Furuno GP-150 User manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL
GPS NAVIGATOR
GP-150
1. SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS .......................................................................... 1
2. EQUIPMENT LIST............................................................................................ 2
3. DISPLAY UNIT .................................................................................................. 4
4. ANTENNA UNIT ................................................................................................ 6
5. WIRING ........................................................................................................... 10
6. INITIAL SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 12
7. OPTIONAL DGPS........................................................................................... 23
PACKING LISTS & INSTALLATION MATERIALS........................................... A-1
OUTLINE DRAWINGS ...................................................................................... D-1
INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM ......................................................................S-1
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Do not work inside the
equipment unless totally
familiar with electrical
circuits.
Hazardous voltage which can
cause electrical shock, burn
or serious injury exists inside
the equipment.
Turn off the power at the
mains switchboard before
beginning the installation.
Post a sign near the switch
to indicate it should not be
turned on while the equip-
ment is being installed.
Fire, electrical shock or
serious injury can result if the
power is left on or is applied
while the equipment is being
installed.
Ground the display unit to
prevent loss of sensitivity
and mutual interference.
Confirm that the power supply voltage
is compatible with the voltage rating
of the equipment.
Connection to the wrong power supply
can cause fire or equipment damage. The
voltage rating appears on the label at the
rear of the display unit.
Use the correct fuse.
Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or
equipment damage.
Keep the following compass safe
distances:
Standard Steering
Display unit 0.50 m 0.35 m
CAUTION

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1. SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
Antenna Unit GPA-018S*
Display Unit
Radar, Echosounder,
Autopilot etc.
DGPS Beacon
Receiver
GR-80**
12-24VDC
Antenna Unit GPA-017S**
Antenna Unit GPA-019S*
*: w/internal beacon receiver
**: w/o internal beacon receiver

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2. EQUIPMENT LISTS
Standards
Name Type Q'ty Remarks
GPA-017S
GPA-018S
Antenna Unit
GPA-019S
1 For DGPS
GP-150-E-N Without Beacon RX
Display Unit GP-150-E-A 1 With Beacon RX
CP20-01900 With Antenna CableInstallation
Materials CP20-01950 1 set Without Antenna Cable
Accessories FP20-01100 1 set
Spare Parts SP20-00500 1 set
See lists
at end of
manual.
Options
Name Type Code No. Remarks
Flush Mount Kit S OP20-24 004-393-000
Flush Mount Kit F OP20-25 004-393-280 For display unit.
CP20-01700 004-372-110 CP20-01701+30 m cable
CP20-02700 004-381-160 CP20-02701+30 m cable
CP20-01710 004-372-120 CP20-01701+50 m cable
Antenna Cable Set
CP20-02710 004-381-170 CP20-02701+50 m cable
Antenna Cable Assy. TNC-PS-3D-15 000-133-670 15 m
Right Angle Antenna
Base No.13-QA330 000-803-239
L-Type Antenna Base No.13-QA310 000-803-240
Handrail Antenna Base No.13-RC5160 000-806-114
Mast Mount Kit CP20-01111 004-365-780
For antenna unit.
MJ-A6SPF0011-050C
(03S9202) 000-159-690-10 Cross Cable 5m, 6P-4P
MJ-A6SPF0011-100C
(03S9226) 000-159-691-10 Cross Cable 10m, 6P-4P
MJ-A7SPF0003-050C
(20S0241) 000-159-688-11 5m, For DATA4
MJ-A6SPF0003-050C
(20S0093) 000-154-054-10 5m
MJ-A6SPF0012-050C
(64S4073) 000-154-053-10 Cross cable 5m
Cable Assy
MJ-A6SPF0012-100C
(64S4071) 000-154-037-10 Cross cable 10m

2. EQUIPMENT LISTS
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(Continued from the previous page)
OP20-32-1 000-041-018 With GPA-018S
OP20-32 000-041-019 With whip antenna and OP20-32-1
OP20-33 000-041-596 With GPS-019S
Beacon Receiver Set
OP20-34 000-041-598 Without whip antenna
000-013-485 For 100VAC mains
Rectifier PR-62 000-013-486 For 220VAC mains
DGPS Beacon Receiver GR-80 -
Whip Antenna FAW-1.2 000-130-046 1.2 m
Printer PP-505-FP 000-011-792
Data Switch Box MD-200 -

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3. DISPLAY UNIT
The display unit can be installed with either of four methods as shown below. Refer to the
outline drawing at the end of manual.
• Locate the unit away from exhaust pipes and vents.
• The mounting location should be well ventilated.
• Mount the unit where shock and vibration are minimal.
• Keep the display unit away electromagnetic field generating equipment such as motor,
generator.
• Allow sufficient maintenance space and a sufficient slack in cables for maintenance and
repair.
Table Top and Overhead Mounting
TABLETOP OVERHEAD
Display unit mounting methods
Flush mounting type F
An optional flush mount kit type F is required. For details, see outline drawing at end of this
manual. (Name: Flush Mount Kit F, Type: OP20-25, Code No.004-393-280)
Name Type Code No. Qty
Self-tapping screw 5X20 000-162-609-10 4
Hex. bolt M6X12 SUS304 000-162-897-10 2
Spring washer M6 SUS304 000-158-855-10 2
Cosmetic panel 20-013-1121 100-234-240 1

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Flush mounting type S
An optional flush mount kit type S is required. (Name: Flush Mount Kit S, Type: OP20-24,
Code No.: 004-393-000)
Name Type Code No. Qty
Wing bolt M4X30 YBSC2 000-804-799 4
Hex. bolt M6X12 SUS304 000-162-897-10 2
Wing nut M4 YBCS2 000-863-306 4
Spring washer M6 SUS304 000-158-855-10 2
Flush mount metal 20-013-1111 100-234-230 2
1. Prepare a cutout in the mounting location whose dimensions are 242 (W) X 152 (H) mm.
2. Insert the unit to the cutout.
3. Attach two flush mount metals to the unit with two hex bolts (M6X12) and two spring
washers.
4. Screw four wing bolts to wing nut.
5. Fasten the unit with wing bolts assembled at step 4, and then tighten nuts.

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4. ANTENNA UNIT
Mounting
Install the antenna unit referring to the installation diagram at end of manual. When
selecting a mounting location for the antenna unit, keep in mind the following points.
• Select a location out of the radar beam. The radar beam will obstruct or prevent reception
of the GPS satellite signal.
• Be sure the location offers a clean line-of-sight to satellite. Objects within line-of-sight to
a satellite, for example, a mast or funnel, block reception and cause prolonged acquiring time
or interruption of position fix.
• Mount the unit as high as possible. Mounting the antenna as high as possible keeps it free
of water spray, which can intercept reception of GPS satellite signal, if water spray is frozen.
• The antenna unit GPA-018S must be grounded. Connect ground wire of 1.25 sq or larger
(local supply) between the antenna unit and a stainless steel screw fastened to the mast.
• The antenna unit GPA-018S must be taped. See next page.
• The antenna unit should be fixed to the mast as below.
Coat here with silicone sealant to
prevent breakage of the cable by
vibration.
Wrap the vinyl sheet to prevent
the breakage of the cable, and
then fix it with a hose clamp.

4. ANTENNA UNIT
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Taping antenna unit GPA-018S
After inserting the whip antenna to the antenna base of GPA-018S, tape the antenna base
and whip antenna with self-vulcanizing tape and vinyl tape to reinforce the whip antenna.
1. Wrap the antenna junction point with butyl rubber tape No.15 (NITTO SINKO COOP.) or
the equivalent.
How to wrap
1) Pull the tape to be about two times in length and wind it up, overlapping by 1/2 the width
of the tape.
2) Wrap from bottom to top, i.e., from right to left as in the picture below.
Butyl rubber tape
Whip antenna Base Antenna
3) Wrap the tape from the base to a point about 60 mm, and then back to the base.
Keep tension on edge of tape, using finger to hold tape. Then, squeeze edges of tape
with thumb and index finger.
Wrap approx.
60 mm
2. Completely cover the butyl rubber tape with white vinyl tape, wrapping from the base to
the last wind of butyl rubber tape and then back to the base.
How to wrap
1) Being careful not to pull the tape too tightly, wind tape, overlaping by approx. 1/3 of tape
width.
2) Squeeze edges of tape with thumb and index finger.
White vinyl tape

4. ANTENNA UNIT
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Extending Antenna Cable Length
The standard cable is 15m long. 30m and 50m long extension cable sets are optionally
available.
¡Extension cable line-up
Fabricate the end of antenna cable and attach the coaxial connector. Details are shown
on next page.
1 m Antenna Cable
30 m or 50 m 1 m
Fabricate locally. (See the next page.)
To display unit
: Connector
Conversion Cable Assy.
Antenna Unit
GPA-018S GPA-017S
20cm
GPA-019S Cable length
30 m
50 m
Necessary parts
CP20-01700
CP20-02700
CP20-01710
CP20-02710
Code no.
004-372-110
004-381-160
004-372-120
004-381-170
OR
Antenna Cable
30 m or 50 m 1 m
Fabricate locally. (See the next page.)
To display unit
Conversion Cable Assy.
TNCP-NJ
For CP20-01700, CP20-01710
For CP20-02700, CP20-02710
Extension Cable Line-up
¡Waterproofing the connector
Wrap connector with vulcanizing tape and then vinyl tape. Bind the tape end with
cable-tie.
How to waterproof the connector of the antenna cable

4. ANTENNA UNIT
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How to attach the N-P-8DFB connector
Outer SheathArmor Inner Sheath Shield Remove outer sheath and armor by the dimensions
shown left.
Expose inner sheath and shield by the dimensions
shown left.
Cut off insulator and core by 10mm.
Twist shield end.
Clip on clamp nut, gasket and clamp as shown left.
Fold back shield over clamp and trim.
Cut aluminum foil at four places, 90°from one
another.
Fold back aluminum foil onto shield and trim.
Expose the insulator by 1mm.
Expose the core by 5mm.
Slip the pin onto the conductor. Solder them together
through the hole on the pin.
Insert the pin into the shell. Screw the clamp nut into
the shell.
(Tighten by turning the clamp nut. Do not tighten by
turning the shell.)
Cover with heat-shrink tubing and heat.
30 10
Clamp
Nut Gasket
(reddish
brown)
Clamp
Aluminum Foil
Trim shield here.
Trim aluminum
tape foil here.
Insulator
1
5
Clamp Nut Pin
Shell
Solder through
the hole.
50 30

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5. WIRING
The figure below shows the connection of cables on rear of display unit.
Ground the display unit to
prevent loss of sensitivity
and mutual interference.
CAUTION
Rear of Display Unit
Ground
External equipment
FUSE 2A
Black Red
DATA1
DATA3
DATA4
DATA2
INPUT
12-24VDC
Antenna Unit
GPA-018S GPA-017S
20cm
GPA-019S
ANT
+
–
Wing bolt
Flat washer
Flat washer
Crimp-on lug
Spring washer
Ground terminal
Connection of cables on display unit

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Grounding
The display unit contains several CPUs. While they are operating, they radiate noise, which
can interfere with other radio equipment. Ground the unit as follows to prevent it.
• The grounding wire should be 1.25sq or larger.
• The grounding wire should be as short as possible.
External Equipment
The DATA1, DATA2, and DATA3 ports are used to connect an external equipment such as
autopilot, remote display, navigation equipment. Refer to the interconnection diagram on
page S-1 for connection of DATA1, DATA2 and DATA 3 port. The DATA4 port is used to
connect NMEA equipment, PC or DGPS beacon receiver as follows;
Connection of DATA4 port
DATA4
TD-A
TD-B
RD-A
RD-B
S·G
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
RS-422 level
PC
Beacon Receiver
NMEA equipment
In case of RS-422 Level
DATA4
RD
NC
SD
S·G
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
In case of RS-232C Level
RS-232C level
PC
Beacon Receiver
NMEA equipment
NOTE: The selection of input/output signal level is done by menu operation. See page 19.

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6. INITIAL SETTINGS
Checking Operation
1. Turn on the GP-150.
2. Confirm that "OK" and "BEACON RCVR INSTALLED" are displayed on the self-test
display.
Confirm that "BEACON RCVR
INSTALLED" is displayed when
DGPS function is provided.
BEACON RCVR INSTALLED
DATA 3: DATA OUTPUT
PROGRAM MEMORY =OK
SRAM =OK
=OK
Internal Battery
Self-test display at equipment start up
3. Press MENU ESC, 8and 1. Confirm that "OK" are displayed for PROGRAM MEMORY,
SRAM, Internal Battery, GPS and BEACON.
DGPS Setup
The default setting is "manual".
Automatic DGPS setup
GP-150 can automatically select optimum reference station. If it takes more than five (5)
minutes to fix DGPS position at the automatic mode, switch to manual mode. Use the
manual mode when an external beacon receiver has no automatic function of station
selection.
1. Press MENU ESC, 9and 7to display the WAAS/DGPS SETUP menu.
WAAS SEARCH Auto Man (GEO=134)
Freq. 323.0kHz
Baud Rate 200 bps
WAAS/DGPS SETUP
MENU : Escape
ENT : Enter : Select
MODE Of GPS Of
CORRECTIONS DATA SET : 00
DGPS Station Auto Man List*
: These items appear when "Man" is selected.
*: Only when the internal beacon receiver is equipped.
DGPS SETUP menu
2. Press
Sor Tto select MODE and press Wto select INT BEACON.
3. Press
Sor Tto select DGPS Station.

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4. Press Wto select Auto.
5. Press the NU/CU ENT key.
6. Press the MENU ESC key.
Manual DGPS setup
Enter frequency and baud rate of station.
1. Press MENU ESC, 9and 7to display the WAAS/DGPS SETUP menu.
2. Press
Sor Tto select MODE and press Wto select INT BEACON.
3. Press
Sor Tto select Ref. Station.
4. Press
Xto select Man.
5. Press
Tto select Freq.
6. Enter frequency in four digits (283.5 kHz to 325.0 kHz).
7. Press the NU/CU ENT key. "Baud Rate" appears in reverse video.
8. Press
Wor Xto select baud rate; 25, 50, 100 or 200 bps.
9. Press the MENU ESC key.
Nearest DGPS station list
The STATION NEARESTLIST shows the five closest DGPS beacon stations, including
user-programmed stations. For user-programmed stations, see Operator’s Manual.
1. Press MENU ESC, 9and 7to display the WAAS/DGPS SETUP menu.
2. Press
Sor Tto select MODE and press Wto select INT BEACON.
3. Press
Sor Tto select Ref. Station.
4. Press
Xto select List.
After the message “PLEASE WAIT” appears, the following list is shown. Asterisked
stations mean user-programmed stations.
Freq.
STATION NEAREST
MENU : Escape
ENT : Enter : Select
1 320.5kHz
2 320.5kHz
3 316.0kHz
4 320.0kHz
5 288.0kHz
RNG BRG
0.6nm
22.3nm
70.3nm
87.2nm
93.7nm
202 *
244
348
77
110
USER Setup No Yes
*: User-programmed station
5. Press or to select the station desired.
6. Press the ENTER key.
7. Press the MENU ESC key.

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DGPS Operation checking
1. Press MENU ESC and 7.
2. Press several times to display the following.
MENU:Escape
Jan 21 2006 23:59’59" U
:STATION MESSAGE
DGPS INTEGRITY STATUS
ID: 274
Bit Rate: 200 bps
Sig Strength: 83 dB
Health: 0
Freq: 323.0 kHz
SNR: 21 dB
DGPS DATA: Good
BEACON STATION: Good
D3D 100m
SAFE
Signal to noise ratio
Beacon signal status*
Reference station status*
DGPS signal strength
This value is between 1 and 84.
The higher the value, the stronger the signal.
If a noise appears at reception bandwidth,
the value becomes bigger.
This value is between 1 to 22.The higher
the value, the better the reception of
beacon signal.When this value is less
than 20, the error is included in the
correction data. In this time, position
fixing is done by using past position data.
When the ship is in the service area of a
beacon station, this value should be 21 or
22. If not, check as follows.
•Check the grounding.
•Check the radar beam interference.
•Check the noise of power generator of
the ship.
*It is necessary that GPS is working properly.
When GPS is malfunctioning though DGPS is normal,
the message "No Good" may be shown.
Input/Output Setting
The GP-150 can output navigation information to external equipment. For example, it can
output position data to a radar or echo sounder for display on their display screen. You can
convert a Loran Plotter to a GPS Plotter with position data from the GP-150.
Before selecting data to output, confirm what data the external equipment requires. Output
necessary data only. Outputting unnecessary data can cause receiving problems at the
external equipment.
Talker
All data transmitted by marine electronics equipment is prefixed with a two-character code
which tells external equipment what equipment is transmitting data. This two-character code
is called the talker. The GP-150 contains the talkers GP, LC and DE.
Because GPS is a relatively new system some early model equipments do not recognize
the GP talker name. In this case transmit data using a conventional talker, which equipment
recognizes, such as Loran C.

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Data format and data output availability
Output data sentence of IEC 61162-1 and NMEA 0183 Ver. 1.5/2.0.
AAM: Waypoint arrival alarm
APB: Autopilot sentence B
magnitude of cross track error, direction to steer, arrival alarm, bearing to waypoint
("Heading to steer to destination waypoint data" not used)
BOD: Bearing-origin to destination
BWC: Bearing and distance to waypoint-great circle
BWR: Bearing and distance to waypoint-rhumb line
BWW: Bearing-waypoint to waypoint
DTM: Datum reference
GGA: Global positioning system (GPS) fix data
time of fix, latitude, longitude, quality indicator, number of satellites in use, DOP,
altitude, geoidal separation
("age of dgps data" and "differential reference station ID" not used)
GLL: Geographic position-latitude/longitude
GNS: GNSS fix data
GBS: GPS satellite fault detection
RMB: Recommended minimum navigation information cross track error, direction to steer,
origin and destination waypoint ID, destination waypoint latitude and longitude,
range and bearing of destination waypoint, destination closing velocity, arrival
alarm
RMC: Recommended minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data
UTC of position fix, latitude and longitude, ground speed and course, date,
magnetic variation
RTE: Routes
VDR: Set and drift
VTG: Course over ground and ground speed
WCV: Waypoint closure velocity
WPL: Waypoint location
XTE: Cross-track error, measured
ZDA: Time and date
Rnn: Routes
Also, following NMEA 0183 Ver. 1.5 sentence is output.
APA: Autopilot sentence "A"
magnitude of cross track error, direction to steer, arrival alarm, bearing origin to
destination.
Note: BWC, BWR, GGA, GLL, RMB, RMC or WPL is required to output DTM.

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Input data sentence of NMEA 0183 Ver. 1.5/2.0
Checksum is checked if attached, and if any errors are found, the sentence becomes invalid.
Talker ID is not distinguished.
DBT: Depth below transducer
DPT: Depth
HDG: Heading, deviation and variation
HDM: Heading, magnetic
HDT: Heading, true
MTW:Water temperature
TLL: Target latitude and longitude
VBW: Dual ground/water speed
VHW: Water speed and heading.
FURUNO proprietary sentence
AGFPA: Autopilot information from FURUNO autopilot equipments.