Garmin GVN 52 Installation Instructions - Page 3

WARNING, CAUTION, Installing the GPS antenna - gps box

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Optional accessory: XM Smart Antenna or FM traffic receiver Composite video mode switch SD card Yellow RCA Composite Video White RCA Audio L Red RCA Audio R Audio Mute GVN 52 GPS antenna Installing the GPS antenna Best (roof of vehicle) Better (trunk of vehicle) Good (inside car on dashboard) To mount the GPS antenna inside your vehicle: 1. Clean your dashboard or other surface. 2. Peel the backing off of the adhesive on the bottom of the metal plate. 3. Press the metal plate down firmly on your dashboard or other mounting surface. You can bend the metal plate to conform to a curved surface, if necessary. 4. Place the GPS antenna on top of the metal plate. Black (GND) To vehicle chassis 2 A Red (ACC) To ignition (12 V) 2 A Yellow (BATT) To battery (12 V) Ignition key switch Car fuse box WARNING Do not connect the yellow wire directly to the vehicle battery. Doing so may cause the wire insulation to fail and may pose a risk of short circuit and electric shock. Car fuse box (main fuse) CAUTION Connect the ignition wires to a power source that can be turned on and off with the ignition key. If you connect the ignition wire to a power source with a constant voltage supply, such as battery wires, the vehicle's battery may die.

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To battery (12 V)
To ignition (12 V)
Yellow
(BATT)
Black
(GND)
To vehicle chassis
Optional accessory:
XM Smart Antenna or
FM traffic receiver
GPS antenna
Do not connect the yellow wire
directly to the vehicle battery.
Doing so may cause the wire
insulation to fail and may pose a
risk of short circuit and electric
shock.
WARNING
Connect the ignition wires to a power
source that can be turned on and off
with the ignition key. If you connect the
ignition wire to a power source with a
constant voltage supply, such as battery
wires, the vehicle’s battery may die.
CAUTION
2 A
2 A
Red
(ACC)
SD card
Audio Mute
Red RCA
Audio R
Yellow RCA
Composite Video
White RCA
Audio L
Ignition key switch
Car fuse box
Car fuse box
(main fuse)
GVN 52
Best (roof of
vehicle)
Good (inside car
on dashboard)
Better (trunk
of vehicle)
Installing the GPS antenna
Composite video
mode switch
To mount the GPS antenna inside your vehicle:
1.
Clean your dashboard or other surface.
2.
Peel the backing off of the adhesive on the bottom of the
metal plate.
3.
Press the metal plate down firmly on your dashboard or
other mounting surface. You can bend the metal plate to
conform to a curved surface, if necessary.
4.
Place the GPS antenna on top of the metal plate.