INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Convert transducer
from dual to single transmission-line
External Diplexer
07/24/18

Patent http://www.airmar.com/patent.html
17-538-01 rev. 03

Follow the precautions below for optimal

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product performance and to reduce the risk of

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property damage, personal injury, and/or death.

WARNING: Always wear safety glasses, a dust mask,

and ear protection when installing.
CAUTION: To reduce electrical interference from
other electrical wiring and any on-board equipment with Where to Purchase Parts
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transmitters, boat engines, generators, etc., separate
the cables by at least 1m (3'). Tel: 803-693-0777
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IMPORTANT: Please read the instructions completely Applications
before proceeding with the installation. These • Converts a dual transmission-line transducer to a single
instructions supersede any other instructions in your transmission-line.
instrument manual if they differ.
• For use with 1kW echosounders only

Installation
Mounting Location & Hole Drilling
1. Select a convenient, dry, mounting location for the water-
resistant Diplexer, a minimum of 1m (3') from other cables and
electronic equipment.
Tools & Materials
Safety glasses 2. Hold the Diplexer at the selected location and mark the position
of the four screw holes.
Dust mask
NOTE: If the Diplexer will be mounted on a vertical surface,
Ear protection
face the cordgrip downward to avoid any possibility of water
Pencil seeping into the box.
Electric drill
3. At the marked locations, drill 3mm or 1/8" holes to a depth of
Drill bit 3mm or 1/8" 10mm (3/8"). Do not fasten the Diplexer in place at this time.
Grommets (some installations)
Deck gland (some installations) Cable Routing
Phillips screwdrivers 1. Route the transducer cable from the transducer to the Diplexer.
Do not connect the transducer cable or fasten it in place at this
Heat-shrink tubing
time.
Adjustable wrench
2. Route the fishfinder cable from the fishfinder to the Diplexer’s
Petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline® brand) cable. Do not connect the cables or fasten them in place at this
Cable ties time.
Connecting
CAUTION: When the connections are complete, be sure there are (enlarged to show detail)
no frayed strands, or loose or bare ends to cause shorting.

1. Remove the cover of the Diplexer. Set it aside along with the two
screws and the plastic bag containing the four mounting screws.
2. Push approximately 200mm (8") of the transducer cable
through the cordgrip (Figure 1). To ease sliding, bend the wires
back against the cable jacket or wrap electrical tape around
them.
3. C44-01 Cable Only—Select the bundle wrapped in green foil,
containing brown, white, and bare wires. Cut off the bare wire
and the foil flush with the cable jacket.
4. Protect the cable’s foil shielding from causing a short circuit
inside the Diplexer. Use heat-shrink tubing around the jacket
where the wires emerge from the cable. The tubing must
overlap the wires a minimum of 6mm (1/4").
5. Twist the bare wires together.
C44-01 has 3 bare wires. (A fourth bare wire was cut off.)
C335 has 2 bare wires.
heat-shrink
6. Following the label on the Diplexer cover and the list below, tubing
insert the stripped end of each colored wire /twisted bare wires
into the appropriate opening in the side of the terminal block.
Tighten the terminal screw until the wire(s) is held firmly.
1. Brown Temperature
2. Yellow (C44-01 cable) + Low frequency
Blue with white stripe (C335 cable)
3. Black with white stripe - Low frequency
4. Bare wires Ground
(C44-01 has 3 bare wires. The fourth bare was cut off.)
(C335 has 2 bare wires)
5. Orange Transducer ID®
6. Black - High frequency Diplexer cable
cordgrip

7. Blue + High frequency connects to fishfinder

8. White Temperature
7. Visually inspect all the wires. There should be no frayed strands transducer
cable
or loose ends to cause shorting. If any colored wire has a visible
bare end, reconnect it to the terminal.
Figure 1. Connecting
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1. From outside the Diplexer, pull the transducer cable until only
51mm (2") of jacket remains inside the box. Hand tighten the
cordgrip. To make a watertight seal, use an adjustable wrench
to tighten the cordgrip an additional 1/4 to 1/2 turn. NOTE: lubricate
2. Arrange the wires neatly inside the Diplexer. Check to be sure gasket with
petroleum jelly
the gasket is firmly installed in the channel on the back side of
the cover (Figure 2). Lubricate the gasket with petroleum jelly.
Screw the cover in place with the two long screws supplied.
3. Fasten the Diplexer in place at the mounting location with the
four 6 x 1/2" screws supplied.
4. Plug the connector on the fishfinder cable into the Diplexer
cable connector. Figure 2. Lubricate the gasket
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5. Fasten all the cables in place. Coil any excess cable and
secure it with cable ties to prevent damage.

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