Garmin GPSMAP 6000 Series Installation Instructions Manual - page 5
GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation Instructions
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Surface-mounting the GPS 17x Antenna
1. Usethesurface-mountbracketasyourmountingtemplate,usingthefollowingsteps:.
• Useacenterpunchtomarkthethreescrewlocationsonthesurface.
• Useapenciltotracethecable-holeinthecenterofthebracket.
• Setthesurface-mountbracketaside.Donotdrillthroughthesurface-mount
bracket.
2. Drill
1
/
8
in.(3mm)pilotholesatthethreemarkedlocations.
NotE:IfyouaremountingtheGPS17xonfiberglass,itisrecommendedtouse
acountersinkbittodrillaclearancecounterborethroughthetopgelcoatlayer(but
nodeeper).Thiswillhelptoavoidcrackinginthegelcoatlayerwhenthescrewsare
tightened.
3. Usea1in.(25mm)holesawtocutthecableholeinthecenter.
4. Placethesealpadonthebottomofthesurface-mountbracket.Makesurethatthescrew
holesalign.
5. UsetheincludedM4screwstoattachthesurface-mountbrackettothemountingsurface.
6. RoutetheNMEA2000cablethroughthe1in.(25mm)cableholeandconnectittotheGPS17x.
7. MakesurethelargegasketisinplaceonthebottomoftheGPS17xantenna,placetheantennaonthesurface-mountbracket
➊
,andtwist
itclockwisetolockitinplace
➋
.
8. SecuretheantennatothemountingbracketwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
9. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA2000network(
).
Pole Mounting the GPS 17x Antenna
With the pole-mount adapter attached to the GPS 17x, you can install the GPS 17x on a standard 1 in. OD pipe-threaded-pole marine mount
(14 threads per inch—not included). You can run the NMEA 2000 cable through the pole or outside the pole.
to mount the GPS 17x with the cable run outside the pole:
1. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcablethroughthepole-mountadapter,andplacethecableintheverticalslotalongthebaseofthepole-mount
adapter.
2. Threadthepole-mountadapterontoastandard1in.ODpipe-threaded-polemarinemount(14threadsperinch—notincluded).Donot
overtightentheadapter.
3.
ConnectaNMEA2000dropcabletotheGPS17xantenna.
4. PlacetheGPS17xantennaonthepole-mountadapter
➊
andtwistitclockwisetolockitin
place
➋
.
5. SecuretheantennatotheadapterwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
6. (Optional)WiththeGPS17xinstalledonthepolemount,filltheremaininggapinthevertical
cableslotwithamarinesealant.
7. Attachthemarinemounttotheboatifitisnotalreadyattached.
8. Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA
2000network(
).
to mount the GPS 17x with the cable run through the pole:
1. Positionastandard1in.ODpipe-threaded-polemarinemount(14threadsperinch—not
included)inthepreferredlocation,andmarktheapproximatecenterofthepole.
2. Drillaholeusinga
3
/
4
in.(19mm)drillbitforthecabletopassthrough.
3. Fastenthemarinemounttotheboat.
4. Threadthepole-mountadapterontothepole.Donotovertightentheadapter.
5. RouteaNMEA2000dropcablethroughthepoleandconnectittotheGPS17xantenna.
6. PlacetheGPS17xantennaonthepole-mountadapter
➊
andtwistitclockwisetolockitinplace
➋
.
7. SecuretheantennatotheadapterwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
8. (Optional)WiththeGPS17xinstalledonthepolemount,filltheverticalcableslotwithamarinesealant.
9. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA2000network(
).
GPS 17x
antenna
Surface-mount
bracket
Seal pad
Mounting
surface
➊
➋
➌
Rubber
gasket
GPS 17x
antenna
Pole-mount
adapter
Vertical cable
slot
➊
➋
➌