Raymarine GA150a User manual

GA150 Antenna
Installation instructions
English
Date: 05-2015
Document number: 87230-2-EN
© 2015 Raymarine UK Limited
GA150

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Chapter 1: Important information
Certified Installation
Raymarine recommends certified installation by a
Raymarine approved installer. A certied installation
qualies for enhanced product warranty benets.
Contact your Raymarine dealer for further details,
and refer to the separate warranty document packed
with your product.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledand
operatedinaccordancewiththe
instructionsprovided.Failuretodoso
couldresultinpersonalinjury,damage
toyourvesseland/orpoorproduct
performance.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do
NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis
switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenance
andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffect
yourwarranty.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis
productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe
product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusion
andsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurifthe
productissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressure
washing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts
subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis
error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries
causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,
bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformation
utilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto
theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference
betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch
interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC
performanceisnotcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,
someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe
product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe
sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby
agreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommend
thatwhereverpossible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedto
itare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipment
transmittingorcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.
VHFradios,cablesandantennas.Inthecase
ofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradar
beam.Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumed
tospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebattery
fromthatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportantto
preventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparate
battery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois
detailedintheinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation
preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,
alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to
providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-ttedorsupplied
withsuppressionferrites.Theseareimportantfor
correctEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied
separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-tted),you
musttthesuppliedferrites,usingthesupplied
instructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.
installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedin
theoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Importantinformation

•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritesto
beaddedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshould
beusedtopreventstressontheconnectorsdue
totheextraweightofthecable.
Connections to other equipment
Requirement for ferrites on non-Raymarine cables
If your Raymarine equipment is to be connected
to other equipment using a cable not supplied by
Raymarine, a suppression ferrite MUST always be
attached to the cable near the Raymarine unit.
Declaration of conformity
Raymarine UK Ltd. declares that this product is
compliant with the essential requirements of R&TTE
directive 1999/5/EC.
The original Declaration of Conformity certificate
may be viewed on the relevant product page.
Product disposal
Dispose of this product in accordance with the
WEEE Directive.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Directive requires the recycling of waste
electrical and electronic equipment.
Warranty registration
It is important that you register your product to
receive full warranty benefits. Your unit package
includes a bar code label indicating the serial number
of the unit. You will need this serial number when
registering your product online. You should retain
the label for future reference.
IMO and SOLAS
The equipment described within this document
is intended for use on leisure marine boats and
workboats NOT covered by International Maritime
Organization (IMO) and Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS) Carriage Regulations.
Technical accuracy
To the best of our knowledge, the information in this
document was correct at the time it was produced.
However, Raymarine cannot accept liability for any
inaccuracies or omissions it may contain. In addition,
our policy of continuous product improvement may
change specications without n otice. As a result,
Raymarine cannot accept liability for any differences
between the product and this document.

2.1Documentinformation
Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation
relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe
necessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider
systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical
support if required.
This and other Raymarine product documents
are available to download in PDF format.
Applicable products
This document is applicable to the following products:
PartnumberNameDescription
A80288GA150GNSS(GPS
/GLONASS)
antenna
Documentillustrations
Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown
intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon
productvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Productdocumentation
Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:
DescriptionPartnumber
GA150Installationinstructions
InstallationofaGA150antennaand
connectiontoacompatibleMFD.
87230/
88038
GA150Surfacemounttemplate
Mountingdiagramforsurfacemountinga
GA150.
87224
LightHouse™Operationinstructions
Describestheoperationandcongurationof
allLightHouse™MFDs..
81360
2.2GA150Partssupplied
ThepartssuppliedwithyourGA150GNSS(GPS/
GLONASS)antennaareshownbelow.
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2
3
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5
6
1.GA150antenna(Theantennaissuppliedwitha
tted10m(33ft.)cableforconnectiontoyour
MFD.)
2.GA150mountinggasket
3.Polemountadaptor
4.2xThumbsnuts
5.2xStuds
6.2xscrews
7.Documentpack

2.3GA150productoverview
TheGA150isanexternalantennacapableof
improvingthereceptionofaMultifunctiondisplay’s
(MFD’s)internalGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem
(GNSS)receiver.
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TheGA150hasthefollowingfeatures:
•10m(33ft.)ttedcable.
•Lowpowerconsumption.
•Surfaceorpolemountable.
Note:WhentheBeidouGNSSbecomesavailable
aGA150MUSTbeusedinordertoobtain
reception.YourMFDwillalsorequireasoftware
updatetoenablesupportoftheBeidousystem.

3.1Installationchecklist
Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:
InstallationTask
1Planyoursystem.
2Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.
3Siteallequipment.
4Routeallcables.
5Drillcableandmountingholes.
6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7Secureallequipmentinplace.
8Poweronandtestthesystem.
Schematicdiagram
Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanning
anyinstallation.Itisalsousefulforanyfuture
additionsormaintenanceofthesystem.The
diagramshouldinclude:
•Locationofallcomponents.
•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.
3.2GA150MFDcompatibility
TheGA150antennaiscompatiblewiththefollowing
Raymarine®LightHouse™MFDs:
•aSeriesa95/a97/a98/a125/a127/a128.
•eSSerieseS97/eS98/eS127/eS128
Multifunctiondisplaysoftwarerequirements
TheoperationofthisproductrequiresaRaymarine®
MFDrunningLightHouse™software.
Raymarine®MFDvariantLightHouse™software
requirement
aSeriesa95/a97/a98/
a125/a127/a128
Version11orlater
eSSerieseS97/eS98/
eS127/eS128
Version14orlater

3.3Toolsrequired
Productinstallationrequiresthefollowingtools:
ItemDescriptionQuantity
Powerdrill1
Pozidrivescrewdriver1
Drillbitofappropriatesize*1
Adhesivetape1
Note:*Theappropriatedrillbitsizeisdependent
onthethicknessandmaterialofthemounting
surface.
3.4Warningsandcautions
Important: Before proceeding, ensure that you
have read and understood the warnings and
cautions provided in the Chapter 1 Important
information section of this document.

3.5Antennalocationrequirements
Theantennacanbeusedtoimprovethereception
ofyourMFD’sbuilt-inGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)
receiver.DoNOTconnectanyotherantennatothe
MFD’sGA150connector.
Theantennacanbemountedeitheronaat
horizontalsurfaceoronasuitablepole.
•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensure
youhaveaccesstotheundersideofthemounting
surface.
•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepole
needstohavea1inch14TPIthread.
Important:Theantennamustbemountedina
locationthatprovidesagooddirectlineofsiteto
theentiresky,aroundthehorizon.
Ensurethattheselectedmountinglocationis:
•Openandclearofanyobstructions(suchas
masts,searchlights,orotherstructures)thatcould
blockline-of-sighttothesky.
•Aslowaspossible,tokeeptheantennaasstable
aspossible.Themorestabletheantenna,the
moreeffectivelyitwilltracksatellitesandprovide
stabledata.
•Asfaraspossible(atleast1m(3ft)fromother
antennaeandelectronicequipment.
DoNOTmounttheantenna:
•Inanyareawhereitcouldbesteppedonortripped
over.
•Upamast.Thiswillcausetheantennatoswing
andgivesignicanterrorsinpositiondata.
•Inthedirectpathofaradarbeam.
AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman
exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,
makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•properlymounted
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’s
mainunit
3.6Productdimensions
95 mm (3.7 in.)
30 mm (1.2 in.)32 mm (1.3 in.)
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4.1Generalcablingguidance
Cabletypesandlength
Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetype
andlength
•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcables
ofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine.
•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthe
correctqualityandgauge.Forexample,longer
powercablerunsmayrequirelargerwiregauges
tominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.
Routingcables
Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximize
performanceandprolongcablelife.
•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Wherever
possible,ensureaminimumbenddiameterof200
mm(8in)/minimumbendradiusof100mm(4in).
100 mm (4 in)
200 mm (8 in)
•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageand
exposuretoheat.Usetrunkingorconduitwhere
possible.DoNOTruncablesthroughbilgesor
doorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.
•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacing
twine.Coilanyextracableandtieitoutoftheway.
•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposed
bulkheadordeckhead,useasuitablewatertight
feed-through.
•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescent
lights.
Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossible
from:
•otherequipmentandcables,
•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,
•antennae.
Strainrelief
Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protect
connectorsfromstrainandensuretheywillnotpull
outunderextremeseaconditions.
Cableshielding
Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshielded
thatthecableshieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeen
scrapedoffbybeingsqueezedthroughatightarea).
Suppressionferrites
•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-ttedorsupplied
withsuppressionferrites.Theseareimportantfor
correctEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied
separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-tted),you
musttthesuppliedferrites,usingthesupplied
instructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.
installationormaintenance),itmustbereplacedin
theoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby
Raymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritesto
beaddedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshould
beusedtopreventstressontheconnectorsdue
totheextraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnected
tootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby
Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe
attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

4.2Connectionsoverview
GA150MFDcompatibility
TheGA150antennaiscompatiblewiththefollowing
Raymarine®LightHouse™MFDs:
•aSeriesa95/a97/a98/a125/a127/a128.
•eSSerieseS97/eS98/eS127/eS128
Multifunctiondisplaysoftwarerequirements
TheoperationofthisproductrequiresaRaymarine®
MFDrunningLightHouse™software.
Raymarine®MFDvariantLightHouse™software
requirement
aSeriesa95/a97/a98/
a125/a127/a128
Version11orlater
eSSerieseS97/eS98/
eS127/eS128
Version14orlater
GA150connection
IfyourMFDhasaGA150connection,theexternal
antennacanbeconnectedtohelpimprovethe
GNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’sreception.
RefertotheConnectionOverviewsectionto
establishifyourMFDcanbeconnectedtoaGA150.
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1.GA150externalantenna
2.MFD
Forinstallationdetailsforyourexternalantenna,
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniedthe
antenna.
Antennacablelength
TheGA150issuppliedwithatted10m(33ft.)
cable.Thelengthoftheantennacablecanbe
extendedifrequired.
Theantennacablelengthcanbeextendedbyupto
10m(33ft.)givingatotalmaximumcablelength
of20m(66ft.)
50ohmcoaxialcableandreliableconnectors
(offeringprotectionagainstwateringress)mustbe
usedwhenextendingtheantennacable.
Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethan
therecommendedmaximumlengthwillresultin
signaldegradation.
Connectinganexternalantenna
FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150
externalantenna.
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3
2
4
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1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorinto
theGA150connectorontherearofyourdisplay.
2.TurnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntilTIGHT.
3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectionon
thebackofthedisplay.
4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotective
bootovertheconnection.

5.1Fittingtheantenna
Tottheantenna:
1.Selectasuitablelocationfortheantennaas
describedunderAntennalocationrequirements.
2.FityourantennausingeithertheSurface
mountingorPolemountingprocedure,as
appropriate.
3.Ensuringthatcableroutingandconnection
requirementsasdetailedintheinstallation
instructionsfortheproductthattheantennawill
beconnectedtoarefollowed.
5.2Surfacemounting
Whensurfacemountingtheantenna,youcanroute
thecableeithercentrally(OptionA)orfromtheside
oftheantenna(OptionB).
1.Usethetemplatesuppliedtomarkthetwo6mm
(0.25in)mountingholes.
•OPTIONA:Ifthecableisgoingtopassthrough
themountingsurfacedrilla19mm(0.75in)
centerhole.
•OPTIONB:Ifthecableistoberoutedfromthe
sideoftheantenna(i.e.abovethemounting
surface),removethetwoplastictabs(1)
obstructingthecablechannel.Ifyoudonot
removethesetabsbeforeusingthecable
channel,youcoulddamagethecable.
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Top view Underside view
A B
2.Screwthetwomountingstuds(2)intothe
undersideoftheantenna.
3.Stickthesuppliedgasket(3)tothemounting
surface,ensuringthattheholesonthegasket
correspondwiththedrilledholes.
4.Routethecableasfollows:
•ForOptionA,feedthecabledownthroughthe
centerhole.
•ForOptionB,routethecablealongthecable
exitchannel.
5.Carefullyplacetheantennasothemounting
studspassthroughtheholesinthemounting
surface.
6.Securetheantennatothesurfaceusingthe
suppliedthumbnuts(4).

5.3Polemounting
Ifyouwanttopole-mounttheantenna,obtainapole
ofsuitablelengthwitha1inch14TPIthread.
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A B
1.EnsuringthattheAntennalocationrequirements
aremet,securelyattachthepoletoasuitable,
stablepoint.
2.Screwthepolemountadaptorfullyontothepole
andensureitissecureonthepole.
3.Routetheantennacableasfollows:
i.Ifyouwanttoroutetheantennacabledirectly
downfromtheantenna(optionA),feedit
throughthecenterofthepolemountadaptor
andthendownthroughthepole.
ii.Ifyouwanttoroutetheantennacableoutof
thesideoftheantenna(optionB),removethe
twoplastictabsfromthecablechannel,then
feedthecablealongthechannel.
4.Ensuringyoudonottrapthecable,placethe
antennaonthepolemountadaptorsothescrew
holesalign,thensecuretheantennawiththe
screwsprovided.

6.1Operationinstructions
Fordetailedoperationinstructionsforyourproduct,
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniesyour
display.
6.2Troubleshooting
Thetroubleshootinginformationprovidespossible
causesandcorrectiveactionrequiredforcommon
problemsassociatedwithmarineelectronics
installations.
AllRaymarineproductsare,priortopackingand
shipping,subjectedtocomprehensivetestand
qualityassuranceprograms.However,ifyou
experienceproblemswiththeoperationofyour
productthissectionwillhelpyoutodiagnose
andcorrectproblemsinordertorestorenormal
operation.
Ifafterreferringtothissectionyouarestillhaving
problemswithyourunit,pleasecontactRaymarine
TechnicalSupportforfurtheradvice.
GPStroubleshooting
ProblemswiththeGPSandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere.
ProblemPossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Geographiclocationorprevailing
conditionspreventingsatellite
x.
Checkperiodicallytoseeifaxisobtainedinbetter
conditionsoranothergeographiclocation.
GPSconnectionfault.EnsurethatexternalGPSconnectionsandcablingare
correctandfaultfree.
ExternalGPSantennainpoor
position.
Forexample:
•Belowdecks.
•Closeproximitytotransmitting
equipmentsuchasVHFradio.
EnsureGPSantennahasaclearviewofthesky.
“NoFix”GPSstatusiconis
displayed.
GPSinstallationproblem.Refertotheinstallationinstructions.
Note:AGPSStatusscreenisavailablewithinthedisplay.Thisprovidessatellitesignalstrengthandotherrelevant
information.

7.1Routinechecks
Thefollowingperiodicchecksshouldbemade:
•Examinecablesforsignsofdamage,suchas
chang,cutsornicks.
•Checkthatthecableconnectorsarermly
attachedandthattheirlockingmechanismsare
properlyengaged.
Note:Cablechecksshouldbecarriedoutwiththe
powersupplyswitchedoff.
7.2Unitcleaninginstructions
Theunitdoesnotrequireregularcleaning.However,
ifyounditnecessarytocleantheunit,pleasefollow
thestepsbelow:
1.Ensurepowerisswitchedoff.
2.Wipeunitcleanwithadampcloth.
3.Ifnecessary,useamilddetergentsolutionto
removegreasemarks.
Physical specication
Dimensions•Diameter:95mm(3.7in.)
•Height:30mm(1.2in.)
•Height(includingpole
mountadaptor):62mm
(2.5in.)
Weight•Boxedweight0.74Kg
(1.6lbs)
•Unboxedweight
(includingcable):0.5
Kg(1.1lbs)
Environmentalspecication
Operatingtemperature0°Cto+55°C(+32°Fto
+131°F)
Storagetemperature–30°Cto+70°C(-22°Fto
+158°F)
Relativehumidity95%
WaterproofratingIPX6andIPX7
Conformancespecication
Conformance•EN60945:2002
•R&TTEDirective
1999/5/EC
•AustraliaandNew
Zealand:C-Tick,
ComplianceLevel2
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