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GPS 17

GPS receiver/antenna

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Summary of Contents for GPSMAP 17

Page 1: ...quick start guide GPS 17 GPS receiver antenna...

Page 2: ...ual onto a hard drive 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...

Page 3: ...ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU To obtain warranty service contact your Garmin dealer or call the Garmin s Produce Support department 913 397 8200 for a returned merchandise tracking number Th...

Page 4: ...refore become unsafe Use the GPS system at your own risk To reduce this risk carefully review and understand all aspects of this Quick Start Guide and carefully compare indications from your display t...

Page 5: ...Contents Introduction Limited Warranty 1 Cautions 2 Table of Contents 3 Overview Capabilities Package Contents 4 Specifications 5 Installation Mounting the GPS 17 6 8 Wiring the GPS 17 9 10 Operation...

Page 6: ...w Power Consumption Draws approximately 65 milliamps during normal operation GPS Accuracy Position 15 meters 95 typical Velocity 1 knot RMS steady state DGPS USCG Accuracy Position 3 5 meters 95 typic...

Page 7: ...rial Port 1 Selectable between NMEA and Garmin NMEA 0183 v2 0 ASCII GPALM GPGGA GPGLL GPGSA GPGSV GPRMC GPVTG PGRME PGRMF PGRMT and PGRMV output Serial Port 2 RTCM Input Only RTCM SC 104 differ ential...

Page 8: ...desired installation location Then check operation with potential interfering equipment turned on and off For example other electronic equipment fan motors engine ignition alterna tors generators rad...

Page 9: ...Make sure that you do not overtighten the head It is possible to tighten the unit to the point that the cable may be cut in two 3 With the GPS 17 and mount installed ll the remaining gap in the cable...

Page 10: ...g device share the same ground This ground connection acts as the signal Return line It is recommended to wire the unit to its own circuit to avoid interference from other electronics Mounting the GPS...

Page 11: ...ting to a PC the BLACK wire must also be run to a ground If the BLACK wire is connected to the same ground terminal as the NMEA device no additional connection is required unless a separate data retur...

Page 12: ...evice Connection GPS 17 VIOLET P ORT 2 DA TA OUT n c G REEN PORT 2 DA TA I N YELLOW REM OT E O N OFF BLAC K GROU ND BLUE P ORT 1DA TA I N n c W HIT E P ORT 1DA TA OUT Power Dat a Cabl e Fuse 1A Power...

Page 13: ...of receiving WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System satellite signals WAAS is an FAA Federal Aviation Administration funded project to improve the overall accuracy and integrity of the GPS signal for avi...

Page 14: ...ies of the NMEA and RTCM speci cations may be found on page 5 Port 2 is designated for RTCM data input only Output on Port 2 is reserved for future use The GPS 17 interface protocol also transmits add...

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