Installation manual

Navigation System MX500
I M O T Y P E - A P P R O V E D C O M P A C T N AV I G ATO R
The MX500 DGPS Navigation Control and Display Unit meet the latest IMO Specification
It is a type approved marine navigator with the MX521A, MX421 or MX525A DGPS Antenna Sensors, including RAIM (Receiver
Autonomous Integrity Monitoring). MX500 can also be used with MX575A DGPS Compass. MX575A is typed approved for primary
Navigation and secondary heading.
Also, the MX500 can be used as a Single Station or in Dual-Control mode with up to four slaves
via high-speed LAN interface.
M X 5 0 0 K E Y F E AT U R E S
Network to Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) or to other
conventional equipment via LAN or NMEA serial ports.
Save & restore Waypoints, Routes, Plot and Configuration
settings via USB or built-in Flash RAM.
Convenient software updates via USB port.
Multiple options for navigation data management via
LAN, USB, or NMEA serial ports
.
User-friendly man-machine interface based on its
renowned predecessors.
Integrity monitoring of dual DGPS systems
for automated redundancy and reliability (BRIM).
User selectable NMEA0183 messages V1.5 to V2.3 for
backward compatibility with the widest range of devices.
Multi-port interface that can be connected to ECDIS,
ARPA, Gyro and other navigation information systems.
Part Number Description
500-01-00 MX500 CDU with MX521A GPS Antenna (add
cable)
500-03-00 MX500 CDU with MX521A DGPS Antenna (add
cable)
MX-500 MX-500 CDU
500-100-1002 MX500/MX510 Junction Box
O P T I O N A L A C C E S S O R I E S
MX500 D/GPS Navigation Control
Display
MX500 Junction Box
Installation Manual Mechanical and Installation Drawings
192 Version 3.0
USB
MX 500 NAVIGATION SYSTEM
1
A
BC
NAV
2
DEF
RTE
3
GHI
WPT
4
JKL
PLOT
5
MNO
GOTO
6
PQR
AUX
7
STU
POS
8
VWX
D/GPS
9
YZ
AIS
EDIT
0
CFG
CLR
MOB
1
02.00 mm
198.00 mm
Figure 3.1 MX500 Display Console Dimensions
(Front View)
Power/ Data
Connector
(12-Pin Male)
Antenna
Connector
(10-Pin Male)
Auxiliary
Connector
(8-Pin Male)
LAN
Connector
(RJ-45)
Grounding
Stud
Figure 3.2 MX 500 Connector Configuration
(Rear View)
MX500 Connector Configuration
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Professional Series Navigation Systems