Garmin Apollo SL30 COMM Installation Manual

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Table of ContentsApollo SL30 Installation Manual iTABLE OF C ONTENTSSECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1ABOUT THIS M ANUAL ..................................................................................................................... 1APOLLO SL30 DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 1FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................ 2G ENERAL F EATURES ..................................................................................................................................................2N AVIGATION RADIO F EATURES .................................................................................................................................2COMM RADIO F EATURES ...........................................................................................................................................3P HYSICAL S PECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................3NAV RADIO P ERFORMANCE S PECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................3COMM RADIO P ERFORMANCE S PECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................3SYSTEM I NTERFACES ........................................................................................................................ 4N AVIGATION RECEIVER .............................................................................................................................................4COMM TRANSCEIVER .................................................................................................................................................4S ERIAL I NTERFACE ....................................................................................................................................................4REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................. 4UNPACKING THE EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 5PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 5OTHER REQUIRED M ATERIALS ......................................................................................................... 6SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED ............................................................................................................... 6LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 7SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 9PRE -I NSTALLATION I NFORMATION ................................................................................................... 9I NSTALLATION OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 9I NSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 9MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................................................................................9MINIMUM S YSTEM CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................................................9EQUIPMENT M OUNTING ................................................................................................................. 10MOUNTING TUBE I NSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................10U NIT I NSERTION .......................................................................................................................................................12U NIT REMOVAL .......................................................................................................................................................12ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................... 14P OWER .....................................................................................................................................................................14A VIONICS O UTPUTS .................................................................................................................................................14S ERIAL I NTERFACE ..................................................................................................................................................14S PEAKER AND H EADPHONE O UTPUTS ......................................................................................................................14MICROPHONE I NPUTS ...............................................................................................................................................15TRANSMIT K EY I NPUT ..............................................................................................................................................15I NTERCOM S ELECTOR S WITCH .................................................................................................................................15REMOTE F LIP /F LOP I NPUT ........................................................................................................................................15ANTENNA I NSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................... 15COMM AND N AV A NTENNAS ....................................................................................................................................15U SE OF S PLITTER AND COMBINER ............................................................................................................................16EQUIPMENT I NTERFACE ................................................................................................................. 17LIMITATIONS ON USING A COMPOSITE SIGNAL .............................................................................. 33LIMITATIONS ON DISTANCE , SPEED, AND TIME I NFORMATION ....................................................... 33POST I NSTALLATION CHECKOUT .................................................................................................... 33MOUNTING / W IRING CHECK ...................................................................................................................................33