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System Conguration | GN70MX610/MX612 Operator and Installation Manual
Manual Source Selection
You can manually select the preferred source. This is useful if you have more than one of the
same type of device (i.e. multiple GPS antenna units) on the network.
Available sources are listed as shown in the example below. You select active source by ticking
the preferred unit. Each GS70 antenna is noted with a serial number (i.e. 100E32#).
MX521B/MX575D Antenna setup
The MX521B and MX575D smart GPS antenna sensors are normally connected via the NMEA
0183 ports #3 and #4 of the MX61xJB junction box and will be selected and set up correctly
when using Auto Select.
If manual selection is required, use procedure below:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Highlight the Data sources menu then press ENT.
3. Scroll to Position submenu then press ENT
4. Scroll to MXJB-NMEA3 [xxxxx#], where NMEA3 is Port 3 and xxxxx# is
the serial number of the source as indicated on the junction box PCB
then press the ENT key to place a check mark.
5. Press CLR key.
6. Scroll down to RTCM signal, press ENT.
7. Scroll to MXJB-NMEA4 [xxxxx#], press ENT to place a check mark.
8. Press the CLR key.
9. Scroll down to RTCM corrections, press ENT.
10. Scroll to MXJB-NMEA4 [xxxxx#], press ENT to place a check mark.
11. Press the CLR key to bring back the Quick Menu or any hot key to exit.
12. End of setup procedure
Setting the Antenna Port Baud Rate
If the CDU fails to detect the MX521A/MX521B/MX525A/MX575C/MX575D antenna
connected to NMEA3 of the J-Box, do the following:
13. Press the MENU key to bring up the quick menu.
14. Scroll to Data sources, press ENT.
15. Select Position, press ENT.
16. Deselect MXJB-NMEA3 as source of position.
17. Press the CLR key until the Settings menu appears (or
press the MENU then scroll to Tools & Setting, press ENT).
18. Select NETWORK, press ENT.
19. Scroll to Device List, press ENT.
20. Scroll to MXJB-NMEA3, press ENT.
21. The Configure button will be highlighted, press the ENT key.
22. Scroll to Baud rate, press ENT.
23. Scroll to 4800 (or 19,200) baud, press ENT.
24. Press the CLR key several times to exit to Settings menu.
25. Select Network, press ENT.
26. Select Sources, press ENT.