Raymarine GA150a Installation guide

Brand: Raymarine

Model: GA150a

Category: Network antennas

Type: Installation guide

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Date: 05-2014

Document number: 87230-1-EN

GA150

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Documentnumber:87230-1

Date:05-2014

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation........................7

CertiedInstallation...................................................7

Wateringress............................................................7

Disclaimer.................................................................7

EMCinstallationguidelines........................................7

Suppressionferrites...................................................7

Connectionstootherequipment.................................7

Declarationofconformity............................................7

Productdisposal........................................................7

Warrantyregistration..................................................8

IMOandSOLAS........................................................8

Technicalaccuracy....................................................8

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information...........................................................9

2.1Documentinformation..........................................10

2.2GA150Partssupplied...........................................10

2.3GA150productoverview......................................11

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................13

3.1Installationchecklist.............................................14

3.2GA150MFDcompatibility.....................................14

3.3T oolsrequired......................................................15

3.4Warningsandcautions.........................................15

3.5Antennalocationrequirements..............................16

3.6Productdimensions..............................................16

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................17

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................18

4.2GA150connection................................................18

Chapter5Mounting.............................................19

5.1Fittingtheantenna...............................................20

5.2Surfacemounting.................................................20

5.3Polemounting......................................................21

Chapter6Systemchecksand

troubleshooting...................................................23

6.1Furtherinformation...............................................24

6.2Troubleshooting...................................................25

Chapter7Maintenance.......................................27

7.1Routinechecks....................................................28

7.2Unitcleaninginstructions......................................28

Chapter8Technicalsupport..............................29

8.1Raymarinecustomersupport................................30

Chapter9Technicalspecication......................31

9.1T echnicalspecication..........................................32

6GA150

Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine

approvedinstaller.Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced

productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocument

packedwithyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure

todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto

yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstall

inahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasin

anengineroomornearfueltanks).

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT

connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower

switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenance

andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.

Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets

thestatedIPXstandard(refertotheproduct’sTechnical

Specication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment

failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercial

high-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts

subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthat

itiscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonor

entityotherthanRaymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby

youruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionofthe

productwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin

informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe

appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,

tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment

andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe

performanceofyoursystem

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance

isnotcompromised.

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslight

interferencemaybenoticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccurs

theproductandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbe

separatedbyagreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor

cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand

antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould

beincreasedto7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A

radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees

aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot

haveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent

anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe

maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsof

electricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMC

performancethroughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These

areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe

removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),it

mustbereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductis

used.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine

authorizeddealers.

Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoa

cable,additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtopreventstresson

theconnectorsduetotheextraweightofthecable.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtoother

equipmentusingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,a

suppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecablenear

theRaymarineunit.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwith

theessentialrequirementsofR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewed

ontherelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe

awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Importantinformation

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit

www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefull

warrantybenets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabel

indicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserial

numberwhenregisteringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedfor

useonleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOTcoveredby

InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeat

Sea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument

wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine

cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsit

maycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproduct

improvementmaychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asa

result,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Pleasecheckthe

Raymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave

themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyour

product.

8GA150

Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage10

•2.2GA150Partssuppliedonpage10

•2.3GA150productoverviewonpage11

Documentandproductinformation

2.1Documentinformation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtothe

installationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessary

equipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemof

connectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailableto

downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.

Applicableproducts

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

PartnumberNameDescription

A80288

GA150GNSS(GPS

/GLONASS)

antenna

Documentillustrations

Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshowninthe

illustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand

dateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:

DescriptionPartnumber

GA150Installationinstructions

InstallationofaGA150antennaandconnectiontoa

compatibleMFD.

87230/88038

GA150Surfacemounttemplate

MountingdiagramforsurfacemountingaGA150.

87224

2.2GA150Partssupplied

ThepartssuppliedwithyourGA150GNSS(GPS/GLONASS)

antennaareshownbelow.

D13075-1

4 7

1.GA150antenna(Theantennaissuppliedwithatted10m

(33ft.)cableforconnectiontoyourMFD.)

2.GA150mountinggasket

3.Polemountadaptor

4.2xThumbsnuts

5.2xStuds

6.2xscrews

7.Documentpack

10GA150

2.3GA150productoverview

TheGA150isanexternalantennacapableofimprovingthe

receptionofaMultifunctiondisplay’s(MFD’s)internalGlobal

NavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)receiver.

D13078-1

TheGA150hasthefollowingfeatures:

•10m(33ft.)ttedcable.

•Lowpowerconsumption.

•Surfaceorpolemountable.

Note:WhentheBeidouGNSSbecomesavailableaGA150

MUSTbeusedinordertoobtainreception.YourMFDwill

alsorequireasoftwareupdatetoenablesupportoftheBeidou

system.

Documentandproductinformation

GA150

Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage14

•3.2GA150MFDcompatibilityonpage14

•3.3Toolsrequiredonpage15

•3.4Warningsandcautionsonpage15

•3.5Antennalocationrequirementsonpage16

•3.6Productdimensionsonpage16

Planningtheinstallation

3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanningany

installation.Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsor

maintenanceofthesystem.Thediagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

3.2GA150MFDcompatibility

TheGA150antennaiscompatiblewiththefollowingRaymarine

variantMFDs:

•a95/a97/a98

•a125/a127/a128

Multifunctiondisplaysoftwarerequirements

TheoperationofthisproductrequiresthatyourRaymarineMFD

isrunningLightHouseIIsoftwareRelease11orlater.

GA150

3.3Toolsrequired

Productinstallationrequiresthefollowingtools:

ItemDescriptionQuantity

Powerdrill1

Pozidrivescrewdriver1

Drillbitofappropriatesize*

Adhesivetape1

Note:*Theappropriatedrillbitsizeisdependentonthe

thicknessandmaterialofthemountingsurface.

3.4Warningsandcautions

Important:Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhaveread

andunderstoodthewarningsandcautionsprovidedinthe

Chapter1Importantinformationsectionofthisdocument.

Planningtheinstallation

3.5Antennalocationrequirements

Theantennacanbeusedtoimprovethereceptionofyour

MFD’sbuilt-inGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver.DoNOT

connectanyotherantennatotheMFD’sGA150connector.

Theantennacanbemountedeitheronaathorizontalsurface

oronasuitablepole.

•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensureyouhave

accesstotheundersideofthemountingsurface.

•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepoleneedsto

havea1inch14TPIthread.

Important:Theantennamustbemountedinalocationthat

providesagooddirectlineofsitetotheentiresky,around

thehorizon.

Ensurethattheselectedmountinglocationis:

•Openandclearofanyobstructions(suchasmasts,search

lights,orotherstructures)thatcouldblockline-of-sighttothe

sky.

•Aslowaspossible,tokeeptheantennaasstableaspossible.

Themorestabletheantenna,themoreeffectivelyitwilltrack

satellitesandprovidestabledata.

•Asfaraspossible(atleast1m(3ft)fromotherantennaeand

electronicequipment.

DoNOTmounttheantenna:

•Inanyareawhereitcouldbesteppedonortrippedover.

•Upamast.Thiswillcausetheantennatoswingandgive

signicanterrorsinpositiondata.

•Inthedirectpathofaradarbeam.

AntennaMounting&EMEExposure

Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhumanexposureto

radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,makesuretheantenna

is:

•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting

•properlymounted

•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople

•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’smainunit

3.6Productdimensions

95 mm (3.7 in.)

30 mm (1.2 in.)32 mm (1.3 in.)

D13077-1

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Chapter4:Cablesandconnections

Chaptercontents

•4.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage18

•4.2GA150connectiononpage18

Cablesandconnections

4.1Generalcablingguidance

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength

•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthe

correcttype,suppliedbyRaymarine.

•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrect

qualityandgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmay

requirelargerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongthe

run.

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand

prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensure

aminimumbenddiameterof200mm(8in)/minimumbend

radiusof100mm(4in).

100 mm (4 in)

200 mm (8 in)

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.

Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables

throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coil

anyextracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheador

deckhead,useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

Caution:Pullingcables

DoNOTusecordsorropes,attachedtocable

connectors,topullcablesthroughrestricted

apertures(e.g.asinbulkheads),asthiscould

causedamagetocables.

Strainrelief

Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectors

fromstrainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremesea

conditions.

Cableshielding

Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthe

cableshieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeing

squeezedthroughatightarea).

4.2GA150connection

a9xanda12xMFDsincludeaninternalGNSS(GPS/

GLONASS)receiver.TheGA150antennacanbeusedto

improvetheGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’sreception.

D13069-1

1.GA150antenna

2.a9xora12xvariantMFD

Forinstallationdetailsforyourexternalantenna,refertothe

documentationthataccompaniedtheantenna.

Note:

•TheBeidouGNSSissupportedbutnotcurrentlyavailable.

•AGA150mustbeconnectedinordertoreceivetheBeidou

systemwhenitbecomesavailable.

•AsoftwareupdatewillberequiredtoaddsupportforBeidou

oncethesystemisavailable.Pleasecheckwithyour

Raymarinedealerforfurtherdetails.

Antennacablelength

TheGA150issuppliedwithatted10m(33ft.)cable.The

lengthoftheantennacablecanbeextendedifrequired.

Theantennacablelengthcanbeextendedbyupto10m(33ft.)

givingatotalmaximumcablelengthof20m(66ft.)

50ohmcoaxialcableandreliableconnectors(offeringprotection

againstwateringress)mustbeusedwhenextendingthe

antennacable.

Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethanthe

recommendedmaximumlengthwillresultinsignal

degradation.

Connectinganexternalantenna

FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150externalantenna

toyoura9xora12xvariantMFD.

D13074-1

1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorintotheGA150

connectorontherearofyourdisplay.

2.TurnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntilTIGHT.

3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectiononthebackof

thedisplay.

4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotectivebootover

theconnection.

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Chapter5:Mounting

Chaptercontents

•5.1Fittingtheantennaonpage20

•5.2Surfacemountingonpage20

•5.3Polemountingonpage21

Mounting

5.1Fittingtheantenna

Tottheantenna:

1.Selectasuitablelocationfortheantennaasdescribedunder

Antennalocationrequirements.

2.FityourantennausingeithertheSurfacemountingorPole

mountingprocedure,asappropriate.

3.Ensuringthatcableroutingandconnectionrequirementsas

detailedintheinstallationinstructionsfortheproductthatthe

antennawillbeconnectedtoarefollowed.

5.2Surfacemounting

Whensurfacemountingtheantenna,youcanroutethecable

eithercentrally(OptionA)orfromthesideoftheantenna

(OptionB).

1.Usethetemplatesuppliedtomarkthetwo6mm(0.25in)

mountingholes.

•OPTIONA:Ifthecableisgoingtopassthroughthe

mountingsurfacedrilla19mm(0.75in)centerhole.

•OPTIONB:Ifthecableistoberoutedfromthesideofthe

antenna(i.e.abovethemountingsurface),removethe

twoplastictabs(1)obstructingthecablechannel.Ifyou

donotremovethesetabsbeforeusingthecablechannel,

youcoulddamagethecable.

D11638-1

Top view

Underside view

A B

2.Screwthetwomountingstuds(2)intotheundersideofthe

antenna.

3.Stickthesuppliedgasket(3)tothemountingsurface,

ensuringthattheholesonthegasketcorrespondwiththe

drilledholes.

4.Routethecableasfollows:

•ForOptionA,feedthecabledownthroughthecenterhole.

•ForOptionB,routethecablealongthecableexitchannel.

5.Carefullyplacetheantennasothemountingstudspass

throughtheholesinthemountingsurface.

6.Securetheantennatothesurfaceusingthesuppliedthumb

nuts(4).

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