensions of the different parts of the Seapath 200.
In this manual the following notations are used:
Is used to make the user aware of procedures and operational practice which, if not
followed, may result in degraded performance or damage to the equipment.
Note
A note text has this format and is used to draw the user's attention to special
features or behaviour of the equipment.
CAUTION