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CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE
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Connections
y
q
r
t
w
e
q
ANTENNA CONNECTOR
Connects a marine VHF antenna with a PL-259 connector
to the transceiver.
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna will
damage the transceiver.
w
MICROPHONE CONNECTOR
Connect the supplied microphone only.
CAUTION: NEVER
connect other microphones here,
such as the optional HM-157/HM-162, for they may
cause damage to the transceiver.
e
HAILER/FOGHORN CONNECTOR
Connects a hailer speaker (30 W nominal at 13.8 V/ 4
Ω
).
HAIL (+)
HAIL (–)
NC
Transceiver’s
rear panel view
r
EXTERNAL MICROPHONE CONNECTORS
[COMMAND MIC-1]/[COMMAND MIC-2]
Connects the optional COMMANDMIC™ (HM-157/HM-162.)
CAUTION: NEVER
connect other microphone here, such
as the HM-134, may cause damage to the transceiver.
t
GPS RECEIVER/EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR
➥
Connects a GPS receiver for position and time display.
• An NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 (sentence format RMC, GGA,
GNS, GLL) compatible GPS receiver is required. Ask your
dealer about suitable GPS receivers.
NMEAOUT (+)
NMEAOUT (–)
NMEAIN (+)
NMEAIN (–)
SP (+)
SP (–)
Transceiver’s rear panel view
➥
Connects to a PC or navigation equipment (NMEA0183
ver. 3.01 sentence DSC, DSE format compatible) for
plotting received position data from other ships.
➥
Connects to an external speaker.
NOTE:
Attach the supplied connector covers to
w
,
e
,
r
or
t
when they are not in use.
D
Connect to the MA-500TR
Connect the transceiver to the MA-500TR
class
b
ais
transponder
using the OPC-2014*
nmea
connector
cable
.
After connecting, an Individual DSC Call can be made to the
AIS target using the transponder without entering the target’s
MMSI code.
* OPC-2014 is supplied with the MA-500TR