Furuno Hub-101 manual

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    INST ALLATION GUIDE ETHERNET HUB HUB-101 WARNING Do not open the shield cover unless totally familiar with electrical circuits. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Do not install the unit where it may get wet from rain or water splash. Water in the unit can result in fire, electrical shock or damage the equipment. Use only th[...]

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    2 System Con figuration s The HUB-101 Ethernet HUB uses an Ethernet in terface (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T ) to provide the network commu nication among the NavNet 3D equipments, and PC. Eight ports are pr ovided on this HUB. Three HUB-101 can be installed in a LAN seri es. Specifications ETHERN ET HUB HUB-101 Equip ment List T ransmiss ion speed Half-du [...]

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    3 Inst allatio n Mountin g consideratio ns The HUB-101 can be mounted on a desktop or a bulkhead. When choosing a mounting location for deskt op or bulkhead mount ing, keep in mi nd the followin g points: • Locate the unit well away from areas subject t o water splash and rain. • Keep the unit out of direct sunl ight because of heat that can bu[...]

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    4 Interconnection To connect the NavNet 3D equipments, use the NavNet 3D optional cables shown below depend- ing on the unit connect ed. DIP switch setting When multiple MFD8/12/-BBs are connected t o the HUB-101 by using MOD-Z072 cables, you can power all of them by tur ning on one. The number of DIP swit ch shows the port number, and turn on ALL [...]

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    5 T urning Powe r on, L ED function No operation is required fo r the user. Simpl y turn on the HUB-101’ s DC power source t o power it. LED d ispl ay There are LEDs to moni tor power and LAN communicat i on on the uni t. The LEDs light, bli nk or go off accor ding to equipment status as the table shown below. The LEDs show l i nk, mode ( full-du[...]

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