Koden KAT-330, Operation Manual

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Installation and configuration
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This product must be connected to protective ground via the
ground connection point. It is essential that the ground
connection point is used in all installations, regardless of what
other equipment is connected. The ground connection point
must be bonded to protective ground using as short a
connection as possible.
3.6 Connection to an NMEA 2000 network (optional)
The AIS transceiver can be connected to an NMEA 2000 network by a suitable
NMEA 2000 network cable available from your local dealer. If your vessel has
an NMEA 2000 network please refer to the relevant documentation for your
NMEA 2000 equipment. Sensors providing position, ROT, or true heading will
be displayed on the NMEA 2000 screen, where three separate source menus
will allow for independent configuration based on the data type supported.
There is also a fourth menu for displaying other devices. These are not
selectable, but can be used to view the other devices on the network.
Once connected, and with your chart plotter also connected you will be able to
receive AIS targets on your chart plotter. A list of supported PGNs is provided
at the rear of this document.
3.7 USB Connection
Please note that the USB cable uses the 18-way connector, so the supplied
18-way cable cannot be utilised at the same time.You can connect to your PC
or Mac with an optional USB cable.
Options
USB port and USB connection on your PC or Mac. directly.
To connect your PC to an AIS transceiver, use the following
You need to download and install the USB driver from the link.
For Macs, you usually don't need to install a driver.
https://www.koden-electronics.co.jp/en/enmarine/imo/kat-330
Follow these steps to install the driver:
1. Unzip the downloaded file.
2. After unpacking, open the USB driver folder.
3 Double-click the setup.exe file to start the installer.
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