Lighting Question - 2007 320 DA

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Hlrazr

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Jan 23, 2007
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Kingston, ON
Hey All,

Just purchased a 2007 320 DA and have a question concerning lighting in the cabin. I'm probably doing something wrong, but I can't figure out how to have the two small bedside lights on without all the main cabin lighting?

Any/all help appreciated!!

Cheers
Jason
 
Jason-

They should work when the breaker is turned on. I think it is one or two switches below the stereo. Then they should have a switch at the base of the light. Sounds like the switch is on and the cabin light breaker is on.

Good luck and enjoy that boat!

Mike
 
Jason-

They should work when the breaker is turned on. I think it is one or two switches below the stereo. Then they should have a switch at the base of the light. Sounds like the switch is on and the cabin light breaker is on.

Good luck and enjoy that boat!

Mike
 
On my 07 - it is the same way. The master switch and breaker lights have to be on. Which means that the lights are always on over the aft cabin entrance. I asked the dealer but have not pushed the issue. Ask your dealer as well if they forgot the switch for the aft entrance lights. Otherwise the reading lights are useless.
 
Jason,

On my 2007 320, you must have the breaker on as others have said and also have the main switch at the aft stairway on. Then all of my lighting can be switched on and off independently. There is a switch at the galley that controls the mid cabin overhead lighting and each of the aft and forward berth reading lights can be switched on and off. This gives me the ability to read at night and retire without getting up. The low level lighting only works from the stairway switch on my boat. Is yours different?

I have been amazed at the things that are not wired correctly on these boats! I just learned that I have no way to turn off one of my battery switches while still having everything powered off of a single "house" battery. Turn one switch off, the refrigerators die, turn either of them off and you have no radio! My dealer says it is yet another add to my punch list.

Good luck on your lighting issue.
 
I don't have the TV over the aft entrance - do others?
 
I think that if you have the big, flat panel TV, then you have switches to turn the lights above it off. If you don't have that TV, then those lights are on anytime the cabin lighting is on.
 
I think I will just add a switch to those lights.
 
Yep, I have the big TV too which I should have said in my earlier post. I can turn those lights off independent of the "master" switch.
 
I was planning to add my own TV later - I want one that has a built in HD tuner. I don't think the factory TV has a built in HD tuners.
 
I realize I am off topic here a bit. I helped my friend install a 32" LG HDTV on that same spot on his boat. The Antenna on the arch does great for HD for Free - it is terrible for Analog (Regular TV). With TV hardware and everything - He also trimmed the frame in wood to match the cabinets. He was around $1500 - the frame allowed him to hide the cable.

What is nice with the over the HD channels. He can now get the Weather Channel (local NBC version) - all weather channel on the water. Our local NBC affiliate is Channel 5. HD channel is 5-1 and the HD weather channel is 5-2. I think he gets an additional 9 channels all in beautiful HD over the local Analog channels.
 
Yes - I am amazed - he has HD Signal Strength at around 70% - he could never get analog on that antenna and HD signal's are digital so you either get it or you don't - there is no fuzzy picture.
 
DebtStar said:
Is he using the standard Glomex antenna?
Click to expand...

glomex antennas are digital ready but 99.99 % of times you have to remove tv antenna amplifier or bypass it for reception of atsc channels
 
I have the same boat and to my frustration they can't be run without the gally and lounge lights on.
 
Skolbe,

You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that installation, would you? I'm looking at putting in the same tv in our 340 and I've been looking at various brackets, frames, etc. Any details you have would be very helpful! Thanks.

BillCT
 
Reply from SeaRay about the lighting

The main switch when you enter the cabin has to be on for the lights to work. If you only want the bedside lights to be on you will have to manually turn off all other lights. They set this up as a safety feature so when you leave the boat you only have to flip one switch to turn off all lights. This way when you return to the boat the batteries are not drained or dead.
 
320 lights

I have a 2005 320 and had the same problem all the d/c lights have to be on in the breaker panel mine is labled "cabin lights" then each fixture has a seperate on/off. My problem was that you had to turn all the cabin lights on to be able to tun the head lights on (very disturbing for any one asleep) I do not have the flat screen tv on the back side of the cabin side of the helm bulkhead so sea ray (marine Max) installed a switch to controll the 2 hockey puck lights that would always be on now i can turn of all the cabin lighs at each fixture and then when needing the head light it now works... Hope this makes sense.
 
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