Garmin GPS 19x NMEA 0183 User manual

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

Alwayswearsafetygoggles,earprotection,anda
dustmaskwhendrilling,cutting,orsanding.

Whendrillingorcutting,alwayscheckwhatisonthe
oppositesideofthesurface.
TheGarminGPS19xNMEA0183HVShigh-
sensitivityGPSantennaprovidespositioninformation
overNMEA0183.TheGPS19xNMEA0183HVS
canbeconnectedtoaGarminchartplotteroranother
NMEA0183-compliantdevice.
Theantennamustbeproperlyinstalledaccording
totheseinstructions.Youneedtheappropriate
fasteners,tools,andmountslistedineachsection.
Theseitemsareavailableatmostmarinedealers.
WhenconnectingthisantennatoaGPSMAP
2000,3000,4000,or5000seriesdevice,youmust
limittheupdaterate.Iftheupdaterateisnotlimited,
thechartplottermightnotreceiveanddisplaythe
GPSsignalproperly.

• Keeptheoriginalsalesreceipt,oraphotocopy,in
asafeplace.
Forfuturereference,writetheserialnumber
assignedtoyourantennainthespaceprovided.Itis
locatedonastickeronthebackoftheantenna.


• Drill
•1/8in.(3.2mm)drillbit
•3/4in.(19mm)drillbitforapole-mountcable-hole
• 1in.(25mm)holesawforasurface-mountcable-
hole
• Screwdriver,appropriateforthescrewtype
• Countersinkbitformountingonfiberglass
• Marinesealantforsomemountingoptions
• Solderandshrinkwrap
◦Neededforallwiringconnections
◦Specificallyneededwhenlimitingtheantenna
to1Hz

• Screws,forunder-deckmounting


Youcanmounttheantennaonaatsurface,
attachittoastandard1in.OD,14threadsperin.,
pipe-threadedpole(notincluded),orinstallitunder
berglass.
Foroptimalperformance,considertheseguidelines
whenselectingtheantennamountinglocation.
• Theantennamustbemounted5.9in.(150mm)
fromacompasstoavoidinterference.
• Toensurethebestreception,theantenna
shouldbemountedinalocationthathasaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheskyinalldirections➊.
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• Theantennashouldnotbemountedwhereitis
shadedbythesuperstructureoftheboat➋,a
radomeantenna,orthemast.
• Theantennashouldnotbemountednearthe
engineorothersourcesofElectromagnetic
Interference(EMI)➌.
• Ifaradarispresent,itisbesttoinstallthe
antennaabovethepathoftheradar➍,thoughit
isacceptabletoinstallitbelowthepathofthe
radar➎ifnecessary.Theantennashouldnotbe
installeddirectlyinthepathoftheradar➏.
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• Theantennashouldbemountedatleast3ft.
(1m)awayfrom(preferablyabove)thepathofa
radarbeamoraVHFradioantenna➐.
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• Onasailboat,topreventinaccuratespeed
readingscausedbyexcessiveheeling,the
antennashouldnotbemountedhighonthe
mast.
• Theantennaprovidesmore-stablereadings
whenlocatednearertowaterlevel.

 Temporarilysecuretheantennainthepreferred
mountinglocationandtestitforcorrectoperation.
 Ifyouexperienceinterferencewithother
electronics,movetheantennatoadifferent
location,andtestitagain.
 Repeatsteps1–2untilyoucanverifythatthe
antennaoperatescorrectly.
 Permanentlymounttheantenna.

Beforeyoupermanentlymounttheantenna,test
themountinglocationforcorrectoperation.
Usethesurface-mountbracket➊asyourmounting
template.
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 Useapenciltomarkthethreescrewlocations
andtotracethecable-holeinthecenterofthe
bracket.
 Setthesurface-mountbracketaside.
Donotdrillthroughthesurface-mountbracket.
 Drillthethree1/8in.(3.2mm)pilotholes.
:IfyouaremountingtheGPS19x
onberglass,itisrecommendedtousea
countersinkbittodrillaclearancecounterbore
throughthetopgelcoatlayer(butnodeeper).
Thiswillhelptoavoidcrackinginthegelcoat
layerwhenthescrewsaretightened.
 Usea1in.(25mm)holesawtocutthecable
holeinthecenter.
 Placethesealpad➋onthebottomofthe
surface-mountbracket,aligningthescrewholes.
 UsetheincludedM4screwstoattachthe
surface-mountbrackettothemountingsurface.
 Routethecable➌throughthe1in.(25mm)
holeandconnectittotheantenna.
 Verifythatthelargegasket➍isinplaceonthe
bottomoftheantenna,placetheantennaonthe
surface-mountbracket,andtwistitclockwiseto
lockitinplace.
 Securetheantennatothemountingbracketwith
theincludedM3setscrew➎.
Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronic
interference,andconnectittopowerandto
aNMEA0183-compliantdevice.

Withtheincludedpole-mountadapterattachedtothe
antenna,youcaninstallitonastandard1in.OD,14
threadsperinch,pipe-threadedpole(notincluded).
Youcanroutethecableoutsideofthepoleor
throughthepole.
Beforeyoupermanentlymounttheantenna,testthe
mountinglocationforcorrectoperation.


 Routethecablethroughthepole-mountadapter
➊,andplacethecableintheverticalslot➋
alongthebaseofthepole-mountadapter.
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 Screwthepole-mountadapterontoastandard
1in.OD,14threadsperin.,pipe-threadedpole
(notincluded).
Donotovertightentheadapteronthepole.
 Connectthecabletotheantenna.
 Placetheantennaonthepole-mountadapter
andtwistitclockwisetolockitinplace.
 Securetheantennatotheadapterwiththe
includedM3setscrew➌.
 Withtheantennainstalledonthepolemount,ll
theremaininggapintheverticalcableslotwitha
marinesealant(optional).
 Attachthepoletotheboatifitisnotalready
attached.
 Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronic
interference,andconnectittopowerandto
aNMEA0183-compliantdevice.


 Positionastandard1in.OD,14threadsperin.,
pipe-threadedpole(notincluded)intheselected
location,andmarktheapproximatecenterofthe
pole.
 Drillaholeusinga3/4in.(19mm)drillbitforthe
cabletopassthrough.
 Fastenthepoletotheboat.
 Threadthepole-mountadapterontothepole.
Donotovertightentheadapter.
 Routethecablethroughthepoleandconnectit
totheantenna.
 Placetheantennaonthepole-mountadapter
andtwistitclockwisetolockitinplace.
 Securetheantennatotheadapterwiththe
includedM3setscrew➊.
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 Withtheantennainstalledonthepolemount,ll
theverticalcableslot➋withamarinesealant
(optional).
 Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronic
interference,andconnectittopowerandto
aNMEA0183-compliantdevice.



Beforeattachingtheunder-deckmountingbracketto
thesurface,verifythatthesuppliedscrewswillnot
penetratethesurface.Ifthesuppliedscrewsaretoo
long,youmustpurchasesurface-appropriatescrews
tocompletetheinstallation.
Becausetheantennacannotacquiresignalsthrough
metal,itmustbemountedunderaberglasssurface
only.
 Determineandtestthelocationundera
fiberglasssurfacewhereyouwanttomount
theantenna.
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 Placetheadhesivepads➊ontheunder-deck
mountingbracket➋.
 Placetheantennaintheunder-deckmounting
bracket.
 Adheretheunder-deckmountingbrackettothe
mountingsurface.


TheantennamustbeconnectedtopowerandtoaNMEA0183-compliantdevice.Usethediagramsto
correctlywiretheantenna.YoucanconnectuptothreeNMEA0183-compliantdevicestoreceivedatafrom
oneantenna.
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➊Red Power(+)(1Afuse) 3
➋Black Ground(-) 2
➌Orange Accessory-On 4
➍Gray TxA(+) 6
➎White/Red TxB(-) 5
➏White RxA(+) 1
➐White/Orange RxB(-) 7
➑Purple Pulsepersecond(PPS) 8
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➑Pin8
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➊GPS19xantenna
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➊Red ➑Red
➋Black ➒Black
➌White/Orange
(ground)
➍White ➓Green
➎Gray LGreen/White
➏White/Red
(unconnected)
➐Orange MOrange
 Securetheunder-deckmountingbrackettothe
mountingsurfacewithscrews.
 Connectthecabletotheantenna➌.
 Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronic
interference,andconnectittopowerandto
aNMEA0183-compliantdevice.

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 
➊GPS19xantenna
➋1Afuse
➌12Vdcbattery
➍GarminNMEA0183-compatible
chartplotter


 


➊Red ➑Power(+)
➋Black ➒Ground(-)
➌Orange ➓Accessory-ON
➍Gray LRxA(+)
➎White/Red MRxB(-)
➏White NTxA(+)
➐White/Orange OTxB(-)


Theorange(Accessory-ON)wireisusedwhen
connectingtheantennatoaGarminchartplotter,
orotherNMEA0183devicethathasadened
accessorysignalwire.Ifyouareconnectingthe
antennatoadevicethatdoesnothaveanaccessory
signalwire,theorangewirefromtheantennashould
beconnectedtoground.
Ifyouareconnectingtheantennatoadevicethat
doesnothaveanaccessorysignalwire(Accessory-
ON),connecttheantennapowerwiretotheignition
orinstallanin-lineswitch.Theantennawilldrainthe
batteryoftheboatifitisnotswitched.
• IfyourNMEA0183-compliantdevicehas
onlyonereceivingwire(Rx),connectittothe
graywire(Tx/A)fromtheantenna,andleave
thewhite/redwire(Tx/B)fromtheantenna
unconnected.
• IfyourNMEA0183-compliantdevicehasonly
onetransmittingwire(Tx),connectittothewhite
wire(Rx/A)fromtheantenna,andconnectthe
white/orangewire(Rx/B)fromtheantennato
ground.

Bydefault,theantennaoutputspositiondata
updates10timespersecondusingserial
communicationsrateof38400bps.Byinstallingthe
includedresistorcabletheantennacanbelimitedto
outputpositionupdatesoncepersecondusingserial
communicationsrateof4800bps.
 Mounttheantennaaccordingtothese
instructions.
 Ifnecessary,cutthecabletotheappropriate
lengthfortheinstallation.
 Soldertheincludedrate-changecablein-linewith
theorangeAccessory-ONwire.
 Useheat-shrinktubingaroundthesoldered
connections.
 Ifyouhavenotconnectedtheantennaalready,
connectthepoweranddatacables.

Toensurecompatibilitywiththeantenna,upgrade
yourGarminchartplotterwiththelatestsoftware.

The case is constructed of high quality materials
and does not require user maintenance, except
cleaning.

Cleantheoutercasingofthedeviceusingacloth
dampenedwithamilddetergentsolutionandthen
wipedry.
Avoidchemicalcleanersandsolventsthatmay
damageplasticcomponents.

Dimensions
(Diameter×Height) 319/32in.×115/16in. (91.6mm×49.5mm)
Weight 7.1oz(201g)
Cablelength 30ft.(9.14m)
Temperaturerange -22°to176°F(-30°to80°C)
Casematerial Fullygasketed,high-impactplastic
alloy,waterprooftoIEC60529IPX7
standards
Compass-safe
distance 5.9in.(150mm)
Powerinputsource 8–33Vdc,unregulated
Inputcurrent 40mAat12Vdc



YourGPSunitmayuseaninternal,non-user-
replaceablebatteryforvariouspurposes,suchasthe
real-timeclock.
Donotremoveorattempttoremovethenon-user-
replaceablebattery.
Whendisposingoftheunit,takeittoaprofessional
service,suchasawasteelectronicstreatment
facility,tohavethebatteryremovedandrecycled.


ThedeviceiswaterprooftoIECStandard60529
IPX7.Itcanwithstandimmersionin1meterofwater
for30minutes.Prolongedsubmersioncancause
damagetotheunit.Aftersubmersion,becertainto
wipeandairdrytheunitbeforereuse.

Hereby,Garmin,declaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsand
otherrelevantprovisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.

CategoryIradiocommunicationdevicescomplywith
IndustryCanadaStandardRSS-210.CategoryII
radiocommunicationdevicescomplywithIndustry
CanadaStandardRSS-310.Thisdevicecomplies
withIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcause
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interference,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperationofthedevice.

Thisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply
withPart15oftheFCCinterferencelimitsforClass
BdigitaldevicesFORHOMEOROFFICEUSE.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidemore
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencein
aresidentialinstallation,andaremorestringentthan
“outdoor”requirements.
Operationofthisdeviceissubjecttothefollowing
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyandmaycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunicationsifnotinstalled
andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipment
doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyone
ofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment
andthereceiver.
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletthatisona
differentcircuitfromtheGPSunit.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TV
technicianforhelp.
Thisproductdoesnotcontainanyuser-serviceable
parts.Repairsshouldonlybemadebyanauthorized
Garminservicecenter.Unauthorizedrepairsor
modicationscouldresultinpermanentdamage
totheequipment,andvoidyourwarrantyand
yourauthoritytooperatethisdeviceunderPart15
regulations.

BYUSINGTHEDEVICE,YOUAGREETOBE
BOUNDBYTHETERMSANDCONDITIONS
OFTHEFOLLOWINGSOFTWARELICENSE
AGREEMENT.PLEASEREADTHISAGREEMENT
CAREFULLY.
Garmingrantsyoualimitedlicensetousethe
softwareembeddedinthisdevice(the“Software”)
inbinaryexecutableforminthenormaloperationof
theproduct.Title,ownershiprights,andintellectual
propertyrightsinandtotheSoftwareremainin
Garmin.
YouacknowledgethattheSoftwareisthepropertyof
GarminandisprotectedundertheUnitedStatesof
Americacopyrightlawsandinternationalcopyright
treaties.Youfurtheracknowledgethatthestructure,
organization,andcodeoftheSoftwarearevaluable
tradesecretsofGarminandthattheSoftwarein
sourcecodeformremainsavaluabletradesecretof
Garmin.Youagreenottodecompile,disassemble,
modify,reverseassemble,reverseengineer,or
reducetohumanreadableformtheSoftwareorany
partthereoforcreateanyderivativeworksbasedon
theSoftware.Youagreenottoexportorre-export
theSoftwaretoanycountryinviolationoftheexport
controllawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

ThisGarminproductiswarrantedtobefreefrom
defectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipforoneyear
fromthedateofpurchase.Withinthisperiod,
Garminwill,atitssoleoption,repairorreplace
anycomponentsthatfailinnormaluse.Such
repairsorreplacementwillbemadeatnocharge
tothecustomerforpartsorlabor,providedthatthe
customershallberesponsibleforanytransportation
cost.Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyto:(i)cosmetic
damage,suchasscratches,nicksanddents;(ii)
consumableparts,suchasbatteries,unlessproduct
damagehasoccurredduetoadefectinmaterials
orworkmanship;(iii)damagecausedbyaccident,
abuse,misuse,water,ood,re,orotheractsof
natureorexternalcauses;(iv)damagecaused
byserviceperformedbyanyonewhoisnotan
authorizedserviceproviderofGarmin;or(v)damage
toaproductthathasbeenmodiedoraltered
withoutthewrittenpermissionofGarmin.Inaddition,
Garminreservestherighttorefusewarrantyclaims
againstproductsorservicesthatareobtainedand/or
usedincontraventionofthelawsofanycountry.
Thisproductisintendedtobeusedonlyasatravel
aidandmustnotbeusedforanypurposerequiring
precisemeasurementofdirection,distance,location
ortopography.Garminmakesnowarrantyasto
theaccuracyorcompletenessofmapdatainthis
product.
THEWARRANTIESANDREMEDIESCONTAINED
HEREINAREEXCLUSIVEANDINLIEUOFALL
OTHERWARRANTIESEXPRESS,IMPLIED,OR
STATUTORY,INCLUDINGANYLIABILITYARISING
UNDERANYWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY
ORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,
STATUTORYOROTHERWISE.THISWARRANTY
GIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS,WHICH
MAYVARYFROMSTATETOSTATE.
INNOEVENTSHALLGARMINBELIABLEFOR
ANYINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,INDIRECTOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,INCLUDING,
WITHOUTLIMITATION,DAMAGESFORANY
TRAFFICFINESORCITATIONS,WHETHER
RESULTINGFROMTHEUSE,MISUSEOR
INABILITYTOUSETHEPRODUCTORFROM
DEFECTSINTHEPRODUCT.SOMESTATESDO
NOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONOFINCIDENTAL
ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,SOTHEABOVE
LIMITATIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.
Garminretainstheexclusiverighttorepairorreplace
(withanewornewly-overhauledreplacement
product)thedeviceorsoftwareorofferafullrefund
ofthepurchasepriceatitssolediscretion.SUCH
REMEDYSHALLBEYOURSOLEANDEXCLUSIVE
REMEDYFORANYBREACHOFWARRANTY.
Securelypackthedeviceandacopyoftheoriginal
salesreceipt,whichisrequiredastheproofof
purchaseforwarrantyrepairs.Writethetracking
numberclearlyontheoutsideofthepackage.Send

thedevice,freightchargesprepaid,toanyGarmin
warrantyservicestation.
Productspurchased
throughonlineauctionsarenoteligibleforwarranty
coverage.Onlineauctionconfirmationsarenot
acceptedforwarrantyverification.Toobtain
warrantyservice,anoriginalorcopyofthesales
receiptfromtheoriginalretailerisrequired.Garmin
willnotreplacemissingcomponentsfromany
packagepurchasedthroughanonlineauction.
Aseparatewarrantymay
beprovidedbyinternationaldistributorsfordevices
purchasedoutsidetheUnitedStatesdependingon
thecountry.Ifapplicable,thiswarrantyisprovided
bythelocalin-countrydistributorandthisdistributor
provideslocalserviceforyourdevice.Distributor
warrantiesareonlyvalidintheareaofintended
distribution.DevicespurchasedintheUnitedStates
orCanadamustbereturnedtotheGarminservice
centerintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStates,
Canada,orTaiwanforservice.
:Ourgoodscomewith
guaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedunderthe
AustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoa
replacementorrefundforamajorfailureandfor
compensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeable
lossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethe
goodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeof
acceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamount
toamajorfailure.ThebenefitsunderourLimited
Warrantyareinadditiontootherrightsandremedies
underapplicablelawinrelationtotheproducts.
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