Owner manual

GX600D INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE20
INSTALLATION
NOTE: YourGX600Disdesignedforconnectiontonegative
earthelectricalsystemsonly.
Selecting a location
Itisadvisabletospendalittletimeselectingthebest
locationforyourGX600D.Themountingbracketcanbe
rotatedabove,beloworbehindtheradioenablingtheradio
tobemountedinawiderangeoflocations.Inaddition,
usingtheoptionalushmountingkits(MK600,MK001,
MK002)theGX600Dcanbemounteddirectlyinapanelor
dashboard.Theushmountingkitsallowforinstallationor
replacementofanyexistingVHFradio.
UPRIGHT OR OVERHEAD MOUNTING
Keepthefollowingpointsinmindwhenchoosingalocation.
• TheGX600DisdesignedtomeettheIP67specication
whichallowsfordirectwaterspray.However,we
recommendyouselectalocationthatwillminimise
excessiveexposuretowatersplashesorcontinuousrain.
• Selectalocationthatwon’texposeyourradioto
continuousdirectsunlightwhichcouldcauseoverheating
orUVdegradation.
• Ensurethatthelocationallowsafreeowofairaround
theheatsinkonthebackoftheradio.
• Themicrophoneandallcontrolsshouldbereadily
accessibleandtheloudspeakereasilyheardfromthe
normalsteeringposition.Anextensionspeaker(SPK600)
canbeinstalledifrequired.
• Forbestresultsconnectthebatteryleadsdirectlytothe
vessel’sbattery.Ifyouneedtoextendthepowerleadsto
reachthebatteryuseheavyinsulatedautomotivewireof
atleast#10gauge.
• Componentsandcurrentsintheradiocreatemagnetic
elds.Toavoidinterferencetoshipscompassesor
autopilotsensors,theGX600Dshouldbemountedat
least300mmfromsuchequipment.
INSTALLING THE UNIT
Afterchoosingyourlocation,holdtheunitwiththe
mountingbracketattachedintothedesiredpositionand
markthelocationwithapencil.Removethemounting
bracketfromtheradioanddrillthemountingholes.Boltor
screwthebracketinplaceusinghardwaresuitableforthe
mountingsurface.Theunitissuppliedwithstainlesssteel
screws;however,ifthemountingsurfaceisunsuitablefor
screwsyoumayneedtoreplacethesewithstainlesssteel
bolts.Rememberthexingsforoverheadmountedunits
mayhavetowithstandheavypoundingwhenthevesselis
inroughwaterorbeingtowedonatrailer.
 Panel Overhead Upright
 Mounting Mounting Mounting
FlushMounting(OptionalMK600,MK001,
MK002ushmountingkitsavailable)