Raymarine STV Gen2 Operating instructions

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TVGen2

Satellite Television Systems

Installation and operation

37, 45 and 60STVGen2 models

STVGen2installationandoperation

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Documentnumber:81327-2

Date:01-2011

Contents

Chapter1Introduction.............................................7

Safetynotices.................................................................7

Importantinformation......................................................7

Chapter2Installation...............................................11

2.1Planning...................................................................12

2.2Cablesandconnections............................................13

2.3Systemoptions.........................................................17

2.4DualRFSTVsystems...............................................17

2.5QuadRFSTVsystems..............................................19

2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsia

only)..............................................................................21

2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnections..........................22

2.8Installation/Mounting................................................23

Chapter3Systemoperationandsetup..................27

3.1Introduction...............................................................28

3.2Gettingstarted..........................................................28

3.3SetupusingtheACU.................................................30

3.4Applyingfactorydefaultvalues...................................37

3.5Systeminformation...................................................38

3.6Checkingsystempower.............................................38

3.7Skewangle...............................................................39

3.8GraphicalUserInterface............................................40

Chapter4Maintenanceandtroubleshoot-

ing..............................................................................41

4.1Maintenance.............................................................42

4.2Troubleshooting........................................................42

4.3Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................44

Chapter5Satelliteinformation...............................45

5.1Satelliteproviders.....................................................46

AppendixATechnicalspecication.......................49

5

Chapter1:Introduction

Safetynotices

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto

dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour

boatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource

isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated

fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Usecorrectliftingpoint

Whenliftingtheantennaunit,alwaysliftfromthebase

plate.DoNOTusetheantennacoverordamageto

thecovercouldoccur.

Caution:Donotdamageconnectors

Takecaretoavoiddamagetotheconnectors

underneaththeantennabaseplatewhenmovingthe

unit.DoNOTusetheseconnectorstolifttheunit.

Caution:Removetransitpacking

Beforeinstallingoroperatingtheproduct,openthe

antennaunitcoverandremovethefoamtransit

packinginsertsfromtheunitbase.

Caution:Antennacoating

DoNOTpaintorapplyanyothernishtotheantenna

unit.Thiscoulddegradeperformancebeyond

acceptablelimits.

Importantinformation

Handbookinformation

YourSTVsystemprovidestelevisionaccesstohundredsofTV

channels.Ontheopenseaoratthedock,theRaymarineSatellite

TVsystemautomaticallyidenties,acquiresandtrackscompatible

signalsfromalldigitalvideobroadcast(DVB)satellites.

Thishandbookdescribeshowtoinstall,connectandmaintainthe

RaymarineSatelliteTelevision(STV)system.Itisusedwiththe

followingmodels:

Introduction

7

•37STVGen2

•45STVGen2

•60STVGen2

Thesemodelsaresuppliedinvariantsappropriatetoyourregion.

Pleasecarefullyreadandfollowtheinstallation,operatingand

maintenanceprocedures,toensureoptimumperformance.

Geographiclocation

YourSTVsystemwilloperateinvariousgeographicregions,

dependantuponthetypeofsatellitesignalavailable.

Broadlyspeakingdifferentregionsaroundtheglobeuseeither

circularorlinearpolarizationforDVBsatellitebroadcasts.Each

STVunitisconguredtoreceiveeitherLinearorCircularpolarized

signals.

Someexamplesofregionsusingcircularandlinearpolarization

arebelow.

Circularpolarization:

•NorthAmerica

Linearpolarization:

•Europe

•Australia

•NewZealand

•China

•MiddleEast

Forfurtherassistancepleaserefertoyourregionalsatelliteservice

providersorRaymarinetechnicalsupport.

Changinglocation

Ifyouchangeyourareaofoperation,youmayneedtoarrangefor

modicationtoyourSTVsystem:

•Adjusttheantennalownoiseblock(LNB)asappropriateforthe

areainwhichyouareoperating.

•Updatetheregioninformationusingyourcontrolunit(ACU)ora

PCrunningtheGUIsoftware.

•Ensurethatyoursatellitereceivers(IRDs)willoperateandreceive

DVBbroadcastsatyournewlocation.

Important:Pleasereferallservicing/componentreplacementto

authorizedRaymarineagents.

Satellitecoverage

Uptodatecoveragemapsandsatelliteinformationmaybefound

ontheappropriatewebsiteofyoursatelliteserviceprovider.

Televisionreception

ForfullfunctionalityofyourSTVSystem,youmustsubscribetothe

relevantservice(s)fromtheappropriateserviceprovider(s).Full

detailsofserviceprovidersaregiven.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize

electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe

effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.

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STVGen2installationandoperation

InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased

to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove

andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave

aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof

theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical

equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These

areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe

removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust

bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine

authorizeddealers.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment

usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite

MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Declaration of conformity

This product conforms with EU Directive 2004/108/EC and is

labelled with the CE conformity mark.

Product disposal

Dispose of this product in accordance with the WEEE Directive.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Directive requires the recycling of waste electrical and electronic

equipment. Whilst the WEEE Directive does not apply to some

Raymarine products, we support its

policy and ask you to be aware

of how to dispose of this product.

Warranty registration

It is important that you register your product to receive full warranty

benefits. Your unit package includes a bar code label indicating the

serial number of the unit. You should stick this label to the warranty

registration card.

Technical accuracy

To the best of our knowledge, the information in this document was

correct at the time it was produced. However, Raymarine cannot

accept liability for any inaccuracies or omissions it may contain. In

addition, our policy of continuous product improvement may change

specifications without notice. As a result, Raymarine cannot accept

liability for any differences between the product and this document.

Introduction9

Chapter2:Installation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Planningonpage12

•2.2Cablesandconnectionsonpage13

•2.3Systemoptionsonpage17

•2.4DualRFSTVsystemsonpage17

•2.5QuadRFSTVsystemsonpage19

•2.637STVmultiswitchconnection(AmericaandAsiaonly)onpage21

•2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnectionsonpage22

•2.8Installation/Mountingonpage23

Installation

11

2.1Planning

Partssupplied

AntennaUnit

AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

InstallationKit:

•Bolts

•Flatwashers

•Springwashers

•Selftappingscrews

Cables:

•10mPowercable-usedforconnectingtheACUtotheDCpowersupply.

•3mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheACUandIntegratedReceiver

Decoder(IRD).

•15mRFcable-usedforconnectingtheAntennaandACU.

•1.8mPCcable-usedforconnectingtheACUtoapersonalcomputerfor

systemsetupanddiagnostics.

Documentation

•Installation/operatinginstructions

•mountingtemplate.

CDcontaining:

•SoftwareforrunningtheSTVGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)onapersonal

computer(PC).

•UserdocumentationinPDFformat.

Toolsrequired

Toolsnecessaryforinstallation.

Power drill

13 mm (1/2 in)

socket

10 mm (3/8 in)

drill

13 mm (1/2in)

spanner

11 mm (7/16in)

spanner

Socket wrench

80 mm (3 in)

hole saw

Pencil

Adhesive tape

Cross-head

screwdriver

5 mm

Allen key

Suitable waterproof

sealant

D11453-1

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2.2Cablesandconnections

Antennaconnectors

RFconnectorsontheundersideoftheantennaconnectthepower,

signalandcontrolsignalstothecontrolunit(ACU).

RF 2RF 1

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

STVmodelRFconnectors

37STV

2RFconnectors

Applicabletoregionswithsingle

frequencyband,DVBbroadcast

signals.

45STVand60STV

4RFconnectors

Applicabletoregionswithdual

frequencyband,linearpolarizedDVB

broadcastsignals.

Extendingcableruns

Note:Systemperformancewillbereducedifsuppliedcables

areextended.

IftheRFcablesuppliedasstandardisnotlongenough,a

98ft(30m)cable,isavailablefromyourRaymarinedealer,

(partnumberE96008).Connectthelongercabletothesupplied15

m(49ft)RFcabletoobtainatotalcablelengthof147ft(45m).

Note:T otalcablelengthsshouldnotexceed45m(147ft).

Systemperformancecannotbeguaranteedifcablesare

extended.

AntennaControlUnit(ACU)

TheAntennaControlUnit(ACU)providesallcontroland

power-switchingfunctionsfortheantenna.Threesoftkeysenable

satelliteprogrammingandantennadiagnosticstobecarriedout.

Installation13

D11531-1

Twobuttonsattheright-handsideofthefrontpanelareusedwith

somesetupprocedurestoprovideBACKandENTERfunctions.

TheACUrearconnectorsare:

•DC9to30Vforpowerinput.

•ANTRF1-connectspowerandsignaltotheantenna.

•NMEA-connectstoGPS(optional).

•PCINTERFACE-connectstoPCserialportforremoteoperation

fromacomputer(optional).

•RECEIVER-connectstothesatellitereceiver(notsupplied).

ANT RF1

FUSEDC 9 to 30V NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

D11542-2

Forconnectiondetails,refertotheinstallationprocedures.

UsingGPSwithSTV

YourSTVsystemcanmakeuseofGPStoimprovetheDVBsignal

trackingaccuracy.

•37and60STVGen2models–ThesehaveabuiltinGPS

receiverforimprovedtrackingaccuracy.

•45STV–ThiscanbeconnectedtoanNMEA0183compatible

GPSreceiverusingtheconnectorprovided.

NMEA

connector

D11726_ 1

ConnectingSTVtoNMEA0183GPS

WiththesystempoweredOFF,connectanNMEAfeedtotheACU

forGPSpositioninginformation,refertothefollowingillustration

forreference:

Red (12 - 32 V /+)

Yellow (NMEA out /+)

Brown (RTCM in /+)

Green (NMEA in /+)

Shield (0V/ ground / -)

GPS antenna

cable

Connector

block

GPS antenna

cable

Additional cable

Pin 1

Pin 2

D11725_ 1

1.Atasuitablepoint,cutyourGPSantennacable.

2.StripeachwireintheGPSandadditionalcablereadyforthe

connectorblock.

3.ConnectstrippedGPSwirestotheconnectorblock,matching

thewiresoneitherside.

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4.PuttheNMEAOUTwire(yellowintheillustration)andground

wireintotheconnectorblockwiththecorrespondingGPS

antennawires,asintheillustration.

5.Secureallconnectionsintheconnectorblock.

6.Connectandsecurethefreeendoftheadditionalcableinthe2

pinplug,sothat:

i.NMEAOUT(+)connectstopin1.

ii.Ground(-)connectstopin2.

7.Connectthe2pinplugtoNMEAontherearoftheACU.

8.SwitchontheSTVsystem.

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand

prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea

minimumbendradiusof100mm.

Minimum bend of cable

100 mm (4 in) radius

Minimum bend

200 mm (8 in)

diameter

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.

Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables

throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany

extracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,

useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

Powerrequirements

ARaymarineSTVsystemneedseithera12Vdcor24Vdcpower

supply.ThisisconnectedintotheACU.

Groundingrequirements

ThesegroundingrequirementsareapplicableforRaymarine

equipmentsuppliedwithaseparatedrainwireorscreen.

•Theproductpowercabledrainconductor(screen)mustbe

connectedtoacommongroundpoint.

•Itisrecommendedthatthecommongroundpointisabonded

ground,i.e.withthegroundpointconnectedtobatterynegative,

andsituatedascloseaspossibletothebatterynegativeterminal.

Ifabondedgroundsystemisnotpossible,anon-bondedRF

groundmaybeused.

Bondedgroundsystem(preferred)

D117 09-1

1 2 4

3

Installation15

RFgroundsystem(alternative)

D117 10-1

1 2 4

3

1.Powercabletoproduct.

2.Drain(screen).

3.Bonded(preferred)ornon-bondedRFground.

4.Powersupplyorbattery.

Implementation

Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayrstbeconnected

toasinglelocalpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispoint

connectedviaasingle,appropriately-ratedconductor,totheboat’s

commonground.Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepath

toground(bondedornon-bonded)isviaaattinnedcopperbraid,

witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater.Ifthisisnotpossible,an

equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:

•forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm

2

(#10AWG)orgreater.

•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

2

(#8AWG)orgreater.

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnecting

braidorwiresasshortaspossible.

Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoapositively-grounded

powersystem.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

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2.3Systemoptions

YourRaymarineSatelliteTVsystemcanbeconnectedtooneor

multipleIRDs,toofferthemaximumchoiceofchannelstodifferent

cabins.Thissectiondescribesthedifferentcombinationsavailable

andthemethodofconnectingeachvariant.

EnsurethepowersupplyfortheACUisprotectedbyeithera

5Aquick-blowfuseoranequivalentautomaticcircuitbreaker,

connectedin-lineonthepositive(whitewithredtag)wireofthe

powercable.

Notethatforallvariants,theRF1connectorontheACUmustbe

connectedtotheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

2.4DualRFSTVsystems

Connectingabasicsystem

connects to

Television Monitor

(not supplied)

IRD (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

DC 9 to30V

12 V or 24 V dc

power supply

D1173 3-1

Brown with

red sleeve

Blue with

blue sleeve

Green/yellow with

white sleeve

Ground

Drain (screen)

RF 2

RF 1

1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU

totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe

ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe

rearoftheIRD.

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17

3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector

ontherearoftheACU.

4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith2IRDs

to TV monitor (not supplied)

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE

DC 9 to 30V

NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

Power in

D1173 2-1

RF 2

RF 1

YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.

Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The

otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.

TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector

labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRD.

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2.5QuadRFSTVsystems

Connectingabasicsystem

connects to

Television Monitor

(not supplied)

IRD (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

DC 9 to30V

12 V or 24 V dc

power supply

D11546-2

Brown with

red sleeve

Blue with

blue sleeve

Green/yellow with

white sleeve

Ground

Drain (screen)

1.ConnectanRFcablefromtheANTRF1connectorontheACU

totheRF1connectorontheantennabaseplate.

2.ConnectanRFcablefromtheRECEIVERconnectoronthe

ACUtoeithertheLNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectoronthe

rearoftheIRD.

3.Connecta12Vora24VdcsupplytotheDC9to30Vconnector

ontherearoftheACU.

4.RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith2IRDs

to TV monitor (not supplied)

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE

DC 9 to 30V

NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4RF 3

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

Power in

D11547-2

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YoucanconnecttwoIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthediagram.

Inthissystem,oneIRDcanbesetasatwosatellitereceiver.The

otherIRDmustbesetasaonesatellitereceiver.

TheRFconnectionintotheIRDisusuallymadeintotheconnector

labelledLNB,ANT,orSatelliteIn.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRD.

Systemwith4IRDs

YoucanconnectfourIRDstoyourantennaasshowninthe

followingdiagram.

IRD1 (not supplied)

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4

RF 3

IRD2 (not supplied)

RF cable

Antenna base plate

ACU

IRD3 (not supplied)

IRD4 (not supplied)

DC 9 to 30V

Power in

D11548-2

TheRFcablesfromtheantennabaseplateconnecttoeitherthe

LNB,ANT,orSatelliteInconnectorontherearoftheIRD.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRDs.

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2.637STVmultiswitchconnection

(AmericaandAsiaonly)

Systemwithmorethan2IRDs

AdualRFSTVsystemoperatinginaregionwithcircularpolarized

DVBsignalsmayincludeamultiswitchasshown.Thisallows

connectionofupto6IRDs(satellitereceiver/decoders).

1

4

D119 03-1

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER

24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

RF 2RF 1

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

3

2

1.Antennabaseplate

2.ACU

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

TheRFcablesfromthemultiswitchconnecttoeithertheLNB,ANT,

orSatelliteInconnectorsontherearoftheIRDs.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRDs.

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21

2.745/60STVMultiswitchconnections

Systemwithmorethan4IRDs

Youmayuseamultiswitchconnectedasshown.Thisallows

connectionofupto6IRDs(satellitereceiver/decoders).

NorthAmericaandAsia

1

4

D119 03-1

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER

24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

RF 2RF 1

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

3

2

1.Antennabaseplate

2.ACU

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

RegionsoutsideofNorthAmericaandAsia

Vert Hor Vert/mod

5-50 kHz

Hor/mod

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

RF 2

RF 1

RF 4R F 3

OUT 5OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4OUT 1 OUT 6

Multiswitch

LNB

RHCP/+13V

VHF/UHF

INPUT

POWER

24V DC

LNB

LHCP/ +18V

1

3

4

ANT RF1

FUSE NMEA PC INTERFACE

RECEIVER

-

+

-

+

MADE IN KOREA

DC 9 to 30V

12 / 24 V

2

D119 04-1

1.Antennabaseplate

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2.ACU

3.Multiswitch

4.IRDs–(notsupplied)

TheRFcablesfromthemultiswitchconnecttoeithertheLNB,ANT,

orSatelliteInconnectorsontherearoftheIRDs.

RefertotherelevantManufacturer’shandbookfordetailson

conguringyourIRDs.

2.8Installation/Mounting

Antennaposition

Clear view of sky

D11449-1

Theantenna,mustbeinstalledwhere:

•Thereisanallroundclearviewofthehorizon.

•Itisnottoohighabovethewater-themaximumrecommended

heightisonenotexceedinghalfthelengthoftheboat.

•Itisasnearaspossibletothecenterlineoftheboat.

•Onarigidmountingplatformthatisnotsubjecttoexcessive

vibration.

•Awayfromtheedgeoftheboat.Thiswillminimizeexcessive

motion,whichcanadverselyaffectreception.

•Clearofanyradarbeam.Thiscouldadverselyaffectantenna

operation.

Above the beam

Below the beam

In the

beam

Min 1.2 m (4 ft)

D7950_1

•Clearofanyobjectwhichcouldblockthesatellitesignal.Ensure

thereisa+15°to+90°lookangleattheintendedinstallation

position.

Installation23

+15

90

0

Mast

Blocked!

D7951_1

ACUinstallation

TheACUmustbettedbelowdecksinapositionthatis:

•Dry.

•Wellventilated.

•Easilyaccessible.

•NeartothemainTVviewingarea.

ACUdimensions

228 mm (9.0 in)55 mm

(2.2 in)

185 mm (7.3 in)

D11550-1

217 mm (8.5 in)

178 mm (7.0 in)

Antennainstallation

Theproceduresforinstallingtheantennaassemblycomprise:

•Preparation-removetransitpacking.

•Procedure-preparemountandtantenna.

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