KVH Industries TracVision M5 - Manual (Page 12)

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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.
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.
YELLOW Not Used
GREEN Not Used
BRN/WHT PC GND
WHT/BRN PC TXD
ORG/WHT PC RXD
WHT/ORG RF GND
GRY/WHT RF TXD
WHT/GRY RF RXD
BLACK Not Used
NOT USED Not Used
Data Cable
to Antenna
Figure 24: Switchplate Wiring - Antenna Data Cable
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.
IMPORTANT!
+12 VDC (Red)
Ground (Black)
To Antenna
and MCP
+ –
Figure 25: Switchplate Wiring - Antenna Power Cable
Wire the Switchplate 10