owner’s
manual
and
reference
guide
GBR 23
beacon receiver
GBR23Cover.p65
5/19/00, 3:39 PM
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Page 1: ...owner s manual and reference guide GBR 23 beacon receiver GBR23Cover p65 5 19 00 3 39 PM 1...
Page 2: ...ve or other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual contains the complete text of this copyright notice and provided furthe...
Page 3: ...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 To obtain warranty service contact your GARM...
Page 4: ...ment Although a DGPS system is a precision electronic NAVigation AID NAVAID any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe Use the DGPS system at your own risk To reduce this...
Page 5: ...stration 4 Overview Capabilities Package Contents 5 Installation Mounting the GBR 23 6 7 Connecting GBR 23 and GPS 8 10 Operation Using the GBR 23 11 12 Reference DGPS How It Works 13 14 Sources of Er...
Page 6: ...nit Notification of Product Updates Notification of New Products Lost or Stolen unit tracking H The GARMIN GBR 23 has no user serviceable parts Should you ever encounter a problem with your unit pleas...
Page 7: ...hannel GPS Package Contents Your GARMIN GBR 23 package includes GBR 23 unit 30 Power Data Cable Owner s Manual Reference Guide Beacon Reference Card If any parts are missing or broken please contact y...
Page 8: ...be attached to GARMIN 60 Power Data Cable For cable installation lengths greater than 30 010 10284 00 It is recommended that the system be temporarily hooked up with the wiring and unit placement appr...
Page 9: ...on the power data cable and GBR 23 connector and push it connector in until it seats Turn the locking ring clockwise until the power data cable is firmly locked into position 4 Route the power data ca...
Page 10: ...o use a slow response fuse or circuit breaker in the range of 2A to 6A to protect the curcuit 5 If a remote power switch is being installed see Figure 2 This will allow the GBR 23 to remain connected...
Page 11: ...otely control power to When the black and white wires are combined the GBR 23 will turn on off the GBR 23 see Figure 2 Power Data Cable Power Data Cable Power Data Cable Data Cable Fuse 2 6A Fuse 2 6A...
Page 12: ...5 6 7 7 YELLOW NOT USED 6 GREEN NOT USED 5 WHITE REMOTE ON OFF 1 RED 8 35 VDC 2 BLACK GROUND 4 BROWN DATA IN 3 BLUE DATA OUT 7 YELLOW NOT USED 6 GREEN NOT USED 5 WHITE REMOTE ON OFF 1 RED 8 35 VDC 2 B...
Page 13: ...83 as well On some newer model GARMIN GPS receivers you may set the interface to Garmin Bcn Rcvr This is a scan option seperate from the GBR 23 scan which will automatically scan for a DGPS frequency...
Page 14: ...op of the satellite page This page is useful for determining the quality of differential coverage available Remember the more satellites with corresponding differential corrections the more accurate y...
Page 15: ...er at a known location Shipboard DGPS Beacon Receiver Shipboard GPS Receiver DGPS capable GPS Satellites The DGPS Beacon Transmitter is placed at a known location i e the exact position of the site ha...
Page 16: ...25 0 kHz frequency band with MSK modulation and data rates of 25 50 100 or 200 bits per second These stations are typically operated by government agencies such as the U S Coast Guard Generally the cl...
Page 17: ...ized through proper shielding of the ship s wiring by using an EMI RFI filter and by mounting the beacon receiver s antenna away from these sources of interference Multipath Multipath error occurs whe...
Page 18: ...urther away from the DGPS broadcast station Satellite Geometry A minimum of 4 satellites are required to determine a 3D position At times additional satellites are required due to their placement with...
Page 19: ...correction Intermittent connection between GBR 23 and GPS unit Check wiring Interference from ship s electrical system other electronic items thunderstorm activity or another source is preventing sign...
Page 20: ...remote antenna Multipath signals being received by GPS unit Too far from DGPS transmitter or not tuned to closest station 6 GPS interface status screen displays None or No Status GBR 23 not wired pro...
Page 21: ...Minimum Signal 10 V Data Processing Demodulation MSK Minimum Shift Keying MSK Bit Rates 25 50 100 200 bps Interfaces Input RS 232 or NMEA 0183 4800 baud Input Sentences Binary PSLIB MSK Output RS 232...
Page 22: ...tallation 6 10 Interface Setup Page 11 12 Interference 6 7 15 16 M Mounting the Receiver 6 7 Manual tuning 11 12 N NMEA 8 12 19 O On Off Switch 6 8 9 Operation 9 11 12 P Package Contents 5 PC Connecti...
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