Raymarine a67 - Networking Constraints

3.6Networkingconstraints
NewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeriesdisplayscanbe
networkedtogetherandcanalsobenetworkedtoRaymarine’s
E-SeriesWidescreendisplaysandG-Seriessystems.Caution
isadvisedwhennetworkingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesor
NeweSeriestoanetworkcontainingaE-SeriesWidescreen
displayorwhenconnectingtoaG-Seriessystemasthereare
networkingconstraintsandrestrictionswhichapply.
General
•Multifunctiondisplaysshouldbeconnectedtogetherusing
SeaTalk
hs
.
•MultifunctiondisplayscanalsobeconnectedviaSeaT alk
ng
or
NMEA0183,butnotallfunctionsaresupported.
•AllnetworkedNewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeries
displaysmustcontainsoftwareversionV4.xxorlater.
Note:TheNewaSeriescannotbenetworkedusingNMEA
0183.
Master/repeateroperation
•Anynetworkfeaturingmorethan1multifunctiondisplaymust
have1ofthedisplaysdesignatedasthedatamaster.
•ThedatamasterdisplaywillreceivedatathroughNMEA0183
and/orSeaT alk
ng
,andbridgethedataoverSeaTalk
hs
toother
networkeddisplays.
•WhennetworkingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNew
eSeriesmultifunctiondisplaytoanE-SeriesWidescreen
displayorG-SeriessystemtheNewaSeries,NewcSeries
orNeweSeriesdisplaysmustbeputintocompatibility
mode.CompatibilitymodecanbeaccessedfromtheSet-up
Menufromthehomescreen: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.xxorlaterwillpermittheconnectionofupto2Newa
Series,NewcSeriesorNeweSeriesdisplaysor2E-Series
Widescreendisplaysor1ofeach(e.g.1NeweSeriesand1
E-SeriesWidescreendisplay).
Note:Master/repeateroperationapplies.
•AnetworkfeaturingaNewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNew
eSeriesdisplaysandeitheranE-SeriesWidescreenor
G-SeriessystemmustbeconnectedusingSeaTalk
hs
only.
•
Anincompatibilitymessageisdisplayedon-screenwhena
multifunctiondisplayisconnectedwhichisnotsupported.
Homescreensharing
•Whennetworked,NewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNewe
Seriesdisplayscansharehomescreens.
•NewaSeries,NewcSeriesandNeweSeriescannot
sharehomescreenswithanE-SeriesWidescreendisplayor
G-Seriessystem.
Cartographysharing
•Thecartographycontainedonchartcardsisalwaysusedin
preferencetoembeddedcartographywhenachartcardis
insertedintoacardslot.
•ChartcardcartographycanbesharedbetweenNewaseries,
NewcSeries,NeweSeries,E-SeriesWidescreenand
G-Seriessystems.
Radaroperation
•NewaSeries,NewcSeriesorNeweSeriessystemssupport
theuseof1radarscanneratatime.
•Thedatasuppliedbyaconnectedradarscannerisrepeated
toanynetworkeddisplays.
Sonaroperation
•Y oucanconnectanexternalsonarmoduleunittoNewa
Series,NewcSeriesorNeweSeriesdisplaysviaSeaT alk
hs
/RayNet.
•a67,e7D,e97,e127,c97,c127modelsincludea600
Wbuilt-insonarmoduleandthedisplaycanbedirectly
connectedtoacompatiblesonartransducer.
•Ifconnectinganexternalsonarmoduleunittoaa67,e7D,
e97,e127,c97orc127thentheinternalsonarmustbe
switchedoff.FromtheshnderapplicationgotoMenu>
Set-up>SounderSet-up>InternalSounder>Off.
•Y oucanonlyuse1sonartransduceratanyonetime.
•Thedatasuppliedbyaninternalorexternalsonarmoduleis
repeatedtoanynetworkeddisplays.
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