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General Information

This manual describes the installation of the MV/MU-Series system. If you need help or have additional questions, please call to speak with our support experts; see the phone numbers on the back cover of this manual.

The multi-sensor payload MV/MU-Series is a stabilized maritime thermal and visible-light camera system for use on most types of vessels. Its state-of-the-art thermal imaging system provides excellent nighttime visibility and situational awareness, without any form of natural or artificial illumination. A visible light color camera and a visible low-light black & white camera provide daytime viewing.

Standard Features

• Pan/Tilt provides continuous 360° pan and +/- 90° tilt

• Active gyro-stabilization provides steady, long-range viewing

• Video tracking locks on and follows objects as long as they are in view

• Picture-in-Picture mode (PIP) displays images from two cameras at once

Optional Installation Components

Contact FLIR Systems, Inc. for more information regarding available accessories including additional JCUs, PoE equipment, video distribution amplifiers, Serial to

Ethernet servers, Video Encoders, NMEA Multiplexers, and so on. Contact information is listed on the back of this manual.

The MV/MU-Series should be installed by a qualified marine electronics technician; incorrect installation could void the warranty.

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Installing MV/MU-Series Systems

This manual includes information about the following topics:

• Installation overview and planning

• Mounting the camera and installing the Joystick Control Unit (JCU)

• Connecting the electronics

• Maintaining the camera

• Parts list and other reference information

Additional References

Your MV/MU-Series camera comes with a complete documentation set on a CD or

DVD that includes this manual as well as others (also available from the FLIR

Systems, Inc. Web site). All documents are in PDF format and can be viewed with

Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• MV/MU-Series Operator’s Manual (FLIR Doc. # 432-0007-00-10) contains information about how to configure, use, and operate the camera.

• MV/MU-Series Quick Start Guide (FLIR Doc. # 432-0007-00-11 ) is a doublesided card that shows the functions executed by the various JCU buttons.

Documentation Conventions

For safety, and to achieve the highest levels of performance from the MV/

MU-Series system, always follow the warnings and cautions in this manual when handling and operating the MV/MU-Series camera system.

Warning:

Warning notices are used to emphasize that hazardous voltages, currents, temperatures, or other conditions that could cause personal injury or death exist with this equipment, or may be associated with its use.

Caution:

Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken or an operation might have an unexpected outcome.

Note:

Notes call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment.

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