Garmin 6000 Marine GPS System User Manual


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GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation Instructions 5
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1. Usethesurface-mountbracketasyourmountingtemplate,usingthefollowingsteps:.
• Useacenterpunchtomarkthethreescrewlocationsonthesurface.
• Useapenciltotracethecable-holeinthecenterofthebracket.
• Setthesurface-mountbracketaside.Donotdrillthroughthesurface-mount
bracket.
2. Drill
1
/
8
in.(3mm)pilotholesatthethreemarkedlocations.
IfyouaremountingtheGPS17xonberglass,itisrecommendedtouse
acountersinkbittodrillaclearancecounterborethroughthetopgelcoatlayer(but
nodeeper).Thiswillhelptoavoidcrackinginthegelcoatlayerwhenthescrewsare
tightened.
3. Usea1in.(25mm)holesawtocutthecableholeinthecenter.
4. Placethesealpadonthebottomofthesurface-mountbracket.Makesurethatthescrew
holesalign.
5. UsetheincludedM4screwstoattachthesurface-mountbrackettothemountingsurface.
6. RoutetheNMEA2000cablethroughthe1in.(25mm)cableholeandconnectittotheGPS17x.
7. MakesurethelargegasketisinplaceonthebottomoftheGPS17xantenna,placetheantennaonthesurface-mountbracket
➊
,andtwist
itclockwisetolockitinplace
➋
.
8. SecuretheantennatothemountingbracketwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
9. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA2000network(page8).

With the pole-mount adapter attached to the GPS 17x, you can install the GPS 17x on a standard 1 in. OD pipe-threaded-pole marine mount
(14 threads per inch—not included). You can run the NMEA 2000 cable through the pole or outside the pole.

1. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcablethroughthepole-mountadapter,andplacethecableintheverticalslotalongthebaseofthepole-mount
adapter.
2. Threadthepole-mountadapterontoastandard1in.ODpipe-threaded-polemarinemount(14threadsperinch—notincluded).Donot
overtightentheadapter.
3.ConnectaNMEA2000dropcabletotheGPS17xantenna.
4. PlacetheGPS17xantennaonthepole-mountadapter
➊
andtwistitclockwisetolockitin
place
➋
.
5. SecuretheantennatotheadapterwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
6. (Optional)WiththeGPS17xinstalledonthepolemount,lltheremaininggapinthevertical
cableslotwithamarinesealant.
7. Attachthemarinemounttotheboatifitisnotalreadyattached.
8. Routethecableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA
2000network(page8).

1. Positionastandard1in.ODpipe-threaded-polemarinemount(14threadsperinch—not
included)inthepreferredlocation,andmarktheapproximatecenterofthepole.
2. Drillaholeusinga
3
/
4
in.(19mm)drillbitforthecabletopassthrough.
3. Fastenthemarinemounttotheboat.
4. Threadthepole-mountadapterontothepole.Donotovertightentheadapter.
5. RouteaNMEA2000dropcablethroughthepoleandconnectittotheGPS17xantenna.
6. PlacetheGPS17xantennaonthepole-mountadapter
➊
andtwistitclockwisetolockitinplace
➋
.
7. SecuretheantennatotheadapterwiththeincludedM3setscrew
➌
.
8. (Optional)WiththeGPS17xinstalledonthepolemount,lltheverticalcableslotwithamarinesealant.
9. RoutetheNMEA2000dropcableawayfromsourcesofelectronicinterference,andconnectittoyourNMEA2000network(page8).
GPS 17x
antenna
Surface-mount
bracket
Seal pad
Mounting
surface
➊
➋
➌
Rubber
gasket
GPS 17x
antenna
Pole-mount
adapter
Vertical cable
slot
➊
➋
➌
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