4.2Connectionsoverview
GA150MFDcompatibility
TheGA150antennaiscompatiblewiththefollowing
Raymarine
®
LightHouse
™
MFDs:
•aSeriesa95/a97/a98/a125/a127/a128.
•eSSerieseS97/eS98/eS127/eS128
Multifunctiondisplaysoftwarerequirements
TheoperationofthisproductrequiresaRaymarine
®
MFDrunningLightHouse
™
software.
Raymarine
®
MFDvariant
LightHouse
™
software
requirement
aSeriesa95/a97/a98/
a125/a127/a128
Version11orlater
eSSerieseS97/eS98/
eS127/eS128
Version14orlater
GA150connection
IfyourMFDhasaGA150connection,theexternal
antennacanbeconnectedtohelpimprovethe
GNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’sreception.
RefertotheConnectionOverviewsectionto
establishifyourMFDcanbeconnectedtoaGA150.
1.GA150externalantenna
2.MFD
Forinstallationdetailsforyourexternalantenna,
refertothedocumentationthataccompaniedthe
antenna.
Antennacablelength
TheGA150issuppliedwithatted10m(33ft.)
cable.Thelengthoftheantennacablecanbe
extendedifrequired.
Theantennacablelengthcanbeextendedbyupto
10m(33ft.)givingatotalmaximumcablelength
of20m(66ft.)
50ohmcoaxialcableandreliableconnectors
(offeringprotectionagainstwateringress)mustbe
usedwhenextendingtheantennacable.
Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethan
therecommendedmaximumlengthwillresultin
signaldegradation.
Connectinganexternalantenna
FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150
externalantenna.
1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorinto
theGA150connectorontherearofyourdisplay.
2.TurnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntilTIGHT.
3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectionon
thebackofthedisplay.
4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotective
bootovertheconnection.