Installation
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2.1
Planning the Installation
Who Should Install the TracVision G8?
KVH recommends that a KVH-authorized technician install the
TracVision G8 system. Installers should have experience
installing electronic equipment on a vessel.
Materials and Equipment Required for Installation
Before you begin installing the TracVision G8 system, you need to
verify that you have all of the following tools and materials:
•
Electric drill and
1
⁄
2
" (13 mm) drill bit
•
17 mm socket wrench and
9
⁄
16
" open-end wrench
•
Flat head and Phillips screwdrivers
•
Light hammer; center punch; tape; scriber/pencil
•
Wire strippers
•
A PC with KVH Flash Update Wizard or Windows
HyperTerminal installed
•
Quick-tripping circuit breaker or fuse rated for 15 amps
•
RG-11 or RG-6 cable(s) with F-type connectors (
refer to
Table 2-1 to determine the number of RF cables needed)
Table 2-1
Number of RF Cables to Connect to the Antenna
Connecting to:
# RF Cables
System with Circular Dual LNB
One receiver
1
Two receivers
2
Two or more receivers
2*
System with Linear Quad LNB
One receiver
1
Two receivers
2
Three receivers
3
Four receivers
4
More than four receivers
4*
* Multiswitch required. Follow manufacturer’s guidelines.
RG-11 or RG-6 cable with F-type
connectors is required for all RF
wiring. Use of any other cable will
result in degraded performance.
Use RG-6 cable for distances up to
75 ft (23 m); use RG-11 cable for
distances greater than 75 ft (23 m).
The KVH warranty does not cover
degraded performance due to
improper wiring.
You may want to connect four RF
cables to the antenna in all cases.
That way, if a receiver is added (or
the system is converted from North
American to European use) in the
future, no additional RF cables will
need to be run.
Plan the entire installation before
proceeding! Take into account
antenna unit placement, cable
running distances between units,
and accessibility to the equipment
after installation.
If you are prewiring the system,
be sure to route the N-type
connector end of the data/power
cable to the antenna location and
the F-type connector end to the
belowdecks MCU (see Figure 2-7
on page 28).