Furuno FM-8700 - Manual (Page 18)

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Ground
Connect a ground wire between ship’s superstructure and a fixing
screw on the PR-300.
CAUTION
Ground the equipment to
prevent electrical shock
and mutual interference.
Connection of External Equipment (options)
Equipment available
The following equipment can be connected to the FM-8700:
• Distress Message Controller DMC-5
• Remote Station RB-700 (or Distributor DB-500)
• Navigator : the FM-8700 can receive the following data sentences
in NMEA format (Ver. 1.5).
GLL: Latitude and longitude
RMC: Generic navigation information
RMA: Loran C data (L/L, LOPs, etc.)
Note:
For RMC, data (month and day) are entered in
the log and for GLL, time (hour/min/sec) is
entered in the log.
• MIC Receptacle Box and Wing Handset
• External Loudspeaker
• Printer Interface IF-8500
Talker Sentence
GP, LC, DE, TR, LA, OM GLL
GP, TR RMC
LC RMA