GPS PLUS COMBINATION ANTENNA/MOUNT
RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL:
THE GPS PLUS COMBINATION ANTENNA/MOUNT INCLUDES AN
ACTIVE GPS ANTENNA AND A MOBILE ANTENNA MOUNT IN A
SINGLE INSTALLATION.
THE GPS PLUS IS AVAILABLE IN FOUR MOUNTING CONFIGURATIONS; TRUNK LID, MIRROR BRACKET, THROUGH HOLE STUD
AND MAGNET. FOLLOW APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
EACH CONFIGURATION.
THE MOBILE ANTENNAINTERFACE IS ASTANDARD M-TYPE
INTERFACE (1 1/8-18 THREAD) THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO
PROVIDE PERFORMANCE AT LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCIES.
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES FOR THE SPECIFIC MOBILE ANTENNA USED WITH THIS MOUNT APPLYAS IF USED WITH A STANDARD PERMANENT ANTENNA MOUNT, I.E. IF THE ANTENNA
REQUIRES AGROUND PLANE ON A STANDARD MOUNT IT WILL
REQUIRE AGROUND PLANE UNDER THE GPS PLUS ANTENNA/MOUNT.
THE OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR MOUNTING THE GPS PLUS IS A
FLAT LEVEL SURFACE, FREE OF OBSTRUCTION, OFFERING A
CLEAR VIEW OF THE HORIZON AND ABOVE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
MAGNET MOUNT
CLEAN ANTENNA MOUNTING SURFACE AND AREAWHERE GPS
PLUS ANTENNA/MOUNT WILL BE PLACED TO PREVENT
SCRATCHING OF MOUNTING SURFACE.
ASSEMBLE MOBILE ANTENNATO GPS PLUS.
SET GPS PLUS ON FERROUS SURFACE IN DESIRED LOCATION.
TO REMOVE GPS PLUS, TIP THE UNIT TO THE SIDE AND LIFT.
TRUNK LID MOUNT
CLEAN GPS PLUS MOUNTING SURFACE AND AREA ON TRUNK LID
WHERE GPS PLUS WILL BE ASSEMBLED.
OPEN TRUNK LID AND FEED CABLES INTO TRUNK BETWEEN
TRUNK LID AND BODY OF VEHICLE.
SLIDE TRUNK LID BRACKET OVER TRUNK LID LIP. MAKE SURE
THERE IS A SMALL LOOP IN THE TWO CABLE ASSEMBLIES
AROUND THE TRUNK LIP.
ASSEMBLE TWO SET SCREWS THROUGH BOTTOM SIDE OF TRUNK
LID BRACKET AND TIGHTEN AGAINST TRUNK LID, USING PROVIDED ALLEN WRENCH, UNTIL BOTH SCREWS ARE SNUG AND GPS
PLUS IS SECURE.
ASSEMBLE MOBILE ANTENNATO GPS PLUS.
MIRROR MOUNT
HOLD GPS PLUS MIRROR MOUNT BRACKET AGAINST VEHICLE
MIRROR BRACKET TUBE/PIPE WITH ANTENNA BODY AWAY FROM
TUBE/PIPE. GPS PLUS SHOULD BE POSITIONED AS CLOSE TO THE
TOP OF THE VEHICLE MIRROR BRACKET AS POSSIBLE.
GPS PLUS CAN BE MOUNTED TO EITHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONTALMIRROR BRACKET TUBE/PIPE UP TO 1.25 INCH DIAMETER.
POSITION CLAMP BRACKET AROUND TUBE/PIPE ON OPPOSITE
SIDE AS GPS PLUS.
ASSEMBLE HARDWARE THROUGH THE TWO BRACKET HALVES
AND SECURE WITH LOCK WASHERS AND HEX NUTS. TIGHTEN
UNTIL SNUG AND GPS PLUS ANTENNA/MOUNT IS SECURE.
ASSEMBLE MOBILE ANTENNATO GPS PLUS.
ROUTE CABLES INTO VEHICLE.
MATERIAL
THICKNESS
TURN CROWN NUT, FROM
FLUSH POSITION, FOR
MATERIALTHICKNESS
RESULTING “GAP”
SEE FIGURE ABOVE
.032 INCH 1 FULL TURN CLOCKWISE -.062 INCH (BELOW
.063 INCH 1/2 TURN CLOCKWISE -.032 INCH (BELOW
.094 INCH NO ADJUSTMENT 0.0 INCH (FLUSH)
.125 INCH 1/2 TURN COUNTER- +.032 INCH (GAP)
STUD MOUNT (BLIND INSTALLATION)
DETERMINE GPS PLUS ANTENNA/MOUNT INSTALLATION
LOCATION. ENSURE THAT THE MOUNTING SURFACE IS AS
FLATAS POSSIBLE. 1.0 INCH MINIMUM IS REQUIRED
BELOW MOUNTING SURFACE TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT
CLEARANCE FOR THE MOUNTING STUD AND CABLES.
CUT/DRILL HOLES THROUGH MOUNTING SURFACE (0.13
MAX THICK) SIZED AND POSITIONED AS SHOWN IN DETAIL
ABOVE.
ASSEMBLE CROWN NUT TO MOUNTING STUD SO THAT
TINES ARE FLUSH WITH BOTTOM SURFACE OF GASKET.
ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE CROWN NUT AS DESCRIBED
IN TABLE BELOW FOR VARIOUS MATERIALTHICKNESS.
CAUTION: THIS STEP IS CRITICAL. CROWN NUT MUST BE
ADJUSTED ON MOUNTING STUD FOR APPLICABLE MOUNTING SURFACE MATERIAL THICKNESS. ONCE ANTENNA IS
ASSEMBLED THROUGH MOUNTING SURFACE IT CAN NOT
BE REMOVED UNLESS ACCESS TO THE CROWN NUT IS
POSSIBLE. TO REMOVE, PRESS GPS PLUS UNIT TOWARDS
MOUNTING SURFACE TO COMPRESS GASKET THEN
LOOSEN CROWN NUT.
CLEAN MOUNTING SURFACE AND BOTTOM OF GPS PLUS.
TO ENSURE ALONG TERM WATERTIGHT SEAL IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A BEAD OF SILICONE SEALANT BE APPLIED
AROUND BOTH HOLES.
FEED CABLES THROUGH LARGE HOLE AND ROUTE TO
DESIRED LOCATION.
POSITION GPS PLUS OVER MOUNTING SURFACE. MOUNTING STUD SHALL BE LOCATED IN LARGE HOLE AND LOCATING TAB SHALLBE LOCATED IN SMALLHOLE.
PRESS GPS PLUS UNIT TOWARDS MOUNTING SURFACE
UNTIL CROWN NUT SNAPS THROUGH HOLE AND TINES
LOCK ON BOTTOM SIDE OF MOUNTING SURFACE.
ASSEMBLE MOBILE ANTENNATO GPS PLUS.