Raymarine RAY73 - GNSS (GPS) Troubleshooting

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.4GNSS(GPS)troubleshooting
ProblemswiththeGNSS(GPS)andtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedbelow.
BeforetroubleshootingGNSS(GPS)problems,ensure
yourproducthasthelatestsoftware,bycheckingthe
SoftwareUpdatespageontheRaymarinewebsite
www.raymarine.com.
Nofix
P
ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
NoGNSS(GPS)receiverconnected.InordertoobtainapositionfixyourproductrequiresaGNSS(GPS)receiver
.Yourproductmayincludean
internalGNSS(GPS)receiver,ifnotthenanexternalGNSS(GPS)receiversuchastheRS150isrequired.
NoantennaconnectedtoGNSS(GPS)receiver
.Dependingonvariant,yourproductmayincludeaninternalGNSS(GPS)receiver.Thereceivermayormaynot
includeaninternalantenna.Ifyourproduct’sinternalGNSS(GPS)receiverdoesnotincludeaninternalantenna
thenyouwillneedtoconnectanexternalpassiveantennatotheGNSS(GPS)/GA150connection.
GNSS(GPS)Antennalocation.Foroptimumperformance ,externalGNSS(GPS)antennasandGNSS(GPS)receiversthatincludeaninternal
antennashouldbemountedabovedecksandhaveaclear,unobstructedviewofthesky,andnotbeinclose
proximitytoanystructuralbulkheadsorotherelectricalequipmentorcableswhichmaycauseinterference.
GNSS(GPS)switchedoff .EnsureyourinternalGNSS(GPS)receiverisswitchedonintherelevantsettingsmenu.
Geographiclocationorprevailingconditionspreventing
satellitefix.
Checkperiodicallytoseeifafixisobtainedinbetterconditionsoranothergeographiclocation.
Nopositiondata
P ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Internalreceiverisswitchedoff .
Ensureyourexternalorinternalreceiverisswitchedon.
W rongNetworkoutputselected.
Ensurethecorrectnetworktypeandspeedisselectedinthe
Networkoutputmenu: Menu>Set-up>
Networkoutput.
P oor/damaged/insecurecable/connection.
1.Checkthattheconnectorsarefullyinsertedintotheunitandlockedinposition.
2.Checkthecablesandconnectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
3.Checkthevessel’sbatteryvoltage,theconditionofthebatteryterminalsandpowersupplycables,ensuring
connectionsaresecure,cleanandfreefromcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
4.Withtheproductunderload,usingamulti-meter,checkforhighvoltagedropacrossallconnectors/fuses
etc,replaceifnecessary.
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