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GENERAL INFORMATION
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Radar may only be operated by the staff who
have studied this Operator's Manual and Safety
Rules for Operation of Consuming Electric In
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stallations.
Installation of radar on antenna or radar posts
may be performed only by staff authorized for
construction works on altitudes above 2 me
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ters.
NO PERSONNEL SHALL BE ALLOWED TO
REMAIN IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE
SYSTEM’S ANTENNA UNIT WHEN THE
TRANSMITTER IS SWITCHED ON AND
WORKING ON AIR!
WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ON, IT IS FORBID-
DEN TO:
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OPEN ITS COMPONENTS OR REPLACE
POWER SUPPLY UNITS;
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DISCONNECT OR RECONNECT COM
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MUNICATION OR POWER CABLES;
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USING MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
AND ACCESSORIES THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN DULY CERTIFIED.
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INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
Radar installation and removal operations shall
be carried out according to the Installation
Manual.
IT IS PROHIBITED TO APPLY ADHESIVE
FILM TO OR PAINT THE ANTENNA UNIT
HOUSING!
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MAINTENANCE
In normal mode, the radar system requires no
maintenance nor any operations by mainte
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nance personnel (except for preventive main
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tenance).
Repair of the station is carried out at the manu
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facturing plant.
Preventative maintenance operations include
the check for reliable attachment of the radar,
power cables, check of the housing for damage
(presence of cracks, holes, delamination), clean
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ing the housing from dirt, ice and other depo
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sitions. Should thread connections get loose,
tighten them up.
It is recommended to perform preventative
maintenance of the radar after a winter season
and upon exposure to extremely adverse envi
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ronmental factors (wind velocities exceeding
20 m/c, heavy rains, ice build-up, etc.).
CAUTION!
Before preventative maintenance opera
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tions, turn the radar power off and discon
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nect it from the 24 V electrical system.
CAUTION!
To avoid radar performance degradation,
avoid damage to the protective housing of
the antenna unit, presence of dirt, oil stains,
ice build-up, snow and other depositions
hindering radio wave propagation.
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