Raymarine E-Series - Chapter 5 Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks

4.13GA150connection
IfyourMFDhasaGA150connection,theexternal
antennacanbeconnectedtohelpimprovethe
GNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’sreception.
RefertotheConnectionOverviewsectionto
establishifyourMFDcanbeconnectedtoaGA150.
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1.GA150externalantenna
2.MFD
Forinstallationdetailsforyourexternalantenna,
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniedthe
antenna.
Antennacablelength
TheGA150issuppliedwithatted10m(33ft.)
cable.Thelengthoftheantennacablecanbe
extendedifrequired.
Theantennacablelengthcanbeextendedbyupto
10m(33ft.)givingatotalmaximumcablelength
of20m(66ft.)
50ohmcoaxialcableandreliableconnectors
(offeringprotectionagainstwateringress)mustbe
usedwhenextendingtheantennacable.
Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethan
therecommendedmaximumlengthwillresultin
signaldegradation.
Connectinganexternalantenna
FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150
externalantenna.
1
3
2
4
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1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorinto
theGA150connectorontherearofyourdisplay.
2.TurnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntilTIGHT.
3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectionon
thebackofthedisplay.
4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotective
bootovertheconnection.
4.14GNSS/GPSconnection
Dependingondisplayvariant,yourmultifunction
displaymayincludeaninternalGNSSorGPS
receiver.Ifrequiredthemultifunctiondisplaycan
alsobeconnectedtoanexternalGNSS/GPS
receiver,usingSeaTalk
ng®
orNMEA0183.
GNSS/GPSconnection—SeaTalk
ng®
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SeaTalk
ng
1
3
2
1.MFD
2.SeaTalk
ng®
connectiontoMFD.
3.SeaTalk
ng®
GNSS/GPSreceiver.
AnNMEA0183GNSS/GPSreceivercanbe
connectedtotheMFDbyfollowingthedetails
providedinsection4.9NMEA0183connection
—Power/NMEA/Videocableandtheinstallation
instructionsprovidedwiththeunit.
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