COBHAM SAILOR 6018, Installation Manual

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Chapter 3: Connectors & controls
16 Connectors
3.1.6.1 Connecting DC power
Connect DC+ (red wire) to DC out + from your DC supply.
Connect DC- (black wire) to DC out - from your DC supply.
Do not connect the white wire nor the blue wire in the power cable, unless
you want to use the Remote on function or the on/off control function
described in the chapter below. See A.1
Technical specifications
.
3.1.6.2 Connecting Remote on (ON_IN)
With the Remote on function it is possible to switch on the Message
Terminal from a remote location, without using the on/off button on the
terminal. To connect the Remote on function in the Message Terminal, do
as follows:
1. Connect DC+ and DC- as described in the previous section.
2. Connect a switch to the
white wire
in the power cable (pin 3, ON_IN,
in the Power connector.)
3. Connect the other side of the switch to the
black wire
in the power
cable (DC-), with a resistance less than 10 k

.
To switch on the
Message Terminal, close the switch. When the switch is
closed, Pin 3 in the Power connector is connected to DC-.
3.1.6.3 Connecting On/off control (ON_OUT)
Pin 4 in the Power connector (blue wire) can be used to switch other units
on and off when the Message Terminal is switched on and off. How to
connect this pin depends on the units you connect.
The function of pin 4 is as follows:
• Message Terminal off: Pin 4 is high (DC+ i.e. between 12 V DC and
24 V DC).
Note
When the remote switch is closed (the Message Terminal is
switched on), you can only use the Power button on the Message
Terminal to reboot the unit as the unit will automatically turn on
again.