KVH Industries TracNet H60, Installation Manual

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TracNet H60 Installation Guide
Inspect Parts and Get Tools
Inspect Parts and Get Tools
Before you begin, follow these steps to ensure you have
everything needed to complete the installation.
1. Unpack the box and ensure it contains everything
shown in Figure 1 and on the Kitpack Contents List.
Save the packaging for future use.
Figure 1: TracNet H60 System Components
Note: This manual refers to the TracNet Hub+ as the BDU
(Below Deck Unit).
2. Carefully examine all of the supplied parts to ensure
nothing was damaged in shipment.
3. Gather the following tools and materials:
• Flat-head and Phillips-head screwdrivers
• Electric drill and 5/8" (16 mm) bit
• Saw to cut cable access hole: either 5.5" (140 mm)
or 3.75" (95 mm) + 1.5" (38 mm)
• 5/16" hex driver (for mounting bolts) and 7/8" socket
or wrench (for mounting nuts); recommended
torque: 25-30 ft-lbs (34-41 N-m)
• Light hammer and center punch
• Adhesive tape
• Self-vulcanizing tape or equivalent
• Heat gun (for heat shrink)
• Eye protection
• Shop towels
• Voltmeter
• Utility knife
• Flush cutters
• File
• Wire stripper/terminal crimper
• Isolation transformer, if required (see “Connect
Power” on page 16 )
• Cable termination tools, if necessary (see “Prepare
the Antenna Cable” on page 10 )
• NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 talker and interface
cable (see “Connect an NMEA Talker” on page 15 )
• Laptop PC or Apple
®
or Android
™
smartphone/
tablet with the latest H-series antenna software
downloaded from the KVH Partner Portal
(www.kvh.com/partners), or a smartphone/tablet
with the KVH Connect app installed and loaded with
the latest antenna software
IMPORTANT!
Always lift the antenna by the baseplate or hoisting
eyelets on the frame and never by the radome or any
other portion of the internal antenna assembly.
IMPORTANT!
Be sure to download the AC-BDU version of software,
filename: Hxx_AC-BDU-<version no.>.bin.