Connecting Power - KVH Industries FleetBroadband FB250 Installation Manual

Chapter 3: Connecting power

3.3 Connecting power

3.3.1 Connecting the power cable
To connect the power cable
Do as follows to connect the power cable:
1. Connect the red (+) and black (-) wires of the power cable to the ship's
24 V DC supply according to the recommendations in the previous sections.
2. Connect the D-sub connector on the power cable to the DC input connector
on the terminal.
If you need a remote on/off function, you may use one of the following
options:
• Connect the Remote on/off wires in the power cable to a remote switch.
Note that this is not possible if you are using the front switch on a
TracPhone 19" Rack Terminal! For further information, see Connecting a
Remote on/off switch on page 63.
• Connect the ignition pins in the I/O connector to the ignition of your
vessel. For further information, see Connecting to the ignition on
page 62.
For information on pin-out, see DC power input on page 67.
For specifications of the DC input on the terminal, see TracPhone terminal on
page 143.
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