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Question posted by coffeecorp2 on December 26th, 2012

Garmin 5212 Installation Problem

Dear sirs, I tried to get installed one Garmin 5212 unit on my boat and the main unit does not recognize the GPS antenna, How can I solve this problem? The unit will be alone, only installed with the GPS antenna.

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Installation Instructions - Page 1

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Installation Instructions - Page 5

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Installation Instructions - Page 9

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Installation Instructions - Page 10

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Installation Instructions - Page 11

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Installation Instructions - Page 12

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Installation Instructions - Page 14

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Installation Instructions - Page 19

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Installation Instructions - Page 20

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Owner's Manual - Page 4

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Owner's Manual - Page 15

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Owner's Manual - Page 75

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 13

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 14

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 15

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 16

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 19

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 22

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 23

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