Scanner will not start without help at beginning of season

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum ebphinn,

While we're glad to learn that the radome is working again, the symptom reported is most often the result of low power. When such situations are suspected, it is generally recommended that the vessel be connected to shore power, that its batteries be permitted to fully charge, an that afterwards and while still connected to shore power that the radar be tested again. Should the radome be supplied with power which is within its operating range, then the reported symptom would be indicative of a motor which is in the initial stages of failure. Raymarine has not specified performing any actions other than to ensure that radome is properly powered and that it's array rotates freely when such issues occur. No periodic recommendation to rotate the array has been specified as you have suggested.