Wire The Switchplate - KVH Industries TracVision M5 Installation Manual

Wire the Switchplate

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Follow these steps to connect the switchplate to
the antenna.
NOTE: System wiring diagrams are provided in
Appendix F on page 35.
a. First dress the data and power cables from
the antenna. Strip back the insulation of each
wire approximately 1/4" (6 mm) and gently
twist each wire to ensure a good electrical
connection.
b. Connect the data cable from the antenna to
the terminal board on the switchplate's
maintenance port assembly (see Figure 24).
Be sure to match the wire colors with the
terminal board label. Tighten the terminal
screws to secure all wires in place.
IMPORTANT!
The diagram refers to wires by body color/
stripe color. For example, "Brown/White"
means the brown wire with the white stripe.
IMPORTANT!
Do not connect the data cable's drain wire
(shield) to anything. You can simply snip it
from the cable.
c. Connect the power cable from the antenna to
the switchplate's power output terminals (see
Figure 25). Later, you will also connect a
power cable from these terminals to the MCP.
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Figure 24: Switchplate Wiring - Antenna Data Cable
YELLOW
GREEN
BRN/WHT
WHT/BRN
ORG/WHT
WHT/ORG
GRY/WHT
WHT/GRY
BLACK
NOT USED
Figure 25: Switchplate Wiring - Antenna Power Cable
Ground (Black)
To Antenna
and MCP
+12 VDC (Red)
Not Used
Not Used
PC GND
PC TXD
PC RXD
Data Cable
to Antenna
RF GND
RF TXD
RF RXD
Not Used
Not Used
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