Raymarine GA150 Installation Instructions Manual

GA150installationinstructions

GA150productoverview

TheGA150isanexternalantennacapableofimprovingthe
receptionofaMultifunctiondisplay’s(MFD’s)internalGlobal
NavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)receiver.

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TheGA150hasthefollowingfeatures:

•10m(33ft.)ttedcable.

•Lowpowerconsumption.

•Surfaceorpolemountable.

Note:WhentheBeidouGNSSbecomesavailableaGA150
MUSTbeusedinordertoobtainreception.Y ourMFDwillalso
requireasoftwareupdatetoenablesupportoftheBeidou
system.

GA150MFDcompatibility

TheGA150antennaiscompatiblewiththefollowingRaymarine
variantMFDs:

•a95/a97/a98

•a125/a127/a128

GA150Partssupplied

ThepartssuppliedwithyourGA150GNSS(GPS/GLONASS)
antennaareshownbelow.

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1.GA150antenna(Theantennaissuppliedwithatted10m
(33ft.)cableforconnectiontoyourMFD.)

2.GA150mountinggasket

3.Polemountadaptor

4.2xThumbsnuts

5.2xStuds

6.2xscrews

7.Documentpack

GA150connection

a9xanda12xMFDsincludeaninternalGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)
receiver.TheGA150antennacanbeusedtoimprovetheGNSS
(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’sreception.

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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)mustbeusedwhenextendingtheantenna
cable.

Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethanthe
recommendedmaximumlengthwillresultinsignal
degradation.

Connectinganexternalantenna

FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150externalantennato
youra9xora12xvariantMFD.

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1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorintotheGA150
connectorontherearofyourdisplay.

2.Turnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntiltight.

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3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectiononthebackof
thedisplay.

4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotectivebootover
theconnection.

Antennalocationrequirements

TheantennacanbeusedtoimprovethereceptionofyourMFD’s
built-inGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver.DoNOTconnectany
otherantennatotheMFD’sGA150connector .

Theantennacanbemountedeitheronaathorizontalsurfaceor
onasuitablepole.

•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensureyouhave

accesstotheundersideofthemountingsurface.

•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepoleneedstohave

a1inch14TPIthread.

Important:Theantennamustbemountedinalocationthat
providesagooddirectlineofsitetotheentiresky ,aroundthe
horizon.

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.

Fittingtheantenna

Tottheantenna:

1.Selectasuitablelocationfortheantennaasdescribedunder
Antennalocationrequirements.

2.FityourantennausingeithertheSurfacemountingorPole
mountingprocedure,asappropriate.

3.Ensuringthatcableroutingandconnectionrequirementsas
detailedintheinstallationinstructionsfortheproductthatthe
antennawillbeconnectedtoarefollowed.

Surfacemounting

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.

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Underside view

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2.Screwthetwomountingstuds(2)intotheundersideofthe
antenna.

3.Stickthesuppliedgasket(3)tothemountingsurface,ensuring
thattheholesonthegasketcorrespondwiththedrilledholes.

4.Routethecableasfollows:

•ForOptionA,feedthecabledownthroughthecenterhole.

•ForOptionB,routethecablealongthecableexitchannel.

5.Carefullyplacetheantennasothemountingstudspass
throughtheholesinthemountingsurface.

6.Securetheantennatothesurfaceusingthesuppliedthumb
nuts(4).

Polemounting

Ifyouwanttopole-mounttheantenna,obtainapoleofsuitable
lengthwitha1inch14TPIthread.

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1.EnsuringthattheAntennalocationrequirementsaremet,
securelyattachthepoletoasuitable,stablepoint.

2.Screwthepolemountadaptorfullyontothepoleandensureit
issecureonthepole.

3.Routetheantennacableasfollows:
i.Ifyouwanttoroutetheantennacabledirectlydownfrom

theantenna(optionA),feeditthroughthecenterofthe
polemountadaptorandthendownthroughthepole.

ii.Ifyouwanttoroutetheantennacableoutofthesideofthe

antenna(optionB),removethetwoplastictabsfromthe
cablechannel,thenfeedthecablealongthechannel.

4.Ensuringyoudonottrapthecable,placetheantennaonthe
polemountadaptorsothescrewholesalign,thensecurethe
antennawiththescrewsprovided.

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