Jim, Weird! Nothing should show as a 183 source. Either a bad connection or a bad radio. The manual is not any help on external connections.
Good luck Joel On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Joel, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > With the NMEA 2000 cable connected, I only have the NMEA 0183 source > available on that menu. That is how I drew the conclusion that the radio > does not see the 2000 network. > > > > Jim > > > > Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > > > > *From: *Joel Aronson via CnC-List > *Sent: *Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:32 PM > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc: *Joel Aronson > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List NMEA 2000 cabling > > > > > > Manual says: > > > > This radio can use either NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 protocol to* receive *GPS > data from a > > compatible GPS unit. > > Note: NMEA 2000 SOURCE options will appear (up to 4 sources showing the > actual source > > name) only if an NMEA 2000 network is connected to the radio and is > operational. > > RADIO SETUP > > WX ALERT ▲ > > COM PORT > > ►GPS SOURCE > > FAV CH SETU > > GPS SOURCE > > ►NMEA0183 > > LGC3000 > > LCX113CHD > > 1. Select RADIO SETUP then GPS SOURCE. (If there is only one NMEA protocol > available on > > your vessel, only that will be shown). > > 2. Select the desired NMEA source then press ENT. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > Helping a friend add a Simrad RS-35 VHF radio with AIS receiver to his > existing B&G instrument system. That currently has 2 Triton displays, a > Zeus Touch 7 MFD plus wind and speed/depth transducers. Everything is > connected via NMEA 2000, there is no 0183 on the boat. There was no > convenient place to tap into an existing T connector, but there was an > existing network line running close to the radio. We bought 2 Maretron > micro-c field installable connectors, a premade Maretron cable and a > Lowrance T connector. I could not find Lowrance/B&G connectors anywhere. > I cut the network wire and wired the new connectors according to the color > code on the connectors. The color code on the connectors matched the > colors in the B&G wire, so I figured I was good to go. When I hook things > back up, the existing instruments work fine, but the new radio is not seen > by the Zeus, nor does the radio see the network. Since the existing stuff > all works fine, I am assuming that the wires are connected in the same > positions on the connectors. When I unplug it, I lose all the > transducers. > > > > I am currently thinking that either the new premade cable is bad, or > Simrad B&G uses a different pinout for their connectors than the one > specified by NMEA, which Maretron follows. I plan to test the cable using > one from my boat, but can anyone confirm the pinout on a B&G system for > me? Any other ideas about what to check? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim Reinardy > > C&C 30-2 “Firewater” > > Milwaukee, WI > > > > Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > -- > > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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