Raymarine ALPHA, Installation Instructions Manual, Page: 8 / 72

CHAPTER 1: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Safety warnings
Warning: Product installation and operation
• This product must be installed and operated in accordance
with the instructions provided. Failure to do so could result
in personal injury, damage to your vessel and/or poor
product performance.
• Raymarine highly recommends certified installation by
a Raymarine approved installer. A certified installation
qualifies for enhanced product warranty benefits.
Register your warranty on the Raymarine website:
www.raymarine.com/warranty
Warning: Potential ignition source
This product is NOT approved for use in hazardous/flammable
atmospheres. Do NOT install in a hazardous/flammable
atmosphere (such as in an engine room or near fuel tanks).
Warning: Switch off power supply
Ensure the vessel’s power supply is switched OFF before
starting to install this product. Do NOT connect or disconnect
equipment with the power switched on, unless instructed in
this document.
Product warnings
Warning: Product grounding
Before applying power to this product, ensure it has been
correctly grounded, in accordance with the instructions
provided.
Warning: Positive ground systems
Do not connect this unit to a system which has positive
grounding.
Warning: Power supply voltage
Connecting this product to a voltage supply greater than the
specified maximum rating may cause permanent damage
to the unit. Refer to the product’s information label for the
correct voltage.
Warning: Collision avoidance
In order to avoid potential physical damage to the unit,
ensure that the environment surrounding the unit is clear from
potential objects that may cause collisions.
Caution: Power supply protection
When installing this product ensure the power source is
adequately protected by means of a suitably-rated fuse or
thermal circuit breaker.
Caution: Sun covers
• If your product is supplied with a sun cover, to protect
against the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) light, always
fit the sun cover when the product is not in use.
• To avoid potential loss, sun covers must be removed when
travelling at high speed, whether in water or when the
vessel is being towed.
Regulatory notices
TFT Displays
The colors of the display may seem to vary when viewed against a colored
background or in colored light. This is a perfectly normal effect that can be
seen with all color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) displays.
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