Raymarine RAY91 - GNSS (GPS) Troubleshooting; GPS Data Output

10.4GNSS(GPS)troubleshooting
ProblemswiththeGNSS(GPS)andtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedbelow.
BeforetroubleshootingGNSS(GPS)problems,ensure
yourproducthasthelatestsoftware,bycheckingthe
SoftwareUpdatespageontheRaymarinewebsite
www.raymarine.com.
Nofix
PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
GNSS(GPS)switchedoff.EnsureyourinternalGNSS(GPS)receiverisswitchedon.
Geographiclocationorprevailingconditionspreventing
satellitefix.
Checkperiodicallytoseeifafixisobtainedinbetterconditionsoranothergeographiclocation.
GNSS(GPS)Antennalocation.
Foroptimumperformancetheantennashouldbemountedabovedecksandhaveaclear,unobstructedview
ofthesky,andnotbeincloseproximitytoanystructuralbulkheadsorotherelectricalequipmentorcables
whichmaycauseinterference.
Nopositiondata
PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Internalreceiverisswitchedoff.
Ensureyourexternalorinternalreceiverisswitchedon.
WrongNetworkoutputselected.
Ensurethecorrectnetworktypeandspeedisselectedinthe
Networkoutputmenu:Menu>Set-up>
Networkoutput.
Poor/damaged/insecurecable/connection.
1.Checkthattheconnectorsarefullyinsertedintotheunitandlockedinposition.
2.Checkthecablesandconnectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
3.Checkthevessel’sbatteryvoltage,theconditionofthebatteryterminalsandpowersupplycables,ensuring
connectionsaresecure,cleanandfreefromcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
4.Withtheproductunderload,usingamulti-meter,checkforhighvoltagedropacrossallconnectors/fuses
etc,replaceifnecessary.
GPSdataoutput
TheRay90andRay91includeaninternalGPSreceiver.
However,theseproductsdoNOToutputGPSdatato
externaldevices.
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