Raymarine A65 - Networking Constraints

3.6Networkingconstraints
NewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeriesdisplayscanbe
networkedtogetherandcanalsobenetworkedtoRaymarine’s
E-SeriesWidescreendisplaysandG-Seriessystems.Cautionis
advisedwhennetworkingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNew
eSeriestoanetworkcontainingaE-SeriesWidescreendisplay
orwhenconnectingtoaG-Seriessystemastherearenetworking
constraintsandrestrictionswhichapply.
General
•Multifunctiondisplaysshouldbeconnectedtogetherusing
SeaTalk
hs
.
•MultifunctiondisplayscanalsobeconnectedviaSeaT alk
ng
or
NMEA0183,butnotallfunctionsaresupported.
•AllnetworkedNewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeries
displaysmustcontainsoftwareversionV4.xxorlater.
Note:TheNewaSeriescannotbenetworkedusingNMEA0183.
Master/repeateroperation
•Anynetworkfeaturingmorethan1multifunctiondisplaymust
have1ofthedisplaysdesignatedasthedatamaster.
•ThedatamasterdisplaywillreceivedatathroughNMEA0183
and/orSeaT alk
ng
,andbridgethedataoverSeaT alk
hs
toother
networkeddisplays.
•WhennetworkingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNeweSeries
multifunctiondisplaytoanE-SeriesWidescreendisplayor
G-SeriessystemtheNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNeweSeries
displaysmustbeputintocompatibilitymode.Compatibilitymode
canbeaccessedfromtheSet-upMenufromthehomescreen:
Set-up>Maintenance>Compatibility.
•AnynetworkcontainingaG-Seriessystemmusthavethe
G-Series(GPM400)setasthedatamaster.
Note:ConnectedE-SeriesWidescreendisplaysandG-Series
systemwillresetoncecompatibilitymodehasbeenselected.
Legacymultifunctiondisplaysupport(E-SeriesWidescreen
andG-Seriessystem)
•AG-Series(GPM400)systemoperatingwithsoftwareversion
V4.xxorlaterwillpermittheconnectionofupto2NewaSeries,
NewcSeriesorNeweSeriesdisplaysor2E-SeriesWidescreen
displaysor1ofeach(e.g.1NeweSeriesand1E-Series
Widescreendisplay).
Note:Master/repeateroperationapplies.
•AnetworkfeaturingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNewe
SeriesdisplaysandeitheranE-SeriesWidescreenorG-Series
systemmustbeconnectedusingSeaT alk
hs
only.
•
Anincompatibilitymessageisdisplayedon-screenwhena
multifunctiondisplayisconnectedwhichisnotsupported.
Homescreensharing
•Whennetworked,NewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNeweSeries
displayscansharehomescreens.
•NewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeriescannotshare
homescreenswithanE-SeriesWidescreendisplayorG-Series
system.
Cartographysharing
•Thecartographycontainedonchartcardsisalwaysusedin
preferencetoembeddedcartographywhenachartcardis
insertedintoacardslot.
•ChartcardcartographycanbesharedbetweenNewaseries,
NewcSeries,NeweSeries,E-SeriesWidescreenandG-Series
systems.
Radaroperation
•NewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNeweSeriessystemssupportthe
useof1radarscanneratatime.
•Thedatasuppliedbyaconnectedradarscannerisrepeatedto
anynetworkeddisplays.
Sonaroperation
•YoucanconnectanexternalsonarmoduleunittoNewaSeries,
NewcSeriesorNeweSeriesdisplaysviaSeaT alk
hs
/RayNet.
•a67,e7D,e97,e127,c97,c127modelsincludea600Wbuilt-in
sonarmoduleandthedisplaycanbedirectlyconnectedtoa
compatiblesonartransducer.
•Ifconnectinganexternalsonarmoduleunittoaa67,e7D,e97,
e127,c97orc127thentheinternalsonarmustbeswitchedoff.
FromtheshnderapplicationgotoMenu>Set-up>Sounder
Set-up>InternalSounder>Off.
•Youcanonlyuse1sonartransduceratanyonetime.
•Thedatasuppliedbyaninternalorexternalsonarmoduleis
repeatedtoanynetworkeddisplays.
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