You should carefully plan the layout of the device, the power wiring, the NMEA 2000^® network, and all LED lighting devices before making any connections. This is a connection overview. See the relevant connection sections for more information on particular connections.

When making connections, observe these considerations.

• This device supports a maximum of 2 A per LED wiring harness. When planning lighting connections, consider the power needs of all potential load combinations to ensure that the total active load does not exceed 2 A per LED wiring harness when in use.

• You must connect all lighting to a common ground.

• You must make all bare wire connections using appropriately sized marine-grade, waterproof connectors or waterproof heat-shrink.

• You must insulate any unused bare wire connections after completing installation.

• When extending wires, you must use the appropriate wire gauge for the individual wires on the wiring harnesses.

• To avoid interference, avoid bundling or routing speaker and LED wires together.

• This device must connect to the same NMEA 2000 network as the chartplotter or stereo you want to use for controlling the LED lighting (NMEA 2000 Network Connection).