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Installing the Handset Connector in the Mounting Surface

Before drilling a hole to mount the handset connector from the active speaker, you should mount the active speaker and verify that the cable from the active speaker is long enough to reach the handset-connector mounting location (Mounting the Active Speaker).

If you do not install the active speaker, you must verify that the included extension cable is long enough to connect to the GHS 11 STATION 1 port on the VHF radio and to the handset-connector mounting location.

You can use the included hardware to mount the handset connector from the active speaker on the dashboard or other mounting surface. If you do not install the active speaker, you can use the hardware to mount the handset connector from the included extension cable on the dashboard or other mounting surface.

  1. Using the mounting plate Callout number one as a template, trace the cable hole in the center of the mounting plate and mark the screw locations.

    Handset connector assembly with callouts
  2. Set the mounting plate aside.

    Do not drill through the mounting plate.

  3. Using a 22 mm (7/8 in.) drill bit or hole saw, drill the center cable hole Callout number two in the mounting surface.
  4. Using a 3 mm (1/8 in.) drill bit, drill the pilot holes.
  5. Apply marine sealant between the mounting plate and the mounting surface to help seal the holes (optional).
  6. Using the included screws, attach the mounting plate to the mounting surface.
  7. Select an option:

    • If you installed the active speaker, route the long cable from the active speaker to the connector mounting location.

    • If you did not install the active speaker, connect the female end of the included extension cable to the GHS 11 STATION 1 port on the VHF radio, and route the male end of the extension cable to the connector mounting location.

  8. Feed the connector Callout number three through the back of the mounting surface.
  9. Apply marine sealant around the connector in the mounting plate to help seal the hole (optional).
  10. Secure the connector to the mounting plate using the weather cap Callout number four and the nut Callout number five.
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