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Manual

Simrad MX525A 

DGPS Receiver

English

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Page 1: ...www simrad yachting com A brand by Navico Leader in Marine Electronics Manual Simrad MX525A DGPS Receiver English...

Page 2: ...the product and the documentation at any time Updated manuals are available from our website www simrad yachting com and are free to download Copyright 2008 by Navico Holding AS Document no 727007 Rev...

Page 3: ...rdware and Software Upgrades Unlike many other consumer electronics industries which only sell consumer electronic devices your marine dealer is often your best advisor for installation and service of...

Page 4: ...rs 9 MGL 4 Antenna Mounting Guidelines 11 Antenna Mounting 12 Bracket Mount 12 Antenna Cable Selection 13 Power Requirement 13 Power Data Cable Assembly 14 MX525A Connector Configuration 15 Data Inter...

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Page 6: ...S only DGPS mode in Auto Database search or Manual WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System US system EGNOS European Geostationary Overlay System RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring This sensor wa...

Page 7: ...stallation Manual 727007 The antenna coax cable for the MGL 4 antenna is not included in the kit and must be ordered separately Several cable lengths are available in stock please refer to the antenna...

Page 8: ...within 2 meter or less When controlled by an MX CDU the operator can disable the auto mode and manually select the beacon frequency desired The MX525A works with an MGL 4 or 3 antenna a combined GPS H...

Page 9: ...DU This means that the accuracy of the position can not be guaranteed at that point in time The operator is advised to use the GPS for navigation with caution until the RAIM indicator goes back to saf...

Page 10: ...eather resistant unit and should be mounted in the open location as shown in the antenna location diagram Below is a list of power data cable options available from Simrad Part Number Description 3508...

Page 11: ...a MGL 3 Pin Wire Color Wiring Comparison MX525A MX421B 10 1 BLK Negative Ground 2 RED 9 32 VDC 3 BLU MX Proprietary Message MPM In 4 BRN MX Proprietary Message MPM In 5 ORG GPS Out 6 GRN GPS Out 7 YEL...

Page 12: ...power transmitters Mount the antenna low to avoid excessive position and speed errors while underway Mount the antenna as far away as possible from large metal structures If you are not sure if the ch...

Page 13: ...ntenna to be mounted on a wide range of mounting brackets including the swivel joints commonly used for angled surface Refer to the figure below for bracket mounting illustration Hand tighten the ante...

Page 14: ...ber Description 3508 100 95780 15 meter SAT45 cable TNC TNC 3508 100 96010 20 meter SAT45 cable TNC TNC 3508 100 95910 30 meter SAT45 cable TNC TNC 3508 100 96020 45 meter SAT45 cable TNC TNC Special...

Page 15: ...n Reverse polarity connection may damage the unit Power Data Cable Assembly Below is a diagram showing the pins and wire color coding of the Power Data cable assembly Power Data Cable Assembly 10 Pin...

Page 16: ...GPS output to the MX420 or other NMEA 0183 compatible devices Pins 7 8 Beacon monitoring signal output Sends the SNR Signal and Frequency to the MX420 8 CDU Connects to Cable B of the MX420 8 CDU Pin...

Page 17: ...5A Console MX420 2 or Mk12 CDU Coax Cable Terminal strip User supplied 12 32VDC Supply 16 Red Wht Red 12 VDC Blk GND Grn GPS Out Org GPS Out Brn MPM In Blu MPM In In A In B Out A Out B In A In B Out A...

Page 18: ...mbo Antenna MX525A Console MX420 8 CDU Coax Cable Terminal strip User supplied 12 32VDC Supply 16 Red Wht Red 12 VDC Blk GND Grn GPS Out Org GPS Out Brn LPM In Blu LPM In In A In B Out A Out B In A In...

Page 19: ...le connectors for an easy plug and play connection to the back of the MX5xx CDU If there is a need to extend or cut the standard cable please refer to the diagram below for the wire splice MX525A Inte...

Page 20: ...to the serial port of a PC or other navigation systems using a dB9 connector and a terminal strip user supplied items MX525A Interface to other navigation systems MX525A Console Coax Cable Brn MPM In...

Page 21: ...required to power up the MX525A Connect the red wire to 12 VDC and Black wire to negative GND The RS422 RS232 converter may be powered from the PC serial port or from an external 12 volt power supply...

Page 22: ...lmanac or RTCM 60 second typical Reacquisition 10 second typical Antenna Input Impedance 50 Ohms Antenna type MGL 3 Combo GPS Beacon Communications Serial Ports 2 duplex NMEA Ports Baud Rate 4800 baud...

Page 23: ...ature 40 to 85 C Splashproof Exposed Category IEC 60945 Electrical MX525A Console Operating Voltage 10 5 to 32 VDC Reverse Polarity Protection Yes Operating current 230 mA at 12 0 VDC Power Consumptio...

Page 24: ...x 7 6 cm H Weight 460 grams 1 0 lb Antenna Connector TNC female Mount 1 in 14 TPI Certifications BSH and Wheelmark IMO MSC 112 73 approved IEC 60945 ed 3 CE and FCC compliant Simrad reserves the righ...

Page 25: ...24 Specifications Blank page...

Page 26: ...5 Longitude E W 6 GPS Quality Indicator 0 Fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS Mode fix valid 2 Differential GPS SPS Mode fix valid 3 GPS PPS Mode fix valid 7 Number of Satellites in use 00 12 may b...

Page 27: ...GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GPGGA sentence and DOP values Notes 1 Mode M Manual forced to operate in 2D or 3D M...

Page 28: ...Elevation degrees 90 degrees maximum 6 Azimuth degrees True 000 to 359 7 SNR C No 00 99 dB null when not tracking 8 2nd and 3rd SV 9 10 11 12 4th SV 5 RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS Data Time d...

Page 29: ...used for the reported position solution the talker ID is GP GL etc and the error data pertains to the individual system If satellites from multiple systems are used to obtain the reported position sol...

Page 30: ...2 3 Course over ground degrees Magnetic 5 6 Speed over ground knots 7 8 Speed over ground km hr 9 Mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated DR M Manual input mode S Simulator m...

Page 31: ...GNS fix associated with this sentence 2 Expected error in Latitude meters 3 Expected error in Longitude meters 4 Expected error in Altitude meters 5 ID number of most likely failed satellite 6 Probabi...

Page 32: ...ou find the information you need easily is the information easy to understand or could we be clearer are there any errors and if so where and what are they Be sure to reference the title and identific...

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