FLIR Raymarine gS Series, gS95, gS165, gS165 inverted, gS195 Installation Instructions Manual

gS SERIES

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

English

Date: 08-2015

Document number: 87248-2-EN

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Contents

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

CertiedInstallation.....................................................7

Productoperationinhightemperatures.........................7

PoweroverEthernet(PoE)...........................................8

TFTDisplays...............................................................9

Wateringress..............................................................9

Disclaimers.................................................................9

RFexposure...............................................................9

FCC............................................................................9

ComplianceStatement(Part15.19)..............................9

FCCInterferenceStatement(Part15.105(b))...............9

IndustryCanada........................................................10

IndustryCanada(Français)........................................10

Japaneseapprovals...................................................10

Declarationofconformity............................................10

Productdisposal........................................................10

Pixeldefectpolicy......................................................10

Warrantyregistration..................................................11

IMOandSOLAS........................................................11

Technicalaccuracy....................................................1 1

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information...........................................................13

2.1Documentinformation..........................................14

2.2Productdocumentation.........................................14

2.3Documentillustrations..........................................15

2.4Productoverview.................................................15

2.5LightHouseMFDOperationinstructions.................16

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................17

3.1Systemintegration...............................................18

3.2Installationchecklist.............................................24

3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)overview...................24

3.4Identifyingyourdisplayvariant..............................25

3.5Networkingconstraints.........................................25

3.6Systemprotocols.................................................26

3.7Datamaster.........................................................27

3.8Partssupplied......................................................28

3.9T oolsrequiredforinstallation.................................29

3.10Selectingalocation............................................29

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................33

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................34

4.2gS95/gS125/gS165Connections

overview...................................................................35

4.3gS195connectionsoverview.................................35

4.4Poweranddata(combined)connection.................36

4.5PoweroverEthernet(PoE)...................................38

4.6Cardreaderconnection........................................38

4.7Auxiliaryalarmconnection....................................39

4.8SeaTalk

4.9NMEA2000connection........................................40

4.10SeaTalkconnection............................................41

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connections.......................................39

4.11NMEA0183connection—Power/NMEA/Video

cable.........................................................................41

4.12Gigabitnetworking.............................................42

4.13Sonarmoduleconnection...................................43

4.14Radarnetworkconnection..................................44

4.15GNSS/GPSconnection.....................................46

4.16AISconnection...................................................47

4.17Fastheadingconnection......................................47

4.18Keypadnetworkconnection................................48

4.19Weatherreceiverconnection...............................48

4.20Videoconnection—composite...........................49

4.21Camera(Video/Alarm)connection.......................49

4.22HDMIvideooutput.............................................50

4.23IPCameraconnection........................................50

4.24HD-SDIconnection(gS195)................................51

4.25Thermalcameraconnection................................52

4.26Fusionnetworkconnection.................................54

4.27FusionNMEA2000connection...........................54

4.28Mediaplayerconnection.....................................55

4.29Raymarinemobileappconnection.......................55

4.30Bluetoothremotecontrolconnection....................56

Chapter5Mounting.............................................57

5.1Bracketmountingholelocations............................58

5.2Mountingsurfacerequirements.............................58

5.3Flushmountingthedisplay...................................59

5.4Flushmountingthecardreader.............................60

5.5Surfacemountingthedisplay................................61

5.6Surfacemountingthecardreader.........................62

Chapter6Maintainingyourdisplay...................63

6.1Serviceandmaintenance.....................................64

6.2Productcleaning..................................................64

Chapter7Troubleshooting.................................65

7.1Troubleshooting...................................................66

7.2Poweruptroubleshooting.....................................67

7.3Radartroubleshooting..........................................68

7.4GPStroubleshooting............................................69

7.5Sonartroubleshooting..........................................70

7.6Sonarcrosstalkinterference.................................73

7.7Thermalcameratroubleshooting...........................75

7.8Systemdatatroubleshooting.................................77

7.9Videotroubleshooting...........................................78

7.10Wi-Fitroubleshooting..........................................79

7.11Bluetoothtroubleshooting....................................80

7.12T ouchscreentroubleshooting..............................81

7.13T ouchscreenalignment.......................................82

7.14Miscellaneoustroubleshooting............................83

Chapter8Technicalspecication......................85

8.1T echnicalspecication..........................................86

Chapter9Technicalsupport..............................89

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9.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing..............90

9.2Learningresources..............................................91

9.3Third-partysupport...............................................91

Chapter10Sparesandaccessories..................93

10.1gSSeriesaccessories........................................94

10.2gSSeriesspares................................................94

10.3Networkhardware..............................................95

10.4Networkcableconnectortypes............................95

10.5RayNettoRayNetcablesandconnectors...........96

10.6Networkcabletypes...........................................98

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gSSeriesinstallationinstructions

Chapter1:Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya
Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation
qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.
ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,
andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.

Warning:FCCWarning(Part15.21)

Changesormodicationstothis
equipmentnotexpresslyapprovedin
writingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcould
violatecompliancewithFCCrulesand
voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.

Warning:Radartransmission
safety

Warning:Productinstallationand
operation

•Thisproductmustbeinstalledand
operatedinaccordancewiththe
instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct
performance.

•Raymarinerecommendscertied
installationbyaRaymarineapproved
installer.Acertiedinstallationqualies
forenhancedproductwarrantybenets.
ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor
furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparate
warrantydocumentpackedwithyour
product.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductmaycontainhighvoltages.
DoNOTremoveanycoversorotherwise
attempttoaccessinternalcomponents,
unlessspecicallyinstructedinthe
documentationprovided.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,
ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis
switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Theradarscannertransmits
electromagneticenergy.Ensureall
personnelareclearofthescannerwhen
theradaristransmitting.

Warning:Sonaroperation

•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththe
vesseloutofthewater.

•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhen
thesonarispoweredon.

•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversare
likelytobewithin7.6m(25ft)ofthe
transducer.

Warning:Touchscreendisplay
temperature

Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwillbe
exposedtoprolongedperiodsofdirect
sunlight,thetouchscreenmaygetvery
hotduetotheabsorbedsolarenergy.

InsuchconditionsRaymarinehighly
recommendsthatyouavoidusingthe
touchscreen:

•ForHybridT ouchdisplays,usethe
integratedkeypadtooperatethe
display.

•Fortouch-onlysystemsitis
recommendedthatanexternal
keypadisttedtothesystem(for
example,theRMK-9accessory).

Warning:Touchscreendisplay

Exposuretoprolongedrainmaycause
erroneoustouchperformance,inthese
situationskeeptouchactivitytoa
minimumandwipethescreenwitha
drynon-abrasiveclothbeforeusingthe
touchscreen.

Productoperationinhigh temperatures

Atextremetemperatures,theunitcanbecomevery
hot,especiallytheinternalcomponents.

Toprotecttheinternalcomponents,theunit
automaticallyreducestheperformanceofthemain
processortopreventitfromoverheating.Whenthis

Importantinformation

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occurs,youmaynoticeaslightdegradationinthe
performanceoftheunit,intermsofresponsiveness
touseroperation.

Thisisexpectedbehavior,designedtoprotectthe
unitfromtheadverseeffectsofexcessiveheat.

Caution:Mountingsurface
requirements

Thisproductisheavy.T opreventpotential
damagetotheproductand/oryour
vessel,observethefollowingBEFORE
installingtheproduct:

•Refertotheweightinformationprovided
inthetechnicalspecicationforthis
productandensurethattheintended
mountingsurfaceissuitableforbearing
theweight.

•Ifthemountingsurfaceisnotsuitable
fortheproductweight,youmayneedto
reinforcethemountingsurface.

Caution:Suncovers

•Ifyourproductissuppliedwithasun
cover,toprotectagainstthedamaging
effectsofultraviolet(UV)light,always
tthesuncoverwhentheproductis
notinuse.

•Suncoversmustberemovedwhen
travellingathighspeed,whetherin
waterorwhenthevesselisbeing
towed.

Caution:Productcleaning

Whencleaningproducts:

•Ifyourproductincludesadisplay
screen,doNOTwipethescreenwith
adrycloth,asthiscouldscratchthe
screencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidor
ammoniabasedproducts.

•Ifindoubt,refertoaprofessional
marineequipmentinstallerforfurther
guidance.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe
powersourceisadequatelyprotected
bymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor
automaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Careofchartandmemory
cards

Toavoidirreparabledamagetoand/or
lossofdatafromchartandmemorycards:

•DONOTsavedataorlestoacard
containingcartographyasthecharts
maybeoverwritten.

•Ensurethatchartandmemorycards
arettedthecorrectwayaround.DO
NOTtrytoforceacardintoposition.

•DONOTuseametallicinstrumentsuch
asascrewdriverorplierstoinsertor
removeachartormemorycard.

Caution:Ensurecardreaderdoor
issecurelyclosed

Topreventwateringressandconsequent
damagetotheproduct,ensurethatthe
cardreaderdoorisrmlyclosed.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

PoweroverEthernet(PoE)

ThisproductcansupplyPoweroverEthernet(PoE)
toclass1,2and3devices.Theproductcanoutput
amaximumof20WattsforconsumptionbyPoE
devices.

ThePoEclassdenotesthepowerrangeofthePoE
device.

PoEClassPowerrangeClassdescription

Class1

Class2

Class3

Class0

Note:Theproductwillnotprovidepowertoclass
4devices.

Theproductcanpowerupto3devicesusing
theavailablenetwork/PoEportsaslongasthe
combinedmaxpowerofthePoEdevicesdoesnot
exceed20watts.

WhenaPoEdeviceisconnecteditisinterrogatedto
establishifthedeviceisPoEandifsowhatclassof
deviceitis.Themaxpowerforthatclassofdevice
isthenassignedtothatport(e.g.class2=6.49W)
anddeductedfromtheremainingpoweroutput.

Thetablebelowshowsacceptablecongurations
ofPoEdevices.

0.44Wto3.84WVerylowpower

3.84Wto6.49WLowpower

6.49Wto12.95WMidpower

0.44Wto12.95W

-

Class3/
Class1(3.84
W)

13.84W

27.68W

311.52W

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Class2(6.49
W)

Class0

(12.95W)

Totalpower
used

gSSeriesinstallationinstructions

Class3/
Class1(3.84
W)

1110.33W

2114.17W

1216.82W

1116.79W

Class2(6.49
W)

16.49W

212.98W

319.47W

1119.44W

Class0

(12.95W)

112.95W

Totalpower
used

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis
error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.

Thisproductusesdigitalchartdata,andelectronic
informationfromtheGlobalPositioningSystem
(GPS)whichmaycontainerrors.Raymarinedoes
notwarranttheaccuracyofsuchinformationand
youareadvisedthaterrorsinsuchinformationmay
causetheproducttomalfunction.Raymarineisnot
responsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyour
useorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteraction
oftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,
orbyerrorsinchartdataorinformationutilizedby
theproductandsuppliedbythirdparties.

Note:Aclass0deviceshallbeassignedthesame
powerallocationasaclass3device.

Note:IfaPoEdeviceisconnectedthatwilltake
thetotalassignedpowerover20Wthedevicewill
notbepowered.

TFTDisplays

Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhen
viewedagainstacoloredbackgroundorincolored
light.Thisisaperfectlynormaleffectthatcan
beseenwithallcolorThinFilmTransistor(TFT)
displays.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis
productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe
product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifthe
productissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure
washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts
subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimers

Thisproduct(includingtheelectroniccharts)is
intendedtobeusedonlyasanaidtonavigation.It
isdesignedtofacilitateuseofofcialgovernment
charts,notreplacethem.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itis
theuser’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionandproper
navigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyother
Raymarineproduct.Thisproductsupportselectronic
chartsprovidedbythirdpartydatasupplierswhich
maybeembeddedorstoredonmemorycard.Use
ofsuchchartsissubjecttothesupplier’sEnd-User
LicenceAgreementincludedinthedocumentation
forthisproductorsuppliedwiththememorycard
(asapplicable).

Importantinformation

RFexposure

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCC/ICRFexposure
limitsforgeneralpopulation/uncontrolledexposure.
ThewirelessLAN/Bluetoothantennaismounted
behindthefrontfaciaofthedisplay.Thisequipment
shouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimum
distanceof1cm(0.39in)betweenthedeviceand
thebody.Thistransmittermustnotbeco-located
oroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantenna
ortransmitter,exceptinaccordancewithFCC
multi-transmitterproductprocedures.

FCC

ComplianceStatement(Part15.19)

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.

FCCInterferenceStatement(Part

15.105(b))

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguarantee
thatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff
andon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:

1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

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2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment
andreceiver.

3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona
circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiver
isconnected.

4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TV
technicianforhelp.

IndustryCanada

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada
License-exemptRSSstandard(s).

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswith
CanadianICES-003.

IndustryCanada(Français)

Cetappareilestconformeauxnormesd'exemption
delicenceRSSd'IndustryCanada.

Japaneseapprovals

Inthefrequencybandusedforthisdevice,campusradio
stations(radiosstationsthatrequirealicense)andspecied
lowpowerradiostations(radiostationsthatdonotrequire
license)formobileidenticationandamateurradiostations
(radiostationsthatrequirelicense)usedinindustriessuchas
microwaveovens,scientic,medicalequipmentdevicesand
productionlineofotherfactoriesarealsobeingoperated.

1.Beforeusingthisdevice,pleasemakesurethatcampus
radiostationsandspeciedlowpowerradiostationsfor
mobileidenticationandamateurradiostationsarenot
beingoperatednearby.

2.Incasethereisanycaseofharmfulinterferenceto
campusradiostationsformobileidenticationcausedby
thisdevice,pleaseimmediatelychangethefrequency
usedorstopthetransmissionofradiowavesandthen
consultaboutthemeasurestoavoidinterference(for
example,theinstallationofpartitions)throughthecontact
informationbelow.

3.Besides,whenintrouble,suchaswhenthereisany
caseofharmfulinterferencetospeciedlowpower
radiostationsformobileidenticationoramateurradio
stationscausedbythisdevice,pleaseconsultthrough
thefollowingcontactinformation.

Contactinformation:Pleasecontactyourlocalauthorized
Raymarinedealer.

Sonfonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditions
suivantes:

1.cetappareilnedoitpascauserd'interférence,et

2.cetappareildoitacceptertouteinterférence,
notammentlesinterférencesquipeuventaffecter
sonfonctionnement.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconforme
àlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis
compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofR&TTE
directive1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticate
maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat

www.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

Disposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththe
WEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment
(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipment.

Pixeldefectpolicy

IncommonwithallTFTunits,thescreenmayexhibit
afewwrongly-illuminated(“dead”)pixels.These
mayappearasblackpixelsinalightareaofthe
screenorascoloredpixelsinblackareas.

IfyourdisplayexhibitsMOREthanthenumber
ofwrongly-illuminatedpixelsallowed(refertothe
producttechnicalspecicationfordetails),please
contactyourlocalRaymarineservicecenterfor
furtheradvice.

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gSSeriesinstallationinstructions

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,
pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproductto
receivefullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumber
oftheunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhen
registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain
thelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocument
isintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand
workboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis
documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.
However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforany
inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,
ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmay
changespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,
Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences
betweentheproductandthisdocument.Please
checktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)
toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of
thedocumentationforyourproduct.

Importantinformation

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Documentinformationonpage14

•2.2Productdocumentationonpage14

•2.3Documentillustrationsonpage15

•2.4Productoverviewonpage15

•2.5LightHouseMFDOperationinstructionsonpage16

Documentandproductinformation

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2.1Documentinformation

2.2Productdocumentation

Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation
relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.

Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe
necessaryequipment;

•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider
systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;

•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical
supportifrequired.

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocuments
areavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom

www.raymarine.com.

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:

Documentation

DescriptionPartnumber

gSSeriesInstallation

87248

instructions

LightHouse

TM

multifunction

81360

displayoperationinstructions

gS95Mountingtemplate

gS125Mountingtemplate

gS165Mountingtemplate

gS195Mountingtemplate

RCR-2Mountingtemplate

87173

87171

87172

87198

87186

AdditionalDocumentation

DescriptionPartnumber

SeaTalk

ng

referencemanual

81300

RMK-9Installationand

81351

operationsinstructions

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFs
fromwww.raymarine.com

UsermanualsPrintShop

RaymarineprovidesaPrintShopservice,enabling
youtopurchaseahigh-quality,professionally-printed
manualforyourRaymarineproduct.

Printedmanualsareidealforkeepingonboardyour
vessel,asausefulsourceofreferencewhenever
youneedassistancewithyourRaymarineproduct.

Visithttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5175to
orderaprintedmanual,delivereddirectlytoyour
door.

ForfurtherinformationaboutthePrintShop,
pleasevisitthePrintShopFAQpages:

http://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5751.

Note:

•Acceptedmethodsofpaymentforprinted
manualsarecreditcardsandPayPal.

•Printedmanualscanbeshippedworldwide.

•FurthermanualswillbeaddedtothePrintShop
overthecomingmonthsforbothnewandlegacy
products.

•Raymarineusermanualsarealsoavailableto
downloadfree-of-chargefromtheRaymarine
website,inthepopularPDFformat.ThesePDF
lescanbeviewedonaPC/laptop,tablet,
smartphone,oronthelatestgenerationof
Raymarinemultifunctiondisplays.

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2.3Documentillustrations

D12596-2

2.4Productoverview

Productsmaydifferslightlyfromthoseshowninthe
illustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproduct
variantanddateofmanufacture.

Theillustrationshownbelowisusedthroughout
thisdocumenttorepresentLightHouse

TM

powered

MFDsandunlessotherwisestatedappliestoall
multifunctiondisplayvariants.

Productinformation

gSSeriesMultifunctionDisplays(MFDs)are
touchscreendisplayswhichhaveHybridTouch
functionalitywhenpairedwitharemotekeypad.The
followingRaymarineMFDvariantsareavailable.

ModelPartnumber

gS95

gS95inverted

gS125

gS125inverted

gS165

gS165inverted

gS195

E70124

E70183

E70125

E70184

E70126

E70185

E70213

RefertotheOptimumviewabilitysectionfordetails
onstandardvsinverteddisplays.

HybridTouchoverview

IfyourmultifunctiondisplayfeaturesHybridT ouch,
thisenablesyoutooperatetheunitusingthe
touchscreenandthephysicalbuttons.

AHybridT ouchdisplayhasphysicalbuttons
whichcanbeusedinadditiontothetouchscreen.
Touchscreenonlymultifunctiondisplays(which
donothavephysicalbuttons)canbeconnected
toaremotekeypadwhichallowsHybridT ouch
functionality.

Documentandproductinformation

Allfunctionscanbeaccessedusingthetouchscreen.
However,theremaybesituations(suchasrough
seaconditions)whenitisnotappropriatetouse
thetouchscreen.Inthesesituations,Raymarine
stronglyrecommendsthatyouactivatethetouch
lockandusethephysicalbuttonstooperateyour
multifunctiondisplay.

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2.5LightHouseMFDOperation instructions

ForoperationinstructionsforyourMFD,
including‘GettingStarted’and‘SystemChecks’
informationpleaseusetheUserManualiconon
theHomescreen.

theLightHouseOperation
Instructions(81360)can
alsobedownloadedfrom
theRaymarinewebsite:

www.raymarine.com/manuals

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Systemintegrationonpage18

•3.2Installationchecklistonpage24

•3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)overviewonpage24

•3.4Identifyingyourdisplayvariantonpage25

•3.5Networkingconstraintsonpage25

•3.6Systemprotocolsonpage26

•3.7Datamasteronpage27

•3.8Partssuppliedonpage28

•3.9Toolsrequiredforinstallationonpage29

•3.10Selectingalocationonpage29

Planningtheinstallation

17

3.1Systemintegration

1 2 8

5 6

73

16

109 11 12 13 15

4

1817

19

20

21 22

23

24

D13330-1

14

0

0

0

0

0

AUDIO

0

0

ANTENNA

NETWORK

0

POWER

0

0

00

TackTrue/AppDisplay VMG

00

INTCM

Raymarine

®

multifunctiondisplays(MFDs)arecompatiblewithawiderangeofmarineelectronicsdevices.

MFDsusevariousprotocolstotransferdatabetweendevicesinyoursystem.Thetablebelowdetailswhich

devicesmaybeconnectedtoyourMFD,andthetypeofconnections(intermsofprotocolsandphysical
interfaces):

ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

1Remotecontrol1perMFDRaymarine

®

Bluetooth

RCU-3

2Mobiledevice

(Smartphone/T ablet)

1permultifunction
display.

ForRaymarine
streamingandremotecontrol
apps:

•AppleiPhone4(orlater)oriPad
2(orlater)

•Androiddevicewithminimum
1GHzprocessorandrunning
android2.2.2(orlater)

®

wirelessvideo

•Chartplottersyncwith
NavionicsMarineapp:Wi-Fi

•Videostreamingandremote
control:Wi-Fi

•Mediaplayercontrol:Bluetooth

2.1+EDRpowerclass1.5
(supportedprole:AVRCP1.0)
orlater

•AmazonKindleFire

Forchartplottersyncwith
NavionicsMarineapp:

•AppleiPhoneoriPad

•Android-compatiblesmartphone
ortablet

Formediaplayercontrol
(TouchscreenMFDsonly):

•AnyBluetooth-enableddevice
thatsupportsBluetooth2.1+
EDRpowerclass1.5(supported
prole:AVRCP1.0)

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gSSeriesinstallationinstructions

ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

3Vesseltanksensors

—third-party

4

GNSSReceiver
(external)—

Raymarine

5

Instruments—

Raymarine

•Upto5xfuel.

•1xfreshwater.

Third-partyNMEA2000interfacesNMEA2000(viaoptional

DeviceNetadaptorcables)

•1xwastewater.

•1xsewage.

•1xbait/sh.

1

®

Anycombinationofthefollowing:

•RS130GPS

SeaTalk,SeaTalk
0183

ng®

,orNMEA

•Raystar125GPS

•Raystar125+GPS(viaoptional

SeaTalktoSeaTalk

ng®

converter)

®

SeaTalk

ng®

bus
bandwidthandpower
loading.

Asdeterminedby

SeaTalk

•i50Depth,Speed,orTridata

•i60Wind,CHWind

ng®

:

SeaTalk,SeaTalk

ng®

•i70

•ST70+

•ST70

6Pilotcontrolheads—

Raymarine

®

Asdetermined
bySeaTalkor

SeaTalk

ng®

bandwidthand
powerloading,as
appropriate.

SeaTalk(viaoptionalSeaTalkto
SeaTalk

ng®

converter):

•i40Wind,Speed,Depth,or

Bidata

•ST60+Wind,Speed,Depth,

Rudder,orCompass

•ST40Wind,Speed,Depth,

Rudder,orCompass

SeaTalk

bus

•p70

ng®

:

SeaTalk,SeaTalk

ng®

•p70R

•ST70(SeaTalk

ng®

course

computeronly.)

•ST70+(SeaTalk

ng®

course

computeronly.)

SeaTalk(viaoptionalSeaTalkto
SeaTalk

ng®

converter):

•ST6002

•ST7002

Planningtheinstallation

•ST8002

7

Autopilots—

Raymarine

®

1

SeaTalk

•Evolutionautopilots

ng®

:

SeaTalk,SeaTalk
0183

ng®

,orNMEA

•AllSPXcoursecomputers

SeaTalk(viaoptionalSeaTalkto
SeaTalk

ng®

converter):

•ST1000

•ST2000

•S1000

•S1

19

ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

•S2

•S3

8

AIS—Raymarine

®

1

•AIS350

•AIS650

•AIS950

SeaTalk

ng®

,orNMEA0183

8

AIS—third-party

9Vesseltrimtabs—

third-party

10

Analogvideo/cameraa6x/a7x=0

10IPcameraMultiple

11

Lifetag(Man
overboardalert)

12

Engineinterface—

Raymarine

®

1Third-partyNMEA

0183–compatibleAISClass

AorClassBreceiver/transceiver

1pair

Third-partyNMEA2000interfacesNMEA2000(viaoptional

CompositePALorNTSCvideo

a9x/a12x/e7/e7D

source

=1

cSeries=1
e9x/e12x/e165=2
eSSeries=1
gSSeries=2

•CAM200IP

Note:Whilstthird-party
ONVIFcompatibleIPcameras
maywork,Raymarine
guaranteetheircompatibility.

1basestation

AllRaymarine
basestations

1unitforeachengine

•ECI-100SeaTalk

CANbus

NMEA0183

DeviceNetadaptorcables)

BNCconnectors

ViaSeaTalk

®

cannot

®

Lifetag

SeaTalk(viaoptionalSeaTalkto
SeaTalk

hs

network

ng®

converter)

ng®

12

Engineinterface—
third-party

13Transducers

andsensors—

Raymarine

13Transducersand

sensors—Airmar

14Externaldisplay

1

Third-partyNMEA2000interfacesNMEA2000(viaoptional

DeviceNetadaptorcables)

1Analogtransducers:

®

•Wind

SeaTalk

converter)

ng®

(viaoptionaliTC-5

•Speed

•Depth

•Rudderreference

•Fluxgatecompass

1

•DT800SmartSensor

•DST800SmartSensor

SeaTalk

converter)

ng®

(viaoptionaliTC-5

•PB200weatherstation

a6x/a7x=0
a9x/a12x=1
cSeries=0
e7/e7D=0
e9x/e12x/e165=1
eS7x=0

e.g.HDTV

a9x/a12x=15pinD-Type
connector(VGAStyle)
e9x/e12x/e165=15pinD-Type
connector(VGAStyle)

eS9x/eS12x=HDMI

gSSeries=HDMI
eS9x/eS12x=1
gSSeries=1

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ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

15

Sonartransducer

15DownVision

transducers

1•P48

•P58

Directconnectionto600W
internalsonarvariantdisplays.

•P74

•B6020º

•B6012º

•B744V

;OR:

•Any600watt/1Kwcompatible
transducer(viaoptionalE66066
adaptorcable)

;OR:

•AnyMinnKotatransducer(via
optionalA62363adaptorcable)

Connectionviaexternal

Raymarine

®

SonarModule:

•Anysonarmodule-compatible
transducer

™

1Directconnectiontointernal

CHIRPDownVision

TM

variant

DownVision

™

variantdisplays.

DirectconnectiontoCHIRP

displays

•CPT-100—Transommount

•CPT-110—Thru-hullplastic

•CPT-120—Thru-hullbronze

16

DSCVHFradio—

Raymarine

®

1

SeaTalk

•Ray50

ng®

:

NMEA0183orSeaTalk

ng®

•Ray60

•Ray70

•Ray260

•Ray260AIS

NMEA0183:

•Ray50

•Ray60

•Ray70

•Ray49

•Ray55

•Ray218

Planningtheinstallation

•Ray240

17

Raymarine

®

Sirius
marineweather/
satelliteradioreceiver
(NorthAmericaonly)

1

SeaTalk

•SR150

•SR100

hs

:

SeaTalk

hs

,SeaTalk

ng®

•SR6

SeaTalk

ng®

:

•SR50

21

ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

18Additional

multifunction
display(s)—

Raymarine

®

93rdgenerationRaymarine

multifunctiondisplays

SeaTalk

•aSeries

hs

(recommended):

•cSeries

•eSeries

•gSSeries

•eSSeries

®

SeaTalk

hs

Note:Y oucanconnect

Raymarine

®

multifunction

displaysusingNMEA0183or

SeaTalk

ng®

butnotallfunctions

aresupported.

Note:Visit

www.raymarine.comto

downloadthelatestsoftware
versionforyourdisplay.

18Additional

multifunction
display(s)—
third-party

•Connectionsto
multifunction
displayNMEA
outputs:4

NMEA0183–compatible
chartplottersandmultifunction
displays

NMEA0183

•Connectionsto
multifunction
displayNMEA
inputs:2

19

SonarModules
(Fishnder)—

Raymarine

®

Multiple

•CP100—DownVision

•CP200—SideVision

™

™

SeaTalk

hs

•CP300/CP370—Traditional

sonar

•CP450C/CP470—CHIRP

sonar

•CP570CHIRPprofessional

sonar

•600WSonarandCHIRP

DownVision

20Radar—Raymarine

®

2AllRaymarine

RadomesandHDorSuperHD
radarscanners.

Note:Pleaseensureyour
radarscannerisusingthelatest
softwareversion.

21Thermalcamera—

Raymarine

®

1

•T200Series

•T300Series

•T400Series

•T800Series

•T900Series

22RemotekeypadMultiple•RMK-9

™

variantdisplays.

®

Non-HDDigital

SeaTalk

SeaTalk

hs

hs

(forcontrol),BNC

connector(forvideo)

SeaTalk

hs

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ItemDeviceTypeMaximumquantitySuitableDevicesConnections

23Fusionentertainment

systems

MultipleFusion700seriesentertainment

systems:

•MS-IP700

•MS-AV700

24

PC/laptop

1

Windows-compatiblePCorlaptop
runningRaymarine

®

Plannersoftware.

SeaTalk

SeaTalk

hs

hs

Voyage

Note:Raymarine

®

cannotguaranteethecompatibilityofanythird-partydeviceslistedabove.

Planningtheinstallation

23

3.2Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

3.3Multipledatasources(MDS) overview

Installationsthatincludemultipleinstancesofdata
sourcescancausedataconicts.Anexampleisan
installationfeaturingmorethanonesourceofGPS
data.

MDSenablesyoutomanageconictsinvolvingthe
followingtypesofdata:

•GPSPosition.

•Heading.

•Depth.

•Speed.

•Wind.

Typicallythisexerciseiscompletedaspartofthe
initialinstallation,orwhennewequipmentisadded.

IfthisexerciseisNOTcompletedthesystemwill
automaticallyattempttoresolvedataconicts.
However,thismayresultinthesystemchoosinga
sourceofdatathatyoudonotwanttouse.

IfMDSisavailablethesystemcanlisttheavailable
datasourcesandallowyoutoselectyourpreferred
datasource.ForMDStobeavailableallproducts
inthesystemthatusethedatasourceslisted
abovemustbeMDS-compliant.Thesystemcan
listanyproductsthatareNOTcompliant.Itmay
benecessarytoupgradethesoftwareforthese
non-compliantproductstomakethemcompliant.
VisittheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)
toobtainthelatestsoftwareforyourproducts.If
MDS-compliantsoftwareisnotavailableandyoudo
NOTwantthesystemtoautomaticallyattemptto
resolvedataconicts,anynon-compliantproduct(s)
canberemovedorreplacedtoensuretheentire
systemisMDS-compliant.

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3.4Identifyingyourdisplayvariant

3.5Networkingconstraints

Todiscoverwhichmodeldisplayyouhavefollowthe
stepsbelow:

Fromthehomescreen:

1.SelectSet-up.

2.SelectMaintenance.

3.SelectDiagnostics.

4.SelectSelectDevice.

5.SearchtheNetworkcolumnforthe'ThisDevice'

entry.

6.TheDevicecolumnforthisrecordwilllistthe
modelofyourdisplay.

Upto10LightHousepoweredMFDscan
beconnectedtogetherusingSeaTalk

hs

.Itis
recommendedthatallnetworkeddisplayscontain
thesamesoftwareversion.

Softwareversions

•AllnetworkedaaSeries,cSeriesandeSeries

displaysmustcontainLightHousesoftware
releaseV4.32orlater.

•AllnetworkedgSSeriesdisplaysmustcontain

LightHousesoftwarereleaseV7.43orlater.

•AllnetworkedeSSeriesdisplaysmustcontain

LightHousesoftwarereleaseV14.xxorlater.

Master/repeateroperation

•Anynetworkfeaturingmorethan1MFDmusthave

1ofthedisplaysdesignatedastheDataMaster.

•TheDataMasterdisplaywillreceivedatathrough

NMEA0183and/orSeaT alk
dataoverSeaTalk

hs

toothernetworkeddisplays.

ng®

,andbridgethe

Homescreensharing

•Whennetworked,MFDscansharetheData

Master’sHomescreen.

Cartographysharing

•Thecartographycontainedonchartcardsis

alwaysusedinpreferencetoembeddedworld
basemaps.

•Chartcardcartographycanbesharedbetween

networkedMFDs.

Radaroperation

•MFDssupporttheuseofupto2Radarscanners

simultaneously.

•ThedatasuppliedbyaconnectedRadar

scanner(s)isrepeatedtonetworkeddisplays.

Note:AllMFDsmusthaveLightHouseIIRelease
V12.26softwareorlatertoenablemultipleradar
support.

Sonar/DownVision

™

/SideVision

™

operation

•Youcanconnectanexternalsonarmodulestothe

MFDviatheSeaT alk

•600WsonarandCHIRPDownVision

hs

network.

™

variant
displaysincludeaninternalsonarmodulewhich
enablesdirectconnectionofacompatible
transducer.

Planningtheinstallation

•Youcanhavemultipleactivesonarmodules
(internalandexternal)onanetwork.

•Thedatasuppliedbythesonarmoduleisrepeated
tonetworkeddisplays.

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Note:

PAGE

ACTIVE

WPTS

MOB

MENU

DATA

CANCELOK

RANGE

IN

OUT

PAGE

ACTIVE

WPTS

MOB

MENU

DATA

CANCELOK

RANGE

IN

OUT

3.6Systemprotocols

•AllMFDsmusthaveLightHouseIIRelease

V10.41softwareorlatertoenablemultiplesonar
support.

•Sonarmodulesshouldbeupdatedtothe
latestavailablesoftwareversiontoensure
compatibility.

Incompatibledisplays

Ifyouconnectamultifunctiondisplaytoyoursystem
thatisnotcompatible,awarningmessagewillbe
displayeduntilyoudisconnecttheincompatible
devicefromyournetwork.

YourMFDisnotcompatiblewiththefollowing
Raymarinedisplays:

Multifunction

ProductImage

displayGeneration

G-Series

E-Series

2ndgeneration

2ndgeneration

Widescreen

YourMultifunctionDisplaycanconnecttovarious
instrumentsanddisplaystoshareinformationand
soimprovethefunctionalityofthesystem.These
connectionsmaybemadeusinganumberof
differentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollection
andtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationof
thefollowingdataprotocols:

•SeaTalk

•SeaTalk

hs

ng

•NMEA2000

•SeaTalk

•NMEA0183

Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnot
usealloftheconnectiontypesorinstrumentation
describedinthissection.

SeaTalk

SeaTalk

hs

hs

isanethernetbasedmarinenetwork.This
highspeedprotocolallowscompatibleequipment
tocommunicaterapidlyandsharelargeamountsof
data.

InformationsharedusingtheSeaT alk

hs

network

includes:

C-Series
Widescreen

E-SeriesClassic

C-SeriesClassic

2ndgeneration

•Sharedcartography(betweencompatible

displays).

•Digitalradardata.

•Sonardata.

1stgeneration

Seatalk

SeaTalk

ng

ng

(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocol
forconnectionofcompatiblemarineinstruments
andequipment.ItreplacestheolderSeaTalkand

1stgeneration

SeaTalk

SeaTalk

2

protocols.

ng

utilizesasinglebackbonetowhich
compatibleinstrumentsconnectusingaspur.Data
andpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devices
thathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfromthe
network,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneed
tohaveaseparatepowerconnection.

SeaTalk

ng

isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000
andtheprovenCANbustechnology.Compatible
NMEA2000andSeaT alk/SeaTalk

2

devicescan
alsobeconnectedusingtheappropriateinterfaces
oradaptorcablesasrequired.

NMEA2000

NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsover
NMEA0183,mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.
Upto50unitscansimultaneouslytransmitand
receiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The
standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowfor

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awholenetworkofmarineelectronicsfromany
manufacturertocommunicateonacommonbusvia
standardizedmessagetypesandformats.

SeaTalk

SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatible
instrumentstoconnecttoeachotherandsharedata.

TheSeaT alkcablesystemisusedtoconnect
compatibleinstrumentsandequipment.Thecable
carriespoweranddataandenablesconnection
withouttheneedforacentralprocessor.

Additionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedto
aSeaTalksystem,simplybypluggingthemintothe
network.SeaT alkequipmentcanalsocommunicate
withothernon-SeaT alkequipmentviatheNMEA
0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.

3.7Datamaster

Anysystemcontainingmorethanonenetworked
multifunctiondisplaymusthaveadesignateddata
master.

Thedatamasteristhedisplaywhichservesasa
primarysourceofdataforalldisplays,italsohandles
allexternalsourcesofinformation.Forexample
thedisplaysmayrequireheadinginformationfrom
theautopilotandGPSsystems,usuallyreceived
throughaSeaTalk
masteristhedisplaytowhichtheSeaTalk,NMEA
andanyotherdataconnectionsaremade,itthen
bridgesthedatatotheSeaT alk
compatiblerepeatdisplays.Informationsharedby
thedatamasterincludes:

•Cartography

ng

orNMEAconnection.Thedata

hs

networkandany

NMEA0183

TheNMEA0183DataInterfaceStandardwas
developedbytheNationalMarineElectronics
AssociationofAmerica.Itisaninternational
standardtoenableequipmentfrommanydifferent
manufacturerstobeconnectedtogetherandshare
information.

TheNMEA0183standardcarriessimilarinformation
toSeaTalk.Howeverithastheimportantdifference
thatonecablewillonlycarryinformationinone
direction.ForthisreasonNMEA0183isgenerally
usedtoconnectadatareceiverandatransmitter
together,e.g.acompasssensortransmitting
headingtoaradardisplay.Thisinformationis
passedin‘sentences’,eachofwhichhasathree
lettersentenceidentier.Itisthereforeimportant
whencheckingcompatibilitybetweenitemsthatthe
samesentenceidentiersareusedsomeexamples
ofwhichare:

•VTG-carriesCourseandSpeedOverGround
data.

•GLL-carrieslatitudeandlongitude.

•Routesandwaypoints

•Radar

•Sonar

•Datareceivedfromtheautopilot,instruments,the
engineandotherexternalsources.

Yoursystemmaybewiredforredundancywithdata
connectionsmadetorepeatdisplays.Howeverthese
connectionswillonlybecomeactiveintheeventofa
faultand/orreassignmentofthedatamaster.

Inanautopilotsystemwhichdoesnotcontaina
dedicatedpilotcontrolheadtheDatamasteralso
actsasthecontrolfortheautopilot.

•DBT-carrieswaterdepth.

•MWV-carriesrelativewindangleandwindspeed
data.

NMEABaudrates

TheNMEA0183standardoperatesatanumber
ofdifferentspeeds,dependingupontheparticular
requirementorequipmentcapabilities.Typical
examplesare:

•4800baudrate.Usedforgeneralpurpose
communications,includingFastHeadingdata.

•38400baudrate.UsedforAISandotherhigh
speedapplications.

Planningtheinstallation

27

3.8Partssupplied

1 2

8

13

14

16

17

18

9 10

12

11

3

4 5

6

7

15

x4

x2

x4 x4

D12886-2

D13051-2

1 2 3

HD-SDIadditionalpartssupplied

Thefollowingpartsaresuppliedwithyourproduct.

1

Multifunctiondisplay

22xDisplaymountingbrackets

ThegS195issuppliedwiththefollowingadditional
partsforusewiththeHD-SDIconnection.

1Protectiveboot

2

4

75ohmBNCconnector

Cabletiesx2(tosecuretheprotectiveboot)

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

RCR-2RemoteCardReader

MountinggasketforRCR-2

Documentpack

RCR-2inlaycardx2

Suncover

4xMountingbolts,washers,locknutsandfeet

4xBracketxings

•gS95=M5x25panhead

•gS125andgS165=M5x25countersunk

•gS195=M5x60countersunk

10

11

12

13

14

4xRCR-2xings(self-tappingscrews)

M5x10panheadscrew(notsuppliedwithgS95)

M5Wavywasher(foradditionalgroundingstrap)

1.5m(4.9ft)Power/Datacable

2m(6.6ft)Video/Alarmcable

15Displaymountinggasket

16

2m(6.6ft)RayNetcable

17Auxiliaryalarm

18

28

1m(3.28ft)SeaT alk

ng

spurcable

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3.9Toolsrequiredforinstallation

D12171-2

1

4

5

3

876

2

3.10Selectingalocation

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).

Generallocationrequirements

Whenselectingalocationforyourproductitis
importanttoconsideranumberoffactors.

Keyfactorswhichcanaffectproductperformance
are:

•Ventilation

Toensureadequateairow:

–Ensurethatproductismountedina

compartmentofsuitablesize.

1.Powerdrill.

2.Jigsaw.

3.Pozidrivescrewdriver.

4.Adhesivetape.

5.Spannerforsurfacemountingorbracket

mountingxings.

6.File.

7.Holesawforushmounting(Forholesawsize

refertoyourproduct’smountingtemplate).

8.Drillbitforsurfacemountingorushmounting.

AdditionaltoolsforFlushmounting

Forbestresultswhenushmountingthedisplays
itisrecommendedthatarouterisusedtocutout
therebate.

–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.

Allowadequateseparationofallequipment.

Anyspecicrequirementsforeachsystem
componentareprovidedlaterinthischapter.

•Mountingsurface

Ensureproductisadequatelysupportedona
securesurface.Donotmountunitsorcutholes
inplaceswhichmaydamagethestructureofthe
vessel.

•Cabling

Ensuretheproductismountedinalocationwhich
allowsproperrouting,supportandconnectionof
cables:

–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)

unlessotherwisestated.

–Usecableclipstopreventstressonconnectors.

–Ifyourinstallationrequiresmultipleferritesto

beaddedtoacablethenadditionalcableclips
shouldbeusedtoensuretheextraweightof
thecableissupported.

•Wateringress

Theproductissuitableformountingbothabove
andbelowdecks.Althoughtheunitiswaterproof,
itisgoodpracticetolocateitinaprotectedarea
awayfromprolongedanddirectexposuretorain
andsaltspray.

Planningtheinstallation

•Electricalinterference

Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfrom
devicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchas
motors,generatorsandradiotransmitters/
receivers.

•Powersupply

Selectalocationthatisascloseaspossibletothe
vessel’sDCpowersource.Thiswillhelptokeep
cablerunstoaminimum.

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Compasssafedistance

D1220 3-1

200 mm

(7.87 in)

350 mm

(13.8 in)

300 mm
(11.8 in

)

700 mm

(27.5 in)

500 mm

(19.7 in)

250 mm

(9.84 in)

1

2

3

4

5

6

D11537 -2

1

2

3

1

2

3

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's
magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistance
ismaintainedfromthedisplay.

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationforthe
multifunctiondisplayyoushouldaimtomaintainthe
maximumpossibledistancebetweenthedisplayand
anycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeat
least1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsome
smallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocate
thedisplaythisfarawayfromacompass.Inthis
situation,thefollowingguresprovidetheminimum
safedistancethatshouldbemaintainedbetweenthe
displayandanycompasses.

Caution:Mountingsurface
requirements

Thisproductisheavy.T opreventpotential
damagetotheproductand/oryour
vessel,observethefollowingBEFORE
installingtheproduct:

•Refertotheweightinformationprovided
inthetechnicalspecicationforthis
productandensurethattheintended
mountingsurfaceissuitableforbearing
theweight.

•Ifthemountingsurfaceisnotsuitable
fortheproductweight,youmayneedto
reinforcethemountingsurface.

•Ifindoubt,refertoaprofessional
marineequipmentinstallerforfurther
guidance.

GPSlocationrequirements

Inadditiontogeneralguidelinesconcerningthe
locationofmarineelectronics,thereareanumber
ofenvironmentalfactorstoconsiderwheninstalling
equipmentwithaninternalGPSantenna.

Compass
positionin
relationto

Item

display

1Top

2Rear

3Right-handside

4Underside

5

6

Front

Left-handside250mm(9.84in.)

Mountinglocation

•AboveDecksmounting:

ProvidesoptimalGPSperformance.(For
equipmentwithappropriatewaterproofrating.)

•BelowDecksmounting:

Minimumsafe
distancefrom
display

GPSperformancemaybelesseffectiveandmay
requireanexternalGPSantennamountedabove
decks.

200mm(7.87in.)

500mm(19.7in.)

350mm(13.8in.)

300mm(11.8in.)

700mm(27.5in.)

1.

ThislocationprovidesoptimalGPS
performance(abovedecks).

2.

Inthislocation,GPSperformancemaybeless
effective.

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3.

ThislocationisNOTrecommendedforGPS
antenna.

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