NMEA 2000

[Smhchie]

I have NMEA2000 in my boat and my Fusion 7000 sound system was connected to the backbone by a dropcord. The 7000 blew up and I could only get a 7500 as a replacement. This new model has a 'pigtail' coming out of the back with a male NMEA connector at the end. So I have that and I have the dropcord also with a male connector. Fusion say to plug the pigtail straight into the T but I cannot get to it without dismantling the whole instrument panel. Is there any way I can connect the pigtail to the dropcord given they both have male connectors? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Steve

[mrm]

Perhaps try to use another T as a join between pigtail and a drop cord? Not standard, but should in effect create a longer pigtail and may just work (or not).

[arisatx]

What MRM said should work. Or you can get a female / female from Actisense, making sure the total drop length doesn't exceed specs.

[Smhchie]

Thanks, will give it a try.

[smac999]

I'm pretty sure the fusion 700 cord is only n2k on the T end and special on the fusion end. so you can't plug in the new radio into the old radio's drop cable. (and they made 2 different drop cables depending if the radio was powering the network or not)


I think the the fusion 700 drop cable is pretty short, can you not reach the end of it?

[Smhchie]

Yes you're right, the 700 dropcord does have an unusual 'fusion' end. The problem is I can't get to the T without dismantling the whole instrument panel.

[Smhchie]

Problem solved! In summary, the Fusion 700i has a black lead attached to the back which has a 8 pin male connector and a standard 5 pin NMEA male connector at the other end. This does not connect to a T, but simply plugs into an inline 5 pin NMEA female connector (buried beneath the dashboard) which is at the end of a black/white dropcord which then goes to the T and eventually makes contact with the wired remote MS-NRX200i.
When replacing the Fusion 700i with a 750i, the latter has a black lead wired straight into the unit with a standard NMEA 2000 5 pin male connector at the end. This connector needs to be plugged into the inline 5 pin female connector referred to above. You then select the 750i as the stereo on the remote control and the remote will work.
To get to the elusive connector I had to cut through many cable ties so that I could move the things around and trace the lead from the stereo.
Thanks to all for their comments and suggestions.

[smac999]

make sure the power settings are correct in the 750, it can be set to power the network or not. if you already have power on the n2k network (nav stuff) then make sure it's off. if it's only powering the remote, then it should be on.


on the 700I, it was decided by which drop cable you use. on the 750 it's set in the menu.